Day 48

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Walleyes                                22     14    .611     ---
Herons                                   21     15    .583     1
Loons                                     19     17    .528     3
Conifers                                 18     19    ..486    4.5
Tourists                                  11     25    .306   11

Day 48 results

Tourists 9, Conifers 8

WP: B Foster (3-6)

LP: Byrd (3-4)
Save: Brewer (2)
HR: Gibson (9)

Loons 3, Walleyes 1
WP: Winters (5-4)
LP: Day (6-4)
HR: Carr (5), Mackey (5)


Day 49: Forbes Field
Walleyes (Redding 4-3) at Herons (Manning 8-1)
Conifers (Rogan 5-3) at Tourists (Trent 1-3)

Day 48 recaps
Tourists 9, Conifers 8
Pete Hill went 5-for-6 with three RBIs and a pair of runs scored as the Tourists lashed Bill Byrd and Rube Foster for 19 hits. Big Bill Foster staggered through 7.6 innings and was charged with eight earned runs and 13 hits but got credit for the win.

Loons 3, Walleyes 1
Tank Carr's two-run homer in the eighth broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Loons to the win. Nip Winters retired all seven men he faced in relief to get credit for the victory. Starter Webster McDonald took a no-hitter into the fifth and allowed five in 6.6 innings.

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Pitcher use notes

Herons:  Streeter rests until Day 50. Williams rests until Day 52. Salmon pitched two innings on Day 47.

Conifers:   SJ Williams rests until Day 50. Cooper rests until Day 51. Byrd rests until Day 52. R Foster pitched two innings on Day 48.

Walleyes: Paige rests until Day 50. Day rests until Day 52.

Tourists:   Dihigo and R Brown rest until Day 50. Holland rests until Day 51. B Foster rests until Day 52. Brewer pitched two innings on Day 48.

Loons:  Winters, Cockrell and Mathis rest until Day 50. Currie rests until Day 51. McDonald rests until Day 53.