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KNICKERBOCKER'S RECORD WIN STREAK IS OVER
N.Y.C. CLUB’S RUN OF 17 STRAIGHT WINS TO OPEN SEASON ENDS WITH DRAMATIC DEFEAT

NEW YORK CITY (May 26, 1865) – Knickerbocker B.B.C’s record-breaking streak of seventeen consecutive victories – a new mark for consecutive wins at any time let alone to open a season – came to an end in dramatic fashion this afternoon at the Morrisania Base Ball Grounds against Union:

The score was level at 4-4 going into the 7th inning, where James Hoyt tripled and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Edward Huntley that gave Knickerbocker a one-run lead. The score remained 5-4 going into the bottom of the 9th, and it looked like Peadar Daly was all set to move to 10-0 on the season.

In the bottom of the 9th, Daly hit Union leadoff man Matthew Walsh with a pitch before allowing a single to Victor Wallerstedt. After a sacrifice moved the runners to second & third base, Leroy Weld came to the plate and singled in Walsh & Wallerstedt to give Union the 6-5 victory and end Knickerbocker’s extraordinary run.

Knickerbocker’s streak of seventeen consecutive victories breaks the old record for wins in a row, which was set in 1860 when Kings County won their final sixteen games before losing the 1861 season opener. Knickerbocker’s 17-1 record currently has them five games better than any other team in New York City & four better than anyone else in the N.B.B.O.