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PBCC CLUBS MARYLAND WITH TWO HUGE RALLIES
HOSTS WIN BY TEN THANKS TO 8+ RUNS IN 3RD & 8TH; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES APLENTY

PHILADELPHIA, PENN. (May 30, 1880) - Coastal Championship contenders Philadelphia B.C.C. & Maryland played the last of their five-game set at the Willow Grove Cricket Grounds on Sunday, and the hosts came through with an impressive win:

P.B.C.C. won this game thanks to their batsmanship in two innings: the third and the eighth.

With the score 2-1 in favor of visiting Maryland, P.B.C.C. took their bats for the bottom of the third inning and hit Maryland with a nine-run rally to take a 10-2 lead. During their lengthy trip to the plate, the hosts’ runs were scored, in order, on an Error, a Passed Ball, a Single by legendary CF James Burke, a two-run Single by C Gilbert Ingels, a Single by P William Burrow, a two-run Single by 2B Frederick Pike, and a Base on Balls drawn by RF Leroy Moore with the bases full.

Maryland attempted a comeback, and with P.B.C.C. scoring once in B5 they were able to cut the deficit to four (7-11) during their half of the eighth inning. Then, P.B.C.C. sealed the victory with an eight-run rally that made the score 19-7. This time, the runs came through on a Single by SS Gerrie Bos, another Single by Pike, a Single by LF Charles Washer, another Single by Burke, a scalding three-run Triple by Moore, and finally a Double by 1B John Morgan.

Maryland scored a pair of consolation Runs in T9, and P.B.C.C. had themselves a ten-run victory.

While the pitching wasn’t at its best – Burrow became the first Pitcher to allow 20 Hits in a Win – there were plenty of Batsmen who did fine work at Willow Grove:

• MLD RF Fred Harbour: 5/6 (2B), 2 R, 1 RBI, 7 TB, 2 SB
• MLD CF Edgar Hearst: 3/5 (2B), 2 R, 1 RBI, 4 TB
• MLD 3B Earl McKeon: 3/6 (2 2B), 1 R, 2 RBI, 5 TB
• PBCC CF James Burke: 3/4 (all 1B), 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 4 TB – OF AST
• PBCC C Gilbert Ingels: 3/6 (2 2B), 2 R, 2 RBI, 5 TB – 1/3 CS
• PBCC RF Leroy Moore: 4/5 (2B, 3B), 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, 7 TB
• PBCC 2B Frederick Pike: 3/6 (2B), 3 R, 3 RBI, 4 TB, SB

From the above group of seven, it was Moore who took Player of the Game honors, the performance raising his Average to .362 (.908 OPS) with 16 Runs, seven Extra-Base Hits (4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR), 20 RBI, and 0.9 WAR through three weeks of play.

Back to Burrow’s 20 Hits Allowed for a moment. Maryland actually outhit P.B.C.C. 20-18, but they were extremely wasteful with runners in scoring position and were credited with a total of thirteen Left on Base over the course of the game.

The result of the last game of the opening month dropped Maryland to 9-6 and one game below top spot in the Coastal Championship, which is held by National. P.B.C.C. went back above .500 at 8-7, and they’re alone in fourth place.