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HARRIS CLUBS HALF-DOZEN HITS IN WIN AT GRANITE
PORTLAND RF HAS NBBO’S SECOND SIX-HIT GAME IN THREE DAYS; ALSO HAS SEVEN RBI

MANCHESTER, N.H. (May 30, 1879) - It was Game Three between Granite & Portland at the Kalivas Union Grounds on Friday afternoon, and, although it took some rallies to secure the result, 6x New England champs Portland were the victors:

After five innings it appeared that Portland had the win in the bag thanks to a 10-1 lead. However, Granite’s four-run rally in B6 featuring four straight Singles cut that lead to five (10-5). Portland immediately responded with three runs in T7 on a Home Run by RF Cody Harris to bring the lead back to eight (13-5), and four more runs in the ninth made sure they would earn the victory in New Hampshire.

The Home Run that put a seal on the win was the key moment of a perfect afternoon for Harris:

• T1: 1-run Double to LCF off C. Dempsey
• T3: 1-run Single to RF off C. Dempsey
• T4: 1-run Single past 2B off C. Dempsey
• T5: 1-run Single past 2B off C. Dempsey
• T7: 3-RUN HOME RUN to LCF off J. Schlitz
• T9: Single past 2B off J. Schlitz
• TOTAL: 6/6 (2B, HR), 1 R, 7 RBI, 10 TB, 109 GMSC

Harris’ afternoon output marked both the second six-hit game and the second 100+ Game Score in the N.B.B.O. over the past three days. While Harris’ 109 Game Score didn’t match Metropolitan LF David Phillips’ 113, Harris’ performance does have the upper hand in that he was a perfect 6/6 with the bat and he also hit a Home Run. Harris is batting .324 (.836 OPS) with ten Runs Batted In through the first thirteen games of the 1879 season, his third as a Portland regular.

The result gave the teams palindromic records. Portland is 8-5 and one game behind Sons of the Ocean for top spot in New England, while Granite is 5-8 and tied for sixth place with the Cantabrigians.