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MARATHON SCORES 17 IN 9TH TO BEAT BEDFORD
MARATHON’S MARATHON TURN AT BAT TURNS 11-6 DEFICIT INTO 23-11 VICTORY

BROOKLYN (June 10, 1875) - Bedford B.B.C. entered the 9th inning of their home game vs Marathon having just scored two runs to increase their lead to 11-6 before setting up to bring the win home. Then…

The top of the 9th began with Bedford allowing LF Noble Jacobson to reach base thanks to a dropped ball out in Right Field by Claude Owens, and the parade of batsmen didn’t stop until Marathon had scored seventeen times:

• MAR #2 Noble Jacobson (LF): Reached via Error by RF
• MAR #3 Morton Nicholas (3B): Single past SS
• MAR #4 Luther Fairburn (RF): 1-run Single past 2B (R by Jacobson)
• MAR #5 Lanny Haines (2B): Reached via Fielder’s Choice at 2B (1 out)
• MAR #6 Julius Alexander (C): Reached via Fielder’s Choice at 2B (2 out; R by Nichols)
• BED Pitching Change: Edward Young in for Frederick Ross
• MAR #7 Edgar Drury (PH): Reached via Error by 2B
• MAR #8 Jake Johnson (SS): Single past SS
• MAR #9 Gerald Gore (PH): 1-run Single to LCF (R by Alexander)
• MAR #1 Christos Pappas (CF): 2-run Single past 2B (R’s by Drury & Johnson)
• MAR #2 Noble Jacobson (LF): Infield Single to 3B
• MAR #3 Morton Nichols (3B): Reached via 1-run Error by SS (R by Gore)
• MAR #4 Luther Fairburn (RF): Reached via 1-run Error by 3B (R by Pappas)
• MAR #5 Lanny Haines (2B): 1-run Infield Single to SS (R by Jacobson)
• MAR #6 Julius Alexander (C): Reached via 1-run Error by 2B (R by Nichols)
• BED Pitching Change: Declan Davidson for Edward Young
• MAR #7 Edgar Drury (PH): 1-run Single to CF (R by Fairburn)
• 1-run Throwing Error by CF (R by Haines)
• MAR #8 Jake Johnson (SS): Reached via 1-run Error by SS (R by Alexander)
• MAR #9: Gerald Gore (PH): 1-run Single past SS (R by Drury)
• MAR #1 Christos Pappas (CF): 1-run Single to RF (R by Johnson)
• MAR #2 Noble Jacobson (LF): 3-RUN HOME RUN TO LF (R’s by Gore, Pappas, & Jacobson)
• MAR #3 Morton Nichols (3B): Single past SS
• MAR #4 Luther Fairburn (RF): Force Out at 2B (3 out)
• TOTAL: 21 Batsmen, 17 Runs, 12 Hits (1 HR), 7 Errors

What made Marathon’s seventeen-run rally so incredible wasn’t merely the fact that it happened but that the final sixteen runs were scored with two out, as Run #2 scored on a Fielder’s Choice at 2B that brought Marathon down to their final out and fifteen more men crossed the plate after.

By the time all was said and done in the top of the 9th Marathon was ahead 23-11, Bedford was in shock, and a 1-2-3 bottom of the 9th made for a swift end to a game that featured a most memorable comeback.

Marathon’s best batsman was Morton Nichols:

• MAR #3 Morton Nichols (1B/3B): 5/7 (2B, 3B, 8 TB), 5 R, 1 RBI

However, he didn’t take Player of the Game honors because Bedford 1B Neal Cody had a superior day in a losing effort:

• BED #4 Neal Cody (1B): 4/7 (2B, 5 TB), 2 R, 7 RBI

The extraordinary victory brought Marathon back up to .500 at 11-11. They are in a tie with Empire for 4th in Brooklyn and three games behind co-leaders Atlantic & Eckford. Bedford is in 7th place at 9-13 (5 GB).