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LAKE ERIE WINS 17-1 AT SPORTSMAN’S
L.E.’s WARNER HITS GRAND SLAM, FINISHES WITH 7 RBI

FALL RIVER, MA (May 9, 1860) – The fans of Sportsman’s Baseball Club were in for quite a shock on Wednesday afternoon, as their hometown team was crushed by perennial Inland Championship doormat Lake Erie 18-1 at Buffington Field. It was a loss in which Sportsman’s had as many fielding errors as hits: eight.

There was one star that shone far brighter than all others in the game: Lake Erie shortstop Helmut Warner…

• TOP 2: Leadoff Singe between 3B & SS off William Walch
• TOP 3: 1-Run Triple to RCF off William Walch
• TOP 4: GRAND SLAM over LF fence (309’) off William Walch
• TOP 5: Hit by Pitch by Andrew Seymour with bases loaded (RBI given)
• TOP 6: Pop-fly out to SS
• TOP 9: 1-Run Single past SS off Andrew Seymour
• TOTAL: 4/5, 3B, HR, 4 R, 7 RBI, HBP

Warner became the fourth player in National Base Ball Organization history with seven RBI in a single game.