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GREEN MTN. SCORES RECORD-BREAKING AWAY WIN
VERMONTERS TAG CANTABRIGIANS WITH LARGEST SHOUTOUT WIN IN N.B.B.O. HISTORY

AMBRIDGE, MASS. (May 27, 1865) – The members of Green Mountain B.C. must have felt like they had something to prove ahead of Saturday’s game at Cantabrigians, because what proceeded was the largest shutout win on record:

Not only was Green Mountain’s 22-0 obliteration of the Cantabrigians the largest margin of victory in a shutout, but their 20-hit advantage was the largest in N.B.B.O. history. Two of the Cantabrigians’ hits were by CF Damion Brown, and the other one was by a pinch hitter.

The star of the afternoon for Green Mountain was 1B Fred Schmidt. While batsmen #3-7 for Green Mountain all had three or more hits, Schmidt led the way with a 4/7 outing that included a triple, three runs, and four R.B.I. Teammate James Badner was 4/6 with three runs scored and a pair of R.B.I. to bring his team-leading total to seventeen so far this season.

Robert Hulcy pitched a complete-game Shutout for Green Mountain, the first of his career. That brought his record on the season to 4-2, with an E.R.A. of 3.02 and ten strikeouts compared to eight bases on balls.

Hugh Whiteside took the brunt of Green Mountain’s aggression. Cantabrigians’ starting pitcher lasted just 2.2 innings but allowed eleven hits and ten runs, eight of which were Earned Runs. The performance dropped his record to 1-7 (5.76 E.R.A.)