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ATLANTIC DROPS THIRTY ON MARATHON
4x BROOKLYN CHAMPS SHOW HOSTS NO MERCY AT THE WILLIAMSBURG GROUNDS

BROOKLYN (May 31, 1878) - Atlantic ended their three-game losing streak on Thursday with an outstanding 23-12 win at Marathon, and they hoped to build on that to end May in fine fashion on Friday. To say they did that is an understatement:

This game was even (3-3) after two innings, but after that Atlantic scored 27 of the game’s last 29 runs in a spectacular rout.

For most of the Atlantic lineup it was a fantastic afternoon:

• ATL SS Ben Gagliardi: 3/8 (all 1B), 3 R, 2 RBI
• ATL LF Herb Verrett: 3/4 (all 1B), 5 R, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 96 GMSC
• ATL 1B Jackson Wright: 4/7 (2 2B), 4 R, 7 RBI
• ATL RF MacKenzie Wilson: 2/7 (both 1B), 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• ATL C Michael Jones: 1/6 (1B), 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
• ATL 3B John Stoneman: 4/8 (all 1B), 3 R, 3 RBI
• ATL CF George Gregory: 4/6 (all 1B), 4 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, SB
• ATL 2B Roy Beattie: 5/7 (all 1B), 4 R, 3 RBI, SB, 81 GMSC
• ATL P Olaf Sorensen: 1/3 (1B), 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
• ATL P Olaf Sorensen: CG W (4-4, 1.93), 9 HA, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Herb Verrett took Player of the Game honors, as even though he “only” had three base hits his four walks meant he reached base seven times, and the ten Bases on Balls drawn by Atlantic was a team record in their 21+ seasons in the N.B.B.O.

The 26-run victory meant Atlantic ended May as part of a three-way tie atop the Brooklyn championship with Bedford & Nassau County at 11-7. Marathon, just 24-46 last season, is off to a 5-13 start that has them in last place.