NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 7/14/2012
 
ORLANDO AT ESCANABA
Wave............ 0 3 1  1 0 2  0 0 1  -  8 14  1
Yoopers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  6  3
Win:Brown(5-13) Loss:Hunter(2-11)
Homeruns- C.Yastrzemski(10th), E.Murray(5th), W.McCovey(16th)
 
Eddie Murray left the yard and had 2 RBI as the Orlando Wave bested
the Escanaba Yoopers 8 to 1 at Baker Bowl.
 
Kevin Brown(5-13) was solid in the win.  He was stingy on the mound,
allowing just 5 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings.  Orlando out-hit Escanaba
for the game, 14 hits to 6. 
 
Catfish Hunter(2-11) was hit with the loss.  He pitched 8 innings and
surrendered 10 hits and 4 walks.
 
MEMPHIS AT SASKATOON
Belles.......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  1
Commodores...... 2 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  3  7  1
Win:Quinn(5-3) Loss:Glavine(7-7) Save:Wilhelm(14th)
Homeruns- R.Alomar(7th), F.Robinson(17th), L.Boudreau(3rd),
          B.Bonds(17th)
 
The Saskatoon Commodores nipped the Memphis Belles 3 to 2 at The
Astrodome in a hard fought contest.
 
Memphis never recovered after Saskatoon took the lead in the 7th inning
scoring one runner.  Memphis threatened in the 9th but Saskatoon was
able to put down the rally. 
 
Jack Quinn(5-3) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Hoyt
Wilhelm earned his 14th save.  Tom Glavine(7-7) was charged with the
loss.  He gave up 3 runs and 5 hits in 6 and 2/3 innings. 
 
 
ANCHORAGE AT HONOLULU
Gold............ 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 1 1  -  4  7  0
Islanders....... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  2
Win:Palmer(9-4) Loss:Smith(9-6) Save:Tiant(15th)
Homeruns- K.Griffey Jr(15th), J.Kent(17th)
 
In a game at Shibe Park the Anchorage Gold got by the Honolulu
Islanders by the score of 4 to 1.
 
Jim Palmer(9-4) pitched a fine game.  He went 8 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered up 6 hits and 2 walks seeing his ERA drop from 5.28 to
4.96.  Anchorage had 7 hits for the night. 
 
Palmer got help from Luis Tiant who earned his 15th save.  Hilton
Smith(9-6) was given the loss.  He gave up 5 hits and 1 walk in 7
innings. 
 
 
NEW ORLEANS AT CHEYENNE
Pelicans........ 0 0 0  0 1 3  0 1 0  4 -  9  9  0
Gunslingers..... 1 1 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  0 -  5  9  4
Win:Paige(12-5) Loss:Fingers(4-7)
Homeruns- W.Wells(15th), S.Sosa(30th), W.Stargell(16th), T.Lazzeri(4th)
 
Satchel Paige tossed a complete game at Forbes Field where the New
Orleans Pelicans beat the Cheyenne Gunslingers in 10 innings by the
score of 9 to 5.
 
Both teams had scored 5 runs after nine full innings.  New Orleans won
the hard fought contest in the 10th inning.  New Orleans and Cheyenne
each finished the afternoon with 9 hits. 
 
Paige(12-5) was the winner allowing 5 runs for the game. Rollie Fingers
(4-7) absorbed the loss in relief.  He surrendered 3 runs and 2 hits in
1 and 1/3 innings.
 
DES MOINES AT LAS VEGAS
Pickers......... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 1 1  -  5 11  0
Miners.......... 1 0 0  0 3 1  0 1    -  6 10  0
Win:Seaver(5-2) Loss:Grove(6-6) Save:Clarkson(1st)
Homeruns- E.Averill(19th), L.Gehrig(26th), G.Carter(10th),
          B.Mazeroski(4th)
 
The Las Vegas Miners edged the Des Moines Pickers at Yankee Stadium by
the score of 6 to 5.
 
Las Vegas promptly took the lead in their half of the first plating an
isolated run on 4 base hits.  Des Moines tried unsuccessfully to come
back in the 9th. 
 
Tom Seaver(5-2) got the win allowing 4 runs in 8 innings. John Clarkson
earned the save, his 1st.  Lefty Grove(6-6) took the loss.  He served
up 4 gopher balls in 7 innings. 
 
Despite losing Bobby Cox was optimistic after the game.  'We'll get
over this one.  Sometimes the breaks fall your way, sometimes they
don't.  Any one of a dozen little things go different, and we come
out on top.'
 
BUFFALO AT ALEXANDRIA
Nickels......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 3 0  -  4  7  1
Dukes........... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  1
Win:Joss(8-5) Loss:Gomez(2-2)
Homeruns- H.Wilson(14th), O.Cepeda(7th)
 
Hack Wilson jacked one out of the ballyard and Addie Joss allowed Joe
McCarthy to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Buffalo
Nickels outscored the Alexandria Dukes 4 to 1.
 
Joss(8-5) gave Buffalo a solid outing.  He went 9 innings allowing 9
hits and 1 walk lowering his ERA to 4.21.  Buffalo finished with 7 hits
in the victory. 
 
The losing pitcher was Lefty Gomez(2-2).  He pitched 9 innings allowing
7 hits and 5 walks. 'Ahhh, how sweet it is,' Joe McCarthy sighed. 
'That win feels like a tall, cool drink of water after spending far too
much time in the desert lately.'