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Eugene Church · 07-10-2016, 03:34 PM

THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE
Thursday, April 24, 1947

BIRMINGHAM UPS SA LEAD TO 2 GAMES OVER CHATTANOOGA

BARONS SWEEP CRACKERS
Things couldn't be better for the Southern Association-leading Birmingham Barons... everything is coming up roses for them... not only did they pull off another late-ditch comeback again to whip Atlanta, they took all three games from the Crackers... all three games were nip-and-tuck one-run affairs.

Birmingham's LF Joe Scheldt (.269) led off the 10th with a single, advanced to third on a double by C Joe Erautt (.423) and scored the winning run when sure-handed first baseman Bruce Konopka (.988 FA) botched a hard-hit grounder by RF Zach Eaton (.368)... the Barons came away with a 4-3 miracle win in 10 innings with reliever Ben Satterfield (2-0/3.12) logging the victory with two scoreless frames... starter Alex Ronay (4-1/3.42) tossed nine standout innings, restricting Atlanta to six hits and one earned run in his nine innings... Ronay had six Ks and walked two... losing pitcher Forest Thompson (4-2/2.17) gutted out all 10 innings, but allowed 13 hits... Birmingham is a sparkling 16-7 for the season... the Crackers spiraled downward to 12-10 and have fallen three and a half games back of the Barons.

SUNKEL SPINS 2ND SHUTOUT IN A ROW
Veteran portsider Tom Sunkel did it again for New Orleans, firing his second straight shutout... this time around he blanked Chattanooga on just two singles 6-0, chalking up four strikeouts and two walks... the 34-year-old Sunkel is unbeaten with a 4-0 mark and a fine 2.60 ERA... the Pelicans backed him up with a 12-hit attack with C Fred Walters (.258) doubling in a pair of scores and RF Tom Wright (.293/4 HR) belting a two-run homer... the Pels reached the .500 mark with 12 wins and 12 losses with the Lookouts dipping to 14-9, two games in back of first place Birmingham (16-7).

VOLS SWEEP 3 FROM BEARS
The Nashville Vols got a stellar effort from pitcher Leo Twardy, who helped his club score a 4-2 win over the visiting Mobile Bears... Twardy worked into the ninth to notch the win, stumping the Bears on only three hits, walking 5 and fanning 7... his record improved to 3-2... it was the Vols fourth consecutive victory... they swept the series from Mobile and upped their record to 13-11, good for the fourth spot in the Southern Association standings, 4 games behind Birmaingham... the Bears bit the dust for the third game in a row and dropped to 10-12... Nashville put them away with three runs in the fifth on 3B Mel Serafini's (.317) two-run single and CF Hal Jeffcoat's (.319) RBI base hit.

TRAVS COME BACK LATE TO CLIP CHICKS
At home, Little Rock snapped its three-game skid, winning for only the 5th time in 24 games... the Travelers clipped Memphis 4-3 to salvage the third game of the series, winning in the bottom of the ninth on pinchhitter Bill Garbe's (.293) double and an RBI single by 3B Dean Scarborough (.250)... in a nice outing Sammy House (2-3/7.20) checked the Chicks on two earned runs and seven hits with six strikeouts and three bases on balls... Scarborough (.250) had three RBIs to top the Travelers... SS Freddie Hancock (.301/4 HR) did the most damage for Memphis with his 4th clout of the year... the Chicks dropped back to 11-12 this season... the Travelers are only 5-19.

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07-10-2016, 03:34 PM	#90
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,226	THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE Thursday, April 24, 1947 BIRMINGHAM UPS SA LEAD TO 2 GAMES OVER CHATTANOOGA BARONS SWEEP CRACKERS Things couldn't be better for the Southern Association-leading Birmingham Barons... everything is coming up roses for them... not only did they pull off another late-ditch comeback again to whip Atlanta, they took all three games from the Crackers... all three games were nip-and-tuck one-run affairs. Birmingham's LF Joe Scheldt (.269) led off the 10th with a single, advanced to third on a double by C Joe Erautt (.423) and scored the winning run when sure-handed first baseman Bruce Konopka (.988 FA) botched a hard-hit grounder by RF Zach Eaton (.368)... the Barons came away with a 4-3 miracle win in 10 innings with reliever Ben Satterfield (2-0/3.12) logging the victory with two scoreless frames... starter Alex Ronay (4-1/3.42) tossed nine standout innings, restricting Atlanta to six hits and one earned run in his nine innings... Ronay had six Ks and walked two... losing pitcher Forest Thompson (4-2/2.17) gutted out all 10 innings, but allowed 13 hits... Birmingham is a sparkling 16-7 for the season... the Crackers spiraled downward to 12-10 and have fallen three and a half games back of the Barons. SUNKEL SPINS 2ND SHUTOUT IN A ROW Veteran portsider Tom Sunkel did it again for New Orleans, firing his second straight shutout... this time around he blanked Chattanooga on just two singles 6-0, chalking up four strikeouts and two walks... the 34-year-old Sunkel is unbeaten with a 4-0 mark and a fine 2.60 ERA... the Pelicans backed him up with a 12-hit attack with C Fred Walters (.258) doubling in a pair of scores and RF Tom Wright (.293/4 HR) belting a two-run homer... the Pels reached the .500 mark with 12 wins and 12 losses with the Lookouts dipping to 14-9, two games in back of first place Birmingham (16-7). VOLS SWEEP 3 FROM BEARS The Nashville Vols got a stellar effort from pitcher Leo Twardy, who helped his club score a 4-2 win over the visiting Mobile Bears... Twardy worked into the ninth to notch the win, stumping the Bears on only three hits, walking 5 and fanning 7... his record improved to 3-2... it was the Vols fourth consecutive victory... they swept the series from Mobile and upped their record to 13-11, good for the fourth spot in the Southern Association standings, 4 games behind Birmaingham... the Bears bit the dust for the third game in a row and dropped to 10-12... Nashville put them away with three runs in the fifth on 3B Mel Serafini's (.317) two-run single and CF Hal Jeffcoat's (.319) RBI base hit. TRAVS COME BACK LATE TO CLIP CHICKS At home, Little Rock snapped its three-game skid, winning for only the 5th time in 24 games... the Travelers clipped Memphis 4-3 to salvage the third game of the series, winning in the bottom of the ninth on pinchhitter Bill Garbe's (.293) double and an RBI single by 3B Dean Scarborough (.250)... in a nice outing Sammy House (2-3/7.20) checked the Chicks on two earned runs and seven hits with six strikeouts and three bases on balls... Scarborough (.250) had three RBIs to top the Travelers... SS Freddie Hancock (.301/4 HR) did the most damage for Memphis with his 4th clout of the year... the Chicks dropped back to 11-12 this season... the Travelers are only 5-19. Click Line Scores to Enlarge Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-10-2016 at 03:37 PM.