Here Comes The Paragon Baseball League!

[Brad K]

Originally Posted by luckymann

Not as yet as we're still in the first season. Happy to screenshot whomever you want to know.

Wow. I'm so immersed I lost track of time!!!

That stuff would probably become interesting about the 10 or 15 year mark.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

Wow. I'm so immersed I lost track of time!!!

That stuff would probably become interesting about the 10 or 15 year mark.

This league will only be running for 20 years (maybe 21 to allow for three 7-year rotations so all players get to face each other), and its main purpose is to look at the final career stats of all participants. This part is fun, watching it all unfold. But, as a stats nut, it is that final process of individual performance assessment that truly fascinates me. Can't wait to get there. But still want to savour watching the best of the best go about their business on a daily basis, which is why I decided to report each day. Slow burn = big fire!

[Brad K]

You have some clever concepts.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

You have some clever concepts.

Thanks! They're the product of an overactive mind and an underactive social life...

[Brad K]

RE Social Life, these guys in the computer are real! A couple of decades ago my GF realized that when I repeatedly cussed out Admiral William Halsey.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

RE Social Life, these guys in the computer are real! A couple of decades ago my GF realized that when I repeatedly cussed out Admiral William Halsey.

Indeed, they are just about all I need after a long and "interesting" social life...

[luckymann]

COLONIALS WIN 10-INNING THRILLER AGAINST BEACONS ON WALKOFF WILD PITCH
NEW YORK THRASHES NEW JERSEY 11-2 IN HUDSON DERBY
VAZQUEZ GOES THE DISTANCE IN FURY’S 5-1 DEFEAT OF GRAYS
HUDSON HURLS SUBLIME 3-HITTER, FIREBIRDS BLANK PANTHERS 8-0
STIEB AT HIS BEST, SHUTS OUT BLUES ON 4 HITS

New York 11 v New Jersey 2
WP: Walter Johnson (9-9) 9 IP / 10 H / 2 ER / 3 K.
LP: Clark Griffith (10-9)

• NYOR: Joe Medwick 4-5 / 2 2B / 2 RBI; Roy Campanella 2-5 / 3B / 3 RBI; Oscar Charleston 3-4 / 2 RBI; Jeff Bagwell 2-4 / 2 RBI.

Connecticut 9 v Boston 8 (10 innings)
WP: Eddie Cicotte (6-5)
LP: Vic Willis (10-6)

• CONN: Bid McPhee 3-4 / 3B / 3 RBI; Ted Williams 2-run HR [19]; Jason Kendall 3-5; Barry Larkin 2-6 / 3B / RBI.
• BOST: Ty Cobb 2 2B / 4 RBI; George Mullin 3-5 / 2 2B; Bobby Doerr 2-5 / 2 RBI.

Los Angeles 7 @ Portland 3
WP: Zac Greinke (8-6)
LP: Jim Palmer (8-11)
SV: Noodles Hahn (8)

• LOSA: Enos Slaughter 2-4 / HR [6] / 3 RBI; Mike Schmidt 3-4 / 2 2B / RBI; Bobby Bonds 2-5 / solo HR [13].
• PORT: Cool Papa Bell 2-run HR [6].

Las Vegas 6 @ Seattle 5
WP: Steve Rogers (1-0)
LP: Pink Hawley (8-7)

• LASV: Barry Bonds 3-4 / 2B / HR [14] / 2 RBI; Dan Brouthers 2-5 / 2-run HR [15]; Jesse Burkett 3-5 / 2B / 2 RBI.
• SEAT: Joe Gordon 2-4 / 2-run HR [19]; Jim Wynn 2B / 3B / 2 RBI.

Atlanta 8 @ Florida 0
WP: Tim Hudson (8-7) 9 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 6 K.
LP: Charles Bender (7-11)

• ATLA: Scott Rolen 3-5 / 2B / 4 RBI.

New Orleans 3 @ Kansas City 0
WP: Dave Stieb (8-9) 9 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 6 K.
LP: Pete Alexander (10-9)

• NORL: Ron Santo 2B / HR [7] / 3 RBI.

Virginia 5 v Washington 1
WP: Javier Vazquez (9-8) 9 IP / 9 H / 1 ER / 4 K.
LP: Catfish Hunter (8-9)

• VIRG: Johnny Damon 2B / 3 RBI.

Carolina 13 v Indianapolis 9
WP: Old Hoss Radbourn (10-8)
LP: Wilbur Cooper (7-11)
SV: Juan Marichal (4)

• CARO: Jack Stivetts 3-4 / 4 RBI; Frank Thomas HR [20] / 3 RBI; Mel Ott 3-5 / 2B / RBI.
• INDI: Jake Beckley 3-5 / 4 RBI; Adrian Beltre 2-5 / solo HR [13]; Ozzie Smith 2-5 / 2B / 2 RBI; Nap Lajoie 3-5 / RBI.

[luckymann]

KERSHAW 11-7 AFTER SOLID WIN OVER STAGS
MAYS GOES OFF TO POWER FURY PAST GRAYS
BETTS HOMERS, DRIVES IN 4 AS INDY TAKES DOWN CAROLINA
FORD CONTINUES DOMINANCE IN PIRATES’ WHITEWASH OF BLUES

New Jersey 7 @ New York 3
WP: Gerrit Cole (7-9) 9 IP / 8 H / 3 ER / 8 K.
LP: Jacob deGrom (6-6)

• NJER: Frank Robinson 4-4 / 3 R; George Sisler 4-5 / 2B; Robinson Cano 2-5 / 2 RBI; Ivan Rodriguez 2 RBI.
• NYOR: Dave Winfield 2-3 / 2B / 2 RBI; Joe Medwick 3-4 / 2B / RBI.

Connecticut 6 v Boston 4
WP: Charlie Buffinton (8-8)
LP: Felix Hernandez (11-6)
SV: Eddie Cicotte (13)

• CONN: Ted Williams 2-run HR [20]; Freddie Freeman 2-run HR [14]; Jack Glasscock 3-4 / 3B.
• BOST: Fred Clarke 3-5 / 2 RBI.

Los Angeles 4 @ Portland 1
WP: Clayton Kershaw (11-7) 8 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 7 K
LP: Jim Whitney (11-8)
SV: Noodles Hahn (9)

• LOSA: Willie Randolph 3-5 / RBI.
• PORT: Thurman Munson 2B / solo HR [6].

Seattle 6 v Las Vegas 3
WP: Frank Dwyer (7-12) 9 IP / 5 H / 3 ER / 2 K.
LP: Don Sutton (12-7)

• SEAT: Chase Utley 2-run HR [6].

Atlanta 5 @ Florida 4
WP: Luis Tiant (13-7)
LP: Frank Viola (4-8)
SV: John Clarkson (18)

• ATLA: Harry Heilmann 2-run 2B.
• FLOR: Jorge Posada 2-run HR [5].

New Orleans 9 @ Kansas City 0
WP: Whitey Ford (13-3) 9 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 7 K.
LP: Bob Welch (10-8)

• NORL: Joe DiMaggio 2-5 / 2-run HR [13]; Ken Boyer 2-5 / 2-run HR [9]; Ron Santo 2-run HR [12]; Johnny Mize 2-4 / solo HR [15].

Virginia 14 v Washington 6
WP: Jack Morris (7-8)
LP: Camilo Pascual (7-5)

• VIRG: Willie Mays 4-4 / 3 2B / 5 RBI; Johnny Damon 3-6 / 2B / 2-run HR [10]; Buddy Bell 2 2B / 2 RBI; Jim Sundberg 2-4 / 3B / 2 RBI.
• WASH: Pete Rose 3-4 / 2B / HR [3] / 2 RBI; Will Clark 3-5 / 2-run HR [13]; Tony Gwynn 3-5; Alan Trammell solo HR [1].

Indianapolis 12 @ Carolina 9
WP: Bob Shawkey (9-8)
LP: Sadie McMahon (8-8)

• INDI: Mookie Betts 4-6 / HR [6] / 4 RBI; Jim Edmonds 2-3 / 2-run 2B; Adrian Beltre 3-5 / RBI; Dave Bancroft 3-5 / RBI.
• CARO: Frank Thomas 4-6 / 3B / RBI; Mel Ott 3-4 / 2B / 2 RBI; George Davis 3-5 / 2B / 2 RBI; Al Simmons 2-5 / 2B / 2 RBI; Brian Downing 2-5 / 2B / 2 RBI.

[luckymann]

WALSH EXCELLENT AS STALLIONS BEAT BEACONS
STAGS SLUMP WORSENS AS LIZARDS WIN 6-3, SOSA WITH 4 RIBBIES
THOMAS SLUGS 2 HOMERS AS CAROLINA FLOGS WASHINGTON 14-2
SEAGER, DIMAGGIO POWER NEW ORLEANS TO BIG WIN OVER INDY

New Jersey 5 @ Boston 1
WP: Ed Walsh (11-4) 8 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 2 K.
LP: George Mullin (8-7)

• NJER: Ivan Rodriguez 3-4 / 2-run 2B; Frank Robinson 2-run HR [23].

Connecticut 4 @ Seattle 3 (12 innings)
WP: Kenny Rogers (7-0)
LP: Burleigh Grimes (2-2)

• CONN: Ted Williams 3-4 / 3B / RBI; Rickey Henderson 3-6 / 2B.
• SEAT: Mike Trout 2-6 / 2B / 2 RBI.

Las Vegas 6 @ Portland 3
WP: Carl Mays (7-11)
LP: Fernando Valenzuela (9-2)
SV: Bobby Mathews (19)

• LASV: Sammy Sosa 2B / HR [9] / 4 RBI.

New York 4 @ Los Angeles 2
WP: Kid Gleason (6-11) 8 IP / 8 H / 2 ER / 0 K.
LP: Dennis Martinez (6-7)
SV: Bartolo Colon (10)


Carolina 14 @ Washington 2
WP: George Uhle (3-1) 9 IP / 10 H / 2 ER / 4 K.
LP: Andy Pettite (7-12)

• CARO: Frank Thomas 3-3 / 2 HR [22] / 4 RBI; Juan Soto 3-run HR [8]; Jackie Robinson 3-3 / 2B / 2 RBI; George Davis 2-6 / 2B / 2 RBI.

Florida 3 v Kansas City 2
WP: Sam Leever (2-0)
LP: Bret Saberhagen (8-7) 8 IP / 4 H / 3 ER / 7 K.
SV: Pud Galvin (17)

• FLOR: Willie Davis 2-run HR [5].
• KANC: Tony Phillips 2-4 / 2-run 2B.

Virginia 5 @ Atlanta 2
WP: Al Spalding (11-8) 8 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 5 K.
LP: John Montgomery Ward (8-8)
SV: George Cuppy (12)

• VIRG: Eddie Murray 3-3; Roberto Clemente 2 RBI.

New Orleans 14 v Indianapolis 6
WP: Cy Young (5-15)
LP: Jim Kaat (5-6)
SV: Dizzy Dean (1)

• NORL: Corey Seager 3-5 / 2 HR / 4 RBI; Joe DiMaggio 3-5 / 2B / HR [14] / 3 RBI; Ken Boyer 3-4 / 2B / 2 RBI; Bobby Abreu 2-3 / 2 RBI.
• INDI: Mickey Cochrane 4-5 / RBI; Jake Beckley 3-5 / 2B / 3B / RBI.

[Brad K]

Wow, Cy Young 5 - 15, he won't have any awards named after him!

[luckymann]

The Award for Worst Pitcher in the League...

[Brad K]

Asked about his poor performance, Young said "There aren't any easy outs in this league."

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

Asked about his poor performance, Young said "There aren't any easy outs in this league."

"Apart from the door if you keep pitching like you have been," quipped his manager.

[Brad K]

Originally Posted by luckymann

"Apart from the door if you keep pitching like you have been," quipped his manager.

LOL. Love it.

[luckymann]

LOLICH BLANKS BEACONS ON 5 HITS AS STALLIONS WIN 4-0
LEE FANS 11 IN CG WIN OVER FURY
FRISCH POWERS GRAYS TO 8-6 WIN OVER TRIPLETS

New Jersey 4 @ Boston 0
WP: Mickey Lolich (5-6) 9 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 5 K.
LP: Ned Garver (7-5)

• NJER: Cristobal Torriente 3-run HR [12]; Honus Wagner 3-5 / 2B.
• BOST: Ronald Acuna 2 2B.

Seattle 6 v Connecticut 2
WP: Herb Pennock (4-9) 9 IP / 4 H / 2 ER / 2 K.
LP: Hooks Dauss (3-8)

• SEAT: Mike Trout 2-5 / 2B / 2 RBI; Alex Bregman solo HR [8]; Richie Ashburn 3-5 / 2B.

Las Vegas 7 @ Portland 4
WP: Harry Brecheen (10-5)
LP: Eddie Plank (6-9)
SV: Bobby Mathews (20)

• LASV: Barry Bonds 2-5 / 2 RBI; Sammy Sosa 3-4 / RBI; Dan Brouthers 3-4 / 2B / RBI; Willie Keeler 3-5 / 2B.
• PORT: Bert Campaneris 2-3 / 2 RBI; Cool Papa Bell 2-4 / 3B / RBI.

Los Angeles 8 v New York 3
WP: Carl Hubbell (7-13) 9 IP / 9 H / 3 ER / 8 K.
LP: David Wells (3-7)

• LOSA: Yadier Molina 3-5 / 2 2B / 2 RBI; Ken Griffey jr 3-5 / solo HR [17]; Bobby Bonds 3-5 / 2 2B / RBI; Willie Randolph 3-5 / 2B.
• NYOR: Roy Campanella 2-4 / 2-run HR [5]; Roberto Alomar 3-5.

Washington 8 v Carolina 6
WP: Hal Newhouser (2-1)
LP: Larry French (1-2)
SV: Johan Santana (14)

• WASH: Frankie Frisch 4-5 / 2B / 3 RBI
• CARO: Juan Soto 2B / 3B / 2 RBI; Al Simmons 3-5 / RBI; Mel Ott 2 2B / 2 RBI.

Florida 2 v Kansas City 1
WP: Amos Rusie (9-9)
LP: Bob Gibson (3-8)
SV: Pud Galvin (18)

• FLOR: Jack Clark solo HR [14].

Atlanta 13 v Virginia 4
WP: Cliff Lee (2-0) 9 IP / 9 H / 4 ER / 11 K.
LP: Bob Caruthers (3-11)

• ATLA: Fernando Tatis jr 2-4 / 3B / 3 RBI: Ernie Lombardi 2-4 / 2-run 3B; Jose Cruz 2-4 / HR [8] / 2 RBI.
• VIRG: Willie Mays 2-run HR [11].

Indianapolis 4 @ New Orleans 1
WP: Virgil Trucks (9-8) 8 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 3 K.
LP: Jon Lester (7-6)
SV: Bill Donovan (18)

• INDI: Edgar Martinez 2-4 / 2 RBI.
• NORL: Ken Boyer solo HR [10]; Johnny Mize 2-2 / 2 BB / 2B.

[luckymann]

4 RIBBIES FOR LARKIN IN COLONIALS WIN AT SEATTLE
HAMELS SHUTS OUT LIZARDS TO GIVE STAGS MUCH-NEEDED WIN
GOODEN BLANKS CANARIES OVER 7, NY WINS 3-0
JOSS GETS 17TH AS ATLANTA HOLDS OFF VIRGINIA

Boston 7 v New Jersey 5
WP: Greg Maddux (1-1)
LP: Roy Oswalt (11-10)
SV: Bob Friend (11)

• BOST: Fred Clarke GRAND SLAM [11]; Ty Cobb 3-4 / 2 2B / RBI.
• NJER: Frank Robinson 3-5 / 2 2B / 2 RBI; George Sisler 3-5 / RBI; Cristobal Torriente 3-5 / 2B.

Connecticut 7 @ Seattle 4
WP: CC Sabathia (10-9)
LP: Rick Reuschel (8-8)
SV: Eddie Cicotte (14)

• CONN: Barry Larkin 3-4 / 4 RBI; Ted Williams 2B / 3B.
• SEAT: Chase Utley 3-4 / 2B / RBI.

Portland 5 @ Las Vegas 0
WP: Cole Hamels (8-9) 9 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 10 K.
LP: Mark Langston (11-8)

• PORT: Bert Campaneris 4-5 / 2-run 2B; Cool Papa Bell 2-4 / solo HR [7].

New York 3 @ Los Angeles 0
WP: Dwight Gooden (8-13) 7 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 10 K.
LP: Roger Clemens (7-9)
SV: Bartolo Colon (11)

• NYOR: Oscar Charleston 2-3 / 2-run HR [1]; Joe Medwick 3-4 / 2B.

Washington 12 v Carolina 8
WP: Don Drysdale (9-10)
LP: Nap Rucker (10-8)

• WASH: Tony Gwynn 4-5 / 2 2B / 2 RBI; Frankie Frisch 3-4 / 2 RBI; Joe Sewell 3-3 / RBI; Zack Wheat 3-4 / RBI.
• CARO: Joe Cronin GRAND SLAM [4]; Juan Soto 3-5 / RBI; George Davis 3-5.

Florida 5 v Kansas City 2
WP: Tom Seaver (9-8)
LP: Robin Roberts (9-12)
SV: Jack Chesbro (7)

• FLOR: Willie Wells 2-3 / 2B / 2 RBI; Luis Aparicio 3-5 / RBI; Evan Longoria 3-4 / 2B.
• KANC: Tony Phillips 2-4 / 2-run HR [2]; Bucky Walters 2 2B.

Atlanta 5 v Virginia 3
WP: Addie Joss (17-5) 8 IP / 8 H / 2 ER / 4 K.
LP: Mike Mussina (8-9)
SV: Jack Clarkson (19)

• ATLA: Harry Heilmann 2-4 / 2 RBI; Joe Mauer 3-4 / 2B / RBI.
• VIRG: Buddy Myer 2-4 / 3B / 2 RBI.

Indianapolis 4 @ New Orleans 1
WP: Schoolboy Rowe (11-10) 7.1 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 5 K.
LP: Jim Perry (9-14)

• INDI: Mickey Cochrane 2-4 / 2B / 2 RBI; Nap Lajoie 3-4.
• NORL: Ichiro Suzuki 3-5 / 2 2B.

[Brad K]

The mix of names is so cool. Ex: Tom Seaver as the winning pitcher over Robin Roberts. Mickey Cochrane and Ichiro Suzuki in the same game.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by Brad K

The mix of names is so cool. Ex: Tom Seaver as the winning pitcher over Robin Roberts. Mickey Cochrane and Ichiro Suzuki in the same game.

Yeah I love that element of it.

I'm falling out of love with my main save, which I rarely post about. I think the one to supersede it is going to be a full fictional universe created from scratch using rookies from the entire 20th century, probably starting in 1970 and running until 2030. Maybe with a pro/rel included just to make it interesting.

Not anywhere near there yet but am already doing some conceptualising of how I want it to look. Should be a lot of fun.

[luckymann]

Connecticut Colonials (59-49) @ Portland Stags (58-50)
Riverfront Stadium – Portland, OR; 10.05 pm
PORT: Jim Palmer (8-11, 4.07)
CONN: Sam Rice (12-6, 4.70)

Hello and welcome to another Game of the Week, I’m your host Nik Hill, and boy do we have a sweet matchup for you tonight here in charming Portland with the home side taking on the Connecticut Colonials. Both sides have had strong seasons to this point and will be among the contenders for post-season action, with the Stags leading the West Division by 4 ½ games and the Colonials trailing Boston in the North by just a couple. Plenty, in other words, on the line tonight for both sides.

The Stags have led the West almost the entire season and for most of that looked like they were going to win it comfortably, but an 11-14 June brought them back within range and now they’ve got a real fight on their hands with the Lizards closing fast. The Colonials have had a similar trajectory, except the Beacons caught and then went straight past them when they cooled off in mid-season, and now it is tooth-and-nail between them and the Beacons, between whom a fierce rivalry has already been fermented and cemented.

We’re running a bit behind time tonight so just a quite note about the pitchers on duty tonight. Jim Palmer is up for the hosts, and he has gone 8-11 this season. A bit unlucky, if you ask me as some of his metrics look strong. Only 3.9 run support per game has been a factor and the Stags will need to spot him more than that tonight one would think with Williams and Co in the other dugout. The Colonials’ stater is Sam Rice, 12-6 with an ERA of 4.70, and just by way of comparison his Connecticut hitters have given him a full run per game more than his opponent.

As always, our reporter Juliana Scott is down in the field and tonight she’s got the man piloting the home side in this inaugural season. Jules, over to you.

Juliana Scott: Yes Nik, I’m in the Stags dugout with Manager Walter Alston. Hi Walter, big game tonight hey?

Walter Alston: Hello Jules, yes they’re all pretty big from here on in.

JS: A great start to the year and as Nik said you looked ready to run away with your division. But you’ve come back to the pack now – how do you settle these young rookies down and get them focused on the task at hand when the pressure amps up like this?

WA: Yes, there’s a fine line between too much and too little emphasis on what’s happening. Obviously you want their heads in the game but you don’t want to overplay your hand. That’s when they start getting inside their own heads. So it is a real tightrope walk with no safety net (laughs)!

JS: It’s strange – when you look at your stats you’re not really dominant in any one category, just nice and even across the board. Is that something you’ve strived for or has it just panned out that way?

WA: Perhaps a bit of both, I mean we don’t want to be too reliant on any one facet of our game in case it dries up, so we’ve certainly been working hard at being well-rounded. But you also have to go with each player’s strengths as well, so it gets taken out of your hands a bit. Most of the time you think you’re controlling the game, the game is actually controlling you.

JS: Young Fernando Valenzuela has been a real find for your club. Not just on the field, where he’s done well, but I don’t know that there are too many more popular players in the league right now.

WA: Yeah, that’s for sure. But he’s a lovely kid, very down to earth and it just doesn’t seem to bother him too much. He just goes out there and does his thing. The key with Fernando is he learns so much with every game he plays, perhaps more than any player I’ve ever managed before. So you’d think that will hold him in good stead over the long haul.

JS: Some big bats to be kept quiet tonight, Williams in particular, but also Larkin has been excellent. How do you approach these types of players?

WA: If first base is open then that’s an easy decision (laughs)... Otherwise we’ve scouted them and have ideas on how best to pitch to them, same as all players. You just fail at it more often with the good ones (laughs).

JS: Well here’s hoping you don’t fail tonight or for the rest of the season, Walter, thanks so much for taking with us.

WA: Anytime – thanks a lot.

JS: Quiet confidence exuding from Walter's every pore, Nik. Really looking forward to this one.

As am I, Jules, and we’ll be back with all the action after this break.



TOP 1ST
The Colonials waste no time, as Freeman doubles and eventually scores on a wild pitch.
Connecticut 1, Portland 0

BOTTOM 1ST
Connor triples with two out but Mantle can’t bring him in, flying out harmlessly to CF to end the inning.

TOP 2ND
A leadoff double by Larkin is erased when Kendall GIDPs and the Stags get out of the inning without conceding.

BOTTOM 2ND
The Stags go down in order.



TOP 3RD
Freeman is in the middle of things again when Glasscock singles to keep the inning alive and he bombs one out to stretch the Colonials’ advantage. That’s his 15th longball of the season.
Connecticut 3, Portland 0

BOTTOM 3RD
Another 1-2-3 inning for Rice, who has started confidently.

TOP 4TH
Just a single to Larkin.

BOTTOM 4TH
The Stags rally with two out as Mantle and Campaneris single to put men at the points, but Bell grounds out to end the inning.

TOP 5TH
Palmer gets his first clean inning of the game.

BOTTOM 5TH
Another easy frame for Rice.

TOP 6TH
A two-out Crawford single goes nowhere.

BOTTOM 6TH
The Stags get just their fourth hit of the game, a single to Magee, but it leads to nothing.



TOP 7TH
Three up, three down.

BOTTOM 7TH
Another two-out rally for Portland comes up short with Hornsby flying out to right with men at first and third to close it down.

TOP 8TH
The Colonials look to have gone further ahead when Crawford singles with men on first and second, but an excellent throw by Bell mows down Freedman at the plate to prevent the run and end the inning.

BOTTOM 8TH
The Stags get a break when Evans throws one into the dugout, but can’t cash in and this one look lost.

TOP 9TH
Mordecai Brown comes in to relieve Palmer and he allows just the hit in a scoreless frame.

BOTTOM 9TH
Maybe too little too late as Cool Papa Bell cracks a one-out solo shot to bust up the shutout. A Molitor single ends Rice’s night as Eddie Cicotte is called upon to finish it off. He gets the second out but a McPhee error on what should have been a game-ender keeps the inning alive for Sherry Magee, who suddenly represents the winning run. But Cicotte gets him to ground out to short and the Colonials get it done.

Connecticut 3, Portland 1 (final).

WP: Sam Rice (13-6)
LP: Jim Palmer (8-12)
POTG: Sam Rice 8.1 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 4 K.

Well the Stags bats failed to support Jim Palmer yet again, and that early Freeman homer proves the telling blow in a game controlled for the most part by the pitchers. Rice was excellent and the Colonials continue on their merry way with the win.

Just one more broadcast from us I’m afraid, and we’re not sure as yet when it will be, somewhere near the end of the season in a key game is the plan so keep an eye on your TV Guide for details. Until then, thanks for watching and goodnight.

[luckymann]

BLYLEVEN PITCHES PBL’S FIRST NO-NO AS BEACONS TAKE DOWN GOTHAMS
STALLIONS BEAT RAINIERS, GRIFFITH STRONG OVER 8
GEHRIG GOES YARD TWICE, MCCOVEY KNOCKS IN 4 AS BLUES WIN AT FURY
BENDER DOMINATES INDY IN 8-1 WIN FOR FLORIDA

Boston 1 @ New York 0
WP: Bert Blyleven (10-10) 9 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 13 K – NO HITTER; 29 BATTERS FACED
LP: Walter Johnson (9-10) 9 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 4 K.

• BOST: Arky Vaughn 3-4 / 2B / RBI.

New Jersey 5 v Seattle 1
WP: Clark Griffith (11-9) 8 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 1 K.
LP: Kid Nichols (6-12)

• NJER: Honus Wagner 2B / 3B / 3 RBI; Dustin Pedroia 3-4 / 2B.
• SEAT: Chase Utley 3-4 / 2B / RBI.

Los Angeles 5 v Las Vegas 3
WP: Zack Greinke (9-6)
LP: Dizzy Trout (6-9)
SV: Noodles Hahn (10)

• LOSA: Enos Slaughter 3-4 / solo HR [7].
• LASV: Jesse Burkett 2-4 / solo HR [5].

Washington 4 v Atlanta 2
WP: Catfish Hunter (9-9)
LP: Tim Hudson (8-8)

• WASH: Russell Martin 3-4 / 2B / 3 RBI.
• ATLA: Billy Hamilton 3-4.

Kansas City 11 @ Virginia 2
WP: Pete Alexander (11-9)
LP: Javier Vazquez (9-9)

• KANC: Willie McCovey 2-4 / GRAND SLAM [15]; Lou Gehrig 2 solo HR [5]; Bill Dahlen 3-6.
• VIRG: Johnny Damon 3-4 / 2B.

New Orleans 5 @ Carolina 1
WP: Dave Stieb (9-9) 8.2 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 3 K.
LP: Old Hoss Radbourn (10-9)

• NORL: Bobby Abreu 3-4 / 2 2B / 2 RBI.
• CARO: Frank Thomas solo HR [23].

Florida 8 @ Indianapolis 1
WP: Charles Bender (8-11) 9 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 4 K.
LP: Wilbur Cooper (7-12)

• FLOR: Albert Pujols 2 2B / 2 RBI; Willie Wells 3-5 / RBI; Stan Musial 2 RBI.