Legends League

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 10

Clippers/85/55/30/.647/—/L1

Mad Dogs/87/51/36/.586/5/L1

Peaches/84/45/39/.536/9.5/W4

Naturals/85/45/40/.529/10/W5

Terrifics/90/44/46/.489/13.5/L3

Comets/84/37/47/.440/17.5/W1

Sultans/90/36/54/.400/21.5/W1

Hammers/85/32/53/.376/23/L3

GAME RECAPS:

Naturals 4 Terrifics 2

STREAKING NATURALS BEAT TERRIFICS FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN

Joey Votto and Robinson Cano each homered, as the red hot Naturals made it five wins in a row, with a 4-2 victory over the Terrifics, who have dropped three straight. WP-Justin Verlander(6-5). LP-Bob Gibson(6-7). HR-Joey Votto(9), Robinson Cano(11).

Comets 6 Clippers 5

COMETS SCORE 3 IN NINTH TO BEAT CLIPPERS. BANKS EXTENDS STREAK TO 25 STRAIGHT GAMES

A crucial error by Jackie Robinson in the top of the ninth, paved the way to three unearned runs, allowing the Comets to beat the Clippers, 6-5. This, despite homers from Foxx, Gehrig and Musial. Jimmie Foxx and Babe Ruth are having a great battle for the homerun crown, both are now tied for the league lead with 31. Ernie Banks singled in the top of the ninth, to extend his consecutive game hit streak to 25 games. Prior to the single, Banks had flew out to right, hit a sacrifice fly, walked and struck out. WP-Billy Pierce(2-4). LP-Lefty Gomez(3-5). HR-Mickey Mantle(26); Jimmie Foxx(31), Lou Gehrig(19), Stan Musial(20).

Peaches 4 Hammers 1

WADDELL GOES DISTANCE AS PEACHES COP FOURTH STRAIGHT WIN

Rube Waddell allowed just one run on six hits, as he nabbed a 4-1 complete game win over the Hammers. That’s four in a row for the Peaches, the second hottest team in the league. WP-Rube Waddell(5-7). LP-Juan Marichal(4-6). HR-Wildfire Schulte(12); Hank Aaron(22).

Sultans 5 Mad Dogs 4

SULTANS WIN BUT HORNSBY BANGED UP. RUTH SOCKS 31ST TO TIE FOXX FOR LEAGUE LEAD

Rogers Hornsby left the game after being hit by a Tom Glavine pitch, in the top of the second. He will be out of action until after the All Star break. His replacement, Frankie Frisch, had two singles, one of them was the go ahead run, in a 5-4 Sultans win. Babe Ruth hit a solo homerun, tying Jimmie Foxx of the Clippers for the league lead. WP-Herb Pennock(7-8). LP-Tom Glavine(8-5). HR-Babe Ruth(31).

JULY 11 SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHERS

Sultans(Vance 10-4) at Mad Dogs(Maddux 7-6) #1

Sultans(Coveleski 5-4) at Mad Dogs(P. Martinez 5-3) #2

Comets(Roberts 9-8) at Clippers(Hubbell 10-1) #1

Comets(Burdette 1-2) at Clippers(Newhouser 4-3) #2

Terrifics(Carlton 8-6 at Naturals(Kershaw 7-6)

Peaches(Mathewson 7-2) at Hammers(Veale 2-7)