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BINGHAMTON PLATES 14 IN 6TH TO BEAT EAGLE
HOSTS SCORE ALL OF THEIR RUNS AT ONCE TO TAKE THIRD VICTORY OF OPENING WEEK

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (May 11, 1878) - Binghamton entered the fourth game of their series against Eagle ahead 2-1 thanks to two wins to open the season. After losing 6-4 on Saturday, Binghamton got back on track thanks to a huge inning:

With the score 7-0 after T6 and the contest looking like it would go to Eagle and even the series, the Binghamton men stepped up to bat in B6 and did the following:

• EAG: Haywood Birch pitching
• BING: P Jonathan Anfuso reached via Base on Balls
• BING: CF Alex Leininger hit Single to LCF (Anfuso to 2B)
• BING: SS Veljko Gojkovic hit Single to LCF (Bases loaded)
• BING: 1B Matthew Reeves Hit by Pitch (EAG 7-1 BING, Bases loaded)
• BING: 2B Joseph Lassiter reached via Base on Balls (EAG 7-2 BING, Bases loaded)
• EAG: 1-run Wild Pitch by Haywood Birch (EAG 7-3 BING, Reeves to 3B, Lassiter to 2B)
• BING: C Edmond Price reached via Error by SS (Bases loaded)
• BING: RF Edward Everage reached via 2-run Error by CF (EAG 7-5 BING, Price to 3B)
• BING: LF Hugh Stevenson hit 1-run Single past SS (EAG 7-6 BING, Everage to 3B)
• BING: 3B Edward Schwab reached via Base on Balls (Bases loaded)
• BING: P Jonathan Anfuso hit into Fielder’s Choice at HP (1 out, Bases loaded)
• BING: CF Alex Laininger hit 1-run Single to LCF (EAG 7-7 BING, Bases loaded)
• EAG: 1-run Passed Ball by C (EAG 7-8 BING, Anfuso to 3B, Leininger to 2B)
• BING: SS Veljko Gojkovic reached via Error by SS (Bases loaded)
• EAG: Jesse Knudsen replaced Haywood Birch at P
• BING: 1B Matthew Reeves reached via Base on Balls (EAG 7-9 BING)
• BING: 2B Joseph Lassiter hit 1-run Sacrifice Fly to CF (EAG 7-10 BING)
• BING: C Edmond Price hit Single past 1B (Gojkovic to 3B, Reeves to 2B)
• EAG: 1-run Throwing Error by RF (EAG 7-11 BING, Reeves to 3B, Price to 2B)
• BING: RF Edward Everage hit 1-run Single past SS (EAG 7-12 BING, Price to 3B)
• EAG: 1-run Fielding Error by CF (EAG 7-13 BING, Everage to 2B)
• BING: LF Hugh Stevenson hit 1-run Single past SS (Everage to 3B)
• EAG: 1-run Fielding Error by CF (EAG 7-14 BING, Stevenson to 2B)
• BING: 3B Edward Schwab struck out (3 out)
• TOTAL: 14 R, 7 H, 6 E, 1 SF, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 FC, 1 WP, 1 PB, 18 Batsmen

And with that, what had been a 7-0 Eagle lead that looked a sure win was now a 14-7 Binghamton advantage going into the late innings. Eagle scored twice in the 7th and once more in the 8th, but that was all the scoring they could muster as Binghamton’s mighty inning propelled them to victory.

There were roughly 1,460 in attendance at the Vestal Avenue Grounds, and for a memorable half-inning they were treated to quite a show by the home team.