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HARLEM CRUSHES MUTUAL; TAKES COMMANDING N.Y.C. LEAD
N.Y.C. LEADERS SCORE 11 IN BOTTOM OF THE 1ST EN ROUTE TO 25-4 WIN

NEW YORK CITY (July 30, 1863) – It was all smiles in Mount Morris Square on Thursday, as Harlem B.B.C. destroyed visiting Mutual to take a commanding four-game lead in the New York City Championship with just eight games to go:

The hosts wasted absolutely zero time in securing the result, scoring eleven runs on eight hits and a shocking eight Mutual fielding errors in the bottom of the first inning. Harlem could have loafed on in from there, but instead they scored fourteen more runs in their season-best 25-4 victory which featured a season-high 27 hits.

The middle of the Harlem lineup was simply extraordinary, with 3-4-5 men in the order leading the charge:

• Luther Etherington (3B) – 5/7 (all Singles), 5 R, 3 RBI
• Milton Eckhart (LF): 5/6, 2B, 3B, 5 R, 4 RBI, 8 TB
• Wilson Clarke (CF): 4/5, 2B, 2 R, 6 RBI, 1 SB, 5 TB
• 3-4-5 BATTERS: 14/18, 2 2B, 3B, 12 R, 13 RBI, 1 SB, 18 TB

The victory allowed pitcher Vern Nelson to match teammate Clydesdale Jackson with twenty Wins on the season, making them the only set of teammates in the N.B.B.O. with twenty Wins apiece.