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4/1
Stamford @ Staten Island
Staten Island takes a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 5th but then Boog Powell took over for Stamford as he hits two homeruns to knock in 5 runs as Stamford goes on to win 8-5. Lefty Williams goes 7 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits while striking out 8, though he did walk 5, and earned the win. Bill Dineen gets the loss as he allows 7 runs in 6.1 innings.

Chicago @ Takoma Park
Chicago jumps out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st thanks to RBI singles by Will Clark and Jim Delahanty. In the top of the 3rd a blank by Steve Carlton brings home Chicago's 3rd run as they lead 3-0 and Carlton is struggling. Takoma Park finally breaks through against Cy Young in the bottom of the 6th as Edgar Martinez gets a two out single and Babe Ruth follows with a 454 foot homerun to right to get them on the board at 3-2 as Carlton has settled down and we have a game. In the bottom of the 7th Roy Campanella leads off with a solo homerun to tie the game 3-3. Kent Tekulve comes in to pitch the top of the 8th and the first two men reach for runners at 1st and 3rd with no outs. He then comes up big as he strikes out Bench, Delahanty and Robinson to get out of trouble. In the bottom of the 8th Cy Young gets in trouble and Tug McGraw come in with runners at 2nd and 3rd and only one out. He gets a ground out with the infield in and strikes out Bobby Grich to end the inning. Neither team threatens in the 9th and the game goes to extra innings. With 2 outs in the top of the 11th and Brooks Robinson at 3rd Phil Garner singles to center to give Chicago a 4-3 lead. Rob Murphy comes in to pitch the bottom of the 11th. Roy Campanella leads off with a double. Murphy gets Tommie Agee to pop out to short on the first pitch for the first out of the inning. Earl Williams rips a line drive down the third base line but Brooks Robinson makes a diving catch and quickly fires to second to double up Campanella who had strayed too far off second for a game ending double play. Duane Ward gets the win. Steve Carlton struck out 14 batters in 7 innings for Takoma Park. Cy Young struck out 10 in 7.1 innings for Chicago.

Dayton @ Wichita
Dayton thumps Wichita as they knock Johnson out in the 4th inning and Wichita goes through 7 pitchers in a 13-3 defeat. Seaver goes the distance in the victory, allowing 9 hits while striking out 8. Lonnie Smith and Joe Morgan each get three hits for Dayton. Hank Aaron and Wes Westrum each go yard for Dayton. George Brett is the only highlight of the game for Wichita as he was 4 for 4 with a homerun.

Kalamazoo @ Yuma
In the top of the 2nd Buck Freeman hits a solo homerun with one out to give Kalamazoo a 1-0 lead. Yuma loads the basses with one out in the bottom of the 2nd but Nolan Ryan strikes out Mordecai Brown and gets Jackie Robinson to ground out to end the threat. In the top of the 3rd Kalamazoo loads the bases with no outs. Mordecai Brown strikes out Willie Aikens and Buck Freeman and gets Dave Concepcion to fly out to center to end the inning and keep the game 1-0. In the bottom of the 3rd Yuma gets on the board with an RBI double by Gary Carter and then Tim Foli adds to the total with an RBI single to give them a 2-1 lead. The game stays 2-1 until the top of the 7th when Mickey Tettleton hits a two out double to knock in two runs and give Kalamazoo a 3-2 lead. The game stays 3-2 going to the bottom of the 9th as Byung-Hyun Kim comes in for Kalamazoo to close out the game. He hits Pete Rose with his first pitch to put the tying run on. He walks Darrell Evans on a 3-1 pitch to put runners at 1st ad 2nd with no outs. Mickey Hatcher singles but the runners advance just one base to load the bases as Kim has yet to retire a batter. Kim them walks Jackie Robinson on a 3-1 pitch to walk in the tying run 3-3. Kim's nightmare outing ends as he walks Way Schalk to bring in the winning run as Yuma wins 4-3 on a walk off walk. Tug McGraw gets the win for Yuma as he pitches a scoreless top of the 9th.

4/2
Stamford @ Staten Island
Staten Island gives their fans a game to cheer about as the roll to a 9-3 victory. Jim Palmer struggled for Staten Island and didn't get the win as Michael Jackson comes in for relief and is given the win. Sam Crawford and Bill Madlock each had three hits for Staten Island with Madlock homering in the 8th. Staten Island pounds out 15 hits in the victory.

Chicago @ Takoma Park
In the bottom of the 3rd Takoma Park takes a 1-0 lead on a Roy Campanella RBI single. They add to the lead in the bottom of the 5th as Andre Dawson scores on a sacrifice fly by Tommie Agee as they lead 2-0. In the top of the 7th Chicago ties the game on an RBI double by Jim Delahanty and an RBI ground out by Don Mueller as the game is level at 2-2. Kent Tekulve comes in to pitch the top of the 9th for Takoma Park. Jim Delahanty singles after fouling off several pitches in a 10 pitch at bat to lead off the inning. After a fly out Pee Wee Reese doubles but Delahanty is held at 3rd. Runners are at 2nd and 3rd with one out. Phil Garner pops up to first for the second out. Tony Gwynn doubles to the gap in left on the first pitch, scoring both runners to give Chicago a 4-2 lead. Tekulve is chased as Rick Lysander comes in and gets Brooks Robinson to ground out to short to end the inning. Chicago leads 4-2 going into the bottom of the 9th. Duane Ward comes in for Chicago. He gets Edgar Martinez to ground out to second to start the inning and then strikes out Babe Ruth and Andre Dawson to end the game. Chicago wins 4-2. Bob Shawkey gets the win for Chicago with Tekulve getting the loss for Takoma Park. Tony Gwynn has three hits for Chicago, including the game winner.

Dayton @ Wichita
Sal Maglie throws a gem for Wichita, a 1 hit shutout (with 2 walks and 13 strikeouts). Tim Raines gets the only hit for Dayton, a one out double in the 6th. Ozzie Smith surprises everyone with a 3 run homerun for Wichita and George Brett added a solo shot. Wichita wins 4-0. Bruce Kison gets the loss for Dayton as he goes 7 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits with no walks.

Kalamazoo @ Yuma
In the top of the 2nd Kalamazoo gets on the board on a 3 run homerun by Willie Aikens, after the first two batters of the inning were walked. Yuma gets one run back in the bottom of the 2nd on a leadoff solo homerun by Luis Gonzales. After two innings Kalamazoo leads 3-1. In the bottom of the 7th Mickey Hatcher hits a two out double to score Gary Carter and Yuma gets back to 3-2. In the bottom of the 8th Luis Gonzalez goes deep again (just over the fence in right) to tie the game 3-3. In the bottom of the 9th Juan Gonzalez singles home Pete Rose with two outs for a 4-3 victory. Byung-Hyun Kim gets another loss for Kalamazoo. Bill Swift gets the win in relief for Yuma. Kalamazoo manages only 2 hits all game, Nolan Ryan allowed only the homerun to Aikens and Swift allowed just one hit in his 2 innings of relief. Ryan did, however, walk 7. Luis Gonzalez had the only multiple hit game with the two homeruns.

4/3
Dayton @ Wichita
In the top of the 3rd Danny Jackson singles home Tony Fernandez to give Dayton a 1-0 lead. Wichita takes a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 3rd on back to back RBI singles by Ken Griffey Jr. and Kent Hrbek. In the bottom of the 4th Ozzie Smith singles home Alan Ashby who led off the inning with a double as Wichita leads 3-1. In the top of the 7th West Westrum doubles home Jack Clark to make it 3-2 and Kevin McReynolds follows with a sacrifice fly to score Tony Fernandez as the game is tied 3-3. Joe Morgan leads off the top of the 9th with a solo homerun to give Dayton a 4-3 lead. Rich Gossage comes in to pitch the top of the 9th. After walking Tony Fernandez he gets Chick Stahl and Art Howe to pop out on the first pitch. Tim Raines walks to put runners at 1st and 2nd with two outs. An 0-1 wild pitch moves the runners up to 2nd and 3rd. HE settles down and gets Joe Morgan to ground out to end the inning. Calvin Jones comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. After getting one out, Ozzie Smith singles. Bob Meusel walks and George Brett singles but runners are held to one base. The bases are loaded with just one out. Joe bleeping Carter pops out to first for the second out. Ken Griffey Jr. strikes out on three pitches to end the game. Grover Lowdermilk gets the win for Dayton in relief. Dave McNally gets the loss for Wichita. Jack Clark gets three hits for Dayton.

Kalamazoo @ Yuma
In the bottom of the 1st Jackie Robinson leads off with a double, moves to 3rd on a ground out and then scores on a ground out to give Yuma a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 5th Willie Aikens doubles home a run to tie the game 1-1. In the bottom of the 5th Yuma has the bases loaded with one out but Willie McGee grounds into a double play to end the inning. In the bottom of the 7th Juan Gonzalez singles home Jerry Koosman to give Yuma a 2-1 lead. Tug McGraw comes in for the top of the 9th looking for a save for Yuma. He strikes out Johnny Evers and Bobby Thomson to start the inning. Merv Rettenmund singles to put the tying run at 1st. A wild pitch moves the tying run to 2nd. After fouling off several pitches Mickey Tettleton pops out to first to end the game. Jerry Koosman gets the win as he goes 8 innings, allowing only 2 hits and 1 run with 2 walks and 12 strikeouts. Jackie Robinson goes 4 for 4 for Yuma and was only a homerun shy of the cycle.

Chicago @ Takoma Park
In the top of the 3rd Chicago scores 4 runs on 3 hits, 2 walks and an error. to take a 4-0 lead. Babe Ruth hits a solo homerun in the bottom of the 4th to make it 4-1. In the bottom of the 5th Babe Ruth singles home a run to make it 4-2. Andre Dawson hits a solo homerun in the bottom of the 8th to narrow the gap to 4-3. Tug McGraw comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th to go for the save. Frank Chance opens the inning with a double. Edgar Martinez grounds out for the first out and Chance moves to 3rd with one out. Babe Ruth has a chance to be a hero but McGraw strikes him out swinging on a 1-2 pitch for the second out. George Foster strikes out on a 3-2 pitch to end the game. Dickey Kerr gets the win for Chicago with Larry Jansen getting the loss for Takoma Park.

Stamford @ Staten Island
Staten Island wins a 6-2 game behind Shoeless Joe Jackson's 3 hit night and solid pitching from Oval Overall and two relievers who scattered 12 hits but never allowed Stamford to string hits together. Norwood Gibson gets the loss as he allows 5 runs in 5.2 innings. Boog Powell was the highlight for Stamford as hee goes 2 for 2 with 2 walks to reach base 4 times.