NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 4/30/2012
 
LAS VEGAS AT ANCHORAGE
Miners.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
Gold............ 1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0    -  3  9  0
Win:Foster(3-0) Loss:Blyleven(1-2) Save:Tiant(2nd)
Homeruns- H.Hooper(1st)
 
Big Bill Foster(3-0) and Bert Blyleven(1-2) dueled it out with Foster
and the Anchorage Gold coming out on top of the Las Vegas Miners by the
score of 3 to 0.
 
Foster pitched a solid game.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just
4 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings.  Foster whiffed an impressive total of
8 Las Vegas batters.  Anchorage out-hit Las Vegas for the game, 9 hits
to 5. 
 
Luis Tiant recorded his 2nd save.
 
BUFFALO AT SASKATOON
Nickels......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
Commodores...... 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 1    -  4  4  1
Win:Cooper(4-0) Loss:Cone(0-2) Save:Wilhelm(5th)
Homeruns- R.Hornsby(1st), J.Morgan(3rd)
 
In a close game the Saskatoon Commodores got by the Buffalo Nickels by
the score of 4 to 2.
 
Wilbur Cooper(4-0) gave a fine effort for Saskatoon.  He went 8 innings
allowing 7 hits and no walks seeing his ERA drop from 4.29 to 3.72. 
Despite losing, Buffalo out-hit Saskatoon 8 to 4. 
 
Hoyt Wilhelm preserved the game for Cooper, recording his his 5th. 
David Cone(0-2) suffered the loss.  He allowed 3 runs and 3 hits in
7 innings. 
 
 
ESCANABA AT DES MOINES
Yoopers......... 0 0 0  0 3 1  2 1 4  - 11 13  1
Pickers......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  4  8  0
Win:Drysdale(1-0) Loss:Young(0-4)
Homeruns- M.Dihigo(6th), W.McCovey(7th), G.Hodges-3(3rd), H.Baker(1st),
           J.Robinson(2nd), K.Kelly(2nd)
 
Gil Hodges smashed 3 homeruns and Don Drysdale was able to finish what
he started and was credited with a complete game as the Escanaba
Yoopers outscored the Des Moines Pickers 11 to 4.
 
Hodges enjoyed a great evening at the plate.  He ripped a solo home run
in the 5th inning, clubbed a solo home run in the 6th inning and lofted
a solo-blast 'downtown' in the 8th inning.  Escanaba managed 13 hits in
their victory.
 
The win went to Drysdale(1-0) who allowed 4 runs in the game. Cy
Young(0-4) was given the loss.  He allowed 5 homeruns in 8 and 2/3
innings of work.
 
Wth the win Escanaba now has a record of 8-6.  With the loss, the Des
Moines ballclub's record is 4-10, worst in the division.
 
ORLANDO AT MEMPHIS
Wave............ 0 1 0  0 0 1  2 0 0  -  4 11  2
Belles.......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  3 10  0
Win:Perry(2-1) Loss:Brown(0-3)
Homeruns- J.Dimaggio(4th), F.Robinson(2nd)
 
Biz Mackey had 4 hits and Gaylord Perry completed the game without help
from the bullpen at Polo Grounds where the Orlando Wave beat the
Memphis Belles 4 to 3.
 
Orlando scored 2 runs in the top of the 7th inning with the help of 3
hits.  They ended up being the winning runs.  Memphis tried
unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th. 
 
Perry(2-1) finished the game allowing 3 runs in the victory. The loss
was charged to Three Finger Brown(0-3).  He pitched 9 innings giving up
11 hits and 2 walks.
 
'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said Perry, 'I
was just giving us a chance to win.'
 
CHEYENNE AT HONOLULU
Gunslingers..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Islanders....... 0 0 0  0 1 0  5 0    -  6  7  0
Win:John(2-0) Loss:Blue(1-2) Save:Faber(2nd)
Homeruns- H.Aaron(8th)
 
Barry Larkin had 3 base hits as the Honolulu Islanders topped the
Cheyenne Gunslingers by a score of 6 to 0 at Shibe Park.
 
Honolulu jumped on top to stay in the bottom of the 5th inning plating
one baserunner on 2 base hits.  Overall Honolulu out-hit Cheyenne
7 to 4. 
 
The win was credited to Tommy John(2-0) who went 6 innings allowing no
runs.  John got help from Red Faber who earned his 2nd save.  Vida
Blue(1-2) was charged with the loss. 
 
 
NEW ORLEANS AT ALEXANDRIA
Pelicans........ 3 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 0  -  6 12  1
Dukes........... 1 0 1  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  4  7  0
Win:Galvin(3-0) Loss:Bridges(0-1)
Homeruns- T.McCarthy(1st), J.Bagwell(5th), H.Baines(2nd), V.Pinson(1st)
 
Pud Galvin had a complete game as the New Orleans Pelicans bested the
Alexandria Dukes 6 to 4 at Tiger Stadium.
 
New Orleans started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their
half of the first when they came up with 3 runs on 3 hits.  The key
at-bat was by Jeff Bagwell who silenced Tiger Stadium as he bombed a
two-run dinger.  New Orleans had a total of 12 hits for the game. 
 
The winning pitcher was Galvin(3-0) who allowed 4 runs for the game.
Tommy Bridges(0-1) absorbed the loss.  He served up 4 homeruns in his
3 and 2/3 innings.