Author: david bancroft

GM# 102. AT 1951 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS. SHIBE PARK, PHILA, PA. TOUR RECORD: 1951 PHASE (2-4) OVERALL (72-30) PHENOMS FALL BEHIND EARLY, CAN’T RECOVER IN 6-5 LOSS TO ’51 ATHLETICS PHENOMS 5 ATHLETICS 6 WP-JOHN KUCAB LP-VEAN GREGG (12-4) HR- FRANK ROBINSON (26) The Phenoms dug a 4-0 hole against Bobby Schantz and the 1951 Philadelphia…

GM# 101. AT 1951 NEW YORK GIANTS. POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, N.Y. TOUR RECORD: 1951 PHASE (2-3) OVERALL (72-29) NOMO GETS ROCKED BY ’51 GIANTS IN 7-4 LOSS PHENOMS 4 GIANTS 7 WP- SAL MAGLIE LP-HIDEO NOMO (10-4) HR- FRANK ROBINSON (25), CAL RIPKEN (22), EDDIE MURRAY (16); HANK THOMSON Willie Mays left the Phenoms…

GM# 100. AT 1951 NEW YORK YANKEES. YANKEE STADIUM, NEW YORK, N.Y. TOUR RECORD: 1951 PHASE (2-2) OVERALL (72-28) ALEXANDER GETS PHENOMS BACK ON TRACK WITH 3RD SHUTOUT WIN PHENOMS 3 YANKEES 0 WP- PETE ALEXANDER (11-2) LP-ED LOPAT HR- EDDIE MURRAY (15), CAL RIPKEN (21) After dropping their last two games, the Phenoms got…

GM# 99. AT 1951 BROOKLYN DODGERS. EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN N.Y. TOUR RECORD: 1951 PHASE (1-2) OVERALL (71-28) DESPITE 2 HR’S FROM F. ROBINSON, PHENOMS FALL TO ’51 DODGERS PHENOMS 3 DODGERS 5 WP-ERV PALICA LP-BRUCE SUTTER (2-6) HR- FRANK ROBINSON 2 (24); CAL ABRAMS With a three-run lead, capped by a pair of solo home…

GM# 98. AT 1951 BOSTON BRAVES. BRAVES FIELD, BOSTON, MA. TOUR RECORD: 1951 PHASE (1-1) OVERALL (71-27) ’51 BOSTON BRAVES STOMP PHENOMS, 9-4 PHENOMS 4 BRAVES 9 WP- WARREN SPAHN LP-KERRY WOOD (13-2) HR- EDDIE MURRAY (14), CAL RIPKEN (20) When the Phenoms scored two runs in the top of the first inning against Warren…

GM# 97. AT 1951 BOSTON RED SOX. FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, MA. TOUR RECORD: 1951 PHASE (1-0) OVERALL (71-26) PHENOMS BEAT ’51 RED SOX IN WILD SLUGFEST PHENOMS 12 RED SOX 6 WP- VEAN GREGG (12-3) LP- MEL PARNELL HR- CARLTON FISK (10), TROY TULOWITZKI 2 (12), WILLIE MAYS (4), CAL RIPKEN (19), ANDRE DAWSON (7);…

1949 PHASE RECAP The Phenoms finished the 1949 phase of their barnstorming tour, with a 12-4 record. That gives the team an overall record of 70-26. The four teams which beat the Phenoms were the Dodgers, the Phillies, the Tigers and the Cardinals. The most runs scored by the Phenoms in this phase, was 8,…

GM# 96. AT 1949 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. SPORTSMAN’S PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. TOUR RECORD: 1949 PHASE (12-4) OVERALL (70-26) PHENOMS END 1949 PHASE WITH 6-4 LOSS TO CARDINALS PHENOMS 4 CARDINALS 6 WP- HOWIE POLLET LP-HIDEO NOMO (10-3) HR- STAN MUSIAL Stan Musial belted a three-run home run as part of a four-run fifth inning,…

GM# 95. AT 1949 ST. LOUIS BROWNS. SPORTSMAN’S PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. TOUR RECORD: 1949 PHASE (11-4) OVERALL (70-25) FISK’S HR IN TOP OF 10TH HELPS PHENOMS WIN WILD ONE OVER BROWNS PHENOMS 6 BROWNS 5 10 INN WP- MARK EICHHORN (5-5) * LP-RALPH WINEGARNER HR-EDDIE MURRAY (13), ORLANDO CEPEDA (12), CARLTON FISK (9) Carlton…

GM# 94. AT 1949 CINCINNATI REDS. CROSLEY FIELD, CINCINNATI, OH. TOUR RECORD: 1949 PHASE (11-3) OVERALL (69-25) JOSE FERNANDEZ FANS 12 IN COMPLETE GAME WIN PHENOMS 2 REDS 1 WP-JOSE FERNANDEZ (12-4) LP- KEN RAFFENSBERGER HR- JIMMY BLOODWORTH Jose Fernandez went the distance, fanning a tour high, twelve batters, as the Phenoms edged the 1949…