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VICTORY HAS A FIELD DAY IN 19-RUN EAGLE ROUT
BURNETT & LEDOUX STAR AS TEAM HANGS 26 RUNS ON HAPLESS HOSTS

ELMIRA, N.Y. (June 18, 1873) – Victory BBC is part of the middle of the pack in Upstate New York, but they sure didn’t look like it during Wednesday’s game at Eagle:

The hosts, who are allowing nearly ten runs per game, got off to a terrible start and never came close to recovering, giving up eighteen runs over the first four innings, exiting the frame behind 18-2, and limping their way to a nineteen-run loss.

Nine different Victory batsmen had multiple Hits, Runs, and/or RBI, including a substitute, but they were led by part-time 1B John Burnett & LF Grover LeDoux:

• VIC #2 J. Burnett (1B): 6/7 (all 1B), 7 R, 1 RBI, 100 GMSC
• VIC #4 G. LeDoux (LF): 5/6, 3 2B, 5 R, 6 RBI, 109 GMSC

Burnett’s seven Runs tied the NBBO record for a nine-inning game, and it was the first seven-run outing since Atlantic’s Walter Williams on May 25th of 1870. Meanwhile, LeDoux’s performance was the best by an NBBO batsman this season, at least when judging by Game Score.

Victory is 13-12 and part of a three-way tie for 3rd in Upstate New York, five games behind Frontier. Eagle is firmly in last place at 7-19.