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BUSBY CLUBS TWO HOMERS, DRIVES IN 7 IN WIN
AMERICAN 1B RULES THE DAY IN EIGHT-RUN HOME WIN OVER MASS. BAY

PHILADELPHIA (May 2, 1867) – It is only the second day of the season, but American BC has already seen one of its players pull off a rare achievement thanks to a two-HR game by one of its batsmen in a big win over visiting Mass. Bay:

The star of the show in Glenwood Field was easily American 1B William Busby, who became the eighth player in Northeastern League history to hit two home runs in a single game. That was not all he did on the afternoon:

• B1: Fly Out to SS off N. Moses
• B3: 1-Run Single to LCF off N. Moses
• B4: 3-RUN HOME RUN (In the Park) to LCF off N. Moses
• B5: 3-RUN HOME RUN (In the Park) to RCF off A. Shaw
• B7: Single past 2B off A. Shaw
• TOTAL: 4/5, 2 HR, 2 R, 7 RBI, 10 TB, 101 GMSC

Busby’s outburst against Massachusetts Bay did not set or even tie the American record for homers in a single game, as former American – current Victory – catcher Friedrich Becker became the first and only player in NBBO history to hit three homers in a game on June 30th, 1860 when he hit three inside-the-park home runs against Olympic BBC.