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| Date | Sunday, October 16, 1859 |
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| Text | [Atlantics vs. Eckfords 10/12/1859] The Atlantics were first at the bat, and Hamilton commenced finely, and got to the first base; when a wild throw by Pidgeon enabled him to get to the second base; a ball passed Brown, and he got to the third base; when P. O’Brien struck, and Hamilton got home. Grum picked up Peter’s ball, and endeavoring to head him off at the first base, threw wild to that base, and Peter reached the second base; when another ball passed Brown, and he got home. Pierce and Smith struck in succession, neither getting past the first base on their strike; but Pierce, who had worked his way round to the third base, ran home, in consequence of another ball passing Brown. Still another ball passed Brown, and Smith got home. Price struck a grounder, which carried him safe past Mills’ point; and Oliver threw all his “muckle” into a ball which he drove toward the third base, and which nearly upset Beach, who made an effort to stop it. Price got home and Oliver made the second base, worked up to the third, when Brown dropped a ball, and he ran in home. Matty O’Brien batted well, and when he got to the second base, another ball passed Brown, and he got safely home. This made five pass balls by Brown in one inning–a most remarkable occurrence for so generally expert and active a catcher–and a most damaging one for his side. McMahon was then caught by Brown on a foul bound. Boerum struck a high ball, which Snyder, in the centre field, was making calculation for catching upon the bound, when the ball descended into a “moisture” and stuck there. Boerum was kept on the first base, which he shortly vacated for his successor, Hamilton. Peter O’Brien then took advantage of one of Pidgeon’s slow balls, and hit is a good clip toward the third base. Beach succeeded in stopping it, however, and jumping on the base, of course put out Boerum, who had to leave the second, and the ball being sent by Beach to Lamphier, on the second base, put out Hamilton, who had to leave the first base. This made some amends for the previous bad luck of the Eckfords; and the point was well played by Beach. |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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