Day 27

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Loons                                     14       7     .667    ---
Walleyes                                14       8     .636    0.5 
Herons                                   13       9     .591    1.5
Conifers                                   8     12     .400    6.5
Tourists                                    3     16     .158   10 

Day 27 results

Tourists 3,Herons 2 

WP: Brewer (1-0)

LP: T Williams (2-2)
HR: Dixon (3)

Loons 8, Walleyes 6
WP: Mathis (3-0)
LP: Day (4-2)
Save: Cockrell (2)
HR: Stearnes (5), W. Brown (1), Creacy (1)

Day 28: Forbes Field

Conifers (SJ Williams 3-3) at Loons (Bell 1-3)

Herons (Manning 4-1) at Tourists (Dismukes 0-0)

Day 27 recaps
Tourists 3, Herons 2
Chet Brewer went the distance and Spoony Palm started the winning rally with a two-out single in the top of the ninth as the Tourists snapped their long losing streak. Brewer allowed six hits and one walk.. Palm, who entered the game when starting catcher Larry Brown was injured in his first at-bat, scored twice.

Loons 8, Walleyes 6
The Loons scored three runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh, all off Leon Day, to overtake the Walleyes in the standings. Turkey Stearnes homered, drove in three runs and scored three. Phil Cockrell threw two scoreless innings of relief to protect the lead for Verdell Mathis, who staggered through seven innings for the win.


Pitcher use notes

Herons:  Mendez rests until Day 29. Streeter and Salmon rest until Day 30. Williams rests until Day 32.

Conifers:  All fully rested

Walleyes:  Brown rests until Day 29. Paige rests until Day 30. Day rests until Day 31.

Tourists:   Brown rests until Day 29. Foster rests until Day 30. Brewer rests until Day 31

Loons:   Winters rests until Day 29. Drake rests until Day 30. Mathis rests until Day 31. Cockrell pitched two innings on Day 27.