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NABORS MAULS MINUTEMAN IN VICTORY’S VICTORY
4X ALL-STAR SCORES A HANDFUL OF HITS; JONES & PIKE EACH GO 4/6 IN FOURTEEN-RUN WIN

TROY, N.Y. (July 25, 1869) – Victory BBC took on Minuteman, who have been struggling heavily during their first season without James Goodman, at Rensselaer Park on Sunday, and they left little doubt as to which was the better team:

Victory was brilliant – they scored 17 runs on 23 hits, stole half a dozen bases, committed just two errors on defense, and pitcher William Johannessen allowed six hits in a Complete Game that saw his record go to 18-17 and his ERA fall 2.99.

The stars of the day for Victory were a trio of batsmen, led by 4x All-Star SS Henry Nabors

• B1: Infield Single off O. Sherrill (SB)
• B3: 1-run Single past SS off O. Sherrill (SB, R)
• B4: 1-run Triple to LCF off O. Sherrill (R)
• B5: Single past 3B off T. Watkins
• B6: Fly Out to LF
• B8: Single to CF off T. Watkins
• TOTAL: 5/6, 3B, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 SB

The output raised his average to .357 (.851 OPS) with one Home Run and 55 RBI. Nabors’ game is not at the lofty heights it was last year (.399, .974 OPS, 69 RBI, +11.6 ZR, 4.4 WAR), but he clearly remains the best SS in the New York League not named Edward Huntley.

The two other key performers for Victory were leadoff man Alistair Jones (LF) & Weldon Pike:

• #1 Alistair Jones (LF): 4/6, 2-RUN HR, 4 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
• #5 Weldon Pike (3B): 4/6 (all 1B), 3 R, 2 RBI

Jones’ homer was an inside-the-parker to left-center field that took place in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was his first of 1869 after hitting five for Newark last season. Pike, an All-Star last year, did not display such power, but his four singles raised his average above the .300 mark to .307. He has a pair of Home Runs and 47 RBI in 1869.