Base Ball At Jefferson Barracks

A game of base ball was played on Sunday, March 30, at company grounds, Jefferson Barrack, between Troop C base ball nine and a picked nine, composed of men from Troop A and B. The result was in favor of the Troop C nine, by a score of 8 to 5. The principal features of the game was long running catches by Murphy of Company C in right field and Johnson in the left field, and the splendid playing of Howard of Company C, both behind and at the bat. Courey, short stop of the same company, did some excellent playing. The picked nine made but six base hits off Parks' pitching. Brennan, of the picked nine, made a capital showing at second base. Austin, as short stop, and Scott, on first base, also guarded their positions with credit.

-St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 1, 1884

The fact that the Globe was running a story about a ballgame at J-B is an example of the extent of their baseball coverage as the 1884 season was beginning. Also, I'm posting this for my friends at the Missouri Civil War Museum, which is located at J-B.

A Game At Jefferson Barracks

An interesting and, at times, exciting game was played on the parade ground at Jefferson Barracks on the 19th instant, between the Jefferson Barracks and Hill Clubs, the latter team hailing from the hill just north of the Barracks. There were five or six good amateur players on each side. Up to the fifth inning the game was well worth seeing; after that the muffers on both sides began throwing wild, and the hundred spectators had to turn their heads, being ashamed to look at the barn-door throwing indulged in. The pitching of John Adams for the Barracks boys was first class in every particular, although he, like sorrel top Bradley, could not let himself out, his brother Charley, who caught for him, like Cal. McVey, being unable to hold the rifle shots sent in. Kinney, who played third in professional style, John, Charley and Tom Adams did all the fielding for the Barracks nine, and all the batting, too, with John and Will Harrison and little Frank Adams thrown in. Morrisey, the Captain of the Hill crew, played well and for all he was worth, as did also the Murnan boys. During the game the Hillites made a chain-lightning double play. They came out at the small end of the horn, because they could not get in on the "krookt" balls sent in by Johnny Adams to any great extent. The umpiring was wretched. Next Sunday a nine, picked from the Barrack and Hill teams, will give the Our Boys, of Carondelet, any amount of leather to hunt on the parade grounds.

-St. Louis Globe-Democrat, August 21, 1877

The Jefferson Barracks team won the game over the Buttermilk Hill club 15 to 10.