Transcontinental Baseball Association 09-11-1876 Home | | | Breaking News |  | Monday, September 11th, 1876: Super Mound Work Earns Best Player Award Frank Ott has been around Transcontinental Baseball Association long enough to know that you don't win Player of the Week awards by being lucky. The Baltimore Lords hurler used his well-honed skill to put up superlative numbers last week against Eastern Association hitters to take home the prize.
Ott won 3 while striking out 18 in 27 innings. He also logged an ERA of 1.33 and held opposing hitters to a .192 average.
This season Ott has a 46-21 mark in 70 starts with a 1.58 ERA. He has given up 480 hits in 590.2 innings, struck out 268 and issued 45 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .207 batting average against him. |  | Monday, September 11th, 1876: WA Player of the Week Goes to Schweizer of Chicago Veteran George Schweizer had a great week at the plate for the Sables to capture the majority of votes for Player of the Week in the Western Association.
The 33-year-old Chicago catcher built a .800 average on the strength of 8 hits in 10 at-bats, 1 home run and 6 RBIs.
Posting a .313 batting average to date, Schweizer has 1 home run and 11 RBIs. |  | Sunday, September 10th, 1876: Lords Blank Cleveland, Ott Winner It was a long day at the plate for the Cleveland Forest Citys. They never did figure out Frank Ott and were shut out 1-0. The Baltimore hurler baffled them the entire game, yielding no runs and 3 hits in a very well-pitched outing. Ott also totaled 2 strikeouts and 1 walk in the game.
This season to date, Ott has fashioned a 46-21 mark and 1.58 ERA in 590.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .207 against him and he has logged 268 strikeouts. | | | | | Yesterday's Games | | Western Association | | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | | Saint Louis | Kansas City | 8-2 | 3:05 pm | C.Turbeville (20-20, 2.64 ERA) | C.Engle (18-23, 1.92 ERA) | | Cincinnati | Virginia City | 7-13 | 7:05 pm | T.Strub (14-16, 2.98 ERA) | C.Fisher (8-21, 3.45 ERA) | | Sacramento | Denver | 4-5 | 7:05 pm | C.Seyfried (33-26, 2.13 ERA) | E.Wesson (24-21, 2.87 ERA) | | San Francisco | Chicago | 2-14 | 2:05 pm | G.Elliott (19-22, 3.05 ERA) | J.Price (28-16, 2.17 ERA) | | Omaha | Ogden | 5-1 | 7:05 pm | W.Mullinix (14-19, 2.69 ERA) | B.Larkins (5-5, 2.73 ERA) | | Eastern Association | | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | | Detroit | Providence | 0-4 | 7:05 pm | W.Bjork (13-24, 2.05 ERA) | T.Koh (34-30, 1.94 ERA) | | Cleveland | Baltimore | 0-1 | 7:05 pm | F.Ott (46-21, 1.58 ERA) | C.Lindemann (16-26, 2.30 ERA) | | Boston | Buffalo | 4-5 | 1:05 pm | G.Kapoor (14-19, 1.89 ERA) | E.Maples (18-40, 2.67 ERA) | | Philadelphia | Washington | 8-6 | 1:05 pm | B.Weir (3-5, 2.29 ERA) | J.Hyndman (6-6, 1.77 ERA) | | New York | Albany | 7-5 | 7:05 pm | H.Dufresne (21-18, 1.69 ERA) | F.Trumble (17-12, 1.65 ERA) | | Pittsburgh | Brooklyn | 2-10 | 1:05 pm | G.Lewis (25-20, 2.09 ERA) | N.Delatte (7-22, 2.31 ERA) | | | Today's Games | | Western Association | | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team | | Saint Louis (77-70, Road: 37-33) | Kansas City (65-82, Home: 30-44) | 1:05 pm | RHP F.Ickes (19-25, 2.14 ERA) | RHP P.Hall (20-29, 2.26 ERA) | | Cincinnati (51-96, Road: 27-47) | Virginia City (76-71, Home: 39-35) | 7:05 pm | LHP D.Smith (18-29, 3.10 ERA) | RHP G.Zettlein (3-5, 2.53 ERA) | | Sacramento (82-65, Road: 37-37) | Denver (73-74, Home: 33-41) | 7:05 pm | RHP A.Duval (31-17, 2.11 ERA) | LHP H.Messitt (21-36, 3.60 ERA) | | San Francisco (92-55, Road: 47-27) | Chicago (62-85, Home: 26-44) | 7:05 pm | RHP P.Galvin (40-22, 2.19 ERA) | LHP J.Rotter (12-31, 3.35 ERA) | | Omaha (73-74, Road: 36-38) | Ogden (84-63, Home: 40-34) | 7:05 pm | RHP B.Unger (26-18, 1.75 ERA) | LHP O.Romonosky (24-15, 2.09 ERA) | | Eastern Association | | Away Team | Home Team | Time | Starting Pitcher Away Team | Starting Pitcher Home Team | | Detroit (76-71, Road: 39-35) | Providence (53-94, Home: 24-50) | 7:05 pm | LHP T.Koh (34-30, 1.94 ERA) | RHP T.Coulston (18-22, 2.37 ERA) | | Cleveland (67-80, Road: 30-44) | Baltimore (101-46, Home: 48-22) | 7:05 pm | RHP H.Ronald (30-32, 2.10 ERA) | LHP M.Belt (35-15, 1.76 ERA) | | Boston (53-94, Road: 26-48) | Buffalo (84-63, Home: 45-29) | 7:05 pm | RHP E.Maples (18-40, 2.67 ERA) | LHP B.McLin (14-14, 1.89 ERA) | | Philadelphia (79-68, Road: 43-31) | Washington (85-62, Home: 42-32) | 7:05 pm | LHP H.Daughtery (22-23, 2.41 ERA) | LHP C.Ausmus (31-18, 1.70 ERA) | | New York (68-79, Road: 34-40) | Albany (87-60, Home: 44-30) | 7:05 pm | RHP P.Bosley (22-24, 2.05 ERA) | RHP G.Baxter (35-26, 1.87 ERA) | | Brooklyn (70-77, Road: 28-42) | Pittsburgh (59-88, Home: 34-40) | 1:05 pm | RHP G.Lewis (25-20, 2.09 ERA) | RHP D.Beggs (10-11, 2.25 ERA) | | |