Legends League

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 21

Clippers/94/59/35/.628/—/L2

Mad Dogs/97/56/41/.577/4.5/W1

Naturals/94/51/43/.543/8/W1

Peaches/94/49/45/.521/10/L1

Terrifics/99/50/49/.505/11.5/W3

Comets/94/41/53/.436/18/W3

Sultans/102/42/60/.412/21/L4

Hammers/96/37/59/.385/23

GAME RECAPS:

MAD DOGS CLIMB CLOSER TO CLIPPERS WITH 8-6 WIN OVER HAMMERS

Mad Dogs 8 Hammers 6. The Mad Dogs crept closer to the first place Clippers by beating the last place Hammers, 8-6. Griffey, Jr., Sosa and McGwire all blasted homeruns for the Mad Dogs, while Willie Mays stroked a pair of long balls for the Hammers, pulling him within one of the league leaders, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. WP-Pedro Martinez(6-4). LP-Larry Jackson(7-7). HR-Willie Mays 2(30); Ken Griffey, Jr.(29), Sammy Sosa(22), Mark McGwire(29).

TERRIFICS BEAT CLIPPERS, 5-3, BUT LOSE BOWA FOR 10 DAYS

Terrifics 5 Clippers 3. The Terrifics got past the Clippers, but lost shortstop Larry Bowa for the next ten days. Bowa turned an ankle running out a ground ball in his final at bat. Dave Concepcion will fill in until his return. WP-Fergie Jenkins(5-3). LP-Dizzy Dean(9-6). HR-Lou Gehrig(22), Joe DiMaggio(18); George Foster(25), Johnny Bench(19).

MANTLE BELTS 2 HOMERS TO TIE RUTH FOR LEAGUE LEAD, COMETS BEAT SULTANS, 5-4

Comets 5 Sultans 4. Mickey Mantle had a monster day, with a pair of homeruns, a double and a single, as he led his Comets to a 5-4 win over the Sultans. Mantle is now tied for the league lead in homeruns with Babe Ruth. Willie Mays of the Hammers is hot on their heels. The Comets have won three in a row, while the slumping Sultans have dropped four straight. WP-Elroy Face(5-1). LP-Wilbur Cooper(2-5). HR-Mickey Mantle 2(31).

NATURALS SEND RUBE WADDELL TO EARLY SHOWER WITH 6 RUN, FIRST INNING

Naturals 8 Peaches 2 The day couldn’t have started any worse for Rube Waddell. He hit the first two batters he faced, walked three others and gave up a double. When the dust cleared, he was losing, 6-0. Justin Verlander went seven plus, in the 8-2 win. WP-Justin Verlander(7-5). LP-Rube Waddell(5-9).

JULY 22 GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS

Clippers(Parnell 6-8) at Terrifics(Carlton 8-7) #1

Clippers(Newhouser 5-3) at Terrifics(Blass 5-5) #2

Comets(Roberts 10-9) at Sultans(Vance 12-4) #1

Comets(Burdette 1-3) at Sultans(Faber 1-5) #2

Peaches(Mathewson 8-3) at Naturals(Kershaw 9-6)

Hammers(Veale 2-8) at Mad Dogs(Glavine(9-5)