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HORMEL PLATES SEVEN IN ROMP AT METRO
GOTHAM LF BECOMES FIRST WITH 7 RBI IN A GAME THIS SEASON AS GOTHAM WINS BY 22

NEW YORK CITY (June 18, 1870) – Gotham had the easiest afternoon of any team this season, scoring the first 25 runs against Metropolitan before graciously allowing their hosts to score a few times late in the contest:

A record seven Gotham players had 3+ base hits during the mauling of Metropolitan. The first six:

• Burton Ellerby (SS): 3/7, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, 5 TB
• Babe Johnson (2B): 4/7, 3B, 3 R, 3 RBI, 6 TB
• Hiram Majors (CF): 3/5, HR, 3 R, 1 RBI, SB, 6 TB
• Nicky Smith (3B): 3/5, 2B, 2 R, 1 RBI, 4 TB
• Clive Strachan (RF): 3/7, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI, SB, 4 TB
• Jackson Wright (1B): 4/7, 2B, 3B, 4 R, 1 RBI, 7 TB

As fine as those six batsmen performed, it was Charles Hormel who took Player of the Game honors due to his fantastic work when men were on the basepaths:

• T1: Fly Out to CF
• T3: 1-run Sac Fly to CF off I. Corey
• T4: Single past SS off I. Corey (SB, R)
• T5: 1-run Single to RF off R. Treichel (R)
• T6: 1-run Sac Fly to CF off W. Anderson
• T8: 2-RUN HOME RUN to RF off W. Anderson (R)
• T8: 2-run Single past 1B off J. Burnett
• TOTAL: 4/5, HR, 2 SAC FLY, 3 R, 7 RBI, SB, 7 TB, 103 GMSC

It was the best performance of Hormel’s career, one that raised his average to .341 & his OPS to .885, both of which would be career highs for the third-year Gotham man if they hold for the rest of 1870. Hormel is currently looking likely to earn his first All-Star Game nomination, which would be well-deserved as the outfielder has done well in all areas of the game so far this season.

Gotham is now 21-13, 3rd place in New York City and five games behind leaders Knickerbocker.