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Don’t Mess with Hoy

Early September 1889. Washington is once again a tail-ender. The Cleveland League team is in Washington under their manager, Tom Loftus, to play the Senators. The Spiders win their third straight game, 9 to 6. George Keefe’s effort in the box is called “wretched.” The batteries were Keefe, George Haddock and Connie Mack, and Henry …

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