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NEL BEATS NYL FOR FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS
NORTHEASTERN LEAGUE’S BEST TAKE LOW-SCORING ALL-STAR GAME IN NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK CITY (July 17, 1871) – The Northeastern League made it back into the Win column on Monday, taking the NBBO All-Star Game for the first time in three years:

(NOTE: I’m not sure why the Northeastern League was the home team here. I double-checked and they were the home team the previous year. A bug???)

NEW YORK LEAGUE STARTERS

• P: Ashley Atkins (SYR), C: Raynard Steinbach (BING), 1B: Ilkka Kivivuori (EMP), 2B: Henry Neal (SYR), 3B: Lawrence Robinson (BAL), SS: Marcel Bresciani (ATL), LF: Troy Oberst (MET), CF: Walter Williams (ATL), RF: Peter Huff (UNI)

NORTHEASTERN LEAGUE STARTERS

• P: James Dressman (PORT), C: Charles Singer (TU), 1B: Cormack Alexander (QS), 2B: William Strausbaugh (QS), 3B: Charles Palmer (MLD), SS: John Hudgins (CAN), LF: Callum Allison (REA), CF: Ned Morganti (QS), RF: George Scott (MM)

The crowd of over 5,900 at the Capitoline Grounds didn’t get to see the type of offensive output that was present for the All-Star Game in previous seasons, but it was a tight contest until late. The NEL earned the win in the 8th inning when, already ahead 2-1, they scored twice on Singles by Quaker State OF Luc Billon & Portland SS Louis Beane to go ahead by three.

In such a low-scoring ASG, it should come as no surprise that All-Star Game MVP went to a pitcher from the winning team:

• MVP: Elmer Seabold (P, SUS) – 5.0 IP, 6 HA, 1 RA/0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, SV

Aside from host Atlantic’s representatives at the game – Marcel Bresciani, Kenneth Harvey, Olaf Sorensen, & Walter Williams – the two men everyone looked forward to seeing were Peter Huff with his now 54-game Hitting Streak and 41-year-old first time All-Star James Heilman. Huff was 1/3 (Single) for the NYL, while Heilman was 0/2 for the NEL.

In the end, it was another fun exhibition for the fans that raised much-needed funds for charity.