The National Herald - April 3rd
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[1]NEGRO LEAGUE II AT NL PRE WWII
Alltime Players. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2
Pre-Nationals... 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 11 1
Win:Alexander(1-0) Loss:Wickware(0-1)
Homeruns- W.Wright(1st), G.Hartnett(1st), P.Traynor(1st)
Gabby Hartnett blasted a homerun and had 3 RBI and Pete Alexander tossed a
complete game at Booze Field where the NL Pre WWII club beat the Negro League
II Alltime Players by the score of 8 to 2.
Alexander(1-0) pitched a solid game. He went 9 innings allowing 9 hits and 2
walks. Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.
Frank Wickware(0-1) was the losing pitcher. He was knocked around,
surrendering 7 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings.
[1]AL POST WWII AT DEAD BALL ERA
Post-Americans.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
Deads........... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 7 9 0
Win:Johnson(1-0) Loss:Feller(0-1)
Walter Johnson shut down the AL Post WWII batters on just 3 hits as the Dead
Ball Era Deads beat the AL Post WWII ballclub by a score of 7 to
0.
Johnson(1-0) put on a good performance. He surrendered only 3 hits and 6
walks in 9 innings. Dead Ball Era had a total of 9 hits for the game.
Bob Feller(0-1) was hit with the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 4 walks in 6
innings.
[1]OLD TIMERS AT NEGRO LEAGUE I
Oldies.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 8 0
Alltime Players. 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 - 6 11 1
Win:Paige(1-0) Loss:Clarkson(0-1)
Homeruns- J.Gibson(1st)
Satchel Paige went the distance as the Negro League I Alltime Players defeated
the Old Timers Oldies by the score of 6 to 2 at Black Diamond Pk.
Negro League I came up with 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning with the
help of 5 hits. They would hold up as the winning runs. Negro League I
banged out 11 on the night.
Paige(1-0) finished the game allowing 2 runs in the victory. John
Clarkson(0-1) suffered the loss. He gave up 7 hits and 4 walks in 6 innings.
[1]LATE 20TH AT JAPANESE LEAGUE
Century Stars... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 1
HOF Players..... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 0
Win:Smoltz(1-0) Loss:Kaneda(0-1) Save:Gossage(1st)
Homeruns- D.Winfield(1st), C.Ripken(1st), S.Nagashima(1st)
The Late 20th Century Stars edged the Japanese League HOF Players at Nintendo
Field by the score of 3 to 2.
The deciding run was scored by Late 20th in the top of the 8th. Rickey
Henderson delivered a single. Henderson was safe at second on a stolen base.
Wade Boggs then delivered a one-base hit. Mike Piazza stepped in and he
banged out a single. Mark McGwire stepped into the box and delivered a
base-hit scoring the run. Japanese League was out-hit by Late 20th, 11 hits
to 5.
John Smoltz(1-0) was the winner allowing 1 run in 3 and 2/3 innings. Smoltz
got help from Goose Gossage who earned his 1st save. Masaichi Kaneda(0-1)
was tagged with the loss.
[1]TURN OF CENTURY AT NL POST WWII
Centuries....... 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0
Post-Nationals.. 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 - 10 14 0
Win:Marichal(1-0) Loss:Nichols(0-1)
Homeruns- R.Bresnahan(1st), S.Musial(1st)
Roberto Clemente had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the NL Post WWII team topped the Turn
of Century Centuries by a score of 10 to 4 at Big League Field.
Juan Marichal(1-0) earned his pay with a solid performance for Marichal. He
went 8 innings surrendering 9 hits and 4 walks. This was a game of many
highs and lows for the home town fans, as the lead kept changing - 5 times in
all.
Kid Nichols(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief. NL Post WWII scored big getting
6 runs off him in 2 innings.
[1]LEFT OUTS AT CARIBBEAN
Left Outers..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 8 2
Alltime Players. 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 9 1
Win:Luque(1-0) Loss:Wynn(0-1)
Dave Concepcion had 3 base hits and 3 RBI as the Caribbean Alltime Players won
at Paradise Park in dramatic fashion over the Left Outs Left Outers, the
final score, 4 to 3.
Caribbean scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. Omar Linares drew a walk.
Felipe Alou then called for a steal which was successful. After an out was
recorded, Caribbean continued their aggressive style with another stolen
base. Caribbean got their 2nd stolen base of the inning. Concepcion came to
the plate and laced a base-knock making Caribbean victorious to the delight
of the the home town crowd. Caribbean had 9 hits for the afternoon.
The victory went to Adolfo Luque(1-0) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing 1
run. Early Wynn(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief.
[1]AL PRE WWII AT FOFC
Pre-Americans... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 2
All Stars....... 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 - 6 8 0
Win:Babson(1-0) Loss:Grove(0-1)
Homeruns- B.Ruth(1st)
Brian Babson pitched 9 strong innings as the FOFC All Stars defeated the AL
Pre WWII ballclub 6 to 1 at FOFC Stadium.
Babson(1-0) was very good in the win. He didn't give up much, just 4 hits and
2 walks in 9 innings. FOFC totaled 8 on the night.
Lefty Grove(0-1) was the loser. He couldn't find the strike zone and allowed
7 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings. When questioned about his counterpart after
the game, Grove was lavish in his praise, 'It was obvious very early on that
we were going to be in for a long night. Babson brought his 'A' game with
him - he had good stuff and was able to spot it perfectly. He probably only
made one or two bad pitches the entire game!