Amazing April - Day 2

The results of Day 2 of the Amazing April 64-team Tournament. I failed to mention this is only a single-game elimination, not the Tournament of Champions (in which I was doing with series) and is paused due to the fact I still need to order the GTOP Volume III from APBA. Teams are allowed to do 1-2 punch with their rotations and the one starter from the other game, can come in for relief if he necessarily has to.

Once again, teams were ranked by Pythagorean Records in Baseball Reference.com.

		Game #13 / Ruth Bracket	R	H	E
#10	1987	Detroit Tigers	8	7	0
#7	1929	Chicago Cubs	7	12	0	F
	WP	Noles (1-0)
	LP	Root (0-1)
	SV	Henneman (1)
							Next:	Plays winner of the
	HR	Nokes (DET) - 2 (2)						game between the
		Stephenson (CHC) - 2 (2)						2007 Rockies @
		Cuyler (CHC) - 1						1912 Red Sox

Rookie Matt Nokes' three run HR (2nd HR of the day) in the top of the 8th would give back the lead to the 1987 Detroit Tigers. Kiki Cuyler's solo in bottom of ninth would pull Cubs within a run, but Mike Henneman ends up closing the door.

		Game #14 / Cobb Bracket	R	H	E
#16	2008	Milwaukee Brewers	0	3	0
#1	1927	New York Yankees	2	7	1	F/7Rain
	WP	Hoyt (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	Plays winner of the
		SHO (1)						game between the
	LP	Sabathia (0-1) / CG (1)						1940 Tigers @
								1993 Giants

The Yankees' offense was quiet other than Babe Ruth & Bobby Meusel's productive bats. Ruth went 2-for-3, with 2 doubles -- while Meusel went 3-for-3, with RBI double. Lou Gehrig did have an RBI triple. Brewers' players were apparently upset at the umpire crew for calling the game, in which Babe Ruth of the Yankees replied "Like you babies had a chance!". 

		Game #15 / Cobb Bracket	R	H	E
#14	2008	Tampa Bay Rays	2	7	1
#3	1953	New York Yankees	1	5	0	F
	WP	Shields (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	Plays winner of the
	LP	Lopat (0-1)						game between the
								1971 Athletics @
	HR	Longoria (TB) - 1						1971 Pirates
		Bauer (NYY) - 1

Evan Longoria breaks up the scoreless game in the top of the 8th, with a solo HR -- Dioner Navarro adds a RBI single that inning. Hank Bauer would hit a one-out solo HR in bottom of the ninth, but the 1953 New York Yankees would fall in a upset to the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays. Bauer had two hits, with pitcher Whitey Ford, but the rest of the team could only manage one other hit. Ford pitched relatively strong through 7 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits (even though he did cough up 5 walks). James Shields lived up to his nickname "Big Game" with complete-game victory & 8 K's.

		Game #16 / Wagner Bracket	R	H	E
#9	1906	Chicago White Sox	2	3	0
#8	2008	Chicago Cubs	0	5	2	F/11 Inn
	WP	D.White (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	Plays winner of the
		SHO (1)						game between the
	LP	Harden (0-1) / CG (1)						2012 Angels @
								1942 Cardinals

A bizarre game in which Rich Harden of the 2008 Chicago Cubs was pitching a no-hitter into the 11th inning until White Sox' starting pitcher Doc White broke it up with a single; John Donahue would score in White on a RBI triple, Donahue later scored on a sac fly -- giving White a 2-0 lead, which he would finish off the Cubs with the tying run at the plate (Ryan Theriot on 2nd). Both pitchers had 10 K's each.

		Game #17 / Ruth Bracket	R	H	E
#15	2007	Colorado Rockies	4	5	0
#2	1912	Boston Red Sox	3	10	1	F/10 Inn
	WP	Fuentes (1-0)					Next:	2007 Rockies (#15)@
	LP	Bedient (0-1)						1987 Tigers (#10)
	SV	Corpas (1)
	HR	Helton (COR) - 1
		K.Matsui (COR) - 1
		Hooper (BOS) - 1

Kaz Matsui's solo HR during the top of the 10th proves to be clutch for Rockies.

		Game #18 / Cobb Bracket	R	H	E
#10	2012	Washington Nationals	5	9	1
#7	1922	New York Giants	3	5	3	F
	WP	G.Gonzalez (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	2012 Nationals (#10) @
	LP	Nehf (0-1) / CG (1)						2001 Mariners (#2)
	HR	R.Zimmerman (WAS) - 1

It was all Ryan Zimmerman, with a 4-for-5 performance, HR, double, 2 RBI & even a stolen base.

		Game #19 / Aaron Bracket	R	H	E
#16	2012	San Francisco Giants	4	8	3
#1	1904	New York Giants	7	12	0	F
	WP	Mathewson (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	Plays winner of the
	LP	Cain (0-1)						game between the
								1925 Senators @
	HR	Pence (SF) - 1						1985 Blue Jays

Christy Mathewson was not sharp, but he helped his cause with a two-run triple during the bottom of the 8th inning. The N.Y. Giants had three RBI triples in this one (Bresnahan & Devlin had the others). The 2012 San Francisco Giants didn't help themselves with three errors, while Matt Cain was lousy through 4.2 innings -- the bullpen helped get them back into the game.

		Game #20 / Wagner Bracket	R	H	E
#11	1934	St. Louis Cardinals	0	1	1
#6	1940	Cincinnati Reds	3	7	0	F
	WP	B.Walters (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	1940 Reds (#6) @
		SHO (1)						1998 Yankees (#3)
	LP	D.Dean (0-1) / CG (1)
	HR	B.McCormick (CIN) - 1

Bucky Walters (CIN) had his no-hitter broken up by John Rothrock in the top of the 7th inning, with two outs. Buck McCormick's two-run HR during the bottom of the 8th gave the Reds' extra insurance.

		Game #21 / Wagner Bracket	R	H	E
#16	2012	Los Angeles Angels	1	4	0
#1	1942	St. Louis Cardinals	4	7	0	F
	WP	M.Cooper (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	1906 White Sox (#9) @
	LP	Jer.Weaver (0-1)						1942 Cardinals (#1)

Mort Cooper pitched excellent, striking out 12 Angels, allowing only 4 hits & a walk.

		Game #22 / Aaron Bracket	R	H	E
#9	1925	Washington Senators	0	4	0
#8	1985	Toronto Blue Jays	4	9	0	F
	WP	Stieb (1-0) / CG (1)					Next:	1985 Blue Jays (#8) @
		SHO (1)						1904 Giants (#1)
	LP	Coveleski (0-1) / CG (1)

Dave Stieb allowed only 4 hits to the Senators, while Lloyd Moseby goes 3-for-4, with 3 RBI. The game was scoreless during the 7th Inning stretch.