Saturday, May 20, 1871 - The Forest City base ball club of Cleveland pulled into sole possession of first place in the National Association, defeating the Olympic club of Washington, 9-8. Young third baseman Ezra Sutton of the Forest City club was the hero of the game, as he went 3 for 5, including a bases-loaded triple in the third inning to open Forest City's scoring. At this point in the season, Sutton leads the league in hits (15) and triples (3) and is second in both runs scored (14) and runs driven in (12).
In real life, Sutton was a beast at the plate in 1871 as well. His strong performances out in the sticks with Cleveland ended up winning him first a starting job with Athletic club, and then with the Boston Red Stockings after Athletic disbanded in 1876. He'll certainly end up going somewhere once Forest City goes belly-up after the 1872 season in my simulation, but of course I'm not controlling where players go, so we'll just have to wait and see.
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