Day 46

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            22    13      .629     ----
Clarissa Crimsons               19     15     .559     2.5
Bertha Fishermen                17     17     .500     4.5
Long Prairie Agnews            15     17     .469     5.5
Hewitt Apollos                       12     23     .343   10

Day 46 results (at Ruppert Stadium, NeL)

Novelists 5, Crimsons 2

WP: Radbourn (6-4)

LP: Young (6-4)

Agnews 8, Fishermen 7 (10 innings)
WP: Caldwell (2-2)
LP: Foster (0-2)

HR: Cedeno (5)

 

Day 47 (at Crosley Field 1969)
Apollos (Jenkins 2-5) at Agnews (Seaver 6-2)
Crimsons (Nichols 2-6) at Novelists (Clarkson 5-2)

Novelists 5, Crimsons 2
Hughie Jennings drove in three runs with a triple and a double, and Jim O'Rourke drove in the other two as Browerville tightened its grip on first place. Old Hoss Radbourn allowed one earned run in his six hitter. Clarissa left a man in scoring position in each of the first four innings.

Agnews 8, Fishermen 7 (10 innings)
Mike Caldwell worked three scoreless innings of relief and Cesar Cedeno -- who homered in the first inning -- singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th.  One key to the game was a pair of errors by the Fishermen in the third inning, when the Agnews scored three times. The Fishermen scored six runs in the fifth to knock Gaylord Perry out of the game, after which John Hiller and Caldwell shut them down.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  McDowell Day 48 (no penalty after short start), Gibson Day 49. Projected starters: Jenkins Day 47, off Day 48, McLain Day 49, Gibson Day 50, off Day 51

 

Agnews:  Blyleven Day 48, Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50. Projected starters:  Seaver with penalty Day 47, Blyleven Day 48, Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50

Crimsons: Galvin Day 48, Young Day 49. Projected starters:  Nichols Day 47, Galvin Day 48, off Day 49, Young Day 50

Fishermen: T Williams Day 48, Donaldson Day 51. Projected starters: off Day 47, SJ Williams Day 48, Redding Day 49, T. Williams Day 50

Novelists:  Welch Day 48, Radbourn Day 49. Projected starters: Clarkson Day 47, Keefe 48, Welch Day 49, Radbourn Day 50