The National Herald - Wednesday, May 2nd
SPORTS
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TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2001 NLO 19 11 D.Brouthe OTH .452 J.Potpie FAS 11 M.Mantle A2H 28
2001 OTH 14 12 N.Lajoie TCH .448 W.Mays N2H 11 R.Clement N2H 27
2001 DBH 14 15 T.Cobb DBH .423 M.Ott N1H 11 B.Ruth A1H 25
2001 L20 13 17 G.Sisler DBH .402 B.Ruth A1H 10 OTHERS TIED W 24
2001 A1H 11 16 C.Bell NLO .398 J.Foxx LOH 10
2001 A2H 11 16
2002 JLP 7 21 WINS SAVES ERA
B.Grimes N1H 5 S.Knowles FAS 6 P.Galvin OTH 2.17
1000 FAS 23 5 OTHERS TIED W 4 W.McDonal NLO 5 B.Babson FAS 2.20
2001 N1H 18 10 R.Fingers A2H 5 P.Martine L20 2.20
2001 TCH 18 11 G.Gossage L20 4 A.Mighty FAS 2.34
2001 N2H 18 11 OTHERS TIED W 3 W.Spahn N2H 2.51
2001 LOH 12 17
2001 CAP 11 18 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
2001 NLT 10 19 J.Burkett TCH 12 C.Bell NLO 17 R.Clemens L20 57
L.Santop NLT 11 H.Duffy TCH 14 R.Johnson L20 50
B.Dickey A1H 11 S.Poles NLT 12 R.Nielsen FAS 47
A.Simmons A1H 11 J.Morgan N2H 10 L.Tiant S CAP 46
J.Nights FAS 10 B.Hamilto OTH 10 B.Babson FAS 45
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CAP 7 at NLO 8 CAP-Tiant J(0-0, 4.50) at NLO-Smith(3-1, 3.72)
OTH 6 at NLT 2 OTH-Radbour(1-3, 3.79) at NLT-Brewer(1-4, 8.56)
L20 2 at TCH 3 L20-Martine(0-1, 2.20) at TCH-Mathews(3-2, 3.83)
N1H 6 at DBH 5 N1H-Hubbell(3-3, 3.97) at DBH-Johnson(3-2, 2.79)
A2H 1 at N2H 11 A2H-Feller(1-4, 5.21) at N2H-Seaver(2-1, 4.39)
LOH 3 at JLP 8 LOH-Jenkins(3-2, 5.98) at JLP-Bessho(1-3, 4.84)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCESBATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
C.Bell NLO CAP 5 4 5 4 2 0 1 2
O.Cepeda N2H A2H 3 1 3 4 0 0 1 0
O.Linares CAP NLO 6 3 5 2 0 1 1 0
S.Crawford TCH L20 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 1
B.Hamilton OTH NLT 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 1
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Gibson N2H A2H 9.0 5 1 1 5 9 1 W
J.Clarkson OTH NLT 9.0 5 2 2 1 3 2 W
K.Inao JLP LOH 9.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 W
S.Williams NLO CAP 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 W
J.Franco L20 TCH 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0
INJURY REPORT
P.Cepeda, Caribbean - 11 more games
M.Dihigo, Negro League I - 4 more games
C.Torriente, Negro League I - 6 more games
B.Lemon, Left Outs - 4 more games
E.Rixey, NL Pre WWII - 6 more games
J.Smoltz, Late 20th - 5 more games
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CARIBBEAN AT NEGRO LEAGUE I
Estrellas....... 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 16 2
Ones............ 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 8 15 0
Win:Williams(4-1) Loss:Martinez(0-2)
Homeruns- P.Coimbre(5th), O.Linares(8th), C.Bell(3rd)
Center fielder Cool Papa Bell had 5 hits and 4 RBI as the Negro League I Ones
topped the Caribbean Estrellas in 13 innings by a score of 8 to 7 at Black
Diamond Pk.
The score was tied at 7 after nine. Negro League I won the hard fought
contest in the 13th inning. Ray Dandridge doubled. After an out was
recorded, Bell stepped in and he lined a one-base hit giving Negro League I
the win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy. Negro League I
finished with 15 hits in the victory.
Smokey Joe Williams(4-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 2 innings and
allowing no runs. Dennis Martinez(0-2) ended up with the loss in relief. By
giving up 1 run in 1/3 of an inning his ERA increased from 4.76 to 5.19.
'I felt great out there today' Bell said. 'I was seeing the ball perfectly,
and I was right on it with my swing.
OLD TIMERS AT NEGRO LEAGUE II
Ancients........ 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 6 10 1
Twos............ 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Win:Clarkson(2-3) Loss:Redding(1-5)
Homeruns- B.Hamilton(1st), G.Kelly(5th), J.Wilson(6th), P.Hill(3rd)
John Clarkson completed the game without help from the bullpen at Shadowball
Stadium where the Old Timers Ancients beat the Negro League II Twos by the
score of 6 to 2.
Clarkson(2-3) pitched well for Old Timers in their victory. He surrendered 5
hits and 1 walk in 9 innings and served up 2 'big flies' lowering his ERA to
4.63. Old Timers banged out 10 on the afternoon.
Cannonball Redding(1-5) was charged with the loss. He surrendered 5 hits and
2 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings. 'All of my pitches were working today,'
Clarkson said. 'I felt really good out there, and heck, I think I could have
gone longer.'
LATE 20TH AT TURN OF CENTURY
Modern Stars.... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1
Centurions...... 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 9 0
Win:Rusie(3-0) Loss:Johnson(2-5)
Homeruns- S.Crawford(2nd)
Sam Crawford lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI and Amos Rusie
allowed Connie Mack to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at
Yellowstone Park as the Turn of Century Centurions beat the Late 20th Modern
Stars by the count of 3 to 2.
Turn of Century took the lead for good in the bottom of the 7th inning scoring
a single run. Late 20th had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.
Rusie(3-0) lasted until the end allowing 2 runs for the win. Randy
Johnson(2-5) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 6 and 2/3 innings giving up
9 hits and 1 walk.
NL PRE WWII AT DEAD BALL ERA
Pre-Nationals... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 6 8 3
Ghosts.......... 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
Win:Alexander(4-2) Loss:Walsh(3-4)
Homeruns- M.Ott(11th), G.Hartnett(6th)
Pete Alexander pitched a complete game as the NL Pre WWII club defeated the
Dead Ball Era Ghosts by the score of 6 to 5 at Deadball Park.
Alexander(4-2) earned his pay with a solid performance for Alexander. He went
9 innings allowing 8 hits and 3 walks. Dead Ball Era made it exciting in the
9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
The losing pitcher was Ed Walsh(3-4). 'It was a tough one to lose' said John
McGraw 'We'll get them next time out.'
AL POST WWII AT NL POST WWII
Post-Americans.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0
Post-Nationals.. 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 11 12 1
Win:Gibson(4-1) Loss:Hunter(2-2)
Homeruns- R.Jackson(6th), R.Clemente(9th), W.Mays(11th), O.Cepeda(1st)
Bob Gibson went the distance and first baseman Orlando Cepeda connected with a
'big fly' and had 4 RBI as the NL Post WWII team crushed the AL Post WWII
ballclub 11 to 1.
Cepeda had a good day at the plate. He doubled scoring two baserunners in the
1st inning, blasted a two-run home run (his 1st of the season) in the 5th
inning and stroked a base-hit in the 7th inning. NL Post WWII managed 12 in
their victory.
Gibson(4-1), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. The loss was
charged to Catfish Hunter(2-2). He gave up 6 hits and 2 walks in 1 and 2/3
innings.
LEFT OUTS AT JAPANESE LEAGUE
Leftovers....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 4
HOF Players..... 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 - 8 6 0
Win:Inao(1-4) Loss:Roberts(3-3)
Homeruns- H.Kato(1st), M.Matsubara(1st)
Kazuhisa Inao tossed a complete game and Saduharu Oh had 2 base hits at
Nintendo Field where the Japanese League HOF Players beat the Left Outs
Leftovers 8 to 3.
Japanese League had 5 runs cross the plate in the 4th inning when they had 3
base hits. The highlight belonged to Makato Matsubara who came through for
the home fans when he cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 1st of
the season). Japanese League had only 6 hits for the game.
Inao(1-4) was the winner allowing 3 runs for the game. Robin Roberts(3-3) took
the loss. He allowed Japanese League 5 runs in 4 innings of work.