The Fairplay Base Ball club traveled from Maryland all the way to New York to take on the Brooklyn Atlantics at our homefield on the grounds of the Smithtown Historical Society.
A pair of 1864 matches was on the agenda against the southern gentlemen of Talbot County with our elder statesman Mickey 'The Lip' Tangel adjucating the day.
In the first match the Atlantic lumber swung true with four Atlantics accruing three hits or more to give the home team a 9-3 lead entering the 5th inning. Solid hitting by the Fairplays including a homerun by 'Moonlight' combined with some uncharacteristic errors by the Atlantics led to seven Talbot runs in the seventh inning. However, it was not enough as the Atlantics pulled away in the last two innings to take the first match by the score of 18-10.
The second match featured some unusual Atlantic moments with George 'Blackjack' Pappas walking three times, Nick 'Butcher' Baruso (a lefty) playing second base, Anthony 'Willy Mo' Stelmach having more hits then the four guys in front of him and even Ed 'Pigtail' Elmore stealing third base on the unsuspecting Fairplays.
On the day the Atlantic defense kept the Fairplays from scoring in 10 of the 18 innings and in the '64 game it is the team with the best defense that wins matches. The Fairplays were not unfamiliar with solid defense as even their eldest 'Red' made an amazing one handed grab of a line drive. The Atlantics were victorious in the second match by the score of 15-7 with George 'Wildhorse' Ferchland picking up the complete game victory. Leading the Atlantic onslaught was Dean 'Dreambucket' Emma who went 7 for 9 with 5 aces.
The Atlantics next play on Saturday May 26th in Providence, Rhode Island against the Providence Grays in a pair of 1864 and 1884 matches.
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