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as5680 · 11-03-2015, 08:36 AM

Metropolitan Baseball League
Week Twenty: Saturday 3 August 1867

It was a marathon day in two of the Metropolitan League games today, but as the season reaches the two-thirds mark the top two teams are still separated by just one win after both lost out.

The City of London Club allowed the game to get away three times at Angel Islington. Leading 5-1 in the eighth inning, the City Club gave up four runs to tie the game. Leading 6-5 in the ninth, they again allowed Angel to tie it. Then, after eight scoreless innings, City Club edged ahead again in the eighteenth only for Angel to reply with two to win it. Of note in the game was the achievement of Jonas Myers, first baseman for the City Club, who achieved six base hits in the game, the first player to do so in a Metropolitan League game of any length.

Clapham Common could not take advantage of the City Club's loss as they went down to defeat against the Old Westminsters. Common had tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth and the game went through to the fifteenth inning, where the Westminsters put up four runs. Amazingly Common replied with three but could force the tying run home. Common have now lost four in a row.

It was all much more straight forward at Kensington, where the Marylebone Regents continued to turn around their season with a fourth win in succession. Two runs in the second inning were enough for the victory, as Victoria could only get one in return.

Scores:
City of London Club 7-8 Angel Islington (18 innings)
Old Westminsters 6-5 Clapham Common (15 innings)
Marylebone Regents 2-1 Kensington Victoria

Standings:
City of London Club 13-7
Clapham Common 12-8
Angel Islington 10-10
Old Westminsters 10-10
Kensington Victoria 9-11
Marylebone Regents 6-14

11-03-2015, 08:36 AM	#94
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	Metropolitan Baseball League Week Twenty: Saturday 3 August 1867 It was a marathon day in two of the Metropolitan League games today, but as the season reaches the two-thirds mark the top two teams are still separated by just one win after both lost out. The City of London Club allowed the game to get away three times at Angel Islington. Leading 5-1 in the eighth inning, the City Club gave up four runs to tie the game. Leading 6-5 in the ninth, they again allowed Angel to tie it. Then, after eight scoreless innings, City Club edged ahead again in the eighteenth only for Angel to reply with two to win it. Of note in the game was the achievement of Jonas Myers, first baseman for the City Club, who achieved six base hits in the game, the first player to do so in a Metropolitan League game of any length. Clapham Common could not take advantage of the City Club's loss as they went down to defeat against the Old Westminsters. Common had tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth and the game went through to the fifteenth inning, where the Westminsters put up four runs. Amazingly Common replied with three but could force the tying run home. Common have now lost four in a row. It was all much more straight forward at Kensington, where the Marylebone Regents continued to turn around their season with a fourth win in succession. Two runs in the second inning were enough for the victory, as Victoria could only get one in return. Scores: City of London Club 7-8 Angel Islington (18 innings) Old Westminsters 6-5 Clapham Common (15 innings) Marylebone Regents 2-1 Kensington Victoria Standings: City of London Club 13-7 Clapham Common 12-8 Angel Islington 10-10 Old Westminsters 10-10 Kensington Victoria 9-11 Marylebone Regents 6-14 Last edited by as5680; 11-03-2015 at 07:41 PM.