Author: david bancroft

INJURY UPDATES There are two players on the D.L. who are scheduled to return on May 19th. They are Bryce Harper, of the Naturals, who has missed 30 days and Nap Lajoie, of the Peaches. Robin Ventura will return to the Mad Dogs on May 20th. The following two players remain on the disabled list…

MAY 17. Sultans 8 Hammers 0. In the lone game on today’s schedule, Dazzy Vance tossed a four hit shutout against the Hammers, in an 8-0 win. It was Vance’s second shutout of the year. He stuck out five and walked just one batter. Vance did his part with the stick as well, getting two…

MAY 16. DOUBLE HEADER RECAPS Peaches 6 Terrifics 5. These two clubs split their double header, with the Peaches taking game one, 6-5. Eddie Plank started for the Peaches and went six and two thirds, but Three Finger Brown won it in relief. The Terrifics scored three runs in the top of the seventh, to…

MAY 16. DOUBLE HEADER RECAPS Mad Dogs 7 Comets 2. The Mad Dogs bombed the Comets in the opener, belting two, three run homeruns off Warren Spahn, in just an inning and a third. Barry Bonds took Spahn deep in the opening stanza, with two aboard, then Ken Griffey Jr. turned the trick the very…

MAY 16. DOUBLE HEADER RECAPS Sultans 5 Clippers 2. The Sultans bookended five runs against the Clippers, scoring three off Sandy Koufax in the first, then two more off Vernon Law, in the top of the ninth, as they went on to a 5-2 win, in the first of two games. George Sisler homered on…

MAY 16 DOUBLE HEADER RECAPS As every team is playing a doubleheader today, I’ll post the recaps one at a time. Clippers 11 Naturals 4. The red hot Clippers demolished the Naturals in the first of two games at Naturals Park. Starter, Jon Lester was sent packing after just two innings as the Clippers rolled…

MAY 15 HEADLINES SEAVER GETS PLENTY OF HELP IN FIRST COMPLETE GAME WIN NATURALS MOVE INTO FIRST PLACE WITH SWEEP OF COMETS LATE SCORING BURST PUSHES SULTANS BY PEACHES GEHRIG GRAND SLAM DROPS MAD DOGS OUT OF TOP SPOT MAY 15 STANDINGS Naturals/31/18/13/.581/—W3 Mad Dogs/32/18/14/.563/.5/L3 Terrifics/33/18/15/.545/1/W1 Clippers/30/16/14/.533/1.5/W4 Sultans/32/16/16/.500/2.5/W1 Comets/31/15/16/.484/3/L3 Peaches/29/23/16/.448/4/L1 Hammers/26/8/18/.308/7.5/L1 GAME RECAPS: Terrifics 8…

MAY 14 HEADLINES NATURALS RALLY FOR 5 RUNS IN TOP OF 9TH TO BEAT COMETS VEALE’S FIRST WIN IS A DOOZY FOR THE HAMMERS HUBBELL TIES CARLTON FOR LEAGUE’S BEST PITCHING MARK PEACHES OUTLAST SULTANS IN SLOPPY SLUGFEST First, note that every regular catcher and shortstop had the day off in these games. Naturals 6…

League Leaders BATTING: Rogers Hornsby, Sltns. .440 RUNS: Jimmie Foxx, Clprs. 25 RBI: Jimmie Foxx, Clprs. 29 HR: Miguel Cabrera, Ntrs.; Willie Mays, Hmrs.; T. Williams, Clprs.; 12 DOUBLES: Frank Baker, Pchs. 10 TRIPLES: J. ROBINSON, Clprs. 6 STOLEN BASES: Eddie Collins, Pchs.; Luis Aparicio, Hmrs.; Honus Wagner, Pchs. 2 PITCHING: Steve Carlton, Trfcs. 5-0…

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, MAY 13. Mad Dogs/30/18/12/.600/—/L1 Naturals/29/16/13/.552/1.5/W1 Terrifics/31/17/14/.548/1.5/W1 Comets/29/15/14/.517/2.5/L1 Clippers/28/14/14/.500/3/W2 Sultans/30/15/15/.500/3/W1 Peaches/27/12/15/.484/4.5/L2 Hammers/24/7/17/.292/8/L1 HEADLINES MAY 13. CARLTON STAYS UNBEATEN IN TERRIFICS WIN OVER HAMMERS J. ROBINSON, FOXX, SWING HOT BATS AS CLIPPERS DEFEAT MAD DOGS TULOWITSKI, CANO, LEAD NATURALS PAST COMETS SULTANS BEAT PEACHES WITH 7 RUN, SEVENTH INNING Terrifics 6 Hammers 1.…