Roger's 1949 APBA Replay

Week 20 is in the books so the season is 5/6's (83.3%) complete and teams are working through starting to close out season series against their opponents.  No real changes in the standings, although the big news of the week was that on Monday Washington was able to end it's 23 game losing streak. They went on to win two in a row and ended up with three wins on the week as they try to maintain their hold on seventh place over St. Louis (AL). Tomorrow is Labor Day and every team has a doubleheader awaiting them, so after tomorrow every team will be at least be at the 130 game mark except for New York (AL). Cass Michaels St. Louis still maintains an 8.5 game lead over second-place Brooklyn in the NL, with a magic number of 17. St. Louis has been in a bit of a lull lately but they still find ways to come out on top. Brooklyn has now scored more runs than St. Louis (719-710) and has allowed fewer runs than St. Louis (511-512) and they have opened a 3.5 game lead over third-...

Monday, August 29, 1949 Boston (AL) 5 Cleveland (H) 3 (GM 1) Boston starter Earl Johnson (4-0) made his first appearance in a month and limited Cleveland to only one unearned run through eight innings. Fritz Dorish pitched the ninth for the Red Sox and managed to make it interesting but finally got the third out with no further damage. Cleveland (H) 5 Boston (AL) 4 (10) (GM 2) Gene Bearden Boston outfielders gunned down two Cleveland runners at home plate early in the game, but Lou Boudreau singled home Joe Gordon in the tenth with the game-winner, Gordon just sliding in under the tag. Gene Bearden (6-8) picked up the win in relief to split the doubleheader. Detroit (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 2 Fifth place Philadelphia would like to move up on fourth place Detroit, but couldn’t get the job done today. The Tigers took an early 2-0 lead, but the Athletics soon fought back and tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the sixth. In the bottom half of the sixth ...