#Baltimore Black Sox
Curt Blefary hit 2 HRs, bringing his season total to a whopping 12, in an 8-4 loss to the
Detroit Wolverines.
#Chicago American Giants
Cristobal Torriente was placed on the DL after severely twisting an ankle in the
American Giants' 7-6 victory over
San Francisco, a game won on a walk-off HR by
Dick Allen. It could be a hard game for Chicago:
Herb Pennock was injured as well, but may be able to make his next start and, more importantly, superstar 2B
Eddie Collins left the game favoring his leg. His diagnosis is currently unknown.
Avisail Garcia was promoted from AAA Milwaukee to take Torriente's place.
Collins will miss about 2 weeks:
Nellie Fox was called up from AAA, but the bulk of the 2B duties will fall to
Damian Jackson.
#Houston Colt 45's
Casey Stengel--yes,
Casey Stengel--hit the second longest HR in WBL history when he launched a 517ft mammoth shot off
Miami's
Bill Landrum, leading
Houston to a 4-1 victory over the Cuban Giants.
Only slightly less improbably than the above paragraph:
Toad Ramsey, who has been thoroughly mediocre at best, delivered a 4-hit shutout against Miami in a 3-0 Houston victory. Ramsey walked 7, so it wasn't exactly a dominant performance; still, a 4-hitter is a 4-hitter.
#Kansas City Monarchs
How do you win a game when you give up 10 walks? By pounding out 23 hits and scoring 17 runs ... the
Monarchs blew away
Memphis 17-3, led by
Rogers Hornsby's 2 HRs and 6 RBIs. Hornsby,
Stan Musial, and
Ozzie Smith scored 3 runs each, and recently recalled
Robinson Cano added 4 hits.
Jose Rijo pitched well enough for the win, improving to 2-1, and
Trevor Rosenthal and
Craig Kimbrel provided 4 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief.
#Ottawa Mounties
OF
Larry Walker is heading back to the DL with a sprained wrist, leaving the
Mounties without one of their only 2 higher end offensive performers so far (the other being
Tim Raines).
Rick Monday was recalled from AAA, increasing the pressure on
Ken Griffey, Jr. to come out of his slump.