Category: Uncategorized

MAY 7 HEADLINES JONES HOMERS TWICE; GLAVINE PITCHES 2ST STRAIGHT CG FOR MAD DOGS NATURALS POWER PAST SULTANS IN 8-2 VICTORY Mad Dogs 5 Terrifics 2. The Mad Dogs got a pair of homers from Chipper Jones and Tom Glavine tossed his second straight complete game, as they topped the Terrifics, 5-2, in a battle…

MAY 6 HEADLINES CHIEF MEYERS OUT A MONTH AFTER BEING HIT IN HEAD BY LOLICH HOMERUNS CONTINUE TO PLAGUE SANDY KOUFAX ALEX GORDON SMACKS PINCH HIT, GAME WINNING TRIPLE FOR NATS ROBERTS GOES DISTANCE TO HAND CLEMENS FIRST LOSS Peaches 4 Terrifics 1. The Peaches won the game, but lost their starting catcher, Chief Meyers,…

MAY 5 HEADLINES GRAIG NETTLES HITS 3 RUN, WALKOFF HR FOR TERRIFICS CHAPMAN HIT BY PITCH PROVES COSTLY FOR HAMMERS CLIPPERS SURVIVE 9TH INNING DRAMA TO BEAT NATURALS KEN GRIFFEY JR. JOINS 3 HOMERS IN A GAME CLUB Terrifics 4, Peaches 1. Christy Mathewson and Steve Carlton each pitched into the ninth inning, to a…

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, MAY 4. Mad Dogs/21/13/8/.619/—/W4 Terrifics/21/13/8/.619/—/W1 Comets/21/11/10/.524/2/L3 Naturals/20/10/10/.500/2.5/L1 Sultans/21/10/11/.476/3/L1 Peaches/20/9/11/.450/3.5/L3 Clippers/20/8/12/.400/4.5/W1 Hammers/16/6/10/.375/4.5/W3 HEADLINES GAMES OF MAY 4 HUBBELL BEATS SCHERZER TO STAY UNBEATEN 6 RUN SIXTH, SENDS MAD DOGS TO EASY WIN OVER COMETS RED HOT FOSTER LEADS TERRIFICS PAST PEACHES MCCOVEY HERO; RUTH GOAT, IN EXTRA INNING HAMMERS WIN Clippers 5…

MAY 3 Mad Dogs 2, Clippers 0; Naturals 5 Comets 3 These were the only two games on today’s slate. Tom Glavine earned his first shutout, beating the Clippers, 2-0, allowing just four hits. Mark McGwire ended an 0-16 slump by belting his sixth homerun in the first inning. Pudge Rodriguez added the Mad Dogs’…

TWINBILL TALES MAY 2. Sultans 13, Peaches 3; Sultans 1, Peaches 0. (10 inn_ The Sultans took two games from the Peaches and they couldn’t have been more different. The opener was a straight up blowout, with the Sultans winning by ten runs, 13-3. Rogers Hornsby, who had three hits and a homerun, along with…

TWINBILL TALES MAY 2. Comets 3 Naturals 2; Naturals 2 Comets 1 These two clubs split their most recent doubleheader, each team winning a close, one run ball game. The Comets, 3-2 victory in game one ended a six game win streak for the Naturals. Robin Roberts worked seven innings to earn the win. He…

TWINBILL TALES MAY 2. Mad Dogs 2, Clippers 1; Mad Dogs 5 Clippers 3 Another doubleheader, another sweep. The Mad Dogs took both games against the Clippers. Roger Clemens improves to 4-0, with his complete game, five hitter in the opener, while Mel Parnell took the hard luck loss. Barry Bonds homered for the Mad…

TWINBILL TALES As each team in the league plays a double header on May 2sd, I decided I would give the game recaps after each two game set, rather than waiting until all games have been rolled. May 2. Hammers 7, Terrifics 2; Hammers 6 Terrifics 5 (12 inn) The last place Hammers were the…

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, MAY 1ST. Terrifics/18/12/6/.667/—/L1 Comets/17/10/7/.588/1.5/W1 Peaches/17/9/8/.529/2.5/W2 Mad Dogs/17/9/8/.529/2.5/L2 Naturals/16/8/8/.500/3/W6 Sultans/18/8/10/.444/4/L1 Clippers/16/7/9/.438/4/W1 Hammers/13/3/10/.230/6.5/L4 MAY 1 HEADLINES CLIPPERS GET PAST SULTANS, 7-3 MANTLE HOMERS TO BAIL OUT FORD MAD DOG BULLPEN COLLAPSE LEADS TO 8 RUNS IN 9TH PUIG HITS 3 RUN WALKOFF HR TO STUN HAMMERS RECAPS: Clippers 7 Sultans 3 Jackie Robinson,…