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HEARST SHINES AS P.B.C.C. CONTINUES HOT START
CATCHER CLUBS FIVE HITS AS TEAM ROUTS SCHUYLKILL AND IMPROVES TO 10-1

PHILADELPHIA (May 26, 1875) - Philadelphia B.C.C. entered their series at Schuylkill with a 9-1 record and a +65 Run Differential through two weeks of play. The series opener proved to be more of the same for P.B.C.C.:

Schuylkill had a 1-0 lead after two innings, but in the top of the 3rd P.B.C.C. turned on the offense and left their hosts in the dust. Four runs in the 3rd, two in the 4th, and three more in the 5th made it a 9-1 game, and P.B.C.C. continued to pile it on until a pair of scores in the top of the 9th put them ahead 17-3, the game’s final result.

P.B.C.C. had five players with multiple hits during the game. The first four:

• PBCC #1 Robert Chase (CF): 2/6 (2B, 3 TB), 2 R, 2 RBI
• PBCC #2 Henry Griffin (RF): 2/6 (3B, 4 TB), 2 R, 3 RBI
• PBCC #3 Frederick Pike (2B): 3/5 (all 1B), 1 R, 2 RBI, SB
• PBCC #8 Moody Steiger (SS): 4/6 (3B, 6 TB), 3 R, 1 RBI

The other player was C Harrison Hearst, who took home Player of the Game honors:

• T2: Reached via Fielder’s Choice at 2B (2 out)
• T3: Single past SS off T. Memminger
• T5: Leadoff Single past SS off T. Memminger
• T6: Single past SS off T. Memminger
• T7: 3-run Double to LF W. Willingham (R)
• T9: 1-run Single past 2B off W. Winningham (R)
• TOTAL: 5/6 (2B, 6 TB), 2 R, 4 RBI

Wednesday’s outburst moved Hearst’s average over .400 to .409 (.913 OPS) with half a dozen Runs Batted In.

The smashing victory made P.B.C.C. 10-1 through eleven games with a massive +79 Run Differential (+7.2 R/G), their only loss being a 2-0 shutout at home to Germantown on Opening Day. Since then, it’s been nothing but brilliance for P.B.C.C.

On the other hand, Schuylkill is 2-9, and last year’s West Philadelphia runners-up already appear to be in trouble.