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ROBERTSON GOES GRAND AGAINST FLOUR CITY!
NEW NIAGARA 1B ONLY 1/4, BUT LONE HIT IS A GRAND SLAM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (May 18, 1865) – Matters did not go Niagara B.C’s way in their home game against red-hot Flour City on Thursday, losing 12-9 against the Rochester side that has won eleven of their first twelve games to open 1865.

There was one major bright spot for Niagara, however. With two outs in the bottom of the third new first baseman James Robertson, a two-time All-Star who joined after two seasons playing for Atlantic, uncorked a Grand Slam over the left field fence, giving him the distinction of hitting the N.B.B.O’s first Grand Slam of 1865.

It was Robertson’s only hit of the game in four at-bats, although he did draw a base on balls in the bottom of the 9th inning.

So far in 1865, Robertson is batting .294 through a dozen games with his new team, adding four doubles and a pair of home runs while scoring a dozen runs and driving in a dozen as well. Meanwhile, Niagara is 5-7 through two and a half weeks of play.