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ORANGE PAIR BELTS FIVE HITS EACH IN 18-3 WIN
DARCY & RABBITT COMBINE FOR 10 HITS, 6 R.B.I, & 5 RUNS IN MASSIVE VICTORY

NEW YORK CITY (July 23, 1863) – It was a close contest for five innings at the Upper Manhattan Base Ball Grounds on Thursday afternoon, but Orange B.B.C. scored fifteen times over their last three times at bat to relegate the hapless Hilltop of Yonkers to yet another loss.

Two members of the Orange lineup combined for half of the team’s twenty hits: Frank Darcy (3B) & Albert Rabbitt (C).

Darcy’s day with the bat, which moved his average up to .379:

• B 1ST: Single to LCF off B. Slusher (stole 2B, scored)
• B 2ND: Double to CF off B. Slusher
• B 5TH: Ground Out to P off B. Slusher
• B 6TH: 2-run Double to LCF off B. Slusher (scored)
• B 8TH: Leadoff Single past 2B off A. Harrison (scored)
• B 8TH: Single between 1B & 2B off A. Harrison
• TOTAL: 5/6, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB, 7 TB

Rabbitt’s afternoon at the plate, which saw him end the game batting .344:

• B 2ND: 1-run Single to LCF off B. Slusher
• B 4TH: 1-run Single between 1B & 2B off B. Slusher
• B 6TH: 1-run Single between 1B & 2B off B. Slusher (scored)
• B 7TH: Double to LCF off A. Harrison
• B 8TH: 1- run Single to RCF off A. Harrison (scored)
• TOTAL: 5/5, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI, 6 TB

The fifteen-run victory moved Orange’s record to 34-23, currently good for third place in the New York City Championship. They sit two games behind Gotham for second place, and four games behind surprising leaders Harlem for the N.Y.C. lead.