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BENSON FIRST IN PCBL WITH 30-WIN SEASON
PBCC GREENHORN CONTINUES SPECTACULAR DEBUT SEASON BY PASSING MAJOR MILESTONE

PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 6, 1876) - Yet again Philadelphia B.C.C. needed to win at Independence to make sure they stayed at least a game in front of Frankford for #1 overall in the P.C.B.L., and the result on Sunday was another big victory:

This game was over by the middle of the 2nd inning. P.B.C.C. came to bat in the 1st and scored twice on a Home Run by CF Robert Chase, and in the 2nd they came to bat and hit Independence with a ten-run rally in which half the runs were scored on Errors or Wild Pitches. The aftermath: a 12-0 lead, and the win virtually guaranteed.

A trio of P.B.C.C. players had three hits each…

• PBCC #1 Robert Chase (CF): 3/7 (HR, 6 TB), 3 R, 3 RBI
• PBCC #3 Charles Hunt (3B): 3/5 (all 1B), 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
• PBCC #8 Haywood Dennis (C): 3/6 (all 1B), 3 R, 0 RBI

…but the talk of the afternoon was P.B.C.C.’s incredible Greenhorn, Robert Benson:

• TOTAL: CG WIN (30-9, 1.69 ERA), 8 HA, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Benson wasn’t at his absolute best, but in victory he became the first Pitcher in P.C.B.L. history with 30+ Wins in a single season and remains atop the list of three this season who have bested teammate Arthur Lipscomb’s previous single season Win record of 25, set last year.

With one week left to play in the season, Benson is 30-9 (#1) with a 1.69 ERA (#1) and 93 Strikeouts (#1), meaning that he is extremely likely to win Pitcher of the Year, Greenhorn of the Year, AND the Pitching Triple Crown. Benson’s season has been so dominant that it could very well overshadow Joseph Evans becoming the first .400 hitter in league history.

P.B.C.C.’s thirteen-run win made sure they held on to the P.C.B.L.’s best record and Home Field Advantage for the Liberty Bell Classic. However, Frankford Arsenal 13-10 at home to Minerva on Sunday, and as a result P.B.C.C. now has a two-game lead for #1 overall with five games left to play.