Day 49

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Walleyes                                23     14    .621     ---
Herons                                   21     16    .568     2
Loons                                     19     17    .528     3.5
Conifers                                 18     20    .474    5.5
Tourists                                  12     25    .324   11

Day 49 results

Walleyes 2, Herons 1

WP: Redding (5-3)

LP: Manning (8-2)
Save: Davis (5)

Tourists 7, Conifers 4
WP:Trent (2-3)
LP:Rogan (5-4)
Save: Dismukes (2)
HR: Scales (5), Blackwell (3)

Day 50:  Forbes Field
Walleyes (Brown 6-1) at Conifers (SJ Williams (5-5)
Herons (Donaldson 2-3) at  Loons (Mathis (3-2)

Day 49 recaps
Walleyes 2, Herons 1
Frank Duncan, hitting under .100 entering the game, singled home Dick Lundy in the top of the ninth with the go-ahead run. Roosevelt Davis relieved after Cannonball Redding walked the first two men in the bottom of the ninth and got out of the jam with two ground balls. Redding did not allow a runner for the first four innings and gave up five hits in eight-plus innings. It was just the second loss of the season for Herons ace Max Manning. The Walleyes lead he Herons by two games; each team has three left to play.

Tourists 7, Conifers 4
Buck O'Neil, Buck Leonard and Martin Dihigo each drove in two runs to power the Tourists to victory. Dizzy Dismukes faced just nine hitters for a three-inning save.

Pitcher use notes

Herons:  Williams rests until Day 52. Manning done for rest of schedule, would start a tiebreaker

Conifers:   Cooper and R Foster rest until Day 51. Byrd rests until Day 52. Rogan rests until Day 53.

Walleyes: Day rests until Day 52. Redding done for rest of schedule, would start a tiebreaker.

Tourists:    Holland rests until Day 51. B Foster rests until Day 52. Trent rests until Day 53. No more than one inning for Dismukes on Day 51.

Loons:  Currie rests until Day 51. McDonald rests until Day 53.