End of Series 4

The standings

Division A

Ikes 6 3 .667 --
Franklins 6 4 .556 .5

Obamas 5 4 .556 1

Teddys 5 5 .500 1.5

Kennedys 3 7 .333 3

Division B

Homestead 8 2 .800 ---

Crawfords 5 4 .556 2.5

X-Giants 4 6 .400 4

Hilldale 3 6 .333 4.5
Garfields 3 7 .375 5

Series 5

Teddys at Garfields (2)

X-Giants at Homestead (3)

Hilldale at Crawfords (3)

Franklins at Kennedys (3)

Obamas at Ikes (3)

Player of series: Babe Ruth, Franklins

Pitcher of series: Lefty Grove, Franklins

Series 4: Homestead sweeps Teddys

Teddys 5-5, Homestead 8-2

Pitching use: D. Brown, Mathewson need three games; Paige and Alexander need two games. McGinnity pitched two innings in finale, Wickware .3 inning, Matlock 1.3 inning.

Game 1: Homestead 9, Teddys 4

WP: Paige (1-1)

LP: Alexander (1-2)

HR: Baker (1), C. Smith (3), J. Gibson (4), Suttles (2), W. Brown (3), Lyons (1)

Game 2: Homestead 5, Teddys 2

WP: D. Brown (2-0)

LP: Mathewson (0-2)

Sv: Matlock (2)

HR: Suttles (3)

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Homestead took control of the Division B race — and helped turn the Divison A race into a mess — by sweeping the Teddys.

The deadball era aces — Pete Alexander and Christy Mathewson — were no match for the bit bats of the Homestead lineup. Alex went the distance, but surrendered five homers and was roughed up for five runs in the eighth, and Matty allowed five runs before recording an out. He got through six innings to preserve the Teddys bullpen.

Satchel Paige was perfect through four innings in the opener and got the win. Dave Brown was even better in the night cap, although the bullpen had to pull him out of an eighth inning jam that resulted in two runs. Frank Wickware and Leroy Matlock got the last five outs without allowing a hit.

The biggest bat belonged to Mule Suttles, who homered in each game and piled up four RBIs.

Series 4: Franklins sweep Crawfords

Franklins 6-4, Crawfords 5-4

Pitcher use: B. Foster, Hubbell need three games, Brewer, Grove two. Davis pitched one inning in finale

Game 1: Franklins 9, Crawfords 1

WP: Grove (1-2)

LP: Brewer (0-1)

HR: HR Johnson (1), Ruth (6), Hornsby 2 (2), Frisch (1), Grove (1)

Game 2: Franklins 9, Crawfords 3

WP: Hubbell (2-0)

LP: B. Foster (1-2)

HR: Ruth 2 (8), DiMaggio (2)

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Too much power. Too much pitching. Too much Ruth.

That was the way this series went for the Crawfords, who entered the series with the second best record in the league and left embarrassed and limping.

Lefty Grove not only handcuffed the Crawfords in the opener — five hits, two walks and seven strikeouts), he bopped a grand slam off Chet Brewer in the second inning. Babe Ruth, Frankie Frisch and Rogers Hornsby continued the long-ball assault on Brewer.

In the second game, Ruth homered in his first two at-bates — five RBIs worth — and just missed another dinger in his third AB, settling for a two-bagger. Joe DiMaggio had three walks, a single and a homer, scoring three runs and driving in two. Carl Hubbell gave up two runs in the first inning but just one the rest of the way.

Three Crawfords left the contest with injuries — Alejandro Oms, Ray Dandridge and John Beckwith.

Series 4: Obamas sweep Hilldale

Obamas 5-4, Hilldale 3-6

Pitcher use: Plank, Byrd need two games, W. Johnson and Redding need three. Powell pitched one inning in each game, Dismukes pitched two innings in finale, Walsh pitched one inning in finale.

Game One: Obamas 9, Hilldale 4

WP: Plank (2-0)

LP: Byrd (0-2)

HR: Foxx (2), Schmidt (3), Hamilton (1)

Game Two: Obamas 8, Hilldale 7

WP: W. Johnson (2-0)

LP: Redding (0-1)

Sv: Walsh (1)

HR: Hamilton (2), F. Robinson (3), Schmidt (4), Leonard (2)

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Lots of offense in this series.

Jimmie Foxx emerged from his slump with a homer in his first at-bat. He drew four walks in the two-game series and had three RBIs. Billy Hamilton scored five runs and even went yard twice — and had a triple to boot.

Buck Leonard's three-run homer off Walter Johnson accounted for half the six runs Hilldale scored off the Big Train. Hilldale appeared to have him on the ropes in the seventh, when they had the bases loaded with a run already in and just one out, but Judy Johnson rapped into a double play.

Series 4: X-Giants sweep Kennedys

X-Giants 4-6, Kennedys 3-7

Pitcher use update: Mendez needs four games; Carlton and S. Jones 3 games, Seaver 2 games. Koufax worked two innings in finale, H. Smith one.

Game One: X-Giants 2, Kennedys 1
WP: S. Jones (1-1)
LP: Seaver (0-1)
HR: Monroe (2)
Game Two: X-Giants 5, Kennedys 3
WP: Mendez (2-0)
LP: Carlton (0-2)
Sv: H. Smith (3)
HR: McCovey (2)

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The X-factor for the X-Giants was its pitching's ability to strand baserunners.

Slim Jones fanned 12 in his complete game win in the opener; he scattered eight hits and four walks. Three times the Kennedys left multiple men on base against the skinny southpaw.

Tom Seaver, meanwhile, was arguably better — he and Don Drysdale combined to allowed just four hits and no walks. Seaver fanned five in his six innings of work and Drysdale three more in two innings. But Bill Monroe reached Seaver for a solo homer, and the X-Giants parlayed a double by Rap Dixon and a single by Ben Taylor into another run.

In the nightcap, the Kennedys scored two unearned runs in the first off Jose Mendez. But the Cuban kept the Kennedys off the board until the eighth despite never getting a 1-2-3 inning.

Meanwhile, the X-Giants chipped away at Steve Carlton and Sandy Koufax. The latter, who entered the game with a 15.75 ERA, allowed two runs in two innings.

A pivotal moment come in the top of the sixth, when X-Giants center fielder Pete Hill threw out Reggie Jackson trying to score from first base on a Johnny Bench double. Hill's throw kept the X-Giants within one, and they promptly scored twice on a double by Taylor.

Series 4: Ikes sweep Garfields

Ikes 6-3, Garfields 3-7

Pitcher use update: Spahn, Welch need three games; Ford, Young 2. Radbourne pitched two innings in finale, Spalding 1.

Game 1: Ikes 3, Garfields 2

WP: Ford (2-0)

LP: Young (1-2)

Save: Wilhelm (3)

HR: T. Williams (2)

Game 2: Ikes 6, Garfields 4

WP: Spahn (2-0)

LP: Welch (1-1)

HR: Kelly (1)

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Special guest manager Jim Rueda skippered the Ikes in this series. Among his moves:

1) He benched Yogi Berra and went with Roy Campanella as his catcher in both games. (Campy was 0-for-4 in the opener, 2-for-5 with three RBIs in the second.)

2) In the first game he used Ernie Banks as his leadoff man, but went back to Willie Mays in the second game. (Banks was 2-for-5 in the leadoff spot, opening the game with a triple and run scored, and later driving in a run with a single.)

3) Duke Snider sat throughout. Enos Slaughter played right field in one game — he went 3-for-4 with a run scored — and Al Kaline played right in the second (1-for-3 with two walks and a run).

Mays, who entered the series 3-for-30 on the season, was 2-for-9 against the Garfields.

State update: Homestead

Batting

Name AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB BB BA

W. Brown 31 4 12 3 5 0 2 0 3 .387

Cannady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Gibson 32 8 12 7 5 1 3 0 3 .375

H Johnson 25 3 9 6 0 0 2 0 2 .360

Lyons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

McNair 2 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 1.000

Moore 31 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 .226

Scales 36 7 10 3 3 0 3 0 3 .278

C Smith 34 7 11 5 3 0 2 0 2 .324

Suttles 31 4 7 3 2 0 1 0 3 .226

Wilson 28 5 10 2 1 0 1 0 1 .357

Young 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 .333

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO W L S ERA

Bell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00

D Brown 17 17 5 5 9 3 1 0 0 2.65

R Brown 18 30 11 10 6 4 2 0 0 5.00

Manning 14 10 3 3 2 9 1 1 0 1.93

Matlock 3.6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.00

Paige 16 21 9 8 6 13 0 1 0 4.50

Salmon 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.00

Wickware .3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 81.82