Roger's 1949 APBA Replay

Week 7 is done and all teams have passed the 40-games-played mark now, Cleveland is the last. There hasn't been much change in the standings as the two teams on top were able to expand their leads a little and right behind them is where the action is. Both leagues feature a gaggle of teams all vying to move up in the standings but as they all keep playing each other it results in no real changes. Someone is likely going to get hot soon and go on a winning streak. There are several trades and other layer movements in the queue for this coming week, so maybe that will be a catalyst for someone. Tommy Henrich St. Louis lost their last two games of the week but maintain a comfortable 4.0 game lead. The Cardinals lead the NL in hitting and in ERA and by a pretty good margin in both. Boston has 1.0 game lead over Philadelphia, with New York 0.5 games behind Philadelphia. These three have formed a wall to separate themselves from the teams below them, but they are also preventing...

Monday, May 30, 1949 Memorial Day Boston (AL) (H) 10 Philadelphia (AL) 4 (GM 1) Eddie Joost led off the game with a homerun and the Athletics came out of the box hitting, adding two doubles and a triple to their three-run first inning explosion. Boston starter Joe Dobson (2-3) made some adjustments, held the A's bats quiet thereafter, and waited for his teammates to respond which they did in short order. Vern Stephens added two homeruns (#13, #14) on a 4-for-5 game and Ted Williams had three RBI's as he went 3-for-4 and the Red Sox punished a series of Philadelphia pitchers to come back for the win. Boston (AL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL) 3 (GM 2) The Boston offense continued to pound Philadelphia pitching, with Vern Stephens hitting homerun #15 and pitcher Mel Parnell (8-1) chipping in with a 2-for-3 day with a run and an RBI. First baseman Billy Goodman had three RBI's on the day, including two in the eighth that put the game out of reach. C...