the brooklyn nine a novel in nine innings

The record was made by New York Americans against Washington on July 6, 19xx. MOST RUNS IN ONE INNING-14-Cubs yesterday tied the record for modern big leagues. Chicago had 25 hits and Philadelphia 26 yesterday. Louis and Cleveland while in the American Association, made 53 hits April 20, 1897. New York and Cincinnati held the former mark, scoring 49 hitsJune 9, 1901. TOTAL HITS-51-Shatters the record games played since 1900. On June 12, 1890, Brooklyn and Buffalo scored 41 runs, but the accepted record was held by Chicago and Louisville when on June 29, 1897, Chicago scored 36 runs and Louisville 7. TOTAL RUNS SCORED BY TWO CLUBS-49-The largest score in major league history. Following is a list of some of the marks made or equalled: Only one record for a nine inning game, the putout record, was safe. In fact, many of the fans who saw the finish of the battle had visions of the opening of the football or basketball seasons, for cries from various parts of the park were imploring for a “touchdown,” while others besought the players to “shoot another basket.” More than 7,000 fans sat through the nightmare wrecking their brains as to who was winning and it was only after moments of figuring at the end of the nine hectic rounds that the game was adjudged the property of the Cubs by a 26 to 23 score. Cubs and Phillies hooked up in what was advertised as a baseball game, but early proved to be a comic opera arranged to the tune of base hits. Nobody will ever know without many hours with the box score and a record book just how many records of ancient and modern major league records were smashed at the north side park yesterday. In 1930, the Chicago Cubs set the Major League record by scoring more runs (218) against one club-Philadelphia-than any other team. Nineteen of the forty-nine runs were unearned, and that the Phillies were able to cross the plate on 23 occasions without the benefit of a home run and managed only six extra base hits. The final score stood in favor of the local squad at 26-23. On Friday, August 25, 1922, in what was then called Cubs Park, the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies managed to set the post-1900 record for runs scored in a single Major League Baseball game at 49 runs.

The brooklyn nine a novel in nine innings