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ATLANTIC’S ELLIS HITS FOR THE CYCLE!

NEW YORK CITY (August 6, 1859) – As part of the penultimate day of games in the New York City Championship, Atlantic won 12-11 at Empire in eleven innings. The man Atlantic has to thank for their victory is star outfielder Chester Ellis, who hit for the Cycle over the course of seven trips to the plate:

• TOP 1: Double past 3B off H. Harding
• TOP 3: Leadoff Triple to RCF off H. Harding
• TOP 4: Reached on Error by 2B
• TOP 5: Reached via Fielder’s Choice by SS to 2B
• TOP 7: Pop Out to 3B
• TOP 10: Single past SS off C. Mitchell
• TOP 11: 3-Run Inside-the-Park Home Run to RCF off O. Clink
• TOTAL: 4/7, CYCLE, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 SB

Atlantic needed all three of the runs Ellis’ inside-the-park round-tripper provided, as Empire scored twice in the bottom of the eleventh and had the tying run on base when substitute pitcher Irving Willingham induced the final out of the game.

Ellis was productive with more than just the bat, as three stolen bases helped him score four times on the afternoon. His output against Empire left him with a .358 average, ten triples, three home runs, 49 RBI, and 36 steals with just one game left to go.

Ellis’ Cycle was the first by an Atlantic batsman.