Day 50

The standings

                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Browerville Novelists            25    14      .641     ----
Clarissa Crimsons                22     15     .595     2
Bertha Fishermen                18     18     .500     5
Long Prairie Agnews            16     22     .421     8.5
Hewitt Apollos                       13     24     .351   10.5

Day 50 results

Novelists 11, Agnews 5

WP: Radbourn (7-4)

LP: Marshall (0-1)

HR: Collins (2), Stargell (9), Jackson (7)

Crimsons 6, Apollos 5 (10 innings)
WP: Young (8-4)

LP: Bosman (1-1)

HR: Kelly (2), W. Davis (1), Petrocelli (4)

Day 51 (at Yankee Stadium 1961)
Apollos (McDowell 4-2) at Agnews (Seaver 6-3)
Fishermen (T Williams 2-3) at Crimsons (Nichols 3-6)

Novelists 11, Agnews 5
Browerville scored eight runs in the eighth and ninth innings to overtake the Agnews and edge closer to clinching the pennant. Jesse Burkett, Ed Delahanty, Sam Thompson and Jimmy Collins each had a pair of RBIs. Old Hoss Radbourn yielded five runs on 10 hits in his complete game win. .

Crimsons 6, Apollos 5 (10 innings)
King Kelly bopped a solo homer in the eighth to even the score at five, and Monte Ward dropped a single in front of Cleon Jones to plate Roger Connor with the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th. Willie Davis and Rico Petrocelli each homered and drove in two runs for the Apollos, who turned a triple play in the fifth inning. Cy Young went the distance for the win.

Pitcher availability notes:

Apollos:  McLain 53. Projected starters: McDowell Day 51, Jenkins Day 52, Gibson Day 53, end of season

 

Agnews: Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Day 52 without, Blyleven Day 52, Ryan Day 53. Projected starters: Seaver Day 51 with penalty, Blyleven Day 52, off Day 53

Crimsons: Galvin Day 51, Young Day 53. Projected starters: Nichols Day 51, Galvin Day 52, Young Day 53

Fishermen:  Donaldson Day 51, SJ Williams Day 52, Foster Day 53. Redding Day 53 with penalty. Projected starters: Donaldson Day 51, T. Williams Day 52, SJ Williams Day 53

Novelists:  Keefe Day 51, Welch Day 52. Projected starters: off Day 51, off Day 52, Keefe Day 53