Author: david bancroft

WALTER JOHNSON’S SHUTOUT TRUMPS FERNANDEZ’S EFFORT IN 1-0 LOSS TOUR RECORD 4-3 PHENOMS 0 SENATORS 1 WP-WALTER JOHNSON LP-JOSE FERNANDEZ(0-1) Phenoms starter, Jose Fernandez took a no hitter into the seventh inning, but once again, a nearly nonexistent offense cost the game as Walter Johnson and the 1911 Washington Senators prevailed, 1-0. With neither team…

PHENOMS HANG ON FOR 6-5 WIN OVER PHILS, DESPITE SUTTER STUMBLE TOUR RECORD 4-2 GM#6 AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES BAKER BOWL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. PHENOMS 6 PHILLIES 5 WP-PETE ALEXANDER (1-1) LP-EDDIE STACK HR-HANS LOBERT The Phenoms took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth against the 1911 Philadelphia Phillies. Starter, Shonei Ohtani, had…

CEPEDA’S THREE RUN CLOUT, LEADS PHENOMS PAST ATHLETICS, 4-2 GM#5 AT 1911 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS, SHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PA. TOUR RECORD 3-2 PHENOMS 4 ATHLETICS 2 WP-KERRY WOOD (1-0) LP-EDDIE PLANK SV-MARK EICHHORN (1) HR-ORLANDO CEPEDA(1) Trailing, 2-1, Orlando Cepeda made his first home run of the tour count, as he clubbed a three-run blast off…

BROOKLYN’S NAP RUCKER WINS 11 INNING MARATHON, 2-1 GM#4 AT BROOKLYN SUPERBAS WASHINGTON PARK, BROOKLYN N.Y. TOUR RECORD 2-2 PHENOMS 1 SUPERBAS 2 (11 INNINGS) WP-NAP RUCKER LP-BRUCE SUTTER(0-1) In the first extra inning game of the tour, the Phenoms dropped a 2-1 decision to the Brooklyn Superbas, in eleven innings. The game featured a…

PHENOMS STAVE OFF LATE HIGHLANDERS RALLY IN 6-5 WIN GM#3 VS. NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS. HILLTOP PARK, N.Y, N.Y. PHENOMS 6 HIGHLANDERS 5 TOUR RECORD 2-1 WP-MARK EICHHORN(1-0) LP-LEWIS BROCKETT HR-TROY TULOWITZKI(1) Hideo Nomo started and pitched well, toiling seven innings, while giving up two runs on just four hits. He also fanned a dozen and…

MURRAY’S HOME RUN IN 9TH GIVES PHENOMS FIRST TOUR WIN GM#2 AT 1911 BOSTON BRAVES TOUR RECORD 1-1 PHENOMS 3 BRAVES 2 WP-MARK FIDRYCH (1-0) LP-BUSTER BROWN SV-BRUCE SUTTER (1) HR-EDDIE MURRAY (1); AL KAISER Phenoms’ designated hitter, Eddie Murray socked a two-run blast in the top of the ninth, to break a 1-1 tie…

GAME #1 AT 1911 BOSTON RED SOX TOUR RECORD 0-1 1911 RED SOX 7 PHENOMS 4 The Phenoms fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, as the barnstorming tour of this prized team of freshman stars gets underway. Pete Alexander started for the Phenoms and though he toiled for seven innings, he did not have…

This is a new project I’m starting. I made a team of 25 rookie players across all eras. There are 10 pitchers and 15 position players, however, I’m only keeping stats on the nine regulars in the lineup. (There will be a designated hitter for each team.) The pitchers on the roster are Pete Alexander…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME SEVEN SHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PA. BROOKLYN WINS WORLD SERIES CROWN! STUN ATHLETICS IN 9-8 COMEBACK BRO 9 12 1 PHI 8 12 0 WP-HUGH CASEY(1-0) LP-LUM HARRIS(0-1) HR-DUCKY MEDWICK(1), MICKEY OWEN(1); BUCK LEONARD(2), JOSH GIBSON(1), SAM CHAPMAN(3) The Philadelphia Athletics were one out away from a World Series title. They held…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME SIX SHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PA. DODGERS ROUT ATHLETICS, 8-3, TO FORCE GAME SEVEN BRO 8 14 0 PHI 3 9 1 WP-KIRBY HIGBE(1-1) LP-BILL FOSTER(1-1) HR-SAM CHAPMAN(2) Down two games to none, the National League Champion, Brooklyn Dodgers have battled back to force a seventh game in the 1941 World Series,…