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as5680 · 11-22-2015, 11:41 AM

Metropolitan Baseball League
Week One: Saturday 8 March 1873

The new season in the Metropolitan League got underway today with plenty of runs being scored everywhere, but nowhere more than at Hackney where the league record for the most total runs in a game was broken. The Exiles led visitors Clapham Common 4-2 after the first inning, then fell 7-4 behind in the third before rallying to lead again after five. Two runs in the sixth put Clapham on top 9-8 and when they added another in the seventh to make the final score 10-8, there had been eighteen runs in a Metropolitan League game for the first time.

The Marylebone Regents are fancied to do well this year and they underlined that by handing the City of London Club a losing start to their title defence. The Regents had lost fifteen successive games against the City Club, their last win nearly four years ago, but a four-run second inning put them in control today.

The teams who finished second and third last year met at the Royal Artillery Barracks, where the game was decided in Peckham Rye's favour by a seven run fifth inning. Many expect Kensington to struggle this year and they got off to a losing start despite leading Angel Islington 2-1 after five innings. A three-run seventh turned the game around for Angel. Finally, all the scoring happened in the seventh inning in the day's other game where Greenwich took the lead with four and the Old Westminsters could only respond with three.

Scores:
Clapham Common 10-8 Hackney Exiles
Angel Islington 6-2 Kensington Victoria
City of London Club 2-8 Marylebone Regents
Greenwich Meridian 4-3 Old Westminsters
Peckham Rye 9-3 Royal Artillery Barracks

Standings:
Angel Islington 1-0
Clapham Common 1-0
Greenwich Meridian 1-0
Marylebone Regents 1-0
Peckham Rye 1-0
City of London Club 0-1
Hackney Exiles 0-1
Kensington Victoria 0-1
Old Westminsters 0-1
Royal Artillery Barracks 0-1

11-22-2015, 11:41 AM	#281
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	Metropolitan Baseball League Week One: Saturday 8 March 1873 The new season in the Metropolitan League got underway today with plenty of runs being scored everywhere, but nowhere more than at Hackney where the league record for the most total runs in a game was broken. The Exiles led visitors Clapham Common 4-2 after the first inning, then fell 7-4 behind in the third before rallying to lead again after five. Two runs in the sixth put Clapham on top 9-8 and when they added another in the seventh to make the final score 10-8, there had been eighteen runs in a Metropolitan League game for the first time. The Marylebone Regents are fancied to do well this year and they underlined that by handing the City of London Club a losing start to their title defence. The Regents had lost fifteen successive games against the City Club, their last win nearly four years ago, but a four-run second inning put them in control today. The teams who finished second and third last year met at the Royal Artillery Barracks, where the game was decided in Peckham Rye's favour by a seven run fifth inning. Many expect Kensington to struggle this year and they got off to a losing start despite leading Angel Islington 2-1 after five innings. A three-run seventh turned the game around for Angel. Finally, all the scoring happened in the seventh inning in the day's other game where Greenwich took the lead with four and the Old Westminsters could only respond with three. Scores: Clapham Common 10-8 Hackney Exiles Angel Islington 6-2 Kensington Victoria City of London Club 2-8 Marylebone Regents Greenwich Meridian 4-3 Old Westminsters Peckham Rye 9-3 Royal Artillery Barracks Standings: Angel Islington 1-0 Clapham Common 1-0 Greenwich Meridian 1-0 Marylebone Regents 1-0 Peckham Rye 1-0 City of London Club 0-1 Hackney Exiles 0-1 Kensington Victoria 0-1 Old Westminsters 0-1 Royal Artillery Barracks 0-1 Last edited by as5680; 11-22-2015 at 12:16 PM.