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KACHIGIAN HAS FIVE HITS, WINS GAME IN 13TH
CINCINNATI LF THE HERO IN CONTEST THAT NEEDED MULTIPLE EXTRA INNINGS

CINCINNATI, OHIO (June 21, 1882) - The Cincinnati Royals & St. Louis Bluebirds contested the middle game of their series at Findlay & Western Park on Wednesday afternoon, and a bunch of extra baseball was needed in order to find a winner.

There wasn’t much to be said about the first six innings. The Hurlers, Joe Myers for Cincinnati & Francis Brewer for St. Louis, were in control, and the visitors exited with a 2-1 lead.

The action picked up in the seventh inning, the Bluebirds scoring twice in T7 on a pair of run-scoring Singles to take a 4-1 lead. The Royals took one back in B7 on a run-scoring Single of their own, but the Bluebirds took that Run right back on T8 to go ahead 5-2. The Royals then took the lead in B8 when a run-scoring Single by LF Lawrence Kachigian was followed with a bases-clearing Double by SUB William McCool three batters later. The Bluebirds took the lead right back in T9 thanks to an Error that let in two Runs, but Cincinnati would force Extra Innings with a Sacrifice Fly in B9 that evened the score (7-7).

After a scoreless tenth, the Bluebirds took an 8-7 lead on a Sacrifice Fly in T11 only to see the Royals tie it up in B11 on a Triple by Kachigian. The twelfth was scoreless, and the Bluebirds stranded men on 1st & 2nd in T13. In B13, Kachigian stepped to the plate with two out and hit a Single that sent C Ed McNeil in from 3rd, and the Royals had an 8-9 in thirteen innings.

Kachigian’s heroics in Extra Innings capped an excellent day for the Left Fielder:

• B2: Reached via Error by 3B
• B4: Fly Out to RF (3 out)
• B7: Leadoff Double to LF off F. Brewer (R)
• B8: 1-run Single to LF off F. Brewer (R)
• B9: Single to RF off C. Wilkinson
• B11: 1-run Triple to LCF off C. Wilkinson
• B13: Walkoff 1-run Single past 2B off C. Wilkinson
• TOTAL: 5/7 (2B, 3B), 2 R, 3 RBI, 8 TB, GW HIT – 67 GmSc (B: T-17th)

Kachigian has been an excellent contact hitter so far during the M.W.B.A.’s inaugural season. Through 41 games, Kachigian is batting a league-leading .405 (.932 OPS), although just nine of his 53 Hits have gone for extra bases (6 2B, 3 3B). He has also been light on run production, with 14 Runs (37/108 G) and 11 RBI (29/108 G). However, for one day his work with men on base was the key to a Cincinnati victory.

The Cincinnati Royals are tied for last place in the M.W.B.A with Milwaukee at 16-25, while the St. Louis Bluebirds are in a three-way for third place with Louisville & North Chicago at 22-19. The St. Louis Saints are the current M.W.B.A. leaders at 25-16 after having won their last six games.