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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Runs earned-0; base on balls-Yale 2, Harvard 5; 3-base hit-Ayer; 2-base hit-Tilden; struck out-Yale 10, Harvard 10; wild pitch-Hickox 1; passed balls-Goodwin 1; left on base-Yale 4, Harvard 2; Umpire, Donovan...
...audience assembled on Jarvis field, on Saturday to see the freshman game with Yale. They were treated with an excellent exhibition of ball playing. The game opened a little after 4 o'clock, with Harvard at the bat. Wiestling took first base on balls and second on Goodwin's wild throw. Litchfield went out on a ground hit to Ayer and Wiestling went to third base. Willard made a neat base hit, bringing Wiestling home. Tilden followed with a heavy hit for two bases over centre fielder's head. Sheppard picked up the ball and threw to Tuttle...
...Bayne fouled out, leaving Ayer and Marsh on third and second bases. Score, Harvard 1 ; Yale 0. In the second inning, Harvard went out in order. For Yale, after two men went out, Tuttle reached first base on F. Coolidge's fumble, and took second on Tilden's wild throw ; but Gordon went out on a ground ball to Cowling, leaving him on base. Third and fourth innings, both nines went out in order. Fifth inning. For Harvard, both F. and H. Coolidge reached first base on called balls, but were each caught at second by Goodwin's excellent throwing...
...plate. Marsh and Sheppard struck out. Score, Yale 1, Harvard 1. Willard opened the seventh with a neat base hit. Tilden hit safely to right field. Marsh fumbled the ball and threw home, to prevent Willard from scoring. Tilden took third base during this play, and scored on a wild pitch. The next three men went out in order. Baker opened the eighth by striking out. Potter took first base on balls, and stole second. Wiestling reached first base on balls and he and Potter went to second and third bases respectively on a passed ball. Litchfield made a base...
Yale played a sharp game in the field. Goodwin played finely, his throwing being especially good. Ayer and Tuttle played well, and Hickox, though rather wild, was very effective. They were with the exception of Ayer and Sheppard, entirely unable to hit Baker. Harvard, with the exception of the slight flurry in the fifth inning, played a steady and brilliant fielding game. Baker pitched splendidly, keeping his opponents down to three hits, and striking out ten men. Tilden caught extremely well. Potter did what little he had to do capitally ; he is a promising player. The nine as a whole...