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KINGS COUNTY COMES BACK FROM 8 DOWN TO WIN!
K.C. SCORES 10 RUNS OVER FINAL TWO INNINGS TO BEAT NASSAU CO.; MCSHANE BATS 5/6

BROOKLYN (May 29, 1867) – Nassau County, Brooklyn’s last-place team, looked like they were going to leave Washington Park with a fantastic victory over Kings County on Wednesday, exiting the 7th inning with a seemingly unbeatable 15-7 lead over their hosts. However, Kings Co. had other plans:

There was plenty of action in this game – Nassau Co. supplying the early excitement and Kings Co. providing the late drama. The teams combined for 33 runs, 39 hits, and 23 errors, with the game lasting a whopping three hours and thirteen minutes.

Nassau Co., led by CF Douglas Williams’ five hits, three runs, double, & stolen base, chased pitcher Charles Matthews off the field after 3.2 innings and nine runs thanks in no small part to half a dozen K.C. fielding miscues. They continued scoring after #2 pitcher Walter O’Farrell entered in relief, and by the time the 7th was over they had that 15-7 lead.

Kings Co. woke up in the 8th. After sitting down the Nassau Co. batters 1-2-3 in the top half of the inning, Carlton McShane hit a double that started a five-run rally to decrease the K.C. deficit to three (15-12). N.C. scored one run in the top of the 9th, but that would just make the drama in the bottom of the 9th that much more exciting. Cormack Alexander scored on a Hanno Waldman ground out to make the score 16-13, McShane scored on an error to bring the score to 16-14, and Leen van Rooij scored on a passed ball to make it a 16-15 game.

With one out and runners on 2nd & 3rd base, three-time All-Star Willard Krone came to bat against Calum Henry and hit a single between two N.C. infielders. Alex Leininger scored from third, and Leslie Bjork raced around from second to score the winning run.

McShane was the star of the day for Kings Co., batting 5/6 with a double, three runs, one RBI, and a stolen base. However, Krone may have been the hero of the day. After entering as a pinch-hitter in the 8th, Krone was 2/2 with three RBI, including the game-winning hit.

The win moved Kings County to 15-6, keeping them on top of Brooklyn by one game, while the loss brought last-place Nassau County to 6-15.