Bridegrooms Fizzle in 7-0 Loss to Athletics
The <Maryland Bridegrooms:team#76> had no answer today for <New Jersey Athletics:team#80> pitcher <Paul Torr:player#10660>. They failed to score a single run against him, losing 7-0. <Maryland:team#76> managed only 9 hits off <Torr:player#10660>, who had 10 strikeouts.

The extraordinarily popular Torr got a standing ovation from the hometown crowd as he left the field, the applause continuing until he returned from the dugout to tip his cap to the crowd.

"Athletics fans are the best fans, in my opinion," he said. "It's a great feeling to throw a shutout under any circumstances but to do it with the crowd behind you like that is just incredible."

In season stats <Torr:player#10660> shows a 4-9 record in 21 games, 131.2 innings, 96 strikeouts and a 3.49 ERA.

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