Week Seven

Sunday: Legends 6, 1961 Senators 3
WP: Alexander
LP: McClain
HR: Klaus (2), Green (1)

Joe McClain threw five hitless innings to open this game for the Senators, and Billy Klaus and Gene Green homered in the fourth as Washington took a 3-0 into the bottom of the sixth. Three doubles, one single, one walk and one error later, the Legends had the lead, and Alexander made it stand up. He allowed four hits while walking five and striking out five. Joe Morgan scored a pair of runs for the Legends.

Monday: Legends 7, 1961 Athletics 5
WP: Palmer
LP: Walker
Save: Wilhelm (4)
HR: Ruth (16), Schmidt (10)

Babe Ruth's three-run homer in the second drove Jerry Walker from the game and gave Jim Palmer just enough run support. Palmer allowed five runs, four earned, in seven innings.  The Athletics had eight hits and six walks off Palmer, who also hit a batter and balked in a run. Hoyt Wilhelm threw two hitless innings for the save. Joe Nuxhall threw five scoreless innings of relief for the losers.

Tuesday: Legends 3, 1924 Phillies 2
WP: H Smith
LP: Ring
HR: Ruth (17)

Hilton Smith outdueled Jimmy Ring, allowing one earned run on five hits and two walks. Ring went 8.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on nine hits, one a solo go-ahead homer by Babe Ruth in the seventh inning. Cy Williams gunned down Honus Wagner in the eighth to keep it a one-run game.

Wednesday: Legends 13, 1969 Indians 0
WP: Radbourn
LP: Tiant
HR: Morgan (5), Mays (12)

Luis Tiant walked six men in the Legends' five-run first inning, and Old Hoss Radbourn held the Tribe to two hits. Willie Mays hit a grand slam in the seventh, the Legends' second five-run inning of the game.  Johnny Bench went 2-for-2 with a triple, a walk, a sac fly, two runs and three RBIs. Radbourn walked one, struck out four and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning.

Thursday: Legends 5, 1969 Phillies 0
WP: Joss
LP: Jackson
HR: Ruth (18)

Addie Joss allowed five singles and five walks, plus a hit batter, but not a single run in his complete game. Babe Ruth homered in the first off Grant Jackson, and Willie Mays drove in three runs with a pair of doubles.

Friday: Legends 25, 1973 Rangers 1
WP: Lemon
LP: Merritt
HR: Ruth 2 (20), Bench (10), Schmidt (11), Burroughs (2)

The Legends sent 19 men to the plate against six Texas pitchers in a 16-run eighth inning that included homers by Johnny Bench and Babe Ruth. Ruth had seven RBIs for the game on two homers, a double and a single. Bench drove in five runs, and Mike Schmidt and Stan Musial each drove in four. Ted Williams scored five runs, Ruth scored four times and Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Schmidt and Bench scored three apiece. Bob Lemon went the distance, allowing on run on six hits and four walks with six strikeouts.

Saturday: Legends 11, 2017 Giants 0
WP: Grimes
LP: Smardzija
HR: Ruth 2 (22), T Williams 2 (11), Bench (11), Aaron (14)

The Legends bopped six homers while Burleigh Grimes spitballed his way to a five-hit shutout. Babe Ruth and Ted Williams each clubbed two round-trippers; Ruth also doubled and had three RBIs, while Williams added a single and drove in four. Henry Aaron and Johnny Bench hit solo homers. Seven of the Legends now have at least 10 homers.