Day 21

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Clarissa Crimsons               10      6     .667     ---
Bertha Fishermen                  9       8     .529     1.5
Long Prairie Agnews              8      9     .471     2.5
Hewitt Apollos                         7      8      .467    2.5
Browerville Novelists             5       8      .385    3.5

Day 21 results (at Municipal Stadium {Cleveland} 1969)

Novelists 8, Fishermen 1

WP: Radbourn  (3-2)

LP: Redding (2-1)

 

Agnews 6, Crimsons 1
WP: Seaver (4-0)
LP: Nichols (1-3)

HR: Bonds (2), Evans (4)

Day 22 (at AT&T Park 2019)
Crimsons(Galvin 4-1) at Fishermen (SJ Williams 2-2)
Novelists (Keefe 0-2) at Apollos (Jenkins 0-3)

Novelists 8, Fishermen 1

Jesse Burkett, Ed Delahanty and Cap Anson each had three hits as the Novelists snapped Bertha's winning streak at seven. Burkett scored twice and both Delahanty and Anson had two RBIs. Old Hoss Radbourn allowed 10 hits in his complete game win; he walked none and struck out three.

Agnews 6, Crimsons 1
Bobby Bonds hit a two-run homer in the second inning to put Long Prairie ahead, and Darrell Evans hammered a three-run homer in the third. Tom Seaver stuck out four men without a walk in his eight-hit complete game.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos: Gibson Day 23. Projected starters: Jenkins Day 22, McLain Day 23, Gibson Day 24, McDowell Day 25, Jenkins Day 26

 

Agnews: Perry Day 23, Seaver Day 24 with penalty, Day 25 without. Projected starters: off Day 22, Blyleven Day 23, Ryan Day 24, off Day 25, off Day 26

Crimsons: Young Day 23, Nichols Day 24. Projected starters: Galvin Day 22, Young Day 23, off Day 24, Nichols Day 25, Galvin Day 26

Fishermen: Donaldson and Wickware Day 24, Redding Day 26  Projected starters: SJ Williams Day 22, off Day 23, T Williams or Donaldson Day 24, Donaldson or Dismukes Day 25, Redding Day 26

Novelists: Welch Day 23, Radbourn Day 24. Projected starters:  Keefe 22, Clarkson Day 23, Welch Day 24, Radbourn Day 25