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PIONEER BEATS LAKE ERIE 17-1; 6 HITS FOR DURHAM

ERIE, PA (May 18, 1860) – Lake Erie Baseball Club have been the whipping boys of the Inland Championship throughout the National Base Ball Organization’s existence, finishing last in each of the competition’s three seasons. With the team off to a 4-8 start this season, things are not looking much different. To drive the point in even further, take a look at what Pioneer B.C. did to them at the Tenth Street Baseball Grounds in Erie on Friday afternoon:

Pioneer were the dominant side in every facet of the game: batting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning. They even pulled off a rare feat and hit two home runs during the contest. On the other side, it is not as if one or two players stood out with putrid performances for Lake Erie. Six different players committed errors, five different batsmen ended innings by leaving runners in scoring position, and three different pitchers allowed at least as many runs as innings pitched. The 17-1 loss truly was a team effort.

Pioneer had four players collect four hits each: Isaac Durham (OF), William Lydon (2B), Terho Rasanen (3B) and Edgar Schall (C). Of the four, Durham played the lead role with a six-hit performance.

Durham’s day with the bat:

• TOP 2: Leadoff Single between 1B & 2B off Otis Williams
• TOP 3: Single past SS off Otis Williams
• TOP 4: 3-run Inside-the-Park Home Run past CF off Otis Williams
• TOP 5: 1-run Single between 1B & 2B off Claude Fazio
• TOP 6: 1-run Single to CF off Claude Fazio
• TOP 8: 1-run Double past 1B off Claude Fazio
• TOTAL: 6-6, 2B, HR, 3 R, 6 RBI, 10 TB

Durham’s stat line makes him the first Pioneer player with six hits in a game, and also the first with ten total bases in a game.