https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_McGinnity
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1895-3-07 "Joe McGinity, the Decatur pitcher, will play on the Springfield team this summer."
1895-7-07 Decatur. Will pitch for the Athletics when they play Sullivan away on 7-09. "McGinity"
1895-7-09 Flynn pitched for the Athletics instead in 12-4 loss.
1896-7-10 Paxton. Beat Hoopeston 14-11, batting 3rd. Play by play.
1896-7-14 Beat Rossville 14-3.
(1896-7-23 Paxton beat Gibson 23-10 in 1st game of series. McGinity not mentioned. Gibson won 2nd game of series 20-4 and Paxton won the 1st 6-1.
1896-7-29 Paxton. Beat Gibson 9-7. Both teams were strengthened. The pitcher for Gibson was Briggs, Buttons, who was 12-8 for the NL Chicago Colts in 1896.
"Thus the game stood 9 to 5 at the opening of the last half of the ninth inning, Gibson at the bat. Without any cause, but, as it appears, by a preconcerted arrangement, the crowd began to toot horns, ring sleigh-bells, yell, whoop and hurrah, while those nearest the diamond began to crowd in upon the players, making such a din and confusion that it was almost impossible to play ball. By these means, Gibson succeeded in getting a man around to third-base and one on second. The next man at bat struck a long fly to left field which was beautifully caught by Schofield. As soon as Schofield caught the ball the base-runners at second and third touched the bases. and started for home plate. Schofield threw the ball wild to third base and McGinity ran to back up third. While fully eight feet from the line, McGinity was run into and knocked down by the base runner from third. Immediately the crowd swarmed over the diamond howling, "foul," "kill him," (meaning McGinity) and other like endearing phrases. During this riot, the baserunner from second scored, making the score stand 9 to 7 in favor of Paxton, with one man out and no one on bases. Gibson's weak batters were just coming to bat and Paxton had the game won. Umpire Clyde Thompson, who evidently didn't know the rules on the point involved, told the Paxton nine to go on with the game within one minute or he would give the game to Gibson. The crowd still surged over the diamond and it was impossible to continue the game. At the end of one minute, Thompson called the game and gave it to Gibson, 9 to 0, notwithstanding the following from the National League rules:
RULE 64. Every club shall furnish sufficient police force upon its own grounds to preserve order, and in the event of a crowd entering the field during the progress of a game, and interfering with the play in any manner, the visiting club may refuse to play further until the field be cleared. If the grounds be not cleared within fifteen minutes thereafter, the visiting club may claim, and shall be entitled to the game by a score of nine runs to none (no matter what number of innings have been played.)
1943-4-14 Profile. Called his underhanded pitch "Old Sal." While spending four years running a saloon in Springfield IL and pitching semi-pro ball on weekends, developed his slow underhanded delivery.
During the riot, McGerry and a crowd of roughs made a vicious attack on McGinity, from which he was rescued by McCormick, who proved himself to be more gentlemanly than any of the mob that tried to intimidate our players. All honor to McCormick, who saved Gibson from disgrace...
McGinity by his great qualities as pitcher and his quiet and gentlemanly demeanor, has won for himself a reputation surpassed by no ball player in Illinois and the people of Paxton will resent any imputation of dishonest or unfair methods being used by him.
Our management wishes us to make the following proposition: Paxton and Gibson each to post $100 and play on any neutral grounds in this part of the state which shall be accessible to both towns; the same men to play as yesterday; the umpire to be selected by mutual agreement; the $200 and all the gate receipts to go to the winning side."
1896-8-27 Beat Decatur 19-6 on 8-20 and lost 10-9 (11 innings) on 8-21. Box lists McGinity as pitcher for 1st game but write-up says he hurt his arm on first pitch. Write-up says he entered 2nd game at the opening of the 5th inning tho suffering from a lame arm, and did not allow another run until the 11th. Again, lists him and none other as pitcher.
1897-4-29 Paxton club has been recently reorganized. Roster listed; J.P. McGinity is one of two pitchers.
1943-4-14 Profile. Called his underhanded pitch "Old Sal." While spending four years running a saloon in Springfield IL and pitching semi-pro ball on weekends, developed his slow underhanded delivery.
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