1955, 5/16 THRU 5/31
5/16 WSH @ DET:
WIN 10-1 Hal Andrew (4-4, 3.42) allowed just 1R for a CG win. Raul Velazquez (2-2, 6.43) got yanked after giving up 9R in the first 3.1IP. Top WSH hitters were C John Fine (1 for 4, 1HR) & 3B Chris Anderson (2 for 4). WSH was held to just 4H and 2BB. For us, Matt Perly got POG going 3 for 4, 3R, 4RBI, 1BB, 1DBL, 1HR. Isaac Mitchell went 2 for 4, 1R, 3RBI. Smokey Meacham filled in at C and went 2 for 3.
5/17 WSH @ DET:
WIN 9-6 Roy Wolfe (6-2, 3.53) got the win despite giving up 6R in 8IP. Magnus George pitched a scoreless 9th for his 5th save. Van Melbourn (1-8, 5.85) got the loss giving up 6R in 4.2IP. Top WSH hitters were 3B Chris Anderson (2 for 3, 1R, 2RBI), 2B Ray Vlasik (2 for 3, 1R, 1DBL, 1TRPL), & CF Claude Deasley (2 for 4, 2R, 1RBI, 1HR). For us, Dennis Kitterman got POG going 3 for 5, 2R, 5RBI, 1TRPL, 1HR. Ray Kress went 3 for 5, 1R, 1RBI, 2DBL, 1HR. Dave Castaneda went 2 for 4, 3R, 1BB, 1TRPL. Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 1R, 1BB. Isaac Mitchell went 3 for 4, 1R, 1RBI.
5/18 WSH @ DET:
WIN 14-8 Bud Ulrich (9-1, 4.14) got the win giving up 6R in 6IP. Robert Gelder (2-7, 5.80) gave up 9R in 3.2IP for the loss. Top WSH hitters were 3B Chris Anderson (3 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1HR), C John Fine (2 for 4, 1R, 1BB), & CF Claude Deasley (2 for 4, 2RBI, 1DBL). For us, Dirtbag Degal got POG going 3 for 3, 4R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Isaac Mitchell went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI. Rollin Fish went 2 for 4, 1R, 4RBI, 1GrandSlam. Luther Ormiston went 1 for 3, 2R, 3RBI, 2BB, 1HR. Matt Perly went 1 for 2, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1HR before leaving the game with a bum shoulder. He'll be out a week.
5/19 day off
5/20 DET @ CLE:
WIN 10-5 Sonny Faulkner (6-2, 4.42) got the win giving up 5R (4ER) in 6.1IP. Lex TW (4-6, 5.68) gave up 7R in 4IP for the loss. Top CLE hitters was 1B Owen Shankster who went 2 for 3, 2R, 2RBI, 1HR. For us, Mike Kreitenberg got POG filling in for an injured Perly. He went 3 for 5, 1R, 4RBI, 2TRPL. Ray Kress went 2 for 3, 2R, 2RBI, 1BB. Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 4, 2R, 1BB.
5/21 DET @ CLE:
WIN 5-0 Hal Andrew (5-4, 3.10) allowed just 2H, 1BB while striking out 12 in 8.1IP for the win and POG. He didn't get to finish the shutout due to sudden shoulder soreness. He's expected to be day2day for about a week. Herm Labombard (7-2, 3.39) got the CG loss giving up 5R. Top CLE hitters were C Joe Arp & 1B Jerry Tuggle who both went 1 for 3, 1DBL. For us, Mike Kreitenberg went 2 for 4, 2RBI, 1BB, 1SB filling in at SS (Dave Castaneda played 2B... interesting choice Fite since Mike is the much better 2B and Dave is a bit better at SS). Dirtbag Degal went 2 for 4, 1R. Carl Sandoz filled in at RF and went 2 for 3, 2R. Hal Andrew went 2 for 4, 2R, 2RBI, 2DBL.
5/22 DET @ CLE:
WIN 7-5 Roy Wolfe gave up 4R (3ER) in 8IP. The win went to Lloyd Wyman who pitched a scoreless 9th. John Patterson allowed 1R in the 10th but then settled in for his 4th save. Bob Lester pitched 2.2 hitless innings before leaving the game with a sore back. CLE ended up using pretty much their entire BP with Dick Avent giving up 3R in the 10th for the loss. Top CLE hitters were CF Honus Dietrich (3 for 4, 2R) & 3B Owen Shankster (2 for 5, 1R, 3RBI, 1DBL, 1HR). For us, Isaac Mitchell went 3 for 5, 2R, 1TRPL. Mike Kreitenberg went 2 for 3, 1R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1DBL filling in at 2B. Dennis Kitterman went 1 for 5, 1HR. Dirtbag Degal went 2 for 5, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR.
5/23 DET @ BOS:
WIN 4-2 Bud Ulrich (10-1, 3.95) gave up just 2R in 8IP for the win and POG. JD Allen gave up 4R (3ER) in 6.2IP for the loss. Top BOS hitter was 2B Joe Bardo (1 for 3, 1BB, 1HR). For us, Mike Kreitenberg went 2 for 3, 1R, 1BB, 1SB. Dave Castaneda went 2 for 5, 1RBI.
5/24 DET @ BOS:
loss 5-6 Sonny Faulkner gave up just 2R in 8IP. However, Magnus Goerge (0-2, 5.40) blew a 12th inning save OP giving up 3R. Cort Nagel gave up just 1R in 7.1IP. The win went to Cirilo Gonzalez (1-5, 7.01) despite giving up 2R in the final 2IP. Top BOS hitter was 3B Ben Lutske (3 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, POG), 2B Joe Bardo (2 for 4, 2BB) & PH Irving Korr (1 for 1, 1HR). For us, Isaac Mitchell went 4 for 6, 2RBI, 1DBL. Pete Short went 2 for 3, 2RBI, 1DBL filling in at CF.
5/25 DET @ BOS:
WIN 9-6 Hal Andrew (6-4, 3.44) got the win giving up 6R in 6.1IP. Lloyd Wyman pitched a scoreless 9th for his 5th save. Will Carte (3-9, 5.33) gave up 6R in 3.2IP for the loss. Top BOS hitters were C Don Lock (3 for 4, 3R, 1BB, 1DBL) & RF Will Groaning (3 for 4, 1DBL). For us, Mike Kreitenberg went 3 for 5, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1SB. Dirtbag Degal went 2 for 4, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR. Isaac Mitchell went 2 for 4, 1R, 1BB. Ray Kress went 1 for 3, 1R, 2RBI, 3BB, 1HR.
5/26 DET @ BOS:
loss 1-4 Roy Wolfe (6-3, 3.63) got the loss giving up 4R in 7.1IP. Bryce Ostrander (4-5, 3.64) gave up just 1R in 7IP for the win. Top BOS hitters were 2B Joe Bardo (3 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 2HR, POG) & C Joe Kreitenberg (1 for 3, 2R, 1RBI, 1BB, 1HR). For us, Dirtbag Degal went 2 for 4. Luther Ormiston went 2 for 4, 2DBL.
5/27 CHI @ DET:
WIN 5-1 Bud Ulrich (11-1, 3.70) gave up just 1R in 8IP for the win and POG. Johnny Gordley (4-7, 5.19) gave up 5R in 6.2IP for the loss. Top CHI hitter was Joey Rustin (2 for 4, 1DBL, 1HR). For us, Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 1R. Ray Kress went 1 for 3, 1R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR.
5/28 CHI @ DET:
loss 1-6 Sonny Faulkner (6-3, 4.38) gave up 6R in a CG loss. Ernest Cohen (5-1, 2.83) got the CG win and POG giving up just 1R. Top CHI hitters were LF Ferdinand Perez (2 for 2, 2BB), RF Gin Allen (3 for 5, 3R, 2RBI, 2HR, 1DBL) & CF Mike Cushman (1 for 4, 1R, 2RBI, 1HR). For us, Matt Perly went 3 for 4, 1RBI. Dennis Kitterman went 2 for 3, 1R, 1BB.
5/29 CHI @ DET:
WIN 15-2 Hal Andrew (7-4, 3.32) gave up just 2H, 3BB, 2R for a CG win. Max Matamoros (3-9, 4.05) gave up 7R in 2.1P for the loss. Top CHI hitter was 1B Champ Allen (1 for 3, 1HR). For us, Isaac Mitchell got POG going 5 for 5, 3R, 3RBI. 5 singles in one game is a career high for Mitchel. Mike Kreitenberg filled in at 3B and went 4 for 4, 1R< 4RBI, 1DBL. Dennis Kitterman went 3 for 4, 3R, 1RBI, 2BB, 1DBL, 1HR. Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 2R, 2RBI, 1BB. Smokey Meacham filled in at C and went 1 for 4, 4RBI, 1BB, 1DBL. We out hit CHI 20 to 2.
5/30 DET @ BAL:
loss 4-5 Roy Wolfe gave up 4R in 8IP. The loss went to Magnus George (0-3, 6.17) who blew a 9th inning hold. Sid Metcalf gave up 4R in 8.2IP. Eugene Sprecher (4-7, 6.89) threw one whole pitch to finish out the 9th, but got the win. Top BAL hitters were 1B Vince Chipple (1 for 4, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR) & Thomas Kruyt (2 for 4, 1R). For us, Dirtbag Degal subbed in late in the game at 3B and went 1 for 1, 1R, 2RBI, 1BB, 1HR. Rollin Fish went 2 for 4, 1RBI.
5/31 DET @ BAL:
WIN 5-1 Bud Ulrich (12-1, 3.45) gave up just 1R for a CG win and POG. Buster Davis (4-8, 6.00) gave up 5R (4ER) for a CG loss. Top BAL hitters were C Tom Kruyt (3 for 4) & 3B Bear Zimyanin (2 for 4). For us, Dirtbag Degal went 1 for 4, 1R, 4RBI, 1GrandSlam). Matt Perly went 1 for 4, 1HR.
STANDINGS
35-16, #1 overall, 2.5 games ahead of KC, 11-4 in the last couple of weeks.
BAD NEWS
-Our pitching was very inconsistent all month. Ulrich went 6-1, but a lot of those wins were due to some awsome hitting.
-Scouting report... Ormiston and Meacham both took hits to batting talents. Castaneda's glove took another hit - he will see more at bats go to Kreitenberg very soon.
GOOD NEWS
-Hitting: Sandoz (.500), Kreitenberg (.448), Mitchell (.430, 4HR), Meacham (.412, 3HR), Perly (.316, 7HR), Kress (.308, 7HR), Degal (.300, 9HR) all had a monster month.
HITTING THRU 5/31
Code:
Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG
Code:
C. Sandoz 16 24 10 1 0 0 2 4 3 2 .417 .481 .458
I. Mitchell 49 190 79 7 1 6 30 31 12 13 .416 .451 .558
M. Kreitenberg 38 102 39 8 3 0 23 26 14 9 .382 .458 .520
R. Kress 50 165 54 7 1 18 46 53 60 32 .327 .500 .709
M. Perly 44 164 51 7 1 15 54 36 22 27 .311 .389 .640
J. Meacham 26 66 20 2 1 3 13 9 4 7 .303 .343 .500
J. Degal 42 144 43 3 0 14 40 32 29 22 .299 .412 .611
C. Darling 14 26 7 1 0 0 2 1 3 7 .269 .345 .308
D. Kitterman 47 192 51 4 5 7 27 43 17 22 .266 .325 .448
B. Ulrich 13 42 11 1 2 0 0 7 2 8 .262 .295 .381
D. Castaneda 48 198 50 7 2 0 19 29 30 33 .253 .349 .308
R. Fish 44 140 35 0 0 6 20 20 18 20 .250 .331 .379
L. Ormiston 48 166 40 9 2 5 25 22 29 35 .241 .352 .410
H. Andrew 13 40 9 2 0 0 6 5 3 9 .225 .295 .275
P. Short 23 30 6 3 0 1 6 5 9 6 .200 .375 .400
PITCHING THRU 5/31
Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K
Code:
B. Ulrich 13 13 12 1 0 3.45 99.0 88 43 38 45 66
H. Andrew 13 13 7 4 0 3.32 105.2 71 41 39 34 79
R. Wolfe 13 13 6 3 0 3.69 102.1 107 45 42 19 43
E. Faulkner 12 12 6 3 0 4.38 90.1 79 47 44 36 40
L. Wyman 12 0 3 0 5 3.00 9.0 9 4 3 4 4
S. Cole 7 0 1 0 1 8.10 6.2 10 6 6 7 3
C. Stell 8 0 0 1 0 13.50 7.1 13 11 11 2 3
S. Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 3 1 0 3 0
O. Adkins 6 0 0 0 0 1.42 6.1 9 5 1 3 5
M. George 14 0 0 3 6 6.17 11.2 14 8 8 4 7
J. Patterson 17 0 0 1 4 5.60 17.2 20 11 11 8 7