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TWO OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES ON THURSDAY
BENDEL DRIVES IN SIX FOR NASSAU CO; HEDRICK HAS 3+ HITS, RUNS, & R.B.I. for Merrimack

BROOKLYN & FALL RIVER, MASS. (July 13, 1865) – There were two outstanding performances by outfielders in the N.B.B.O. on Thursday afternoon, one in each league.

The first star performance was in Brooklyn, where Nassau County (21-31) pillaged Kings County (26-26) at Washington Park by the score of 16-6. Nassau Co. was ahead 14-0 by the middle of the 6th inning, and the star of their afternoon was CF and #4 batsman George Bendel:

Bendel’s day at Kings County:

• T1: 2-run Triple to RCF off C. Matthews (scored)
• T3: 1-run Single past SS off C. Matthews (scored)
• T4: 2-run Double to RF off C. Matthews (scored)
• T5: Single to RCF off M. Svensson
• T7: Reached via Error by SS L. Bjork
• T9: 1-run Ground Out to 3B
• TOTAL: 4/6, 2B, 3B, 3 R, 6 RBI, 7 TB

Nassau County is virtually eliminated from Brooklyn Championship contention, but Kings County, who is still in contention, was knocked to six games back of the 1st-place duo of Continental & Excelsior by the disappointing home loss.

Over in the Inland Championship, two-time defending Inland champions Merrimack Mills (22-30) has had a disappointing 1865 season but they reverted back to previous years’ form with an excellent eleven-run victory at Sportsman’s. Merrimack had two dozen hits in the 19-8 win, and they were led by veteran corner outfielder Alexander Hedrick.

Hedrick’s performance against Sportsman’s:

• T1: Single to RF off C. Carson (2B via Error)
• T3: 1-run Single b/w 1B & 2B off C. Carson (scored)
• T4: 1-run Single to LF off C. Carson
• T5: Reached via Error by 1B J. Beaver
• T7: Hit by Pitch from C. Carson (stole 2B, scored)
• T8: 1-run Single to CF off J. Marks (scored)
• T9: 1-run Triple past 3B off L. Carpenter
• TOTAL: 5/6, 3B, 3 R, 4 RBI, SB, 7 TB

Hedrick’s big day with the bat lifted him to .301 with 21 extra-base hits and 36 R.B.I. on the season.

Merrimack is in last place, fourteen games behind runaway Inland leaders Alleghany. Sportsman’s is not faring much better as they are a dozen games behind Alleghany. However, Pittsburgh's finest are so far ahead of the Inland competition that Merrimack is just four games out of 2nd place and Sportsman’s two.