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Acquired: Played one game for the St. Louis Whites on June 1, 1888 as a fill-in.
When the Whites turned in their lineup for the game, they named "Reynolds", a local amateur, as the starter. Per the St. Paul Globe
"...just before play was called, Loftus tried to work in Staley. This was objected to very firmly by the home management and Umpire Powers sustained the point contended for, Loftus threatened to take his team off the field; but he was told he would forfeit the same and his guaranty. He finally sent his men in, with Reynolds in the box, and the result was an unmerciful drubbing."The identity of Reynolds is not given in any of the game accounts. The Chicago Tribune called him a phenomenon, but then clarified "and how a man could don a uniform and know less of the science of ball-playing is apparently where the phenomenal part of it came in." The Des Moines Register was completely silent as to the Whites starter, not even mentioning that anything unusual had occurred. There was no report on the game in any of the St. Louis papers.
Stats with the St. Louis WhitesBatting stats
Year Team Pos Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1888 STW -- 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.25 0.25 Pitching stats
Year Team Pos Age W L ERA G GS CG SH S IP R H HR BB K ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1888 STW P -- 0 1 14.00 1 1 1 0 9.0 21 20 2 5