Code:
Team W/L Pct GB
Kansas City Monarchs 27-17 .614 --
Indianapolis ABC's 23-22 .511 4.5
Wandering House of David 20-22 .476 6
Houston Colt 45s 21-25 .457 7
Birmingham Black Barons 15-30 .333 12.5
Marvin Miller Division | 21 May
#Birmingham Black Barons
Hank Aaron went deep twice and
Greg Maddux improved to 4-4 with a solid outing as the Black Barons went up early and held on for dear life, topping the ABC's 7-6.
Jim Pagliaroni,
Andy Pafko, and
Eddie Mathews also went deep for Birmingham.
#Houston Colt 45s
Bret Saberhagen's disastrous start in an 8-2 loss to Brooklyn removed him from the starting rotation for Houston, who will use a starter-by-committee to round out their staff.
#Indianapolis ABC's
Joe Morgan went deep twice, leading the ABCs to a 12-3 walkover of Kansas City.
Rube Foster improved to 2-3, but faded in the 9th, losing a shot at the complete game. Still, a fine outing for Foster in a game that saw Morgan drive in 4 and
Oscar Charleston and
Jake Stenzel 3 each.
#Kansas City Monarchs
With
Bob Gibson out for a week or so with back issues, the Monarchs placed the struggling youngster on the DL and recalled
Jock Menefee from AAA.
#Wandering House of David
Bob Robertson was excellent in his time with the House of David, but
Pete Browning's return from injury sends Robertson back to AAA.
Ryne Sandberg went deep twice as the House of David hit 6 homeruns in a 12-6 win over Ottawa that wasn't even that close. Sandberg had 4 hits and scored 4 runs and
Bob Rush improved to 5-4 with a solid 7 innings.
Ernie Banks hit 3 homeruns and drove in 6 as the House of David beat Houston 10-3. He wasn't done, as Banks hit 2 more including a walkoff blast in another victory over Houston, this one 10-8.
Ron Santo, Sandberg, and
Anthony Rizzo also went deep, but the victory had a downside, as Browning will be sidelined for most of the next week with tightness in his back.