SEPT. 8, 2016
The last run of interleague play begins with the Hitmen getting homers from all three in the heart of their order.
Babe Ruth (23),
Charley Jones (29) and
Roger Connor (21) each went deep to back
Rich Gale (3-1, 1.43).
St. Louis 10, Sacramento 9: The Stingers left 13 on base in this donnybrook that saw
Rube Marquard and
Fergie Jenkins each hit hard in an affair that saw the game tied or lead change 9 different times.
Joel Youngblood drove in four for Sacramento, and now is hitting .500 with 2 homers and 9 RBI this month. PBL RBI leader
Fred Lynn drove in another and had three hits for the first-place Tides.
Arizona 3, Wichita 2 (10 innings): Dan Casey (11-8) threw a 10-inning complete game and
Larry Gardner hit a walkoff homer in the 10th off
Chad Cordero to blow starter
Rube Waddell's 9-inning, two-run, six-hit performance, sending the Brigade back down to .500, their two-month run in July and August seeming a distant memory.
| West | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Chicago Hitmen | 76 | 64 | .543 | - |
Sacramento Stingers
| 72
| 68 | .514 | 4.0 |
| Wichita Brigade | 71
| 71
| .500 | 6.0 |