NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 5/26/2012
 
BUFFALO AT DES MOINES
Nickels......... 1 0 0  0 0 4  0 3 0  -  8 10  1
Pickers......... 1 1 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  9  0
Win:Rixey(4-2) Loss:Carlton(3-1) Save:Chesbro(4th)
Homeruns- B.Ruth(14th), B.Rogan(3rd)
 
Right fielder Babe Ruth slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI as the Buffalo
Nickels defeated the Des Moines Pickers by a score of 8 to 4 at Wrigley
Field.
 
Buffalo scored 4 runs in the 6th inning with the help of 3 hits.  The
big moment was provided by Javy Lopez who quieted the crowd when he
doubled plating two runs.  Buffalo finished with 10 hits in the
victory. 
 
The winning pitcher was Eppa Rixey(4-2) who allowed 4 runs in 8 and 2/3
innings. Rixey got relief help from Jack Chesbro who gained credit for
his 4th save.  The losing pitcher was Steve Carlton(3-1).  He gave up 8
hits and 7 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. 
 
 
ESCANABA AT HONOLULU
Yoopers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 1  -  3 11  1
Islanders....... 1 1 0  0 1 0  3 0    -  6 12  1
Win:Mussina(2-1) Loss:Gibson(2-7) Save:Faber(4th)
Homeruns- D.Snider(12th), T.Jackson(2nd)
 
The Honolulu Islanders bested the Escanaba Yoopers by a 6 to 3 score at
Shibe Park.
 
Honolulu took the lead for good in the 2nd inning scoring one runner on
2 base hits.  Honolulu banged out 12 hits on the afternoon. 
 
The victory went to Mike Mussina(2-1) who went 7 and 1/3 innings,
allowing 2 runs. Mussina was helped out by Red Faber who recorded his
4th save.  Bob Gibson(2-7) was the loser.  He allowed a few too many
baserunners giving up 12 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings. 
 
 
ORLANDO AT NEW ORLEANS
Wave............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  2  7  2
Pelicans........ 5 0 0  0 3 1  5 0    - 14 16  0
Win:Harder(2-0) Loss:Brown(1-6)
Homeruns- C.Yastrzemski(5th), W.Wells(8th), J.Bagwell-2(10th),
          J.Gibson(3rd), D.Murphy(5th), K.Boyer(4th)
 
Jeff Bagwell smashed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Fenway Park as the New
Orleans Pelicans embarrassed the Orlando Wave by the lopsided score of
14 to 2.
 
Bagwell provided much of the offense.  He smacked a three-run homer in
the 1st inning, doubled in the 2nd inning and cracked a two-run shot in
the 5th inning.  Orlando was out-hit by New Orleans, 16 hits to 7. 
 
Mel Harder(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 4 and 1/3 innings
and allowing 1 run. Kevin Brown(1-6) took the loss.  He surrendered 5
runs and 4 hits in 2/3 of an inning. 
 
Bagwell was jubilant after the game 'Let me see a box-score' he joked,
'I want to see how that game looks on paper.'
 
CHEYENNE AT ANCHORAGE
Gunslingers..... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  1
Gold............ 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 4    -  6 10  0
Win:Foster(7-1) Loss:Smoltz(1-1) Save:Hershiser(2nd)
Homeruns- B.Bonds(11th), E.Mathews(5th), J.Kent(10th)
 
In a lop-sided win the Anchorage Gold offense put up 4 runs on the
scoreboard in the 8th inning and ripped the Cheyenne Gunslingers by a
6 to 1 count.
 
Big Bill Foster(7-1) pitched a fine game.  He allowed 6 hits and 2
walks in 7 innings reducing his ERA from 5.37 to 4.98.  Anchorage had
10 hits overall, while Cheyenne had 6. 
 
Foster got help from Orel Hershiser who was credited with his 2nd save.  The loss was charged to John Smoltz(1-1).  He allowed 2 runs and 6 hits in 5 innings.
 
SASKATOON AT LAS VEGAS
Commodores...... 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 1 1  1 -  6 10  1
Miners.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  4 0 0  0 -  5 12  0
Win:Quinn(1-2) Loss:Marquard(0-2) Save:Pennock(1st)
Homeruns- R.Kiner(4th), B.Bonds(4th)
 
Ralph Kiner homered and had 2 RBI as the Saskatoon Commodores topped
the Las Vegas Miners in 10 innings by a score of 6 to 5 at Yankee
Stadium.
 
The score was knotted at 5 after nine innings.  Saskatoon won the hard
fought contest in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Turkey
Stearnes smacked a single.  Stearnes took his lead and swiped second. 
Kiner then lined a base-hit.  Saskatoon rapped out 10 hits for the
night. 
 
Jack Quinn(1-2) allowed 2 runs in 3 innings, and picked up the victory.
Quinn got help from Herb Pennock who earned his 1st save.  Rube
Marquard(0-2) was charged with the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 hits
and no walks in 2/3 of an inning. 
 
 
ALEXANDRIA AT MEMPHIS
Dukes........... 3 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 1  -  7 13  1
Belles.......... 1 0 0  3 0 0  6 2    - 12  9  0
Win:Dihigo(2-1) Loss:Gomez(0-1)
Homeruns- H.Greenberg(9th), T.Perez-2(8th), J.Cronin(3rd),
          A.Belle(8th), F.Robinson(5th), J.Dimaggio(8th)
 
Joe Cronin slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI as the Memphis Belles beat
the Alexandria Dukes by a score of 12 to 7.
 
Memphis scored 6 runs in the decisive 7th inning when they came up with
5 base hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Albert Belle who made
the Memphis fans a happy lot when he caught a hold of a fastball for a
Grand Slam homerun.  Alexandria had 13 hits in the game while Memphis
had 9, but Memphis had the more timely hits. 
 
The win was credited to Martin Dihigo(2-1) who went 4 and 2/3 innings
allowing 1 run. Lefty Gomez(0-1) absorbed the loss.  He was touched for
3 homeruns in his 6 and 2/3 innings of work.