NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame Date: 4/23/2012
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2012 NOP 7 0 T.Cobb ALX .548 H.Aaron HON 5 H.Aaron HON 11
2012 ALX 5 2 K.Kelly DMP .500 S.Sosa NOP 5 L.Gehrig LVM 11
2012 ORL 1 6 G.Davis ANC .483 D.Winfiel ESC 4 G.Davis ANC 10
2012 MEM 1 6 J.Gibson NOP .471 A.Kaline DMP 4 T.Cobb ALX 9
P.Lloyd SAS .450 OTHERS TIED W 3 OTHERS TIED W 8
2012 CHY 4 3
2012 LVM 4 3 WINS SAVES ERA
2012 HON 3 4 MANY TIED WIT 2 H.Wilhelm SAS 3 S.Koufax ALX 0.00
2012 DMP 2 5 B.Sutter ESC 2 F.Jenkins NOP 1.00
L.Day HON 2 B.Adams NOP 1.50
2012 ANC 5 2 R.Fingers CHY 2 C.Mathews ALX 1.69
2012 SAS 5 2 OTHERS TIED W 1 P.Galvin NOP 2.00
2012 ESC 3 4
2012 BUF 2 5 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
L.Gehrig LVM 7 J.Morgan SAS 4 S.Paige NOP 21
T.Cobb ALX 7 K.Kelly DMP 3 L.Grove DMP 16
H.Jenning LVM 6 M.Wills MEM 3 B.Gibson ESC 13
J.Burkett LVM 6 T.Cobb ALX 3 B.Adams NOP 12
OTHERS TIED W 5 R.Henders CHY 3 OTHERS TIED W 11
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
ALX 8 at ESC 6 ALX-Koufax(1-0, 0.00) at ESC-Ruth(1-0, 4.15)
BUF 9 at LVM 13 BUF-Rixey(0-0,10.13) at LVM-Blyleve(0-0, ----)
ORL 4 at HON 5 ORL-Waddell(0-0, 1.80) at HON-Maddux(0-1, 4.50)
SAS 1 at NOP 5 SAS-Bunning(0-1, 6.48) at NOP-Galvin(1-0, 2.00)
ANC 15 at DMP 5 ANC-Palmer(1-0, 3.24) at DMP-Schilli(0-1,33.75)
MEM 2 at CHY 3 MEM-Plank(0-1, 4.50) at CHY-Morris(0-0,13.50)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
G.Hartnett ANC DMP 6 4 4 4 0 0 3 0
L.Gehrig LVM BUF 5 2 4 6 0 1 2 0
J.Kent ANC DMP 6 3 4 3 0 2 3 0
S.Sosa NOP SAS 4 3 4 3 0 0 2 0
H.Aaron HON ORL 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Adams NOP SAS 9.0 6 1 1 0 7 0 W
W.Spahn HON ORL 8.0 4 2 2 2 5 1 W
W.Ford CHY MEM 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 W
T.McGraw ALX ESC 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 W
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Sosa NOP .350 20 7 8 3 5 D.Quisenberry CHY 5 2 0 0 4 0 101
D.Winfield ESC .471 17 8 6 1 4 B.Adams NOP 18 14 3 2 12 1 200
H.Aaron HON .321 28 9 11 4 5 T.McGraw ALX 3 1 0 0 1 0 100
A.Kaline DMP .360 25 9 8 3 4 F.Jenkins NOP 9 8 1 0 11 0 100
L.Gehrig LVM .448 29 13 11 4 3 S.Koufax ALX 9 5 0 3 4 0 100
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Gordon HON .042 24 1 0 1 0 T.Keefe BUF 9 15 15 6 4 5 020
O.Charleston ORL .158 19 3 0 0 0 C.Young DMP 12 20 16 8 6 7 020
J.Bench ESC .118 17 2 1 0 0 S.Coveleski MEM 3 9 8 1 0 1 010
D.Bancroft ORL .059 17 1 1 1 0 E.Lopat LVM 4 5 6 3 1 1 010
J.Robinson DMP .222 27 6 0 1 0 D.Martinez ANC 6 12 8 5 1 0 010
INJURY REPORT
J.Gibson, New Orleans - 14 more games
C.Torriente, Des Moines - 13 more games
E.Mathews, Anchorage - 9 more games
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 4/23/2012
BUFFALO AT LAS VEGAS
Nickels......... 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 9 15 1
Miners.......... 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 3 - 13 16 1
Win:Alexander(2-0) Loss:Keefe(0-2)
Homeruns- Y.Berra(2nd), L.Gehrig-2(3rd), B.Ewing(1st), B.Mazeroski(1st)
Lou Gehrig cracked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI and Pete Alexander went the
distance at Yankee Stadium as the Las Vegas Miners beat the Buffalo
Nickels 13 to 9.
Gehrig enjoyed a great day at the plate. Every time he came up in the
latter innings, the crowd was on their feet cheering. He lashed a
single plating a run in the 3rd inning, lofted a three-run bomb in the
5th inning, doubled in the 6th inning and bombed a two-run dinger in
the 8th inning. Las Vegas managed 16 hits in their victory.
The winning pitcher was Alexander(2-0) who allowed 9 runs for the game.
Tim Keefe(0-2) was the losing pitcher. He served up 3 homeruns in his
4 and 1/3 innings.
ORLANDO AT HONOLULU
Wave............ 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 6 0
Islanders....... 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 9 1
Win:Spahn(1-1) Loss:Brown(0-2) Save:Day(2nd)
Homeruns- J.O'Rourke(1st), H.Aaron-2(5th)
Hank Aaron blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Shibe Park where the
Honolulu Islanders beat the Orlando Wave 5 to 4.
Aaron had a good day at the plate. He clubbed a two-run home run in the
3rd inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the
8th inning. Orlando had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.
Warren Spahn(1-1) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 8 innings.
Spahn got help from Leon Day who was credited with his 2nd save. The
loss was charged to Kevin Brown(0-2).
'Just one or two mistakes were all it took to beat us today' Casey
Stengal said. 'We take these games one day at a time, but this one was
hard to take.'
SASKATOON AT NEW ORLEANS
Commodores...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0
Pelicans........ 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0
Win:Adams(2-0) Loss:Johnson(1-1)
Homeruns- S.Sosa-2(5th)
Sammy Sosa smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Babe Adams went 9
strong innings as the sizzling New Orleans Pelicans defeated the
Saskatoon Commodores by the score of 5 to 1 at Fenway Park.
Sosa enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He delivered a one-base hit
in the 1st inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 2nd inning, slapped
a single in the 4th inning and clubbed a solo home run in the 7th
inning. New Orleans totaled 11 hits on the night.
The victory went to Adams(2-0) who went the distance allowing 1 run.
The losing pitcher was Walter Johnson(1-1). He got hit hard, allowing
11 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings.
ANCHORAGE AT DES MOINES
Gold............ 1 1 3 0 4 3 1 1 1 - 15 21 0
Pickers......... 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 5 10 1
Win:Walsh(2-0) Loss:Young(0-2)
Homeruns- M.Ott(2nd), B.Bonds(3rd), J.Kent-3(3rd), D.Allen(2nd),
G.Hartnett-3(3rd)
Gabby Hartnett smashed 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Des Moines
Pickers were badly beaten by the Anchorage Gold, 15 to 5.
Hartnett had a big day with his bat. He doubled in the 2nd inning,
cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 3rd inning, smashed a
solo-shot out of the park in the 5th inning and hit a bases-empty home
run in the 6th inning. Anchorage lit up the scoreboard in the 5th
inning which saw them score 4 runs on 5 hits. The Anchorage offense
poured it on, scoring in 8 of the 9 innings.
Ed Walsh(2-0) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 5 runs for the win. Cy
Young(0-2) ended up with the loss. He served up 4 gopher balls in
4 and 2/3 innings.
MEMPHIS AT CHEYENNE
Belles.......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Gunslingers..... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 0
Win:Ford(1-0) Loss:Welch(0-2) Save:Fingers(2nd)
The Cheyenne Gunslingers edged the Memphis Belles at Forbes Field by
the score of 3 to 2.
Cheyenne had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 8th inning
with 2 runs on 2 base hits. Jake Beckley led off and got things going
when he drew a walk. Henderson was safe on a stolen base. Lou Brock
then slapped a one-base hit. Brock took second on the throw. Pete
Rose was up next and he doubled. Memphis made it exciting in the 9th,
but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
Whitey Ford(1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. Rollie
Fingers recorded the save, his 2nd. Mickey Welch(0-2) was hit with
the loss.
Bill McKechnie was subdued when questioned after the game, 'Sure,
this kind of loss takes a while to get over, but heck, we're all
professionals. We've been through this many times - it's the nature
of the game. We'll be fine - as for me - I'll be ready to go again
tomorrow!'
ALEXANDRIA AT ESCANABA
Dukes........... 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 - 8 12 0
Yoopers......... 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 6 9 0
Win:McGraw(1-0) Loss:Reardon(0-1)
Homeruns- M.Dihigo(3rd), W.McCovey(3rd)
The Alexandria Dukes got by the Escanaba Yoopers at Baker Bowl. The
final score was 8 to 6.
Tug McGraw(1-0) slammed the door shut in an excellent relief
performance. He gave up just 1 hit and no walks in 3 innings. This
was a game of many highs and lows for the home town fans, as the lead
kept changing - 7 times in all.
Jeff Reardon(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief. He surrendered
2 runs and 2 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.
Date: 4/23/2012
BUFFALO AT LAS VEGAS
Nickels......... 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 9 15 1
Miners.......... 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 3 - 13 16 1
Win:Alexander(2-0) Loss:Keefe(0-2)
Homeruns- Y.Berra(2nd), L.Gehrig-2(3rd), B.Ewing(1st), B.Mazeroski(1st)
Lou Gehrig cracked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI and Pete Alexander went the
distance at Yankee Stadium as the Las Vegas Miners beat the Buffalo
Nickels 13 to 9.
Gehrig enjoyed a great day at the plate. Every time he came up in the
latter innings, the crowd was on their feet cheering. He lashed a
single plating a run in the 3rd inning, lofted a three-run bomb in the
5th inning, doubled in the 6th inning and bombed a two-run dinger in
the 8th inning. Las Vegas managed 16 hits in their victory.
The winning pitcher was Alexander(2-0) who allowed 9 runs for the game.
Tim Keefe(0-2) was the losing pitcher. He served up 3 homeruns in his
4 and 1/3 innings.
ORLANDO AT HONOLULU
Wave............ 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 6 0
Islanders....... 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 9 1
Win:Spahn(1-1) Loss:Brown(0-2) Save:Day(2nd)
Homeruns- J.O'Rourke(1st), H.Aaron-2(5th)
Hank Aaron blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Shibe Park where the
Honolulu Islanders beat the Orlando Wave 5 to 4.
Aaron had a good day at the plate. He clubbed a two-run home run in the
3rd inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the
8th inning. Orlando had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.
Warren Spahn(1-1) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 8 innings.
Spahn got help from Leon Day who was credited with his 2nd save. The
loss was charged to Kevin Brown(0-2).
'Just one or two mistakes were all it took to beat us today' Casey
Stengal said. 'We take these games one day at a time, but this one was
hard to take.'
SASKATOON AT NEW ORLEANS
Commodores...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0
Pelicans........ 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0
Win:Adams(2-0) Loss:Johnson(1-1)
Homeruns- S.Sosa-2(5th)
Sammy Sosa smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Babe Adams went 9
strong innings as the sizzling New Orleans Pelicans defeated the
Saskatoon Commodores by the score of 5 to 1 at Fenway Park.
Sosa enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He delivered a one-base hit
in the 1st inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 2nd inning, slapped
a single in the 4th inning and clubbed a solo home run in the 7th
inning. New Orleans totaled 11 hits on the night.
The victory went to Adams(2-0) who went the distance allowing 1 run.
The losing pitcher was Walter Johnson(1-1). He got hit hard, allowing
11 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings.
ANCHORAGE AT DES MOINES
Gold............ 1 1 3 0 4 3 1 1 1 - 15 21 0
Pickers......... 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 5 10 1
Win:Walsh(2-0) Loss:Young(0-2)
Homeruns- M.Ott(2nd), B.Bonds(3rd), J.Kent-3(3rd), D.Allen(2nd),
G.Hartnett-3(3rd)
Gabby Hartnett smashed 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Des Moines
Pickers were badly beaten by the Anchorage Gold, 15 to 5.
Hartnett had a big day with his bat. He doubled in the 2nd inning,
cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 3rd inning, smashed a
solo-shot out of the park in the 5th inning and hit a bases-empty home
run in the 6th inning. Anchorage lit up the scoreboard in the 5th
inning which saw them score 4 runs on 5 hits. The Anchorage offense
poured it on, scoring in 8 of the 9 innings.
Ed Walsh(2-0) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 5 runs for the win. Cy
Young(0-2) ended up with the loss. He served up 4 gopher balls in
4 and 2/3 innings.
MEMPHIS AT CHEYENNE
Belles.......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Gunslingers..... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 0
Win:Ford(1-0) Loss:Welch(0-2) Save:Fingers(2nd)
The Cheyenne Gunslingers edged the Memphis Belles at Forbes Field by
the score of 3 to 2.
Cheyenne had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 8th inning
with 2 runs on 2 base hits. Jake Beckley led off and got things going
when he drew a walk. Henderson was safe on a stolen base. Lou Brock
then slapped a one-base hit. Brock took second on the throw. Pete
Rose was up next and he doubled. Memphis made it exciting in the 9th,
but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
Whitey Ford(1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. Rollie
Fingers recorded the save, his 2nd. Mickey Welch(0-2) was hit with
the loss.
Bill McKechnie was subdued when questioned after the game, 'Sure,
this kind of loss takes a while to get over, but heck, we're all
professionals. We've been through this many times - it's the nature
of the game. We'll be fine - as for me - I'll be ready to go again
tomorrow!'
ALEXANDRIA AT ESCANABA
Dukes........... 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 - 8 12 0
Yoopers......... 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 6 9 0
Win:McGraw(1-0) Loss:Reardon(0-1)
Homeruns- M.Dihigo(3rd), W.McCovey(3rd)
The Alexandria Dukes got by the Escanaba Yoopers at Baker Bowl. The
final score was 8 to 6.
Tug McGraw(1-0) slammed the door shut in an excellent relief
performance. He gave up just 1 hit and no walks in 3 innings. This
was a game of many highs and lows for the home town fans, as the lead
kept changing - 7 times in all.
Jeff Reardon(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief. He surrendered
2 runs and 2 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame Date: 4/22/2012
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2012 NOP 6 0 T.Cobb ALX .577 D.Winfiel ESC 4 G.Davis ANC 10
2012 ALX 4 2 K.Kelly DMP .500 A.Kaline DMP 4 A.Kaline DMP 8
2012 ORL 1 5 J.Gibson NOP .471 H.Aaron HON 3 OTHERS TIED W 7
2012 MEM 1 5 P.Lloyd SAS .450 S.Sosa NOP 3
G.Davis ANC .435 J.Dimaggi MEM 3
2012 CHY 3 3
2012 LVM 3 3 WINS SAVES ERA
2012 DMP 2 4 W.Cooper SAS 2 H.Wilhelm SAS 3 S.Koufax ALX 0.00
2012 HON 2 4 S.Paige NOP 2 B.Sutter ESC 2 E.Walsh ANC 1.00
C.Mathews ALX 2 OTHERS TIED W 1 F.Jenkins NOP 1.00
2012 SAS 5 1 OTHERS TIED W 1 P.Alexand LVM 1.00
2012 ANC 4 2 C.Mathews ALX 1.69
2012 ESC 3 3
2012 BUF 2 4 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
L.Gehrig LVM 6 J.Morgan SAS 4 S.Paige NOP 21
H.Jenning LVM 6 K.Kelly DMP 3 L.Grove DMP 16
J.Burkett LVM 6 M.Wills MEM 3 B.Gibson ESC 13
T.Cobb ALX 6 T.Cobb ALX 3 OTHERS TIED W 11
OTHERS TIED W 5 OTHERS TIED W 2
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BUF 10 at DMP 11 ALX-Koufax(1-0, 0.00) at ESC-Brown(1-0, 6.75)
ESC 4 at SAS 5 BUF-Keefe(0-1,17.36) at LVM-Alexand(1-0, 1.00)
HON 6 at LVM 4 ORL-Brown(0-1, 6.14) at HON-Spahn(0-1,10.80)
NOP 5 at ORL 4 SAS-Johnson(1-0, 5.14) at NOP-Adams(1-0, 2.00)
CHY 3 at ANC 5 ANC-Walsh(1-0, 1.00) at DMP-Young(0-1, 8.59)
ALX 6 at MEM 1 MEM-Plank(0-1, 4.50) at CHY-Lolich(0-1, 7.94)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
K.Kelly DMP BUF 5 3 4 3 0 0 1 2
G.Davis ANC CHY 3 1 3 3 2 0 1 0
B.Mackey ORL NOP 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 0
A.Kaline DMP BUF 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 0
R.Kiner SAS ESC 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Paige NOP ORL 9.0 5 4 4 2 10 2 W
G.Gossage ALX MEM 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 S
T.Henke DMP BUF 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 W
C.Mathewson ALX MEM 7.0 6 1 1 3 4 1 W
R.Faber HON LVM 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 S
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Winfield ESC .471 17 8 6 1 4 D.Quisenberry CHY 5 2 0 0 4 0 101
H.Wilson BUF .400 10 4 4 2 2 F.Jenkins NOP 9 8 1 0 11 0 100
A.Simmons HON .615 13 8 4 1 2 S.Koufax ALX 9 5 0 3 4 0 100
F.Thomas ANC .357 14 5 5 3 2 C.Mathewson ALX 16 14 3 4 11 1 200
A.Kaline DMP .360 25 9 8 3 4 J.Mendez ORL 3 2 0 0 3 0 000
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Gordon HON .000 20 0 0 1 0 S.Coveleski MEM 3 9 8 1 0 1 010
M.Carey ORL .133 15 2 0 0 0 T.Keefe BUF 5 9 9 2 2 2 010
D.Bancroft ORL .071 14 1 1 0 0 E.Lopat LVM 4 5 6 3 1 1 010
O.Charleston ORL .158 19 3 0 0 0 D.Martinez ANC 6 12 8 5 1 0 010
J.Lopez BUF .083 12 1 1 0 0 J.Morris CHY 5 7 7 2 2 2 000
INJURY REPORT
J.Gibson, New Orleans - 15 more games
C.Torriente, Des Moines - 14 more games
E.Mathews, Anchorage - 10 more games
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 4/22/2012
BUFFALO AT DES MOINES
Nickels......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 3 0 - 10 16 4
Pickers......... 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 11 12 1
Win:Henke(1-0) Loss:Kaat(1-1)
Homeruns- A.Kaline(4th), K.Kelly(1st)
Lefty Grove whiffed 10 batters and King Kelly had 4 hits and 3 RBI at
Wrigley Field where the Des Moines Pickers beat the Buffalo Nickels in
10 innings by the score of 11 to 10.
The score was tied at 10 after nine. Des Moines won the game in the
10th inning. Kelly clubbed a solo home run giving Des Moines the victory and sending the 48,926 home-town fans home happy. Des Moines won despite being out-hit by Buffalo 16 hits to 12.
The victory was credited to Tom Henke(1-0) who went 2/3 of an inning,
allowing no runs. Jim Kaat(1-1) took the loss in relief. He allowed just 1 run and 1 hit in 3 and 2/3 innings.
ESCANABA AT SASKATOON
Yoopers......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 8 1
Commodores...... 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 - 5 8 0
Win:Cooper(2-0) Loss:Gibson(1-1) Save:Wilhelm(3rd)
Homeruns- R.Kiner(1st), G.Brett(1st), B.Bonds(1st)
Pop Lloyd had 2 base hits as the Saskatoon Commodores defeated the
Escanaba Yoopers by the score of 5 to 4 at The Astrodome.
Saskatoon went ahead for good in the bottom of the 4th inning scoring a
single run. Escanaba threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.
Wilbur Cooper(2-0) went 6 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Hoyt
Wilhelm gained credit for his 3rd save. Bob Gibson(1-1) was the losing
pitcher.
HONOLULU AT LAS VEGAS
Islanders....... 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 6 8 1
Miners.......... 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 0
Win:Smith(1-0) Loss:Rogan(0-1) Save:Faber(1st)
Homeruns- T.Speaker(1st)
In a tight game it was the Honolulu Islanders 6, the Las Vegas Miners 4 at Yankee Stadium.
Hilton Smith(1-0) pitched okay, well enough for the win. He surrendered 10 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings. Las Vegas had 11 hits in the game while Honolulu had 8, but Honolulu had the more timely hits.
Red Faber preserved the game for Smith, recording his his 1st. Bullet Joe Rogan(0-1) was charged with the loss. He pitched 9 innings and
surrendered 8 hits and 4 walks.
'He gutted it out' Connie Mack said of Smith. 'I was very impressed by
his tenacity.'
NEW ORLEANS AT ORLANDO
Pelicans........ 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
Wave............ 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 4 5 2
Win:Paige(2-0) Loss:Williams(0-2)
Homeruns- S.Sosa(3rd), D.Murphy(1st), B.Mackey(2nd), B.Grich(1st)
Frankie Frisch had 3 base hits and Satchel Paige struck out 10 batters at Ebbets Field as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Orlando Wave 5 to
4.
Paige(2-0) pitched a solid game. He allowed just 5 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings and surrendered 2 'long-bombs'. Orlando had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.
Smokey Joe Williams(0-2) was the loser. Casey Stengal was impressed with Paige and his 10 strikeouts. 'It's tough to generate runs if you can't make contact with the ball.'
CHEYENNE AT ANCHORAGE
Gunslingers..... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1
Gold............ 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 - 5 11 0
Win:Foster(1-0) Loss:Blue(0-1) Save:Nichols(1st)
Homeruns- M.Mantle(2nd), G.Davis(2nd), K.Griffey Jr(1st), D.Allen(1st)
In a close game the Anchorage Gold got by the Cheyenne Gunslingers by the score of 5 to 3.
Anchorage scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning with the help of 3 hits. The critical plate appearance was by George Davis who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when he popped a two-run clout over the fence. Cheyenne made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
The winning pitcher was Big Bill Foster(1-0) who allowed 3 runs in 8 and 1/3 innings. Kid Nichols recorded the save, his 1st. Vida Blue(0-1) ended up with the loss. He gave up 5 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 1.29 to 3.68.
Tony La Russa was subdued when questioned after the game, 'Sure, this kind of loss takes a while to get over, but heck, we're all professionals. We've been through this many times - it's the nature of the game. We'll be fine - as for me - I'll be ready to go again tomorrow!'
ALEXANDRIA AT MEMPHIS
Dukes........... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 13 0
Belles.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1
Win:Mathewson(2-0) Loss:Brown(0-2) Save:Gossage(1st)
Homeruns- W.Clark(2nd)
The Alexandria Dukes had an easy time of it at Polo Grounds defeating the Memphis Belles by a score of 6 to 1.
Alexandria promptly took the lead in their half of the first when they came up with 2 runs on 3 hits. That was all the offense they were to need. For the game Alexandria out-hit Memphis 13 to 7.
Christy Mathewson(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and allowing 1 run. Mathewson got help from Goose Gossage who earned his 1st save. Three Finger Brown(0-2) was tagged with the loss. His ERA ballooned from 4.50 to 5.63 as he allowed 6 runs in 8 innings.
Date: 4/22/2012
BUFFALO AT DES MOINES
Nickels......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 3 0 - 10 16 4
Pickers......... 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 11 12 1
Win:Henke(1-0) Loss:Kaat(1-1)
Homeruns- A.Kaline(4th), K.Kelly(1st)
Lefty Grove whiffed 10 batters and King Kelly had 4 hits and 3 RBI at
Wrigley Field where the Des Moines Pickers beat the Buffalo Nickels in
10 innings by the score of 11 to 10.
The score was tied at 10 after nine. Des Moines won the game in the
10th inning. Kelly clubbed a solo home run giving Des Moines the victory and sending the 48,926 home-town fans home happy. Des Moines won despite being out-hit by Buffalo 16 hits to 12.
The victory was credited to Tom Henke(1-0) who went 2/3 of an inning,
allowing no runs. Jim Kaat(1-1) took the loss in relief. He allowed just 1 run and 1 hit in 3 and 2/3 innings.
ESCANABA AT SASKATOON
Yoopers......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 8 1
Commodores...... 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 - 5 8 0
Win:Cooper(2-0) Loss:Gibson(1-1) Save:Wilhelm(3rd)
Homeruns- R.Kiner(1st), G.Brett(1st), B.Bonds(1st)
Pop Lloyd had 2 base hits as the Saskatoon Commodores defeated the
Escanaba Yoopers by the score of 5 to 4 at The Astrodome.
Saskatoon went ahead for good in the bottom of the 4th inning scoring a
single run. Escanaba threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.
Wilbur Cooper(2-0) went 6 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Hoyt
Wilhelm gained credit for his 3rd save. Bob Gibson(1-1) was the losing
pitcher.
HONOLULU AT LAS VEGAS
Islanders....... 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 6 8 1
Miners.......... 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 0
Win:Smith(1-0) Loss:Rogan(0-1) Save:Faber(1st)
Homeruns- T.Speaker(1st)
In a tight game it was the Honolulu Islanders 6, the Las Vegas Miners 4 at Yankee Stadium.
Hilton Smith(1-0) pitched okay, well enough for the win. He surrendered 10 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings. Las Vegas had 11 hits in the game while Honolulu had 8, but Honolulu had the more timely hits.
Red Faber preserved the game for Smith, recording his his 1st. Bullet Joe Rogan(0-1) was charged with the loss. He pitched 9 innings and
surrendered 8 hits and 4 walks.
'He gutted it out' Connie Mack said of Smith. 'I was very impressed by
his tenacity.'
NEW ORLEANS AT ORLANDO
Pelicans........ 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
Wave............ 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 4 5 2
Win:Paige(2-0) Loss:Williams(0-2)
Homeruns- S.Sosa(3rd), D.Murphy(1st), B.Mackey(2nd), B.Grich(1st)
Frankie Frisch had 3 base hits and Satchel Paige struck out 10 batters at Ebbets Field as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Orlando Wave 5 to
4.
Paige(2-0) pitched a solid game. He allowed just 5 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings and surrendered 2 'long-bombs'. Orlando had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.
Smokey Joe Williams(0-2) was the loser. Casey Stengal was impressed with Paige and his 10 strikeouts. 'It's tough to generate runs if you can't make contact with the ball.'
CHEYENNE AT ANCHORAGE
Gunslingers..... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1
Gold............ 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 - 5 11 0
Win:Foster(1-0) Loss:Blue(0-1) Save:Nichols(1st)
Homeruns- M.Mantle(2nd), G.Davis(2nd), K.Griffey Jr(1st), D.Allen(1st)
In a close game the Anchorage Gold got by the Cheyenne Gunslingers by the score of 5 to 3.
Anchorage scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning with the help of 3 hits. The critical plate appearance was by George Davis who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when he popped a two-run clout over the fence. Cheyenne made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
The winning pitcher was Big Bill Foster(1-0) who allowed 3 runs in 8 and 1/3 innings. Kid Nichols recorded the save, his 1st. Vida Blue(0-1) ended up with the loss. He gave up 5 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 1.29 to 3.68.
Tony La Russa was subdued when questioned after the game, 'Sure, this kind of loss takes a while to get over, but heck, we're all professionals. We've been through this many times - it's the nature of the game. We'll be fine - as for me - I'll be ready to go again tomorrow!'
ALEXANDRIA AT MEMPHIS
Dukes........... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 13 0
Belles.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1
Win:Mathewson(2-0) Loss:Brown(0-2) Save:Gossage(1st)
Homeruns- W.Clark(2nd)
The Alexandria Dukes had an easy time of it at Polo Grounds defeating the Memphis Belles by a score of 6 to 1.
Alexandria promptly took the lead in their half of the first when they came up with 2 runs on 3 hits. That was all the offense they were to need. For the game Alexandria out-hit Memphis 13 to 7.
Christy Mathewson(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and allowing 1 run. Mathewson got help from Goose Gossage who earned his 1st save. Three Finger Brown(0-2) was tagged with the loss. His ERA ballooned from 4.50 to 5.63 as he allowed 6 runs in 8 innings.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame Date: 4/21/2012
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2012 NOP 5 0 T.Cobb ALX .591 D.Winfiel ESC 4 W.Mays HON 7
2012 ALX 3 2 W.Mays HON .500 H.Aaron HON 3 H.Aaron HON 7
2012 ORL 1 4 J.Gibson NOP .500 A.Kaline DMP 3 R.Jackson LVM 7
2012 MEM 1 4 T.Speaker LVM .444 J.Dimaggi MEM 3 A.Kaline DMP 7
K.Kelly DMP .421 OTHERS TIED W 2 G.Davis ANC 7
2012 CHY 3 2
2012 LVM 3 2 WINS SAVES ERA
2012 DMP 1 4 MANY TIED WIT 1 B.Sutter ESC 2 D.Quisenb CHY 0.00
2012 HON 1 4 H.Wilhelm SAS 2 S.Koufax ALX 0.00
OTHERS TIED W 1 E.Walsh ANC 1.00
2012 SAS 4 1 F.Jenkins NOP 1.00
2012 ANC 3 2 P.Alexand LVM 1.00
2012 ESC 3 2
2012 BUF 2 3 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
MANY TIED WIT 5 J.Morgan SAS 3 S.Paige NOP 11
M.Wills MEM 3 F.Jenkins NOP 11
OTHERS TIED W 2 N.Ryan DMP 10
R.Johnson CHY 9
OTHERS TIED W 8
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BUF 4 at DMP 9 BUF-Joss(0-1, 6.75) at DMP-Grove(0-1, 6.75)
ESC 3 at SAS 9 ESC-Gibson(1-0, 3.86) at SAS-Cooper(1-0, 5.14)
HON 3 at LVM 5 HON-Smith(0-0,24.30) at LVM-Rogan(0-0, 4.15)
NOP 7 at ORL 1 NOP-Paige(1-0, 2.00) at ORL-William(0-1, 5.40)
CHY 8 at ANC 4 CHY-Blue(0-0, 1.29) at ANC-Foster(0-0,15.75)
ALX 11 at MEM 5 ALX-Mathews(1-0, 2.00) at MEM-Brown(0-1, 4.50)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.Ruth BUF DMP 4 2 2 3 0 1 2 0
J.Morgan SAS ESC 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 0
T.Munson ESC SAS 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
A.Kaline DMP BUF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
A.Vaughan DMP BUF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 1
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.Jenkins NOP ORL 9.0 8 1 1 0 11 0 W
T.Seaver LVM HON 7.2 5 3 2 3 6 1 W
S.Lyle DMP BUF 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0
R.Clemens SAS ESC 5.1 4 2 2 0 4 1 W
J.Mendez ORL NOP 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
C.Fisk ANC .375 8 3 5 1 2 L.Day HON 4 0 0 1 3 0 001
A.Simmons HON .667 9 6 4 1 2 D.Quisenberry CHY 5 2 0 0 4 0 101
D.Winfield ESC .500 14 7 5 0 4 F.Jenkins NOP 9 8 1 0 11 0 100
H.Wilson BUF .400 10 4 4 2 2 S.Koufax ALX 9 5 0 3 4 0 100
F.Thomas ANC .364 11 4 5 2 2 J.Mendez ORL 3 2 0 0 3 0 000
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Gordon HON .000 16 0 0 1 0 S.Coveleski MEM 3 9 8 1 0 1 010
D.Bancroft ORL .083 12 1 1 0 0 T.Keefe BUF 5 9 9 2 2 2 010
M.Carey ORL .182 11 2 0 0 0 H.Smith HON 3 11 9 2 3 2 000
O.Charleston ORL .200 15 3 0 0 0 D.Sutton ALX 2 5 5 1 0 1 010
J.Robinson DMP .217 23 5 0 0 0 B.Foster ANC 4 10 7 1 0 4 000
INJURY REPORT
C.Torriente, Des Moines - 15 more games
E.Mathews, Anchorage - 11 more games
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2012 Hall Of Fame
Date: 4/21/2012
BUFFALO AT DES MOINES
Nickels......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 2
Pickers......... 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 - 9 12 0
Win:Carlton(1-0) Loss:Cone(0-1)
Homeruns- B.Ruth-2(2nd), A.Kaline(3rd), A.Vaughan(1st)
At Wrigley Field the Buffalo Nickels were battered 9 to 4 by the Des Moines
Pickers.
Buffalo was unable to recover after Des Moines went ahead in the bottom of the
2nd inning when they scored 3 runs on 3 hits. The crucial at-bat was
provided by Arky Vaughan who made the crowd happy when he bombed a two-run
dinger. Des Moines had 12 hits for the game and Buffalo had 7.
Steve Carlton(1-0) went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 4 runs for the win. David
Cone(0-1) ended up with the loss. He was a hard-luck loser as he did not
allow an earned run in his 1 and 2/3 innings of work.
ESCANABA AT SASKATOON
Yoopers......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 0
Commodores...... 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 9 13 0
Win:Clemens(1-0) Loss:Hunter(0-1) Save:Wynn(1st)
Homeruns- T.Munson(1st), J.Morgan-2(2nd)
Second baseman Joe Morgan launched 2 homeruns and scored 3 times as the
Saskatoon Commodores topped the Escanaba Yoopers by a score of 9 to 3 at The
Astrodome.
Morgan helped send the fans home happy. He ripped a solo home run in the 1st
inning and smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 8th inning. Overall
Saskatoon out-hit Escanaba 13 to 6.
The victory went to Roger Clemens(1-0) who went 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 2
runs. Early Wynn preserved the game for Clemens, recording his his 1st.
Catfish Hunter(0-1) absorbed the loss.
HONOLULU AT LAS VEGAS
Islanders....... 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Miners.......... 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 9 1
Win:Seaver(1-0) Loss:Bender(0-1) Save:Reynolds(1st)
Homeruns- R.Palmeiro(1st), L.Gehrig(1st), R.Jackson(2nd)
Reggie Jackson connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI at Yankee Stadium
where the Las Vegas Miners beat the Honolulu Islanders 5 to 3.
Las Vegas brought 2 runs across the plate in the 6th inning when they had 4
base hits. Jackson got things going when he doubled. Mike Schmidt was next
and he drew a walk. Ed Delahanty then laced a one-base hit. Delahanty got a
great jump and stole second easily. Buck Ewing stepped into the box and
stroked a single. After an out was recorded, Ryne Sandberg came to bat and
drew a walk. Hughie Jennings stepped up next and he slapped a single to load
the bases. Tris Speaker then grounded into a double play. Las Vegas had 9
hits for the night.
The win was credited to Tom Seaver(1-0) who went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 3
runs. Allie Reynolds recorded his 1st save. Chief Bender(0-1) was the loser.
NEW ORLEANS AT ORLANDO
Pelicans........ 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 - 7 9 1
Wave............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 0
Win:Jenkins(1-0) Loss:Willis(0-1)
Homeruns- S.Sosa(2nd), J.Bagwell(1st)
Ferguson Jenkins struck out 11 batters as the New Orleans Pelicans defeated
the Orlando Wave 7 to 1 at Ebbets Field.
Jenkins(1-0) was solid in the win. He surrendered only 8 hits and no walks in
9 innings. New Orleans finished with 9 hits in the victory.
Vic Willis(0-1) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 9 hits and 7 walks in
8 innings. 'Everything felt great' Jenkins said. 'I had a good fastball, I
felt I could throw it by everybody tonight.'
CHEYENNE AT ANCHORAGE
Gunslingers..... 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 - 8 13 0
Gold............ 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 4 5 1
Win:Smoltz(1-0) Loss:Martinez(0-1) Save:Quisenberry(1st)
Homeruns- F.Thomas(2nd), G.Foster(2nd)
At Metrodome the Cheyenne Gunslingers easily handled the Anchorage Gold by the
score of 8 to 4.
Anchorage found themselves trailing quickly as the Cheyenne bats came through
in the first inning scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Pete Rose led off and he
delivered a base-hit. Wally Schang followed next and he drew a walk. Jim
Bottomley followed, but he was set down on strikes. Mickey Mantle was up
next and he drew a walk to load the bases. Heinie Manush came up to bat and
lashed a single. Cheyenne finished with 13 hits while Anchorage ended up
with 5.
John Smoltz(1-0) went 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs for the victory.
Smoltz got relief help from Dan Quisenberry who gained credit for his 1st
save. Dennis Martinez(0-1) was hit with the loss. He allowed a few too many
baserunners giving up 12 hits and 5 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.
ALEXANDRIA AT MEMPHIS
Dukes........... 1 2 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 - 11 15 0
Belles.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 5 11 1
Win:Cummings(1-0) Loss:Coveleski(0-1)
Homeruns- H.Greenberg(1st), F.Robinson(1st), C.Klein(2nd), R.Santo(1st),
J.Cronin(1st)
The Alexandria Dukes scored 5 runs in the 4th inning and had very little
trouble at Polo Grounds downing the Memphis Belles. The score was 11 to
5.
Alexandria started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of
the first scoring one runner utilizing 2 base hits. Ty Cobb doubled. After
an out was recorded, Hank Greenberg came to the plate and took charge
himself, delivering a solo home run. For the game Alexandria out-hit Memphis
15 to 11.
Candy Cummings(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 7 innings. Stan
Coveleski(0-1) was charged with the loss. Alexandria knocked him around a
bit, as he gave up 8 runs in 3 innings.
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