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ABBC vs Brooklyn Eckfords

October 20	Brooklyn Eckfords	1862	W 13-7
		1862	W 18-1

The Brooklyn Eckfords and Brooklyn Atlantics met in honor of the 150th anniversary of the passing of one of the first super-stars of base ball, Jim Creighton. Two matches were played according to the rules of base ball in 1862, the year of Creighton's untimely death. At the age of 21 years old, Creighton was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Excelsiors and an innovator in the methods of pitching with his famous "speedball" when he suffered an internal injury while swatting a homerun and passing a few days later. The first game included a pitching matchup of Vincent "Tuna" Aurora of the Atlantics against Eric "Express" Miclich of the Eckfords. The match stayed very close through four innings until the Atlantic began to pull away for the 13-7 victory. The Atlantic bats were hot as most of the lineup recorded multiple hits in the first game and were led by Anthony "Dirty Pirate" Cannino, two hits including a triple and two aces; Greg "Hawk" Dengel, two hits and an ace; Dean "Dreambucket" Emma, two hits including a double and two aces; Billy "Goat" Kowalczyk with two hits including a double and an ace; Anthony "Willy Mo" Stelmach with two hits and two aces; and Matt "Krawler" Kouyoumdjian with two hits including a double and two aces as well. In between matches both teams stood on the first base foul line and paid respect to the life and times of Jim Creighton. The elder Atlantic, Mickey "The Lip" Tangel, read a poem by Robert L Harrison, and both teams shared a moment of silence to honor the memory of one of the first bonified super-stars of the game. In the second game, both teams switched pitchers with George "Blackjack" Pappas tossing for the Atlantics and Richard "Fingers" Effinger for the Eckfords. This game saw a little more offense from the Atlantics and a little less from the Eckfords as the final score saw a lopsided victory of 18-1. The Atlantic battery was led by the Dirty Pirate with three hits, two doubles and two aces; George "Wildhorse" Ferchland with three hits, and Krawler with three hits, a double and three aces tallied. Both Tuna and Blackjack made their second pitching appearances for the Atlantics this season and both received their second wins adding significant pitching depth to the Atlantic rotation. The Atlantics play next Saturday October 27 in Salem, Massachusetts against the Providence Grays in a pair of 1864 matches beginning at 11AM. The matches will be at Salem Common, in the heart of the town. Witches and Wizards are welcome but spells, hexes, or hijinks are forbidden.

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