NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 8/15/2012

SASKATOON AT DES MOINES
Commodores...... 2 0 0  4 0 0  0 2 0  -  8  9  1
Pickers......... 0 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0  -  3  9  0
Win:Ruffing(6-7) Loss:Ryan(13-7) Save:Wilhelm(19th)
Homeruns- B.Dickey(9th), L.Boudreau(5th), T.Williams(29th)

Lou Boudreau connected with a 'big fly' and had 3 RBI as the Saskatoon
Commodores bested the Des Moines Pickers 8 to 3 at Wrigley Field.

Saskatoon drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first
inning when they came up with 2 runs on 2 hits.  Hoyt Wilhelm came
throught with a perfect ninth inning to earn his 19th save. 

Red Ruffing(6-7) went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 3 runs for the
victory.  Nolan Ryan(13-7) took the loss.  He gave up 8 runs in 7 and
1/3 innings of work.


LAS VEGAS AT ANCHORAGE
Miners.......... 0 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 2  -  5 11  1
Gold............ 1 1 1  0 1 0  0 0 2  -  6  8  0
Win:Nichols(5-5) Loss:Rogan(8-15)
Homeruns- E.Delahanty(5th), M.Ott-2(13th), K.Griffey Jr(24th),
          J.Kent(22nd)

Right fielder Mel Ott cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Anchorage
Gold won in dramatic fashion over the Las Vegas Miners by a score of 6
to 5 at Metrodome.

Anchorage scored the decisive runs in a big 9th inning with 2 runs. 
Gabby Hartnett led off and keyed the rally when he drew a walk.  Two
outs later Ott came to the plate and bombed a two-run dinger resulting
in an exciting win for Anchorage and a wild post-game celebration by
the home town fans.  Las Vegas had 11 hits in the game while Anchorage
had 8, but Anchorage had the more timely hits. 

Kid Nichols(5-5) got credit for the victory, pitching 2/3 of an inning
and allowing no runs. Bullet Joe Rogan(8-15) was given the loss.  He
surrended 4 homeruns in his 8 and 2/3 innings. 


ORLANDO AT NEW ORLEANS
Wave............ 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  5  0
Pelicans........ 0 2 3  0 0 0  0 0    -  5 13  1
Win:Adams(11-8) Loss:Williams(8-9)
Homeruns- E.Banks(14th)

Babe Adams went 9 strong innings at Fenway Park as the New Orleans
Pelicans beat the Orlando Wave by the count of 5 to 3.

Adams(11-8) pitched a fine game.  He went 9 innings surrendering 5 hits
and no walks.  After the 3rd inning, neither team was able to score. 

Smokey Joe Williams(8-9) was the losing pitcher.  He was knocked around
by New Orleans, allowing 13 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings.

HONOLULU AT ESCANABA
Islanders....... 5 0 2  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  9 12  0
Yoopers......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  2  3  0
Win:John(12-6) Loss:Ruth(13-7)
Homeruns- R.Palmeiro(22nd), J.Gordon(14th), J.Bench(16th), J.Rice(12th)

Tommy John pitched a 3 hitter and Joe Gordon had 4 hits at Baker Bowl
where the Honolulu Islanders beat the Escanaba Yoopers by the score of
9 to 2.

Gordon enjoyed a big evening at the plate.  He depressed the partisan
hometown fans with a grand slam home run in the 1st inning, lined a
one-base hit in the 3rd inning, banged out a single in the 5th inning
and tripled knocking in a run in the 7th inning.  Honolulu banged out
12 hits on the night.

John(12-6) allowed 2 runs on the game. Babe Ruth(13-7) was tagged with
the loss.  Gordon was in a good mood after the game, 'I'm just seeing
and hitting the ball real well now.  I made some adjustments last week
and they are paying off.  That's what this game is about. making
adjustments as the season goes along.'

ALEXANDRIA AT MEMPHIS
Dukes........... 1 4 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  6 13  0
Belles.......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  1 4    -  7  6  3
Win:Plank(8-11) Loss:Koufax(14-10)
Homeruns- R.Campanella(11th), H.Greenberg(23rd), W.Brown(8th),
          R.Alomar(10th), J.Foxx(24th)

Eddie Plank completed the game without help from the bullpen as the
Memphis Belles defeated the Alexandria Dukes 7 to 6 at Polo Grounds.

Plank(8-11) delivered a fine performance for Memphis.  He allowed 13
hits and no walks in 9 innings and surrendered 2 'long-bombs'. 
Alexandria had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.

Sandy Koufax(14-10) ended up with the loss.  He served up 3 gopher
balls in 7 innings.  Sparky Anderson was in a contemplative mood after
the tough loss, 'It is really hard to lose this kind of a game.  It may
seem weird to some, but it is easier to take the occasional blow-out
loss.  It is the ones that just barely get away that hurt so much -
like this one!'