Author: david bancroft

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 3 Clippers/77/50/27/.649/—/L1 Mad Dogs/81/49/32/.605/3/W1 Peaches/76/40/36/.526/9.5/W4 Naturals/79/40/39/.506/11/W1 Terrifics/83/40/43/.482/13/L1 Comets/76/33/43/.434/16.5/W1 Sultans/83/34/49/.410/19/L1 Hammers/77/30/47/.390/20/L2 GAME RECAPS: Naturals 9 Terrifics 3 TROUT HELPS NATS END FOUR GAME SKID The Naturals ended a four game losing steak, with help from Mike Trout, who clubbed a three run homer in the top of the second and also…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 2 Clippers/76/50/26/.658/—/W2 Mad Dogs/80/48/32/.600/4/L1 Peaches/75/39/36/.520/10.5/W3 Naturals/78/39/39/.500/12/L4 Terrifics/82/40/42/.488/13/W3 Comets/75/32/43/.427/17.5/L4 Sultans/82/34/48/.415/19/W1 Hammers/76/30/46/.395/20/L1 SINGLE GAME RECAPS: Peaches 1 Hammers 0 WADDELL SPINS FIRST SHUTOUT WIN FOR PEACHES Rube Waddell earned his first shutout win for the Peaches, as he led his club to a 1-0 victory over the Hammers. Waddell allowed just three…

TWINBILL TALES TERRIFICS AND CLIPPERS EACH WIN BOTH GAMES OF THEIR DOUBLE HEADERS Terrifics 8 Naturals 5 Steve Carlton improves to 8-5, defeating Jon Lester and the Naturals. The Terrifics scored all eight runs over the first four innings, getting big flies from: Foster, Jackson, Bench and Morgan. Terrifics’ shortstop, Larry Bowa pulled a muscle…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 1 Clippers/74/48/26/.649/—/L1 Mad Dogs/79/48/31/.608/2.5/W3 Peaches/74/38/36/.514/10/W2 Naturals/76/39/37/.513/10/L2 Terrifics/80/38/42/.475/13/W1 Comets/73/32/41/.438/15.5/L2 Sultans/81/33/48/.407/17/L1 Hammers/75/30/45/.400/18.5/W1 GAME RECAPS: Terrifics 7 Sultans 6 10 inns. TERRIFICS BEAT SULTANS IN EXTRA INNINGS The Sultans scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game at six, but in the top of the tenth, Joe Morgan’s…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JUNE 30 Clippers/74/48/26/.649/—/L1 Mad Dogs/79/48/31/.608/2.5/W3 Peaches/74/38/36/.514/10/W2 Naturals/76/39/37/.513/10/L2 Terrifics/79/37/42/.468/13.5/L1 Comets/73/32/41/.438/15.5 Sultans/80/33/47/.413/18/W1 Hammers/75/30/45/.400/18.5/W1 GAME RECAPS: Hammers 10 Clippers 4 HAMMERS END CLIPPERS WIN STREAK WITH ROUT The last place Hammers proved the old adage, “On any given day”, as they blew out the top ranked Clippers, 10-4. Sandy Koufax got the win, despite…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JUNE 29 Clippers/73/48/25/.658/—/W7 Mad Dogs/78/47/31/.603/3.5/W2 Naturals/75/39/36/.520/10/L1 Peaches/73/37/36/.507/11/W1 Terrifics/78/37/41/.474/13.5/W1 Comets/72/32/40/.444/15.5/L1 Sultans/79/32/47/.405/19/L7 Hammers/74/29/45/.392/19.5/L3 GAME RECAPS: Clippers 11, 5. Hammers 3, 3. CLIPPERS EXTEND STREAK WITH TWINBILL SWEEP OF HAMMERS The Clippers have now won seven games in a row and have increased their lead in the Legends League to three and a half…

JUNE 29, SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHERS Hammers(Drysdale 2-9) at Clippers(Rowe 6-3) #1 Hammers(Law 1-0) at Clippers(Newhouser 3-2) #2 Comets(Spahn 3-10) at Peaches(Plank 3-3) Naturals(Verlander 5-4) at Mad Dogs(Glavine 8-4) Terrifics(Lolich 5-3) at Sultans(Williams 0-9)

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JUNE 27 Clippers/71/46/25/.648/—/W5 Mad Dogs/77/46/31/.597/3/W1 Naturals/74/39/35/.527/8.5/W1 Peaches/72/36/36/.500/10.5/L1 Terrifics/77/32/39/.451/14/W3 Sultans/78/32/46/.410/17.5/L6 Hammers/72/29/43/.403/17.5/L1 SINGLE GAME RECAPS: Naturals 5 Hammers 4. NATURALS EDGE HAMMERS, STOP 3 GAME SKID The Naturals had a 5-2 lead, heading into the bottom of the eighth. The Hammers picked up two quick runs, on Willie Mays’ twenty fifth homerun of…

TWINBILL TALES JUNE 27 CLIPPERS WIN TWICE AGAINST SULTANS Game one: Clippers 7 Sultans 6. The Clippers took the opener, winning a slugfest behind Carl Hubbell, who becomes the league’s first pitcher with double digit wins. Dazzy Vance also had a chance to get to ten wins, but the loss drops him to 9-4. It…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JUNE 26 Clippers/69/44/25/.638/—/W3 Mad Dogs/75/45/30/.600/2/L2 Naturals/73/38/35/.521/8/L3 Peaches/70/35/35/.500/9.5/W5 Terrifics/76/36/40/.474/11.5/L2 Comets/70/31/39/.443/13.5/W2 Sultans/76/32/44/.421/15.5/L4 Hammers/71/29/42/.408/16/W2 GAME RECAPS: Clippers 9 Sultans 8. 12 inn. WILLIAMS’ HITS 12TH INNING WALKOFF HR Ted Williams broke a 7-7 tie by smashing a game winning, two run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning, as the Clippers defeated the…