Legends League

AUGUST 7

JONES IS 1ST PLAYER WITH 3 HOMERUNS IN MULTIPLE GAMES

MAD DOGS NOW JUST A HALF GAME BACK

Mad Dogs 12 Comets 5

Chipper Jones led the way, as the Mad Dogs destroyed the Comets, 12-5. The red hot Mad Dogs have logged five straight wins. Jones belted three homeruns, scoring four times and driving in five in the shellacking. He becomes the first Legends League player to hit three homeruns, more than once. He first accomplished the feat on July 9th. Four other players have matched the achievement, no one has hit four in one game. Jones now has(27), with Mark McGwire adding his (35th). Lost in the shuffle was the fact that Mickey Mantle(34) had two homeruns for the losing Comets. Norm Siebern(21) also went deep. WP-David Wells(13-5). LP-Bob Lemon(9-8).

Hammers 7 Terrifics 2

The last place Hammers powered past the Terrifics in a 7-2 win. They got long balls from: Frank Robinson(21), Willie Mays(35) and Hank Aaron(33). Jim Rice(6) hit a pinch hit homerun for the Terrifics. He now leads the B teamers in homers. WP-Juan Marichal(8-6). LP-Tom Seaver(9-12).

Naturals 6 Clippers 3

The struggling Clippers have dropped three in a row, their latest loss coming to the Naturals, who defeated them, 6-3. The loss puts the second place Mad Dogs just a half game back in the standings. Bryce Harper(9), went deep for the Naturals, who scored four runs over the last two innings. Ted Williams(35) has homered in each of his last three games. WP-Justin Verlander(8-8). LP-Schoolboy Rowe(11-6).

Sultans 9 Peaches 5

Rogers Hornsby(19) was the third player today with a multi homer game. He smacked a pair in the Sultans’ 9-5 win over the Peaches. George Sisler(14) added another. WP-Carl Mays(8-9). LP-Ed Walsh(7-10)

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 7

Clippers/112/69/43/.616/—/L3

Mad Dogs/115/70/45/.609/.5/W5

Naturals/111/60/51/.541/8.5/W3

Peaches/111/56/55/.505/12.5/W2

Terrifics/116/56/60/.483/15/L2

Sultans/119/52/67/.437/20.5/W1

Comets/111/46/65/.414/22.5/L4

Hammers/113/45/68/.398/24.5/W2

Every team has a double header tomorrow, save for the Terrifics and Hammers.

AUGUST 8TH, GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS

Terrifics(Gibson 9-8) at Hammers(Veale 3-11)

Mad Dogs(Glavine 13-5) at Comets(Ford 8-8) #1

Mad Dogs(Brown 7-4) at Comets(Turley 1-6) #2

Naturals(Kershaw 11-8) at Clippers(Parnell 7-9) #1

Naturals(Wainwright 7-3) at Clippers(Feller 8-2) #2

Sultans(Pennock 7-9) at Peaches(Waddell 6-10) #1

Sultans(Faber 2-7) at Peaches(Johnson 9-5) #2