Week Nine

Sunday: Legends 8, 2009 Nationals 1
WP: Seaver
LP: L Hernandez
HR: Willingham (1), Aaron 2 (17), Mays (18)

Tom Seaver threw the Legends' fifth one-hitter, allowing a homer to Josh Willingham leading off the fourth inning. He walked two and struck out seven. Henry Aaron hammered a pair of solo homers and Willie Mays contributed a two-run shot. Joe Morgan drove in a pair of runs and went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Monday: Legends 10, 1961 Phillies 4
WP: Clarkson
LP: Roberts
HR: Aaron 2 (19), Morgan (7), Dalrymple (1)

Henry Aaron hit a pair of two-run homers and Joe Morgan capped a four-run outburst in the third inning with a two-run dinger of his own. Babe Ruth went 4-for-4, all singles, scored three runs and drew a walk. John Clarkson allowed seven hits; all four runs were unearned. Clay Dalrymple's three-run homer in the fourth came immediately after Johnny Bench was called for catcher's interference with two outs.

Tuesday: Legends 11, 1973 Padres 0
WP: Walsh
LP: Arlin

Honus Wagner had half the Legends' six doubles as they racked up a pair of bat-around innings, scoring six runs in the second and five more in the seventh.  Willie Mays, Stan Musial and Mike Schmidt each drove in two runs. Ed Walsh allowed three hits, walked two and struck out six.

Wednesday: Legends 13, 1961 Athletics 0
WP: Marquard
LP: Archer
HR: Williams (13), Ruth (24)

Rube Marquard threw a four-hit shutout while Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner each drove in three runs. Ted Williams with 3-for-3 with three walks and a homer. He drove in one run and scored four times. Willie Mays also had three hits, one a double, and scored three runs.

Thursday: Legends 8, 2009 Orioles 5
WP: Dean
LP: D Hernandez
HR: Ruth (25), Musial (12), Wieters (1), Jones (1)

Babe Ruth drove in four runs in the first two inning with a homer and a double, and Johnny Bench brought in two more with a double in a three-run seventh. Dizzy Dean went eight innings and surrendered a pair of homers but got the win. Hoyt Wilhelm put the first three men of the ninth inning on but then got a double play to blunt the rally.

Friday: Legends 10, 1969 Expos 1
WP: Newhouser
LP: Reed
HR: Williams (14), Aaron (20)

Babe Ruth drove in three runs and Ted Williams scored three times to back up Hal Newhouser's three-hitter. The Legends stole four bases on Montreal starter Howie Reed, including two in the first inning by Williams and Ruth. Henry Aaron went 4-for-5 with one run and two RBIs. The Legends drew nine walks off six Montreal pitchers.

Saturday: Legends 11, 1969 Pilots 7
WP: C Mays
LP: Gelnar
HR: Aaron (21), Harper (1), Pagliaroni (1), W Mays (19)

Andy Cooper had easily the Legends worst start of the Gauntlet, giving up six runs on eight hits in two innings. Carl Mays, the emergency reliever, entered for the third inning and allowed one run the rest of the way on two hits. Henry Aaron's three-run homer in the bottom of the second capped a six-run inning that drove Steve Barber from the game, and the Legends took the lead in the third on back-to-back doubles by Mike Schmidt and Honus Wagner off John Gelnar.