The Seattle 'Hustlers' Stage a Remarkable Comeback
Down nine-to-nothing against Tacoma, the local team miraculously scores thirteen runs in a single inning to snatch victory.
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It was a record-breaker yesterday's game that the Hustlers plucked out of the fire when it seemed 100 to 1 that Tacoma would win. Thirteen runs in a single inning was something new for a Seattle audience to witness, but the team furnished the sight. Nine to nothing in favor of the visitors was the way the sixth inning opened and then a whirlwind of batting struck young Mr. Cross, the pitcher, and swept him off the earth. The storm started just as most of the crowd were wishing they hadn't come, and when it was at its height not one on the bleachers but was ready to swear it was the best game of the season. Danny Minnehan cleared the bases with a vicious swipe past Goodenough to the fence. There had been seventeen men at bat, with five singles, a double and two triples, and thirteen runs. The final score resulted in a 14 to 10 victory for Seattle.
“Thirteen runs in a single inning was something new for a Seattle audience to witness, but the cripples who do battle for the town furnished the sight.”
Long before the Mariners, Seattle baseball fans were treated to these chaotic, high-scoring spectacles at local parks. The 'Madison street ball park' mentioned in the sidebar was an early hub for this civic obsession, highlighting how deep the city's sports culture runs even from its infancy.
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