Day 47

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            22    14      .611     ----
Clarissa Crimsons                20     15     .571     1.5
Bertha Fishermen                17     17     .500     4
Long Prairie Agnews            15     18     .455     5.5
Hewitt Apollos                       13     23     .361     9

Day 47 results (at Crosley Field 1969)

Apollos 10, Agnews 7

WP: Jenkins (3-5)

LP: Seaver (6-3)

HR: Wynn 2 (10), McCovey (15), Bando (7), Carew (1), Morgan (5), Evans (8)

Crimsons 4, Novelists 2
WP: Nichols (3-6)
LP: Clarkson (5-2)

HR: Ward (1)

 

Day 48 (at Target Field 2019)
Novelists (Keefe 3-3) at Agnews (Blyleven 5-0)
Fishermen (SJ Williams 4-5) at Crimsons (Galvin 8-2)

Apollos 10, Agnews 7
Jim Wynn hammered two of Hewitt's five homers and drove in four runs. Willie McCovey hit his 15th homer, and Rod Carew his first. The Apollos drove Tom Seaver from the hill after four innings and seven runs. Winning pitcher Fergie Jenkins allowed six runs in seven innings.

Crimsons 4, Novelists 2
Monte Ward hit his first homer of the season in the second inning, and Kid Nicols allowed two runs on nine hits to keep the Crimsons' pennant ambitions alive. Clarissa scored its four runs in the first three innings and then hung on. Jimmy Collins had a pair of doubles and a single in four at-bats for the first place Novelists.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  Gibson Day 49. Projected starters: off Day 48, McLain Day 49, Gibson Day 50, off Day 51

 

Agnews: Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50, Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Day 52 without. Projected starters: Blyleven Day 48, Ryan Day 49, Perry Day 50, Seaver Day 51 with penalty.

Crimsons: Young Day 49, Nichols Day 50. Projected starters: Galvin Day 48, off Day 49, Young Day 50, Nichols Day 51

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

Novelists:  Radbourn Day 49, Clarkson Day 50. Projected starters: Keefe 48, Welch Day 49, Radbourn Day 50, Clarkson Day 51