| Horwitz Skunks Jersey City, 1-0 Sunday, August 12th , 1917 Goose eggs were the order of the day for the Jersey City Sparrows as starter Marv Horwitz shut them out, 1-0, at Hudson Park. The Albany pitcher struck out 3 and walked 5 while allowing 6 hits.
"Horwitz was good but he wasn't flawless," Jersey City manager Napoleon Walker said. "We had a few opportunities to make something happen and we didn't do it. Not to take anything away from Albany, but this is on us."
Currently Horwitz has a 19-9 won-lost record in 32 starts with a 2.47 ERA. He also has 178 strikeouts in 277.1 innings. | | |