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OVERHAULED ALLEGHANY OPENS SEASON IN STYLE
OPENS SEASON WITH 27 HITS IN 21-4 WIN; WALTRIP & KESSLER WITH 5 HITS EACH

SCRANTON, PENN (May 3, 1865) – The new-look Alleghany B.C. lineup opened the 1865 season in style on Wednesday, clobbering a woeful Scranton side by the score of 21-4:

There was not one singular inning that loomed over the others in Alleghany’s opening day outburst. Instead, 3+ runs in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 6th meant the visitors from Pittsburgh had a 19-3 lead. They tacked on two late runs to finish Scranton’s humiliation and start the 1865 season in the most exemplary conceivable manner.

Alleghany rattled off 27 hits in their first game of the new season, with none of the Scranton pitchers having any measure of success:

• Albert Forman: 2.0 IP, 8 H, 9 R/5 ER
• Trygve Skovgaard: 3.1 IP, 10 H, 8 R/7 ER
• Robert Hanlon: 3.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R/ER

Conversely, it was all smiles for the Alleghany batsmen. Five players clubbed three or more hits and two players making their Alleghany debuts stood out above the rest: Arthur Waltrip.

Waltrip’s performance batting leadoff:

• T1: Leadoff Double to RF off A. Forman (scored)
• T2: Reached via Error by P A. Forman (scored)
• T3: 1-run Single to LF off T. Skovgaard
• T5: Leadoff Single past 2B off T. Skovgaard (scored)
• T6: 1-run Single past SS off T. Skovgaard (scored)
• T7: Reached via Fielder’s Choice to 2B
• T9: Single past 1B off R. Hanlon
• TOTAL: 5/6, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, 6 TB

Kessler’s performance batting immediately after Waltrip in the lineup:

• T1: 1-run Single past SS off A. Forman (scored)
• T2: 2-run Single to RCF off A. Forman (caught stealing)
• T3: Fly Out to LF off T. Skovgaard
• T5: Reached via Base on Balls by T. Skovgaard
• T6: 1-run Single to CF off R. Hanlon (scored)
• T7: Single past 2B off R. Hanlon
• T9: Single past SS off R. Hanlon
• TOTAL: 5/6, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB

It was a banner day for Alleghany, as all three of their Newcomers put in fine performances. Royal Altman was 3/5 with a pair of runs and one R.B.I, Arran Duffy was also 3/5 but with three runs, four R.B.I, and a home run in the 1st inning, and Fred Richards pitched a Complete Game while allowing ten hits, no earned runs, and striking out two.