NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 7/7/2012
 
ESCANABA AT BUFFALO
Yoopers......... 3 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0  -  6  7  1
Nickels......... 0 2 2  0 1 0  1 0 1  -  7  9  0
Win:Keefe(8-8) Loss:Drysdale(4-6)
Homeruns- L.Doby-2(7th), B.Ruth(28th), M.McGwire(34th)
 
Hack Wilson had 2 base hits and 3 RBI and Tim Keefe allowed Joe
McCarthy to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Buffalo
Nickels won a heart-stopping victory over the Escanaba Yoopers, 7 to 6.
 
The game was decided in the 9th inning.  Rogers Hornsby banged out a
single.  Billy Williams next to the plate and he grounded into a double
play.  Babe Ruth then blasted a solo shot resulting in an exciting win
for Buffalo and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans. 
A wild affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times. 
 
Keefe(8-8) allowed 6 runs on the game. Don Drysdale(4-6) was given the
loss.  Larry Doby ripped 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI but it wasn't enough
for Escanaba.
 
SASKATOON AT MEMPHIS
Commodores...... 0 2 0  0 0 0  6 0 1  -  9 11  0
Belles.......... 2 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4  5  0
Win:Bunning(6-7) Loss:Plank(4-8)
Homeruns- M.Suttles(11th), E.Martinez(11th), B.Bonds(15th),
          R.Kiner(14th), A.Belle(14th), F.Robinson(16th)
 
Jim Bunning was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game as the Saskatoon Commodores defeated the Memphis Belles
by a score of 9 to 4 at Polo Grounds.
 
Bunning(6-7) gave Saskatoon a solid outing.  He went 9 innings allowing
5 hits and 4 walks and was touched for 2 homeruns.  Saskatoon totaled
11 hits on the afternoon. 
 
Eddie Plank(4-8) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed 3 homeruns in 6
and 2/3 innings of work.
 
LAS VEGAS AT ANCHORAGE
Miners.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  1
Gold............ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  4  0
Win:Walsh(10-4) Loss:Blyleven(6-8) Save:Tiant(13th)
Homeruns- J.Evers(1st)
 
Ed Walsh(10-4) and Bert Blyleven(6-8) treated the Anchorage fans to a
fine pitching duel at Metrodome.  The Anchorage Gold eventually emerged
as victors over the Las Vegas Miners by the score of 2 to 1.
 
Walsh pitched a fine game.  He went 6 and 1/3 innings and surrended up
7 hits and 1 walk.  The pitchers took over after the 3rd inning as
neither team was able to score again. 
 
Walsh got help from Luis Tiant who earned his 13th save.  The Anchorage
ballclub's record now stands at a division leading 45-34.  With the
loss, the Las Vegas ballclub's record is 37-40.
 
HONOLULU AT ORLANDO
Islanders....... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  8  0
Wave............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  3  5  0
Win:Willis(7-5) Loss:Faber(4-4)
Homeruns- H.Aaron(24th), G.Nettles(3rd)
 
Graig Nettles went deep and had 3 RBI and Vic Willis allowed Casey
Stengal to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Orlando
Wave staged a dramatic comeback over the Honolulu Islanders by a
score of 3 to 2 at Ebbets Field.
 
Orlando came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 9th inning
scoring 3 runs utilizing 2 base hits.  Biz Mackey got things going when
he drew a walk.  Oscar Charleston stepped into the batter's box and he
delivered a base-hit.  After an out was recorded, Nettles came to bat
and lofted a three-run 'big-fly' giving Orlando the win much to the
delight of the home town crowd.  Despite losing, Honolulu out-hit
Orlando 8 to 5. 
 
Willis(7-5) was the winner allowing 2 runs for the game. Red Faber(4-4)
was tagged with the loss in relief.  'We just wouldn't give up,'
Nettles said.  'Much of the credit goes to our fans - they were with us
the whole way.'
 
CHEYENNE AT DES MOINES
Gunslingers..... 2 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 1  -  6 12  0
Pickers......... 0 0 2  0 2 0  2 0 1  -  7 14  0
Win:Lyle(4-3) Loss:Fingers(4-6)
Homeruns- A.Kaline(12th)
 
Al Kaline cracked a homer and had 3 RBI as the Des Moines Pickers won
at Wrigley Field in dramatic fashion over the Cheyenne Gunslingers, the
final score, 7 to 6.
 
Des Moines won the game with a run in the 9th inning.  Kaline lofted a
solo-blast 'downtown' making Des Moines victorious to the delight of
the home town crowd.  Des Moines rapped out 14 hits for the afternoon. 
 
The victory went to Sparky Lyle(4-3) who went 1/3 of an inning,
allowing no runs. Rollie Fingers(4-6) took the loss in relief.  He
allowed 3 hits and no walks in 2 innings.
 
NEW ORLEANS AT ALEXANDRIA
Pelicans........ 2 0 2  0 1 1  0 0 1  -  7 10  0
Dukes........... 0 0 1  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
Win:McGinnity(4-7) Loss:Koufax(11-5)
Homeruns- J.Gibson(17th), S.Sosa(29th), J.Jackson(2nd)
 
Joe McGinnity had a complete game and first baseman Josh Gibson
connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI at Tiger Stadium where the New
Orleans Pelicans beat the Alexandria Dukes by the score of 7 to 3.
 
New Orleans drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first
inning as they scored 2 runs on 1 base hits.  The key at-bat was by
Gibson who silenced Tiger Stadium as he popped a two-run clout over the
fence.  New Orleans managed 10 hits in their victory. 
 
McGinnity(4-7) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 3 runs.
The losing pitcher was Sandy Koufax(11-5).  He surrendered 7 runs and
10 hits in 8 and 2/3 innings.