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1928 Week #24

Boston @ Chicago: September 17-18, 1928
While Boston out hit the Chiefs they didn’t outscore them so and that is the name of the game. SS Carl Milam has continued his hot hitting lately and tallied three in the loss. Homer Krajewski also had a pair of hits but the story was the Chicago offense that scored four runs thanks to two home runs. Dick Alexander took the loss leaving his record at 13-7 for the year. 6-4 Loss. (75-69)

Ray Allen and Wilbur Laramee teamed up to deny Chicago starter Norm Austin his 20th win on the season. Allen provided seven shutout innings before turning the pitching duties over to Laramee who picked up right where Allen left off and kept the Chiefs off the board. The games lone run came off the bat of Charlie Barry who doubled in an RBI in the top of the 9th inning. It was Barry’s 92 RBI of the season and the eventual game winner. 1-0 Win. (76-69)

Boston @ St. Louis: September 20-22, 1928
Jack Holland could not provide back-to-back solid starts as both teams put on a slugfest at Pioneer Field. Both teams had 14 hits each but the unique thing for Boston was that they did not have a single extra base hit in the game. 14 singles is what they could accomplish. Charlie Barry had four of them and Jake Duke had three of them. That was not the case for St. Louis and their 14 hits. They had a pair of homers, a double and two triples. Those extra base hits would be the difference. 8-6 Loss. (76-70)

In his first start since finishing his rehab stint in Denver, Howdy Bowman pitched eight innings giving up three earned runs on ten hits. It was a lights out start by any standard but it allowed the Boston offense to stay in the game. Jake Duke and Carl Milam each had two hits and the offense was even able to string a few extra base hits together to even the series. 4-3 Win. (77-70)

With an extra day of rest the Minutemen sent Ernie Henderson in to finish off the season series against the Pioneers. The two teams would battle through nine complete with the score even at one. Henderson went out for the 10th and the Pioneers finally cracked through with a run scoring series winning single. The Minutemen ended up splitting the season series with St. Louis 11-11. 2-1 Loss. (77-71)

Boston @ New York: September 23rd, 1928
Next for the Minutemen was a trip to New York, BIll Jenkins was tabbed with the start and he was rocked for eight earned in 5.1 innings. It was not the start the club was looking for. Giving up that many that early made whatever the offense could do minimal at best. Catcher Alfred Cass did have two hits and three RBI’s in the loss. 11-4 Loss (77-72)

GM’s Desk: September 24th, 1928:
We have been 8-8 this September and I’m really looking to finish strong. We are one win shy of guaranteeing a winning record for the year. I would like to get to 80 wins though. That means we would have to win three of our next five. That will be a tall order as we travel to Detroit to finish the season. Congrats to both Chicago in the FA and Philadelphia in the CA as they will be meeting in the World Series. We continue to meet with ownership regarding our minor league analysis. Arlington and Springfield are in the books. We will get to Worcester and Denver as soon as Mr. Cunningham has the time to meet.
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