I have encountered yet more problems with the Todd County League schedule, standings and statistics, and I have decided it not worth the time and energy to try to fix it again.
I am declaring the Browerville Novelists to be the champions.
The next project will be a league of randomized teams out of the millenium Hall of Fame set. I will exclude the players used in the TCL. I have yet to decide if it will be another five-team league or a six-team league, but am leaning toward six.
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 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.
Novelists: Keefe Day 51, Welch Day 52. Projected starters: off Day 51, off Day 52, Keefe Day 53
The standings
W L Pct. GB
Browerville Novelists 24 14 .632 ----
Clarissa Crimsons 21 15 .571 2
Bertha Fishermen 18 18 .500 5
Long Prairie Agnews 16 21 .432 7.5
Hewitt Apollos 13 23 .361 10
Day 50 (at Royals Stadium 1973)
Novelists (Radbourn 6-4) at Agnews (Perry 1-5)
Apollos (Gibson 1-5) at Crimsons (Young 7-4)
Fishermen 15, Apollos 5
Bertha scored in eight of their nine at-bats, peppering four Hewitt hurlers for 20 hits, eight for extra bases. Dick Redding went the distance, allowing three runs in the first two innings but then holding the Apollos scoreless until Jim Wynn homered in the eighth, The Fishermen turned four double plays behind Redding.
Novelists 3, Agnews 1
Jesse Burkett punched a two-run single through a drawn-in infield to plate two runs in the third inning, and Mickey Welch allowed one run on three hits for his eighth victory as Browervllle drew closer to the pennant. The Novelists stole four bases off Nolan Ryan, but were caught stealing twice. Ryan allowed just six hits and three walks but was still saddled with his eighth loss in his final start of the season.
Novelists: Keefe Day 51, Welch Day 52. Projected starters: Radbourn Day 50, Clarkson Day 51, off Day 52, Keefe Day 53
Hitters
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Avg.
Aaron 136 21 25 15 5 1 5 16 1 .184
Aparicio 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .400
Bando 135 21 37 18 3 4 7 14 0 .274
Bench 122 15 29 19 6 2 5 3 0 .238
Carew 161 21 43 11 11 2 1 5 3 .267
Clemente 153 13 39 22 6 0 6 7 1 .255
WDavis 39 2 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 .154
Fernandez 9 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 .111
Jones 22 6 9 3 2 1 0 5 2 .409
McCovey 149 27 37 32 5 1 15 19 0 .248
Petrocelli 133 10 22 19 6 1 3 16 0 .165
FRobinson 117 11 25 7 5 0 3 10 0 .214
Wynn 99 26 25 22 3 0 10 27 0 .253
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 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.
Hitters
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Avg.
Aaron 131 21 24 15 5 1 5 16 1 .183
Aparicio 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .400
Bando 130 19 35 17 3 4 6 14 0 .269
Bench 119 13 27 19 6 2 5 2 0 .227
Carew 157 19 42 8 11 2 0 5 3 .268
Clemente 148 13 39 22 6 0 6 7 1 .264
WDavis 38 2 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 .158
Fernandez 9 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 .111
Jones 21 6 9 3 2 1 0 5 2 .429
McCovey 144 25 35 31 4 1 14 19 0 .243
Petrocelli 128 10 21 19 6 1 3 16 0 .164
FRobinson 114 11 24 6 4 0 3 10 0 .211
Wynn 95 24 23 18 3 0 8 27 0 .242
The standings
W L Pct. GB
Browerville Novelists 20 13 .606 ----
Clarissa Crimsons 18 14 .580 1.5
Bertha Fishermen 17 16 .515 3
Long Prairie Agnews 15 16 .483 4
Hewitt Apollos 12 22 .353 8.5
Day 45 (at Catholic Prepartory Oval, NeL)
Crimsons (Galvin 7-2) at Apollos (Gibson 1-5)
Agnews (Ryan 1-6) at Novelists (Welch 6-3)
Agnews 4, Crimsons 3
Reggie Jackson hammered a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth to reverse a one-run deficit, and John Hiller got the final five outs in relief of Bert Blyleven. Joe Morgan and Bobby Bonds each hit solo homers off loser Kid Nichols. Blyleven yielded 12 hits in 7.1 innings, including five for extra bases, but limited the damage to three runs. .
Novelists 17, Apollos 1
Orator O'Rourke's big stick spoke loudly in the first inning; the Browerville catcher capped a six-run inning with a grand slam off Sam McDowell. The Novelists continued to hit all game; they went scoreless in only two of their eight at-bats, and had a second six-run ining highlighted by a bases-loaded triple by Billy Hamilton. Browerville had 17 hits off six Hewitt hurlers..Tim Keefe granted one run on five hits for the win.
Novelists: Clarkson Day 45, Keefe Day 47. Projected starters: Welch Day 45, Radbourn Day 46, Clarkson Day 47, Keefe 48
The standings
W L Pct. GB
Browerville Novelists 19 13 .594 ----
Clarissa Crimsons 18 13 .580 0.5
Bertha Fishermen 17 16 .515 2.5
Long Prairie Agnews 14 16 .467 4
Hewitt Apollos 12 21 .364 7.5
Day 44 (at Shibe Park 1924)
Agnews (Blyleven 4-0) at Crimsons (Nichols 2-5)
Apollos (McDowell 4-1) at Novelists (Keefe 2-3)
Crimsons 9, Fishermen 5
Clarissa peppered three Bertha starters for 16 hits and benefited from three errors to boot. Roger Connor drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Hugh Duffy had a two-run triple and three of the Crimsons scored a pair of runs (Duffy, Dan Brouthers and George Davis). Cy Young was charged with all five runs, four earned, in 8.2 innings, with Candy Cummings getting the final out after allowing a pair of inherited runners to score...
Agnews 3, Apollos 2
Willie Stargell drove in all three runs for Long Prairie with a homer and double, and Tom Seaver allowed two runs on seven hits in 8.2 innings for his sixth win. John Hiller entered with the tying run on base to retire pinch-hitter Roberto Clemente for the final out. Bill Russell turned an outstanding double play with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning for the Agnews.
Novelists: Radbourn Day 44,Clarkson Day 45. Projected starters: Keefe Day 44, Welch Day 45, Radbourn Day 46, Clarkson Day 47
Hitters
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Avg.
Aaron 120 20 23 15 5 0 5 15 1 .192
Aparicio 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Bando 118 18 30 14 3 3 5 14 0 .254
Bench 110 13 24 19 6 1 5 2 0 .218
Carew 144 18 40 8 10 2 0 5 3 .278
Clemente 139 13 35 22 6 0 6 7 1 .252
WDavis 35 2 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 .171
Fernandez 9 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 .111
Jones 18 6 8 3 2 1 0 5 2 .444
McCovey 133 23 31 28 4 1 13 18 0 .233
Petrocelli 122 10 20 19 5 1 3 13 0 .164
FRobinson 102 11 22 6 4 0 3 10 0 .216
Wynn 90 23 22 18 3 0 8 25 0 .244
The standings
W L Pct. GB
Browerville Novelists 19 13 .594 ----
Clarissa Crimsons 17 13 .567 1
Bertha Fishermen 17 15 .531 2
Long Prairie Agnews 13 16 .448 4.5
Hewitt Apollos 12 20 .375 7
Day 43 (at League Park 1924)
Crimsons (Young 6-3) at Fishermen (T Williams 2-2)
Agnews (Seaver 5-2) at Apollos (McLain 0-5)
Crimsons 9, Agnews 0
Pud Galvin, a surprise starter for Clarissa, threw a three- hit shutout and didn;t allow a hit after the third inning. Joe Kelley went 4-for-5 with a pair of RBIs, and Dan Brouthers and George Davis each drove in a pair. The Crimsons peppered three Agnews hurlers for 16 hits..
Novelists 7, Apollos 2
Sam Thompson drove in five runs, three on a sixth-inning homer, and Cap Anson scored three times to back John Clarkson's four-hitter. Willie McCovey hammered his 13th homer for the Apollos..
Novelists:
Welch Day 43, Radbourn Day 44, Clarkson Day 45. Projected starters: off Day 43, Keefe Day 44, Welch Day 45
The standings
W L Pct. GB
Browerville Novelists 18 13 .580 ----
Clarissa Crimsons 16 13 .551 1
Bertha Fishermen 17 15 .531 1.5
Long Prairie Agnews 13 15 .464 3.5
Hewitt Apollos 12 19 .387 6
Day 42 (at Rickwood Field, NeL)
Agnews (Perry 1-4) at Crimsons (Young 6-3)
Apollos (Jenkins 2-4) at Novelists (Clarkson 4-2)
Novelists 8, Apollos 2
Orator O'Rourke's bat did the talking -- 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored -- as first-place Browerville added a half-game to its cushion. Jesse Burkett opened the scoring off losing pitcher Bob Gibson with his second homer of the season, and the Novelists blew it open with four runs in the ninth. Old Hoss Radbourn allowed six hits for his fifth win. . .
Novelists:
Welch Day 43, Radbourn Day 44. Projected starters: Clarkson Day 42, off Day 43, Keefe Day 44, Welch Day 45
The standings
W L Pct. GB
Browerville Novelists 17 13 .567 ----
Clarissa Crimsons 16 13 .551 0.5
Bertha Fishermen 17 15 .531 1
Long Prairie Agnews 13 15 .464 3
Hewitt Apollos 12 18 .400 5
Day 41 (at Metrodome, 2009)
Novelists (Radbourn 4-4) at Apollos (Gibson 1-4)
no second game
Apollos 8, Agnews 7
Willie McCovey hammered two of Hewitt's six homers as the Apollos outslugged the Long Prairie Agnews. Five of the six long balls were solo shots, all coming off losing pitcher Nolan Ryan. Willie Stargell hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Dick Bosman to make the score close. .
Novelists 3, Fishermen 2 (10 innings)
Ed Delahanty scored the game's first run in the second inning, drove in another with a sac fly in the third, preserved a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the eighth by throwing out Home Run Johnson at the plate, then doubled home the eventual winning run in the 10th. Mickey Welch allowed nine hits in nine innings for the win, with John Clarkson working a perfect 10th for the save.
Novelists: Radbourn Day 41, Welch Day 43. Projected starters: Radbourn Day 41, Clarkson or Keefe Day 42, off Day 43, Keefe or Welch Day 44
Hitters
Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB Avg.
Aaron 109 20 23 14 5 0 5 15 1 .211
Aparicio 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Bando 107 18 29 14 2 3 5 13 0 .271
Bench 101 12 23 18 6 1 4 2 0 .228
Carew 133 18 39 8 10 2 0 5 2 .293
Clemente 129 12 33 21 6 0 5 6 1 .256
WDavis 35 2 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 .171
Fernandez 9 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 .111
Jones 18 6 8 3 2 1 0 5 2 .444
McCovey 123 20 28 25 4 1 10 16 0 .228
Petrocelli 108 9 17 17 4 0 3 12 0 .157
FRobinson 92 10 21 4 4 0 2 10 0 .228
Wynn 81 18 18 15 3 0 6 22 0 .222
The standings
W L Pct. GB
Clarissa Crimsons 16 13 .551 ---
Browerville Novelists 16 13 .551 ----
Bertha Fishermen 17 14 .548 0.5
Long Prairie Agnews 13 14 .481 2.5
Hewitt Apollos 11 18 .379 5.5
Day 40 (at Fenway Park, 1961)
Agnews (Ryan 1-5) at Apollos (McDowell 3-1)
Novelists (Welch 5-3) at Fishermen (SJ Williams 4-3)
Agnews 2, Crimsons 1
Long Prairie didn't get a hit until Larry Bowa singled with one out in the sixth inning, but Bobby Bond followed with a home run and that was enough to down the Crimsons. Losing pitcher Kid Nichols allowed just four hits. Clarissa had three runners gunned down at the plate trying to score on ground balls, two by third baseman Darrell Evans and one by second baseman Joe Morgan..Mike Marshall pitched a perfect ninth in relief of Bert Blyleven, who allowed a homer, two leadoff triples and and a leadoff double but only the one run in eight innings.
Fishermen 10, Apollos 8
The Taylor brothers, Ben and Candy Jim, each drove in two runs with extra-base hits to power Bertha to the win. The Fishermen hit six doubles and a triple among their 12 hits. Dick Redding worked into the eighth for the win, with Dizzy Dismukes and Rube Foster each getting three outs in relief. For the Apollos, Willie McCovey drove in four runs, Rod Carew hit two doubles and a triple, and Henry Aaron scored on each of his three singles. .
Novelists: Clarkson Day 40, Radbourn Day 41. Projected starters: Welch Day 40, Clarkson Day 41, Radbourn Day 42, off Day 43, Keefe Day 44
