Day 45

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            21    13      .618    ----
Clarissa Crimsons               19     14     .576    1.5
Bertha Fishermen                17     16     .515    3.5
Long Prairie Agnews            15     17     .469    5
Hewitt Apollos                       12     23     .343    9.5

Day 45 results (at Catholic Preparatory Oval, NeL)

Crimsons 4, Apollos 3

WP: Galvin (8-2)

LP: Gibson (1-6)

HR: Bando (6)

Novelists 7, Agnews 3
WP: Welch (7-3)
LP: Ryan (1-7)

HR: Cedeno (4), Evans (7)

 

Day 46 (at Ruppert Stadium, NeL)
Crimsons (Young 6-3) at Novelists (Radbourn 5-4)
Fishermen (Donaldson 5-3) at Agnews (Perry 1-5)

Crimsons 4, Apollos 3
Willie Keeler scored two runs and drove in the other two for Clarissa, which turned three double plays behind Pud Galvin and plated two runs in the top of the ninth for the win. Losing pitcher Bob Gibson allowed four runs, two earned. Sal Bando had a two-run homer in the seventh that briefly gave the last-place Apollos the lead.. .

Novelists 7, Agnews 3
Browerville worked Nolan Ryan for six runs on 12 hits and three walks in six-plus innings to back Mickey Welch. Welch went the distance, allowing a pair of homers good for three runs. Jimmy Collins had a two-run triple, and Ed Delahanty also drove in two runs with a single and two doubles. The Novelists stole five bases but were caught twice..

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  McLain Day 47, McDowell Day 48 (no penalty after short start), Gibson Day 49. Projected starters: off Day 46, Jenkins Day 47, off Day 48

 

Agnews: Seaver Day 47 with penalty, Day 48 without, Blyleven Day 48, Ryan Day 49. Projected starters: Perry Day 46, Seaver with penalty Day 47, Blyleven Day 48, Ryan Day 49

Crimsons: Nichols Day 47, Galvin Day 48. Projected starters: Young Day 46, Nichols Day 47, Galvin Day 48

Fishermen: T Williams Day 48. Projected starters: Donaldson Day 46, off Day 47, SJ Williams Day 48

Novelists:  Keefe Day 47, Welch Day 48. Projected starters:  Radbourn Day 46, Clarkson Day 47, Keefe 48, Welch Day 49