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WILLIE DAVIS WITH ONE MORE SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE
SUSQUEHANNA STAR GOES 6/6 VS SPORTSMAN’S; RAISES AVERAGE TO .395

WILKES-BARRE, PENN. (August 3, 1861) – Willie Davis has arguably been the best player in the entire N.B.B.O. over the past two seasons, and he used the penultimate game of the 1861 season to put up one more special performance in his team’s 15-4 win against the Sportsman’s Club.

The Susquehanna Club superstar safely hit the ball every time he came up, and that was not all he did:

• BOT 1: Single past 2B off C. Carson (stole 2B, scored)
• BOT 1: 2-run Single between 1B & 2B off C. Carson
• BOT 2: Infield Single to 2B off F. Reed (scored)
• BOT 5: Single to RF off F. Reed (store 2B, scored)
• BOT 7: Single to RF off F. Reed (scored)
• BOT 8: Single past 2B off F. Reed
• TOTAL: 6/6 (all singles), 4 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB

Saturday’s matinee performance leaves Davis with a .395 average (2nd in N.E.L.), .540 Slugging % (1st), .973 O.P.S. (1st), 128 Hits (1st), 96 Runs (1st), 29 Doubles (1st), 63 Stolen Bases (1st), 175 Total Bases (1st), 5.0 W.P.A. (2nd), and 4.5 W.A.R. (2nd).

His scorching-hot batting to end the season – .423 (47/111) since July 1 – has left Davis THE favorite to win the Northeastern League’s Batsman of the Year award, which would be a repeat for the Susquehanna player.

If Davis does win B.o.t.Y. again it would be the third season in a row that he has won a major individual award, since he won the Northeastern League M.V.P. in 1859.