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His full name was William Frederick Schriver, but to baseball he was known as "Pop." A catcher and first baseman, he played for 7 teams between 1886 and 1901, stepping to the plate more than 3,000...
Cubs' extra-inning games, 1876-1900, Part 4 By JohnW53 on May 19, 2021, 5:52am CDT + .......... Aug. 10, 1894 Lost at home to Cleveland, 2-1 (10 innings) "It was the tenth inning yesterday and the score was even -- 1 to 1 -- when old 'Cy' Young, the big pitcher of the Clevelands, came to bat. "The chances seemed good for several innings more, for [Bill] Hutchison was pitching superb ball and the Cleveland were easy victims for his speed. Young is not a batter -- not any alarming extent -- and the crowd looked upon him as a target and an object of derision. But he has hitting spasm...