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KINGS CO. CLOBBERS NEWARK BY TWENTY-SIX
K.C. SCORES IN each INNING, PLATES MULTIPLE RUNS SEVEN TIMES DURING MAULING OF VISITORS

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (July 23, 1880) - Kings County & Newark began their series at Washington Park in Brooklyn on Friday, and one could argue that it was quite a pleasant stroll in Washington Park for the hosts:

Newark was absolutely hammered by Kings Co. The hosts put two Runs on the board in B1 on a Double by 2B Herman Stanley and a Single by RF Sig Siemens, and that was the start of an avalanche of scoring. Kings Co. proceeded to score multiple times during each trip to bat with the exception of the fifth inning, in which they scored once on a Sacrifice Fly. When the damage was totaled up, Kings Co. had scored 27 Runs on 25 Hits, and they’d crushed Newark by a final margin of 26.

The beneficiary of the Kings Co. offensive eruption was #2 P Paul Caldwell.

• KC P Paul Caldwell: CG W (11-12), 9.0 IP, 10 HA, 1 R/1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K – 3 SAC BUNT

Meanwhile, the Kings Co. lineup featured a pair of Batsmen with three Hits…

• KC 2B Herman Stanley: 3/5 (2 2B), 3 R, 4 RBI, 5 TB
• KC SS Clarence Anderson: 3/7 (2B), 3 R, 3 RBI, 4 TB

…and another pair of Batsman with five Hits each. The first was C Carl Nevers…

• B2: Single to LF off A. Lowden (R)
• B3: Reached via Error by 3B (R)
• B3: Reached via Error by SS
• B5: Leadoff Single past 2B off T. Stewart (R)
• B6: 1-run Single past 2B off J. Clegg (R)
• B7: 1-run Single past 1B off J. Clegg
• B8: Single to RF off T. Beane
• TOTAL: 5/7 (all 1B), 4 R, 2 RBI – 1/1 CS, 74 GMSC (BAT: 21st)

…and the second five-hit Batsman was 5x All-Star LF Fred Bartholomew.

• B1: Leadoff double to RF off A. Lowden (R)
• B2: 1-run Fielder’s Choice (R)
• B3: 2-run Double to LF off A. Lowden (R)
• B4: Leadoff Single to LF off T. Stewart (R)
• B5: Reached via Error by 2B
• B6: 1-run Double to CF off J. Clegg
• B8: Leadoff Single past 2B off J. Clegg (R)
• TOTAL: 5/7 (3 2B), 5 R, 4 RBI, 8 TB – 95 GMSC (BAT: 2nd)

Nevers is having a fine season behind the plate for Kings Co. through seventy games (59 GP) he’s batting .312 (.705) with 35 RBI and 1.9 WAR while being one of the better defensive Catchers in the A.P.B.L. Bartholomew’s afternoon brought his Average back up above .300, which is where it’s been for every season of his ten-year career. Bartholomew is batting .305 (.753 OPS) with 66 Runs, 27 Extra-Base Hits, 34 RBI, 23 Stolen Bases, and 2.3 WAR so far in 1880.

The win brought Kings Co., who had just been swept by Gotham, back to .500 at 35-35. They are currently 4th in the Metropolitan Conference and six games behind leaders Knickerbocker. The loss dropped Newark to last place in the Colonial Conference at 31-39, with the New Jersey outfit eleven games behind leaders St. John’s.