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8/1 THRU 8/15

8/2 CHI @ DET: loss 4-11 Hal Andrew (15-8) gave up 8R in 7IP for the loss. Earl Boyd (4-9, 4.53) gave up 4R in 8.1IP for the win. POG went to LF Chester Munch for going 2 for 4, 2R, 6RBI, 2HR (1 grand slam). 2B Tony Seats and 3B Scotty McCarthy both homered as well for the Sox. For us, top batter was Ray Kress going 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 1HR. Luther Ormiston and Matt Perly both hit solo HRs for their only hits.

8/3 CHI @ DET: loss 0-2 Harley Melzer (8-5, 3.35) pitched well giving up only 2R but go the CG loss. Stretch Bussmann (17-7, 3.32) got the win and POG pitching 7.2 scoreless innings. Moonshine Allen & John Skoropat finished out the game to complete the shutout. Both teams were held to 6 hits. Top batter was Sox SS Rex Seelinger who went 2 for 3. For us, Ray Kress and Luther Ormiston both went 1 for 3, 1BB.

8/4 CHI @ DET: WIN 7-6 Chicago had he sweep all but locked up until we exploded for 6 runs in the 9th. Bob Guilderson had his start interrupted by a rain delay. He gave up 3R (0ER) in 2.2IP. The win went to Mike Downey (9-2, 4.37) who pitched a scoreless finally two innings. Corky Stell started for the Sox giving up 1R in 4IP. The loss went to closer John Skoropat who gave up the final two runs via a Luther Ormiston bomb. Luther was named POG and went 2 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB, 1HR. David Castaneda went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI.

8/5 DET @ CLE: loss 3-7 Billy Crowell (20-7, 3.07) gave up 7R in 4.2IP for the loss pitching with a strained tricep. George Bowers (5-5, 4.09) got POG giving up only 3R in a CG win. Top Indian batter was LF Bill Berry who wnet 2 for 3, 2R< 2RBI, 1BB, 1TRPL. For us, Bud Moore went 2 for 4, 1RBI, 2DBL. Rollin Fish hit a solo HR for his only hit of the game.

8/6 DET @ CLE: WIN 8-1 Hal Andrew (16-8, 3.52) gave up only 1R in a CG win and POG. George Kauffman (4-15, 6.06) was pulled after giving up 8R (7ER) in the first 2.1IP. Both teams were held to 5 hits... 2 errors proved very costly for Cleveland. Top CLE batter was Peter Cavalluzzo going 1 for 3, 1R, 1BB, 1DBL. For us, Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 1HR. Carl Sandoz got tossed after arguing a strike 3 call in the 2nd. George Kauffman's losing streak reaches a career high 9 consecutive decisions. George is young and has better days ahead of him for sure.

8/7 DET @ CLE: WIN 3-2 Harley Melzer gave up 2R in 8IP, but this game went 11. The win went to Lloyd Wyman (7-3, 1.96) who struck out two and allowed no hits or walks in the 9th or 10th innings. Alex Footwangler (8.04, 6Sv) got the final two outs of the game for a save. Charley Nagel gave up 2R (0ER) in 8.1IP. But the loss went to Len Banty (1-5, 2.95). LF Bill Berry was top CLE batter going 3 for 4, 1BB, 2DBL. For us, Bud Moore got POG going 4 for 5, 1R, 2DBL. Rollin Fish jammed a finger and will be day2day for about a week.

8/9 DET @ CLE: WIN 4-3 Another 11 inning game... Bob Guilderson gave up only 2R in 8IP. Lloyd Wyman (8-3, 2.08) wins again despite giving up a run in 1.2 IP. Stan Levek (4.71, 5Sv) pitched a scoreless 11th for the save. Sloppy Mosich gave up 3R in 8.2IP. CLE closer Billy Hyberg (2-3. 3.40) pitched the final two innings but gave up the game winning run. Their top batter was 2B Dean Parente who went 1 for 3, 1R, 2BB. For us, Matt Perly got POG going 3 for 3, 2RBI, 1DBL. John Degal played catcher and an inning at CF and went 2 for 4, 1R, 1BB.

8/10 DET @ BOS: WIN 6-4 Billy Crowell (21-7, 3.08) gets his first win in nearly three weeks giving up 4R (3ER) in 8IP. Stan Leveck pitched a scoreless 9th for the save. Whacker Roberts (15-8, 3.52) gave up 6R in 7.2IP for the loss. 2B Skeeter Schaldemose was the top BOS batter going 2 for 3, 1R, 2BB. For us, Rik the Greek Kaladimos went 3 for 4, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR, 1DBL for POG honors. Ray Kress also hit a 2R HR for his only hit of the day.

8/11 DET @ BOS: WIN 3-1 This game went 13 innings and there was an hour long 10th inning rain delay. Hal Andrew gets POG for giving up only 1R (0ER) in 8IP. The win eventually went to Alan Paule (3-3, 6.75) who pitched a scoreless 12th & 13th innings. Sonny Faulkner also pitched well giving up only 1R in 8IP. The loss went to Jo-Jo King (6-6, 4.39) who gave up 2 in the 13th. Top batter of the day was BOS 3B Tequila Allen who went 3 for 4, 1DBL. For us, Luther Ormiston went 1 for 3, 1BB. We were held to 5 hits, but were helped out with 10 walks. Also, Boston committed 3 errors to our 2.

8/12 PHI @ DET: WIN 6-5 We're really racking up the extra inning wins... this one went 12. Harley Melzer gave up 4R in 7.1IP. But the win went to Stan Leveck (3-3, 4.50) despite the fact he gave up a run in the 12th. Luckily for him A's closer John Mora (2-4, 4.14) gave up 2 for in the bottom of the 12th. Top PHI hitters were LF Greg Morris (2 for 4, 3R, 2BB, 1DBL) and RF Peaches Badeau (2 for 3, 2RBI, 1BB, 1TRPL). For us, Ray Kress got POG for going 2 for 6, 2R, 2RBI, 1HR. Luther Ormiston also hit a solo shot on a 2 for 6 day.

8/13 PHI @ DET: WIN 9-2 Bob Guilderson (11-7, 4.72) pitched a great game giving up only 2R in a CG win. Harold Sundin (3-7, 5.82) gave up 7R in 6IP for the loss. SS Hal Breault hit a 2R HR on his only hit for the A's. Their RF Hershel Cooley went 2 for 4. For us, Bud Moore got POG going 3 for 5, 2R, 4RBI, 2HR. Ray Kress went 2 for 4, 2R, 3RBI, 1BB. Matt Perly went 1 for 3, 2R, 1RBI, 2BB, 1HR.

8/14 PHI @ DET: loss 7-8 We scored 5 in the 8th for the lead, but them gave up 3 in the 9th for the loss. Billy Crowell gave up 5R in 8IP. The loss went to Mike Downey (9-3, 4.70) who was responsible for that 9th inning let down. Bob Stevens gave up 4R in 7IP. The win went to Don Vonkitzing (3-4, 4.85) for closing out the 8th. RF Peaches Badeau got POG for PHI for going 2 for 2, 1R, 4RBI, 1HR subbing in for Cal Williams. SS Ace Habermehl (3 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 2SB) and 3B Bud Ayers (2 for 3, 2R, 1BB, 1TRPL) also hit well. For us, Ray Kress went 1 for 2, 2R, 3BB, 1DBL. Luther Ormiston went 2 for 5, 1R, 3RBI, 1HR. David Castaneda went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 1DBL, 1HR. Matt Perly went 2 for 4, 1R, 1RBI, 1DBL.

8/15 PHI @ DET: WIN 6-2 Hal Andrew (17-8, 3.35) gave up 2R in a CG win and POG. He held PHI to 5 hits and 2 walks. Ken Malia (8-9, 4.16) gave up 6R (5ER) in 6.2IP for the loss. Ace Habermehl was their top hitter going 1 for 2, 1R, 2BB, 1DBL. For us, David Castaneda went 2 for 4, 1R, 2RBI and Carlton Affee hit a 3R HR on his only hit of the day.

STANDINGS
78-42, #1 overall, 12.5 games ahead of Boston, 9-4 in the last 13

BAD NEWS
-Carl Sandoz (usually a .320+ hitter) is hitting a dismal .278. But hopefully, he's was just saving up for a strong finish for the year as he has done in the past.
-So far, the move to bring up Degal has shown no progress. But maybe this ML experience will inspire him to have a much stronger spring training.

GOOD NEWS
-We gained a game in our AL lead.
-We had a lot of extra inning games, but luckily, our Pen did a good job in holding on for some wins.
-Hal Andrew had been on a 0-4, 5 game stretch, but then won 3 consecutive POG awards giving up only 4R in 3 games.

Had to cut this update short as I'm having a real busy week.