Day One

 The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Hewitt Apollos                         1       0   1.000    ---
Bertha Fishermen                   0       0     .000    .5 
Browerville Novelists              0       0     .000    .5 
Long Prairie Agnews              0       0     .000    .5 
Clarissa Crimsons                  0       1      .000    1

Day 1 results (Terrapin Park)

Apollos 10, Crimsons 8 (13 innings)

WP: McDowell (1-0)

LP: Cummings (0-1)

HR: McCovey (1)

Day 2 (at Sportsman's Park 1924)
Agnews (Blyleven 0-0) vs Apollos (McLain 0-0)
Fishermen (SJ Williams 0-0) vs Novelists (Radbourn 0-0)

Hewitt 10, Clarissa 8 (13 innings)

Sudden Sam McDowell and Amos Rusie turned a slugfest into a pitchers duel. The two fireballers combined for 12 innings of one-run, two-hit relief. Cy Young got only six outs before giving way to Rusie. Bob Gibson was pulled after allowing a leadoff single in the eighth. Willie McCovey, who bounced into three double plays in his first four at-bats, ended the contest with a two-run homer off Candy Cummings.

Pitcher availabilty notes:

Apollos: Gibson may not start until Day 5. McDowell may work Day 5 with penaltiy, Day 6 without penalty. Projected starters: McLain starts Day 2, off Day 3, Jenkins Day 4, Gibson Day 5.

Crimsons: Young is eligible for Day 4. Rusie is eligible for Day 5. Projected starters: They are off Day 2. Galvin starts Day 3, and Young pitches Day 4 unless Nichols fully rested.