NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 5/8/2012
 
BUFFALO AT ESCANABA
Nickels......... 2 0 1  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  5  7  1
Yoopers......... 0 1 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  3  5  2
Win:Joss(2-2) Loss:Gibson(2-4) Save:Warneke(2nd)
Homeruns- M.McGwire(6th), H.Baker(4th)
 
Mark McGwire jacked one out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI at Baker
Bowl where the Buffalo Nickels beat the Escanaba Yoopers by the score
of 5 to 3.
 
Addie Joss(2-2) had a solid outing for Buffalo.  He went 8 innings and
surrended up 5 hits and 3 walks.  Joss got relief help from Lon Warneke
who was excellent in relief and gained credit for his 2nd save. 
 
Bob Gibson(2-4) absorbed the loss.  He allowed 5 runs and 7 hits in 9
innings.
 
LAS VEGAS AT DES MOINES
Miners.......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  1 0 0  -  4 10  0
Pickers......... 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 0  -  3  6  2
Win:Blyleven(3-2) Loss:Young(0-6) Save:Marquard(1st)
Homeruns- T.Williams(5th)
 
The Las Vegas Miners and the Des Moines Pickers locked up in an
exciting one-run game at Wrigley Field.  The final score was the Las
Vegas Miners 4, the Des Moines Pickers 3.
 
Las Vegas took the lead for good in the 7th inning plating an isolated
run on 2 base hits.  After two outs Jesse Burkett ripped a single. Lou
Gehrig was next and he doubled.  Las Vegas finished with 10 hits while
Des Moines ended up with 6. 
 
The winning pitcher was Bert Blyleven(3-2) who allowed 3 runs in 7
innings.  Blyleven got relief help from Rube Marquard who gained credit
for his 1st save.  Cy Young(0-6) was given the loss. 
 
'I was a little good, a little bad and a little ugly.' said Blyleven,
'I was just giving us a chance to win.'
 
CHEYENNE AT ORLANDO
Gunslingers..... 0 3 0  7 2 0  1 0 0  - 13 15  1
Wave............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 4 0  -  5  5  0
Win:Blue(2-3) Loss:Waddell(1-1)
Homeruns- J.Franco(1st), S.Musial(3rd), E.Murray(1st)
 
Baseballs were flying all over the ballpark as the Cheyenne Gunslingers
ran roughshod over the seemingly hapless Orlando Wave.  The Cheyenne
offense rolled up a total of 13 runs!.
 
Julio Franco led the offense for Cheyenne. He stroked a single bringing
in a run in the 2nd inning and lofted a three-run bomb in the 4th
inning.  For the game Cheyenne out-hit Orlando 15 to 5. 
 
Vida Blue(2-3) went 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 5 runs for the victory.
Rube Waddell(1-1) was the losing pitcher.  His biggest problem was
control as he allowed 7 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings. 
 
 
ANCHORAGE AT HONOLULU
Gold............ 0 1 0  0 1 0  4 0 0  -  6  9  2
Islanders....... 4 0 1  0 0 1  0 2    -  8 10  0
Win:Faber(1-1) Loss:Nichols(1-3)
Homeruns- M.Ott(5th), K.Griffey Jr(4th), G.Foster(3rd), C.Fisk(4th),
          W.Mays(7th), L.Parrish(2nd)
 
Catcher Lance Parrish left the yard and had 2 RBI at Shibe Park as the
Honolulu Islanders beat the Anchorage Gold by the count of 8 to 6.
 
Red Faber(1-1) was given credit for the win.  He allowed 3 hits and 1
walk in 2 and 1/3 innings.  Honolulu managed 10 hits in their victory. 
 
Kid Nichols(1-3) was charged with the loss in relief.  He pitched 1/3
of an inning allowing 1 hit and 1 walk.
 
MEMPHIS AT ALEXANDRIA
Belles.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 -  1  6  2
Dukes........... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  2  7  0
Win:Marichal(2-2) Loss:Haines(0-1)
Homeruns- F.McGriff(5th), H.Greenberg(5th)
 
Juan Marichal came through with a solid 11 innings at Tiger Stadium
where the Alexandria Dukes beat the Memphis Belles in 11 innings
2 to 1.
 
The score was knotted at 1 after nine innings.  Finally, Alexandria
pulled the game out in the 11th inning.  Ty Cobb delivered a base-hit.
Sparky Anderson then called for a steal which was successful.  After an
out was recorded, Eddie Collins stepped up to the plate and he banged
out a single resulting in an exciting win for Alexandria and a raucous
post-game celebration by the home town fans.  Alexandria banged out 7
hits on the afternoon. 
 
The win went to Marichal(2-2) who allowed 1 run in the game. Jesse
Haines(0-1) took the loss in relief.  Wth the win Alexandria now has
a record of a division leading 14-8.  With the loss Memphis now has a
record of 6-16, worst in the division.