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SPORTSMAN’S CLUBS 25 HITS IN MASSIVE WIN
SIX MEMBERS OF THE LINEUP FINISH WITH 3+ HITS

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. (July 13, 1863) – The Pioneer Baseball Club did not stand a chance in their home game against Sportsman’s B.C. this afternoon, with the visitors scoring in the top of the first and hammering Pioneer from then on to finish with an 18-0 win.

Sportsman’s clubbed 25 hits over the course of the afternoon, and they had no shortage of star performances:

• Doc Matheson (CF): 4/5, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, SB
• Jesse Beaver (1B): 3/6, 2 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI
• James Springer (SS): 4/6, 2 R, 1 RBI
• Paul Kronenberg (RF): 3/6, 1 R, 2 RBI
• Pippino Assante (2B): 3/5, 3 R
• Charlie Carson (P): CG SHUTOUT, 3/4, 2 R, 2 RBI

Sportsman’s six players with three or more hits establishes a new Northeastern League record, and Charlie Carson’s performance both on the mound and with the bat will be remembered as one of the individual games of the season.