"BAY RIDGES TROUNCE BAY PARKWAYS, 15-6, IN NIGHT GAME"
On Thursday, August 1, 1935, in a matchup of local rivals played not more than two miles from where I presently live, the Bay Ridge Baseball Club conquers the Bay Parkway Dukes at Bay Ridge Oval, 15th Avenue at 86th Street.
With neighborhood pride on the line, at least half the crowd of 4,500 watches on with great delight as the Bay Ridgers trounce the Dukes by a final score of 15 to 6. All Bay Ridge batters hit safely, and all but one wield multiple hits. By the game's end, they strike for twenty hits, including 13 for extra bases, against Bay Parkway starter George Smith and relievers Gannett and Lester. Smith walks three and strikes out four in the loss.
Third baseman Harry Bennett leads Bay Ridge with four runs driven home. Second baseman Bobby Cummings goes 3 for 5 with a double, a pair of triples, and two runs batted in. Left fielder Eddie Marsini accounts for three hits, including a double; center fielder Jeff McDonald goes 2 for 4 with three runs batted in, and first baseman Al Ambramowitz collects three hits, including a triple and home run.
In the ninth, Luciano also homers for the Dukes. Otherwise, Bay Ridge starter Joe Stryker holds Bay Parkway to six runs on eight hits and five walks with eight strikeouts for the win. In fact, Luciano leads the Dukes with three hits, including two of four Bay Parkway extra-base hits, Rodriguez and Ike Goldstein account for the others. Meanwhile, the number five-hitter in the lineup and right fielder Bruce Caldwell strikes out four times.
