| New Orleans Blanks Nashville, McCann Winner Sunday, August 6th , 1916 Nashville were shut out, 1-0, by Chris McCann and the New Orleans Crescents at Crescent City Field. The Chieftains offered little resistance to McCann, who stopped them on 7 hits, fanned 10 and walked 4.
"It just felt right today," the right-handed McCann told reporters after the win. "Even with the rain, it didn't throw me off my rhythm."
This season, McCann has gone 11-7 with an ERA of 2.64, posting 112 strikeouts in 181 innings. | | |