The Greatest Center Fielder - Page 3

Nick Soulis · 01-28-2011, 08:35 PM

Tuesday May 15, 1951

Giants Keep Rolling; Reds Keep Losing

At Forbes Field
NY Giants..............12
Pittsburgh Pirates....8

Willie Mays 3-5 2 R BB (.291, 4, 16)

Mays had a big day at the plate as did many of the Giants against Pirate pitching. Mays had three hits, all singles, and looked cool on the bases even though he is still reluctant to steal.

At Crosley Field
Boston Braves..........6
Cincinnati Reds.........4

Ken Griffey Jr 0-1 K (.184, 1,, 7)

Junior pinch hits and strikes out against Bob Chipman as the Reds drop another lead and game late.

Nick Soulis · 01-29-2011, 01:57 PM

Wednesday May 16, 1951

INDIANS PITCH AROUND MANTLE TO WIN

At Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians...........9
NY Yankees..................5

Joe DiMaggio 1-5 RBI (.325, 4, 15)

Mickey Mantle 1-2 2 RBI 1 R 2 BB (.269, 9, 22)

The Yankees lose again and Mantle's home run streak ends as the Indians decide to pitch around the kid. DiMaggio's average continues to come back to earth and the Yankees are sitting 3.5 games out of first place.

At Crosley Field
Boston Braves........2
Cincinnati Reds.......1

Ken Griffey Jr 0-1 K (.179, 1, 7)

Junior strikes out with two men on in the 8th in a big spot. He looked bad in the atbat and his confidence is very low at this point. At 20 years old this is a worry.

At Forbes Field
NY Giants................2
Pittsburgh Pirates......1

Willie Mays 0-4 K (.281, 4, 16)

Don Carlsen of the Pirates did well agains the young Mays but the Giants find a way t win again remaining in first place at 21-9.

**Duke Snider is still about 12 days away from coming back from his injury**

Nick Soulis · 01-30-2011, 02:05 AM

Thursday May 17, 1951

MANTLE GRAND SLAM LIFTS YANKS

At Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians............5
NY Yankees...................6

Joe DiMaggio 0-4 (.315, 4, 15)

Mickey Mantle 2-4 HR 4 RBI R 2 K (.277, 10, 26)

Mantle hits another home run, this time a grand slam that carries the Yankees to victory. Mantle has taken over the spotlight from young DiMaggio as he is having a torrid month of May and leads baseball with 10 homers.

At Crosley Field
Boston Braves.............0
Cincinnati Reds............5

Ken Griffey Jr did not play

Junior sits on the bench as Ken Raffensberger pitches a shutout.

At Forbes Field
NY Giants...............3
Pittsburgh Pirates.....6

Willie Mays 0-4 (.271, 4, 16)

Mays is having a tough time in Forbes field now going hitless for the series and in a minor slump.

Nick Soulis · 01-31-2011, 10:41 PM

Friday May 18, 1951

ROOKIES GO HITLESS

At Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox............7
NY Yankees.....................0

Joe DiMaggio 0-4 (.305, 4, 15)

Mickey Mantle 0-4 (.267, 10, 26)

Billy Pierce handcuffs the Yankees and their top rookies. The White Sox remain in first place and many are beginning to worry about the Yankees and their chances.

At Crosley Field
New York Giants..........6
Cincinnati Reds............4

Willie Mays 0-3 BB R K (.264, 4, 16)

Ken Griffey Jr 0-1 R (.175, 1, 7)

The Giants rally with four in the ninth to beat the Reds. Mays continues to be a bit inconsistent at the plate. Junior scores a run but cant buy a hit.

Nick Soulis · 02-02-2011, 01:56 AM

Saturday May 19, 1951

MICK LANDS ON DL

At Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox..............8
NY Yankees.......................4

Joe DiMaggio 0-4 K (.296, 4, 15)

Mickey Mantle 0-0 INJURED

The Yankees lose again but the big loss is that of Mikey Mantle. It is being reported that Mantle has biceps tendinitis and will miss 6 weeks of action. In the meantime DiMaggio continues to struggle as the league pitching may have caught up to him and his average drops below .300.

At Crosley Field
NY Giants.................5
Cincinnati Reds..........3 (11 inn)

Willie Mays 1-5 HR RBI R 2 K (.262, 5, 17)

Ken Griffey Jr 1-2 K (.190, 1, 7)

Mays hits a home run in the seventh to tie the game as the Giants prevail. Junior fight to get every at bat he can.

Nick Soulis · 02-02-2011, 09:57 PM

Sunday May 20, 1951

At Yankee Stadium (Game 1)
St. Louis Browns............0
NY Yankees..................12

Joe DiMaggio 2-5 R K (.300, 4, 15)

The Yankees break out behind Cliff Mapes who drives in three in the easy win.

At Yankee Stadium (Game 2)
St. Louis Browns............3
NY Yankees...................1

Joe DiMaggio 1-4 2B (.299. 4, 15)

The Browns earn the split behind a god outing by Stubby Overmire. Satchal Paige gets the save.

At Crosley Field (Game 1)
Brooklyn Dodgers...............8
Cincinnati Reds..................4 (11 inn)

Ken Griffey Jr 0-4 BB SB (.174, 1, 7)

Junior gets the start but cant get a hit. He does steal his first base of the season and the Reds lose another one.

At Crosley Field (Game 2)
Brooklyn Dodgers............4
Cincinnati Reds...............0

Ken Griffey Jr 0-1 (.170, 1, 7)

The Dodgers get the doubleheader sweep as Junior goes hitless in both games.

At Sportsman's Park
NY Giants..............2
St. Louis Cardinals...1

Willie Mays 1-3 BB R SB (.264, 5, 17)

Mays shows his all around skill as he scores the go ahead run and the Giants win a close one.

Jeff1787 · 02-03-2011, 01:25 AM

I've got to go with "The Mick."

Nick Soulis · 02-03-2011, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff1787

I've got to go with "The Mick."

Good to have a Mick backer.

Mantle was on a tear leading the league with 10 homers in his rookie year but got injured and will miss 6 weeks.

Typical on Mantle, injuries always hurting his career.

captaincarl · 02-03-2011, 06:30 PM

Your selection for the top 5 center fielders are pretty good. According to Bill James' list of the top 100 center fielders in his "New Baseball Abstract" (dated 2001), he had Duke Snider at #6 and Ken Griffey Jr, who was still active, at #7. His top 5 were: (#1) Willie Mays, (#2) Ty Cobb, (#3) Mickey Mantle, (#4) Tris Speaker, and (#5) Joe DiMaggio.

I'm going with the "Say Hey Kid".

If interested, I can PM you with his top 10 at the other positions for your enjoyment or future reference.

Nick Soulis · 02-03-2011, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captaincarl

Your selection for the top 5 center fielders are pretty good. According to Bill James' list of the top 100 center fielders in his "New Baseball Abstract" (dated 2001), he had Duke Snider at #6 and Ken Griffey Jr, who was still active, at #7. His top 5 were: (#1) Willie Mays, (#2) Ty Cobb, (#3) Mickey Mantle, (#4) Tris Speaker, and (#5) Joe DiMaggio.

I'm going with the "Say Hey Kid".

If interested, I can PM you with his top 10 at the other positions for your enjoyment or future reference.

Yeah that would be great. Speaker and Cobb are interesting options that I have toyed with adding. I am more prone to skip Cobb because in my estimation he was so much better then the rest and I wasnt a big fan of him as most wernt. Still i may add Speaker for next year for some excitement.

Thanks again

Nick Soulis · 02-03-2011, 09:12 PM

Monday May 21, 1951

At Sportsman's Park
NY Giants................10
St. Louis Cardinals.........3

Willie Mays 1-5 RBI R K (.261, 5, 18)

Giants beat the Cards and Mays stays cold at the plate as it has been an unkind week for him (3-24).

At Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns..............3
NY Yankees.....................5

Joe DiMaggio 2-5 3 RBI 2B (.302, 4, 18)

DiMaggio gets the bigges thit in the game with a bases clearing double in the 6th inning to break open the game. DiMaggio shows he is a clutch hitter.

Nick Soulis · 02-05-2011, 03:00 PM

Tuesday May 21, 1951

GRIFFEY PINCH HIT HOME RUN

At Wrigley Field
New York Giants..........4
Chicago Cubs.............2

Willie Mays 2-4 RBI 2B K (.268, 5, 19)

Mays with a good day in Chicago slams a double and drives in a big run. Mays has five doubles on the season.

At Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies..........4
Cincinnati Reds...............3

Ken Griffey Jr 1-1 HR 2 RBI R (.188, 2, 9)

Junior hits a big home run as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning off of Russ Meyer. His team blows the lead late but the Kid is doing his best to try and get into Luke Sewell's lineup.

Nick Soulis · 02-06-2011, 03:57 AM

Wednesday May 22, 1951

At Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers.............5
NY Yankees...............3

Joe DiMaggio 1-4 R 2B (.301, 4, 18)

DiMaggio doubles for the 12th time in the season and scored but it was the Tigers who get the win as the Yankees remain mediocore (18-18).

At Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies............2
Cincinnati Reds.................3

Ken Griffey Jr 1-1 (.204, 2, 9)

Griffey gets a hit as a pinch hitter in a rare Reds win.

At Wrigley Field
NY Giants..............8
Chicago Cubs.........1

Willie Mays 0-4 R RBI BB (.261, 5, 20)

Mays has a comfortable day as the Giants take care of the Cubs. Bobby Thompson drove in four.

The Perfect Game · 02-06-2011, 05:54 PM

I have to say I am sad to see the "Mick" be injured. Although I am rooting for Griffey Jr, it is hard to get back in such a groove after being injured. This is really great. Keep it going!

dj_morton · 02-06-2011, 08:27 PM

Can you post screen shots of the player ratings? Curious to see how they develop over time.

Nick Soulis · 02-06-2011, 09:10 PM

Thursday May 23, 1951

At Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers................4
NY Yankees..................10

Joe DiMaggio 3-5 2 2B 3 R 2 RBI (.310, 4, 20)

DiMaggio breaks out of any minislump that he was in and locks in on Detroit pitching for a big day. Joe D is getting back into the groove and its games like this that have many sure that he will a star.

At Sportsman's Park
Cincinnati Reds...............8
St. Louis Cardinals...........2

Ken Griffey Jr did not play

A hot Griffey sits out again.

Nick Soulis · 02-06-2011, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Perfect Game

I have to say I am sad to see the "Mick" be injured. Although I am rooting for Griffey Jr, it is hard to get back in such a groove after being injured. This is really great. Keep it going!

Yea its typical of the Mick to fight injuries and we have seen it already. Joe D just stays steady and the Mick is either a legend or a disaster, funny how so far OOTP has these guys pegged well.

Junior just cant get a break with the Reds so far but its still early.

Nick Soulis · 02-07-2011, 11:10 PM

Friday May 25, 1951

At Shibe Park
NY Giants...................6
Philadelphia Phillies.......2

Willie Mays 0-4 (.253, 5, 20)

Mays had a very hard rtime against Robin Roberts and went hitless but the first place Giants continue to win especially behind Monte Irvin (.340, 8, 33).

At Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia A's................2
NY Yankees....................3

Joe DiMaggio 1-3 2 RBI (.311, 4, 22)

The rookie legend of DiMaggio continues as he drives in the big runs in this game with a two out two run single that was the diffrence in the game. DiMaggio is already a star.

At Sportsman's Park
Cincinnati Reds................4
St. Louis Cardinals............3

Ken Griffey Jr 0-0 BB (.204, 2, 9)

A pinch hit appearance for Junior leads to a walk in the 8th.

Nick Soulis · 02-08-2011, 10:06 PM

Saturday May 26, 1951

At Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia A's...............14
NY Yankees.....................6

Joe DiMaggio 2-5 HR 2B 2 RBI R (.313, 5, 24)

DiMaggio isnt the problem in New York but the pitching staff is as the A's put together a 9 run inning and embarrass the Yankees. DiMaggio did hit his fifth long ball of the year and continues to mature quickly.

At Shibe Park
NY Giants................8
Philadelphia Phllies.....3

Willie Mays 1-4 HR 3 RBI R BB (.253, 6, 23)

Willie smacks a three run home run as part of a six run ninth inning and the Giants take another game and are on another winning streak of 8 games. The Giants lead the National League by 5.5 games.

At Sportsman's Park
Cincinnati Reds............5
St. Louis Cardianals......8

Ken Griffey Jr did not play

**Duke Snider and Mickey Mantle are both still on the DL**

Nick Soulis · 02-10-2011, 12:44 AM

Sunday May 27, 1951

At Yankee Stadium Game 1
Philadelphia A's...........0
NY Yankees...............3

Joe DiMaggio 2-4 2B 2 R (.318, 5, 24)

Joe picks up two hits and Tom Morgan throws a complete game shutout in the first game of the double header.

At Yankee Stadium Game 2
Philadelphia A's................3
NY Yankees....................6

Joe DiMaggio 1-5 RBI R (.314, 5, 25)

Joe keeps a modest 9 game hitting streak alive as the Yanks come up big on this Sunday to sweep the double header.

At Shibe Park
NY Giants..................3
Philadelphia Philies......5 (11 inn)

Willie Mays 0-5 (.245, 6, 23)

Mays has nothing against Russ Meyer and the rookie seems to be hitting a wall here as his average is as low as its been all season.

At Sportsman's Park
Cincinnati Reds...........7
St. Louis Cardinals.......3

Ken Griffey Jr did not play

The Reds get 17 hits in their win and Junior isnt a part of any of it.

02-03-2011, 06:30 PM	#49
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,363	Your selection for the top 5 center fielders are pretty good. According to Bill James' list of the top 100 center fielders in his "New Baseball Abstract" (dated 2001), he had Duke Snider at #6 and Ken Griffey Jr, who was still active, at #7. His top 5 were: (#1) Willie Mays, (#2) Ty Cobb, (#3) Mickey Mantle, (#4) Tris Speaker, and (#5) Joe DiMaggio. I'm going with the "Say Hey Kid". If interested, I can PM you with his top 10 at the other positions for your enjoyment or future reference. Last edited by captaincarl; 02-03-2011 at 06:32 PM.

02-06-2011, 05:54 PM	#54
The Perfect Game Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 55	I have to say I am sad to see the "Mick" be injured. Although I am rooting for Griffey Jr, it is hard to get back in such a groove after being injured. This is really great. Keep it going! __________________ Read my Dynasty: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...1-dynasty.html Last edited by The Perfect Game; 02-06-2011 at 05:55 PM. Reason: Wrong wording.

02-06-2011, 09:10 PM	#56
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Thursday May 23, 1951 At Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers................4 NY Yankees..................10 Joe DiMaggio 3-5 2 2B 3 R 2 RBI (.310, 4, 20) DiMaggio breaks out of any minislump that he was in and locks in on Detroit pitching for a big day. Joe D is getting back into the groove and its games like this that have many sure that he will a star. At Sportsman's Park Cincinnati Reds...............8 St. Louis Cardinals...........2 Ken Griffey Jr did not play A hot Griffey sits out again. Last edited by Nick Soulis; 02-06-2011 at 09:30 PM.

01-28-2011, 08:35 PM	#41
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Tuesday May 15, 1951 Giants Keep Rolling; Reds Keep Losing At Forbes Field NY Giants..............12 Pittsburgh Pirates....8 Willie Mays 3-5 2 R BB (.291, 4, 16) Mays had a big day at the plate as did many of the Giants against Pirate pitching. Mays had three hits, all singles, and looked cool on the bases even though he is still reluctant to steal. At Crosley Field Boston Braves..........6 Cincinnati Reds.........4 Ken Griffey Jr 0-1 K (.184, 1,, 7) Junior pinch hits and strikes out against Bob Chipman as the Reds drop another lead and game late.

01-29-2011, 01:57 PM	#42
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Wednesday May 16, 1951 INDIANS PITCH AROUND MANTLE TO WIN At Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians...........9 NY Yankees..................5 Joe DiMaggio 1-5 RBI (.325, 4, 15) Mickey Mantle 1-2 2 RBI 1 R 2 BB (.269, 9, 22) The Yankees lose again and Mantle's home run streak ends as the Indians decide to pitch around the kid. DiMaggio's average continues to come back to earth and the Yankees are sitting 3.5 games out of first place. At Crosley Field Boston Braves........2 Cincinnati Reds.......1 Ken Griffey Jr 0-1 K (.179, 1, 7) Junior strikes out with two men on in the 8th in a big spot. He looked bad in the atbat and his confidence is very low at this point. At 20 years old this is a worry. At Forbes Field NY Giants................2 Pittsburgh Pirates......1 Willie Mays 0-4 K (.281, 4, 16) Don Carlsen of the Pirates did well agains the young Mays but the Giants find a way t win again remaining in first place at 21-9. Duke Snider is still about 12 days away from coming back from his injury

01-30-2011, 02:05 AM	#43
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Thursday May 17, 1951 MANTLE GRAND SLAM LIFTS YANKS At Yankee Stadium Cleveland Indians............5 NY Yankees...................6 Joe DiMaggio 0-4 (.315, 4, 15) Mickey Mantle 2-4 HR 4 RBI R 2 K (.277, 10, 26) Mantle hits another home run, this time a grand slam that carries the Yankees to victory. Mantle has taken over the spotlight from young DiMaggio as he is having a torrid month of May and leads baseball with 10 homers. At Crosley Field Boston Braves.............0 Cincinnati Reds............5 Ken Griffey Jr did not play Junior sits on the bench as Ken Raffensberger pitches a shutout. At Forbes Field NY Giants...............3 Pittsburgh Pirates.....6 Willie Mays 0-4 (.271, 4, 16) Mays is having a tough time in Forbes field now going hitless for the series and in a minor slump.

01-31-2011, 10:41 PM	#44
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Friday May 18, 1951 ROOKIES GO HITLESS At Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox............7 NY Yankees.....................0 Joe DiMaggio 0-4 (.305, 4, 15) Mickey Mantle 0-4 (.267, 10, 26) Billy Pierce handcuffs the Yankees and their top rookies. The White Sox remain in first place and many are beginning to worry about the Yankees and their chances. At Crosley Field New York Giants..........6 Cincinnati Reds............4 Willie Mays 0-3 BB R K (.264, 4, 16) Ken Griffey Jr 0-1 R (.175, 1, 7) The Giants rally with four in the ninth to beat the Reds. Mays continues to be a bit inconsistent at the plate. Junior scores a run but cant buy a hit.

02-02-2011, 01:56 AM	#45
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Saturday May 19, 1951 MICK LANDS ON DL At Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox..............8 NY Yankees.......................4 Joe DiMaggio 0-4 K (.296, 4, 15) Mickey Mantle 0-0 INJURED The Yankees lose again but the big loss is that of Mikey Mantle. It is being reported that Mantle has biceps tendinitis and will miss 6 weeks of action. In the meantime DiMaggio continues to struggle as the league pitching may have caught up to him and his average drops below .300. At Crosley Field NY Giants.................5 Cincinnati Reds..........3 (11 inn) Willie Mays 1-5 HR RBI R 2 K (.262, 5, 17) Ken Griffey Jr 1-2 K (.190, 1, 7) Mays hits a home run in the seventh to tie the game as the Giants prevail. Junior fight to get every at bat he can.

02-02-2011, 09:57 PM	#46
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Sunday May 20, 1951 At Yankee Stadium (Game 1) St. Louis Browns............0 NY Yankees..................12 Joe DiMaggio 2-5 R K (.300, 4, 15) The Yankees break out behind Cliff Mapes who drives in three in the easy win. At Yankee Stadium (Game 2) St. Louis Browns............3 NY Yankees...................1 Joe DiMaggio 1-4 2B (.299. 4, 15) The Browns earn the split behind a god outing by Stubby Overmire. Satchal Paige gets the save. At Crosley Field (Game 1) Brooklyn Dodgers...............8 Cincinnati Reds..................4 (11 inn) Ken Griffey Jr 0-4 BB SB (.174, 1, 7) Junior gets the start but cant get a hit. He does steal his first base of the season and the Reds lose another one. At Crosley Field (Game 2) Brooklyn Dodgers............4 Cincinnati Reds...............0 Ken Griffey Jr 0-1 (.170, 1, 7) The Dodgers get the doubleheader sweep as Junior goes hitless in both games. At Sportsman's Park NY Giants..............2 St. Louis Cardinals...1 Willie Mays 1-3 BB R SB (.264, 5, 17) Mays shows his all around skill as he scores the go ahead run and the Giants win a close one.

02-03-2011, 01:25 AM	#47
Jeff1787 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Doghouse Posts: 3,558	I've got to go with "The Mick."

02-03-2011, 09:12 PM	#51
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Monday May 21, 1951 At Sportsman's Park NY Giants................10 St. Louis Cardinals.........3 Willie Mays 1-5 RBI R K (.261, 5, 18) Giants beat the Cards and Mays stays cold at the plate as it has been an unkind week for him (3-24). At Yankee Stadium St. Louis Browns..............3 NY Yankees.....................5 Joe DiMaggio 2-5 3 RBI 2B (.302, 4, 18) DiMaggio gets the bigges thit in the game with a bases clearing double in the 6th inning to break open the game. DiMaggio shows he is a clutch hitter.

02-05-2011, 03:00 PM	#52
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Tuesday May 21, 1951 GRIFFEY PINCH HIT HOME RUN At Wrigley Field New York Giants..........4 Chicago Cubs.............2 Willie Mays 2-4 RBI 2B K (.268, 5, 19) Mays with a good day in Chicago slams a double and drives in a big run. Mays has five doubles on the season. At Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies..........4 Cincinnati Reds...............3 Ken Griffey Jr 1-1 HR 2 RBI R (.188, 2, 9) Junior hits a big home run as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning off of Russ Meyer. His team blows the lead late but the Kid is doing his best to try and get into Luke Sewell's lineup.

02-06-2011, 03:57 AM	#53
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Wednesday May 22, 1951 At Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers.............5 NY Yankees...............3 Joe DiMaggio 1-4 R 2B (.301, 4, 18) DiMaggio doubles for the 12th time in the season and scored but it was the Tigers who get the win as the Yankees remain mediocore (18-18). At Crosley Field Philadelphia Phillies............2 Cincinnati Reds.................3 Ken Griffey Jr 1-1 (.204, 2, 9) Griffey gets a hit as a pinch hitter in a rare Reds win. At Wrigley Field NY Giants..............8 Chicago Cubs.........1 Willie Mays 0-4 R RBI BB (.261, 5, 20) Mays has a comfortable day as the Giants take care of the Cubs. Bobby Thompson drove in four.

02-06-2011, 08:27 PM	#55
dj_morton Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Morehead City, NC/Barksdale AFB, LA Posts: 174	Can you post screen shots of the player ratings? Curious to see how they develop over time.

02-07-2011, 11:10 PM	#58
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Friday May 25, 1951 At Shibe Park NY Giants...................6 Philadelphia Phillies.......2 Willie Mays 0-4 (.253, 5, 20) Mays had a very hard rtime against Robin Roberts and went hitless but the first place Giants continue to win especially behind Monte Irvin (.340, 8, 33). At Yankee Stadium Philadelphia A's................2 NY Yankees....................3 Joe DiMaggio 1-3 2 RBI (.311, 4, 22) The rookie legend of DiMaggio continues as he drives in the big runs in this game with a two out two run single that was the diffrence in the game. DiMaggio is already a star. At Sportsman's Park Cincinnati Reds................4 St. Louis Cardinals............3 Ken Griffey Jr 0-0 BB (.204, 2, 9) A pinch hit appearance for Junior leads to a walk in the 8th.

02-08-2011, 10:06 PM	#59
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Saturday May 26, 1951 At Yankee Stadium Philadelphia A's...............14 NY Yankees.....................6 Joe DiMaggio 2-5 HR 2B 2 RBI R (.313, 5, 24) DiMaggio isnt the problem in New York but the pitching staff is as the A's put together a 9 run inning and embarrass the Yankees. DiMaggio did hit his fifth long ball of the year and continues to mature quickly. At Shibe Park NY Giants................8 Philadelphia Phllies.....3 Willie Mays 1-4 HR 3 RBI R BB (.253, 6, 23) Willie smacks a three run home run as part of a six run ninth inning and the Giants take another game and are on another winning streak of 8 games. The Giants lead the National League by 5.5 games. At Sportsman's Park Cincinnati Reds............5 St. Louis Cardianals......8 Ken Griffey Jr did not play Duke Snider and Mickey Mantle are both still on the DL

02-10-2011, 12:44 AM	#60
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,378	Sunday May 27, 1951 At Yankee Stadium Game 1 Philadelphia A's...........0 NY Yankees...............3 Joe DiMaggio 2-4 2B 2 R (.318, 5, 24) Joe picks up two hits and Tom Morgan throws a complete game shutout in the first game of the double header. At Yankee Stadium Game 2 Philadelphia A's................3 NY Yankees....................6 Joe DiMaggio 1-5 RBI R (.314, 5, 25) Joe keeps a modest 9 game hitting streak alive as the Yanks come up big on this Sunday to sweep the double header. At Shibe Park NY Giants..................3 Philadelphia Philies......5 (11 inn) Willie Mays 0-5 (.245, 6, 23) Mays has nothing against Russ Meyer and the rookie seems to be hitting a wall here as his average is as low as its been all season. At Sportsman's Park Cincinnati Reds...........7 St. Louis Cardinals.......3 Ken Griffey Jr did not play The Reds get 17 hits in their win and Junior isnt a part of any of it.