The National Herald - Tuesday, April 24th
SPORTS
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TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2001 NLO 13 8 N.Lajoie TCH .451 J.Foxx LOH 10 J.Foxx LOH 23
2001 L20 11 11 D.Brouthe OTH .442 B.Ruth A1H 9 P.Cepeda CAP 21
2001 A1H 8 11 T.Cobb DBH .429 J.Potpie FAS 8 R.Clement N2H 21
2001 DBH 9 13 B.Hamilto OTH .403 O.Linares CAP 7 P.Traynor N1H 21
2001 OTH 7 11 G.Sisler DBH .392 M.Ott N1H 7 J.Beckley TCH 20
2001 A2H 6 13
2002 JLP 6 14 WINS SAVES ERA
B.Babson FAS 4 W.McDonal NLO 4 V.Mathis NLT 1.63
1000 FAS 18 3 J.Maricha N2H 4 S.Knowles FAS 4 P.Martine L20 2.10
2001 N1H 14 6 C.Young TCH 4 G.Gossage L20 4 P.Galvin OTH 2.10
2001 TCH 13 8 OTHERS TIED W 3 OTHERS TIED W 3 B.Babson FAS 2.13
2001 N2H 13 9 C.Redding NLT 2.45
2001 LOH 10 12
2001 CAP 9 12 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
2001 NLT 8 14 J.Foxx LOH 13 H.Duffy TCH 13 R.Clemens L20 40
B.Bullock FAS 10 C.Bell NLO 11 B.Babson FAS 39
J.Kelley TCH 10 S.Poles NLT 10 R.Johnson L20 38
W.Wells NLO 8 P.Mesa CAP 8 R.Nielsen FAS 37
B.Ruth A1H 8 OTHERS TIED W 7 B.Feller A2H 33
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
N1H 0 at CAP 3 CAP-Tiant J(0-0, 4.80) at TCH-Mathews(2-1, 3.38)
N2H 1 at NLT 2 N1H-Hubbell(3-1, 2.78) at FAS-Mighty(2-1, 3.18)
DBH 3 at L20 12 OTH-Keefe(1-3, 6.08) at L20-Clemens(3-0, 2.52)
LOH 8 at FAS 6 A2H-Hunter(1-1, 5.85) at A1H-Gomez(0-3, 5.53)
NLO at A1H JLP-Inao(0-3, 3.00) at NLO-Smith(3-0, 2.90)
A2H 7 at JLP 9 LOH-Carlton(1-1, 4.46) at N2H-Koufax(2-1, 5.74)
NLT-Redding(1-3, 2.45) at DBH-Walsh(2-3, 3.66)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
L.Doby A2H JLP 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 0
M.McGwire L20 DBH 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 0
E.Collins DBH L20 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
H.Killebrew A2H JLP 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
O.Linares CAP N1H 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 1
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Cuellar CAP N1H 9.0 1 0 0 2 9 0 W
V.Mathis NLT N2H 8.0 2 1 1 2 4 1
J.Kronside FAS LOH 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0
B.Grimes N1H CAP 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0
H.Fujimoto JLP A2H 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 W
INJURY REPORT
M.Dihigo, Negro League I - 13 more games
C.Torriente, Negro League I - 15 more games
W.Brown, Negro League II - 4 more games
B.Herman, Left Outs - 4 more games
B.Lemon, Left Outs - 12 more games
E.Rixey, NL Pre WWII - 14 more games
G.Maddux, Late 20th - 5 more games
J.Smoltz, Late 20th - 13 more games
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NL PRE WWII AT CARIBBEAN
Pre-Nationals... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1
Estrellas....... 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Win:Cuellar(2-2) Loss:Alexander(2-2)
Homeruns- O.Linares(7th)
Mike Cuellar carried a no-hitter into the 9th inning as the Caribbean
Estrellas defeated the NL Pre WWII ballclub 3 to 0 at Paradise
Park.
Cuellar(2-2) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the NL Pre WWII offense.
He didn't give up much, just 1 hit and 2 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA
to 3.03. The left-handed Cuellar lost his chance for a no-hitter when
Frankie Frisch singled with one out in the 9th inning. Caribbean had 7 hits
for the afternoon.
Pete Alexander(2-2) took the loss. He pitched 5 innings and surrendered 5
hits and 3 walks.
AL POST WWII AT JAPANESE LEAGUE
Post-Americans.. 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 7 10 1
HOF Players..... 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 - 9 13 0
Win:Fujimoto(1-2) Loss:Fingers(1-2)
Homeruns- H.Killebrew(4th), L.Doby-2(2nd), S.Oh(4th)
In a dramatic ending at Nintendo Field the Japanese League HOF Players won in
their last at-bat beating the AL Post WWII club by the count of 9 to
7.
Japanese League won the game with a rally in the bottom of the 9th inning
scoring 2 runs using 2 hits. Katsuya Nomura opened up the inning nicely when
he laced a one-base hit. Saduharu Oh stepped up to the plate and he smashed
a two-run homer (his 4th of the season) resulting in an exciting win for
Japanese League and a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans.
Overall Japanese League out-hit AL Post WWII 13 to 10.
The winning pitcher was Hideo Fujimoto(1-2) who allowed no runs in 1 inning.
Rollie Fingers(1-2) was the losing pitcher in relief. He gave up 2 hits and
no walks without retiring a batter.
NL POST WWII AT NEGRO LEAGUE II
Post-Nationals.. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
Twos............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 9 0
Win:Manning(2-2) Loss:Seaver(1-1)
Homeruns- P.Rose(1st)
Verdell Mathis came through with a solid 8 innings at Shadowball Stadium as
the Negro League II Twos staged a comeback win over the NL Post WWII team by
the count of 2 to 1.
Negro League II had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning
with 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits. After an out was recorded, John Beckwith
began the rally when he stroked a base-hit. Louis Santop came to the plate
and doubled. Pete Hill then doubled resulting in an exciting win for Negro
League II and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans. The
game was a scoreless duel until the 6th inning.
Max Manning(2-2) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. The losing
pitcher was Tom Seaver(1-1). Cito Gaston was in great spirits in his
post-game interview. Yet, when asked about his feelings after the thrilling
comeback victory, he volunteered, 'I'll tell you this much - I know how my
counterpart, Tommy Lasorda, feels right now - and it's not very good. It's
terrible when you come up on the short end of one of these!'
DEAD BALL ERA AT LATE 20TH
Ghosts.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 10 2
Modern Stars.... 2 0 2 3 0 1 3 1 - 12 9 0
Win:Glavine(2-1) Loss:Plank(1-4)
Homeruns- E.Collins(5th), M.McGwire(4th)
They almost ran out of baseballs at Free Agent Field as Late 20th Modern Stars
clobbered the Dead Ball Era Ghosts pitching staff, scoring 12 runs while Tom
Glavine(2-1), with relief help from Dennis Eckersley, surrendered 3 runs to
Dead Ball Era.
Dead Ball Era fell behind quickly as the Late 20th offense came through in the
first inning scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. After two outs Mike Piazza started
the attack as he drew a walk. Mark McGwire next to the plate and he cracked
a two-run shot (his 4th of the season). Late 20th dominated offensively as
they scored in 6 different innings.
Eddie Plank(1-4) was given the loss. He gave up 12 runs in 7 innings of work.
LEFT OUTS AT FOFC
Leftovers....... 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 - 8 9 1
All Stars....... 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 - 6 13 1
Win:Jenkins(3-2) Loss:Nielsen(2-1) Save:Drysdale(3rd)
Homeruns- H.Heilmann(5th), J.Foxx(10th), P.Pflaggstettler(3rd), H.Hays(2nd)
Harry Heilmann cracked a homer as the Left Outs Leftovers topped the FOFC All
Stars by a score of 8 to 6 at FOFC Stadium.
FOFC was unable to recover after Left Outs went ahead in the top of the 3rd
inning scoring one runner. FOFC had a chance in the 9th but they came up
short.
The win went to Ferguson Jenkins(3-2) who allowed 6 runs in 8 and 2/3 innings.
Don Drysdale recorded his 3rd save. Rob Nielsen(2-1) was the loser. He gave
up 5 runs and 5 hits in 5 innings.
When questioned about the loss, Benton Breeze said, 'The fans got to see an
exciting game out there this afternoon. Unfortunately, we couldn't get it
done this time. Next time, though, we'll be the clubhouse with all the
smiles.'
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