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RESULTS OF APRIL 21 Comets 5 Peaches 4. The Comets put up three runs in the top of the seventh, highlighted by a two run homer from Mickey Mantle, to defeat the Peaches, 5-4. Ted Kluzewski, just brought up for the Comets, belted his first homerun of the season. WP-Bob Lemon(1-0) LP-Christy Mathewson(1-1). HR-Mantle(5), Kluzewski(1).…

STANDINGS AT END OF PLAY, APRIL 20 Mad Dogs/8/6/2/.750 Terrifics/8/5/3/.625 Comets/7/4/3/.571 Clippers/7/4/3/.571 Peaches/6/3/3/.500 Hammers/6/2/4/.333 Sultans/9/3/6/.333 Naturals/7/2/5/.286 INJURIES They continue to pile up. Ryan Braun has been called up to replace Bryce Harper, who is out for 30 days.(I changed the games injured to days injured, just easier to keep track of). Robin Ventura is now…

GAMES OF APRIL 19. Injuries have really taken a toll on the league. Thus far, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio and Bryce Harper have all spent time on the disabled list and the season is but a few days old. Harper is out for 30 days, so a replacement will…

GAMES OF APRIL 18 Mad Dogs at Sultans Gm#1: Sultans 7 Mad Dogs 0. Dazzy Vance was one out away from pitching a no hitter, when Barry Bonds tripled. With the no hit bid gone, Vance then walked Mark McGwire, but was able to get Ken Griffey Jr. to ground out, ending the ballgame. Tris…

GAMES OF APRIL 17 Hammers 8 Peaches 6. A two homer, five rbi night by Willie Mays, helped the Hammers to a win over the Peaches. Frank Baker homered for the losers and Ty Cobb hit three doubles from the leadoff spot, to no avail. WP-Billy O’Dell(1-1) LP-Walter Johnson(1-1). HR-Willie Mays 2(5), Brooks Robinson(1); Frank…

GAMES OF APRIL 15. Peaches 9 Clippers 7. Clippers starter, Schoolboy Rowe left after five innings with a 6-4 lead, thanks to a pair of homeruns from Joe DiMaggio and one from Stan Musial. However, Red Ruffing gave up five runs in the bottom of the seventh as the Peaches came back to win, 9-7.…

GAMES OF APRIL 14. Clippers 7 Comets 5. The Clippers battered Bob Lemon for seven runs over the first two innings, then held off a late rally to defeat the Comets, 7-5. WP-Carl Hubbell(1-0) Bob Lemon(0-1) HR-Pee Wee Reese(1). INJURY-Ken Boyer(1 game). Peaches 4 Hammers 2. Homeruns by Honus Wagner and Sherry Magee, plus a…

Welcome to my new Strat-o-matic baseball project. I call it the Legends League. I have made up 8 teams from all the seasons I currently have. Here are the names of the eight teams and their respective captains: Peaches-Ty Cobb; Sultans-Babe Ruth; Clippers-Joe DiMaggio; Comets-Mickey Mantle; Hammers-Hank Aaron; Terrifics – Tom Seaver; Mad Dogs-Greg Maddux…

DICK ALLEN NAMED UNANIMOUS MVP FOR SECOND PLACE WHITE SOX Chicago slugger, Dick Allen, put up some impressive statistics on his way to being named the team’s Most Valuable Player for 1972. Allen led in nearly every offensive category, in a stellar year. He had 176 hits in 549 at bats, for an average of…

SERIES #52. THREE GAMES, WON TWO, LOST ONE. CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA Well, the 1972 Chicago White Sox replay has come to a close. On the good side, the White Sox won their final series of the year against the Minnesota Twins, but the bad news is that their poor September cost them any chance to…