Author: david bancroft

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 29 Mad Dogs/140/86/54/.614/—/W1 Clippers/134/78/56/.582/5/L2 Naturals/136/75/61/.552/9/L1 Terrifics/136/65/71/.478/19/W1 Peaches/133/63/70/.474/19.5/W1 Sultans/142/64/78/.451/23/L1 Comets/134/60/74/.448/23/W1 Hammers/135/54/81/.400/29.5/L1 HEADLINES MAD DOGS CLINCH PENNANT ALL THREE DOUBLE HEADERS END IN SPLITS TERRIFICS OUTLAST CLIPPERS IN SLUGFEST GAME SCORES: Sultans 1 Comets 0 Dazzy Vance staked his claim for Pitcher of the Year honors, by spinning a five hit shutout,…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 28 Mad Dogs/138/85/53/.616/—/W1 Clippers/133/73/55/.586/4.5/L1 Naturals/134/74/60/.552/9/W1 Terrifics/135/64/71/.474/19.5/L2 Peaches/131/62/69/.473/19.5/W1 Sultans/140/63/77/.450/23/L1 Comets/132/69/73/.447/23/L1 Hammers/133/53/80/.398/29.5/W2 SCORES: Peaches 14 Sultans 4 Hammers 7 Terrifics 6 Naturals 3 Comets 2 Mad Dogs 4 Clippers 1 RECAPS: The Peaches beat back the Sultans’, 14-5, in one of the most one sided games of the year. Lefty Williams(4-14) was…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 27 Mad Dogs/137/84/53/.613/—/L1 Clippers/132/78/54/.591.3.5/W1 Naturals/133/73/60/.549/9/L2 Terrifics/134/64/70/.478/18.5/L1 Peaches/130/61/69/.469/19.5/L6 Sultans/139/63/76/.453/22/W4 Comets/131/59/72/.450/22/W2 Hammers/132/52/80/.394/29.5/W1 WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE LEAGUE The Clippers came out on top in a must win game against the Mad Dogs. Mel Parnell grinded out a complete game, 3-2 win, allowing only three hits, but also giving up seven walks. Jimmie…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 26 Mad Dogs/136/84/52/.618/—/W4 Clippers/131/77/54/.588/4.5/L4 Naturals/132/73/59/.553/9/L1 Terrifics/133/64/69/.481/18.5/W5 Peaches/129/61/68/.473/19.5/L5 Sultans/138/62/76/.449/23/W3 Comets/130/58/72/.446/23/W1 Hammers/131/51/80/.389/30.5/L2 HEADLINES MAD DOGS ON CUSP OF PENNANT AFTER SWEEPING CLIPPERS IN TWINBILL TERRIFICS MAKE IT FIVE WINS STRAIGHT IN BATTLE FOR FIRST DIVISON GAME RECAPS: The surging Mad Dogs, winners of four in a row, have built a 4.5 game…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 25 Mad Dogs/134/82/52/.612/—/W2 Clippers/129/77/52/.597/2.5/L2 Naturals/131/73/58/.557/7.5/W2 Peaches/128/61/67/.477/18/L4 Terrifics/132/63/69/.477/18/W4 Sultans/137/61/76/.445/22.5/W2 Comets/129/57/72/.442/22.5/L2 Hammers/130/51/79/.392/29/L1 GOING’S ON IN THE LEAGUE As the season winds down, the Mad Dogs and Clippers were on opposite sides of a blowouts. The Mad Dogs pasted the Comets’, 10-0, with Greg Maddux collecting his third shutout of the season. Meanwhile,…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 24 Mad Dogs/133/81/52/.609/—/W1 Clippers/128/77/51/.602/1.5/L1 Naturals/130/72/58/.554/7.5/W1 Peaches/127/61/66/.480/17/L3 Terrifics/131/62/69/.473/18/W3 Comets/128/57/71/.445/21.5/L1 Sultans/136/60/76/.441/22.5/W1 Hammers/129/51/78/.395/23/W2 HEADLINES: MAD DOGS GAINS A FULL GAME ON CLIPPERS, WITH 9-2 WIN OVER COMETS MOLINA SMACKS TWO HOMERS AS NATURALS DROP CLIPPERS, 5-2 TERRIFICS BEAT PEACHES ON REGGIE JACKSON, TWO RUN WALKOFF HR BABE RUTH STAYS ONE AHEAD OF GRIFFEY,…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 23 Mad Dogs/132/80/52/.606/—/L1 Clippers/127/77/50/.606/.5/W1 Naturals/129/71/58/.550/7.5/L1 Peaches/126/61/65/.484/16/L2 Terrifics/130/61/69/.469/18/W2 Comets/127/57/70/.449/20.5/W2 Sultans/135/59/76/.437/22.5/L2 Hammers/128/51/77/.398/27/L1 HEADLINES: STANDINGS STAY THE SAME; MAD DOGS/NATS SPLIT; CLIPPERS IDLE Mad Dogs 1 Naturals 0 The Mad Dogs’ and Naturals double header were the only games on the slate. The Mad Dogs won the A game, 1-0, thanks to a…

As the season winds down, here are the homerun leaders through August 22 Babe Ruth 46 Ken Griffey 45 Mickey Mantle 41 Mark McGwire 41 Hank Aaron 39 Jimmie Foxx 39 Lou Gehrig 39 Willie Mays 39 M. Cabrera 37 G. Foster 36 S. Musial 36

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 22 Mad Dogs/130/79/51/.608/—/W1 Clippers/127/77/50/.606/.5/W1 Naturals/127/70/57/.551/7.5/L1 Peaches/126/61/65/.484/16/L2 Terrifics/130/61/69/.469/18/W2 Comets/127/57/70/.449/20.5/W2 Sultans/135/59/76/.437/22.5/L2 Hammers/128/51/77/.398/27/L1 HEADLINES: CLIPPERS ROUT HAMMERS/MAD DOGS SPLIT TWINBILL WITH NATS DOGS’ LEAD DOWN TO A HALF GAME GAME RECAPS: Clippers 13 Hammers 4. The Clippers demolished the Hammers, 13-4, getting a pair of homeruns from Lou Gehrig(39), along with clouts from…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, AUGUST 21 Mad Dogs/128/78/50/.609/—/W1 Clippers/126/76/50/.603/1/L3 Naturals/125/69/56/.552/7.5/L1 Peaches/125/61/64/.488/15.5/L1 Terrifics/129/60/69/.461/18.5/W1 Comets/126/56/70/.444/21/W1 Sultans/134/59/75/.440/22/L1 Hammers/127/51/76/.402/26.5/W2 HEADLINES: HAMMERS CONTINUE TO PLAY SPOILER AS THEY BEAT CLIPPERS, 7-3 The last place Hammers handed the Clippers their third straight loss, by a 7-3 margin. The Mad Dogs were idle, so the loss increases their lead over the Clippers…