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NYL WINS ALL-STAR GAME W/ PAIR OF RALLIES
MULTIPLE RUNS IN THE 1ST & 5TH BRING BRAGGING RIGHTS BACK TO NY; ARNETT NAMED MVP

PITTSBURGH (Aug. 3, 1868) – A pair of multiple-run rallies by the New York League put the NYL back in the All-Star Game win column on Monday afternoon at the Upper Manhattan Base Ball Grounds:

The hosts started as strong as possible: five runs in the first inning, with two-run singles by Isaac Kelly (3B, ECK) & Everett Schreiber (C, ORA) being the key hits as the entire NYL lineup had a chance to bat.

The NEL nearly evened the score in the top of the third inning with four runs, three of them coming via double by Collin Henderson (1B, ALL) with the bases loaded and nobody out. Anderon MacGyver (2B, STJ) drove in the other run with a double down the third base line.

The NYL came to bat in the bottom of the fifth and took those four runs back with a double by Reginald Roper (OF, F.C.), sacrifice by Curtis Bowman (OF, EMP), and a two-out, two-run double by William Tighe (P, MUT).

The four-run rally put away the NEL for good, as the home side added two more runs while the visitors could only muster up a consolation run in the NYL’s 11-5 victory.

If this were a close game then Tighe would likely have been named MVP, as he allowed one run while pitching three innings and provided that key hit in the fifth. As it was, Leslie Arnett (2B, GOT) took the honor with a 3/3 performance with the bat. He also scored and drove in a run.

Attendance at the game in Upper Manhattan was 7,412. Spectators ponied up a quarter each to see the sport’s best players, with all proceeds going to charity.