1954, 4/16 THRU 4/30
4/16 CHI @ DET:
WIN 7-6 Roy Wolfe gave up 6R (4ER) in 8.1IP. Magnus George (1-0, 3.00) got the final two outs and the win. Max Matamoros gave up 4R in 5.2IP. The loss went to John Mora (0-1, 9.00) who gave up 2R, blowing a save in the 9th. Top CHI hitters were RF Gin Allen (2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI, 1TRPL) & 3B Mike Cushman (2 for 4, 1R, 2RBI). For us, Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R, 1BB, 1DBL. Dave Castaneda got POG going 3 for 3, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR however he was pulled in the 8th in favor of Perly. Why Fite put Perly in at SS when Dave was having such a great game, I don't know, but it almost lost us the game as Perly committed 2 errors in the 8th costing us two runs and the lead. However, Perly redeemed himself by hitting a 2R HR in the 9th for the win. Should have moved Kreitenberg from 2B to SS and put Perly in at 2B if you absolutely felt the need to swap out Dave. A bone headed mistake in my opinion, but alls well that ends well.
4/17 CHI @ DET:
WIN 9-3 Corky Stell (4-0, 2.25) got the CG win giving up 3R. Ernest Cohen (2-1, 2.20) gave up 4R in 6IP for the loss. Top CHI hitter was LF Henry Thomas (2 for 4, 1R, 2DBL). For us, Dennis Kitterman got POG going 2 for 3, 3R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1TRPL, 1HR. Dave Castaneda went 2 for 3, 2R, 2BB. Mike Kreitenberg went 1 for 1, 1R, 3RBI, 1TRPL in his only at bat subbing in at 3B late in the game. Wow, once again, a strange out of position substitution late in the game. But Mike blew open the game with that triple, so it all worked out.
4/18 day off
4/19 DET @ CLE:
WIN 8-2 Hal Andrew (4-0, 1.04) got the win giving up just 2R in 8.2IP. Lex Tjeenk-Willink (2-2, 4.67) gave up 7R (5ER) in 5.1IP for the loss. Top CLE hitter was SS John Henning (1 for 3, 1BB, 1DBL). For us, John Dirtbag Degal got POG going 2 for 5, 2R, 3RBI, 1DBL, 1HR. Dave Castaneda went 3 for 5, 1RBI, 1DBL. Luther Ormiston had to leave the game after his 2nd at bat after bruising his heal sliding into second on that double. But for the 3rd game in a row, someone was played out of position. Mike Kreitenberg came in at 3B and went 1 for 2, 1R, 1RBI, 1TRPL. But common sense would have said, move Perly to 3B and let Kreitenberg play 2B. What is with this game lately, it shouldn't take a ton of AI to play people at the correct positions when you have a flexible roster of players like I do.
4/20 DET @ CLE:
WIN 9-4 Bud Ulrich (2-2, 7.43) got the win giving up 4R (3ER) in 7.1IP. Houston Boler (1-1, 4.82) got the loss giving up 7R in 4.1IP. Top CLE hitter was CF Honus Dietrich (3 for 5, 2R, 1RBI, 1TRPL). For us, Mike Kreitenberg got POG going 4 for 5, 2R, 1RBI, 1SB filling in at 2B. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1TRPL. Rollin Fish went 1 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR.
4/21 DET @ CLE:
loss 2-3 Roy Wolfe only gave up 4H & 1R in 8IP. However, the loss went to Don Vonkitzing who was unable to hold in the 16th inning. Adam Sardina gave up 1R in 9.1IP for POG. The win went to John Ashley who pitched a scoreless 15th & 16th. Top CLE hitters were 1B Jerry Tuggle (3 for 7, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR) & LF Robbie Delcambre (2 for 4, 1R). For us, Dave Castaneda went 3 for 7, 2R. Isaac Mitchell went 3 for 7.
4/22 BAL @ DET:
WIN 6-3 Corky Stell (5-0, 2.47) got the win giving up 3R in 8IP. Eugene Sprecher (0-4, 4.11) gave up 6R in 6.2IP for the loss. Top BAL hitters were RF Gilbert Brown (2 for 4, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR) & 3B Boris Zimyanin (2 for 3, 1R, 1BB). For us, Ray Kress went 3 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 1HR. Dirtbag Degal went 2 for 4, 1R, 3RBI. Matt Perly went 2 for 3, 1BB, 1DBL. Dave Castaneda went 2 for 4, 1R, 1BB.
4/23 BAL @ DET:
WIN 1-0 Hal Andrew (5-0, 0.82) walked 2, but struck out 10 and pitched his first ML CG NO-Hitter despite a 2nd inning rain delay. Alter Sennelnekoff (2-3, 4.76) also pitched well giving up just 1R in this CG loss. Top hitter of the day was Ray Kress who went 3 for 4, 1HR.
4/24 BAL @ DET:
WIN 3-2 Bud Ulrich gave up 2R in 7.2IP. The win went to Magnus George (2-0, 2.25) who got the final out of the 8th. Lloyd Wyman got his 3rd save pitching a scoreless 9th. Buster Davis gave up 1R in 7IP. The loss went to Rosendo Zarzuela (0-1, 6.75) who gave up 2R in the 8th. Top BAL hitters were 3B Boris Zimyanin (2 for 3, 1R, 1BB), C Thomas Kruyt (2 for 4, 1R) & CF Jessie Witt (2 for 4, 1RBI, 1DBL). For us, Luther Ormiston got POG going 3 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1HR. Ray Kress went 2 for 4.
4/25 DET @ BOS:
WIN 2-1 Roy Wolfe (2-0, 3.53) got the win and POG giving up just 1R in 8IP. Magnus George got his 3rd save pitching a scoreless 9th. Bryce Ostrander (1-3, 5.63) got the loss giving up 2R in 8IP. Top BOS hitter was LF Grady Fisher (1 for 3, 1R, 1TRPL). For us, Dirtbag Degal went 3 for 4, 1R. Isaac Mitchell went 1 for 2, 2BB.
4/26 DET @ BOS:
WIN 5-1 Corky Stell (6-0, 2.40) gave up 1R and remains undefeated but had to leave the game after 5IP as he pulled an elbow ligament. He's expected to miss a week or two. Cort Nagel (1-2, 3.67) gave up 4R in 8IP for the loss. Top BOS hitters were LF Grady Fisher (3 for 4), C Don Lock (2 for 4, 1RBI) & Cort Nagel (2 for 3). For us, Matt Perly went 2 for 3, 2R, 2RBI, 2HR. Isaac Mitchell went 2 for 4, 1R. Dirtbag Degal went 1 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR.
4/27 DET @ BOS:
loss 7-8 Hal Andrew had been so hot this month, but finally lost giving up 7R in 7.1IP. Willard Carte (2-2, 3.45) got the win giving up 4R in 7.1IP. Top BOS hitters were Ben Lutske (1 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 1HR, POG), SS Morris Lutske (1 for 5, 1HR), 2B Tre Maples (2 for 3, 1R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1DBL) & SS Morris Lutske (1 for 5, 1HR). For us, Dirtbag Degal went 3 for 4, 2R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Ray Kress went 2 for 4, 2R, 1BB. Isaac Mitchell went 2 for 4, 1RBI.
4/28 day off
4/29 CLE @ DET:
WIN 13-6 Bud Ulrich (3-2, 5.59) got the win giving up 3R in 8IP. Houston Boler (1-3, 5.82) gave up 7R (5ER) in 4.2IP for the loss. Top CLE hitters were 3B Dave Lemmings (2 for 3, 2RBI, 1DBL), LF Al Jackson (1 for 4, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR) & RF Frank Winsett (1 for 4, 1HR). For us, Dave Castaneda got POG going 3 for 5, 2R, 4RBI, 1BB, 1TRPL, 1SB. Luther Ormiston went 2 for 3, 1R, 2RBI, 3BB. Matt Perly went 1 for 3, 2R, 1RBI, 3BB, 1HR. Rollin Fish went 1 for 2, 3R, 2BB, 1DBL, 1SB. And Bud Ulrich was a monster going 3 for 5, 2R, 1RBI.
4/30 CLE @ DET:
WIN 5-1 Roy Wolfe (3-0, 3.02) allowed 5H, 0BB and only 1R in this CG win for POG. Adam Sardina (2-3, 4.56) gave up 5R for a CG loss. Top CLE hitters were CF honus Dietrich (3 for 4) & RF Frank Winsett (1 for 3, 1HR). For us, Ray Kress went 3 for 5, 2R, 1RBI, 1DBL, 1HR. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 3, 1R, 2BB. Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR.
STANDINGS
20-4, #1 overall, 5.5 games ahead of Philly and NYY, 11-2 in the last two weeks
BAD NEWS
-Corky Stell will miss at least one start with a bum elbow. Hopefully his control won't take more of a hit than he has already suffered. Cole will get Stell's next start, but hopefully Stell will be back into the rotation after that one spot start.
GOOD NEWS
-After poor starts, Ulrich and Wolfe appear to be settling down some. I felt that they were in for a good year after a real positive spring training so hopefully they'll continue to get better.
-Hal Andrew pitched a 2 hitter, a 1 hitter, and a NO hitter. Up until his last game his ERA was well under 1.00. He's retaken the "ace" spot for now... oh yea and he won AL Pitcher of the Month.
-John Dirtbag Degal was on fire this month and got the AL Batter of the Month hitting .377, 40RBI, 12HR.
APRIL BATTING
Code:
Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG
Code:
O. Adkins 9 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 .500 .667 2.000
M. Kreitenberg 17 45 20 1 2 0 8 8 0 1 .444 .444 .556
J. Degal 22 77 29 1 0 12 40 21 8 5 .377 .416 .857
D. Castaneda 23 85 31 1 1 1 10 22 18 9 .365 .476 .435
R. Kress 24 78 28 3 1 4 11 18 25 14 .359 .509 .577
J. Meacham 12 27 9 4 0 1 4 5 1 4 .333 .357 .593
L. Ormiston 23 74 24 2 0 5 18 12 15 7 .324 .433 .554
I. Mitchell 21 79 25 3 0 1 7 6 7 8 .316 .368 .392
D. Kitterman 22 90 26 3 2 1 7 20 14 2 .289 .396 .400
B. Ulrich 6 19 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 .263 .263 .368
M. Perly 23 79 19 3 0 7 18 15 17 9 .241 .371 .544
H. Andrew 6 17 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 .235 .278 .294
C. Sandoz 9 15 3 1 0 1 6 2 3 3 .200 .333 .467
R. Fish 21 77 13 1 0 3 8 11 10 8 .169 .264 .299
P. Short 9 12 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 .167 .267 .167
C. Darling 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .143 .333 .143
M. Ferron 8 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .059 .111 .059
G. Young 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
APRIL PITCHING
Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
Code:
C. Stell 6 6 6 0 0 2.40 45.0 34 15 12 21 20
H. Andrew 6 6 5 1 0 1.93 51.1 20 11 11 16 38
B. Ulrich 6 6 3 2 0 5.59 38.2 46 29 24 21 31
R. Wolfe 6 6 3 0 0 3.02 44.2 35 18 15 7 21
M. George 9 0 2 0 3 1.29 7.0 6 1 1 0 3
S. Brown 3 0 1 0 0 4.91 3.2 6 2 2 0 2
S. Cole 8 0 0 0 1 1.29 7.0 5 1 1 2 2
D. Vonkitzing 5 0 0 1 0 7.50 6.0 6 5 5 7 5
L. Wyman 5 0 0 0 3 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 3 3
O. Adkins 9 0 0 0 0 6.75 9.1 15 7 7 3 5