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ROSS GILL SETS NEW RECORD WITH 31ST WIN
QUAKER STATE’S STAR PITCHER BECOMES 1ST TO GO PAST 30 WINS IN A SEASON

PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 2, 1871) – Quaker State began their home series against Olympic needing to win all five games to break the 1865 Knickerbocker team’s record for most victories in a 70-game season. Late rallies got the job done in the opener:

The main driver of the Quaker State attack was, unsurprisingly, Cormack Alexander, whose three Singles drove in a pair of runs. Catcher Matthew Williams was also a key factor, driving in two runs via Double in the bottom of the 6th inning.

The talk of the day, however, was Quaker St. #1 Ross Gill.

Entering the game with a 30-6 record, Gill had already become the fifth pitcher with thirty Wins in a season. However, none of the five had ever made it past thirty, with every pitcher in the “30 Win Club” having earned Win #30 in their last appearance of the season. That changed on Wednesday.

Gill was in command for much of the afternoon, allowing seven Hits over the nine innings, and all five scores against him were Unearned Runs due to Quaker St. fielding errors. After Quaker St. took the lead in the 6th the result was never in doubt, and Gill had historic Win #31.

In recognition of his feat, Gill was given Player of the Game honors and two expensive bottles of wine from a local Sommelier.

Gill will likely pitch two more times during the series against Olympic, and if Quaker St. is as successful as the records of both teams (OLY 23-43; QS 54-12) indicate they should be then he could finish the 1871 season with a 33-6 record.