Author: david bancroft

MAY 28. HEADLINES TERRIFICS EDGE SULTANS ON MORGAN HOMERUN AARON, MCCOVEY LEAD HAMMERS PAST COMETS SCHERZER BEATS MADDUX WITH 2 HIT GEM MUSIAL BELTS PAIR OF TWO RUN HOMERS IN CLIPPERS’ ROUT Terrifics 2 Sultans 1. Joe Morgan’s two run homerun in the top of the second inning, were the only runs scored by the…

MAY 27 HEADLINES HANK AARON RETURNS FROM D.L. TO SINGLE HANDEDLY BEAT PEACHES MIGUEL CABRERA STUNS TERRIFICS WITH WALKOFF GRAND SLAM Hammers 6 Peaches 4. In his first day back from a 14 day stint on the disabled list, the Hammers’ Hank Aaron belted two homeruns, including a three run blast in the bottom of…

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, MAY 26. Mad Dogs/42/25/17/.595/—/L1 Clippers/39/23/16/.590/.5/L1 Naturals/40/23/17/.575/1/W2 Peaches/38/19/19/.500/4/W6 Terrifics/43/21/22/.488/4.5/L3 Sultans/42/20/22/.476/5/W1 Comets/40/19/21/.475/5/W1 Hammers/36/10/26/.278/12/L3 MAY 26 HEADLINES FOXX ERROR CRUCIAL IN CLIPPERS LOSS TO COMETS KERSHAW TOSSES 4 HIT COMPLETE GAME TO BEAT TERRIFICS RUTH’S 3 RUN BLAST LEADS SULTANS PAST MAD DOGS PEACHES SCORE 3 RUNS IN TOP OF 10TH TO KEEP WIN…

MAY 25 HEADLINES HUBBELL STAYS UNBEATEN IN COMPLETE GAME WIN OVER COMETS CANO GRAND SLAM, BIG BLOW IN NATURALS WIN COVELESKI WILDNESS COSTS SULTANS IN LOSS TO MAD DOGS PEACHES ROLL TO FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN. Clippers 4 Comets 1 The Clippers’ Carl Hubbell improves to 6-0 by tossing a five hit complete game, in a…

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, MAY 24. Mad Dogs/40/24/16/.600/—/W2 Clippers/37/22/15/.595/.5/W1 Naturals/38/21/17/.553/2/L1 Terrifics/41/21/20/.512/3.5/L1 Sultans/40/19/21/.475/5/L2 Comets/38/18/20/.474/5/L1 Peaches/36/17/19/.472/5/W4 Hammers/34/10/24/.294/11/L1 RESULTS OF MAY 24 GAME Mad Dogs 2 Terrifics 1. After three days in second place, the Mad Dogs returned to the top of the standings, with a 2-1 win over the Terrifics, in the only game on today’s slate.…

MAY 23. HEADLINES CLIPPERS GET BACK ON TRACK THANKS TO POOR HAMMERS FIELDING COBB, CHASE LEAD PEACHES TO 11TH INNING WIN OVER COMETS MAD DOGS HOLD OFF LATE RALLY TO BEAT NATURALS MIKE SCHMIDT’S 3 RUN, WALKOFF HR STUNS LEFTY WILIAMS AND SULTANS Clippers 6 Hammers 3. The Clippers scored three runs in the top…

MAY 22 HEADLINES HAMMERS END CLIPPERS WIN STREAK WITH 3 RUN, SIXTH INNING MICKEY MANTLE BELTS ANOTHER WALKOFF HOMERUN FOR COMETS MAD DOGS SET HR MARK BUT LOSE TO NATURALS IN SLUGFEST FOSTER CLUBS A PAIR OF HOMERS IN TERRIFICS WIN OVER SULTANS Hammers 4 Clippers 1. The Clippers long win streak was finally halted…

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, MAY 21. Clippers/35/21/14/.600/—/W9 Mad Dogs/37/22/15/.595/—L1 Naturals/36/20/16/.556/1.5/W1 Terrifics/38/19/19/.500/3.5/L3 Sultans/38/19/19/.500/3.5/W1 Comets/36/17/19/.472/4.5/L1 Peaches/34/16/18/.471/4.5/W2 Hammers/32/9/23/.251/10.5/L4 MAY 21. HEADLINES SIZZLING CLIPPERS WIN 9TH STRAIGHT; IN TIE FOR FIRST PLACE NATURALS DEFEAT MAD DOGS; HARPER HITS FIRST HR SINCE RETURN PEACHES GET BY COMETS; COLLINS HOMERS FOR FIRST TIME THIS YEAR RUTH, SISLER HOMER IN SULTANS WIN;…

MAY 19. HEADLINES RED HOT CLIPPERS WIN EIGHTH STRAIGHT; MAD DOGS WIN TO KEEP PACE COMETS & PEACHES BOTH WIN ON WALKOFF HOMERUNS BRYCE HARPER RETURNS TO NATURALS AFTER MISSING A MONTH SHERRY MAGEE HIT BY PITCH, WILL MISS AT LEAST 3 DAYS Clippers 5 Terrifics 4. Joe DiMaggio clubbed a pair of homers, including…

MAY 18 HEADLINES STREAKING CLIPPERS HAND CARLTON FIRST LOSS MAD DOGS DISPATCH HAMMERS TO STAY ON TOP COMETS SNAP FIVE GAME SKID WITH WIN OVER SULTANS PEACHES LOSE 1-0 GAME TO NATURALS ON WILD PITCH Clippers 5 Terrifics 1. Dizzy Dean and the Clippers defeated Steve Carlton and the Terrifics, 5-1 and in doing so,…