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| Yukon's Paul Waner and Mar-a-Lago's Lloyd Waner, Big Poison and Little Poison, both hitting well over .300! |
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| Vermont skipper Bernie Sanders pitching some batting practice to his beloved Socialists |
Two players stood above the rest this set, so please congratulate Backwoods CF Oscar Charleston (.414, 5 HRs, 9 RBIs) and Aliquppa's Duke "The Duke of Flatbush" Snider (.417, 5 HRs, 10 RBIs) for being names Players of the Block for this set of games. Other candidates under consideration were Yukon's Carl Hubbell (3 wins) and Aliquippa's Willie Mays (.375, 5 HRs)
Have really enjoyed watching how the Negro Leaguers perform in this league, finally getting a chance to compete against their Hall of Fame peers. Oscar Charleston is a great example. Get a load of this quote from Buck O'Neill - “Charlie (Charleston) was a tremendous left-handed hitter who could also bunt, steal a hundred bases a year, and cover center field as well as anyone before him or since…he was like Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Tris Speaker rolled into one". That may be a bit of hyperbole, but no less an authority than Bill James rates him as the 4th best player EVER! Click here to read more about this great player on the Hall of Fame's website.
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| Oscar Charleston of Backwoods |
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| Duke Snider celebrating his award with fellow Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, and Roy Campanella |
Day 51: Windy City's Hank Greenberg is the hero with a walk-off hit against Bad Axe. Ken Griffey Jr. knocks two homers and racks up 6 RBIs as Mar-a-Lago whomps Pottersville 11-8. Carl Hubbell shut out the Roadrunners as Yukon cruises 10-0. Another shutout as Pedro Martinez dominates Vermont and only allows 5 hits while striking out 15. Lefty Grove remained undefeated (now 7-0) as Pohdunkville edged Backwoods 3-2.
Day 52: Verona Ridge moved into a tie for first with Yukon as Bill Terry's two-run homer put them past the Polar Bears, 5-3. Bad Axe gets a nice outing from Herb Pennock (5 hits, 1 run allowed) to top Windy City 4-1. Vermont's Bob Lemon gets his 5th win of the year despite his horrendous 9.19 ERA, Socialists top Beavers 7-4. Mar-a-Laga scored 6 runs early to cruise to a 6-3 win over Pottersville. Harmon Killebrew's 11th homer lifted Pohdunkville over Backwoods by a score of 4-3.
Day 53: Hammerin' Hank Greenberg belts two homers and the Doobies beat the Lumberjacks 8-5. Pottersville's Jim Palmer outdueled Mar-a-Lago's Waite Hoyt in a 2-1 game. Yukon won a big game against Verona Ridge to catapult back into first place, George Sisler's two run HR in the 9th making the difference. Vermont and Aliquppa battle evenly for 9 innings, then the Socialists explode for 5 in the top of the 10th to get the win. Backwoods rolls up 10 runs and 22 hits in their win against Pohdunkville, including 4 hits by Wee Willie Keeler.
Day 54: Dave Winfield brought home the key runs as Verona Ridge upended Bad Axe 8-6. Carlton Fisk hit two HRs to put the Doobies over the Socialists 5-4. Jackie Robinson's two run homer put Backwoods past Pottersville 5-4. Robin Roberts of Pottersville limited the Beavers to just 1 run, and Hack Wilson's two HRs provided all the offense the Misers would need. A big night from Jud Wilson (2-2, HR,2 runs, 2 RBIs) put Yukon over Pohdunkville 5-2.
Day 55: The Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, swatted two more homers in a 10-1 thrashing by Vermont against Windy City. Backwoods get two dingers from Oscar Charleston to roll past Mar-a-Lago 12-7. Aliquppa put together hits from Mike Schmidt, Robin Yount, and Bobby Doerr to sneak past the Misers 8-7. Yukon beat the Pounders 6-5 as Carl Hubbell goes the distance again.
Day 56: Bad Axe slows down the Roadrunners 8-2. and Addie Joss of Mar-a-Lago handcuffed the Bastards in a 3-2 Misogynist victory. Aliquippa ace Pedro Martinez struck out 11 and Duke Snider had 3 hits as they trounced the Misers 6-2. Yukon's Paul Waner had 4 hits in a close 8-6 win over Pohdunkville. Bob Lemon gets another win for Vermont, as the Socialists smoke the Doobies 5-1 (OK, I was waiting all season to use that line, I must admit!)
Day 57: Big Ralph Kiner cranked out two homers as Verona Ridge topped their rivals from Yukon. Bad Axe got two homers from an unlikely source, dead-baller Joe Kelley and Dazzy Vance limited the Pounders to just 1 run. Pottersville got whitewashed by Windy City's Big Ed Walsh, 13-0. Andre Dawson had a HR and 6 RBIs in that one! Old Hoss Radbourn shut out the Misogynists, greatly pleasing Vermont skipper Bernie Sanders.
Day 58: Verona Ridge forced another tie for 1st by topping Yukon 5-4, courtesy of Tommy McCarthy's extra-innings HR. Tim Keefe's solid outing gave the Socialists a 3-1 victory over Mar-a-Lago. Robin Roberts gets win #4 as Pottersville beats Windy City. The Duke of Flatbush, Duke Snider, hit two homers to put Aliquippa over Backwoods 5-3. Pohdunkville's Lefty Grove moved to 8-0 for the season following a 7-3 win over Bad Axe. Lefty's ERA is now an impressive 3.01.
Day 59: Vermont's fifth win in a row deadlocked them with Backwoods for first place in the American League. Babe Ruth's walk-off HR in the 11th put them over the Misogynists 5-4. Aliquippa's Gaylord Perry won his 7th in a 7-2 game against Backwoods. Jim Palmer shut out the Doobies on just 3 hits, 7-0 in favor of Pottersville. Big night for Turkey Stearnes (3 hits and 3 RBIs) to give Carl Hubbell another win and send Verona Ridge to defeat 11-3. Bob Gibson was lights out for Bad Axe, blanking Pohdunkville on just three hits.
Day 60: Earle Combs of Yukon joined Roberto Clemente as the only players to hit for the cycle so far this season. Yukon wins 6-2 over the Socialists. Pohdunkville beats Aliquippa 7-5 as Burleigh Grimes went all nine innings. Catfish Hunter goes to 7-1 for Pottersville as the edge Verona Ridge 5-4 on Ted Williams' HR in the 12th. Backwoods triumphs over Windy City 6-2, Sandy Koufax moves to 6-2 for the year. ESPN broke in live during the 7th inning of the Lumberjacks game at Mar-a-Lago as Smokey Joe Williams was working on a no-hitter. Ken Griffey finally broke that up with a single but Bad Axe prevails 8-1
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