Some familiar faces reappear on the "Who's Hot" list. The best performance was by Vermont's Babe Ruth, who shook off last week's beer-and-fishing-induced haze to clobber pitchers (.475, 6 HRs, 12 RBIs). Smokey Joe Williams of Bad Axe has been a revelation this season, the little known Negro Leaguer has been a stud all year and continues to lead the league in wins. The Smokey One picked up 2 wins while only allowing 7 hits and 1 walk in 16 innings to further make his case for the Cy Young Award (at least he is making a stronger case than Cy Young himself!)
Bob Gibson has tailed off after his no-hitter, dropping two decisions and allowing 14 earned runs in just 13 innings. Pottersville ace Catfish Hunter lost three games this stretch. Tough week for Detroit Tigers Hall of Famers. Charlie Gehringer (.144) and Al Kaline (.114) suffered through forgettable weeks.
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| Yep, here he is, all growed up! Jackie Coogan may not have aged well but he created a lovable Uncle Fester |
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| Who's that adorable little scamp with the Sultan of Swat? Why, it is famed child actor of the time, Jackie Coogan, who later became a cultural icon with his role in a 1960's sitcom |
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| Catfish Hunter may have had a set of games to forget, but at least he enjoyed this unforgettable motorbike ride with Mickey Lolich |
Day 131: The Doobies are not packing it in, they win their 5th straight, a 2-1 thriller over the Lumberjacks. Cal Ripken's homer helped Bert Blyleven pick up the win. Addie Joss was outstanding on the mound for Mar-a-Lago, 3-1 winners over Verona Ridge. Pohdunkville turned back Yukon 5-3, Frank Thomas hit his 33rd homer and Josh Gibson connected for his 27th. In Aliquippa, Big Bill Foster of the Bastards blanked the Beavers on six hits. Pottersville rallied in the 8th to top Old Hoss and the Socialists 7-5.
Day 132: Interesting game between Mar-a-Lago and Vermont. The Misogynists trailed 4-3 entering the top of the 9th. They rallied for 4 runs though, and looked to Bruce Sutter to close things out. However, the Socialists pieced together base hits by Bill Dickey, Joe Cronin, Elmer Flick, Charlie Gehringer, and finally Babe Ruth to score 4 of their own and win 8-7. The Babe had two homers and five RBIs. The Polar Bears put the hurt on the Doobies, 16-1 to quash their recent winning streak. George Sisler had 5 hits and 4 RBIs for Yukon. Kirby Puckett homered and drove in 5 in Bad Axe's 11-1 romp over Verona Ridge. Surly Jimmie Foxx belted his 40th homer. Aliquippa and Pottersville engage in a brutal slugfest. The Misers were cruising with a 9-2 advantage going into the bottom of the 8th when the dam burst and Aliquippa pushed across FIFTEEN runs in that half inning!!!! Here is the complete description of the Chinese Water Torture inning that the Beavers put the Misers through..
BOT 8- Mays-Do, Snider-G, Stargell-W, Schmidt-Do, Carter-E-SS, Yount-Si
Jennings-Si, Robinson-Tr, Doerr-Si, Mays-Si, Snider-W, Stargell-Si
Schmidt-E-SS, Carter-W, Yount-Do, Jennings-HR, Robinson-G, Ashburn-F
Day 133: Verona Ridge trounces Bad Axe 10-3, Dave Winfield was the star with 2 hits and 3 RBIs. Yukon topped Windy City by the same score of 10-3, Mike Piazza getting 3 hits, 2 runs, and 3 RBIs. Polar Bear George Sisler tied the record with 4 stolen bases in that contest. Ray Brown of Aliquippa outdueled Catfish Hunter of Pottersville in a 2-1 squeaker. Vermont comes from behind to top Mar-a-Lago 4-3, Early Wynn moves to 10-2 for the season!
Day 134: Hal Newhouser struck out 10 and Willie McCovey has the walk-off hit as Bad Axe beats Verona Ridge 5-4. Bullet Joe Rogan gets his 10th win as the Misers roll over the Beavers 6-1. Vermont gets homers from Joe Cronin and Elmer Flick to top Mar-a-Lago 9-2. Yukon's Lefty Gomez stops the Doobies, 10-4. Cristobel Torriente has three hits for the Polar Bears.
Day 135: Amos Ruse of Verona Ridge shuts out the Lumberjacks on 3 hits and Ralph Kiner hits his 40th homer, 3-0 win for the Roadrunners. Windy City rallied in the 11th to top Pohdunkville 6-4. The Misogynists put up 14 runs and 17 hits to destroy Aliquippa 14-6. Roy Campanella had 4 hits, including his 25th homer. Yukon continues to burn out the scoreboard lights by putting together 20 hits to overpower Vermont 8-6. A strong showing from Yukon's Negro League contingent as Cristobel Torriente, Biz Mackey, and Martin Dighigo combined for 10 hits. Nothing but goose eggs through 8 and a half innings as Backwoods Sandy Koufax and Pottersville's Eppa Rixey squared off. That changed with the first batter of the bottom of the 9th, however, as Hank Aaron smashed the first pitch he saw to give the Bastards a 1-0 walkoff win.
Day 136: Smokey Joe Williams is the first to 19 wins in the league, Bad Axe tops Verona Ridge 3-2. Windy City puts a pounding on the Pounders, 12-6, as Barry Larkin homers and drives in five. Vermont beats Yukon 8-2, Pud Galvin gets win #12. Pottersville slips past Backwoods 5-4, giving Bob "Rapid Robert" Feller his 14th save, best in the league for someone not named Goose. Game of the day is in Aliquippa as the Beavers top the Misogynists7 -6, with Frankie "The Fordham Flash" Frisch singling in Duke Snider for the walk-off run in the 10th.
Day 137: Pohdunkville's Harmon Killebrew hits his 36th homer and drives in 4 during a 6-1 Pounder victory over Windy City. Mar-a-Lago is all over Aliquippa 9-3, Willie Wells hits 2 HRs. Verona gets three runs in the top of the ninth to overtake Bad Axe 4-3. Yukon continues to rake, 10 runs and 14 hits, to to Vermont 10-3. Backwoods easily dispatches Pottersville 8-1, and Randy Johnson sets a new league mark by striking out 17 Miser batters!
Day 138: Ty Cobb and Dan Brouthers BOTH get five hits for Mar-a-Lago, but it is not enough to beat the Roadrunners, who rally for 4 in the top of the 12th to win 10-6. Windy City gets a strong start from Jose Mendez to beat Bad Axe 6-2. Lefty Grove improved his record to 14-5 as Pohdunkville edged Yukon 6-4. Pottersville scores 4 in the bottom of the 8th to get the come-from-behind 6-5 win over Vermont. Frank Robinson and Eddie Murray each get 3 hits as Aliquippa beats Backwoods 10-6.
Day 139: Grover Cleveland Alexander stars in a 5-2 Beaver win over the Bastards. Windy City starts off with 5 runs in the first, and roll to a 10-8 win over the Lumberjacks. Vermont gets 2 runs in the top of the 12th to edge Pottersville 6-4. Arky Vaughan drives in 3 as Pohdunkville tops Yukon 11-6. Dizzy Dean holds off the Misogynists just enough to earn a 5-4 win for the Roadrunners. Johnny Bench had 2 hits and 3 RBIs.
Day 140: Mar-a-Lago's Chief Bender tosses a shutout against Verona Ridge, and Ken Griffey Jr. belts his 31st homer in a 4-0 game. Christy Mathewson wins his 18th as Yukon gets past Satchel Pagiage and Pohdunkville 6-2. Windy City gets another win against Bad Axe, 7-5, Hank Greenberg homers and drives in three. Backwoods edges Aliquippa 6-5, as Beaver hurler Kid Nichols throws a wild pitch, allowing Pie Traynor to come home with the winning run. Vermont puts on another impressive display of offense as the roll over the Misers 16-9. Al Simmons had 4 hits, and Babe Ruth hit his league-leading 49th home run of the season.
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