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RICH THUMPS SIX HITS IN ALL-PHILLY CLASSIC
AMERICAN & QUAKER ST. COMBINE FOR 22 RUNS & 32 HITS IN EXTRA-INNING THRILLER

PHILADELPHIA (June 10, 1860) – The end of one of the two annual five-game series between Philadelphia’s pair of N.B.B.O. clubs – American Baseball Club & Quaker State B.C. – provided fans with plenty of excitement on Sunday afternoon at Quaker St.’s home of the Philadelphia Cricket Grounds. Nine innings were not enough, as the rivals needed ten to decide the winner in a contest that featured 22 runs, 32 hits, & 13 errors:

American won the contest with a four-run rally in the top of the tenth that saw the winning run come home via error, but the man who started the rally was the star of the day: American first baseman William Rich, who was 6/6 with the bat.

• TOP 1: Single past 2B off Walter Rose (scored)
• TOP 3: 1-Run Double to LF off Walter Rose
• TOP 5: 1-Run Double to LF off Walter Rose (scored)
• TOP 7: Leadoff Single past SS of Walter Rose
• TOP 8: 1-Run Single past 1B off Walter Rose (scored)
• TOP 10: Single past 2B off Evan Bryant (scored)
• TOTAL: 6/6, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 8 TB

Rich’s fine day leaves him with a .389 average, eight extra-base hits, and sixteen RBI on the season.

The win moved American to 17-13, where they are part of a four-team scramble – American, Mass. Bay, Newark & Shamrock – separated by just one game at the top of the Coastal Championship after six weeks of play.