September 19, 2021
EASTERN LEAGUE SOUTHThe Sounds battered
Dock Ellis (10-9, 4.42) for nine runs (seven earned) over 5 2/3, getting four hits from
Ed Delahanty - quietly having yet another outstanding season (.328-14-62).
Mark McLemore also had four hits for Memphis, including a two-run shot in the first, his third of the season.
Van Mungo (11-10, 4.10) allowed two runs over 7 2/3 for the win to tie the division once again.
Charlotte 6, Alabama 2. Charlotte completed its sweep of Alabama, winning its fourth straight overall to close within a game of Memphis and Orlando.
Jim Gentile had three hits and three RBI, including a two-run shot (23) off
Hoyt Wilhelm in the 8th to break it open.
Hank Thompson hit his 13th and
Al Kaline had three hits for Alabama in the loss.
WESTERN LEAGUE SOUTH
San Antonio 6, Phoenix 4 (11 innings). When San Antonio made Elmer Flick the highest-paid player in the ABL this offseason, moments like this are what they had in mind. Flick hit a walk-off, two-run shot off Billy O'Dell in the bottom of the 11th inning to give San Antonio a three-game sweep of division-leading Phoenix and pull the Stallions to three games back. It was the ninth homer of the season for Flick, second in the league in batting to Ty Cobb at .337. Jackie Robinson drove in three for San Antonio. Despite a down season (.262-15-45), Robinson came through here, going 6-for-14 (.429) with six runs scored in the series. Phoenix ace Stephen Strasburg (13-8, 3.79) allowed four runs over 6 1/3 in the no-decision. Todd Helton hit his 14th.
- Louisville battered Chicago, 20-2, for the season's biggest blowout. Norm Siebern had five hits and drove in four, while Manny Ramirez homered and drove in five. Honus Wagner went 3-for-5, scoring four runs and driving in a pair. Wagner is now batting .334 as he tries to chase down New York's Chief Wilson (.341) for the batting title. Home run leader Dave Henderson, however, didn't homer in the onslaught, going 1-for-6 with a single.