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THREE WITH FIVE HITS EACH FOR CONTINENTAL!
KIESSLING, HEWITT, & BIELENBERG RAVAGE ATLANTIC PITCHING IN 21-7 WIN

BROOKLYN (May 7, 1865) – Continental B.B.C. finished off a four-win opening week with a demolition of Atlantic on Sunday afternoon, winning 21-7 at the Capitoline Baseball Grounds:

The result was never in doubt, with Continental going ahead 12-4 in the top of the 4th inning and piling on runs from there.

Continental was led by three players – leadoff batter Arthur Kiessling, #5 batter Arthur Hewitt, & #7 batter Dieter Bielenberg – who had five hits each, with Continental totaling 26 for the game.

Kiessling’s day at the plate:

• T1: Leadoff Infield Single off R. Stroh (scored)
• T2: Leadoff Double to LCF off R. Stroh (scored)
• T3: Ground Out to SS off R. Stroh
• T4: Infield Single between off R. Stroh (scored)
• T5: Ground Out to 2B off B. Chastain
• T6: 1-run Single between 1B & 2B off B. Chastain
• T8: 1-run Single past 2B off F. Ballard (scored)
• TOTAL: 5/7 (all Singles), 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI

Hewitt’s performance in just his fifth game as a first baseman:

• T1: Reached via Base on Balls by R. Stroh
• T2: Ground Out to SS off R. Stroh
• T4: Double to RF off R. Stroh (scored)
• T5: Single to LF off B. Chastain (scored)
• T6: 1-run Single to CF off B. Chastain (scored)
• T7: Double to CF off F. Ballard
• T9: Single to RF off F. Ballard
• TOTAL: 5/6, 2 2B, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 7 TB

Bielenberg’s output batting in the bottom third of the lineup:

• T1: 1-run Single past 2B off R. Stroh
• T3: Leadoff Single between 1B & 2B off R. Stroh (stole 3B, scored)
• T4: 2-run Triple to RCF off R. Stroh (scored)
• T5: Single to LF off B. Chastain
• T6: Single to CF off B. Chastain (scored)
• T8: Leadoff Ground Out to 2B off F. Ballard
• T9: Fly Out to CF off F. Ballard
• TOTAL: 5/7, 3B, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 SB, 7 TB

It was quite a day for Continental and their trio of star performers. They are 4-1 after one week of play and hoping that the form they showed during the five games at Atlantic does not let up soon.