June 11, 1947
Mallards Jump to Early Lead, Hold On Against Redbirds
Story by Billy Brockman
At Jacoby Park last night, Mallards fans were treated to an early offensive outpouring, and then needed to hold on to the edge of their seats as Riverdale attempted to come back. But the home team held on for a 6-4 win against the pesky Redbirds.
The first inning saw Yadier Hernandez reach base after getting plunked by Redbirds starter William Romero, and then Al Lone moved him to third base iwth a single. Zenas Stewart's double then scored both Hernandez and Lone to put Manningham up 2-0. Stewart was able to reach third on the throw home as Redbirds left fielder Rochelle tried to nail Lone. Stewart's smart baserunning then allowed him to score on Jimmy Lincoln's fly out to center. Cy Kemp then doubled, but Noodles Jobe could not advance him any further as the inning came to an end.
Manningham scored two more times in the 3rd inning, behind a single from Stewart and a home run from Kemp, driving in himself and Stewart.
The Mallards added their final run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Lone led off with a single, advanced to second on a fielder's choice to second base, and then scored on Lincoln's single to right field.
Riverdale would get two runs back in the eighth inning. Tom Field walked Tommy Carter, at which point Mallards' manager Newt Brown replaced him with Fred White. White struck out the first patter he faced, but then gave up a single to Isaiah Lawson, a single to Al Ballard, scoring Carter, and then a single from Dave Lynn, scoring Lawson.
The Redbirds scored two more in the ninth off of Al Byrd. Byrd hit Vicente Vega with his first pitch, then struck out Al Strother, before giving up a triple to Carter, plating Vega. Ed Robertson then drove in Carter with a single before Byrd struck out Lawson and persuaded Chappy Edwards to ground out to second to end the game.
Tom Field picked up the win, running his record to 6-8, by pitching 7.1 innings, giving up 6 hits and just 1 run. He struck out five and walked two. White pitched 2/3 of an inning, giving up three hits and 1 run, and Byrd pitched an inning, giving up two runs on two hits.
The loss went to Riverdale starter William Romero, whose record fell to 7-8. He gave up 6 runs in 6 innings of work.
Top hitters for the Mallards included Lone, who went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, Stewart, who batted 2 for 4 with 2 RBI, and Kemp, who went 2 for 3, including his 6th home run of the year, and 2 RBI.
Dave Lynn, giving star rookie Chappy Edwards the day off before Edwards later pinch hit, went 3 for 4 for Riverdale.
In the final game of the series today, Al Weir (7-7, 5.31) takes the hill for Manningham, and Carlos Medina (3-8, 4.69) will pitch for Riverdale.
Mallard Notes
- Before the game, the Mallards sent down pitcher Heinie Wiley to AAA, calling up pitcher Tug Koski. Koski has pitched 68 innings at Huxley, posting a 2.14 ERA.
Other ML Scores
Morley City 5, Capital City 0
Metro City Metros, 3, Gateway City 1
Tinseltown 6, Bay City 1
Tremont 7, Metro City Mutuals 6
St. Charles 3, Tottington 2
Coconut Bay 8, Magnolia City 7
Sun Valley 1, Cascadia City 0
Notes From Around the League
- Tom Baker picked up his 11th win against 2 defeats in Coconut Bay's win over Magnolia City. Cristhian Gutierrez hit his 12th home run in that game also for Magnolia City.
- Gateway City has now lost 6 games in a row.
