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PhillieFever · 06-21-2011, 05:09 PM

Sunday September 24th, 1961

Braves Storm Past Reeling Giants

Using the grit of a champion, the Milwaukee Braves waltzed into Candlestick Park supremely confident, and swept right through the hometown Giants, winning by the scores of 9-2, 10-8, and 9-5, on their way to taking over the lead in the National League with just one week to play. The Giants meanwhile were sent reeling by the sweep and have now lost 5 straight games, falling out of 1st place for the first time since mid July. If the Giants can somehow right the ship, the league title could come down to the final three games of the season, when the Giants visit the Braves in Milwaukee's County Stadium.

Only A Collapse Can Stop Tigers Now

Leading by four games with just seven left to play, the Detroit Tigers need only to win three of those final seven to guarantee themselves their first pennant in 16 years. The Tigers will be on the road for all 7 games however, playing one game in LA, three in Kansas City, and three in Minnesota. As for Baltimore, they'll most likely need to win all five of their remaining games to have any type of chance, and just doing that will not be easy. The O's have one more game in Chicago before heading to New York for two games, and then back home for two more against the White Sox.

Spahn Wins #300

40 year old Braves lefty Warren Spahn became just the 13th player in big league history to win 300 games on Sunday, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers by the score of 11-4, allowing 7 hits and 3 walks while striking out 4 in the complete game victory. For his career, the future hall of famer is now 300-196 with a 2.99 ERA and 2223 strikeouts in 544 big league starts, each and every one of them with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves.

Reds Send Osteen To Washington

The Cincinnati Reds have traded 22 year old pitching prospect Claude Osteen to the Washington Senators for 29 year old pitcher Dave Sisler and a reported $50,000 in cash.

Aaron Ends Series With A Bang

Facing Giants ace Mike McCormick in the final game of the Braves three game sweep, all-star OF Henry Aaron was simply incredible, going 5 for 5 with a home run, 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored, leading the Braves to a 9-5 win.

MLB Standings

06-21-2011, 05:09 PM	#347
PhillieFever Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Elk Twp. NJ Posts: 6,763	Sunday September 24th, 1961 Braves Storm Past Reeling Giants Using the grit of a champion, the Milwaukee Braves waltzed into Candlestick Park supremely confident, and swept right through the hometown Giants, winning by the scores of 9-2, 10-8, and 9-5, on their way to taking over the lead in the National League with just one week to play. The Giants meanwhile were sent reeling by the sweep and have now lost 5 straight games, falling out of 1st place for the first time since mid July. If the Giants can somehow right the ship, the league title could come down to the final three games of the season, when the Giants visit the Braves in Milwaukee's County Stadium. Only A Collapse Can Stop Tigers Now Leading by four games with just seven left to play, the Detroit Tigers need only to win three of those final seven to guarantee themselves their first pennant in 16 years. The Tigers will be on the road for all 7 games however, playing one game in LA, three in Kansas City, and three in Minnesota. As for Baltimore, they'll most likely need to win all five of their remaining games to have any type of chance, and just doing that will not be easy. The O's have one more game in Chicago before heading to New York for two games, and then back home for two more against the White Sox. Spahn Wins #300 40 year old Braves lefty Warren Spahn became just the 13th player in big league history to win 300 games on Sunday, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers by the score of 11-4, allowing 7 hits and 3 walks while striking out 4 in the complete game victory. For his career, the future hall of famer is now 300-196 with a 2.99 ERA and 2223 strikeouts in 544 big league starts, each and every one of them with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves. Reds Send Osteen To Washington The Cincinnati Reds have traded 22 year old pitching prospect Claude Osteen to the Washington Senators for 29 year old pitcher Dave Sisler and a reported $50,000 in cash. Aaron Ends Series With A Bang Facing Giants ace Mike McCormick in the final game of the Braves three game sweep, all-star OF Henry Aaron was simply incredible, going 5 for 5 with a home run, 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored, leading the Braves to a 9-5 win. MLB Standings Last edited by PhillieFever; 09-06-2011 at 11:45 AM.