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[1]NEGRO LEAGUE I AT LEFT OUTS
Ones............ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 13 0
Leftovers....... 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 12 0
Win:Paige(2-0) Loss:Jenkins(2-1) Save:McDonald(2nd)
Homeruns- J.Gibson(3rd), B.Leonard(3rd), G.Goslin(2nd)
In a close game it was the Negro League I Ones 5, the Left Outs Leftovers 3 at
Overshadow Pk.
Satchel Paige(2-0) pitched well enough to earn the win. He allowed 10 hits
and 5 walks in 7 innings. Left Outs made it exciting in the 9th, but they
were unable to push the needed runs across.
Webster McDonald got the save, his 2nd. Ferguson Jenkins(2-1) was the loser.
'It wasn't my best outing, but I'll take the win' Paige said.
[1]NL PRE WWII AT JAPANESE LEAGUE
Pre-Nationals... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
HOF Players..... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Win:Kaneda(1-2) Loss:Hubbell(2-1) Save:Sawamura(1st)
Homeruns- I.Harimoto(1st), S.Nagashima(4th)
In a game for the baseball purist, Masaichi Kaneda(1-2) and Carl Hubbell(2-1)
squared off in a tense pitching duel, Japanese League HOF Players finally
emerged victorious over NL Pre WWII club, 2 to 1.
Kaneda looked very much in control throughout the night. He allowed just 5
hits and 1 walk in 8 innings. After the 3rd inning, neither team was able to
score.
Eiji Sawamura was credited with his 1st save.
[1]NL POST WWII AT NEGRO LEAGUE II
Post-Nationals.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0
Twos............ 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 - 7 11 0
Win:Mathis(2-0) Loss:Marichal(3-1)
Homeruns- J.Wilson(2nd), L.Santop(3rd), P.Hill(2nd)
Verdell Mathis took a no-hitter into the 6th inning at Shadowball Stadium as
the Negro League II Twos beat the NL Post WWII team 7 to 1.
Mathis(2-0) contributed a very nicely pitched game. He didn't give up much,
just 3 hits and 7 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings reducing his ERA from 2.25 to
1.82. The left-handed Mathis had his no-hit bid broken up by Roy Campanella
who singled with two outs in the 6th inning. Negro League II out-hit NL Post
WWII for the game, 11 hits to 4.
Juan Marichal(3-1) was the losing pitcher. He served up 3 gopher balls in 7
innings.
[1]TURN OF CENTURY AT DEAD BALL ERA
Centurions...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 10 0
Ghosts.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 1
Win:Waddell(1-2) Loss:Chesbro(1-2) Save:Willis(2nd)
The Turn of Century Centurions nipped the Dead Ball Era Ghosts 3 to 2 at
Deadball Park in a hard fought contest.
Dead Ball Era was unable to claim the lead after Turn of Century went ahead in
the top of the 6th inning scoring a single run on 2 hits. Turn of Century
totaled 10 on the night.
Rube Waddell(1-2) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory.
Waddell got help from Vic Willis who earned his 2nd save. Jack Chesbro(1-2)
was charged with the loss.
[1]AL PRE WWII AT CARIBBEAN
Pre-Americans... 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 1 1 - 11 18 0
Estrellas....... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 1
Win:Grove(2-1) Loss:Cuellar(0-2)
Homeruns- E.Averill(3rd), T.Lazzeri(1st), P.Coimbre(2nd), O.Linares(4th),
H.Espino(1st)
Lefty Grove was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game and Earl Averill hit a grand slam as the AL Pre WWII ballclub
defeated the Caribbean Estrellas by a score of 11 to 4 at Paradise
Park.
Averill enjoyed a fine evening at the plate. He delivered a single in the 5th
inning, emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 3rd of the season)
in the 6th inning and laced a base-hit which scored a run in the 9th inning.
AL Pre WWII rapped out 18 hits for the night.
The victory went to Grove(2-1) who went the distance allowing 4 runs. The
losing pitcher was Mike Cuellar(0-2). He allowed 13 hits and 3 walks in 5
innings.
[1]LATE 20TH AT FOFC
Modern Stars.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
All Stars....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0
Win:Nielsen(2-0) Loss:Smoltz(2-1)
Rob Nielsen struck out 14 batters as the sizzling FOFC All Stars defeated the
Late 20th Modern Stars 1 to 0 at FOFC Stadium.
Nielsen(2-0) came through with a virtuoso performance against the Late 20th
hitters. He gave up just 4 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA
from 2.93 to 1.85. Late 20th threatened in the 9th but FOFC was able to put
down the rally.
The loss was charged to John Smoltz(2-1) in relief. Benton Breeze was asked
about the performance of Nielsen, 'He had his good stuff out there tonight.
The fans really get into it when the strikeouts start mounting up - and that
seems to give him even more adrenalin.'