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CREIGHTON BLANKS GOTHAM FOR 16TH CAREER SHUTOUT
EARLY RUNS MEANT EXCELSIOR STAR NEVER HAD TO WORRY WHILE BLANKING VISITORS

BROOKLYN (May 16, 1874) - Jim Creighton had the ball for Excelsior as they played the second game of their series versus Gotham in the friendly confines of Carroll Park, and Mighty Jim made no mistakes:

It was not only an excellent performance by Creighton, but it was an outstanding game by the team as well. Their defense had a rare errorless game, made all that much more impressive when considering that during an average APBL contest last season a team committed seven fielding mistakes (7.2 E/G). That meant Gotham also put in a great defensive performance since they only committed two Errors, but they didn’t have Creighton pitching for them and that was the difference.

NBBO imports Charles Hormel (CF) and Troy Oberts (LF) did well, with Hormel batting 3/5 (2B, 2 R, 2 SB) and Oberst batting 2/3 (2 RBI, 1 BB). Creighton was hitless, but his pitching work more than made up for it:

• EXC P J. Creighton: CG SHO, 6 HA, 0 BB, 4 K

The win improved Excelsior’s record to 5-6 early in what they think will finally be their first over-500 APBL season. Creighton is 4-4 with a 1.99 ERA and 15 Strikeouts through 58.2 innings of work.