Author: david bancroft

GM# 83. AT 1949 BROOKLYN DODGERS, EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, N.Y. TOUR RECORD: 1949 PHASE (2-1) OVERALL (60-23) CAMPANELLA BELTS WALK OFF HOME RUN TO DEFEAT PHENOMS PHENOMS 2 DODGERS 3 WP- PREACHER ROE LP- BRUCE SUTTER (2-4) HR- CAL RIPKEN (14); ROY CAMPANELLA, DUKE SNIDER Roy Campanella clubbed a one out home run in the…

GM# 82. AT 1949 BOSTON BRAVES, BRAVES FIELD, BOSTON, MA. TOUR RECORD: 1949 PHASE (2-0) OVERALL (60-22) TULOWITZKI’S GRAND SLAM SPARKS PHENOMS COMEBACK WIN PHENOMS 7 BRAVES 4 WP- VEAN GREGG (10-2) LP-WARREN SPAHN SV- JOE PAGE (1) HR- TROY TULOWITZKI GS (10), EDDIE MURRAY (11) With Vean Gregg facing off against Warren Spahn, the…

GM# 81. AT 1949 BOSTON RED SOX, FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, MA. TOUR RECORD: 1949 PHASE (1-0) OVERALL (59-22) RIPKEN’S HR IN TOP OF 9TH SENDS PHENOMS PAST ’49 RED SOX PHENOMS 3 RED SOX 2 WP- MARK EICHHORN (4-5) LP- JACK KRAMER HR-CAL RIPKEN (13); VERN STEPHENS Boston’s Vern Stephens got the scoring started, when…

1941 PHASE RECAP The Phenoms finished this phase with a 10 and 6 record. The six games are the most they’ve lost in a particular phase, to this point. They had a double-digit win, beating the Washington Senators, 10-2, in game #72, as well as a double-digit loss, when they dropped a 12-2 decision to…

GM#80. AT 1941 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. SPORTSMAN’S PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. TOUR RECORD: 1941 PHASE (10-6) OVERALL (58-22) PETE EARNS 2SD SHUTOUT; MEUSEL HITS FIRST HR, AS PHENOMS BEAT CARDS PHENOMS 2 CARDINALS 0 WP- PETE ALEXANDER (8-2) LP-HARRY GUMBERT HR- BOB MEUSEL (1) Pete Alexander spun a two-hit shutout, defeating the 1941 St. Louis…

GM# 79. AT 1941 ST. LOUIS BROWNS. SPORTSMAN’S PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. TOUR RECORD: 1941 PHASE (9-6) OVERALL (57-22) 1941 ST. LOUIS BROWNS EMBARRASS PHENOMS, 12-2 PHENOMS 12 BROWNS 2 WP- BOB MUNCRIEF LP- JOSE FERNANDEZ HR- EDDIE MURRAY (10); JOE GRACE, GEORGE MCQUINN Runs, Walks and Errors, Oh My! This was a flat-out ugly…

GM# 78. AT 1941 CINCINNATI REDS. CROSLEY FIELD, CINCINNATI, OH. TOUR RECORD: 1941 PHASE (9-5) OVERALL (57-21) ANOTHER LATE RALLY HELPS PHENOMS BEAT 1941 REDS PHENOMS 6 REDS 4 WP- MARK EICHHORN (3-5) LP- BUCKY WALTERS HR- ORLANDO CEPEDA (9), FRANK ROBINSON (20) The Phenoms took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth,…

GM #77. AT 1941 CHICAGO CUBS. WRIGLEY FIELD, CHICAGO, IL. TOUR RECORD (1941 PHASE 8-5) OVERALL (56-21) PHENOMS RALLY LATE TO BEAT 1941 CHICAGO CUBS, 6-3. PHENOMS 6 CUBS 3 WP-VEAN GREGG (9-2) LP-VANCE PAGE SV- BRUCE SUTTER (8) HR- HANK LEIBER, BABE DAHLGREN The Cubs started first in this game, when Hank Leiber and…

GM# 76. AT 1941 CHICAGO WHITE SOX, COMISKEY PARK, CHICAGO, IL. TOUR RECORD (1941 PHASE 7-5) OVERALL (55-21) NOMO SPINS BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS, WITH 4-0 WHITEWASH OF WHITE SOX PHENOMS 4 WHITE SOX 0 WP- HIDEO NOMO (9-2) LP- THORNTON LEE HR- ANDRE DAWSON (5), CAL RIPKEN (12) Hideo Nomo has pitched another shutout, his second…

GM# 75. AT 1941 DETROIT TIGERS. BRIGGS STADIUM, DETROIT, MI. TOUR RECORD (1941 PHASE 6-5) OVERALL (54-21) RUDY YORK LEADS 1941 TIGERS PAST PHENOMS PHENOMS 3 TIGERS 7 WP- AL BENTON LP-PETE ALEXANDER (7-2) HR- JOE JACKSON (7); RUDY YORK Pete Alexander had skipped his previous start, due to a relief appearance, but the extra…