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[Eugene Church]

Originally Posted by HolyCow98

Man...I'm pleased the Braves pitchers have been as effective as they've been....but where's the offense. In a league format such as this where every team has good talent...I would of thought that they're pitchers would have struggled a bit and they would be relying on the likes of Hank & Eddie & Chipper ect...

Hopefully they will heat up....

There are a lot of Superstars in the league and also a lot of Superduds.

Logically, everybody is very good in the league...I edited their ratings and talent so that they would be based on the career average of each player...and logically the way I think OOTPB works, every player can't be very good...some are great, some are good, some are average...and I suppose some will have to be fair and poor.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Tuesday, July 1, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

LEAGUE LEADING YANKEES AND SECOND PLACE TIGERS WERE VICTORIOUS...NY STILL LEADS BY 2 GAMES...DETROIT BEAT THIRD PLACE WHITE SOX...YANKS EDGE CLEVELAND...FOURTH PLACE SENATORS SLIP BY BOSOX...AND NEXT-TO-LAST BROWNS BLAST 5TH PLACE ATHLETICS.

CLEVELAND (34-49) 1 7 0
NEW YORK- (51-35) 3 9 0

WP: Ford (8-5 3.28)
LP: Joss (5-9 3.33) Lemon (8th)
HR: (none)

Apparently NY's Whitey Ford had rather do it all himself...not only did he stump the Indians on a 7-hit, 7-strikeout performance, he also drove in 2 runs in the second and they proved to be the ones that won the game...it was the last place Tribe's 4th successive defeat.

CHICAGO (47-39) 1 3 0
DETROIT (49-37) 4 11 0

WP: Bunning (7-3 3.30)
LP: Walsh (6-7 3.15) Pierce (8th)
HR: Chi - Lundy (2) Det - Crawford (1)

The Tigers' Jim Bunning set down the White Sox on 3 hits and Sam Crawford (.278) 4-4 and a homer and Birdie Tebbetts (.290) 2-4 topped the hitters...each drove in a pair of runs.

BOSTON -----(39-46) 4 12 0
WASHINGTON (47-42) 5 7 0

WP: Dailey (7-3 3.03)
LP: G. Ruth (5-9 3.63)
HR: Bos - D. DiMaggio (6) Charleston (4) Was - Oliva (4)

Senator Tony Oliva (.259) cracked in 4 runs and pitcher Bill Dailey bent, but didn't break...he allowed 12 hits, but was stingy with men on base...Washington only got 7 hits off George Ruth, but made them each of them count.

PHILADELPHIA (40-44) 2 5 2
ST. LOUIS --- (35-50) 8 13 0

WP: Garver (5-5 3.74)
LP: Hunter (6-5 3.53) Shantz (5th) Bender (8th)
HR: Phi - Foxx (16) StL - Jacobson (4) J. Gibson (3)

Brownie righthander Ned Garver spun a nice 5-hitter at the Athletics with 7 K's and no walks and St. Louis exploited A's pitching for 13 hits...Baby Doll Jacobson (.295) homered and drove in 3 and Ken Williams (.278) tripled in 2...they scored all of their runs off Catfish Hunter.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

THE #1 GIANTS EVENED UP THEIR SERIES WITH THE THIRD PLACE PIRATES...THE RUNNER-UP DODGERS LOST A HEARTBREAKER TO SIXTH PLACE CHICAGO...THE FOURTH PLACE PHILS WERE UPENDED BY LAST PLACE CINCY...AND FIFTH PLACE ST. LOUIS ESCAPED WITH A CLOSE ONE OVER THE SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES.

NEW YORK --(48-38) 4 10 0
PITTSBURGH (45-41) 2 10 0

WP: Hubbell (7-6 2.61)
LP: Tannehill (6-7 4.18) Tekulve (8th)
HR: NY - Ott (15) Dihigo (2)

King Carl Hubbell reigned supremely over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Giants' 2-run victory...He scattered 10 hits, walked no one and struck out 5...Mel Ott's (.280) 3-run smash in the opening frame decided it.

BROOKLYN -(48-41) 0 5 0
CHICAGO --(40-45) 1 4 1

WP: M. Brown (10-6 2.46)
LP: S. Koufax (6-5 3.42) Perranoski (7th)
HR: Chi - Santo (2)

Chicago has won 4 in a row...this time Chicub Mordecai Brown completely smothered the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 5-hit whitewashing, fanning 10 and walking 2 in a magnificent outing...Ron Santo made the best of a rare start at 3B and hammered a homer in the second, the game's only run off valiant loser Sandy Koufax.

PHILADELPHIA (44-42) 1 5 0
CINCINNATI --(36-47) 5 7 1

WP: Rixey (4-1 3.48)
LP: Carlton (3-9 4.68) Wise (8th)
HR: Phi - Rolen (3) Cin - Conception (1)

Cincinnati may have found a starting pitcher...lefty Eppa Rixey had been shuffled off to the pen for ineffective starts early in the season, but the Reds desparate for starting pitching gave him another chance and it paid off...Rixey powderpuffed his way to a 5-hit win over the Philadelphia Phillies...he fanned 6 and gave up 3 free passes...unlikely hero, Dave Conception, slugged a 3-run homer and 1-run double to propel the Reds attack.

BOSTON --(39-46) 2 3 0
ST. LOUIS (42-42) 3 8 1

WP: Dean (5-7 4.05) T. Worrell (9th)
Save: T. Worrell 6 (5-6 2.57)
LP: Smoltz (4-8 4.54) Bedrosian (8th)
HR: Bos - Mathews (8)

It looked like another bad luck 3-hit loss for Dizzy Dean, but the Redbirds rose from the ashes and put 3 scores on the board in the 8th to salvage a hard-earned victory and send the Braves to their 4th loss in a row...John Smoltz was cruising along with a 2-0 shutout, 8 K's and seemingly in control...with 2 outs in the 8th frame Frisch (.308) doubled, Musial (.272) walked, Hornsby (.285) singled in one run and then Johnny Mize (.276) slapped a double to score 2 more.

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[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, July 2, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

THE FIRST PLACE YANKS SWEPT THE FIRST 2 BALLGAMES WITH THE LAST PLACE INDIANS AT YANKEE STADIUM...AT BRIGGS STADIUM SECOND PLACE DETROIT WON 2 0F 3 FROM THE THIRD PLACE WHITE SOX...SIXTH PLACE BOSTON BEAT FOURTH PLACE WASHINGTON TWICE SO FAR IN A 3- GAME SET...AND SEVENTH PLACE ST. LOUIS TOOK A COUPLE FROM THE FIFTH PLACE ATHLETICS.

CLEVELAND (34-50) 3 9 1
NEW YORK (52-35) 4 6 0

WP: Gomez (10-4 2.91) Rivera (8th)
Save: Rivera 9 (3-3 2.43)
LP: Wynn (6-6 3.54) D. Jones (7th)
HR: Cle - Thome (7)

In a squeaker the Bronx Bombers' bats came alive in a 7th inning rally against Early Wynn to nip the Tribe...Lefty Gomez earned his 10th win with 7 strong innings...Mariano Rivera went 2 inning for his 9th save, but was tagged for a home by Jim Thome...NY's Babe Ruth (.308) delivered 2 rbis for the club's 3rd consecutive victory...Cleveland has lost 5.

CHICAGO (47-40) 1 10 0
DETROIT (50-37) 3 7 0

WP: Rowe (8-6 3.66)
LP: Lyons (6-6 2.85)
HR: Det - Whitaker (1)

Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe checked the White Sox on 10 scattered hits and pinchhitter Lou Whitaker (.229) popped a 2-run homer in the 7th to give the Tigers the rubber game in the 3-game series.

BOSTON -----(40-46) 12 16 3 (13 innings)
WASHINGTON (47-43) 6 9 5

WP: Radatz (5-2 1.25)
LP: Marberry (2-3 3.47)
P. Martinez (SP) Radatz (7th)
Leonard (SP) Aguilera (7th) Marberry (9th) Viola (13th)
HR: Bos - Yastrzemski (5th) Was - Gaetti (6) Oliva (5)

Great relief pitching by Dick "the Monster" Radatz saved the day for the Red Sox in a 13-inning thriller at Griffith Stadium...the 6'5" righthander blanked the Senators for 7 innings on 3 hits for the win...Washington jumped off to a 6-0 lead after 3 frames, but scored no more...Carl Yastrzemski (.248) led off the 13th with a home run...after a walk, and 2 infield errors, Wade Boggs (.272) broke it open with a 3-run double...Firpo Marberry lost it...it was an error-filled game with both teams committing 8, a new MLB record...Washington tied the AL mark with 5...they had done it previously along with Detroit.

PHILADELPHIA (40-45) 4 10 0
ST. LOUIS -----(36-50) 7 12 1

WP: T. Martinez (1-0 3.60)
LP: Waddell (5-8 4.77)
Cuellar (SP) T. Martinez (5th)
Waddell (SP) Rommel (5th) Bender (6th)
HR: Phi - R. Henderson (6) StL - Stephens (6)

St. Louis ran up an early 5-0 lead and then held on with some nifty relief work by new signee, Tippy Martinez...he quelled the A's on 1 run and 3 hits over the final 4 innings for the win...Josh Gibson (.452) and Vern Stephens (.272) were the offense with 2 rbis each...it was the Browns 2nd successive win over the Athletics.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

THE THIRD PLACE PIRATES BESTED THE NL'S TOP TEAM, THE NEW YORK GIANTS, IN A 3-GAME SERIES AT FORBES FIELD, WINNING 2 OF THEM...THE GIANTS' LEAD IS NOW 1.5 GAMES OVER SECOND PLACE BROOKLYN AND 2 GAMES AHEAD OF THE BUCS...THE DODGERS RAN INTO A HORNET'S NEST AT WRIGLEY FIELD IN CHICAGO AND PROMPTLY DROPPED 2 GAMES...FOURTH PLACE PHILADELPHIA HAS SPLIT THE FIRST 2 CONTESTS WITH THE REDLEGS...AND FIFTH PLACE ST. LOUIS HAS WON THE FIRST 2 GAMES AGAINST THE SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES.

NEW YORK --(48-39) 4 8 0
PITTSBURGH (46-41) 7 16 0

WP: Phillippe (7-7 2.98) Day (8th)
Save: Day 2 (0-2 8.58)
LP: Marichal (8-5 2.99) Linzy (7th) Antonelli (9th)
HR: NY: Bonds (10)

Trailing 4-1 going into the 7th, the Pirates knocked Juan Marichal out with 4 runs, then wrapped it up with 2 more in the 8th off Frank Linzy...Deacon Phillippe chunked 7 for the victory with 2 inning of scoreless relief from newcomer, Leon Day, who got his 2nd save...Lloyd Waner (.369) with 4 hits and 3 runs scored and Pie Traynor (.392) with 4 hits and 3 rbis topped Pittsburgh in the 16-hit onslaught.

BROOKLYN (48-42) 1 5 2
CHICAGO - (41-45) 5 9 0

WP: Jenkins (8-7 2.56)
LP: Vance (12-3) 2.63) Grimes (8th)
HR: Chi - Stearnes (2)

Dodger Dazzy Vance blazed his fastball passed 14 Cubs in just 7 innings, but still lost to Ferguson Jenkins, who had better run support...Bill Dahlen 9.312) doubled home 2 in the 5th off of Vance and Turkey Stearnes ripped a 2-run roundtripper in the 8th off of Burleigh Grimes...Vance tied the Cardinals' Dizzy Dean's MLB strikeout record for a single game...Bob Feller of Cleveland holds the AL mark with 13.

PHILADELPHIA (45-42) 5 14 0
CINCINNATI --(36-48) 4 8 1

WP: Konstanty (5-5 4.26)
LP: Carroll (2-2 4.24)
Schilling (SP) McGraw (7th) Konstanty (7th) Baldschun (8th)
Maloney (SP) Carroll (8th) Dibble (8th)
HR: Cin - Kluszewski (5)

In a seesaw affair at Crosley Field, the visiting Phils parlayed timely hitting by Fresco Thompson (.308) and Chuck Klein (.309) with Jack Baldschun's two perfect innings of relief to skim by Cincinnati...Thompson and Klein both pushed across 2 runs...Reds righthander Jim Maloney struck out 10 in just 7 innings.

BOSTON --(39-47) 2 6 1
ST. LOUIS (43-42) 6 8 1

WP: Gibson (9-6 3.54)
LP: Maddux (11-4 2.69) Glavine (8th)
HR: Bos - C. Jones (15) StL - Musial (9) Mize (11)

St. Louis' Bob Gibson had his good stuff today as he limited the Braves to 2 runs and 6 hits with 10 K's...Greg Maddux didn't have his good stuff today and failed to get his 12th victory...he also committed a critical error that paved the way for 3 unearned runs in the 5th...Stan Musial (.273) and Rogers Hornsby (.285) picked up 2 rbis each...Musial and Johnny Mize (.277) homered for the winners...the Redbirds have won the first two games of the series and 3 straight overall to give Boston 5 losses in a row.

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[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Thursday, July 3, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

CLEVELAND(35-50) 7 11 0
NEW YORK (52-36) 0 3 1

WP: Score (8-7 3.13)
LP: Foster (1-2 2.63) Lyle (9th)
HR: Cle - Doby (12)

Cleveland's ace lefty, Herb Score, was superb with a 3-hit shutout of first place New York...he tied the MLB record with 14 strikeouts and set a new AL mark...Brooklyn's Dazzy Vance and St. Louis' Dizzy Dean share the record...teammate Bob Feller had the old AL standard with 13 K's...Larry Doby (.270) delivered 3 rbis and a home run for the last place Tribe.

BOSTON -----(41-46) 3 6 0
WASHINGTON (47-44) 2 6 0

WP: Mays (6-5 2.82)
LP: Johnson (7-9 3.19)
Bos - Clemens (SP) Mays (8th)
HR: Bos - Garciaparra (10) Charleston (5)

Fourth place Washington's Walter Johnson only made 2 mistakes all game long and they resulted in gopher balls and cost him the game...Nomar Garciaparra (.273) rapped a solo HR in the 2nd and Oscar Charleston tagged a 2-run job in the top of the 9th to win it for the sixth place Bosox...Roger Clemens and Carl Mays combined on a 6-hitter with Mays getting the victory...the Senators trail by 6.5 games now.

PHILADELPHIA (41-45) 3 9 1
ST. LOUIS ----(36-51)1 7 1

WP: Blue (5-1 3.26) Fingers (7th)
Save: Fingers 7 (3-3 2.65)
LP: Wilhelm (9-5 2.94)
HR: A. Simmons (3)

The Athletics' tandem of Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers registered a 7-hit victory over the Browns...Mickey Cochrane (.251) had 2 singles and drove in 2 runs...St. Louis' Hoyt Wilhelm pitched well, but garnered his 5th loss.

Second place Detroit and third place Chicago had the day off...the Tigers are 1.5 games out of first, while the White Sox are 4.5 behind.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

BROOKLYN (49-42) 4 10 2
CHICAGO - (41-46) 1 8 0

WP: Sutton (7-6 3.27)
LP: Vaughn (5-4 2.95) L. Smith (8th)
HR: Chi - H. Wilson (14)

Second place Brooklyn shaved a half game off of the Giants' lead in the NL...Dodger Don Sutton put an end to sixth place Chicago's 4-game victory run...he fanned 7 Cubs and walked none in a superior outing...Jackie Robinson (.257), back in the lineup after a short stay on the bench for poor hitting, responded well with 3 hits...Adrian Beltre (.301) and Duke Snider (.249) added 2 hits each...The Bums are now within a game of the top spot.

PHILADELPHIA (46-42) 6 14 0
CINCINNATI --(36-49) 2 4 1

WP: Roberts (10-4 3.21)
LP: S. Williams (2-1 4.29) Rijo (6th) Walters (9th)
HR: Phi - Schmidt (15) Allen (13) Klein (13)

Philadelphia's Robin Roberts shackled Cincy on 4 hits to pick up his 10th win...the fourth place Phillies roughed up Smokey Joe Williams for 3 fourbaggers, 9 hits and 5 runs in only 5 innings...6 Phils had 2 hits each in the 14-hit parade...Philly pulled to within 2.5 games of first place.

BOSTON - (40-47) 3 11 1
ST. LOUIS (43-43) 1 7 0


WP: Burdette (5-7 2.84)
LP: W. Cooper (8-9 3.70) T. Worrell (9th)
HR: (none)

The sixth-rated Boston Braves continued to get standout pitching...this time Lew Burdette bewildered the fifth place Cards on 7 hits...Wally Berger (.272) had 2 hits and 2 rbis...the Redbirds fell back to 4.5 games off the pace.

First place New York and third place Pittsburgh were not scheduled.

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[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

IT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY...AND ALL TEAMS WILL PLAY DOUBLEHEADERS.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

First place New York hosts the fifth place Philadelphia Athletics...the sixth place Red Sox are on the road at second place Detroit...third place Chicago meets fourth place Washington at Griffith Stadium...and the tailenders tangle in St. Louis with the seventh place Browns entertaining last place Cleveland at Bill Veeck Stadium...the Tigers have 1.5 games to make up to catch the Bronx Bombers...and the Chisox trail by 4.5 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

The top team in the league will be in the Windy City...the Giants will be tested by the surging sixth place Cubs...number two Brooklyn will be at Forbes Field against third place Pittsburgh...the fourth and fifth place clubs will battle at Sportsman's Park with the Phillies going up against the Redbirds...and the worst teams in the league, seventh place Boston and eighth place Cincinnati will go at one another at Crosley Field...in the hotly-contested and crowded NL, New York is just one game up on the Dodgers, 2 on the Pirates, 2.5 on the Phils and 4.5 ahead of the Cardinals.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Friday, July 4, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

The first place New York Yankees took the opener, but fell in the nightcap to the sixth place Philadelphia Athletics.

PHILADELPHIA 0 1 3 (first game 10 innings)
NEW YORK ---2 5 0

WP: Guidry (11-3 4.01)
LP: Plank (6-9 3.32)
HR: NY - Mantle (4)

Recap:
Ron Guidry hurled a 10-inning 1-hitter in an overwhelming performance with 13 strikeouts...only a 9th inning infield single by Rickey Henderson (.263) robbed him of a no-hitter...loser Eddie Plank was almost equally as good...PH Mickey Mantle's (.229) walkaway home run ended the game.

PHILADELPHIA (42-46) 7 12 1 (second game)
NEW YORK --- (53-37) 6 8 2

WP: Fingers (4-3 2.87)
LP: Rivera (3-4 3.02)
Phi: Grove (SP) Fingers (8th)
NY: Chandler (SP) Rivera (8th) Gossage (9th)
HR: Phi - Tejada (6) Lloyd (3)
HR: NY - Gordon (14) Lazzeri (6) B. Ruth (22)

Recap:
Philly treated Yanks' fireman, Mariano Rivera, quite harshly and pounded him for 3 ninth inning runs to take a one-run decision...there were 5 fourbaggers in the contest, but it was Jose Canseco's (.246) 2-run single that brought home the nightcap win to gain a split for the day.

The Red Sox's fortunes continued to rise with a holiday sweep of second place Detroit...with the twin wins Boston moved ahead of the A's into fifth place

BOSTON 8 11 1 (first game)
DETROIT 3 7 2

WP: Young (8-7 3.38)
LP: Trucks (7-6 3.74) H. Coveleskie (9th) Morris (9th)
HR: (none)

Recap:
In the opening game Boston clubbed Tiger pitching for 11 hits and also benefitted from 7 free passes to easily dump Detroit...4 runs in the 9th cinched it...Virgil Trucks kept it close for 7 innings, but he still lost his 6th straight decision...Cy Young held the Tiger hitters in check for his 8th triumph.

BOSTON 5 9 0 (second game)
DETROIT 3 6 2

WP: J. Wood (7-4 3.89)
LP: Bridges (7-4 2.83) Morris (7th) H. Coveleskie (9th)
HR: Bos - J. Wood (3)
HR: Det - Gehringer (7)

Recap:
The blazing Bosox blistered Detroit Tigers in both ends of a doubleheader...Smokey Joe Wood (.275) pitched and hit them to victory in the second game...He spaced out 6 hits and clouted a 2-run homer, his 3rd of the year...Dom DiMaggio (.283) added 3-4 and 2 rbis.

Third place Chicago divided a pair with fourth place Washington.

CHICAGO ---- 2 7 0 (first game)
WASHINGTON 3 6 0

WP: J. Perry (5-3 3.86)
LP: W. Wood (8-7 2.72)
HR: (none)

Recap: The Senators bunched 5 of 6 total hits for all their runs in the 2nd frame off Wilbur Wood to edge the White Sox in game number 1...Jim Perry twirled a solid game with 8 K's and 2 walks...he was only in trouble in the 2-run 4th.

CHICAGO ---- (48-41) 5 15 0 (second game)
WASHINGTON (48-45) 3 11 0

WP: Cicotte (11-5 3.73)
LP: Pascual (7-5 2.78) J. Rogan (7th)
HR: Was - Oliva (6)

Recap:
Chicago's Ed Cicotte joined NY's Ron Guidry as the AL's only 11-game winners...he was touched for 11 hits, but only 3 runs...the Pale Hose smashed 15 hits...Frank Thomas (.288) went 4-5 with 2 rbis, Joe Jackson (.345) 3-5 with 2 runs scored and Magglio Ordonez (.269) 3-5 and 2 rbis.

Second division also rans, last place Cleveland and next-to-last St. Louis divided a twinbill.

CLEVELAND 3 12 0 (first game)
ST. LOUIS -1 8 1

WP: Garcia (3-3 2.94)
LP: D. Martinez (0-2 2.40) Miller (8th)
HR: Cle - Trosky (3)

Recap:
The Tribe's Big Bear, Mike Garcia, dominated the Browns when he had to, striking out 7 and issuing only 2 BB's...Dennis Martinez lost another good effort due to little run support by St. Louis.

CLEVELAND (36-51) 3 7 2 (second game)
ST. LOUIS -(37-52) 9 8 0

WP: Mussina (7-6 3.48)
LP: Feller (6-7 2.64) Narleski (5th) Lemon (7th)
HR: StL - J. Gibson (4) K. Williams 2 (7)

Recap:
Mike Mussina was solid on the mound and the Browns took advantage of faulty fielding to take the second game...Bob Feller was plastered hard for the 3rd successive start...he gave up 6 runs in 5 innings, but none were earned...in fact, all of St. Louis' runs were unearned...Ken Williams (.284), Baby Doll Jacobson (.298) and Josh Gibson (.431) totaled 5 hits, 5 runs and 9 rbis between them...Williams slammed 2 homers and Gibson provided another one.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

The first place Giants and fast-rising sixth place Cubbies each won a game.

NEW YORK 11 16 1 (first game)
CHICAGO -- 4 7 1

WP: Mathewson (7-8 3.03)
LP: Warneke (4-5 3.86) Reuschel (7th) Root (9th)
HR: NY - Dihigo (3) Bonds 2 (12)
HR: Chi - Dahlen (2) Banks (17)

Recap:
NY's Christy Mathewson was blasted for 2 HR's and 4 runs in the first inning by the Cubs, but after that, he shut the door, only giving up 3 more hits the rest of the game...Giant Barry Bonds (.279) bashed 2 home runs and batted in 4...Willie Mays drove in 3...and Martin Dihigo (.317) and Jeff Kent (.271) each had 2 rbis.

NEW YORK (49-40) 3 6 0 (second game)
CHICAGO --(42-47)4 11 0

WP: Reulbach (6-9 3.78) Sutter (8th)
Save: Sutter 5 (1-3 3.66)
LP: G. Perry (5-7 2.99) Nen (9th)
HR: NY - Westrum (2)
HR: Chi - Dahlen (3)

Recap: Bill Dahlen highlighted Chicago's 7th inning rally with a 3-run blast off of reliever Robb Nen to gain a split in the doubleheader...Ed Reulbach stymied NY on 4 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings.

Second place Brooklyn and 4th place Pittsburgh split two games.

BROOKLYN --2 9 1 (first game)
PITTSBURGH 4 8 0

WP: Leever (8-6 2.72)
LP: Hershiser (7-3 2.54) Welch (8th)
HR: Bro - J. Robinson (5) Torriente (1)
HR: Pitt - P. Waner (3)

Recap: In game 1 it was two of top ERA pitchers in the NL...Sam Leever of the Pirates outdid Orel Hershiser of the Dodgers...Leever fanned 10 and only surrendered 2 runs...Arky Vaughn's (.304) 6th inning 2-run double won the game...3B Pie Traynor (.390), Pittsburgh's top hitter, hurt his hand and will be out about a week.

BROOKLYN --(50-43) 6 9 0 (second game - 10 innings)
PITTSBURGH (47-42) 5 11 1

WP: Drysdale (3-8 3.61)
LP: Face (2-1 3.59)
Bro: Newcombe (SP) Drysdale (9th)
Pitt: Adams (SP) Veale (3rd) Cooper (4th) Tekulve (8th) Face (10th)
HR: Bro - Snider (13) Campanella (4)

Recap:
Brooklyn's Roy Campanella (.223) massacred a Roy Face forkball and the Dodgers nudged the Pirates in a close 10-inning affair to divide the doubleheader...the Bums jumped off to a 5-0 lead after 3...the Bucs finally tied it in the 9th...only to lose it in the 10th...the loss dropped Pittsburgh to fourth place, a half game behind the Phils.

The surprising third place Phillies moved up in the league standings with a double win over the slumping fifth place Cardinals in spite of being outhit in both games.

PHILADELPHIA 3 9 0 (first game)
ST. LOUIS ---2 12 1

WP: Simmons (5-7 3.50)
LP: Tudor (6-3 2.83) Haines (8th)
HR: Phi - Schmidt (16)

Recap:
Phillies' lefty Curt Simmons spaced out a dozen hits to beat St. Louis...the Redbirds got a well-pitched game from John Tudor, but stranded 13 runners.

PHILADELPHIA (48-42) 7 6 2 (second game)
ST. LOUIS ----(43-45)2 9 0

WP: Alexander (11-3 2.39)
LP: Paige (0-2 2.74) Hrabosky (8th) Hoerner (8th)
HR: Allen (14)

Recap:
The Cards outhit the Phils in game #2 , just like they did in Game #1, but with the same results...Philadelphia won to take the twinbill...Pete Alexander outdueled the unfortunate Satchel Paige and got his 11th victory...St. Louis has only scored 6 runs in Paige's 3 starts...a 5-run 8th against Al Hrabosky sunk the Cardinals.

Sixth place Boston and cellar-dwelling Cincinnati broke even for the day.

BOSTON ----2 8 0 (first game)
CINCINNATI 5 11 1

WP: Donahue (7-8 4.33)
LP: Niekro (5-5 3.02) Glavine (7th)
HR: Bos - Logan (5)
HR: Cin - F. Robinson (20) B. Boone (5)

Recap:
Cincy's Pete Donahue tossed a fine game in the first of two...Frank Robinson (.282) cracked a 2-run belt for his NL-leading 20th and Bret Boone (.256) hit a solo salvo...the Redlegs went up 3-0 after 4 and never gave up the lead.

BOSTON ---(41-48) 4 8 0 (second game)
CINCINNATI (37-50) 1 5 1

WP: Sain (2-5 3.48)
LP: Luque (5-8 4.46) Derringer (8th)
HR: Bos - J. Lopez (10)

Recap:
The weak-hitting Braves got an outstanding performance from Johnny Sain, who held the Reds to 1 run and 5 hits to win the nightcap...Fred McGriff (.241) and Javy Lopez (.224) drove in a pair of runs apiece.

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[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Saturday, July 5, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

First Place New York and sixth place Philadelphia did not play.

BOSTON (44-46) 3 7 0
DETROIT (50-40) 2 6 0

WP: G. Ruth (6-9 3.55) Radatz (8th)
Save: Radatz 8 (5-2 1.22)
LP: Lary (5-7 3.38) Hiller (9th)
HR: Bos - T. Williams (10)

Recap:
Detroit has now tumbled 3 games off the pace of the first place Yankees. Lefty George Ruth, with a little help from ace reliever Dick Radatz, dealt Detroit their 3rd successive loss and won the Red Sox's 5th in a row....Bosox slugger Ted Williams (.263) was a perfect 4-4, a homer and drove in all 3 runs.

CHICAGO --- (49-41) 4 10 0
WASHINGTON (48-46) 3 9 0

WP: Faber (2-4 3.75) Thigpen (8th)
Save: Thigpen 6 (2-1 3.21)
LP: Aguilera (7-2 2.48)
Blyleven (SP) Aguilera (8th)
HR: Chi - Lundy (3)

Recap:
It was a 2-2 draw after 7 frames between Chisox twirler Red Faber and the Nats' Bert Blyleven...then in the 8th, Luke Appling (.277) and Magglio Ordonez (.266) drove in the decisive runs off loser Rick Aguilera.

CLEVELAND (36-52) 6 7 0
ST. LOUIS (38-52) 7 14 1

WP: T. Martinez (2-0 2.45)
LP: D. Jones (2-7 2.52)
Joss (SP) D. Jones (7th)
McNally (SP) Palmer (7th) T. Martinez (7th)
HR: Cle - Averill 2 (12) StL - J. Gibson (5)

Recap:
The #1 selection in the midseason draft, catcher Josh Gibson (.426), is already paying heavy dividends for the Browns...his solo smash in the 7th was the eventual go-ahead run...Earl Averill (.284) banged 2 out of the park and accounted for 4 rbis for Cleveland...Dave McNally hurled well, but had to leave in the 7th with a tight shoulder...he had a lead of 5-2 at the time of the injury...he will be out about 5 days.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

The fifth place Cardinals and the third place Phillies were off.

NEW YORK (49-41) 2 8 1
CHICAGO - (43-47) 8 8 5

WP: M. Brown (11-6 2.47) Sutter (8th)
LP: McGinnity (SP) Lavelle (7th)
HR: NY - Kent (5) Chi - Banks (18) Dahlen (4)

Recap:
The Polo Grounders lost and the Dodgers won...they are now in a virtual tie for the top spot in the NL...trailing NY 2-1 in the 7th, Chicago exploded for 6 runs to crush the Giants...Ernie Banks (.247) unloaded a bases-loaded home run off of reliever Gary Lavelle for the big blow of the game...Moe Brown was his regular workman-like self, scattering 6 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings with 9 K's and perfect control...the Cubs won despite committing 5 errors to tie MLB record and set a new NL mark...surprising all of the were earned.

BROOKLYN --(51-43) 4 5 0
PITTSBURGH (47-43) 1 6 0

WP: Koufax (7-5 3.33) Perranoski (7th)
Save: Perranoski 3 (9-4 2.25)
LP: V. Willis (5-5 3.84) Face (9th)
HR: (none)

Recap:
The Dodgers are now only 1 single percentage point behind the Giants in the NL pennant chase...Sandy Koufax and Ron Perranoski collaborated on a 6-hitter...in the 7th PH Gary Sheffield's (.263) bases-clearing double KO'ed Vic Willis and the third place Pittsburgh Pirates...he had shut them out on 2 hits until then.

BOSTON ----(41-49) 2 7 2
CINCINNATI (38-50) 7 10 2

WP: Rixey (5-1 3.24)
LP: Smoltz (4-9 4.58) McMahon (9th)
HR: Cin - Conception (2)

The Reds' crafty lefty Eppa Rixey baffled the weak hitting Boston Braves on a 7-hitter, fanning 6 and walking 2...Dave Conception (.280) had a 2-run fourbagger and swatted in 3 runs and Ed Roush (.316) provided 2 more.

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[Eugene Church]

Tomorrow is another day of doubleheaders.

Monday is an off day.

Tuesday will be the Allstar game.

Rumor has it that teams may make some roster changes to get ready for the stretch runs and the last half of the season.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Sunday, July 6, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

THE AL'S NUMBER ONE TEAM, THE NEW YORK YANKEES DIVIDED A DOUBLEHEADER WITH THE FIFTH PLACE PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS.

PHILADELPHIA 1 4 0 (first game)
NEW YORK ---2 3 2

WP: Ford (9-5 3.06)
LP: Hunter (6-6 3.50) Schantz (8th)
HR: (none)

Recap:
The Bronx Bombers just barely nosed out the A's in the opener...Whitey Ford was quite stingy, giving up only 4 hits and whiffing 10 in a splendid performance...Babe Ruth (.306) singled in the 4th and scored on Lou Gehrig's (.320) double to tie it a 1-1...then Bill Dickey (.260) drove him in with a base hit...losing pitcher Catfish hunter and Bobby Schantz stopped the Yanks on just 3 hits...all in the fatal fourth...NY's Joe DiMaggio (.287 12 HR 43 RBI) will be lost again for about 3 weeks...he was injured in catching a flyball.

PHILADELPHIA (43-47) 10 17 0 (second game)
NEW YORK ----(54-38) 6 11 1

WP: Rommel (7-8 3.88) Shantz (8th)
Save: Shantz 4 (0-4 2.66)
LP: Gomez (10-5 3.10) Pennock (8th) Rivera (9th)
HR: Phi - Chavez 2 (6) Tenace 2 (4)
HR: NY: B. Ruth 2 (24)

Recap:
In game 2 Philadelphia bombed the Bronx Bombers for 17 hits and divided the doubleheader...two parttimers got starts today and Eric Chavez (.255) and Gene Tenace (.267) each ripped a pair of homers...Chavez had 5 rbis and Tenace 3...5 A's had 3 hits apiece...in defeat Babe Ruth slugged 2 roundtrippers.

THE SECOND PLACE TIGERS TOOK BOTH ENDS OF A TWINBILL TO COOL OFF THE HOT FIFTH PLACE BOSTON RED SOX.

BOSTON 3 9 0 (first game)
DETROIT 5 8 2

WP: Newhouser (8-5 3.29)
LP: P. Martinez (4-12 4.55) Clemens (7th)
HR: (none)

Recap:
In the first game a 3-run 7th did it for the Tigers as they knocked off the Boston Red Sox and Pedro Martinez...Hal Newhouser struck out 9 to cool off the red hot Red Sox.

BOSTON (44-48) 5 8 0 (second game)
DETROIT (52-40) 6 11 0

WP: H. Smith (2-0 2.95)
LP: Mays (6-6 3.12) Tiant (9th)
Bunning (SP) H. Smith (8th)
HR: Bos - T. Williams (11) Det - Kuenn (5) Kaline (1)

Recap:
Detroit saved the best for last to sweep the Red Sox...behind 5-2 after 7, they won it with 4 runs in the last 2 innings...Al Kaline's (.205) 2-out 2-run smash tied it and Harvey Kuenn's (.308) single scored Ty Cobb (.353) from second with the game-winning score.

THIRD PLACE CHICAGO DUMPED THE FOURTH PLACE SENATORS TWICE.

CHICAGO ----4 8 1 (first game)
WASHINGTON 3 7 2

WP: Horlen (9-3 2.39)
LP: Dailey (7-4 3.03) Rogan (7th)
HR: Was - Goslin (8)

Recap:
Chicago's Joe Jackson (.353) delivered a clutch single in the 7th frame to decide the contest...he went 3-5 with 2 rbis..."SundayTeddy" Lyons lived up to his nickname and did a dandy relief job and got starter Joe Horlen out of a mess in the 8th...poor fielding cost the Senators 2 critical runs.

CHICAGO ----(51-41) 9 15 1 (second game)
WASHINGTON (48-48) 1 5 1

WP: Walsh (7-7 2.93)
LP: Leonard (7-5 3.43) Kaat (8th) Viola (8th)
HR: (none)

Recap: The White Sox destroyed the Senators with a 15-hit hailstorm...H. Baines (.275), Frank Thomas (.287) and Magglio Ordonez (.271) all had 3 hits and Ed Walsh toyed with Washington on a 5-hitter...the Pale Hose took the last 4 games in the series.

IN A TAILENDERS' MATCHUP THE SEVENTH PLACE BROWNS WON TWO MORE FROM THE LAST PLACE INDIANS...THAT MADE 4 IN A ROW.

CLEVELAND 0 5 1 (first game)
ST. LOUIS 5 11 0

WP: Garver (6-5 3.43)
LP: Wynn (6-7 3.60) Narleski (1st) Lemon (3rd) D. Jones (9th)
HR: StL - J. Gibson (6)

The high fivers had it today for St. Louis...Ned Garver pitched a masterful shutout 5-0 with 5 singles allowed and 5 K's...it was his MLB-leading 4th whitewash of the year...Sam West (.301) was 4-4 with 2 rbis and Josh Gibson (.414) slammed a 2-run homer for the Browns...Tribe starter Early Wynn strained a tendon in the opening frame and will miss a month.

CLEVELAND (36-54) 4 11 0 (second game - 10 innings)
ST. LOUIS -(40-52) 5 11 0

WP: Wilhelm (10-5 2.85)
LP: Feller (6-8 2.70)
Cle: Mossi (SP) Feller (10th)
StL: Cuellar (SP) Wilhelm (8th)
HR: StL - J. Gibson (7)

Recap:
In the 10th St. Louis' Baby Doll Jacobson (.301) tripled in George Sisler to complete a sweep of the last place Indians (in Mobile in the Southern Association, they played "Beautiful Doll" on opening day when Baby Doll came to bat for the first time...that's how he got his nickname)...Reliever Hoyt Wilhelm hurled 3 scoreless frames and struck out 5...Don Mossi stood out for the Indians with 10 K's...the Browns have won the last 4 games...Cleveland has loss their last 4.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

FIRST PLACE NEW YORK SPLIT A PAIR WITH THE TOUGH SIXTH PLACE CHICAGO CUBS.

NEW YORK 3 8 1 (first game)
CHICAGO -6 15 0

WP: Jenkins (9-7 2.59)
LP: Hubbell (7-7 2.84) Linzy (7th)
HR: NY - Dihigo (4) Mays (15) Terry (9)

Recap:
The Cubs clubbed Hub and the Giants in the opener...Kiki Cuyler (.248) and Turkey Stearnes (.300) paved the way with 3 hits apiece...Cuyler also had 3 rbis...Fergie Jenkins fanned 10 in the win, but was touched for 3 solo home runs.

NEW YORK (50-42) 13 14 2 (second game)
CHICAGO - (44-48) 11 13 0

WP: Marichal (9-5 3.34)
Save: Mathewson 1 (7-8 3.01)
LP: Root (3-9 5.03)
NY: Marichal (SP) Antonelli (7th) Nen (7th) Lavelle (8th) Mathewson (9th)
Chi: Root (SP) L. Smith (4th) Reuschel (6th) Vaughn (8th) Sutter (9th)
HR: NY - Ott 2 (17) Chi - Stearnes (3) H. Wilson 2 (16)

Recap: In the second game it was a wild slugfest at Wrigley...the Giants had an 11-0 lead after 3 and a half innings and nearly lost the game as the Cubs mounted a serious comeback...NY's Mel Ott (.276) boomed 2 homers and collected 7 rbis...one was a grand slammer...Chicago's Hack Wilson (.275) swatted 2 out of the park for 4 rbis...each team used 5 pitchers...Christy Mathewson rescued Gary Lavelle in the 9th for the save.

WITH VICTORIES IN BOTH GAMES OF THE TWINBILL, PITTSBURGH MOVED AHEAD OF BROOKLYN INTO THE RUNNERUP SPOT IN THE NL...THE PIRATES ARE TIED FOR SECOND WITH THE UPSTART PHILLIES...THE DODGERS FELL TO FOURTH, BUT ALL OF THEM ARE ONLY 1 GAME BEHIND THE GIANTS IN THE TIGHTLY-BUNCHED RACE.

BROOKLYN - 2 6 0 (first game)
PITTSBURGH 5 13 0

WP: Tannehill (7-7 4.03)
LP: Vance (12-4 2.85) Welch (6th) Grimes (8th)
HR: Bro - Sheffield (7) Campanella (5) Pitt - Wagner 2 (7)

Recap:
In the first of two games against the Dodgers, Pittsburgh's Jesse Tannehill supplied the arm with a nice 6-hitter and 8 K's and Honus Wagner (.277) the bat with 4-4, 4 rbis and 2 fourbaggers...the biggest winner in baseball, Dazzy Vance, failed for the second time to pick up his 13th victory.

BROOKLYN --(51-45) 6 15 0 (second game)
PITTSBURGH (49-43) 7 10 0

WP: Face (3-1 3.40)
LP: Sutton (7-7 3.43)
Bro: Drysdale (SP) Sutton (7th)
Pitt: Phillippe (SP) Adams (5th) Cooper (6th) Face (8th)
HR: Pitt - Vaughan (6)

Recap:
The Pirates in game 2 came back to win after trailing 6-4 going into the last of the 8th...Arky Vaughan's (.304) 2-run clout tied it up...then in the 9th with 2 outs, Pie Traynor (.382) singled, stole second and rode home on Paul Waner's (.298) single...Don Sutton blew the save for the Bums...Bucco relievers held the Dodgers in check and scoreless over the last 4 frames.

PHILADELPHIA DIVIDED A PAIR WITH THE FIFTH PLACE REDBIRDS AND ARE NOW TIED WITH THE PIRATES FOR SECOND PLACE.

PHILADELPHIA 5 6 2 (first game)
ST. LOUIS ---6 12 0

WP: T. Worrell (6-6 2.81)
LP: Konstanty (5-6 4.31)
Phi: Carlton (SP) Baldschun (7th) Konstanty (8th)
StL: Dean (SP) T. Worrell (9th)
HR: Phi - Allen (15) Schmidt (17) StL - Mize (12)

St. Louis' Ted Simmons (.274) doubled in Johnny Mize (.281) from first with 2 outs in the last of the 9th dealing defeat to the Phils and Jim Konstanty...Todd Worrell got an undeserved win as he gave up a 3-run game-tying home run to Mike Schmidt (.233) in the top of the 9th, robbing Dizzy Dean of a win.

PHILADELPHIA (49-43) 7 15 0 (second game)
ST. LOUIS ----(44-46) 3 7 0

WP: Wise (6-4 4.42)
LP: Gibson (9-7 3.88) Lanier (5th) Cooper (6th) Haines (8th)
HR: Phi - Schmidt (18) StL - Hafey (7)

The Phils rebounded and gained a split with a 15-hit atttack to demolish the Cards in game two...Mike Schmidt (.233) socked another 3-run homer in the first and the Phillies never looked back...winning pitcher Rick Wise, pulled out of the bullpen to start, fired a 7 hitter.

SEVENTH PLACE BOSTON WON A PAIR OF CLOSE GAME FROM EIGHT PLACE CINCY.

BOSTON ---7 10 2 (first game 10 innings)
CINCINNATI 5 9 1

WP: Garber (2-1 1.96)
LP: S. Williams (2-2 4.88)
Bos: Maddux (SP) Garber (9th)
Cin: Maloney (SP) S. Williams (8th)
HR: Bos - Mathews (9) J. Lopez (11) Cin - Pinson (10)

In the 10th Boston's Javy Lopez (.231) locked on to a Smokey Joe Williams' fastball and sent it into orbit for a 3-run game-winning bomb...in the 4th Eddie Mathews (.250) had a 4-run slam for the Braves...both starting pitchers Maddux and Maloney rung up 10 batters.

BOSTON ----(43-49) 4 5 0 (second game)
CINCINNATI (38-52) 3 11 1

WP: Burdette (6-7 2.85)
LP: Walters (3-9 4.56) Dibble (8th) Carroll (9th)
HR: Bos - Berger (10)

In part two of the twinbill, a 4-run explosion in the 6th by the Braves, headlined by Wally Berger's (.270) 2-run shot got the sweep for Boston...on two-day's rest Lew Burdette chunked a complete game and blew away 10 batters...Boston only got 5 hits, while the Redlegs swatted 11 in vain.


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[Eugene Church]

GOING ON HIATUS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS...SORRY, MY WIFE MADE ME DO IT...THREATENED TO NOT SUPPORT ME, IF I DIDN'T TAKE HER SOMEPLACE...IT A SHAME REAL LIFE IS NOT AS GOOD AS FANTASY.

The League Allstar game is next on the schedule...plus I will make some roster changes and replace severely unproductive players...but no more than 2 on a team.

[Eugene Church]

Spent the last 12 days in the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains...great weather...cool in the low 70's daytime...around 65 at night...no humidity...saw the Montgomery Biscuits (imho worst nickname in baseball) and the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League, but a beautiful stadium...they sell more merchandise than any other minor league team...(shows you how much I know about nicknames...must not be as bad I think it is)...Tennesse Smokies in Knoxville area (Sevierville)...nice new stadium, but nothing special...Smokies played the West Tennessee Diamondjacks...Asheville Tourists and Augusta Green Jackets of the South Atlantic League (Sally League)...ballpark has fairly recently-renovated stands and bleachers...still in the same exact site as the old McCormick Field...which was the second oldest minor league park still in use...Asheville ballpark is only average...but seems to be cut out of rock with high bluffs with woods and trees behind the fences...right field is unique (kind of like the Green Monster) and is only 300 feet with a 25-foot fence...right center is only 325 (the 25 foot fence extends into right center about 50-75 feet from the foul line)...saw a Augusta player unwisely try to get a double on a hit into the gap...he was thrown out easily (he must have forgotten where he was playing)...Birmingham's Rickwood Field (used for the movie "Cobb") is the oldest, but used only once a year for the Rickwood Classic, which I plan to attend...they dress in vintage uniforms for the Barons' Southern League game against the Mississippi Braves (based in Pearl, Mississippi and have a new stadium)...and finished the trip with a "Rainy Night in Georgia" at Turner Field...a game between the Braves and the Brewers...just about the whole game was played in a light to medium rain...Turner is a nice stadium, but like all major league teams charge outrageous prices for tickets, merchandise and concessions...$8.25 for a hamburger is ridiculous...no I didn't buy one...got a good slice of hot pizza for $5, which was about $3 more than it was worth...That makes 10 major league stadiums I have seen...Houston's Minute Maid and Astrodome...Atlanta's Turner and Fulton County Stadium...still have 22 more to go...hope to see all of the MLB fields before I give up the ghost and take a stroll into the tall corn in the field of dreams...I have seen Fenway, Yankee Stadium, Shea, Citizens Bank, Arlington, and Jack Murphy...Fenway and Yankee Stadium were special because of their character and history, but Arlington and Citizens are very fine places to watch a game...but all are grossly overpriced...it costs about $150 for me and my wife to see a game with good seats, get a coke, hot dog and dessert treat...there is no way I will pay the prices they want for caps and jerseys. I will make only one trip to each stadium at those prices...I will stick to minor league games, which are much more reasonable as far as ticket prices and parking (total cost is usually $16-$20 for tickets, parking and concesssions), but are beginning to raise their concessions and merchandise prices...it looks like I may just eat before a game or after a game.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Tuesday, July 8, 1901

ALLSTAR GAME

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALLSTARS - 000 300 023 - 8 21 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE ALLSTARS - 000 000 010 - 1 11 3

WP: Pete Alexander
LP: Lefty Gomez

HR: Mike Piazza (4th inning off Gomez, 0 on)

NL:
Vance (1st) Alexander (3rd) M. Brown (4th) Maddux (5th) Hershiser (6th)
Jenkins (7th) Roberts (8th) Perranoski (9th)

AL:
Guidry (1st) Wilhelm (3rd) Gomez (4th) Cicotte (5th) Horlen (6th) Grove (7th)
Ford (8th) Radatz (9th)

Recap:
It was no contest at Comiskey Park...the National League Allstars crushed the American League Allstars with a fine display of hitting and pitching...the NL Stars socked 21 hits off the best the AL had to offer...the game's MVP, Arky Vaughan of the Pirates ripped 4 hits as did his Pittsburgh teammate, Honus Wagner...Mike Piazza of the Dodgers had the game's only homer...there were only 3 extra base hits in the entire game...Chick Hafey of the Cardinals had a double for the NL and Bill Dickey of the Yanks hit one for the AL...the National League pitchers bent, but they didn't break...they gave up 11 hits, but kept the AL from getting them when they were in scoring positions...3 double plays really helped out...the AL was lucky the score wasn't far worse as the NL left 16 men on base...all 23 members of each team played in the game...no one got left out...Piazza pounded a fourbagger for the first run of the game in the 4th off losing pitcher, Lefty Gomez...Rogers Hornsby followed with a single, Chick Hafey doubled him in and later scored on a two-base throwing error by 3B Nomar Garciaparra...in the 8th Fergie Jenkins' sac fly off Whitey Ford scored Honus Wagner from third and Vaughan drove in Zach Wheat with a single...Chuck Klein finished off the NL's scoring in the 9th with a 2-run single to push across fellow Phillie Dick Allen and Paul Waner...Dick Radatz permitted the final two runs...the AL's only run came in the bottom of the 8th off of Robin Roberts when Bill Dickey doubled in Joe Jackson.

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[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

STARTERS ARE IN BOLD PRINT

These players were selected for the AL Allstar Team :

P Ron Guidry from New York (A) (11-3 4.01)
P Eddie Cicotte from Chicago (A) (11-5 3.70)
P Joe Horlen from Chicago (A) (9-3 2.39)
P Hoyt Wilhelm from St. Louis (A) (10-5 2.85 4 saves)
P Lefty Gomez from New York (A) (10-5 3.18)
P Whitey Ford from New York (A) (9-5 3.06)
P Lefty Grove from Phila (A) (8-6 2.84)
P Dick Radatz from Boston (A) (5-2 1.22 8 saves)
C Birdie Tebbetts from Detroit (.290 2 HR 32 RBI)
C Bill Dickey from New York (A) (.260 4 HR 31 RBI)
1B Hank Greenberg from Detroit (.329 14 HR 68 RBI)
2B Eddie Collins from Chicago (A) (.322 3 HR 46 RBI 28 SB)
3B Nomar Garciaparra from Boston (A) (.274 10 HR 54 RBI)
SS Harvey Kuenn from Detroit (.308 5 HR 56 RBI)
LF Babe Ruth from New York (A) (.308 24 HR 65 RBI)
CF Ty Cobb from Detroit (.353 3 HR 39 RBI)
RF Earle Combs from New York (A) (.345 0 HR 21 RBI)
1B Lou Gehrig from New York (A) (.322 13 HR 74 RBI)
CF Joe Jackson from Chicago (A) (.353 3 HR 45 RBI 20 SB)
RF Goose Goslin from Washington (.324 8 HR 53 RBI 7 SB)
LF Tris Speaker from Cleveland (.333 4 HR 44 RBI 17 SB)
SS Cecil Travis from Washington (.309 2 HR 46 RBI)
2B Rod Carew from Washington (.299 2 27 RBI 9 SB)

These players were selected for the NL Allstar Team:

P Dazzy Vance from Brooklyn (12-4 2.85)
P Pete Alexander from Phila (N) (11-3 2.39)
P Mordecai Brown from Chicago (N) (11-6 2.47)
P Greg Maddux from Boston (N) (11-4 2.73)
P Robin Roberts from Phila (N) (10-4 3.21)
P Fergison Jenkins from Chicago (N) (9-7 2.59)
P Orel Hershiser from Brooklyn (7-3 2.54)
P Ron Perranoski from Brooklyn (9-4 2.25 3 saves)
C Mike Piazza from Brooklyn (.291 10 HR 39 RBI)
C Jason Kendall from Pittsburgh (.312 1 HR 39 RBI)
1B Bill Terry from New York (N) (.321 9 HR 46 RBI)
2B Billy Herman from Chicago (N) (.313 2 HR 23 RBI)
SS Arky Vaughan from Pittsburgh (.305 6 HR 56 RBI 11 SB)
2B Honus Wagner from Pittsburgh (.284 7 HR 42 RBI 18 SB)
LF Frank Robinson from Cincinnati (.274 20 HR 72 RBI 9 SB)
CF Chick Hafey from St. Louis (N) (.305 7 HR 48 RBI 6 SB)
RF Zack Wheat from Brooklyn (.320 8 HR 49 RBI 7 SB)
1B Dick Allen from Phila (N) (.276 15 HR 58 RBI)
RF Chuck Klein from Phila (N) (.300 13 HR 55 RBI)
RF Mel Ott from New York (N) (.276 17 HR 63 RBI)
LF Paul Waner from Pittsburgh (.299 3 HR 53 RBI)
3B Pie Traynor from Pittsburgh (.382 2 HR 33 RBI 9 SB)
3B Rogers Hornsby from St. Louis (N) (.282 4 HR 53 RBI)

[Eugene Church]

The OOTPB Server crashed and several months of posts were lost.

[Eugene Church]

Please note there is a gap cause when the OOTPB server crashed.

July 9th through August 4th are missing.

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Tuesday, August 5, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TOP TWO CLUBS WIN IN ROUTS...FIRST PLACE NY YANKS (74-45) BLANK NEXT-TO LAST PLACE ST. LOUIS BROWNS (50-69)...SECOND PLACE DETROIT TIGERS (66-53) WHIP SIXTH PLACE WASHINGTON SENATORS(56-64)...FOURTH PLACE BOSTON RED SOX (60-60) UPEND THIRD PLACE CHISOX (65-54)...AND FIFTH PLACE PHILADELPHIA A'S (56-62) TAKE NARROW VICTORY FROM LAST PLACE CLEVELAND (50-70)

STB - 000 000 000 - 0 6 0
NYY- 105 000 10x - 7 8 0

WP: Foster (7-2 2.64)
LP: Garver (8-7 3.60) Miller (6th) McNally (8th)
HR: NYY - J. DiMaggio (14)

NY's Rube Foster was hitting on all cylinders...he blanked the Browns on six hits, fanned eight with no walks in a superalative effort...the Yanks bombed Ned Garver early with Joe DiMaggio's (.277) home run in the first and Joe Gordon's (.236) bases-full double in the third...Lou Gehrig (.322) had two rbis to reach the 100-mark, tops in both leagues...St. Louis' outstanding catcher and cleanup hitter, Josh Gibson, was injured in a homeplate collision and will miss the rest of the season...acquired at midseason, Gibson hit .340 with 12 homers and 34 rbis in 43 games.

DET - 201 030 000 - 6 11 0
WAS- 000 100 100 - 2 7 2

WP: Bunning (10-5 3.48)
LP: Leonard (10-7 3.34) Viola (6th) Mogridge (8th)
HR: DET - Crawford (3) WAS - Killebrew (12)

The Tigers' Jim Bunning gunned down ten Senators on the way to a seven-hit victory...Sam Crawford (.299) charged up the Detroit offense with three hits and a homer...Harry Heilmann (.289) and Harver Kuenn (.303) each added in a pair of hits.

BOS - 100 020 000 2 - 5 8 1 (10 innings)
CWS- 120 000 000 0 - 3 6 1

WP: Shore (1-0 0.00) Save: Radatz 9 (6-3 1.46)
LP: Lyons (8-9 3.55)
BOS: Tiant (1st) P. Martinez (5th) Shore (7th) Radatz (10th)
HR: (none)

Boston finally finished off losing pitcher Ted Lyons in the tenth when Dom DiMaggio (.283) singled in the go-ahead run and then scored on Wade Boggs' (.272) two-bagger....fine relief work by Pedro Martinez, new signee Ernie Shore and fireman Dick Radatz restricted the White Sox to only one hit over the last six innings...Shore got the win and Radatz garnered his ninth save.

CLE - 000 000 100 - 1 3 0
PHA - 010 100 00x - 2 7 1

WP: Grove (10-7 2.97)
LP: Harder (2-4 3.13)
HR: CLE - Easter (5) PHA - R. Jackson (5)

The Athletics' Lefty Grove definitely was in the groove, shutting down the Indians on a three-hitter, striking out five and walking none...loser Mel Harder tossed an effective game with two runs and six hits over seven innings...Jimmy Dykes (.260) drove in the first one in the second with a single and Reggie Jackson (.213) homered in the fourth frame for the other one.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PITTSBURGH (66-53) NUDGES AHEAD OF THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (65-54) INTO FIRST PLACE BY EDGING THE SIXTH PLACE CHICAGO CUBS (61-59), WHILE THE SEVENTH PLACE BOSTON BRAVES (54-65) THUMPED PHILLY AND PUSHED THEM INTO SECOND PLACE, ONE GAME BEHIND...BROOKLYN (62-58) MOVED BACK INTO THIRD PLACE WITH TRIUMPH OVER FOURTH PLACE GIANTS (61-58)...AND FIFTH PLACE ST. LOUIS (60-58) CLIPPED LAST PLACE CINCY (48-72)...ONLY 5.5 GAMES SEPARATE THE TOP SIX CLUBS IN THE HOTLY-CONTESTED NL PENNANT CHASE

PIT - 100 500 010 - 7 13 1
CHC-200 201 100 - 6 12 3

WP: Candelaria (1-2 3.86) Save: Face 6 (4-1 2.86)
LP: Reuschel (4-5 3.99)
PIT: Leever (1st) W. Cooper (6th) Candelaria (7th) Face (8th)
CHC: Jenkins (1st) Warneke (5th) Reuschel (7th) Sutter (9th)
HR: CHC - Banks 2 (24) Hack (1)

The Pirates are back on top of the NL after a spinetingling tussle with the tough Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field...it took a squeeze bunt in the eighth by Paul Waner (.289) to score Bill Mazeroski (.252) with the decisive run...Waner had three rbis for the day...Arky Vaughan (.286) and Pie Traynor (.379) both were 3-5 for Pittsburgh...in defeat Ernie Banks (.239) slammed two solo shots for the Cubs...he now leads the NL with 24...Roy Face shut the door on Chicago in the eighth and ninth for his sixth save...the Cubs are now one percentage point behind the fifth place Cards.

PHI - 100 000 002 - 3 5 0
BSN- 000 410 10x - 6 8 0

WP: Glavine (5-9 3.94)
LP: Roberts (12-6 3.54) Orth (6th) Christenson (8th)
HR: BSN : J. Lopez (13)

Lowly Boston knocked Philadelphia out of first place...at County Stadium reliever Tom Glavine was given a rare start and the stylish lefthander throttled the Phillies on a solid five-hitter with three K's and one walk...the poor hitting Braves bombarded Robin Roberts for five runs in 5 innings...the Phils trail the Pirates by one game.

BRO - 010 102 110 - 6 7 0
NYG - 000 010 300 - 4 7 0

WP: Sutton (10-8 3.24) Perranoski (7th)
Save: Perranoski 4 (11-5 2.16)
LP: Fitzsimmons (0-2 3.98) Nen (8th)
HR: BRO: Piazza (12) Torriente (3) NYG - Bonds (21)

Brooklyn relief ace Ron Perranoski nailed down the win for struggling Don Sutton with two spotless innings...Cristobel Torriente (.231) crushed a crucial seventh inning homer to supply the punch along with Mike Piazza (.294), who also had a solo clout...both of them delivered two hits and two rbis...the victory enabled the Dodgers to slip back into third, a half game in front of the Giants and 4.5 behind the first place Buccos.

STL - 001 211 011 - 7 16 3
CIN - 000 020 001 - 3 10 0

WP: Gibson (12-7 3.69)
LP: J. Williams (4-6 4.37) Gullett (7th) Carroll (8th)
HR: (none)

At Crosley Field the St. Louis Redbirds ripped the Cincinnati Reds apart again...in the sixteen hit Cardinal attack four players stroked three hits apiece: Chick Hafey (.295), Rogers Hornsby (.275), Johnny Mize (.282) and Ted Simmons (.260)...Despite giving up ten hits, Bob Gibson went the route with 7 K's and 2 BB's.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, August 6, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL LEADER NEW YORK (75-45) DUMPS SEVENTH PLACE ST. LOUIS BROWNS AGAIN...SECOND PLACE DETROIT (67-53) KEEPS PACE WITH A WHITEWASH OF SIXTH PLACE WASHINGTON (56-65)...FOURTH PLACE BOSOX (61-60) BEAT THIRD PLACE CHICAGO WHITE SOX (65-55) FOR THE THIRD TIME IN FOUR GAMES...AND FIFTH PLACE PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (57-71) POUND LAST PLACE INDIANS (50-71) AND TAKE ALL FOUR GAMES OF THE SERIES.

STB - 000 000 100 - 1 4 3
NYY- 030 000 20x - 5 6 0

WP: Ford (14-6 2.78)
LP: Cuellar (12-10 2.94) T. Martinez (8th)
HR: NYY - B. Ruth (30)

Yankee lefthander Whitey Ford wily crafted a four-hitter, fanned four and walked three to attain his fourteenth victory...Earl Combs (.323) and Babe Ruth (.317) belted in two runs each...Ruth did it with his MLB-leading 30th home run.

DET - 110 011 001 - 5 14 1
WAS- 000 000 000 - 0 6 2

WP: Lary (9-8 2.92)
LP: Dailey (7-6 3.54) Blyleven (7th) Viola (9th)
HR: (none)

The Tigers' fireballin' righthander Frank Lary struck out eight Senators en route to a six-hit shutout, his second of the season...Detroit lashed fourteen hits off of three Washington pitchers...Bill Dailey took the loss...Ty Cobb (.337) and George Kell (.288) connected for three hits apiece...Tebbetts (.294), Crawford (.301) and Greenberg (.326) all slapped a pair of hits.

BOS - 410 000 200 - 7 12 1
CWS- 000 020 210 - 5 10 0

WP: Young (12-7 3.53)
LP: Cicotte (13-9 4.20) Peters (7th) Faber (8th)
HR: BOS - D. DiMaggio (8) CWS - Fisk (5) H. Baines (7)

Bosox Wade Boggs (.278) stroked three hits and three rbis and Dom DiMaggio (.285) whacked a couple of hits including a roundtripper and pushed across two runs...loser Eddie Cicotte was ineffective as he was pounded for seven runs in six innings...Cy Young recorded his twelfth triumph, although not at the top of his game...he was tagged for ten hits including fourbaggers by Carlton Fisk (.212) and Harold Baines (.285)...only three of the runs were earned.

CLE - 000 000 020 - 2 5 1
PHA- 500 010 03x - 9 10 2

WP: Blue (9-3 2.88)
LP: Wynn (6-8 3.87) Lemon (3rd) Joss (6th) Mossi (8th)
HR: CLE - Boudreau (2) PHA - Lloyd (9)

A's sweep all four games from Cleveland...Vida Blue blew past the Indians with a sharp five-hitter and chalked up four K's and only one walk...he was backed up by a solid ten-hit attack propelled by Mickey Cochrane's (.251) three runs batted in and two each by John Henry Lloyd (.326) and Eric Chavez (.269).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL TIED AGAIN...CO-LEADER PITTSBURGH (66-54) FALLS TO FOURTH PLACE CHICUBS (62-59) AS PHILADELPHIA (66-54) SHELLS THE SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES (54-66) TO PULL BACK EVEN WITH THE PIRATES...THE THIRD PLACE NEW YORK GIANTS (62-58) JUST BARELY BEAT FOURTH PLACE BROOKLYN (62-59) AND LEAPFROGGED THEM...THE DODGERS ARE NOW DEADLOCKED WITH CHICAGO...AND THE EIGHTH PLACE REDLEGS (49-72) PUT AND END TO A FIVE GAME LOSING SKEIN BY BUMPING OFF SIXTH PLACE ST. LOUIS (60-59)

PIT-- 000 000 000 - 0 5 1
CHC- 010 100 00x - 2 6 0

WP: Reulbach (9-9 3.15)
LP: Willis (7-9 3.12) Day (7th)
HR: CHC - Stearnes (14)

Chicago's Ed Reulbach outhurled Pittsburgh's Vic Willis...Reulbach zeroed out the Bucs with just five hits, seven strikeouts and four walks...Stan Hack (.391) and Turkey Stearnes (.322) provided rbi hits.

PHI - 200 020 403 - 10 16 1
BSN- 200 201 000 -- 5 10 0

WP: Schilling (7-7 4.15) Save: Alexander 1 (15-5 2.12)
LP: Maddux (14-6 2.66)
PHI: Simmons (1st) Schilling (5th) Konstanty (7th) Alexander (8th)
BSN: Maddux (1st) McMahon (7th) Garber (9th) Bedrosian (9th)
HR: (none)

With a 5-3 edge, Greg Maddux was on his way to his fifteenth victory until the Phillies mauled him for four runs in a big seventh...they tacked on three more off the Braves' bullpen in the ninth and moved into a tie with the Pirates for the NL top spot...the NL's top hitter, Richie Ashburn (.325), Biz Mackey (.351) and Larry Bowa (.266) all had three hits in the Phils' sixteen-hit arsenal...normal starting pitcher Pete Alexander was brought in to cinch the win with two scoreless frames for his first save this season.

BRO - 000 000 001 - 1 9 0
NYG - 000 000 12x - 3 5 2

WP: Marichal (11-8 3.29)
LP: Newcombe (5-8 3.25)
HR: (none)

The Dominican Dandy, Juan Marichal, twirled the New York Giants into third place past the Brooklyn Dodgers...Marichal was often in trouble by giving up nine hits, but always managed to pitch his way out of it...he whiffed seven and gave up two BB's...Jeff Kent's (.271) rbi single in the seventh broke up a scoreless battle between Marichal and Don Newcombe...Barry Bonds' (.280) clutch eighth inning single gave the Polo Grounders a couple of insurance runs...Newcombe only gave up five hits, but walked five.

STL - 020 000 000 - 2 5 0
CIN - 001 200 01x - 4 8 1

WP: Rixey (7-5 3.92)
LP: M. Cooper (9-13 3.55) T. Worrell (8th)
HR: STL - Mize (14) CIN - Kluszewski (9)

Cincy's fancy southpaw Eppa Rixey stopped the Cardinals' winning streak at three on a five-hit effort and also put an end to the Reds' five-game losing stretch...except for Johnny Mize's (.283) two-run homer, he was just about flawless, fanning six with zero walks...Rixey (.159) even singled in the eventual winning run in the third inning.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Thursday, August 7, 1901

Only two games on tap for today...one game in each league.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RAPID ROBERT OUTPITCHES THE BIG TRAIN AS SEVENTH PLACE CLEVELAND (51-71) WINS IN FOURTEEN INNINGS OVER SIXTH PLACE WASHINGTON (56-66)

CLE - 000 010 000 100 02 - 4 6 0 (14 innings)
WAS-010 000 000 100 00 - 2 7 1

WP: Feller (9-10 3.04) D. Jones (14th)
Save: D. Jones 5 (2-10 2.42)
LP: Johnson (7-15 3.09)
HR: (none)

Two of the best went at each other for almost fourteen innings...the winner was Cleveland's Bob Feller, who over thirteen innings held the Senators to only two runs, seven hits, struck out twelve and walked only two...Walter Johnson lost another splendid performance, going all fourteen innings and fanning a Major League-record seventeen, yet lost the game, when pinchhitter Jim Thome (.228) singled with two outs to score two runs...reliever Doug Jones set Washington down in order to nail down the win for Feller.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BROOKLYN DODGERS (63-59) KNOCK OFF CELLAR-DWELLING CINCINNATI REDS (49-73) AND EASE UP INTO FOURTH PLACE, A HALF GAME IN FRONT OF THE FIFTH PLACE CUBS (62-59), WHO DID NOT PLAY...THIRD PLACE NEW YORK (62-58) IS JUST ONE PERCENTAGE POINT AHEAD OF THE FOURTH PLACE DODGERS...BOTH ARE 4 GAMES IN BACK OF CO-LEADERS PITTSBURGH AND PHILADELPHIA.


BULLDOG HERSHISER PUTS THE BITE ON THE REDLEGS AS BROOKLYN ROLLS OVER CINCY

BRO - 013 100 010 - 6 10 0
CIN -- 000 011 000 - 2 7 0

WP: Hershiser (8-6 3.43)
LP: Nolan (1-5 3.54) Derringer (6th)
HR: BRO - Piazza (13)

Dodger Orel Hershiser fired an impressive ballgame, shackling Cincinnati on seven hits with no free passes and seven K's...Mike Piazza (.294) and Zach Wheat (.320) delivered two hits and two rbis for the winners.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Friday, August 8, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

YANKS UPEND BOSOX AT FENWAY FOR THIRD STRAIGHT...NY EXPANDS AL LEAD TO 9 GAMES AS SECOND PLACE DETROIT FALLS TO RED HOT A'S...FIFTH PLACE PHILADELPHIA HAS WON THEIR LAST FIVE...SEVENTH PLACE BROWNS TAKE ONE FROM THE THIRD PLACE WHITE SOX, WHO HAVE LOST THREE IN A ROW AND TUMBLED 11 GAMES OUT IN THE STANDINGS...AND THE SIXTH PLACE SENATORS DEFEAT THE LAST PLACE INDIANS.

NYY - 000 002 121 - 6 9 1
BOS - 000 110 100 -3 11 1
WP: Rivera (4-5 2.45)
Save: Gossage 2 (3-3 3.61)
LP: Kinder (0-1 7.04)
NY: Gomez (1st) Rivera (7th) Gossage (8th)
BOS: Shore (1st) Radatz (7th) Kinder (8th) P. Martinez (8th)
HR: NYY - Berra (3) Mantle (6)
Bronx Bomber longball power exploded in the late innings to sink the Red Sox...Yogi Berra (.184) tied it at 2-2 in the sixth off starter Ernie Shore, then Mickey Mantle (.217) won it with a 2-run pinchhit shot in the eighth off of loser Ellis Kinder...Rich Gossage saved it for Mariano Rivera with two scoreless innings.

PHA - 202 030 000 - 7 6 2
DET - 000 100 111 - 4 9 0
WP: Hunter (9-9 3.73)
LP: Lolich (1-2 6.94) McLain (6th) H. Coveleskie (9th)
HR: PHA - Foxx 2 (22)
The A's Jimmie Foxx (.251) jacked two home runs off loser Mickey Lolich and powered in five runs...Catfish Hunter was sharp with 9 K's and gave up only two earned runs.

CWS - 000 000 000 - 0 10 0
STB -- 000 300 11X - 5 12 1
WP: D. Martinez (1-6 3.14)
LP: Horlen (12-6 2.79) Pierce (7th) Peters (8th)
HR: STB - Kress (2)
St. Louis' hardluck righthander Dennis Martinez finally got his first win of the year, spinning 10-inning shutout, fanning seven and walking six batters...he constantly got out of tough situations, stranding thirteen runners...Red Kress (.254) and Marty McManus (.258) paced the hitters with three hits apiece.

CLE - 300 000 000 - 3 5 0
WAS- 000 011 30X - 5 9 0
WP: Pascual (10-7 2.94)
LP: Score (11-10 2.71) D. Jones (7th)
HR: WAS - Gaetti (8) Killebrew (13)
Washington's Camilo Pascual was tagged for three first inning runs by the Indians, but he settled down and held them scoreless the rest of the game...he whiffed nine and issued four walks...In the seventh Harmon Killebrew (.199) tied the score at 3-3 with a solo fourbagger and Cecil Travis (.290) and Goose Goslin (.318) singled in two more to decide the game.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PITTSBURGH AND PHILADELPHIA STILL DEADLOCKED FOR FIRST...THE PIRATES WON A CLASSIC FROM THE SEVENTH PLACE BOSTON BRAVES, WHILE THE PHILS OUTSLUGGED THE FIFTH PLACE CUBS...THIRD PLACE BROOKLYN NIPPED LAST PLACE CINCINNATI...AND ST. LOUIS, TIED WITH CHICAGO FOR FIFTH, TOOK ONE FROM THE FOURTH PLACE GIANTS...IN THE TORRID NL PENNANT CHASE, BROOKLYN IS 4 GAMES OUT...NEW YORK 5...AND ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO ARE 5.5 GAMES BEHIND THE CO-LEADERS

BOS- 000 000 000 - 0 3 0
PIT - 000 100 00X - 1 5 0
WP: Phillippe (12-8 3.06)
LP: Spahn (6-7 2.52)
HR: PIT - Wagner (9)
It was splendid game...Pittsburgh's Deacon Phillippe sparkled with a three-hit whitewash, striking out ten with no walks...portsider Warren Spahn shined for the Braves in defeat, giving up only 5 hits, fanning five and walking no one...his only mistake was surrendering a fourth inning homer to Honus Wagner (.301).

CHC- 130 000 010 - 5 12 2
PHI - 020 302 11X - 9 10 1
WP: Carlton (5-11 4.47)
LP: Vaughn (7-6 3.14) Root (5th) Sutter (7th)
PHI: Christenson (1st) Carlton (4th)
HR: CHC - Stearnes (15) Kling (2)
HR: PHI - Ennis 2 (11) Klein (16) Schmidt (21)
The Phillies scorched Cub pitchers for four roundtrippers, headed by Del Ennis (.263) with a pair that drove in four runs...Chuck Klein (.295) and Mike Schmidt (.230) clouted bases-empty homers...winner Steve Carlton relieved starter Larry Christenson, who was treated roughly for four runs in two innings...Carlton proceeded to quell the Cubs on six hits and one run in six fine innings of relief, fanning four and walking two.

BRO- 000 000 020 - 2 8 1
CIN - 000 000 100 - 1 5 0
WP: Koufax (10-7 3.04)
LP: Donahue (8-11 3.94) Dibble (8th) Walters (9th)
HR: CIN - F. Robinson (24)
Timely hitting backed up Dodger Sandy Koufax's superb pitching to edge the Reds...the NL strikeout king Koufax chalked up a five-hit performance with nine whiffs and no bases on balls...behind 1-0 in the top of the eighth, doubles off of losing pitcher Pete Donahue by Zach Wheat (.321) and Mike Piazza (.293) plated the tying and winning runs...NL Home Run and RBI leader Frank Robinson (.264) ripped his 24th of the season and has 86 rbis.

NYG- 000 010 200 - 3 8 0
STL-- 032 100 00X - 6 13 0
WP: L. Jackson (3-1 1.02)
LP: McGinnity (8-8 3.49) Lavelle (5th) Antonelli (7th)
HR: NYG - Dark (2) STL - Hafey (8)
Redbird CF Chick Hafey (.297) hammered a three-run smash off Joe McGinnity to get St. Louis off and running in the second frame and they were never headed...winning pitcher Larry Jackson hurled another solid outing with four K's and 3 BB's.

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Saturday, August 9, 1901

Only six games in each league today...sixth place Washington and last place Cleveland idle in the AL...third place Dodgers and eighth place Reds had the day off in the NL.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL LEADING YANKS TAKE FOURTH IN A ROW...BLANK FOURTH PLACE BOSOX...SECOND PLACE TIGERS END FIFTH PLACE ATHLETICS WINNING STREAK...AND SEVENTH PLACE BROWNS PUT DOWN THE FADING THIRD PLACE WHITE SOX AGAIN

NYY - 200 200 001 - 5 11 1
BOS - 000 000 000 - 0 6 1
WP: Hoyt (4-0 0.95)
LP: Wood (9-9 4.04) Tiant (4th) Kinder (9th)
HR: NYY - Dickey (7)
Late season callup Waite Hoyt was outstanding again and registered his fourth win and second shutout, tossing a six-hitter with five strikeouts and two walks...Joe Gordon (.241) rapped three hits and an rbi and Bill Dickey (.265) drove in two with his 7th home run...the Red Sox starter Joe Wood's shoulder stiffened up and he left in the fourth inning...he will miss about a week...the triumph maintained New York's nine game edge over the second place Tigers.

PHI - 000 000 300 - 3 7 0
DET- 002 001 32x - 8 11 2
WP: Newhouser (9-8 3.93) Hiller (8th)
Save: Hiller 7 (4-5 3.25)
LP: Fingers (7-7 3.33)
Plank (1st) Fingers (7th)
HR: DET - Kuenn (6) Cobb (4) Gehringer (11)
The Tigers put a halt to the A's five-game win skein...Ty Cobb (.337) delivered the knockout blow, a three-run shot in the sixth off Rollie Fingers to put Detroit up for good...Harvey Kuenn (.304) and Charlie Gehringer (.279) also rang up roundtrippers...John Hiller saved it for Hal Newhouser, who fanned nine in seven innings of work and yielded only one earned run.

CWS - 100 000 001 - 2 6 0
STB -- 020 000 21x - 5 10 1
WP: Wilhelm (12-9 3.67)
LP: Walsh (10-9 3.17) Peters (8th)
HR: STB - K. Williams (10) Wilhelm (1)
St. Louis' Hoyt Wilhelm (.068) knuckleballed himself to a solid six-hit decision...he even smashed a two-run fourbagger for all the runs he needed...this was Chicago's fourth straight loss and tenth in the last fifteen games...they have now sunk 12 games in back of the league-leading Yankees.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PIRATES RALLY LATE TO NIP SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES AND REGAIN THE NL'S TOP SPOT FROM THE PHILLIES, WHO FELL TO THE FIFTH PLACE CHICAGO CUBS...WHILE THE FOURTH PLACE GIANTS EDGED THE ST. LOUIS REDBIRDS...PITTSBURGH IS ONE GAME UP ON PHILADELPHIA.

BSN - 000 201 001 - 4 8 1
PIT - 001 000 301 - 5 10 1
WP: Face (5-1 2.82)
LP: Smoltz (4-12 4.37)
Burdette (1st) Smoltz (7th)
HR: BSN - E. Mathews (14)
Big Poison lived up to his name...Pittsburgh's Paul Waner (.291) went 3-5 with two late inning doubles to power in three crucial scores...in the last of the ninth he drove in Pie Traynor (.379) for the game-winner and sent Boston to its third successive loss...in the top of the ninth the Braves Chipper Jones (.244) tripled to deadlock the score at 4-all...then Roy Face came in with no outs and did not allow Jones to score.

CHC - 002 010 000 - 3 12 0
PHI -- 000 000 000 - 0 5 1
WP: M. Brown (16-8 2.76)
LP: Short (2-2 2.51) Konstanty (9th)
HR: (none)
The Cubs' Moe Brown mowed down Philadelphia, stopping them on just five hits to spin his fourth shutout and move to the top of the major league list with sixteen victories...it was a tough loss for the Phils as they dropped one game behind the first place Pirates....SS Bill Dahlen (.311) was 4-5 with one rbi...CF Turkey Stearnes (.328) drove in the other two runs.

NYG - 111 000 000 - 3 11 1
STL -- 100 000 000 - 1 8 0
WP: Hubbell (11-9 2.48)
LP: Haines (3-2 2.55) Paige (6th) Sallee (8th)
HR: NYG - Haller (5) Bonds (22)
New York lefty Carl Hubbell was the King of the Hill today against the Cardinals...he scattered eight hits, fanned four and issued a couple of walks...Tom Haller (.191) and Barry Bonds (.281) supported him with home runs.

Brooklyn is third, trailing the NL leading Pirates by 4.5 games with the Giants fourth, five games behind, the Chicubs are sixth, 5.5 out, while sixth place St. Louis is now 6.5 games in the rear..

[Eugene Church]

ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION

Sunday, August 10, 1901

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TOP CLUB NY YANKEES WIN THEIR SIXTH STRAIGHT...SWEEP TWINBILL FROM FOURTH PLACE RED SOX AND GIVE THE BOSOX FOURTH LOSS IN A ROW...DISTANT SECOND PLACE DETROIT TIGERS SPLIT A PAIR WITH FIFTH PLACE PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS...NOW 10 GAMES BEHIND NY...THIRD PLACE CHICAGO WHITE SOX TAKE TWO FROM NEXT-TO-LAST ST. LOUIS BROWNS...PALE HOSE STILL 12 GAMES BEHIND...AND SIXTH PLACE SENATORS DIVIDE A DOUBLEHEADER WITH LAST PLACE CLEVELAND.

NYY - 000 000 112 1 - 5 10 0 (first game 10 innings)
BOS - 000 200 200 0 - 4 6 0
WP: Gossage (4-3 3.47)
LP: Radatz (6-4 1.55)
NYY: Guidry (1st) Rivera (7th) Gossage (9th)
BOS: Parnell (1st) Radatz (9th)
HR: BOS - Varitek (2)
The Bronx Bombers were blanked for the first six frames by lefty Mel Parnell, then made up for lost time by coming back from a 4-1 seventh inning deficit to win in extra innings...Joe Gordon's (.241) one-out single plated Lou Gehrig (.320) with the winning run...Goose Gossage was credited with the victory, tossing two scoreless innings.

NYY - 050 020 001 - 8 11 0 (second game)
BOS - 000 000 013 - 4 11 1
WP: Foster (8-2 2.80) Raschi (9th)
Save: Raschi 1 (0-0 7.20)
LP: Mays (8-9 3.68) Kinder (4th) P. Martinez (5th) Radatz (6th)
The Yanks gave a bunch of regulars the day off and still ripped Boston, powered by home uns by Bernie Williams (.195) and Lou Gehrig (.322)...winning pitcher Rube Foster survived inspite of 11 hits and 5 BB's...the Bosox were miserable with men on base.

PHA - 010 110 130 - 7 16 1 (first game)
DET - 100 200 012 - 6 11 2
WP: Eckersley (2-0 4.14) Shantz (9th)
Save: Shantz 5 (1-4 2.32)
LP: Bridges (9-7 3.39) Trucks (8th) Morris (8th)
HR: PHA - Chavez (11) DET - Kaline (2) Greenberg (18)
The A's slugged 16 hits and just barely hung on to defeat the never-say-die Detroit Tigers...Al Simmons (.295), Jimmie Foxx (.253) and Jimmy Dykes (.259) stroked three hits each with Rickey Henderson (.260) and John Henry Lloyd (.320) connecting for two each...Dennis Eckersley struckout eight, but struggled and needed help from Bobby Shantz to wrap up the victory.

PHA - 100 000 002 - 3 7 1 (second game)
DET - 030 000 001 - 4 8 1
WP: Bunning (11-5 3.46)
LP: Shantz (1-5 2.44)
PHA: Grove (1st) Waddell (8th) Shantz (9th)
HR: PHA - Lloyd (10) B. Johnson (2)
Detroit's Harvey Kuenn (.303) had the game-winning pinchhit sacrifice fly to gain a split in the doubleheader...Alan Trammell (.254) singled with one out in the home half of the ninth, moved to third on Bill Freehan's (.189) double and then scored on the flyout to right center...Jim Bunning hurled a sharp complete game victory with seven K's and two walks...However, homers by Philly's John Henry Lloyd (.324) and Bob Johnson (.226) kept it too close for comfort.

CWS - 100 100 100 - 3 5 0 (first game)
STB -- 000 020 000 - 2 10 0
WP: W. Wood (11-9 3.06)
LP: Mussina (10-8 3.22) Olson (8th)
HR: CWS - J. Jackson (4) Ordonez (17)
Pale Hose pitcher Wilber Wood's knuckleball wafted through the air with the greatest of ease and baffled the St. Louis Browns...Wood allowed ten hits, but escaped with a close win...Chisox RF Magglio Ordonez (.262) crushed a solo clout in the seventh to provide the margin of victory...Shoeless Joe Jackson (.340), the AL's top batter also homered.

CWS - 500 500 000 - 10 14 1 (second game)
STB -- 100 010 002 -- 4 11 2
WP: Lyons (9-9 3.52)
LP: Garver (8-8 4.00) Olson (4th) McNally (6th) Miller (7th)
HR: (none)
Two five-run outbursts in the first and fourth innings by Chicago easily disposed of the the St. Louis Browns...Dick Lundy's (.226) three hits, two doubles and three rbi's and Robin Ventura's (.176) three rbi's led the way..."Sunday Teddy" Lyons lived up to his nickname with another Sunday win in a creditable showing, striking out four and walking four...Ken Williams (.307) stood out in defeat going a perfect 4 for 4.

CLE - 110 000 000 - 2 7 2 (first game)
WAS- 300 100 10x - 5 12 2
WP: Marberry (4-4 3.38)
LP: S. Coveleskie (4-3 3.32) Joss (6th)
HR: WAS - Goslin (12)
Washington's Firpo Marberry fashioned a good solid outing subduing Cleveland on seven singles with two K's and 2 BB's...Cecil Travis (.292) and Goose Goslin (.320) whacked in two runs apiece and Sam Crawford (.274) bashed three basehits and scored twice for the Senators.

CLE -- 000 010 200 1 - 4 9 2 (second game 10 innings)
WAS - 030 000 000 0 - 3 8 1
WP: D. Jones (3-10 2.26)
LP: J. Rogan (1-3 3.67)
CLE: Harder (1st) Lemon (6th) Mossi (7th) D. Jones (9th)
WAS: Leonard (1st) Rogan (7th)
HR: CLE - Thome (9) Ramirez (1)
Cleveland's Manny Ramirez (.190) will long remember his first major league home run...it won the game in the tenth inning...behind 3-1 going into the top of the seventh, the Tribe tied it up with a Jim Thome (.227) homer, a single and two walks and an error by by SS Cecil Travis with the bases loaded.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PHILS AND PIRATES ARE DEADLOCKED FOR FIRST AGAIN IN THE CONGESTED NL TITLE CHASE...LOWLY SEVENTH PLACE BRAVES KNOCK OFF PITTSBURGH TWICE...PHILADELPHIA MANAGES TO SPLIT WITH FIFTH PLACE CUBS...THIRD PLACE BROOKLYN TAKES BOTH ENDS OF THE DOUBLEHEADER FROM LAST PLACE CINCINNATI...AND FOURTH PLACE GIANTS AND SIXTH PLACE CARDS DIVIDE TWO GAMES...DODGERS TRAILS BY 2.5 GAMES...NEW YORK BY 4 GAMES...CHICAGO 4.5 GAMES...AND CARDINALS ARE 5.5 GAMES OUT OF FIRST PLACE GOING INTO THE FINAL 30 GAMES OF THE SEASON.

BSN - 200 100 030 - 6 14 1 (first game)
PIT -- 000 000 000 - 0 6 0
WP: Niekro (8-8 2.80)
LP: Kremer (9-6 3.18) W. Cooper (8th) Veale (8th)
HR: BSN - C. Jones (19) Aaron (9)
Boston's Phil Niekro was on top of his game with a very cooperative flutterball that throttled the Pittsburgh Pirates...home runs by Chipper Jones (.249) and Hank Aaron (.238) and fourteen hits mad it easy for Niekro, who fanned six and walked only two.

BSN - 000 000 030 - 3 8 2 (second game)
PIT --001 001 000 - 2 6 0
WP: Glavine (6-9 3.78) Bedrosian (8th)
Save: Bedrosian 2 (3-0 4.14)
LP: Leever (12-8 2.89) Face (8th)
HR: (none)
The Braves swept both games from the Pirates and cost them undisputed possession of first place...Boston pitchers numbed Pirate batters on six hits in each game...Tom Glavine and Steve Bedrosian combined to stop Pittsburgh...winner Glavine allowed all six hits, two runs, only one earned, whiffed five and gave up three walks...Bedrosian got the save with two spotless innings...1B Buck Leonard (.169) singled in two runs in the eighth to win it...Rabbit Maranville (.214) had singled in the first run...Bucs starter Sam Leever has shut them out until then.

CHC - 100 000 000 - 1 8 0 (first game)
PHI -- 102 002 01x - 6 11 1
WP: Alexander (16-5 2.02)
LP: French (3-2 2.15) Root (8th)
HR: (none)
Philadelphia's Pete Alexander chucked another outstanding game, limiting the Cubs to one run and eight hits with six K's and no walks...Chuck Klein (.295) punched in a pair of runs...Biz Mackey (.348) and Dick Allen (.246) each delivered two hits and an rbi...Alexander tied Mordecai Brown of the Cubs for the most wins...each has won sixteen.

CHC - 021 010 000 3 - 7 12 0 (second game - 10 innings)
PHI --020 000 002 1 - 5 10 4
WP: Jenkins (13-9 3.35)
LP: Orth (0-1 9.00)
PHI: Roberts (1st) Orth (9th)
HR: PHI - Ennis 2 (13) Schmidt (22)
HR: CHC - Stearnes (16) Madlock (6)
Bruin 3B Bill Madlock (.288) smoked a three-run tenth inning homer to salvage a split with the co-leading Phils...Fergie Jenkins gunned down a dozen Phillies and picked up his 13th victory, although he labored in the ninth and tenth innings...LF Del Ennis (.266) was brilliant in the loss with two home runs and four rbis's...his two-out two-run smash in the ninth sent the game into extra innings.

BRO - 000 000 400 - 4 3 0 (first game)
CIN --000 002 100 - 3 10 1
WP: Vance 916-5 3.04) Perranoski (7th)
Save: Perranoski 5 (11-5 2.20)
LP: Gullett (0-1 3.60) Maloney (8th)
HR: BRO - Campanella (6)
Cincy's southpaw Don Gullett had a no-hitter for six innings, then everything really went south for him in the seventh...two hits and an intentional walk filled the bases for Brooklyn pinchhitter Roy Campanella, who promptly cleared them with a grand slammer...Dazzy Vance got his 16th victory, but needed help from Ron Perranoski...Vance is now tied with the Cubs' Moe Brown and the Phils' Pete Alexander for the the most wins.

BRO - 200 010 203 - 8 14 1 (second game)
CIN --100 011 102 - 6 10 0
WP: Sutton (11-8 3.28) Gagne (7th)
Save: Gagne 1 (0-1 4.22)
LP: S. Williams (4-7 4.58) Nolan (7th) Dibble (7th) Carroll (9th)
HR: BRO: Torriente (4)
HR: CIN - Rose (2) Pinson (14)
The Dodgers' Cristobel Torriente (.268) walloped three hits, including a home run and a double, to bat in five runs and score two...Tony Cuccinello (.288) banged three hits, scored twice and drove in a pair of runs.

NYG - 201 000 000 - 3 7 0 (first game)
STL -- 112 000 01X - 5 10 0
WP: Tudor (10-5 3.01)
LP: Mathewson (11-11 3.49) Fitzsimmons (7th)
HR: NYG - Mays (17)
HR: STL - Slaugher 2 (6) Musial (14) Hornsby (8)
Four fourbaggers paced the St. Louis Redbirds to victory over the Giants...Enos "Country" Slaughter (.285) cracked two and Stan Musial (.266) and Rogers Hornsby (.278) bashed solo shots...lefty John Tudor had a difficult beginning, but composed himself and blanked New York after the third frame...he walked two and struck out eight...Christy Mathewson had another tough outing and sustained the loss.

NYG - 010 102 010 - 5 9 0 (second game)
STL -- 011 000 000 - 2 8 2
WP: G. Perry (6-11 3.23)
LP: Gibson (12-8 3.74) Paige (8th)
HR: NYG - Bonds (23) STL - Hornsby (9)
NY Giant Gaylord Perry shut the door on the Cardinals over the last six innings and claimed the win by fanning six and giving up three BB's...3B Jeff Kent (.271) got the gamewinner across the plate with a sixth-inning single...Kent had two rbi's along with Barry Bonds (.285)...Bonds had two safeties and scored three times to take over the NL lead in runs scored with 77.