Day 20

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Clarissa Crimsons               10      5     .667     ---
Bertha Fishermen                  9       7     .563     1.5
Hewitt Apollos                         7      8      .467    3
Long Prairie Agnews              7      9     .438     3
Browerville Novelists             4       8      .333     4.5

Day 20 results (at Turner Field 2009)

Novelists 8, Crimsons 2

WP: Welch  (2-2)

LP: Young (4-1)

Day 21 (at Municipal Stadium {Cleveland} 1969)
Fishermen (Redding 2-0) at Novelists (Radbourn 2-2)
Crimsons (Nichols 1-2) at Agnews (Seaver 3-0)

Novelists 8, Crimsons 2

Mickey Welch scattered 11 hits in his complete game win, and the Novelists scored in six different innings. Billy Hamilton, Jesse Burkett and Jimmy Collins each scored two runs. Orator O'Rourke tripled, doubled and singles and threw out two basestealers.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos: Gibson Day 23. Projected starters: off Day 21, Jenkins Day 22, McLain Day 23, Gibson Day 24, McDowell Day 25

 

Agnews: Ryan Day 22, Perry Day 23  Projected starters: Seaver Day 21, off Day 22, Blyleven Day 23, Ryan Day 24, off Day 25

Crimsons: Young Day 23. Projected starters: Nichols Day 21, Galvin Day 22, Young Day 23

Fishermen: T Williams and SJ Williams Day 22, Donaldson Day 24.  Projected starters: Redding Day 21, SJ Williams Day 22, off Day 23, T Williams Day 24, Donaldson Day 25

Novelists:  Clarkson Day 22, Welch Day 23. Projected starters: Radbourn Day 21, Keefe 22, Clarkson Day 23, Welch Day 24