Day 37

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Walleyes                                19     10    .655     ---
Herons                                   17     11    .607     1.5
Loons                                     16     12    .571     2.5
Conifers                                 11     16    .407     7
Tourists                                    7     21    .250   11.5

Day 37 results

Walleyes 1, Tourists 0

WP: Redding (4-3)

LP: R Brown (3-4)

Conifers 13, Loons 3
WP: SJ Williams (4-4)
LP: Winters (4-3)
HR: Gibson (5), Rogan (1)

Day 38: Three Rivers
Walleyes (D Brown 5-1) at Conifers (Matlock 1-1)
Tourists (B Foster 1-5) at  Herons (Williams 2-2)

Walleyes 1, Tourists 0
Dick Redding cannonballed his way to a four-hit shutout, pitching around a one-out triple by Buck Leonard in the ninth. The sole run of the game came in the second inning, when Cool Papa Bell doubled home Jelly Gardner, with Jerry Benjamin cutting down T.J. Young at the plate. Ray Brown went all eight innings for the loss.

Conifers 13, Loons 3
Josh Gibson homered and tripled for three RBIs and Newt Joseph went 4-for-4 to power the Conifers to the rout. Smokey Joe Williams shut out the Loons for seven innings before allowing an unearned run in the eighth. Eggie Hensley finished after Williams allowed four straight singles to open the top of the ninth.

Pitcher use notes

Herons: Donaldson eligible for no more than one inning on Day 39. Salmon rests until Day 40.

Conifers:  Rogan rests until Day 40. Williams rests until Day 41. Hensley pitched one inning on Day 36.

Walleyes:  Day rests until Day 39. Redding rests until Day 41.

Tourists:  Dismukes rests until Day 40. R Brown rests until Day 41.

Loons:   Drake rests until Day 39. Bell rests until Day 40. Winter and McDonald rest until Day 41.