Author: david bancroft

1934 LEG RECAP The Phenoms baseball team just wrapped up a very successful leg of their tour, going 13-3, for an .813 winning percentage, in the 1934 phase. The teams they lost to were the Yankees, the Tigers and the Cardinals. Hideo Nomo had three wins in this phase. Frank Robinson belted seven home runs,…

GM# 64. AT 1934 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS. SPORTSMAN’S PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 13-3) OVERALL (48-16) DIZZY DEAN BLANKS PHENOMS IN FINAL GAME OF TOUR’S 1934 LEG PHENOMS 0 CARDINALS 2 WP- DIZZY DEAN LP-JOSE FERNANDEZ (8-3) Dizzy Dean showed why he was a 30-game winner, by shutting down the Phenoms, 2-0,…

GM# 63. AT 1934 ST. LOUIS BROWNS. SPORTSMANS PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 13-2) OVERALL (48-15) RIPKEN’S HR IN 14TH INNING PUSHES PHENOMS PAST BROWNS PHENOMS 4 BROWNS 3 WP- JOE PAGE (2-0) LP- IVY ANDREWS SV- MARK EICHHORN HR- ORLANDO CEPEDA (8), CAL RIPKEN (10); JACK BURNS In the latest candidate…

GM# 62. AT 1934 CINCINNATI REDS. CROSLEY FIELD, CINCINNATI, OH. TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 12-2) OVERALL (47-15) GREGG SHUTS OUT REDS, ROBINSON HOMERS FOR 3RD STRAIGHT GAME PHENOMS 6 REDS 0 WP-VEAN GREGG (7-1) LP-PAUL DERRINGER HR- FRANK ROBINSON (19) Following on the heels of Hideo Nomo’s three hit shutout; Vean Gregg pitched a five…

GM# 61. AT 1934 CHICAGO CUBS. WRIGLEY FIELD, CHICAGO, IL. TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 11-2) OVERALL (46-15) NOMO FIRES SHUTOUT; MAYS HOMERS TWICE; CEPEDA’S STREAK ENDS PHENOMS 8 CUBS 0 WP- HIDEO NOMO (7-2) LP-PAT MALONE HR- WILLIE MAYS 2 (3), FRANK ROBINSON (18), TROY TULOWITZKI (9) Well, it was a jam-packed day of action…

GM# 60. AT 1934 CHICAGO WHITE SOX. COMISKEY PARK, CHICAGO, IL. TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 10-2) OVERALL (45-15) PHENOMS EDGE WHITE SOX IN 10 INNINGS, CEPEDA AT 22 STRAIGHT GAMES PHENOMS 6 WHITE SOX 5 10 INNINGS WP-BRUCE SUTTER (2-2) LP-HARRY KINZY HR-FRANK ROBINSON (17); AL SIMMONS The Phenoms tied the game at five apiece…

GM# 59. AT 1934 DETROIT TIGERS. NAVIN FIELD, DETROIT, MI. TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 9-2) OVERALL (44-15) JOSE FERNANDEZ LOSES HEARTBREAKER TO 1934 DETROIT TIGERS PHENOMS 1 TIGERS 2 WP-SCHOOLBOY ROWE LP-JOSE FERNANDEZ (8-2) The 1934 Detroit Tigers snapped a six-game winning streak by the Phenoms, as the defeated the rookie sensations, 2-1. It was…

GM# 58. AT 1934 CLEVELAND INDIANS. LEAGUE PARK, CLEVELAND, OH TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 9-1) OVERALL (44-14) CEPEDA EXTENDS STREAK IN LAST AT BAT, WOOD STAYS UNBEATEN PHENOMS 11 INDIANS 2 WP-KERRY WOOD (10-0) LP-MEL HARDER HR- DUSTIN PEDROIA (2); EARL AVERILL The Phenoms exploded for 11 runs, all scored over the first three innings…

GM# 57. AT 1934 PITTSBURGH PIRATES. FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH, PA. TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 8-1) OVERALL (43-14) FISK, CEPEDA LEAD PHENOMS PAST PIRATES PHENOMS 4 PIRATES 2 WP-VEAN GREGG (6-1) LP- BILL SWIFT SV-EICHHORN (7) HR- ORLANDO CEPEDA (7), CARLTON FISK (5) Cepeda and Fisk each hit home runs in this game. Obviously, Cepeda’s hit…

GM# 56. AT 1934 WASHINGTON SENATORS. GRIFFITH STADIUM, WASH, D.C. TOUR RECORD (1934 LEG 7-1) OVERALL (42-14) PHENOMS DEFEAT 1934 SENATORS, 7-2 PHENOMS 7 SENATORS 2 WP- HIDEO NOMO (6-2) LP-LEFTY STUART HR- CAL RIPKEN (9) The Phenoms had a pretty easy time of it against the 1934 Washington Senators. In a 7-3 victory, five…