Author: david bancroft

GM# 129. AT 1958 BOSTON RED SOX. FENWAY PARK. BOSTON, MA. TOUR RECORD: 1958 PHASE (1-0) OVERALL (87-42) PHENOMS OPEN 1958 PHASE WITH WIN OVER BOSTON RED SOX PHENOMS 6 RED SOX 4 WP- KERRY WOOD (15-5) LP- RIVERBOAT SMITH SV- BRUCE SUTTER HR- CAL RIPKEN (25) The Phenoms kicked off the 1958 phase of…

1956 PHASE RECAP This was the first phase of the tour, in which the Phenoms finished with a losing record. They logged a 7-9 record in the 1956 phase. It was certainly a roller coaster ride. The team started off with their worst losing streak of the tour, dropping the first five games. They completely…

GM# 128. AT 1956 KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS. MUNICIPAL STADIUM. K.C. MO. TOUR RECORD: 1956 PHASE (7-9) OVERALL (86-42) SIMPSON’S 2 RUN BLAST MEANS LOSING ’56 PHASE FOR PHENOMS PHENOMS 5 ATHLETICS 6 WP-JACK CRIMIAN LP-MARK FIDRYCH (5-2) HR- HARRY SIMPSON, JIM FINIGAN Harry Simpson, of the 1956 Kansas City Athletics, smashed a two-run home run…

GM# 127. AT 1956 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. BUSCH STADIUM. ST. LOUIS, MO. TOUR RECORD: 1956 PHASE (7-8) OVERALL (86-41) MURRAY DICKSON OF ’56 CARDINALS BLANKS PHENOMS, 4-0 PHENOMS 0 CARDINALS 4 WP- MURRAY DICKSON LP-VEAN GREGG (13-7) The Phenoms have been shutout, for the first time since Robin Roberts, of the ’51 Phillies, turned the…

GM# 126. AT 1956 CINCINNATI REDS. CROSLEY FIELD, CINCINNATI, OH. TOUR RECORD: 1956 PHASE (7-7) OVERALL (86-40) JACKSON HOMERS TWICE, ALEX TOSSES C.G., ROBINSON PLAYS FOR REDS PHENOMS 6 REDS 1 WP- PETE ALEXANDER (15-3) LP-JOE NUXHALL HR- JOE JACKSON 2 (11), EDDIE MURRAY (18), ED BAILEY Pete Alexander joins the 15-win club, by tossing…

GM# 125. AT 1956 CHICAGO CUBS. WRIGLEY FIELD, CHICAGO, IL. TOUR RECORD: 1956 PHASE (6-7) OVERALL (85-40) JOSE FERNANDEZ AND BRUCE SUTTER COMBINE TO SHUTOUT ’56 CUBS PHENOMS 1 CUBS 0 10 INNINGS WP- JOSE FERNANDEZ (15-5) LP- BOB RUSH Turk Lown walked in the winning run in the top of the tenth inning, as…

GM# 124. AT 1956 CHICAGO WHITE SOX. COMISKEY PARK. CHICAGO, IL. TOUR RECORD: 1956 PHASE (5-7) OVERALL (84-40) DOBY’S 3 RUN BLAST SINKS PHENOMS. WHITE SOX WIN, 5-1 PHENOMS 1 WHITE SOX 5 WP- BILLY PIERCE LP- KERRY WOOD (14-5) HR- CAL RIPKEN (24); LARRY DOBY Cal Ripken hit a solo home run in the…

GM# 123. AT 1956 MILWAUKEE BRAVES. COUNTY STADIUM, MI. TOUR RECORD: 1956 PHASE (5-6) OVERALL (84-39) SPAHN BEATS NOMO IN LOW SCORING AFFAIR, AS BRAVES END PHENOMS W.S. PHENOMS 1 BRAVES 2 WP- WARREN SPAHN LP-HIDEO NOMO (12-6) HR- EDDIE MATHEWS JOHNNY LOGAN The 1956 Milwaukee Braves were able to edge the Phenoms, 2-1, behind…

GM# 122. AT 1956 DETROIT TIGERS. BRIGGS STADIUM. DETROIT, MI. TOUR RECORD: 1956 PHASE (5-5) OVERALL (84-38) FRANK ROBINSON’S 2 RUN BLAST IN 9TH SENDS PHENOMS PAST ’56 TIGERS PHENOMS 7 TIGERS 5 WP- BRUCE SUTTER (3-6) LP-WALT MASTERSON HR- JOE JACKSON (9), FRANK ROBINSON (28); AL KALINE, RAY BOONE Frank Robinson broke a 5-5…

GM# 121. AT 1956 CLEVELAND INDIANS. MUNICIPAL STADIUM, CLEV, OH. TOUR RECORD: 1956 PHASE (4-5) OVERALL (83-38) PHENOMS BEAT ’56 INDIANS FOR FOURTH WIN IN A ROW PHENOMS 8 INDIANS 2 WP- PETE ALEXANDER (14-3) LP- HERB SCORE HR- EDDIE MURRAY (17), CAL RIPKEN (23) Pete Alexander joins Kerry Wood and Jose Fernandez in the…