Roger's 1949 APBA Replay

Week 8, one-third of the season, is now completed. The NL games played mark is at the 33% mark, while the AL is just below. If Boston and Cleveland had reached the 50 games played level like the other teams the AL would be there as well. Both leagues feature a lot of teams clumped up in the middle with no one really able to break out and seriously challenge the teams sitting in first place. There has been a lot of player movement over the past two weeks and more is in the queue for this upcoming week, so teams are still adjusting their rosters to try and find a way to move up the standings. Eddie Robinson St. Louis has displayed a combination of hitting, pitching, and defense that has kept them safely on top of the NL for the past month. They aren't unbeatable, but they are every bit as tenacious as the teams behind them. Boston and New York are currently tied for second place. They both like to go on mini-winning streaks, only to immediately fall back afterward Two steps ...

Monday, June 6, 1949 Cleveland (H) 6 Philadelphia 4 Cleveland scored twice in the first and twice in the second and then held off several Philadelphia rally attempts to claim the win. Steve Gromek (4-3) got the win and Al Benton came in to shut down the Athletics in the eighth and ninth and get the save. Boston (AL) 7 Detroit (H) 5 Boston quickly built up a 7-0 lead, the last three runs coming on a two-run single by starter Chuck Stobbs (4-0) that then included two Detroit errors that allowed Stobbs to come all the way around and score. Stobbs weakened shortly thereafter and allowed the Tigers to get back into the game but Tex Hughson came in and shut down the Detroit uprising. Boston (NL) (H) 11 St. Louis (NL) 4 After having lost two in a row to Boston, St. Louis wanted to get back in the win column and to that end, they immediately scored three unearned runs off Warren Spahn (9-1) in the top of the first. The Braves responded with a five-run first and...