Entirety of Baseball History Replayed

In the Giants' first game of my 1912 replay -- against his future team the Phillies no less, and their ace Grover Cleveland Alexander -- Becker lofted a shocking B9th three run lead-reversing walkoff homer as the Giants pulled out a 6-4 win.  In a decade where the hitting stats have been pretty anemic compared to modern times, part-timer Beals now has an amazing total of 25 RBI in just 65 at bats spread across the three seasons.  (To put this in perspective, at the other extreme is Hall of Fame OF Tris Speaker of the Red Sox who, despite usually batting third, has 14 extra base hits but only 11 RBI -- that's right, one more than ten -- in 65 GAMES encompassing 233 at bats...)

ARCHER ENEMY

Incidentally, this comeback win made the Giants an other-worldly 58-17 in the 1910-19 decade so far, 16 1/2 games ahead of the 2nd place Cubs in the N.L.  (But in Game 2, Jimmy Lavender & Mordecai Brown held the mighty Giants to two runs and Jimmie Archer and Johnny Evers each had 2 RBI as the Cubs cut the Giants 1910-19 lead to a mere 15 1/2 games with a 4-2 win.)

SMOKY SMOKIN'

In other Day 1 action, Smoky Joe Wood fanned 14 Browns and allowed just two hits and one walk in a 4-0 Red Sox victory.

INJURIES GETTING OLD...RING TO THEM

...and A's outfielder Rube Oldring was injured for 18 days on Opening Day.  Rube hit .299 with 9 RBI in 67 AB in my 1911 replay

THE TEN PERCENT SOLUTION

All replays are 16 game regular seasons followed by single elimination playoff among top 8 teams, so by adding a zero to a guy's stats you get a rough idea of what the equivalent is in a 162 game season, e.g. 9 RBI = 90 RBI. (Because of the tourney, the average team plays a little less than 17 games.  In a 16-team organization, there are seven playoff games, 16 X 8 + 7 = 135, 16.875 games per team... )

PEACHY KEEN

Ty Cobb had four hits as the Tigers (who actually finished 6th in 1912) defeated the Washington Nationals (who actually finished 2nd) by 7-1.  Ty is now hitting .414 (106 for 249) overall in this, his 5th replay in the decade (1911-14-17-18).

TIGERS BUTCHERED

But on Day 2, the entire Tiger team had only 3 hits, while George Mullin and several relievers allowed 21 White Sox hits.  Sox shutout hurler, "Butcher Boy" Joe Benz (sounds like he should be in a psycho horror movie), collected 2 hits and 2 walks himself, while he allowed just 3 hits and 1 walk to the entire, potent Detroit team in 9 IP, the first safety not coming until a Sam Crawford single B5th.  #1/#2 Morrie Rath and Harry Lord in the Chisox order combined to go 8-10/2BB in this Game 2 13-0 laugher. Winning pitcher Butcher Boy improved his career EOBHR record to 6-3-1/2.14 with this whitewash.

KRAPP PITCHES LIKE...

The Indians jumped ahead of HOFer Walter Johnson (A&CXYZ) and Washington 3-0 on big hits by HOFers Joe Jackson and Nap Lajoie, but Tribe reliever Gene Krapp pitched like his name as the Nats scored 11 runs in the B6th-B7th to win easily, 15-3.

WRONG WAY MAGEE

In N.L. Game 2 action, the Phillies' Tom Seaton and the Reds' Arthur Fromme did not allow any hits until the 4th inning.  The Phillies scored two T9th to take a 3-1 lead, but with two on and two out B9th, sub C Tommy Clarke hit a high fly that CF Sherry Magee misjudged, first coming in on it, then having to race back as it landed over his head for a fluke last gasp game tying two run double.  The Reds finished their comeback  by scoring in the B10th to win the game, another bitter, end-of-game loss for the Phils.

CRASH BLANDING

The Indians' (0-3) P Fred Blanding (a BY, no less) posted a notable performance in Game 3 against the Red Sox, making a two out error that led to three unearned runs T1st, and also walking 10 men while striking out just one over 8 long innings of work, an 11-1 loss to the Red Sox (3-0).  So far, Boston has outscored its opponents 18-1, while Cleveland on the other hand has been outscored 32-9.

MAGGERT NO RUBE

Another streaking A.L. team is the actual last place 50-102 New York Highlanders.  In Game 3, they easily took care of the A's 7-3, to improve their record to 3-0 while the mighty A's slipped to 1-2.  LF Hal Maggert, playing for the injured Rube Oldring (out 18 days) made a 2-out error in the New Yorkers' three run T2nd. Boardwalk Brown (CW) started the game for the A's and is the weak link in their rotation.

KILLER KILLIFER

In a Game 3 6-3 Phillies (1-2) win over the Braves (1-2), all of the Philadelphia position players had exactly two hits, except for 8-hole batter C Bill Killefer -- who had three safeties, including a game-tying two run triple.

SHECKARD'S WICKET SHOT

With the Reds leading the Cubs 3-2 but Cubs' runners on 1st and 2nd one out T9th, Jimmy Sheckard smashed a lead-reversing grounder through 2B7 Dick Egan's legs and the Cubs won 4-3.

DID YOU SEE THAT CHICK?

Chick Gandil had tripled in his prior two games, when he drove a shot over Boston CF3 Harry Hooper in the T1st of Game 4.  But Chick was gunned down trying for another triple,  and Washington made four errors in the 1st four innings to lose 7-0 to the 4-0 Red Sox.  Gandil singled in his second at bat to raise his BA to an MLB-leading .714, then was retired his last two times up.

MORRIE'S WRATH

The White Sox' 2B8 Morrie Rath entered the game batting 9 for 13, then collected hits in each of his first four at bats against the lowly Browns.  St. Louis tied the game 4-4 with 3 runs T7th --but Rath (.765 BA with this hit!!) doubled and co-star Ping Bodie (4-5/3RBI) singled him home with the go-ahead run.  The Sox (2-2) needed 20 hits to dispose of St. Louis (0-4), 8-4.

BEANTOWN EXPLOSION

The Cubs came into Game 4 with a 3-0 record, having allowed just six runs total in their three games.  But facing the actual last place (50-101) Braves, with reputable Ed Reulbach on the mound facing less-reputable Buster Brown,  the Braves collected seven straight two out hits B1st off Reulbach, including a bases loaded triple by hurler Brown, then added two walks off reliever Jim Moroney.  When the game was done, the Braves had blown away the Cubs 18-4 in a game that featured 40 hits and 24 men left on base. 

GIANTS HAVE DUAL AMES

Giant starting pitcher Red Ames (6-hitter) smashed the second of three back to back to back doubles (along with Buck Herzog and Larry Doyle) no out T3rd as the Gotham boys reversed the lead on St. Louis, then also doubled in the next inning to drive in the New Yorkers' (3-1) 4th run in a 9-3 win over the Cardinals (1-3). 

KNOCK ON WOOD

Ed Sweeney, best known in this project for the C29 SB rating that was given to him by APBA in 1914 despite an S speed rating (and which led to him stealing 7 bases in 24 1914-replay at bats!), lined a single off A&BXYZ Joe Wood T5th, knocking the Bosox ace out of the game, and making the final score (Boston (5-0) 6, N.Y. (4-1) 3) closer than it might have been otherwise.  Boston's DXW reliever Joe Bushelman fanned the side T9th to save the game for long reliever Larry Pape.  Actually, catcher Sweeney did steal 19 bases in just 258 real-world 1914 at bats, so the real APBA rating flaw was probably more his very slow (numerically, a 3 on the 1 to 20 Master Game speed spectrum) speed rating.  Wood was injured only for the remainder of the game, to the chagrin of the other seven A.L. teams...

SHOELESS STREAKS AWAY FROM CHASE

The actual '12 Naps (Indians) were 75-78 in real 1912, but the replay version started out 0-4.  Joe Jackson helped end that trend by smashing 2 triples and driving in five runs in the B6th-B7th of a 13-2 win over the Tigers.  Shoeless also had an RBI single B4th to give him 6 RBI in game.  Joe now has at least twice as many ribbies (10) as any other A.L. player except Walt Kuhn (?) (6) and Hal Chase (6).

IT'S LUDEROUS!  FRED HAS TEN

Fred Luderus became the 1st player to hit ten homers in the 1910-19 portion of this replay project, a lead-reversing shot with Dode Paskert on base in a 5-3 Phillies win over the Cubs.  (Ane he adds #11, a line shot over the RF fence, in the next game, a 9-6 slugfest win over the Pirates.)

STEVIE WONDER

Steve Evans supplied the only scoring -- a three run HR in the B1st -- of a 3-0 Cardinal win over the Reds.  In the 1910-19 portion of the project, Steve is hitting .319 in 141 at bats with 7 doubles, 6 triples, 3 homers, and 35 RBI: massive numbers for this era.

TYGER TALE

With Tigers trailing 4-0 against the undefeated Red Sox (5-0), Ty Cobb became only the 9th player in the 1912 replay to deliver a circuit shot when he hit a towering two-out three run homer T5th.  Then the Georgia Peach added a two-out grand slam T6th: giving him 2HR/7RBI in two innings, and the MLB HR lead with 2!!

RYAN NO BUDDY TO CHISOX

*  POISON IVY BUT...

*  DEATH VALLEY EDEN FOR VISITORS

In his last complete game start, the Chisox' Joe "Butcher Boy" Benz had two hits and two walks himself, while only allowing 3 hits and one walk to the Tigers in a 13-0 victory.  This game was quite the opposite, as Benz and the Chicago White Sox fell behind 6-0 to the Indians after five.  But in the B8th, with Benz departed, the Sox tallied four runs with two outs thanks to a two-out two-run bases loaded error by SS6 Ivy Olson plus a Morrie Rath (16-27/.593) two-out lead-reversing single.  However, the Pale Hose' elation was short-lived, because Buddy Ryan pulled a two-out, last-chance lead-reversing triple into the RF corner, his fourth hit of the contest, and the Indians went on to score 13 runs for the 2nd straight game, a 13-8 win.  Death Valley Jim Scott now has two blown saves and two losses in relief, with a 34.71 ERA.

GAMBOLING, GAMBLING GANDIL

The actual 2nd place Washington Nationals blew out the actual 8th place New York Highlanders (things were different back in 1912...) 9-1, as the two teams moved into a tie for 2nd in the replay with 4-2 slates.  The Big Train (Walter Johnson) swept past the New Yorkers, allowing 4 hits and a walk while striking out ten.  With two out B6th, 1B Chick Gandil tripled down the RF line, just safe under the tag, scoring C Eddie Ainsmith, and giving Chick four doubles in just six games played.  The all time EOBHR season record for triples is five, held by several players -- and Gandil has 10+ games to reach or surpass that mark.

HALF OF BIG SIX EQUALS THREE

In a pattern seen regularly in this era, of many great pitchers being half-hurler, half-slugger, Christy Mathewson (aka "Big Six") drove in the first three Giant (4-2) runs in a 10-4 blowout of Cincinnati (2-4). 

SLIM PICKINGS FOR BRAVES

In an era of less politically correct nicknames, the Cardinals' Arnie "Stub" Hauser (5'6") entered the game hitting .133 with no RBI -- but had RBI singles in the B1st, B3rd, and B5th -- plus a bingle with no one on B7th.  Meanwhile, Harry"Slim" Sallee allowed only half as many hits (2) to the Braves (3-3) as teammate Hauser delivered, an easy 7-0 victory for St. Louis (3-3).

POWER DEAL

The triples continued to flow in Day 7 of the replay.  Larry Gardner lofted his 3rd triple in Joe Wood's 9-0 Bosox (6-1) win over the White Sox (3-4), then Roy Hartzell had two run triples in consecutive innings (3rd & 4th) on the losing side of a 14-8 Detroit (4-3) win over the N.Y. Highlanders (4-3).  Sluggers are coming out of the woodwork now in this high-scoring replay, as Charlie Deal, who had 132 prior replay at bats without an extra base hit, blasted a 3-run HR in the Tiger win.  In reality, 1912 was in fact the 1900-2009 season with the second most triples (1921 had 10 more, 1365-1355), excluding 1914-15 when there were because there were 24 rather than 16 teams (Federal League).

EFFICIENCY EXPERT

In something that would never be seen in current MLB, the Browns (1-6) won their first game when Jack Powell shut out the Cleveland Naps (2-5) 7-0 without walking or striking out a batter.

CARDINAL RULE

OF Rube Ellis had just one at bat in the first six games, but he had 4 hits, including a three run homer, and a walk, as the Cardinals (4-3) surprised the Phillies (4-3) 11-1. 

ZERO HOPE IN BOSTON

The Red Sox (7-1) ended the first half of their regular season with a bang: a near perfecto by Buck O'Brien.  Buck allowed a only a leadoff free pass to pesty Burt Shotton T4th as the Beantowners easily beat the Browns (1-7) 6-0.  In a league that has featured unusually sprightly offenses (4.7 runs per team per game so far -- actual 1912 was 4.6), the domineering Bosox have pitched shutouts in five of their eight contests, plus allowed just one run in a 6th game, which scored on a DP grounder, in an 11-1 victory over the Indians.  This was O'Brien's second whitewash; Joe Wood also has two, and Rip Collins has the other.

JACKSON JIVE

Joe Jackson drove in all four runs, three with a homer B1st, as the Naps (3-5) edged Jackson's old mates, the Philadelphia A's (3-5), 4-3.  Shoeless now has 13-8-8-55 power stats in 219 at bats in the deadball portion of the EOBHR project (1911-12-14-17-18 so far).  He is hitting .452 with an MLB-leading 14 RBI with the A.L. 16 game regular season now half over.

CHICK + CLUNK = CHUNK (LOST)

Jean Dubuc took a 5-0 lead and a no-hitter into the T6, but had to hold on to win 5-4 over the Nats (5-3).  Not to be outdone by rival Jackson, Ty Cobb hit his MLB-leading 3rd HR, a 3-run shot B5th, and finished the game second (.528) only to Chick Gandil (.538) in BA.  But Dubuc accidentally (?) helped Ty's and the Tigers' (5-3) cause by hitting and injuring red-hot Gandil T6th.  Chick will miss five days, a significant chunk of the short season.

A's 0-BEDIENT

1912 was the one year in reality 1910-14 where the A's failed to take the A.L. pennant -- and they became 3-6 in this replay after being shut out by Hugh Bedient (2-0/0.53) and the actual 1912 Champion Red Sox (8-1).  Larry Gardner tripled to lead off the game, scoring the go-ahead run, and then added an RBI triple B2nd -- giving Gardner a monstrous total of five three-baggers in just nine Bosox games.  Thus, Larry has already tied the all-time EOBHR record of five triples, with at least seven games (and probably more remaining).

3 HITS, 3 BIG HITS

In a devastating loss for the Tigers (5-4), Ty Cobb (1 day), starting 2B Baldy Louden (5 days), and super-sub Jim Delahanty (who hit .474 in the '11 replay with 5-4-2-20 power stats in 16 games played; out for the rest of the year) were hurt.  A young Bobby Veach did a great job subbing for Cobb in the game, with an RBI triple T6th and a game tying two-run double T8th.  But the only other Tiger hit off the great Ed Walsh was a Davey Jones T6th single, and the Chisox (also 5-4) came back B9th, led by a PH Babe Borton triple, to escape with a 6-5 victory.

RUBY NEWS-DAY

Rube Marquard pitched a five-hitter against Cubs and also delivered a lead-reversing bases loaded single B5th as the Giants (6-3) defeated Chicago (4-5).

CARISCH IS THE WORD

The first place Red Sox jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead B1st, but red-hot Joe Jackson tomahawked a bases loaded double to cut the lead in half T3rd, and give him 16 RBI, most in the A.L.  Three times the Indian hurlers intentionally walked HOFer Nap Lajoie to pitch to part-time C Fred Carisch, but Fred made them pay with bases loaded sac fly T3rd and a two-out game tying single T5th.  After that base hit, Dode Birmingham doubled to deep CF to make it 6-4, as the Naps (5-5) upset the Bosox (8-2) 8-4.

EASTERLY BLOW

* BUT HANK SHANKS ONE

* STILL, SOX WIN WALLY-MATTICKLY

Ted Easterly continued his Beals-Becker-like bashing in this project by launching a three run homer B1st in a 6-3 White Sox (6-4) victory over Washington (5-5).   But Hank Shanks cranked a bases loaded triple for the Nats T6th to tie the game 3-3.  Wally Mattick broke the tie with an RBI double for thr Sox B8th.  Easterly's B1st blast made him 37-107 (.346) with 29 RBI in the EOBHR project to date.  Ted hit .300 for the Naps in '11 and .345 for the K.C. Packers (FL) in '14, collecting 5 triples in these two campaigns. 

FORD COLLIDES WITH LOOSE PLANK

1960 CHICAGO NL (7-9): “Good to Last Drott”

PH 5 CC 4  G.Altman two run single B9, Zimmer bases loaded out ends game

MB 5 CC 4  E.Banks re-ties game with RBI double B10, Cubs/Elston lose in 11

CC 1 SC 14  B.Anderson, S.Morehead, M.Drabowsky all finish with 18.00 ERA 

CC 15 SF 5  F.Thomas lead-reversing homer T3, collects 4 RBI in blowout

CC 6 LD 2  R.Santo two out two run triple T7, G.Hobbie 11 hitter

 CC 1 PT 3  D.Drott shutout until S.Burgess three run homer B8

CN 8 CC 6   R.Santo two out two run game tying homer B7

CC 10 PH 4  Cubs pound G.Conley for all ten runs, R.Santo tying homer T4

CC 1 MB 4  E.Banks T1 homer off W.Spahn puts Cubs briefly ahead

SC 10 CC 0  D.Ellsworth, S.Morehead bombed early

SF 11 CC 2  D.Drott falls behind 9-0 before D.Elston relieves T6

CC 2 LD 0  D.Cardwell fans 9 in shutting out L.A., whose Drysdale K’s 13

PT 1 CC 2  F.Thomas triple opens B9, then H.Smith passed ball ends game

CC 12 CN 5  D.Zimmer four hits, including bases loaded triple

PT 3 CC 4  S.Taylor two out lead-reversing homer B6

PH 5 CC 1  D.Zimmer triples B5 to give him MLB-leading 4 three baggers

R.ASHBURN CF .333/12R  B.WILL LF .259/2HR  E.BANKS SS .200/5D  G.ALTMAN RF .349/8R  R.SANTO 3B .283/10RBI  F.THOMAS 1B .162/4RBI  D.ZIMMER 2B .400/4T  E.TAPPE C 5-19/3RBI  A.HEIST OF 6-14/3RBI  L.JOHNSON OF 3-11/3RBI   

ELLSWORTH 2-1/4.19  J.SCHAFFERNOTH 1-1-1/6.30  B.ANDERSON 2-1/7.50

1960 CINCINNATI (5-11): “Brosnan Relief Bond”

CN 1 PT 2  B.Purkey shutout until two out B9

PH 5 CN 7  Trailing 5-0 until B5, Kasko single, F.Robinson walk-off homer B9

MB 8 CN 7  Trailing 6-0 B7, PH J.Lynch two out 3-run HR B8 cuts deficit to 8-7

SC 6 CN 1  Starter C.McLish allows 14 hits in 6 innings of work

CN 1 SF 2  Reds produce just one run from 13 hits off J.Marichal

CN 1 LD 5  Reds produce just one run from 10 hits and 3 walks off R.Craig

CN 8 CC 6  Reliever Brosnan helps own cause with 2-out two run double T9

PT 6 CN 4  McMillan lead-reversing double B3, but fans with base loaded B9

CN 10 PH 3  Ed Bailey drives in 6

CN 7 MB 8  Trailing 8-2, Reds score four T8 and PH Bailey drives in one T9

CN 0 SC 6  R.McMillan has three of Reds’ five hits off C.Simmons

SF 11 CN 10  J.Lynch game tying homer B9 but Reds lose in 11

LD 4 CN 6  G.Bell and W.Jones two-run doubles B6, F.Robinson 2-run HR B7

CC 12 CN 5  Cubs outscore Reds 7-4 in last two innings

LD 1 CN 2  G.Bell grounds two out go-ahead single B5, C.McLish five hitter

CN 3 SF 4  F.Robinson lines out with bases loaded T9 to end game, season

V.PINSON CF .294/9R  E.KASKO SS .318/21H  F.ROBINSON 1B .340/9EBH  W.POST LF .140/14K  E.BAILEY C .269/9RBI  G.BELL RF .300/2T  B.MARTIN 2B .357/2HR  R.MCMILLAN .244/8RBI  J.LYNCH OF 5-20/7RBI  G.COLEMAN 1B 7-14/HR  H.ANDERSON OF 4-10/4R

B.PURKEY 1-3/3.73  J.BROSNAN 1-0/9G/0.66  C.MCLISH 1-2/5.23

1960 LOS ANGELES (12-7, 1960 REPLAY TOURNEY CHAMPIONS): “Mark of Zero”

LD 13 MB 5  T.Davis drives in six runs, W.Spahn routed early

LD 1 SC 0  J.Podres allows just two singles, two walks

LD 5 SF 2  S.Williams six-hitter, T.Davis go-ahead double T4

PT 3 LD 2  F.Howard two run game tying homer B1, S.Koufax loss

CC 6 LD 2  D.Drysdale fans nine in six innings of work, but loses

CN 1 LD 5  F.Howard three run homer B3, R.Craig 10-hitter for win

PH 3 LD 6  J.Podres, E.Roebuck, D.McDevitt combined two hitter

MB 3 LD 2  T.Davis fanned by L.Burdette with two on to end game

SC 0 LD 7  T.Davis homer B2, bases loaded single B6 give him 11 RBI

SF 8 LD 3  S.Koufax allows 4 runs T1, 3 more T6

LD 4 PT 1  J.Podres 3-hitter, as he has held opponents to six hits in 23 IP

CC 2 LD 0  D.Drysdale loses 3^rd, despite fanning 13 Cubs

LD 4 CN 6  D.Demeter, J.Pignatano futile solo homers T9

LD 7 PH 6  N.Sherry lead-reversing homer T8, E.Roebuck blown save win

LD 1 CN 2  LF F.Howard game-tying dropped fly B1

LD 5 SC 1  D.Drysdale fans 16, giving him unheard-of 56 total punchouts

Trny: LD 3 MB 0  Drysdale (62 K’s) beats Braves, Hodges 3-run HR T1

LD 1 SF 0  J.Podres three hitter gives him 4-0/0.56/32.1IP/9H stats

LD CW 0  Snider homer T1, Williams 5- hitter as L.A. allows 0 runs in Trny

M.WILLS SS .253/6SB  J.GILLIAM 3B .156/5E  F.HOWARD RF .191/13R  W.MOON CF .230/10R  N.LARKER 1B .367/7RBI  T.DAVIS LF .367/12RBI  C.NEAL 2B .383/10BB  J.ROSEBORO C .270/HR  D.SNIDER 10-34/2T

J.PODRES 4-0/0.56/32.1IP/9H  S.WILLIAMS 3-1/2.12  D.DRYSDALE 3-3/2.49/62K

1960 MILWAUKEE BRAVES (12-5, 1960 N.L. REPLAY CHAMPIONS): “Buhl Market”

LD 13 MB 5  Starter W.Spahn pounded for 9 hits, 5 runs in just 3 innings

MB 5 CC 4  D.Crandall single, A.Dark go-ahead double T11

MB 8 CN 7  A.Dark two two run homer T2 as Braves jump out to 6-0, 8-3 leads

MB 12 PH 5  Braves blast seven homers, two each by J.Adcock and E.Mathews

PT 1 MB 4  W.Spahn four-hitter, J.Adock RBI single B3, homer B5

MB 2 SC 1  J.Pizarro picks up win and pulls two out RBI triple into RF corner T2

SF 1  MB 0  B.Buhl, relievers allow just 5 hits

MB 3 LD 2  E.Mathews two out homer T4 Braves’ 1^st hit, plus he adds RBI triple T6

CC 1 MB 4  W.Spahn six-hitter for 2^nd win, but D.Crandall injured tripping over first

CN 7 MB 8  C.Cottier drives in five runs, C.Willey fans 11 – but also blows big lead

PH 0 MB 1  B.Buhl defeats A.Mahaffey in battle of two-hitters, H.Aaron homer B4

MB 9 PT 2  H.Aaron two-out three-run go-ahead homer T3, L.Burdette now 3-0

SC 1 MB 4  H.Aaron homers for fourth game in row, W.Spahn 4-hitter for 3^rd win
MB 5 SF 1  B.Buhl pitches his 2^nd straight two hitter

MB 1 PH 2  Ex-Brave G.Conley ends Braves’ seven game win streak with five hitter

MB 2 PT 5  Two out hits twice put Braves ahead, but Burdette allows three HRs

Trny: LD 3 MB 0  Spahn yields Hodges 3-run homer T1, Braves collect only two hits

B.BRUTON RF .186/10R  J.LOGAN SS .262/8EBH  H.AARON CF .300/6HR  E.MATHEWS 3B .241/8EBH  J.ADCOCK 1B .305/3HR  D.CRANDALL C .265/2HR  A.DARK LF .286/6RBI  C.COTTIER 2B .172/7RBI  R.SCHOENDIENST 2B 7-25/4BB  A.SPANGLER 2-13/4SB

B.BUHL 2-1/1.06  R.PICHE 1-0-2/1.29  W.SPAHN 3-2/2.61  L.BURDETTE 3-1/4.09/4BB

1960 PHILADELPHIA (5-11): “Can’t Bear Owens”            

PH5 CC 4  T.Taylor 2-out lead-reversing double T5, H.Robinson shaky save

PH 5 CN 7  Phils blow 5-0 lead, H.Robinson gives up walk-off HR B9

PH 2 PT 6  Bucs hammer G.Conley for six runs in 4^th thru 6^th innings

MB 12 PH 5  Braves blast seven homers off J.Owens, T.Farrell, D.Green

SC 1 PH 4  P.Herrera game-tying triple B4, go-ahead homer B8

SF 1 PH 9  R.Roberts improves to 2-0/0.59, belts two run double B2

PH 3 LD 6  P.Herrera RBI triple, B.Del Greco 2-run homer only Phillie hits

CC 10 PH 4  G.Conley goes 8 2/3, gives up ten runs, nine earned

CN 10 PH 3  J.Owens’ prior start also was poor (7 Brave homers)

PT 3 PH 0  B. Del Greco lost for rest of replay, Roberts (2-1/1.21) loss

PH 0  MB 1  A.Mahaffey & T.Farrell allow only 2 hits, but Phils only get 2

PH 1 SC 5  T.Lepcio makes two errors, T.Curry & B.Malkmus one each

PH 2 SF 12  J.Owens now 0-3/11.40

LD 7 PH 6  Curry 3-run lead-reversing HR B7, but H.Robinson blows save

MB 1 PH 2  Conley ends Phils 8-game L streak, Braves 7-game W skein

PH 5 CC 1  J.Buzhardt pitches effectively, plus lines RBI triple T2

T.TAYLOR 2B .269/4D  B.DEL GRECO CF .156/9R  P.HERRERA 1B .190/19K  T.GONZALEZ LF .360/10RBI  J.COKER C .229/6RBI  L.WALLS 3B .233/8BB  K.WALTERS RF .238/2D  R.AMARO SS .172/5BB  B.G.SMITH OF 7-22  T.CURRY OF 5-20/3EBH  T.LEPCIO 5-15/5BB

A.MAHAFFEY 1-1/1.13/16IP/6H  R.ROBERTS 2-1/2.73/4BB

1960 PITTSBURGH (10-7): “Muff Skinner Blues”

CN 1 PT 2  Behind 2 out B9th, Clemente RBI hit, B.Skinner walk-off double

SF 2 PT 0  V.Law no-hitter until O.Cepeda home run two out T7th

PH 2 PT 6  B.Virdon two-out double caps lead-reversing four run rally B4th

PT 3 LD 2  S.Burgess go-ahead HR T4th is last score in game, a H.Haddix win

PT 1 MB 4  D.Hoak triples, scores T1st then W.Spahn shuts down Bucs

CC 1 PT 3  S.Burgess three run homer B8th ends D.Drott shutout bid

SC 4 PT 6  D.Hoak two out go-ahead triple B7th, then Skinner adds double

PT 6 CN 4  Green tying homer T4, Face go-ahead single T8, Hoak triple #3

PT 3 SF 2  Virdon two out tying HR T7th, PH Nelson go-ahead hit 2 out T9th

PT 3 PH 0  V.Mizell (2-0/0.56) shuts out Phils, Pirates still have no errors

LD 4 PT 1  Winner Podres now has allowed 6 hits in 23 innings

MB 9 PT 2  V.Law, relievers hit hard

PT 1 CC 2  Virdon triples, scores tying run T6th, Friend 4-hitter but loses B9th

PT 5 SC 3  Bucs open with 3 hits off Broglio, D.Stuart bases loaded double

PT 3 CC 4  V.Law yields two out two run lead reversing HR to S.Taylor B6th

MB 2 PT 5  S.Burgess two run go-ahead HR B7th; Stuart hits two homers

Trny: SF 4 PT 3  LF Skinner makes Bucs’ 1^st E of season (.998), Giants win in 9^th

D.HOAK 3B .266/3T/8R  D.GROAT SS .196  D.STUART 1B .293/3HR/8RBI  R.CLEMENTE CF .158  B.SKINNER LF .345/5D/7RBI  S.BURGESS C .366/3HR/7RBI  B.MAZEROSKI 2B .204/8BB  B.VIRDON RF .286/.490SA  H.SMITH 8-22/HR R.NELSON 3-10/3RBI

B.FRIEND 2-1/1.62  V.MIZELL 3-0/1.13 R.FACE 2-1-2/1.84