Game Log - 2009
4-11-09 |
Bridgeport Orators |
1864 |
W 12-10 |
Atlantic opened its 2009 season on the road at Seaside Park, Connecticut, against the Bridgeport Orators. A light steady rain had begun to fall just prior to the Atlantics' arrival, and continued into the afternoon. Undeterred, the teams commenced the game. The score remained close throughout, the lead changed hands a few times, and Atlantic came out on top, 12 - 10. Toothpick, Dreambucket, and Money each had three hits for Atlantic. Shakespeare, Wildhorse, Hammy, and Hawk had two hits apiece. Pigtail went the distance to pick up the victory.
4-18-09 |
Roxbury Nine |
1864 |
W 7-5 |
| | 1864 | L 19-14 |
Atlantic entertained the Roxbury Nine for their home opener at Atlantic Park, and once again won their home opening game. Roxbury came back the second game to take the 1864 fly-game, 19-14. Atlantic and Roxbury fought hard in the first game, with both teams playing good defense to thwart each other's offense. Atlantic's big inning came in the 5th, when they scored 4 runs enroute to a 7 - 5 victory. Atlantic only mustered up seven hits, but put four of them together that 5th inning to prevail. Toothpick, Dreambucket (a double), Flash, Shakespeare, Wildhorse, Willy Mo (a double), and Mickey the Lip each had a hit. Tree pitched the distance to pick up the victory. The Nine started pounding right away in the second game, scoring 12 runs over the first four innings, then added more in their final three innings. Atlantic couldn't get going offensively, then finally scored ten runs over their 7th, 8th, and 9th innings to draw close, but fell short, suffering their first loss of the season. Wildhorse (double, 2 aces), Dreambucket (double, 3 aces), Shakespeare, and Hammy had two hits apiece for Atlantic.
4-26-09 |
Providence Grays |
1864 |
L 23-22, 11 innings |
| | 1864 | W 21-2 |
The Providence Grays visited Atlantic Park on the second leg of their road trip, after engaging in a pair of high scoring contests in New Jersey. Atlantic was ready, and this day would provide the Grays with another pair of high scoring games. After 9 innings in the first game, the score stood at 19-19. Neither team could score in the 10th. The Grays then scored 4 runs in their 11th inning, leaving it to Atlantic to fight back. Atlantic mounted their comeback, scoring 3 runs after two were out, but left the tying run on second base as the Grays recorded the final out for the 23-22 victory. For Atlantic, Toothpick, Dreambucket, and Shorty each had 3 hits. Shakespeare and Billy Goat had 2 hits apiece. Losing pitcher Pigtail, who lasted all 11 innings, also pounded out several long hits. The second game was also a high scoring event, but this time only by Atlantic, which had 29 hits to score 21 runs, and held the Grays to but 2 runs. Dreambucket and Shakespeare led the way with 5 hits each. Billy Goat added 4 hits, and Toothpick, TC, and Hammy had 3 hits apiece. Shakespeare held the Grays in check to pick up the victory and gain Atlantic the split.
5-9-09 |
Flemington Neshanock |
1864 |
W 21-4 |
| | 1864 | W 18-4 |
Atlantic marched to Chester, New Jersey to meet up with long-time friends, the Flemington Neshanock. Amidst the festivities of the day, Atlantic engaged Neshanock in two 1864-era matches, once again displaying its renowned stellar defense in holding Neshanock to just 4 runs in each game. Atlantic took the first contest, 21-4. Dreambucket and Hawk each had 3 hits to lead Atlantic. Toothpick, Flash, Billy Goat, Shorty, Shakespeare, and Pigtail had 2 hits apiece. In the second game, Atlantic banged out 7 extra-base hits en route to an 18-4 victory. Dreambucket hit for the cycle, going 4 for 4. Shakespeare and Flash (double, triple) each contributed 3 hits. Shorty had 2 hits and a walk, while Toothpick added a double and TC added a triple to the attack.
5-16-09 |
Mountain Athletic Club |
1864 |
W 11-1 |
| Talbot Fairplays | 1864 | L 5-4, 12 innings |
5-17-09 | New York Gothams | 1864 | W 10-1 |
| Waterbury Connors | 1864 | L 15-5 |
Although there would be no Gotham Cup on the line this year, Atlantic was still poised to present its best game. Atlantic drew the late games on Saturday. Its first opponent would be the Mountain Athletic Club. Atlantic scored in six of their innings while playing almost flawless defense, exacting 8 straight whitewashes before giving up a lone run in the 9th inning for a convincing 11-1 victory. Dreambucket led Atlantic with 3 hits, while Wildhorse and Shakespeare had 2 hits apiece. Pigtail pitched the gem for the victory. Atlantic then faced Talbot in what proved to be one of the better games of the weekend. Talbot scored twice in their 1st, and once each in their 4th and 6th innings. Atlantic couldn't mount any offense against Talbot until their 7th inning, when they scored 3 times to close to 4-3. Atlantic then pushed across a run in the 9th to take the game to extra innings. The score then stood 4-4 until the bottom of the 12th when Talbot managed to plate a run for a 5-4 victory. The two teams had combined to record an incredible 18 whitewashes. Money and Pigtail had 3 hits each for Atlantic, while Dreambucket and Flash each contributed 2 hits. The forecast for Sunday called for morning showers, then clearing for the afternoon. Atlantic drew 2 morning games. Once again the skies were kind to Atlantic as both games came off without the rain. In the first game, just as they did in their first game yesterday, Atlantic scored in 6 of their innings, and again exacted 8 whitewashes before giving up a lone run in the 9th inning, resulting in a 10-1 victory. Flash had 3 hits for Atlantic, and Hawk, TC, and Dreambucket had 2 hits each. Shakespeare pitched this day's gem to pick up the victory. Atlantic's last game was against Waterbury, and the beginning looked good. Atlantic scored 4 runs in their 1st to jump out ahead, but that would be all their runs until they scored one final run in the 9th. Meanwhile, they held Waterbury to one run until the 6th, when everything fell apart for Atlantic. A multitude of errors combined with just a few hits gave 10 runs to Waterbury, a good team that took full advantage of the Atlantic miscues. Atlantic never recovered, and succumbed to Waterbury, 15-5. Shakespeare was the only Atlantic to manage 2 hits, as Atlantic totaled just 9 hits for the game.
5-30-09 |
New York Mutuals |
1864 |
W 12-3 |
| | 1864 | W 10-2 |
Atlantic traveled the short distance to its original home field at OBVR to engage in a pair of matches with the Mutuals. Atlantic brought its stellar defense this day to stymie the Mutual offense, allowing them to score in only 3 of their 18 at-bats, to take both contests, 12-3 and 10-2. In the first game, Atlantic scored 3 runs in the first inning and never looked back, coasting to the 12-3 victory. Hawk, Dreambucket, Toothpick, and Wildhorse each had 2 hits to spark the offense. Tree pitched the distance for the victory, tossing 8 whitewashes, and allowing Mutual only a 3-spot in the 8th inning. The second game looked much the same, as Atlantic again scored in the first inning and coasted to victory. TC led Atlantic with 3 hits, while Butcher and Hammy each contributed 2 hits. Willy Mo went the distance the second game to gain his first victory of the season, allowing just solo runs in the 3rd and 9th innings.
6-6-09 |
Indianapolis Blues |
1860 |
L 6-3 |
| Clodbuster Base Ball Club | 1860 | W 14-5 |
| Champion City Reapers | 1860 | W 6-5 |
Atlantic took off on its longest trip of the season, traveling to Dayton, Ohio to participate in the Clodbuster Cup at Carillon Historical Park. Atlantic lost to the Indianapolis Blues 6-3 in the first game, then beat the Clodbusters 14-5 and the Champion City Reapers 6-5, to finish tied with the Blues and Reapers at 2-1. The Blues were awarded the Clodbuster Cup based on the tiebreaker of least runs allowed. In the first game, Atlantic had 12 hits, but couldn't bunch them together, scoring just the 3 runs. Hawk, Billy Goat (triple), Willy Mo, and Tree had 2 hits each for Atlantic. In the second game, Atlantic managed to bunch their hits together, with 6 hits in the 1st inning to plate 5 runs and 7 hits in the 5th to plate 6 more runs, on its way to the 14-5 victory over the Clodbusters. Hawk, Dreambucket (double), and Billy Goat (home run) led Atlantic with 3 hits apiece. Toothpick and Flash added 2 hits each, and Tree pitched the distance for the victory. In the final contest, Atlantic scored 3 in the 1st, but the Reapers came right back with 2 runs, then scored 2 more in their 3rd for a 4-3 lead. Atlantic answered back with another 3 runs in its 4th to take the lead, then held the Reapers to 1 run over the last 6 innings for the 6-5 win. Toothpick, TC (home run), Dreambucket (triple), Flash (home run), and Hawk each had 2 hits for Atlantic. Hawk pitched the first 6 innings to pick up his first win of the season, and Nice&Easy shut down the Reapers the last 3 innings.
6-7-09 |
Clodbuster Base Ball Club |
1860 |
W 12-4 |
| | 1860 | W 13-8 |
Atlantic finished its long weekend trip with a pair of matches on Sunday against the Clodbusters at Old Riverbank Park. In the first contest, Atlantic jumped out front early, with 2 runs in the 1st, 4 in the 2nd, 3 in the 3rd, and another in the 4th, on its way to a 12-4 victory. TC, Dreambucket (home run), Toothpick, Flash (triple), Billy Goat, Money (2 doubles), Willy Mo, Tricky Rick, Nice&Easy, and Pigtail all had 2 hits each for Atlantic. Pigtail picked up the victory. In the second game, Atlantic again struck early, with 5 runs in the 1st and 4 more in the 2nd. The Clodbusters mounted a late comeback with 2 runs in the 6th, 2 in the 8th, and 3 in the 9th before Atlantic closed the door on a 13-8 victory. Toothpick, with 4 hits, and Flash, with 3 hits, led the Atlantic offense. Hawk, TC (double), Dreambucket (home run), Tricky Rick, Nice&Easy, and Pigtail each had 2 hits. Tree went the distance to pick up his second victory of the weekend.
6-13-09 |
Flemington Neshanock/New York Gothams |
1864 |
W 15-1 |
| | 1864 | W 25-4 |
A combined Flemington Neshanock/ New York Gotham team came out to Atlantic Park to once again help celebrate 'Old Dutch' Day with the annual 'Old Dutch' Memorial Games. Atlantic stood tall in the first contest, scoring in every inning but the 5th, and holding the Flem York Gothanocks to a single run in a 15-1 victory. Dreambucket led Atlantic with 3 hits, and Wildhorse, Flash, and Hammy had 2 hits each. Tree held down the Gothanocks to pick up his 5th victory of the season. After a short break, both teams assembled along the first base foul line to pay homage to Al 'Old Dutch' Dieckmann, one of the founders of this Atlantic team. We also honored Hawk with the 2009 'Old Dutch' Award. The second game was soon underway, and again Atlantic scored in every inning but one, this time the 6th, for a 25-4 victory. Dreambucket (double, 4 aces) and Toothpick (double, home run, 3 aces) led the Atlantic attack with 4 hits apiece. Tuna and Billy Goat (triple, 5 aces) contributed 3 hits each. TC (triple), Flash (double), Hammy, and Nice&Easy each had 2 hits. Nice&Easy went the distance to pick up his first victory of the season.
6-27-09 |
Providence Grays |
1864 |
W 22-9 |
| | 1884 | W 16-9 |
Atlantic left rained-soaked Long Island and headed northeast to the sunny skies of Providence, RI, to take on their long-time rival, the Grays. Atlantic pounded out 25 hits in the 1864 opener to best the Grays, 22-9. Wildhorse, with 2 doubles, and Shakespeare led Atlantic with 5 hits each. Dreambucket added 4 hits, including a double, and Hawk contributed 3 hits. TC, Tricky Rick, and Pigtail had 2 hits apiece. Pigtail went the distance to pick up the victory. In the second game, an 1884 overhand contest, Atlantic again bested the Grays, 16-9. Dreambucket went 4 for 4, plus a walk, with a double, 2 triples, and 4 aces to lead Atlantic. Flash (double) and TC had 3 hits apiece. Willy Mo and Pigtail added 2 hits each. Shakespeare pitched brilliantly over the first 6 innings to pick up the win, and Wildhorse held the Grays down the last 3 innings to help secure the victory.
6-28-09 |
Newtown Sandy Hooks |
1864 |
W 13-4 |
| Waterbury Connors | 1864 | L 16-7 |
Atlantic left Providence Sunday morning and headed west for a shootout against the Newtown Sandy Hooks and the Waterbury Connors at Colt Park in Hartford, Conn. In the first game, Atlantic's defense handled the Sandy Hooks and they came away with a 13-4 win. Toothpick, Flash, Hammy, Nice&Easy, and Pigtail collected 2 hits each for Atlantic. Nice&Easy picked up the victory for Atlantic. Atlantic then ran into its first loss of the weekend in the second game, falling to Waterbury by a score of 16-7. Hawk had 3 hits for Atlantic, including a double, but only 5 other Atlantics managed a hit each as the Atlantic bats were held to just 8 hits.
Atlantic headed up north to Roxbury for a duel with the Nine at Kirkside Park. The game was marked by stellar defense on both sides, and stood at 4-4 after 7 innings. The Nine scored twice in the top of the 9th for the lead. Atlantic tried to come back, scoring once and putting the tying run on 2nd, but Roxbury retired the last out to come away with the 6-5 victory. For Atlantic, Toothpick (2 doubles, 2 aces), Dreambucket (double, ace), and Money had 2 hits apiece. The second contest got underway, and Atlantic opened up a quick 5-0 lead, but with runners on 1st and 3rd and 1 out, the skies opened up and the rains came, canceling the second game.
7-12-09 |
Mountain Athletic Club |
1864 |
W 25-7 |
| | 1864 | W 11-10 |
On Sunday, Atlantic moved several miles south to take on the Mountain Athletic Club at Fleischmanns. Atlantic jumped out ahead with 3 runs in the first, but the MAC took the lead 4-3 in the top of the 4th. Atlantic then scored 19 runs over the next 3 innings to coast to a 25-7 victory. TC (3 aces), Dreambucket (double, 2 triples, 5 aces), and Shakespeare (double, 3 aces) each had 4 hits to lead Atlantic. Hawk (triple, 4 aces) and Toothpick (3 doubles, 3 aces) had 3 hits each. Tree picked up the win. In the second contest, MAC put up a much better fight, but Atlantic held them off, 11-10. Shakespeare went 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 aces. Dreambucket, Willy Mo, and Tree each contributed 2 hits for Atlantic. Pigtail pitched for the victory.
7-18-09 |
New York Mutuals |
1864 |
W 8-5 |
| | 1864 | L 11-9 |
Atlantic split a pair of games with the Mutuals, taking the first game 8-5, then dropping the second game 11-9. In the first game, Dreambucket led the way with 3 hits, including 2 triples. Flash added a single and a double. Nice&Easy pitched the last 3 innings to pick up the victory. In the second game, TC (double, triple, home run, 3 aces), Dreambucket (2 home runs, 3 aces), Shakespeare, and Nice&Easy each had 3 hits. Tuna added 2 hits for Atlantic.
7-25-09 |
Oyster Pond Eagles |
1864 |
W 10-4 |
| | 1864 | W 12-11 |
Atlantic returned to picturesque Poquatuck Park in Orient to once again take on the Oyster Pond Eagles. Atlantic won the coin toss and chose to bat first, then scored 4 quick runs and never looked back, as they charged to victory, 10-4. Shakespeare had 3 hits to lead Atlantic, while TC, Dreambucket, Wildhorse, and Money contributed 2 hits each. Hammy pitched the distance for the victory. The second game would prove to be much more exciting. This time the Eagles won the toss, so they decided to bat first, and promptly put up a 3-spot, then held Atlantic scoreless. Atlantic scored twice in its 2nd, but the Eagles answered with 2 of their own in their 3rd. Atlantic then scored once in the 3rd, twice in the 4th, and once again in the 5th to take a 6-5 lead. The Eagles scored 2 in their 6th, but Atlantic answered right back with 2 of their own. Then the Eagles scored 4 big runs in their 7th, Atlantic but 1 in theirs, and the score stood 11-9 in favor of the Eagles after 7 innings. Atlantic whitewashed the Eagles, the Eagles whitewashed Atlantic, Atlantic whitewashed the Eagles, and to the bottom of the 9th they went. The Eagles retired the first Atlantic striker and hoped for 2 more, but that would be it, as Atlantic put together 4 straight hits, capped by Wildhorse's solid hit to the outfield, to pull out the victory, 12-11. Dreambucket had 3 hits for Atlantic, and Flash and Willy Mo had 2 hits apiece. TC, who took to between the lines in the 7th, surrendered the Atlantic lead, but then held the Eagles scoreless to pick up the victory.
8-1-09 |
Elizabeth Athletic Club |
1864 |
W 32-3 |
| | 1891 | W 15-4 |
Atlantic hosted one its old rivals, the Elizabeth Athletics, a team Atlantic has not played since they re-formed into an overhand team in 2005. In the first game, Atlantic pounced early, jumping ahead 25-1 by the 5th inning, then coasted to a 32-3 victory. Toothpick led the Atlantic attack, going 5 for 6, including 2 triples, a home run, and 4 aces. Dreambucket went 4 for 6 with a double, 2 triples, a home run, and 4 aces. TC (3 triples, 4 aces), Flash (double, 2 aces), Billy Goat (2 aces), Wildhorse (double, 2 aces), and Willy Mo (3 aces) each had 3 hits. Tree pitched the first 5 innings to pick up the victory. In the second game, an 1891 overhand contest, Atlantic scored early again, and took the game 15-4. Shakespeare (4 aces), and Billy Goat led Atlantic with 3 hits each. Dreambucket (double, 3 aces) and Tuna (2 aces) had 2 hits apiece. Shakespeare went the distance, allowing only a single run in the 1st and 3 runs in the 4th, to earn the victory.
8-2-09 |
Newtown Sandy Hooks |
1864 |
W 16-10 |
| Waterbury Connors | 1865 | W 7-6 |
Atlantic returned to OBVR to take on 2 teams from Connecticut, the Newtown Sandy Hooks and the Waterbury Connors. In the first game, Newtown tried to stay with the Atlantics offensively, but the Atlantic defense stood tall at the end, and Atlantic came away with a 16-10 victory. Hawk, TC, Shakespeare, and Flash each contributed 2 hits for Atlantic. Dreambucket added a triple. Pigtail picked up the victory. The second contest, an 1865 fly game, proved to be most exciting. Atlantic scored twice in the 1st inning, and once more in the 2nd. Waterbury answered with 2 runs in their 3rd, 2 in their 4th, 1 in the 6th, and 1 more in the 8th, while holding Atlantic scoreless. Going to the bottom of the 9th, Waterbury held a 6-3 edge, needing just 3 outs for the victory. TC led off and reached on an infield error, then stole second and third. Dreambucket promptly singled him home, then took second on an error on the play. Toothpick followed with a single, then stole second, with Dreambucket getting caught off third in a rundown, but he managed to break free and score when no one covered home. Toothpick moved to third on the play, then tagged up and scored on Shakespeare's fly to center, to knot the game at 6. Flash then singled, and stole second. Hammy stepped up to the plate and drove the ball to rightcenter, and Flash raced home to score the winning run. Besides having the winning hit, Hammy fittingly became the winning pitcher also, as Atlantic won, 7-6.
8-8-09 |
Bridgeport Orators |
1864 |
W 25-14 |
| | 1864 | W 24-11 |
Atlantic ventured out to the South Fork for their second year playing at the Bridgehampton Historical Society's Annual Heritage Fair. Our opponent once again would be the Bridgeport Orators, making the trek from Connecticut. The Orators scored in every inning except the 3rd and 9th, but Atlantic topped that by scoring in every inning to take a resounding 25-14 victory. Toothpick, Shakespeare, Dreambucket, and Flash each had 4 hits for Atlantic. Hawk and Hammy added 3 hits each. Tree pitched the distance to pick up the victory. In the second game, the Orators jumped out early and held an 8-0 lead after 3 innings. Atlantic battled back, though, and put the game out with 7-run innings in the 7th and 9th, to take the game, 24-11. TC led Atlantic with 5 hits, including 2 doubles and 5 aces. Butcher added 4 hits to the Atlantic attack, while Dreambucket and Flash contributed 3 hits apiece. Flash hit several monster shots to deep left field, one going for a triple and another for a home run. Hammy pitched Atlantic to the victory.
9-5-09 |
Bovina Dairymen |
1864 |
W 5-3 |
| Mountain Athletic Club | 1895 | L 13-4 |
| Roxbury Nine | 1898 | L 26-13 |
Atlantic travelled north for the Labor Day weekend to once again vie for the Keator Cup in upstate Roxbury, NY. Atlantic played twice on Saturday, besting the Bovina Dairymen 5-3 in a fine defensive 1864 match, then dropping an 1895 contest to the Mountain Athletic Club 13-4. Butcher led Atlantic in the first contest with 2 hits, 4 stolen bases, and an ace. Tree pitched the distance and picked up the victory. In the second contest, Hawk went 3 for 4, including a double and an ace to lead Atlantic. Willy Mo had 2 hits and TC added a double. The Mountain Athletic Club defeated the Dairymen in the first game on Sunday to finish 3-0 and capture the Keator Cup. In the second game, Atlantic fell to the Roxbury Nine 26-13 in the 1898 contest. Toothpick led Atlantic with 3 hits and 3 aces. Dreambucket, Money, and Tuna each had 2 hits. TC, despite going hitless, walked and reached on errors to score 5 aces for Atlantic.
9-13-09 |
New York Gothams |
1864 |
W 14-2 |
| Newark Eurekas | 1864 | W 24-1 |
Atlantic finally got home, to Brooklyn, playing at The Old Stone House, a historical site and home to the famous Revolutionary War Battle of Long Island, located in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. There would be 3 games this day, with Atlantic playing the NY Gothams, Atlantic playing the Newark Eurekas, and finally the Gothams playing the Eurekas. In the first contest, Atlantic completely stymied the Gothams, allowing only the 2 runs that were walked in, on their way to a 14-2 victory. Dreambucket (double, triple, 3 aces), Shakespeare, Toothpick, Flash, and Hammy each had 2 hits for Atlantic. Pigtail pitched the victory. In the second contest, Atlantic jumped out early, then flashed their stellar defense again to best the Eurekas 24-1. TC led Atlantic with 5 hits, including 2 doubles, and 4 aces. Toothpick (home run, 3 aces) and Hammy (2 doubles, ace) each had 4 hits. Dreambucket and Butcher added 3 hits apiece. Tree went the distance for the victory. Atlantic then retired to The Gate, to await the outcome of the third match.
9-19-09 |
Elizabeth Athletic Club |
1864 |
W 18-7 |
| | 1891 | W 18-9 |
Atlantic traveled to beautiful Nomahegan Park in Cranford, New Jersey, to take on long-time rivals, the Elizabeth Athletics. Atlantic brought its A-game this day, winning both ends of the doubleheader by scores of 18-7 and 18-9. In the first game, an 1864 contest, the 2 teams stayed close early, with the Athletics leading 7-5 after 3 innings, but then Atlantic took control, whitewashing the Athletics the final 6 innings while scoring in each of their turns at bat to gain the 18-7 victory. Dreambucket (3 aces), Willy Mo, and Pigtail each had 3 hits for Atlantic. Hawk added a double and Flash hit a long home run to left. Pigtail picked up the victory. In the second game, an 1891 overhand contest, Atlantic led throughout, but was only ahead 11-7 after 8 innings. Atlantic then scored 7 times in their 9th, capped off by a monstrous grand slam home run by Butcher, to take a commanding lead. The Athletics started their 9th with a single and a home run, but that would be it as Shakespeare put down the next 3 batters to gain the complete game victory. Toothpick (triple, 4 aces), Money (2 aces), TC (triple, 2 aces), and Pigtail (2 aces) each had 2 hits for Atlantic.
9-26-09 |
New York Gothams |
1864 |
W 11-7 |
| | 1864 | W 15-9 |
Atlantic hosted the NY Gothams in Smithtown, for its first home games since early August. Atlantic took full advantage of the home town crowd in posting 2 victories, 11-7 and 15-9. The first contest featured two 2-run home runs, one by Butcher and one by Dreambucket. Butcher had 3 hits in the game while Dreambucket (double, home run), Hawk (double), and Toothpick (triple) had 2 hits each. Pigtail went the distance to pick up the victory. In the second contest, TC (double, triple), Dreambucket, Billy Goat, and Nice&Easy each contributed 2 hits for Atlantic. Tree pitched Atlantic to the victory.
10-10-09 |
Elkton Eclipse |
1864 |
W 14-5 |
| | 1864 | L 13-11 |
Atlantic headed south to Elkton Landing, Maryland, to play a pair of matches against the Elkton Eclipse. In the first game, Atlantic allowed one run in the Elkton 1st, then scored 4 times in its half of the inning and never trailed again, tossing 6 whitewashes in the next 8 innings to victor over Elkton, 14-5. Hawk and TC led the Atlantic attack with 3 hits each. Dreambucket (double, triple), Shakespeare (double), Flash (triple), Tricky Rick, Tree, and Pigtail (double) each had 2 hits. Pigtail picked up the victory for Atlantic. In the second game, Atlantic led most of the way, but Elkton managed to push across 5 runs in the top of the 9th to finally beat Atlantic, 13-11, their first ever victory over Atlantic in 14 tries. Flash went 4 for 4 for Atlantic, with 2 doubles and 3 aces. Toothpick, Shakespeare (double), and Butcher had 2 hits apiece. Butcher connected for a home run, his 3rd home run in his last 5 games.
10-31-09 |
Naugatuck Nine |
1864 |
W 14-2 |
| | 1864 | W 13-0 |
On an overcast Halloween weekend the Atlantic traveled to Naugatuck, Connecticut to play a newly formed team. Members of the Newtown Sandy Hook, Bridgeport Orators, Hartford Senators, and New York Gothams also combined to assist in demonstrating the intricacies of playing base ball in the year 1864. The first match pitted the Atlantic versus members of the Newton, Hartford and New York clubs mixed with some muffins. Atlantic scored twice in the top of the first, with Naugatuck responding with a single ace. Neither team scored again until the 5th inning as both the Atlantic and Naugatuck defense whitewashed each other. Finally the vaunted Atlantic offense awoke scoring eleven aces over the next three innings to take control of the game. Tree pitched the complete game for a 14-2 victory, supported by an opportune offense highlighted by Dreambucket (3 hits, 3 aces, 2 doubles), Flash (3 hits, 3 aces), and Toothpick (2 hits, 4 aces).
The second game featured both an even-keeled offense and an athletic Atlantic defense. Stalwart plays by TC in leftfield, Dreambucket at shortstop and Money at catcher led to zero Naugatuck aces. Tree again pitched the complete game 13-0 victory receiving run support from many sources. Leading the Atlantic offense was Dreambucket (4 hits, 4 aces, 2 homeruns, double), TC (3 hits, 3 aces, double), Flash (3 hits, 1 ace, double), B-rad (3 hits, 1 ace, double) and Papi of Bridgeport (2 hits, 2 aces).
11-7-09 |
New York Gothams |
1864 |
W 17-11 |
| | 1864 | W 9-8 |
Atlantic faced Gotham in a pair of 1864 contests, with Atlantic victorious in both, winning the first game 17-11, and holding off a late 9th inning Gotham rally in the second game 9-8 win. In the first game, Toothpick led Atlantic with 3 hits and 4 aces. TC had 2 doubles, and Dreambucket, Billy Goat, and Pigtail added doubles to the attack. Pigtail picked up the victory. In the second game, Atlantic trailed Gotham until the bottom of the 6th when they scored 4 times to take a 9-6 lead, then held off Gotham with just 2 runs in the 9th to claim the victory. Toothpick (2 aces), TC (double, triple, 2 aces), Dreambucket (2 aces), and Hammy each had 2 hits for Atlantic. Tree went the distance to pick up the win.
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