Author: david bancroft

GM# 139. AT 1958 CHICAGO CUBS. WRIGLEY FIELD. CHICAGO, IL. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (6-5) OVERALL (92-47) PHENOMS HOLD OFF CUBS, 4-3 PHENOMS 4 CUBS 3 WP- KERRY WOOD (16-5) LP- MOE DRABOWSKY HR- ORLANDO CEPEDA (14); WALT MORYN The Phenoms snapped a two-game losing streak, with a 4-3 victory over the 1958 Chicago Cubs.…

GM# 138. AT 1958 CHICAGO WHITE SOX. COMISKEY PARK. CHICAGO, IL. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (5-5) OVERALL (91-47) CHI SOX’S BILLY PIERCE BLANKS PHENOMS, 1-0 PHENOMS 0 WHITE SOX 1 WP- BILLY PIERCE LP-HIDEO NOMO (13-7) HR- JIM RIVERA The 1958 Chicago White Sox, behind Billy Pierce, whitewashed the Phenoms, 1-0; with Jungle Jim Rivera’s,…

GM# 137. AT 1958 MILWAUKEE BRAVES. COUNTY STADIUM, MILWAUKEE, WI. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (5-4) OVERALL (91-46) GREGG’S OUTING FALLS SHORT AS ROBINSON ERROR COSTS PHENOM THE GAME PHENOMS 2 MILWAUKEE 3 WP- DON MCMAHON LP-MARK EICHHORN (6-9) It’s hard not to feel bad for Vean Gregg. He toiled for ten innings, at one point…

GM# 136. AT 1958 DETROIT TIGERS. TIGER STADIUM. DETROIT, MI. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (5-3) OVERALL (91-45) ALEXANDER IMPROVES TO 16-3, IN 5-2 WIN OVER ’58 TIGERS WP- PETE ALEXANDER (16-3) LP-FRANK LARY SV- MARK FIDRYCH HR- GUS ZERNIAL The Phenoms took a 3-0 lead into the sixth, but the Tigers made it interesting, getting…

GM# 135. AT 1958 CLEVELAND INDIANS. MUNICIPAL STADIUM. CLEVELAND, OH. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (4-3) OVERALL (90-45) NEW HR RECORD SET, AS PHENOMS DEMOLISH INDIANS, 15-8 PHENOMS 15 INDIANS 8 WP- JOSE FERNANDEZ (16-5) LP- BOB LEMON HR- SHOHEI OHTANI 2 (3), CARLTON FISK 2 (14), ANDRE DAWSON; ROCKY COLAVITO 2, VIC POWER, MINNIE MINOSO…

GM# 134. AT 1958 PITTSBURGH PIRATES. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH, PA. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (3-3) OVERALL (89-45) DICK GROAT’S WALKOFF HR SINKS PHENOMS PHENOMS 2 PIRATES 3 WP- ELROY FACE LP- MARK EICHHORN (6-8) HR- CAL RIPKEN (27); DICK GROAT Dick Groat stepped up in the bottom of the ninth, with two out and none…

GM# 133. AT 1958 WASHINGTON SENATORS. GRIFFITH STADIUM. WASH, D.C. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (3-2) OVERALL (89-44) NOMO, PAGE, SUTTER, COMBINE TO SHUTOUT SENATORS, 5-0 PHENOMS 5 SENATORS 0 WP- HIDEO NOMO (13-6) LP-CAMILO PASQUAL Hideo Nomo was forced to leave the game after six and one third innings, due to arm tightness; however, he…

GM# 132. AT 1958 BALTIMORE ORIOLES. MEMORIAL STADIUM. BALTIMORE, MD. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (2-2) OVERALL (88-44) ’58 ORIOLES DEFEAT PHENOMS, 6-3 PHENOMS 3 ORIOLES 6 WP- BILLY O’DELL LP-VEAN GREGG (13-8) HR- CAL RIPKEN (26); BOB NIEMANN Billy O’Dell earned a complete game win, and three Oriole hitters had three hits each, as Baltimore…

GM# 131. AT 1958 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES. CONNIE MACK STADIUM, PHILA, PA. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (2-1) OVERALL (88-43) PHENOMS EXPLODE FOR 8 RUNS IN TOP OF NINTH, TO DEFEAT PHILLIES PHENOMS 9 PHILLIES 4 WP- MARK FIDRYCH (6-2) LP- JACK MEYER HR- FRANK ROBINSON 2 (30), JIM LEFEBVRE (1) gs Another game which had an…

GM# 130. AT 1958 N.Y. YANKEES. YANKEE STADIUM, NEW YORK, N.Y. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (1-1) OVERALL (87-43) ANDY CAREY GRAND SLAM HIGHLIGHTS YANKS, 5 RUN SEVENTH PHENOMS 5 YANKEES 6 WP- BOB TURLEY LP-MARK EICHHORN (6-7) HR- ANDY CAREY GS, HANK BAUER The Phenoms took a 3-1 lead into the seventh, but the ’58…