11-09-2000
Titans 7, Red Dawgs 5 (12 innings): Bill Terry drove in four runs, and
Eddie Plank had another quality start, but it was not enough for the
two-time defending HBWRL champion Myers Red Dawgs (7-5) to hold off a
dramatic comeback by the Tri-City Titans (4-8) today in LA. The Titans
rallied from a 5-0 deficit with an RBI single by Bill Dickey in the 4th
inning to make it 5-1, and a four run 7th inning to tie the game at 5-5.
Dickey ended it in the 12th with a two run homer off of Dawgs reliever Mort
Cooper, who was tagged with both the loss and a blown save. The result
tied the greatest comeback in Titans' history, and tightened the wildcard
race. The Dawgs now lead the Circus Freaks, Reps, and Powers by 1.5 games
each for the final playoff spot. "Bad puppies," said a Dawgs spokeswoman,
but she quickly added, "But I do like a lot of excitement at the end!!"
1 out when winning runs scored
Game Winning RBI: Dickey
Hits: Titans 16, Red Dawgs 14
Extra-Base Hits: 1-1
Winning pitcher: Rube Marquard (1-0)
Losing pitcher: M. Cooper (0-2)
Homeruns: Dickey, Terry
Stolen bases: Barry Bonds, George Sisler
Caught stealing: Al Rosen
Error: Willie Mays
Ed's Take Down Freaks
11-07-2000
Reps 5, Circus Freaks 3: Eddie Collins accomplished the rare feat of
stealing a base and hitting a homer in the same game, while Edd Roush
delivered a three run shot, and Ed Walsh went the distance as the
Minneapolis Reps (5-6) earned a split in their season series with the
Picadilly Circus Freaks (5-6). The result gives the Defenestrators sole
possession of 1st place in the JC, with the teams that played this game,
plus the Powers each two games behind the Red Dawgs for the wildcard spot.
The Circus Freaks did outhit the Reps, as Ty Cobb went 3-5 with an RBI.
But Cobb also comitted an error and was caught stealing, each of which may
have contributed directly to the final two run margin.
11-06-2000
Defenestrators 4, Madness 3: One day before electing Scott Tate to the
County Board, Ballston took another important step to stopping the madness,
as the Ballston Defenestrators (6-5) snapped a four game skid, ending a 10
game winning streak for the Marshall Madness (10-1). The Madness had
already attained the HBWRL record for consecutive wins in a particular
season, but were stopped short of Burke's record of 12 straight wins
spanning two seasons. The Defs did it in much the way that the Madness
defeated the Titans last week. In that game, the Titans scored three 1st
inning runs, only to fall 4-3 in 13 innings. In this game, Mickey Mantle's
homer gave the Madness an early 3-0 lead. But Harry Heilmann bushwhacked
the ball for a three run homer in the 3rd inning. It was 3-3 in the 7th,
when Ernie Banks got his 3rd hit of the game, an RBI single that put
Ballston ahead, 4-3. Dolph Luque pitched 2.1 perfect innings of relief for
the Madness, but it was not enough. Meanwhile, David Cone allowed three
hits in 1.2 innings of relief for Ballston. He needed a double play, and a
diving catch by Kiki Cuyler with the tying run in scoring position and two
out in the bottom of the 9th, to save the save. Both teams (the two
expansion teams) now hold 1st place in their respective circuits. The JC
has now won three straight over the SC, after losing 15 of its first 17.
Homeruns: Mantle, Heilmann
Stolen base: Joe Morgan
Caught stealing: Luke Appling
Error: Paul Molitor
JC Makes it Two in a Row; Powers' Streak Snapped
11-03-2000
Titans 7, Powers 1: The Tri-City Titans (3-8) struck early and often, with
six runs in the first three innings, and went on to hammer the Karas Powers
(5-6), 7-1, on the road. The loss snapped a five game winning streak for
the Powers, and marked the first time that JC teams have won back-to-back
interleague games. The JC managed just two wins in 16 games prior to the
All-Star Break; they have two wins in two games since the break. Charlie
Gehringer drove in three runs, Bill Dickey drove in two, and Eddie Cicotte
pitched 8.1 strong innings to lead the Titans to within 2.5 games of first
place in the JC. The Powers trail the Red Dawgs by two games in the
wildcard race.
Homeruns: Gehringer, Pie Traynor
Stolen bases: Honus Wagner 2
Burke Decks Dawgs
11-02-2000
Upper-Deckers 4, Red Dawgs 1: Walter "Big Train" Johnson went the
distance, as the Burke Upper-Deckers (3-8) snapped a six game losing
streak, defeating the two-time defending HBWRL champion Myers Red Dawgs
(7-4), 4-1 today at Fenway Park. The loss snapped a four game winning
streak for the Dawgs, whose lead in the wildcard race over the Circus
Freaks was cut to 1.5 games. Burke had lost six of its last nine games
against the Dawgs, dating back to last year's World Series. Yogi Berra
homered, and Arky Vaughan "drove in" a pair of runs on an error by World
Series hero Tris Speaker, to account for Burke's four runs; all against
Dawgs ace Wilbur Cooper. The Dawgs' lone run came in the 3rd inning, on an
RBI single by all-star Barry Bonds. Johnson has two of Burke's three wins
on the year, the highest percentage for any pitcher on any team. He also
had two Burke's three World Series victories over the Dawgs last year.
Hits: Red Dawgs 7, Upper-Deckers 6
Extra-Base Hits: Upper-Deckers 1, Red Dawgs 0
Winning pitcher: W. Johnson (2-3)
Losing pitcher: W. Cooper (3-2)