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DAVISON THE STAR IN DRUBBING OF YORKTOWN
QUEEN VILL. CF HAS FIVE HITS & SIX RBI IN HOME WIN; FOSTER ADDS FOUR HITS & FIVE RBI

PHILADELPHIA, PENN. (July 24, 1880) - Queen Village & Yorktown played the fourth game of their East Philadelphia series on Saturday afternoon, and the hosts took both their third straight victory and a series triumph with a seven-run win:

Yorktown opened the scoring straight away with a pair of run-scoring Ground Outs in T1, but Queen Vill. responded with a five-run rally during which the Runs scored on a Double by RF Ben Roberts, Single by CF Stuart Davison, two-run Single by C Milton Foster, and Single by SS William Bolerjack. The hosts added a pair in B2 on a Single by Davison and a Double by Foster to take a 7-2 lead, and then made it 8-2 on a Roberts Single in B3.

Yorktown’s response was to tie the game over the next two innings, first cutting the deficit to four (8-4) with two Runs in T4 and then scoring Runs via Single, Double, Error, & Single in T5 to make to even the score 8-8 and make it a new contest.

Having lost a six-run lead in short order, Queen Vill. came back with the knockout blow in B5: an eight-run rally featuring run-scoring Hits by Roberts (two-run Double), Davison (two-run Single), Foster (Single), and substitute SS William Doolittle (Single). Now enjoying a 16-8 lead, the hosts found themselves in little trouble over the final four innings before exiting with a seven-run victory.

The RBI Singles for Davison were part of a truly outstanding afternoon:

• B1: 1-run Single to LF off P. Burns (R)
• B2: 1-run Single to CF off P. Burns (R)
• B4: Fly Out to CF (2 out)
• B5: 2-run Single past SS off J. Lawrence (R)
• B6: Single past 2B off J. Lawrence
• B8: 2-run Triple to RF off J. Lawrence (R)
• TOTAL: 5/6 (3B), 4 R, 6 RBI, 7 TB – OF AST, 106 GMSC (BAT: 2nd)

Davison’s performance was the second-best by a Batsman in the P.C.B.L. this season when judging by Game Score, ranking behind only John Werra’s effort for Penn B.C. vs Overbrook exactly one week ago (5/5, 3B, 3 R, 6 RBI, BB, SB), which earned Werra a Game Score of 108. Second-year CF Davison is batting .330 (.841 OPS) with 57 Runs, 16 Extra-Base Hits, 41 RBI, and 1.2 Batsman WAR.

Davison wasn’t the only Queen Vill. player with a great afternoon, as 1878 Batting Champion Milton Foster also excelled:

• QV C Milton Foster: 4/6 (2 2B), 2 R, 5 RBI, 6 TB – 1/4 CS

The victory moved Queen Village into a tie with Pt. Richmond for 5th in East Philadelphia at 25-29, while Yorktown remains in last at 23-31. The current East leaders are Frankford Arsenal, who are three games clear atop the standings at 33-21.