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MALONEY RATTLES OFF 6 HITS VS CROSSTOWN RIVALS
10x ALL-STAR HAS 2ND CAREER SIX-HIT GAME AS M.B. BEATS SHAMROCK BY ELEVEN

BOSTON (May 30, 1873) – Boston’s two professional teams, Massachusetts Bay & Shamrock, began another series on Friday at the South End Grounds, with Mass. Bay dominating the proceedings:

After an even set of opening innings that ended with the score 5-5 after three, Mass. Bay took over during the middle innings by scoring four runs each in the 4th & 5th to take an eight-run lead that Shamrock was never able to put a dent in.

All-Star 1B Albert Stoffers was 3/6 with an RBI and RF Franklin Skaggs was 4/5 with two Runs & RBI each, but Mass. Bay’s key player was former Shamrock stalwart and 10x All-Star Thomas Maloney:

• T1: Hit by Pitch from H. Tallman (SB, R)
• T2: 2-run Single past SS off H. Tallman
• T4: Single off H. Tallman (R)
• T5: Single off H. Tallman (R)
• T6: Single past 2B off J. Walker (SB)
• T7: 1-run Single to RF off J. Walker
• T9: 1-run Triple to RCF off J. Walker
• TOTAL: 6/6, 3B, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 SB, HBP, 8 TB, 90 GMSC

The performance marked the second six-hit game of Maloney’s career, with the first coming on May 7th, 1868 against Trenton Utd. while Mass. Bay was still in the NBBO. It was also the eleventh five-hit game of Maloney’s career.

What Maloney’s six-hit game also did was ensure that, along with Shamrock SS William Schumacher’s six-hit game in a series between the two teams earlier this month, 1873 will be the first season in which the APBL has seen multiple six-hit performances.

After a miserable 1-6 start Mass. Bay has righted the ship, going 9-6 since and improving their record to 10-12, good for a tie with Shamrock for 4th place in the Colonial Conference.