Clipping:The effect of Creighton's pitching on the locals
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| Date | Monday, September 24, 1860 |
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| Text | [Excelsior of Brooklyn vs. Excelsior of Baltimore 9/22/1860] The Baltimore boys picked up the bats very cautiously, while Creighton, the pitcher, stood at his post, carelessly tossing the ball in the air. The first ball thrown to the bat went like a bullet, the stroke of the bat being made simultaneously with the ball entering the catcher’s hands. The batter had never struck at such balls, and three misses followed, and he stepped aside. The inning was lost without a player reaching the first base. The (Baltimore) Daily Exchange September 24, 1860 [Excelsior of Brooklyn vs. Excelsior of Baltimore 9/22/1860] Mr. Beam, of the Baltimore nine, a very fine batter usually, led off, but he was hardly prepared for the swift, lightning-like balls which Creighton began to favor him with. He struck once without effect, and looked astonished; he struck again, and missed; again he made an ineffectual stroke at the ball, and gave up his bat, apparently in wonder...of the performance of the pitcher. New York Sunday Mercury September 30, 1860 |
| Source | Daily Exchange |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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