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as5680 · 11-11-2015, 08:05 AM

Metropolitan Baseball League
Week Twelve: Saturday 11 June 1870

On the evidence of today's game, the rest of the Metropolitan League may just as well start planning for next year. The City of London Club remain unbeaten and today set a new league record for runs in a game, putting up thirteen in beating the Old Westminsters. The City Club scored in seven of the nine innings, including three in each of the third, eighth and ninth. Their twenty-one hits were also a new league record for a nine-inning game, as were the seven runs which scored thanks to the bat of third baseman Oliver Gander. Right fielder Archibald Farleigh also became just the second man to record five hits in a nine-inning contest.

The City Club also extended their advantage in the standings after Kensington gave up three first inning runs in losing to Clapham Common, Victoria only able to respond with one in the ninth when it was already too late.

Elsewhere, the Marylebone Regents avoided tying the league record for consecutive losses when they rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to overcome the Royal Artillery 3-2. The win for the Regents means that the Artillery remain holders of that unwanted record. There was a marathon game at Angel Islington in the day's other action, with nobody able to score until the sixteenth inning when visitors Greenwich put up two. Angel could only reply with one of their own and fell to a narrow loss.

Scores:
Kensington Victoria 1-3 Clapham Common
Greenwich Meridian 2-1 Angel Islington (16 innings)
Royal Artillery Barracks 2-3 Marylebone Regents
City of London Club 13-3 Old Westminsters

Standings:
City of London Club 12-0
Kensington Victoria 8-4
Clapham Common 6-6
Old Westminsters 5-6
Angel Islington 5-7
Greenwich Meridian 5-7
Royal Artillery Barracks 4-7
Marylebone Regents 2-10

11-11-2015, 08:05 AM	#189
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	Metropolitan Baseball League Week Twelve: Saturday 11 June 1870 On the evidence of today's game, the rest of the Metropolitan League may just as well start planning for next year. The City of London Club remain unbeaten and today set a new league record for runs in a game, putting up thirteen in beating the Old Westminsters. The City Club scored in seven of the nine innings, including three in each of the third, eighth and ninth. Their twenty-one hits were also a new league record for a nine-inning game, as were the seven runs which scored thanks to the bat of third baseman Oliver Gander. Right fielder Archibald Farleigh also became just the second man to record five hits in a nine-inning contest. The City Club also extended their advantage in the standings after Kensington gave up three first inning runs in losing to Clapham Common, Victoria only able to respond with one in the ninth when it was already too late. Elsewhere, the Marylebone Regents avoided tying the league record for consecutive losses when they rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to overcome the Royal Artillery 3-2. The win for the Regents means that the Artillery remain holders of that unwanted record. There was a marathon game at Angel Islington in the day's other action, with nobody able to score until the sixteenth inning when visitors Greenwich put up two. Angel could only reply with one of their own and fell to a narrow loss. Scores: Kensington Victoria 1-3 Clapham Common Greenwich Meridian 2-1 Angel Islington (16 innings) Royal Artillery Barracks 2-3 Marylebone Regents City of London Club 13-3 Old Westminsters Standings: City of London Club 12-0 Kensington Victoria 8-4 Clapham Common 6-6 Old Westminsters 5-6 Angel Islington 5-7 Greenwich Meridian 5-7 Royal Artillery Barracks 4-7 Marylebone Regents 2-10 Last edited by as5680; 11-13-2015 at 07:05 AM.