Fred Toney--1921
Best remembered for his half of the
"double no-hitter" of May 2, 1917, where
as a Cincinnati Red Fred Toney locked
horns with Chicago Cubs lefty Hippo
Vaughn as the pair tossed nine innings
of hitless ball before Vaughn allowed two
hits and a run in the 10th inning; Toney
also hurled a legendary no-hitter in the
minor leagues.
Prior to his 12-year major league career
that saw the right-hander post two 20-win
seasons en route to a 139-102, 2.69
mark, Toney twirled a 17-inning no-hitter
for the Winchester Hustlers of the
short-lived Bluegrass League.
Here is a link to an article I wrote
describing Toney's lengthy no-hitter. The
box score and play-by-play is at the
bottom of this page.
Editor's Note: From April 2004-June
2006, I served as an editor for the
magazine At The Yard. It was a
wonderful little publication that covered
the minor leagues and I enjoyed writing
articles on minor league baseball history.
This the first of a few of my old At The
Yard articles that I will post--- I hope you
enjoy them. Again, a special thanks to
the staff of the Clark County (KY) Library
for their assistance in researching this
article. I spent an afternoon looking
through the old newspapers and the
Hustlers official score book from 1909.
(5/2/10)
"double no-hitter" of May 2, 1917, where
as a Cincinnati Red Fred Toney locked
horns with Chicago Cubs lefty Hippo
Vaughn as the pair tossed nine innings
of hitless ball before Vaughn allowed two
hits and a run in the 10th inning; Toney
also hurled a legendary no-hitter in the
minor leagues.
Prior to his 12-year major league career
that saw the right-hander post two 20-win
seasons en route to a 139-102, 2.69
mark, Toney twirled a 17-inning no-hitter
for the Winchester Hustlers of the
short-lived Bluegrass League.
Here is a link to an article I wrote
describing Toney's lengthy no-hitter. The
box score and play-by-play is at the
bottom of this page.
Editor's Note: From April 2004-June
2006, I served as an editor for the
magazine At The Yard. It was a
wonderful little publication that covered
the minor leagues and I enjoyed writing
articles on minor league baseball history.
This the first of a few of my old At The
Yard articles that I will post--- I hope you
enjoy them. Again, a special thanks to
the staff of the Clark County (KY) Library
for their assistance in researching this
article. I spent an afternoon looking
through the old newspapers and the
Hustlers official score book from 1909.
(5/2/10)
Fred Toney’s Lengthy Gem
Tucked away in the archives of the Clark County Public Library in Winchester, Kentucky is the scorebook for
the 1909 Winchester Hustlers season--- which also contains the scoring of Fred Toney’s Lengthy Gem.
Inscribed on the inside cover of the Spalding’s Club Base Ball Score Book is the inscription: “It is my wish that
this score book be given to Jeff Q. Stewart--- May 1, 1947, Geo. S. Brooks.” Brooks was the official scorer for
the Hustlers in 1909. The book was then passed from Jeff Stewart’s widow to the Winchester Public Library,
preserving a piece of Minor League Baseball and Winchester history.
So, here is the box score and play-by-play for the May 10, 1909 Bluegrass League game between the
Winchester Hustlers and the visiting Lexington Colts:
Box Score
Lexington AB R H PO A E
Fieber lf 6 0 0 3 0 0
Kimbrough 2b 7 0 0 2 4 0
Hall ss 7 0 0 2 10 0
Kaiser cf 5 0 0 4 1 0
Sheets rf 6 0 0 3 1 1
Coyne c 6 0 0 9 1 0
Stockum 1b 6 0 0 24 0 0
Roddy 3b 6 0 0 3 2 0
Baker p 6 0 0 0 7 2
Totals 55 0 0 49 27 3
Winchester
Barney 2b 5 0 1 2 2 1
Chapman cf 6 0 1 5 0 1
Campbell 1b 7 0 2 19 0 1
Ellis rf 6 1 2 0 0 0
Schmidt lf 6 0 0 1 0 0
Goosetree 3b 6 0 0 1 4 0
Ingles ss 5 0 1 3 1 0
Horn c 6 0 0 20 1 0
Toney p 6 0 0 0 5 1
53 1 7 51 13 4
Base on balls—Off Baker 6, off Toney 1. Struck out—By Baker 6, by Toney 19. Left on bases—Lexington 6,
Winchester 11. Double Plays—Baker to Kimbrough to Stockum. First Base on Errors—Lexington 4, Winchester
3, Hit by pitcher—Toney 1. Attendance: 300.
Play by Play--- May 10, 1909
Lexington 1st Inning
Fieber strikes out
Kimbro strikes out
Hall grounds out third to first
Winchester 1st Inning
Barney walks
Chapman hits into double play, pitcher to second to first
Campbell hits infield single
Ellis fouls out to first base
Lexington 2nd Inning
Kaiser reaches base on error by second baseman Barney
Sheets fouls out to the catcher
Coyne grounds out, pitcher to first
Stockum grounds out, second to first
Winchester 2nd Inning
Schmidt grounds out, short to first
Goosetree walks
Ingles strikes out
Horn flies out to center
Lexington 3rd Inning
Roddy lines out to first
Baker grounds out, third to first
Fieber walks
Kimbro flies out to center
Winchester 3rd Inning
Toney lines out to first
Barney grounds out, short to first
Chapman flies out to left
Lexington 4th Inning
Hall grounds out, third to first
Kaiser strikes out
Sheets lines out to first
Winchester 4th Inning
Campbell grounds out, short to first
Ellis grounds out, second to first
Schmidt flies out to center
Lexington 5th Inning
Coyne pops out to short
Stockum reaches on an error by the pitcher
Roddy flies out to center
Baker fouls out to the catcher
Winchester 5th Inning
Goosetree strikes out
Ingles walks
Horn reaches on a fielders’ choice to center field, Ingles out at second
Toney strikes out
Lexington 6th Inning
Fieber grounds out, pitcher to first
Kimbro flies out to first
Hall flies out to center
Winchester 6th Inning
Barney flies out to left
Chapman reaches on single to center
Campbell reaches on single to center, Chapman is tagged out in rundown between third and home, pitcher-
third-first
Ellis reaches on single, Campbell is out trying to score, catcher to short to catcher as Ellis advances to second.
Lexington 7th Inning
Kaiser strikes out
Sheets lines out to first
Coyne strikes out
Winchester 7th Inning
Schmidt walks
Goosetree flies out to third
Schmidt is thrown out stealing, catcher to short
Ingles strikes out
Lexington 8th Inning
Stockum grounds out, third to first
Roddy strikes out
Baker strikes out
Winchester 8th Inning
Horn grounds out, short to first
Toney flies out to right
Barney singles
Chapman flies out to center
Lexington 9th Inning
Fieber grounds out, pitcher to first
Kimbro strikes out
Hall lines out to second
Winchester 9th Inning
Campbell grounds out, short to first
Ellis walks
Schmidt flies out to center
Goosetree lines out to first
Lexington 10th Inning
Kaiser is hit by pitcher
Sheets strikes out
Coyne flies out to center
Stockum strikes out
Winchester 10th Inning
Ingles flies out to short
Horn flies out to left
Toney is out, right fielder to first
Lexington 11th Inning
Roddy strikes out
Baker strikes out
Fieber strikes out
Winchester 11th Inning
Barney grounds out, second to first
Champman grounds out, pitcher to first
Campbell reaches on an error
Ellis grounds out, pitcher to first
Lexington 12th Inning
Kimbro strikes out
Hall reaches on error by center fielder
Kaiser strikes out
Sheets lines out to first
Winchester 12th Inning
Schmidt strikes out
Goosetree strikes out
Ingles walks
Horn grounds out, third to first
Lexington 13th Inning
Coyne strikes out
Stockum flies out to center
Roddy strikes out
Winchester 13th Inning
Toney reaches on error by center fielder
Barney grounds out, second to first
Chapman grounds out, pitcher to first
Campbell reaches on error by the pitcher
Ellis grounds out, pitcher to first
Lexington 14th Inning
Baker strikes out
Fieber grounds out, pitcher to first
Kimbro fouls out to first
Winchester 14th Inning
Ellis grounds out, third to first
Schmidt grounds out, second to first
Goosetree grounds out, pitcher to first
Lexington 15th Inning
Hall flies out to short
Kaiser grounds out, short to first
Sheets flies out to third
Winchester 15th Inning
Ingles fouls out to the catcher
Horn grounds out, short to first
Toney grounds out, short to first
Lexington 16th Inning
Coyne grounds out, second to first
Stockum reaches on an error by the first baseman
Roddy flies out to left
Baker hits a soft liner out to short
Winchester 16th Inning
Barney flies out to right
Chapman grounds out, short to first
Campbell grounds out, short to first
Lexington 17th Inning
Fieber flies out to second
Kimbro strikes out
Hall grounds out, pitcher to first
Winchester 17th Inning
Ellis singles to left-center field
Schmidt sacrificed, and reaches on throwing error by pitcher, Ellis to third
Goosetree fouls out to first
Ingles bunt single, Ellis scores
Tucked away in the archives of the Clark County Public Library in Winchester, Kentucky is the scorebook for
the 1909 Winchester Hustlers season--- which also contains the scoring of Fred Toney’s Lengthy Gem.
Inscribed on the inside cover of the Spalding’s Club Base Ball Score Book is the inscription: “It is my wish that
this score book be given to Jeff Q. Stewart--- May 1, 1947, Geo. S. Brooks.” Brooks was the official scorer for
the Hustlers in 1909. The book was then passed from Jeff Stewart’s widow to the Winchester Public Library,
preserving a piece of Minor League Baseball and Winchester history.
So, here is the box score and play-by-play for the May 10, 1909 Bluegrass League game between the
Winchester Hustlers and the visiting Lexington Colts:
Box Score
Lexington AB R H PO A E
Fieber lf 6 0 0 3 0 0
Kimbrough 2b 7 0 0 2 4 0
Hall ss 7 0 0 2 10 0
Kaiser cf 5 0 0 4 1 0
Sheets rf 6 0 0 3 1 1
Coyne c 6 0 0 9 1 0
Stockum 1b 6 0 0 24 0 0
Roddy 3b 6 0 0 3 2 0
Baker p 6 0 0 0 7 2
Totals 55 0 0 49 27 3
Winchester
Barney 2b 5 0 1 2 2 1
Chapman cf 6 0 1 5 0 1
Campbell 1b 7 0 2 19 0 1
Ellis rf 6 1 2 0 0 0
Schmidt lf 6 0 0 1 0 0
Goosetree 3b 6 0 0 1 4 0
Ingles ss 5 0 1 3 1 0
Horn c 6 0 0 20 1 0
Toney p 6 0 0 0 5 1
53 1 7 51 13 4
Base on balls—Off Baker 6, off Toney 1. Struck out—By Baker 6, by Toney 19. Left on bases—Lexington 6,
Winchester 11. Double Plays—Baker to Kimbrough to Stockum. First Base on Errors—Lexington 4, Winchester
3, Hit by pitcher—Toney 1. Attendance: 300.
Play by Play--- May 10, 1909
Lexington 1st Inning
Fieber strikes out
Kimbro strikes out
Hall grounds out third to first
Winchester 1st Inning
Barney walks
Chapman hits into double play, pitcher to second to first
Campbell hits infield single
Ellis fouls out to first base
Lexington 2nd Inning
Kaiser reaches base on error by second baseman Barney
Sheets fouls out to the catcher
Coyne grounds out, pitcher to first
Stockum grounds out, second to first
Winchester 2nd Inning
Schmidt grounds out, short to first
Goosetree walks
Ingles strikes out
Horn flies out to center
Lexington 3rd Inning
Roddy lines out to first
Baker grounds out, third to first
Fieber walks
Kimbro flies out to center
Winchester 3rd Inning
Toney lines out to first
Barney grounds out, short to first
Chapman flies out to left
Lexington 4th Inning
Hall grounds out, third to first
Kaiser strikes out
Sheets lines out to first
Winchester 4th Inning
Campbell grounds out, short to first
Ellis grounds out, second to first
Schmidt flies out to center
Lexington 5th Inning
Coyne pops out to short
Stockum reaches on an error by the pitcher
Roddy flies out to center
Baker fouls out to the catcher
Winchester 5th Inning
Goosetree strikes out
Ingles walks
Horn reaches on a fielders’ choice to center field, Ingles out at second
Toney strikes out
Lexington 6th Inning
Fieber grounds out, pitcher to first
Kimbro flies out to first
Hall flies out to center
Winchester 6th Inning
Barney flies out to left
Chapman reaches on single to center
Campbell reaches on single to center, Chapman is tagged out in rundown between third and home, pitcher-
third-first
Ellis reaches on single, Campbell is out trying to score, catcher to short to catcher as Ellis advances to second.
Lexington 7th Inning
Kaiser strikes out
Sheets lines out to first
Coyne strikes out
Winchester 7th Inning
Schmidt walks
Goosetree flies out to third
Schmidt is thrown out stealing, catcher to short
Ingles strikes out
Lexington 8th Inning
Stockum grounds out, third to first
Roddy strikes out
Baker strikes out
Winchester 8th Inning
Horn grounds out, short to first
Toney flies out to right
Barney singles
Chapman flies out to center
Lexington 9th Inning
Fieber grounds out, pitcher to first
Kimbro strikes out
Hall lines out to second
Winchester 9th Inning
Campbell grounds out, short to first
Ellis walks
Schmidt flies out to center
Goosetree lines out to first
Lexington 10th Inning
Kaiser is hit by pitcher
Sheets strikes out
Coyne flies out to center
Stockum strikes out
Winchester 10th Inning
Ingles flies out to short
Horn flies out to left
Toney is out, right fielder to first
Lexington 11th Inning
Roddy strikes out
Baker strikes out
Fieber strikes out
Winchester 11th Inning
Barney grounds out, second to first
Champman grounds out, pitcher to first
Campbell reaches on an error
Ellis grounds out, pitcher to first
Lexington 12th Inning
Kimbro strikes out
Hall reaches on error by center fielder
Kaiser strikes out
Sheets lines out to first
Winchester 12th Inning
Schmidt strikes out
Goosetree strikes out
Ingles walks
Horn grounds out, third to first
Lexington 13th Inning
Coyne strikes out
Stockum flies out to center
Roddy strikes out
Winchester 13th Inning
Toney reaches on error by center fielder
Barney grounds out, second to first
Chapman grounds out, pitcher to first
Campbell reaches on error by the pitcher
Ellis grounds out, pitcher to first
Lexington 14th Inning
Baker strikes out
Fieber grounds out, pitcher to first
Kimbro fouls out to first
Winchester 14th Inning
Ellis grounds out, third to first
Schmidt grounds out, second to first
Goosetree grounds out, pitcher to first
Lexington 15th Inning
Hall flies out to short
Kaiser grounds out, short to first
Sheets flies out to third
Winchester 15th Inning
Ingles fouls out to the catcher
Horn grounds out, short to first
Toney grounds out, short to first
Lexington 16th Inning
Coyne grounds out, second to first
Stockum reaches on an error by the first baseman
Roddy flies out to left
Baker hits a soft liner out to short
Winchester 16th Inning
Barney flies out to right
Chapman grounds out, short to first
Campbell grounds out, short to first
Lexington 17th Inning
Fieber flies out to second
Kimbro strikes out
Hall grounds out, pitcher to first
Winchester 17th Inning
Ellis singles to left-center field
Schmidt sacrificed, and reaches on throwing error by pitcher, Ellis to third
Goosetree fouls out to first
Ingles bunt single, Ellis scores