Dodgers Win -- Tommy Davis: Grand Slam, 6 RBI.

(Game #8's)

Davis, Dodgers Come Back to Defeat M's, 11-9 !

Tommy Davis: 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 runs.

                             R   H   E

1962 Dodgers      11  11  1

2001 Mariners      9   11  3     F

Los Angeles (2-6) / Seattle (5-3)

WP- Roebuck (1-2)

LP- P.Abbott (0-1)

SV- L.Sherry (1)

The Dodgers trailed the Mariners early (after 2 Innings) 6-0, but rallied back to score 7 runs combined through the 3rd & 4th, plus 4 more runs -- the next three innings; the Mariners didn't go quietly, scoring a run in the bottom of the 7th & two runs in the bottom of the 8th. The Mariners' outstanding scoreless bullpen streak came to an end, after 27 1/3 innings without a run allowed, John Halama would allow two runs (one earned) in the 6th Inning.

The 1962 Dodgers did something similar to the 1904 Giants in the tournament, in which they rallied from 6-0 in Game 3 and won the game, in which they kept the series alive, and won out the series as well.

Game Link from the tournament below:

http://boysofsummerbaseball.blogspot.com/2013/02/04-ny-giants-vs-62-la-dodgers-apba.html

In that game, Willie Davis was the one to hit a Grand Slam, in this game against the Mariners -- it was Tommy Davis's Grand Slam. T.Davis would finish the game with 2 HR's, 3-for-4, with 6 RBI's & BB. Ichiro for the M's would reach base all five times with three singles & 2 BB's.

                             R   H   E

1998 Padres         3    2    2

1984 Tigers          6    8    2     F

San Diego (4-4) / Detroit (6-2)

WP- Berenguer (2-0)

LP- Hitchcock (1-1)

SV- W.Hernandez (3)

Juan Berenguer was actually pitching a no-hitter through 6.1 innings, despite having 8 base-runners up to that   point (6 of them via Bases on Balls). Quilvio Veras (double) & Steve Finley's (triple) hits, also brought in two of the Padres' three runs. Chet Lemon hit his first HR of the season, as Detroit splits the series, 2-2.

                             R   H   E

1976 Dodgers      2    4    0

1998 Yankees      4    8    0    F

Los Angeles (3-5) / New York (7-1)

WP- O.Hernandez (2-0)

LP- T.John (0-2)

SV- M.Rivera (4)

Davey Lopes's leadoff single in the top of the 6th, broke up El Duque's bid for a no-no; while Paul O'Neill hit his 2nd HR of the season. Scott Brosius (Yankees) and Dusty Baker (Dodgers) hit their first HR's.

                            R   H   E

1981 Expos         1    2    0

1968 Tigers         4    9    0     F

Montreal (5-3) / Detroit (4-4)

WP- Sparma (1-0)

LP- Burris (1-1)

SV- Hiller (1)

Moving Mickey Stanley down in the order seemed to be the answer, as he went 3-for-4, with a solo HR; Norm Cash added a two run HR, as Warren Cromartie of the Expos had both of the team's hits. Jim Sparma also only allowed one earned run in 6 innings. Tigers & Expos split series 2-2.

                             R   H   E

1935 Crawfords   6   13   0

1942 Cardinals    5   12   0     F

Pittsburgh (7-1) / St. Louis (3-5)

WP- Harvey (1-0)

LP- Krist (0-1)

SV- Matlock (1)

Get out your brooms, as the Crawfords rally back from a 5-2 deficit, entering the 6th inning. Oscar Charleston went 3-for-4, all singles & two steals, while Popeye Harris also had three hits (double) & two ribbies. The Crawfords are one of the few teams with a league-best 7-1 record.

                           R   H   E

1993 Giants       3    8    1

1977 Phillies      6   10   0     F

San Francisco (3-5) / Philadelphia (7-1)

WP- Lerch (1-1)

LP- Deshaies (0-2)

SV- Garber (3)

Barry Bonds' two-run HR & double couldn't help the Giants avoid a sweep with the Phillies, as Mike Schmidt's 3-run triple did the damage in the bottom of the 5th. Garry Maddox returned for Philadelphia after missing 5 games due to an injury. The Giants have now lost 5 straight.

Rangers Avoid Sweep, Raffy Hits 3 HR's

(Game #8's)

Palmerio: First to hit 3 HR's in single game.

PALMERIO SMACKS 3 HR's as Rangers Top Reds in Ten.


                           R   H   E
1999 Rangers    8   12   0
1975 Reds          6   13   1    F  / 10 Inn

Texas (4-4) / Cincinnati (4-4)

WP- Zimmerman (1-0)
LP- Borbon (0-1)
SV- Wettleland (2)

Rafael Palmerio became the first player in league history to hit three HR's in a single-game, all solo HR's off three different pitchers, as Palmerio was locked in. George Foster hit 2 HR's for the Reds; a total of 7 HR's in the game by both teams (Rangers had 5 of them). Foster, who had the day off in Game #7, due to his struggles at the plate got his first runs, HR's & RBI's of the season in this series finale.

Palmerio, now is tied with Jorge Posada for the league lead in HR's with 6.

                            R   H   E
1971 Athletics     2    4    2
1904 Giants         3    6    2    F

Oakland (1-7) / New York (6-2)

WP- Wiltse (1-1)
LP- Segui (0-2)
SV- McGinnity (1)

The Giants sweep Oakland, as Hooks Wiltse of the Giants only allowed 3 hits & 1 ER (while striking out 5 Athletics). Joe McGinnity came in for his first save of the season.

                            R   H   E
1914 Braves        1    6    0
1953 Yankees     7    11   1    F

Boston (5-3) / New York (4-4)

WP- Sain (2-0)
LP- Crutcher (0-2)

Billy Martin was on the top of his game, with a 3-for-4 performance, with 5 RBI, that included a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 5th that broke the game wide open for the Yankees.

                         R   H   E
1940 Reds        4    8   2
1912 Giants      5    5   2    F

Cincinnati (3-5) / New York (5-3)

WP- Wiltse (2-1)
LP- Beggs (0-1)

Jim Turner & the Reds were in cruise control until the bottom of the 8th, in which the Giants scored three runs, tying the game; the Reds took back the lead 4-3 in the top of the 9th with Morrie Arnovich's pinch-hit RBI single, only to be topped off by the Giants' Larry Doyle's walk-off 2-run blast off of closer Joe Beggs.

                        R   H   E
1971 Giants     3    7   3
1998 Braves    7   10  2    F

San Francisco (3-5) / Atlanta (7-1)

WP- Smoltz (2-0)
LP- R.Bryant (0-2)

Atlanta keeps rolling as they sweep the Giants. Walt Weiss went 3-for-3, 2B, 3B & 4 RBI, as Andres Galarraga has been nothing short of consistency with another good performance -- adding his 3rd HR & bringing his RBI total to 12 for the season.

                         R   H   E
2007 Red Sox  4    8    0
1986 Mets       2    7    1    F

Boston (4-4) / New York (1-7)

WP- Timlin (1-0)
LP- Aguilera (0-1)
SV- Papelbon (2)

The Red Sox, despite getting walked 7 times by Sid Fernandez alone in the first six innings couldn't get themselves across home plate, until the Red Sox scored two runs off of Rick Aguilera. Wally Backman continues his hot start with 3 hits in a losing cause, he now is 12-for-25 (.480 average) for the season.

                 

"Crazy 48's" League Standings

LEAGUE STANDINGS
STARS I	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Rdiff
1929 Cubs	6	1	0.857	0	Won 4	14
1935 Crawfords	6	1	0.857	0	Won 3	12
1931 Athletics	5	2	0.714	1	Won 2	6
1912 Giants	4	3	0.571	2	Won 1	1
1934 Cardinals	3	4	0.429	3	Lost 2	-16
1927 Yankees	1	6	0.143	5	Lost 3	-14
STARS II	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Rdiff
1944 Browns	4	3	0.571	0	Won 4	6
1937 Giants	3	4	0.500	1	Lost 2	7
1937 Yankees	3	4	0.429	1	Won 2	3
1942 Cardinals	3	4	0.429	1	Lost 4	-3
1940 Reds	3	4	0.429	1	Lost 1	-4
1946 Red Sox	1	6	0.143	3	Lost 4	-11
STARS III	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Rdiff
1975 Reds	4	3	0.571	0	Won 3	9
1969 Orioles	3	4	0.429	1	Lost 2	0
1971 Giants	3	4	0.429	1	Lost 4	-3
1968 Tigers	3	4	0.429	1	Lost 2	-5
1971 Pirates	2	5	0.286	2	Lost 1	-11
1962 Dodgers	1	6	0.143	3	Lost 3	-7
STARS IV	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Rdiff
1998 Braves	6	1	0.857	0	Won 6	14
1981 Expos	5	2	0.714	1	Won 2	12
2001 Mariners	5	2	0.714	1	Won 4	3
1985 Blue Jays	4	3	0.571	2	Won 1	8
1993 Phillies	3	4	0.429	3	Won 2	-1
1999 Rangers	3	4	0.429	3	Lost 4	-15
STRIPES I	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Rdiff
1914 Braves	5	2	0.714	0	Lost 1	17
1904 Giants	5	2	0.714	0	Won 3	12
1912 Red Sox	5	2	0.714	0	Won 2	-1
1906 Cubs	4	3	0.571	1	Lost 2	7
1917 White Sox	3	4	0.429	2	Won 2	6
1925 Senators	3	4	0.429	2	Lost 1	-11
STRIPES II	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Rdiff
1960 Pirates	4	3	0.571	0	Lost 2	-3
1969 Mets	4	3	0.571	0	Won 2	-4
1954 Indians	3	4	0.429	1	Won 1	8
1953 Yankees	3	4	0.429	1	Won 1	-11
1953 Dodgers	2	5	0.286	2	Lost 2	-2
1971 Athletics	1	6	0.143	3	Lost 3	-18
STRIPES III	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Rdiff
1977 Phillies	6	1	0.857	0	Won 3	10
1984 Tigers	5	2	0.714	1	Lost 2	26
1976 Dodgers	3	4	0.429	3	Lost 2	-3
1983 Orioles	3	4	0.429	3	Lost 1	-10
1980 Royals	3	4	0.429	3	Lost 3	-12
1986 Mets	1	6	0.143	5	Won 1	-16
STRIPES IV	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Rdiff
1998 Yankees	6	1	0.857	0	Won 2	15
1998 Padres	4	3	0.571	2	Won 2	-5
1993 Giants	3	4	0.429	3	Lost 4	6
2007 Red Sox	3	4	0.429	3	Lost 1	1
1995 Indians	3	4	0.429	3	Won 3	-6
2002 Athletics	2	5	0.286	4	Won 1	-6

Indians Climbing Back

(Conclusion of Game #7's)

Indians Looking to Sweep Final Game vs. Royals

Eddie Murray was key in victory.

                            R   H   E
1980 Royals        4    6    0
1995 Indians       9    10   1     F

Kansas City (3-4) / Cleveland (3-4)

WP- K.Hill (1-1) /CG (1)
LP- Splittorff (1-1)

Ken Hill was in complete control, the four runs in the top of the ninth will mess up his stat-line, but he gave the Indians' bullpen a much needed break after their previous series with Detroit. The Indians are also pretty excited to see their lineup waking up, the past few games -- and this has been without Jim Thome & Sandy Alomar, Jr.; Thome returns next game for the Tribe, as Alomar will still be on the DL for another 12 games.

The Indians' Eddie Murray went 2-for-3, with a HR & double -- plus 3 RBI, while Pete LaCock (KC) came off the bench to rest some of the starters, to hit a 2-run HR.

                            R   H   E
1953 Dodgers     4   10   2
1917 White Sox  5   11   1    F

Brooklyn (2-5) / Chicago (3-4)

WP- R.Russell (1-0)
LP- Labine (0-1)

Clem Labine couldn't close things out for the Dodgers, as the White Sox collected four consecutive singles in the bottom of the ninth, including Chick Gandil's walk-off single (scoring in Happy Felsch).

                           R   H   E
1925 Senators    3    6   0
1954 Indians      5    6   0    F

Washington (3-4) / Cleveland (3-4)

WP- M.Garcia (1-0)
LP- Ruether (0-2)
SV- Mossi (2)

The Senators' Sam Rice & Goose Goslin hit back-to-back HR's in the 8th, and closed the gap to 3-5, but couldn't get much closer as Larry Doby hit his first 2 HR's of the season, including 3 RBI.

                            R   H   E
1960 Pirates       1    8    0
1912 Red Sox    8    8    0     F

Pittsburgh (4-3) / Boston (5-2)

WP- Bedient (2-0)
LP- Mizell (1-1)

Hugh Bedient pitched an excellent game, going 8 2/3 innings, allowing only one run, while striking out five. Larry Gardner went 2-for-4, BB, 4 RBI & a steal. The Pirates' Bill Mazeroski, who entered the game with only one hit in 19 at-bats, had a pretty-good performance with 3 hits (double) & RBI in a losing effort.

                           R   H   E
1985 Blue Jays  5    7    0
1971 Pirates       1    6    1    F

Toronto (4-3) / Pittsburgh (2-5)

WP- Key (1-0)
LP- Bo.Johnson (0-2)

INJURIES: D.Lamp (TOR) - 7 games.

Lloyd Moseby & Willie Upshaw hit their first HR's of the season.

                         R   H   E
1969 Mets       2    4    0
1906 Cubs        1    8    1    F / 10 Inn

New York (4-3) / Chicago (4-3)

WP- McGraw (2-0)
LP- Overall (0-1)

The Cubs' Jack Pfiester was pitching a no-no entering the 8th inning, when the leadoff hitter that inning, Ed Kranepool broke it up with a single, he would later score on a error by Joe Tinker that would tie the game. Kenneth Boswell would hit the go-ahead triple to drive in Art Shamsky in the top of the 10th off of Orval Overall. Cubs have now lost two straight.

Yankees Have No Answers for Browns.

(Game #7's /continued)

Muncrief, Browns defeat Bombers, 2-1!

Bob Muncrief of the Browns, 1.80 ERA in 15 Innings.

                        R   H   E
1944 Browns   2    6    1
1927 Yankees  1    4    1    F

St. Louis (4-3) / New York (1-6)

The Browns, regardless of what happens next game, has won this series -- something, most never expected, since St. Louis losing 3-1 to the Crawfords & losing to the 27' Yankees during the tournament. The Browns' Bob Muncrief found himself in trouble with bases loaded with no outs & Gehrig at the plate, Gehrig would hit into a force at home, which then Muncrief settled down and struck out Babe Ruth & Tony Lazzeri.

Muncrief allowed four hits & 1 ER during 8 innings of work, while also walking 5 batters. Urban Shocker allowed all his runs in his messy first inning (which also had 4 hits), he would settle down with 6 straight scoreless innings.

The Browns have now won 4 straight, and sit on top of their division at 4-3.

                             R   H   E
1934 Cardinals     3    4    0
1937 Yankees      6    11   3   F

St. Louis (3-4) / New York (3-4)

WP- Hadley (1-1)
LP- Carleton (0-2)
SV- G.Murphy (1)

Joe DiMaggio returned from the Disabled List & delivered his first HR & RBI's (2) of the season,
going 2-for-4.

                         R   H   E
1929 Cubs        9   15   0
1946 Red Sox  6   14   1    F

Chicago (6-1) / Boston (1-6)

WP- Cvengros (1-0)
LP- Klinger (0-2)
SV- Carlson (3)

The Red Sox' shaky bullpen once again surrender a lead, up 6-4 entering the top of the 7th inning. The Cubs' rally was capped off with a two-run pinch-hit HR by Johnny Moore. Hank Wilson fell a HR short of the cycle, going 4-for-5, with 2 doubles, triple & a single -- plus 2 RBI.

                         R   H   E
1993 Phillies    2    5    0
1969 Orioles    1    2    2    F

Philadelphia (3-4) / Baltimore (3-4)

WP- Greene (1-1)
LP- Leonhard (0-1)
SV- Mt.Williams (2)

Mariano Duncan's pinch-hit solo HR during the top of the 7th off of Dave Leonhard was the deciding factor in a pitching duel of Tommy Greene vs. Jim Palmer; both pitchers allowed only 1 ER in 6 innings.

                         R   H   E
1983 Orioles    4   11   0
2002 Athletics  5    8    1    F

Baltimore (3-4) / Oakland (2-5)

WP- Bradford (1-0)
LP- J.Palmer (0-1)
SV- Koch (1)

Dave Justice hit a RBI double off of Jim Palmer to take the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth; Mark Ellis had a key 3-run double in the first off of Mike Boddicker.

                         R   H   E
1937 Giants       1    7    0
1931 Athletics   6   10   1   F

New York (3-4) / Philadelphia (5-2)

WP- Walberg (2-0)
LP- Schumacher (1-1)

Mickey Cochrane went 3-for-4, with a solo HR, 2 runs & Mule Haas went 2-for-4, with two doubles (one of the doubles, being a 3-run double in the bottom of the 3rd off of the Giants' Hal Schumacher.

Mets Finally Win, 5-2!

 (Game #7's /continued)

HoJo delivers for the Mets.

HoJo: 3 RBI's as Mets Win First Game!

                          R   H   E
2007 Red Sox   2    3    2
1986 Mets         5   11   1    F

Boston (3-4) / New York (1-6)

WP- Ojeda (1-1)
LP- Donnelly (0-1)
SV- Orosco (1)

Howard Johnson was the key coming off the bench, going 2-for-2 with a HR, 3 RBI & steal, as the Mets finally get themselves a victory. Darryl Strawberry also had 2 hits & 2 runs, and Bobby Ojeda had a really good outing this time, allowing only 4 hits & 2 ER's in 6 innings. David "Big Papi" Ortiz hit his first HR of the season for Boston.

The Mets are looking to even the series, as they will send Sid Fernandez to the mound to face off against Curt Schilling for Game #8.

                          R   H   E
1962 Dodgers   2    5    1
2001 Mariners  3   10   0    F / 10 Inn

Los Angeles (1-6) / Seattle (5-2)

WP- Pineiro (1-0)
LP- Perranoski (0-2)

Johnny Podres was pitching a spectacular game, entering the bottom of the ninth -- until the wheels came off, David Bell smacked in a 2-run double to tie the game in the ninth. During the bottom of the 10th, with Bret Boone leading off against Ron Perranoski, Boone sends a laser to left, for a walk-off HR.

The Mariners' bullpen continue their dominance, with 26.2 Innings of scoreless ball. The Dodgers' bullpen have now suffered 5 losses.

                         R   H   E
1976 Dodgers  3    5    0
1998 Yankees  5   10   0    F

Los Angeles (3-4) / New York (6-1)

WP- Irabu (1-0)
LP- Hooton (1-1)
SV- M.Rivera (3)

Jorge Posada broke the 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 7th with a solo HR & had a 3-run HR earlier in the game; making him the league leader with 6 HR's for the season. Posada has played 5 games, and is batting .524 with 13 RBI, with a .524 OBP & 1.476 Slugging percentage, which adds up to a ridiculous 2.000 OPS! Hideki Irabu was credited with the win in relief, as Mariano Rivera gets his 3rd save.

                       R   H   E
1981 Expos    6   12   1
1968 Tigers    4    8    2    F

Montreal (5-2) / Detroit (3-4)

WP- Sanderson (2-0)
LP- E.Wilson (1-1)
SV- Reardon (3)

Andre Dawson went 3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI & 2 steals as Montreal takes control of the series.

                            R   H   E
1935 Crawfords   5    9   0
1942 Cardinals    4    7   2

Pittsburgh (6-1) / St. Louis (3-4)

WP- B.Hunter (1-0)
LP- E.White (0-1)
SV- Paige (1)

The Cardinals blow a 4-2 lead entering the ninth, capped off with a 2-run HR by Oscar Charleston off of Ernie White, who can't seem to close out a game. Stan Musial finished 2-for-4, with a 3-run triple & steal. Satchel Paige came in the bottom of the ninth to slam the door on the Cards.

                       R   H   E
1993 Giants   2    8    3
1977 Phillies  3    5    0     F

Philadelphia (6-1) / San Francisco (3-4)

WP- Ro.Reed (2-0)
LP- Hickerson (0-1)
SV- Garber (2)

Mike Schmidt's sac fly that scored in Larry Bowa in the eighth sealed the deal for the Phillies, as the Phillies take sole possession of first place, with Detroit's loss to San Diego. Both San Francisco teams (1971 & 1993) each started the season off 3-0, and are both now going through 4-game skids.

98' Braves Keep Chopping Away.

The "Big Cat" delivers for Atlanta.

(Game #7's)

                          R   H   E
1971 Giants      5    5    3
1998 Braves     6    7    2      F

San Francisco (3-4) / Atlanta (6-1)

WP- De.Martinez (2-0)
LP- S.Hamilton (1-1)

The Braves keep rolling after their season opening loss to the 1975 Reds, as the Braves came back from a 5-1 deficit entering the bottom of the 6th inning. Gerald Williams pinch-hitting for Micheal Tucker hit a 2-run HR to get things started, as Andres Galarraga got the Braves closer in the bottom of the 7th, with an RBI double. Galarraga would finish the job with runners on 2nd & 3rd, with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth, with a walk-off single that drove in Greg Colbrunn.

Dennis Martinez, once again in relief & for the second consecutive game is credited with the victory, as Steve Hamilton for the Giants couldn't close things out. The Giants started the season 3-0, and have been sliding since.

                          R   H   E
1914 Braves      3    3    3
1953 Yankees   6    5    3     F

Boston (5-2) / New York (3-4)

WP- Kuzava (1-0)
LP- L.Tyler (1-1)
SV- Gorman (2)

A game that was sloppy on fielding from both teams, shifted in the bottom of the eighth when Lefty Tyler lost control of the game & reliever Lefty Strand allowed a Grand Slam to Gene Woodling. The Braves are excited about their start to the season, but 6-1 would have been really nice.

                          R   H   E
1971 Athletics   4    6    0
1904 Giants       5    9    0     F

Oakland (1-6) / New York (5-2)

WP- D.Taylor (1-0)
LP- C.Dobson (0-1)
SV- Ames (1)

Roger Bresnahan was a HR short of the cycle, going 3-for-4, scoring two runs with a steal -- while Art Devlin hit his first HR of the season, adding 3 RBI. Reggie Jackson has now hit a HR in three straight games, making it 3 for the season, tying Sal Bando's amount for the team lead.

                       R   H   E
1940 Reds      3    6    0
1912 Giants    4    7    1    F

Cincinnati (3-4) / New York (4-3)

WP- Tesreau (1-1)
LP- W.Moore (0-1)
SV- Wiltse (1)

Jeff Tesreau pitched a solid game of 5-hit ball in 8 innings, allowing only two runs as the Giants beat the Reds. Fred Snodgrass went 2-for-4 (double, triple) while Chief Meyers also had two hits with a clutch RBI double in the bottom of the 8th.

                         R   H   E
1999 Rangers   1   7    0
1975 Reds        3   10   0    F

Texas (3-4) / Cincinnati (4-3)

WP- Norman (1-1)
LP- Burkett (1-1)
SV- Eastwick (1)

Pete Rose, entering the game 4-for-25 (.160), led the charge -- going 3-for-4 with a 2-run triple, as Marv Rettenmund added an insurance RBI double in the bottom of the 8th. Fred Norman pitched excellent, allowing only a run in seven innings of work.

Hoffman makes his 4th save, pretty dramatic.

                       R   H   E
1998 Padres   7   10   2
1984 Tigers    6   12   0     F

San Diego (4-3) / Detroit (5-2)

WP- J.Hamilton (1-1)
LP- Wilcox (1-1)
SV- T.Hoffman (4)

Greg Vaughn actually went homer-less in this one (leads league with 5), but still conflicted damage onto the Tigers with 4 ribbies. Tony Gwynn, hitless in his first three games, has been rolling since (added two hits & RBI) & Wally Joyner went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI. It was not a good day for Milt Wilcox, as he was all over the place, allowing 6 hits & 6 ER's while walking seven in 5 1/3 innings! The Tigers' bats tried their best to come back, but the damage was already done. Trevor Hoffman made things interesting, by walking the bases loaded, and then having to face Kirk Gibson (a master of the dramatics). Gibson would strike out.

Padres Silence Tigers, Browns shock Yanks!

(Remaining Game #6's)

Andy Ashby contains Tigers' bats.

                        R   H   E
1984 Tigers     1    6    0
1998 Padres    3    4    1     F

Detroit (5-1) / San Diego (3-3)

WP- Ashby (2-0)
LP- Petry (1-1)
SV- T.Hoffman (3)

The last remaining undefeated team, the Tigers finally lost, as their bats were silenced (with only 6 hits) to seven solid innings from Andy Ashby. The Padres' 3 runs all came off solo HR's -- Tony Gwynn & Ken Caminiti each hit their first of the season, as Greg Vaughn is leading the entire league now with 5 Home Runs.

                          R   H   E
1927 Yankees   3   10   2
1944 Browns     6    5    0     F

New York (1-5) / St. Louis (3-3)

WP- Potter (1-1)
LP- Pennock (0-2)
SV- Caster (2)

INJURIES: Laabs (STL) - 10 Games.

Despite having half of the amount of New York's hits, the Browns set the tone with Mark Christman's 3-run double in the bottom of the second; Later the Browns would get a clutch 2-run double from Eugene Moore, who came in for the injured Chet Laabs.

This marks two consecutive losses to the 44' Browns for the 1927 Yankees, the same Browns that the Yankees swept easily in the APBA Tournament of Champions' first round. The Yankees were ranked #1 overall to the Browns #64 overall in the tourney.

                        R   H   E
1977 Phillies    4    9    0
1993 Giants     2    4    0     F

Philadelphia (5-1) / San Francisco (3-3)

WP- L.Christenson (2-0)
LP- Burkett (1-1)
SV- McGraw (2)

Mike Schmidt got his first HR & first RBI's of the season, with a 3-run HR during the top of the 5th off of John Burkett, that seemed to be the difference. The Giants' Will Clark & Matt Williams each had solo HR's.

                           R   H   E
1937 Yankees     8   13  1
1934 Cardinals    2   3    1     F

New York (2-4) / St. Louis (3-3)

WP- Ruffing (1-0)
LP- P.Dean (0-1)

The Yankees (still without DiMaggio) got a much needed win, with George Selkirk going 3-for-5, HR & 3 RBI, falling a triple short of the cycle -- while scoring two runs. The Yanks also got surprise offense from Don Heffner (first start of the season) in which he went 2-for-4, 3B & RBI.

                           R   H   E
1971 Pirates       3    7    1
1985 Blue Jays  2    6    0     F

Pittsburgh (2-4) / Toronto (3-3)

WP- D.Ellis (1-1)
LP- Lavelle (0-1)
SV- Giusti (1)

The Blue Jays' bullpen keeps their trend of blowing leads, this time the victim was Gary Lavelle, as Dock Ellis bounces back from a rough start in his opening series. Al Oliver hit his first HR with a solo shot to left.

                         R   H   E
1968 Tigers      4    6    3
1981 Expos       8    8    1     F

Detroit (3-3) / Montreal (4-2)

WP- S.Rogers (1-1)
LP- Lolich (0-1)
SV- Bi.Lee (1)

The Expos score 8 runs from the 6th Inning on, as Mickey Lolich lost his groove & the game. Andres Dawson hit a Grand Slam in the bottom of the 7th, Gary Carter added two doubles & Tim Raines stole bases #8 & #9 for the young season.

Game #6's / Lundgren Blows Another!

Lungren Blows Another Game, Cubs Lose

                          R   H   E
1906 Cubs        4    7    3
1969 Mets        5    6    0      F

Chicago (4-2) / New York (3-3)

WP- McGraw (1-0)
LP- Lundgren (1-2)

The problem with most "deadball" teams, there was no such thing as a designated "Closer" for their teams, many of their starting pitchers would pitch the entire game for the most part. The 1906 Cubs have 6 starting pitchers actually with an abundance of innings, Orval Overall is being used as a reliever & occasional spot starter, and have been using Carl Lundgren as the closer.

Lundgren has a 1-2 record now, one save with a awful 11.12 ERA & 2.294 WHIP in 5.2 innings. His victory, was a game in which he blown -- which makes it 3 blown saves. He loaded the bases up, walked in the tying run, and Donn Clendenon hit a walk-off sac-fly to seal the deal as the 69' Mets win. Clendenon finished the day with 3 RBI's, with a 2-run triple in the bottom of the 6th.

                         R   H   E
1969 Orioles    1    8    0
1993 Phillies    4    9    1      F

Baltimore (3-3) / Philadelphia (2-4)

WP- Mulholland (1-1)
LP- McNally (1-1)
SV- Mit.Williams (1)

McNally was off his game, allowing 8 hits in four innings -- the bottom of the 3rd, the Phillies scored 3 runs on four hits. Mariano Duncan & John Kruk each went 2-for-4, with a double & RBI.

                           R   H   E
1954 Indians      1    6    3
1925 Senators   4    8    0     F

Cleveland (2-4) / Washington (3-3)

WP- W.Johnson (2-0)
LP- Wynn (0-2)
SV- Marberry (3)

Walter Johnson allowed only 5 hits & a run in 8 innings of work on the mound, while adding a single & sac fly with the bat. Sam Rice also went 2-for-3, 2-run double & HBP.

                          R   H   E
2001 Mariners  6    9    2
1962 Dodgers   3    9    1     F

Seattle (4-2) / Los Angeles (1-5)

WP- Moyer (1-1)
LP- Koufax (0-1)
SV- Sasaki (4)

The Mariners' Al Martin made the most out of his first start this season, as he went 2-for-2, with a solo HR, sac fly & bases on balls. Bret Boone has been heating up, going 3-for-5 (5-for-10 against the Dodgers).

                            R   H   E
1917 White Sox  8   13   0
1953 Dodgers     1    6    1     F

Chicago (2-4) / Brooklyn (2-4)

WP- Faber (1-1)
LP- Meyer (0-2)

Chick Gandil & Swede Risberg keep contributing with their bats of all things, while "Shoeless" Joe's bat is starting to make it's presence in this series, as he hits his first Home Run of the season. Duke Snider had half of the Dodgers hits, in a 3-for-4 performance.

                           R   H   E
2002 Athletics    1    7    0
1983 Orioles      4   12   2     F

Oakland (1-5) / Baltimore (3-3)

WP- S.Davis (1-1)
LP- T.Hudson (0-2)
SV- Tp.Martinez (3)

Storm Davis pitched six shutout innings, while Eddie Murray & John Lowenstein each went 3-for-4, with an RBI & run, as the Orioles bullpen closed the rest of the game out.

Mets Lose Again / Game #6 Highlights

Dice-K tips his cap to the crowd after Boston's win.

DICE-K Silents Winless Mets, 
6-0!

                           R   H   E
1986 Mets          0    6    0
2007 Red Sox     6    9    1     F

New York (0-6) / Boston (3-3)

WP- Matsuzaka (1-1) / CG (1)/ SHO (1)
LP- Darling (0-1)

Daisuke Matsuzaka tied Mordecai Brown's (1906 Cubs) record of 11 strikeouts in a single-game, while Jason Varitek tied Marty Marion's (1942 Cardinals) record of 3 doubles. Varitek went 4-4, with 2 RBI. The New York Mets remain winless.

                           R   H   E
1995 Indians      4   10   0
1980 Royals      0    6    1      F

Cleveland (2-4) / Kansas City (3-3)

WP- De.Martinez (1-1)/ CG(1)/ SHO (1)
LP- Gura (1-1)

After a horrible start against the 84' Tigers last series, Dennis Martinez bounced back with a six-hit shutout of the Kansas City Royals. Carlos Baerga hit 2 HR's & had 3 of the team's 4 RBI's, the other came off a solo HR by Paul Sorrento (his 2nd). U.L. Washington reached safely in all four plate appearances for K.C., going 3-3 (all singles) with a BB.

                          R   H   E
1998 Braves     2    4    1
1971 Giants      1    5    0    F

Atlanta (5-1) / San Francisco (3-3)

WP- De.Martinez (1-0)
LP- McMahon (0-1)
SV- Ligtenberg (2)

Both starting pitchers, Tom Glavine (ATL) & Juan Marichal pitched excellent games (each only allowing 1 ER), as Chipper Jones hit HR #2. Andruw Jones' sac fly scored in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth.

                          R   H   E
1931 Athletics   6    9    0
1937 Giants       3   11   3    F

Philadelphia (4-2) / New York (3-3)

WP- Earnshaw (2-0)
LP- Melton (0-1)
SV- Rommel (2)

George Earnshaw struck out 8 batters in 7 innings, as Rommel comes in for two-inning save.

                             R   H   E
1942 Cardinals     4    8    0
1935 Crawfords   11  14   1    F

St. Louis (3-3) / Pittsburgh (5-1)

WP- Matlock (2-0)
LP- Beazley (1-1)

The Crawfords set the tone by scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st, as Josh Gibson & Oscar Charleston each homered; Terry Moore of the Cards went 3-3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI's & BB in a losing effort.

                             R   H   E
1975 Reds           14  16  0
1999 Rangers       1    5   2     F

Cincinnati (3-3) / Texas (3-3)

WP- Billingham (1-0)
LP- Sele (1-1)

INJURIES: Bench (CIN) - 2 Games

The Reds' lineup finally woke up with 16 hits, including 3-run HR's by Tony Perez & Dan Driessen. Pete Rose continues to struggle, who is 4-for-25 this season with a .276 on-base percentage -- as Jack Billingham looked solid in his season debut.

Jeter Leads the Way (Game #6 highlights)

Jeter leads the Yankees' hit parade in 9-5 victory.

I'm going to do the highlights in shorter parts, so that people will no longer have to scroll a mile down the article, just to get all 24 highlighted games. So highlights, should come more often... that's not to say that I might not go that route once in awhile with all 24 scores in one post, but I'm going to try to avoid that. Plus so much has happened even without the two no-hitters, for example the entire first series between 68' Tigers & 85' Blue Jays ended in walk-offs, the Mariners' bullpen has not allowed a single run in 21 innings of work, and the 1986 Mets have yet gotten a win.

So here is some more of the highlights...

                          R   H   E
1946 Red Sox   1    6    0
1929 Cubs         2    5    1    F

Boston (1-5) / Chicago (5-1)

WP- Carlson (1-1)
LP- Hughson (0-1)

The Red Sox & starting pitcher Tex Hughson seemed to be in control of a 1-0 game entering the bottom of the 9th, until Roger Hornsby hit a walk-off two-run HR to win the game. Hornsby is batting .462 with 3 HR's & 10 RBI for the season.

                          R   H   E
1912 Giants      0    3    0
1940 Reds        2    5    1    F

New York (3-3) / Cincinnati (3-3)

WP- Derringer (1-1)
LP- Marquard (0-1)
SV- Beggs (2)

The Reds scored their two runs in the bottom of the first with an RBI single by Ernie Lombardi & a RBI double by Irv Goodman, in his first at-bat back from injury. Paul Derringer allowed only 2 hits in 8 innings of scoreless work, with 4 K's & 3 walks.

                          R   H   E
1912 Red Sox   3    7    0
1960 Pirates     1    3    0     F

Boston (4-2) / Pittsburgh (4-2)

WP- B.O'Brien (2-0)/ CG (2)
LP- V.Law (1-1)

The Red Sox tried to give Jake Stahl the day off, but Duffy Lewis's ejection over getting caught stealing & being the cleanup hitter, made the Red Sox place Stahl in the game to play first, as Clyde Engle moved from first to outfield to play Lewis's position. Stahl in his first at-bat up in the top of the fourth was the difference maker with an 2-run double, Lee Gardner would later add a RBI triple. The Pirates' Roberto Clemente was the lone run for Pitts with a solo HR in the 7th.

                          R   H   E
1953 Yankees   0    2    1
1914 Braves     9    9    0     F

New York (2-4) / Boston (5-1)

WP- B.James (2-0)/ CG (2)/ SHO (2)
LP- Raschi (0-2)

So how does "Seattle Bill" James follow up his no-hitter in his previous performance? With a two-hit shutout, he had much fewer K's this time though with 3, compared to 9 last time. This game's performance also makes it back-to-back shutouts on the 53' Yankees, in which Dick Rudolph pitched a 3-hit shutout the day before. Another note, the Braves' Butch Schmidt has already been hit by a pitch, a total of 4 times now in 6 games.

The Braves now have 3 shutouts & between Rudolph & James, the two pitchers are 4-0, allowing only 8 hits & 1 run in 34 innings, that's a 0.26 ERA with a .441 WHIP!

                         R   H   E
1998 Yankees  9   14   1
1976 Dodgers  5    8    2    F

New York (5-1) / Los Angeles (3-3)

WP- D.Wells (1-0)
LP- Rau (0-2)

Derek Jeter went 4-for-5, with 2 solo HR's for the Yankees, as Jorge Posada (after a day off) hit HR #4. Paul O'Neil & Bernie Williams also added HR's as well -- a total of 5 HR's for the Bombers.

Game #5's / Paige's No-Hitter

I took the last week off, the wife an I had a lot of important things to take care of, and I didn't want to get invested in APBA -- when I needed to have 100% focus elsewhere. Now that everything has been taken care of, I finished the last five games (of this batch of 24 games) during the night.

I forgot to mention it on the APBA Baseball Group, the other night, but it was mentioned on my Boys of Summer Facebook Page. On April 28th, Satchel Paige of the 1935 Crawfords no-hits the 1942 St.Louis Cardinals.

PAIGE NO-HITS MUSIAL & the 42' CARDINALS!

Satchel Paige of the 1935 Crawfords delivers the second no-hitter of the season. A few games ago, "Seattle Bill" James of the Boston Braves delivered the league's first-ever no-hitter. This is also now back-to-back record performances for Paige as well, after setting the strikeouts (single-game) record with 10 strikeouts, he now has delivered the league's second no-no. The amazing thing is that the 42' Cardinals have Hall of Fame outfielders Enos Slaughter & Stan Musial, plus Whitey Kurowski, Walker Cooper & Terry Moore.

                              R   H   E
1942 Cardinals     0    0    0
1935 Crawfords   4     6    2    F

St. Louis (3-2) / Pittsburgh (4-1)

WP- S.Paige (2-0)/ CG (2)/ SHO (1)
LP- M.Cooper (0-1)

The Remainder of Game #5's ("Crazy 48's)

                              R   H   E
1986 Mets            4    6    3
2007 Red Sox       6   11   0    F

New York (0-5) / Boston (2-3)

WP- Buchholz (1-0)
LP- R.Anderson (0-1)
SV- Papelbon (1)

INJURIES: Pedroia (BOS) - 6 Games.

Wally Backman (.412 AVG) collected 2 hits for the Mets, but seems to be the only one able do anything with the bat -- as the Mets remain winless. The Red Sox snap their 3-game skid, as David Ortiz went 3-for-4, with 2 doubles & 2 RBI's.

                            R   H   E
1975 Reds          4     7    0
1999 Rangers     2     3    1     F

Cincinnati (2-3) / Texas (3-2)

WP- Nolan (2-0)
LP- Helling (0-1)
SV- McEnaney (2)

Cesar Geronimo led the charge with a 2-for-3 performance, featuring his first HR of the season; lifting his batting average to .313. The Rangers' Todd Zeile became the fourth Ranger with at least 2 HR's for the season (hitting both solo shots in this game).

                           R   H   E
1998 Yankees    1    8    2
1976 Dodgers    3    4    1   F

New York (4-1) / Los Angeles (3-2)

WP- E.Sosa (1-0)
LP- Mendoza (0-1)
SV- Hough (3)

Davey Lopes comes into the ballgame in the bottom of the eighth (pinch-hitting for Sizemore) and hits a solo HR off of reliever Ramiro Mendoza; later in the inning, Reggie Smith would hit the go-ahead 2-run HR (his 2nd) that would seal the deal.

Maddux was in charge for Atlanta.

                        R   H   E
1998 Braves   4     9    1
1971 Giants    0     2    0     F

Atlanta (4-1) / San Francisco (3-2)

WP- Maddux (1-1)/ CG (1)/ SHO (1)
LP- G.Perry (0-1)

Greg Maddux's bid for a no-hitter was broken up in the bottom of the 7th by Bobby Bonds. Chipper Jones tied the record for 3 steals in a single ballgame.

                         R   H   E
1995 Indians   12  14   3
1980 Royals     5    5    0    F

Cleveland (1-4) / Kansas City (3-2)

WP- J.Tavarez (1-0)
LP- Quisenberry (0-1)

The Indians looked as if they were heading to a 0-5 start, after trailing 5-1, entering the top of the 7th. The Royals' suffered an injury to starting pitcher Dennis Leonard who was looking pretty good, his start next series will be bumped a game -- but the Royals bullpen imploded, especially Dan Quisenberry, who didn't look like himself, by walking 4 batters & allowing 4 hits & 5 runs in one inning of relief. Julian Tavarez earned the victory for the Tribe with 2 solid innings of relief.

                           R   H   E
1931 Athletics   3    6    1
1937 Giants      10  12   1    F

Philadelphia (3-2) / New York (3-2)

WP- Hubbell (1-1)
LP- Grove (0-2)

Lefty Grove got knocked out early again, as his record falls to 0-2 with a 5.73 ERA in two starts -- he has also allowed 9 hits & 5 walks in eleven innings of work, while striking out six. Mel Ott went 2-for-3, 2-run HR & 2 BB's.

                          R   H   E
1904 Giants      10  16   4
1971 Athletics   5     6   0    F

New York (3-2) / Oakland (1-4)

WP- McGinnity (2-0)
LP- Blue (0-2)

Vida Blue got rocked again, he has now allowed 12 ER's (9.82 ERA) & 6 walks in 11 innings of work. Billy Gilbert & Dan McGann each had 4 RBI for the Giants.

                         R   H   E
1968 Tigers     3     6    1
1981 Expos     2     5    1     F

Detroit (3-2) / Montreal (3-2)

WP-McLain (1-0)
LP- Gullickson (1-1)
SV- D.Patterson (1)

Bill Freehan hit HR #4 of the season, a 2-run HR at the top of the 6th off of Bill Gullickson that would be the difference-maker. Willie Horton added HR #3. Montreal's Tim Raines swiped his 7th bag.

George Caster (Browns)

                          R   H   E
1927 Yankees   0    4    0
1944 Browns     1    2    0    F

New York (1-4) / St. Louis (2-3)

WP- J.Kramer (1-0)
LP- Hoyt (0-1)
SV- Caster (1)

During the first round of the APBA Tournament of Champions, the Yankees swept these same Browns, 3-0 -- this time, the Browns turned the tables, as Milt Brynes' solo HR was the difference. The Yankees' team ERA is 6.80 after five games.

                            R   H   E
1971 Pirates       1     4    0
1985 Blue Jays  2     6    0    F

Pittsburgh (1-4) / Toronto (3-2)

WP- Stieb (1-0)
LP- Blass (1-1)
SV- Lamp (1)

The Blue Jays like to play close games, they are now 3-2 with a score differential of 1 run. George Bell's 2-run blast in the bottom of the fourth was the decisive factor.

                        R   H   E
1984 Tigers     8    8    1
1998 Padres    1    6    1    F

Detroit (5-0) / San Diego (2-3)

WP- J.Morris (2-0)
LP- K.Brown (0-2)

Kevin Brown & the Padres were in countrol, up 1-0, with 2 outs on the Tigers during the top of the 6th -- with Barbaro Garbey on first, Lance Parrish knocked in a 2-run HR to take the lead in which they never looked back. Tigers would score 6 runs in the top of the 8th as well, including a 2-run triple by Howard Johnson (who leads the Tigers with 7 RBI's). Greg Vaughn hit HR #4 of the season.

Medwick delivers clutch single against Yanks.

                           R   H   E
1937 Yankees    2    3    0
1934 Cardinals   3    8    1    F

New York (1-4) / St. Louis (3-2)

WP- Haines (1-0)
LP- I.Andrews (0-1)

Frankie Frisch tied the game with a RBI triple off of reliever Ivy Andrews, in which Joe Medwick followed that up with the go-ahead RBI single. Myril Hoag had 2 of the Yankees' three hits (including a 2-run double).

                         R   H   E
1977 Phillies    6    7    0
1993 Giants     1    2    2    F

Philadelphia (4-1) / San Francisco (3-2)

WP- Garber (1-0)
LP- Mi.Jackson (0-1)

INJURIES: Ro.Thompson (SF) - 5 Games.

Tim McCarver put the game further out of reach with his pinch-hit Grand Slam off of Mike Jackson, during the top of the ninth.

                          R   H   E
2002 Athletics   1    3    2
1983 Orioles     3    6    1     F

Oakland (1-4) / Baltimore (2-3)

WP- McGregor (1-1)
LP- Zito (0-2)
SV- Tp.Martinez (2)

INJURIES: T.Cruz (BAL) - 1 Game

Replacing the injured Todd Cruz, Gary Roenicke hit the deciding 2-run HR in the bottom of the fifth. Scott McGregor was spectacular, allowing only 2 hits & a ER in 8 innings (4 strikeouts).

Brown (Cubs) sets 'K' mark with 11.

                      R   H   E
1906 Cubs     9   12   0
1969 Mets    1     3    1     F

Chicago (4-1) / New York (2-3)

WP- Mo.Brown (2-0) / CG (2)
LP- Seaver (1-1)

Mordecai Brown breaks the single-game strikeout record held by Satchel Paige & Denny McLain, with the new mark of 11 strikeouts, as the Mets were no match for the Cubs. Chance & Steinfeldt each had 4 hits, while Steinfeldt also had 4 RBI.

                              R   H   E
1917 White Sox    3    7    1
1953 Dodgers       4    5    0     F

Chicago (1-4) / Brooklyn (2-3)

WP- Erskine (2-0)
LP- Cicotte (0-2)
SV- J.Hughes (1)

Carl Erskine pitched another good outing, as the bullpen also contributed by holding off the White Sox. Billy Cox smacked in a 2-run pinch-hit double, as the Dodgers score 3 in the bottom of the fifth. Chick Gandil had 2 RBI's for Chicago.

                             R   H   E
2001 Mariners     3   12   1
1962 Dodgers       2    8    2     F / 11 Inn

Seattle (3-2) / Los Angeles (1-4)

WP- R.Franklin (2-0)
LP- Roebuck (0-2)
SV- Sasaki (3)

Ichiro smacked in Carlos Guillen with a single, for the go-ahead run at the top of the 11th, as Kasahiro Sasaki comes in for his third save. The Mariners' bullpen has been phenomenal, allowing no runs in 21 innings of work.

                             R   H   E
1954 Indians        11  13  0
1925 Senators       1    6   1    F

Cleveland (2-3) / Washington (2-3)

WP- Lemon (1-1)
LP- Coveleski (0-2)

The Indians would go on and score 7 runs in the third off of Stan Coveleski, including a 3-run triple by Vic Wertz & RBI double by Indians' starting pitcher Bob Lemon. Bobby Avila hit his 2nd HR of the season.

                            R   H   E
1969 Orioles       5    8    0
1993 Phillies       3    5    2    F

Baltimore (3-2) / Philadelphia (1-4)

WP- Cuellar (1-1)
LP- Schilling (0-1)
SV- D.Hall (1)

Don Buford of the Orioles fell a triple short of the cycle, going 3-for-5, 2 RBI's, while scoring twice. Frank Robinson hit HR #2, while the Phillies' Lenny Dykstra smacked in his first of the season (2-run HR).

Back-to-Back complete games for Root.

                            R   H   E
1946 Red Sox     1    5    1
1929 Cubs           5   12   1    F

Boston (1-4) / Chicago (4-1)

WP- Root (2-0)/ CG (2)
LP- Ferriss (0-2)

After allowing a RBI double (to Dom DiMaggio) with no outs in the first, Charlie Root of the Cubs settled down and shut down the Red Sox with a complete game, allowing only 5 hits -- He also contributed to his cause with a 2-run HR in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Cubs' Rogers Hornsby went 4-for-5, 2 doubles, RBI & 2 runs. 

                          R   H   E
1912 Giants      3    4    1
1940 Reds        4    7    0     F

New York (3-2) / Cincinnati (2-3)

WP- Vander Meer (1-0)
LP- Wiltse (1-1)
SV- Beggs (1)

The Giants appeared to have this game under control, until Hooks Wiltse blown the good game that Christy Mathewson got started, allowing a 3-run HR to Frank McCormick -- The inning started with an error by Fred Snodgrass. Joe Beggs came into the game to get his first save in his first appearance of the season.

                          R   H   E
1912 Red Sox   0    5    0
1960 Pirates      5    8    1     F

Boston (3-2) / Pittsburgh (4-1)

WP- Friend (2-0)
LP- J.Wood (0-2)

Pirates snap the Red Sox' three-game winning streak, as Bob Friend pitched 7 scoreless innings, allowing only one walk & 4 hits. "Smokey" Joe Wood has yet to pitch to his potential, allowing 16 hits & 5 walks in 10 innings of work this season, with a 12.60 ERA.

                         R   H   E
1953 Yankees  0    3    0
1914 Braves     1    5    0    F

New York (2-3) / Boston (4-1)

WP- D.Rudolph (2-0)/ CG (1)/ SHO (1)
LP- W.Ford (0-2)

Dick Rudolph's excellent pitching (3 hits allowed) & Butch Schmidt's RBI single in the first inning was the difference in this one.

The Names of the Game (Part 2)

Simply "Yaz".

MORE Baseball names & nickanmes

• Dave Kingman (Cubs, Giants & others) - "King Kong" & "The Sky King".
• Felix Hernandez (Mariners) - "King Felix"
• Ozzie Smith (Cardinals HOF) - "The Wizard of Oz".
• Rey Ordonez (Mets) - APBA Nickname: "The Wizard of Ahs".
• Ernie Banks (Cubs HOF) - "Let's Play Two"
• John Candelaria (Pirates) - "Candy Man"
• Steve "Bye Bye" Balboni (Royals & Yankees)
• Carl Yastrzemski (Red Sox HOF) - "Yaz" -- great nickname (one of my favorites) & great player.
• Sal Maglie (51' Giants) - "The Barber"
• Orlando Hernandez (Yankees) - "El Duque"
• Billy Herman (HOF Cubs & Dodgers) - Full name: William Jennings Bryan Herman, as in William Jennings Bryan (Political Figure).
• Alex Rodriguez - "A-Rod"

Taking Charge

• Sheriff Blake (29' Cubs)
• Rocky Nelson (60' Pirates)
• Lenny Dykstra (Mets & Phillies) - "Nails"
• Lee Roy "Popeye" Mahaffey (31' Athletics)
• Rocky Swoboda (69' Mets)
• Harry "Gunboat" Gumbert (Cards & Giants)
• George Shuba (53' Yankees) - "Shotgun"
• YES, SERGEANT! Bob "Sarge" Kuzava (Yankees), Gary Matthews (Braves & Giants) - "Sarge" & Gary Matthews, Jr. (son) - "Lil' Sarge", and last... but not least "Sgt. Dan" Velderrain - APBA Pro.

The Gas House Gang

• Pepper Martin 
• Frankie Frisch - "The Fordham Flash"
• Ripper Collins
• Leo "The Lip" Durocher
• Dizzy Dean & Daffy Dean
• Joe "Ducky" Medwick

THANK GOD! for Nicknames

Edwin Donald Snider.

• Chipper Jones - Real Name: Larry Wayne Jones; who happened to name his kid "Shea" for all his heroics at Shea Stadium. Fans at Shea, used to love chanting "Larry!", in which led to Braves' reliever John Rocker going off on Mets fans & New Yorkers in which he made derogatory remarks.
• Duke Snider - Real Name: Edwin Donald Snider.
• Yogi Berra - Real Name: Lawrence Peter Berra.
• Whitey Ford - Real Name: Edward Charles Ford - His nicknames on top of him using Whitey, was "The Chairman of the Board" & "Slick".
• Tug McGraw - Real Name: Frank Edwin McGraw, Jr.
• Babe Ruth - Real Name: George Herman Ruth - who was nicknamed "The Great Bambino" & "The Sultan of Swat".
• Kid Nichols (Braves HOF) - Real Name: Charles Augustus Nichols
• Gabby Hartnett (Cubs HOF) - Real Name: Charles Leo Hartnett.

STRANGE NAMES are made of these...

Does this guy look familiar?!

• Orval Overall (06' Cubs) - his nickname was "Jeff".
• Urban Shocker (Browns & Yankees)
• Coaker Triplett (42' Cardinals)
• Les Nunamaker (12' Red Sox)
• "Ziggy" Hasbrook (17' White Sox)
• Mellie Wolfgang (17' White Sox)
• Firpo Marberry (25' Senators) - nicknamed "Fred".
• Clemens "Steamboat" Dreiswerd (46' Red Sox)
• Merv Rettenmund (69' Orioles & 75' Reds)

• John Lowenstein (Orioles) - Maybe not the weirdest name ever, but have you seen this guy (and his huge aviator glasses)?! He looks exactly like the "Una-Bomber", and just like the Una-Bomber, he hails from the state of Montana (sounds fishy).

• John Wockenfuss - Was involved in one of the more famous trades (at least for Tiger fans) when he and Glenn Wilson were traded to the Phillies in exchange for Willie Hernandez & Dave Bergman, just prior to the Tigers' World Championship 1984 season.

• Fred Snodgrass (12' Giants)

Nicknames from the 71' Athletics

• Curtis "Coo Coo" Blefary
• Mudcat Grant
• Vida Blue - APBA nickname: Space Cadet.
• Catfish Hunter
• Blue Moon Odom - One of my favorite names ever! Plus it helps that it's also one of my absoulte favorite Ice Cream flavors.

Private Eyes

• Were you looking at my Heinie? Heinie Groh (12' Giants) & Heinie Wagner (46' Red Sox).
• (Murray Monroe) "Dick" Dickson (Cardinals)
• Dick Crutcher (14' Braves)
• Fred Merkle's famous mistake dubbed "Merkle's Boner".
• Chien-Ming Wang - APBA gave him the 'brilliant' nickname "Wanger".

Names & Places

• "Seattle Bill" James (14' Braves)
• "Death Valley Jim" Scott (17' White Sox)
• George Woodling (53' Yankees) - "Old Faithful"
• Ty Cobb (Tigers HOF) - "The Georgia Peach"
• Gus Zernial (53' Athletics) - "Ozark Ike"
• Ron Guidry (Yankees) - "Louisiana Lightning"

Not So Clever (and Redundant) Nicknames

• Ival "Goodie" Goodman (40' Reds)
• Burgess "Whitey" Whitehead (Cards & Giants)
• John "Hippity" Hopp (42' Cardinals)
• Kenneth Boswell (69' Mets) - "Bozzy"
• "Poison" Ivy Andrews (37' Yankees)

POOR TASTE?

Do ya hear what I am saying?

• Rod Beck (93' Giants) - "Shooter". For a second, I thought it was a APBA nickname given in the new reprints, so my first thought, REALLY APBA? The guy committed suicide with a gun, and you have to use this as his nickname -- turns out, it was actually his nickname. Not making fun of suicide whatsoever, but kind of weird considering how everything turned out.
• Don Mossi (54' Indians) - "Ears". This may go down as the meanest nickname someone could have been given, do you really have to point out that this guy had huge ears?! (Sorry, couldn't help myself with the caption)

SHORT & Interesting

• Art Nehf (29' Cubs)
• Bobby Pfeil (69' Mets)
• "Hick" Cady (12' Red Sox)
• Vean Gregg (25' Senators)
• Joe "Peco" Giard (27' Yankees)
• Bibb Falk (White Sox)

COOL NAMES (that I like)

• Wally Moon (62' Dodgers)
• Tug McGraw (Mets & Phillies closer)
• Cesar Cedeno (Astros)
• Cesar Geronimo (Reds)
• Larry Bowa (Phillies & Cubs) - Even as a kid, I loved the name... it rolls off the tongue well, BO-WA. C'mon, who's with me?

• "Smokey" Joe Wood (Red Sox) - Had the potential for a whole lot more, one of the more tragic stories in baseball's history -- but also one of the coolest nicknames ever!

• Ossie Bluege (25' Senators) - this also could go in Strange Names.
• Roger Peckinpaugh (25' Senators)
• Bake McBride (77' Phillies)

• Johnny Pesky (Red Sox) - Pesky's Pole wouldn't be named Pesky's Pole, if he happened to have a weird name like Nunamaker (Nunamaker's Pole? Yeah, kind of sucks).

Gates Brown of the 68' Tigers.

• Milton Bradley & Coco Crisp 
• Norm Cash (Tigers)
• Jimmie Foxx (Athletics & Red Sox HOF)
• Rudy York (Red Sox & Tigers)
• Mookie Wilson (86' Mets)

• Gates Brown (Tigers) - The APBA Blog needs to do a Monster Card Monday on his limited 68' APBA Card --- .370 AVG, 6 HR & 15 RBI (.685 Slg + .442 OBP = 1.127 OPS) in 92 AB's!

• Boog Powell (Orioles)
• Burt Campaneris (Athletics)
• Nomar Garciaparra (Red Sox) -- NO-MAHHHH!!!!

My father has a weird sense of humor, and likes to joke that his favorite two siblings to watch while growing up was Frank & Brooks Robinson of the Orioles.