Day 26

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Clarissa Crimsons               12      8     .600     ---
Bertha Fishermen                11     10     .524    1.5
Hewitt Apollos                      10     10     .500    2
Browerville Novelists              8    10     .444    3
Long Prairie Agnews              8    11     .421     3.5

Day 26 results (at Wrigley Field 1924)

Apollos 3, Novelists 2

WP: Jenkins  (1-4)

LP:  Keefe (1-3)
Save: Tatum (3)

HR: McCovey (7), Bench (3)

 

Crimsons 5, Fishermen 2
WP: Young (4-1)
LP: Redding (2-2)

HR: Duffy (1)

Day 27 (at Penmar Park NeL)
Novelists (Clarkson 1-1) at Apollos (McLain 0-2)
Fishermen (SJ Williams 2-3) at Crimsons (Galvin 5-1)

Apollos 3, Novelists 2

Jim Wynn gunned down two baserunners at home plate to help Fergie Jenkins pick up his first win of the season. Browerville scored in the first and third innings for a 2-0 lead, but Johnny Bench and Willie McCovey hit solo homers to even the score. Hewitt broke the tie in the seventh when Cleon Jones walked, stole second, took third on a grounder and came in on Sal Bando's single.

Crimsons 5, Fishermen 2
Hugh Duffy's two-run homer in the eighth catapulted Clarissa into the lead and kept the Crimsons in first place. Cy Young went the distance for the win despite allowing 13 hits. Roger Connor also drove in two runs for the Crimsons...

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos: Gibson Day 28, McDowell and Jenkins Day 30. Projected starters:  McLain Day 27, Gibson Day 28, ???? Day 29 , McDowell Day 30

 

Agnews: Blyleven Day 27, Ryan Day 28. Projected starters:, Off Day 27, Seaver Day 28,Off Day 29, Blyleven Day 30

Crimsons: Nichols Day 28, Young Day 29. Projected starters:  Galvin Day 27, Nichols (or Rusie) Day 28, off Day 29, off Day 30

Fishermen: T Williams Day 29, Donaldson Day 30, Redding Day 30 with penalty, Day 31 without.. Projected starters: SJ Williams Day 27, off Day 38, off Day 29, Donaldson Day 30?

Novelists:  Welch Day 27, Radbourn Day 28, Keefe Day 29. Projected starters: Clarkson Day 27, Welch Day 28, Radbourn Day 29, Keefe Day 30