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SIX HITS, FIVE RUNS FOR ALTMAN IN GOTHAM WIN
GOTHAM LF PLAYS STARRING ROLE IN BATTLE OF BASEBALL’S TWO OLDEST CLUBS

NEW YORK CITY (May 18, 1872) – Baseball’s two oldest clubs, Gotham & Knickerbocker, played the second of their three-game series at the St. George Cricket Grounds on Saturday, with Gotham exiting winners after an exciting contest:

Knickerbocker had an early 6-2 lead thanks to five runs in the top of the 2nd, but Gotham did more than just make up the deficit as multiple runs in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th saw the hosts enter the late stages of the game with a 14-9 lead that was easily able to withstand a late Knick rally.

Without question, the Player of the Game was new Gotham LF Royal Altman:

• B1: Single past 1B off P. Daly (R)
• B3: Leadoff Single to LCF off P. Daly (SB, R)
• B4: Leadoff Single past SS off P. Daly (R)
• B5: 1-run Double to LF off P. Daly (R)
• B6: 1-run Double to RCF off C. Bancroft (R)
• B8: 1-run Double to RCF off C. Bancroft
• TOTAL: 6/6, 3 2B, 5 R, 3 RBI, SB, 9 TB, 104 GMSC

Altman’s performance represented the second six-hit game in APBL history, and the first with a 100+ Game Score. He is batting .480 with nine RBI through eleven games.

The win moved Gotham up to 8-3, good for the early lead in the Metropolitan Conference.