Legends League

NEWS: JUNE 11. The Mad Dogs ended up splitting a doubleheader with the Hammers, but the Clippers lost again, so there is a tie for first place. The Clippers have a .630 to .617 percentage point advantage, due to a disparity in games played. Eddie Collins got hit by a pitch in the Peaches-Naturals contest and will miss a couple games. Nap Lajoie will take his spot. Vern Law not only picked up his first win, but did it in style, shutting out the Hammers, 2-0.

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, JUNE 11

Clippers/54/34/20/.630/—/L4

Mad Dogs/60/37/23/.617/—/L1

Naturals/58/33/25/.569/3/W2

Terrifics/61/30/31/.492/7.5/W1

Peaches/57/25/32/.439/10.5/L2

Comets/55/24/31/.436/10.5/L2

Hammers/56/23/33/.411/12/W1

Sultans/61/25/36/.410/12.5/W2

RECAPS:

Terrifics 6 Clippers 3 Johnny Bench had a 3-4 day, including a homerun, as the Terrifics handed the Clippers their fourth straight loss. Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx each homered for the losing team. WP-Tom Seaver(5-8). LP-Mel Parnell(5-5). HR-Lou Gehrig(9), Jimmie Foxx(16); Mike Schmidt(17), Johnny Bench(11).

Sultans 7 Comets 5 The Sultans got long balls from, Joe Jackson, George Sisler and Pie Traynor, who hit his first of the year, in a 7-5 Sultans win over the Comets. Norm Siebern had a nice game in defeat, with a homerun, double and sacrifice fly. WP-Wilbur Cooper(2-1). LP-Warren Spahn(3-7). HR-Norm Siebern(13); George Sisler(4), Joe Jackson(10), Pie Traynor(1).

Naturals 9 Peaches 2 As mentioned in the news section, Eddie Collins was plunked by a Clayton Kershaw pitch in the first inning of this game. He will miss two games. The Naturals held a 4-2 lead, heading into the eighth, when they exploded for five runs, capped by a Yasiel Puig grand slam, off Walter Johnson. WP-Clayton Kershaw(6-4). LP-Walter Johnson(6-5). HR-Yasiel Puig gs(6), Robinson Cano(5), Troy Tulowitski(6).

Mad Dogs 6 Hammers 2; Hammers 2 Mad Dogs 0 The Mad Dogs took game one, helped along by Mark McGwire’s league leading 22sd homerun. Ken Griffey Jr. also went deep. WP-Greg Maddux(6-5). LP-Sandy Koufax(3-6). HR-Mark McGwire(22), Ken Griffey, Jr.(14).

Vernon Law won his first decision, a 2-0 shutout against the Mad Dogs, but he had to work for it. He allowed nine hits, and twice, the Dogs had men on second and third, but could not cash in. WP-Vernon Law(1-0). LP-Al Leiter(1-4).

GAMES OF JUNE 12 AND PROBABLE PITCHERS

Peaches at Naturals(Mathewson 4-2 vs. Lester 3-6)

Comets at Sultans(Lemon 4-4 vs. Pennock 5-7)

Clippers at Terrifics(Dean 8-3 vs. Gibson 5-5)

Hammers at Mad Dogs(Marichal 3-4 vs. Wells 5-4)