St. Louis beat Birmingham 3-1, thanks to Oscar Charleston’s 2-run home run. Bill Holland picked up his second win.
Detroit edged Washington 9-8. Mule Suttles went 3-4 with a home run and 3 RBI, and Dick Redding won his second game on the season.
Newark beat Kansas City 5-2, thanks to 4 runs scored in the last 2 innings. Big Bill Foster picked up his second win, and Sammy T. Hughes had 2 hits and 2 RBI.
New York’s Satchel Paige spotted Pittsburgh a 2 run lead, but New York came back to win 7-2. Paige earned a complete game victory. Jimmie Lyons had 2 RBI, and Eddie Matthews had 3 hits (including a home run) and drove in 3 runs.
Today’s Player Focus post is on Mule Suttles, a power hitting first baseman. Suttles is on a tear, hitting .571 on the season with 5 home runs and 13 RBI. He is slashing an impressive .571/.606/1.250, with an OPS of 1.856.
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Results
STL 3 at BIR 1
WHG 8 at DSG 9
NWK 5 at KMG 2
PCG 2 at NYC 7
Summaries
ST. LOUIS AT BIRMINGHAM
Stars........... 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Black Barons.... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Win:Holland(2-1) Loss:Williams(1-2) Save:Eckersley(1st) Homeruns- O.Charleston(2nd), F.Robinson(2nd)
At the ballpark, the Birmingham fans witnessed a great pitcher’s duel. Bill Holland(2-1) finally bested his Birmingham opposite, Smokey Joe Williams(1-2), by the score of 3 to 1.
St. Louis brought 2 runs across the plate in the top of the 6th inning. The highlight belonged to Oscar Charleston who silenced the ballpark as he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run. Dennis Eckersley was perfect in the ninth giving him his 1st save on the season.
WASHINGTON AT DETROIT
Homestead Grays. 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 - 8 16 0 Stars........... 0 4 0 0 3 0 2 0 - 9 15 3 Win:Redding(2-1) Loss:Brown(1-2) Save:Ford(1st) Homeruns- A.Simmons(1st), M.Suttles(5th)
The Detroit Stars and the Washington Homestead Grays locked up in an exciting one-run game at Mack Park. The final score was the Detroit Stars 9, the Washington Homestead Grays 8.
Mule Suttles enjoyed a big day at the plate. He stroked a base-hit in the 2nd inning, doubled which brought home a run in the 5th inning and popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 7th inning. Washington made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
Dick Redding(2-1) got the win allowing 6 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings. Redding got relief help from Whitey Ford who gained credit for his 1st save. Ray Brown(1-2) was given the loss. He gave up 7 runs in 4 and 2/3 innings of work.
‘It’s a disheartening loss, no question about it’ said Washington’s manager ‘But we have to get over it and get ready for the next game.’
NEWARK AT KANSAS CITY
Eagles.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 5 10 1 Monarchs........ 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Win:Foster(2-2) Loss:Smith(0-3) Save:Gossage(3rd) Homeruns- C.Gehringer(3rd)
Ed Delahanty had 3 base hits as the Newark Eagles outscored the Kansas City Monarchs 5 to 2.
Newark erupted with the game winning runs in the top of the 8th inning scoring 2 runs on 2 hits. Goose Goslin led off the inning for Newark when he drew a walk. After an out was recorded, Hank Greenberg came up and he drew a walk. John Beckwith then laced a one-base hit bringing in a run. Delahanty followed next and he smacked a single scoring the final run of the inning.
Newark had 10 hits for the game and Kansas City had 5.
The win was credited to Big Bill Foster(2-2) who went 7 innings allowing 2 runs. Goose Gossage recorded his 3rd save. Lee Smith(0-3) was tagged with the loss in relief.
With this win, Newark has a 5-9 record. They have been 4-6 lately. With the loss, Kansas City has a record of 3-7 lately, 5-9 overall.
PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK
Crawfords....... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Black Yankees... 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 11 2 Win:Paige(1-1) Loss:Byrd(1-2) Homeruns- E.Mathews(1st)
Satchel Paige completed the game without help from the bullpen and Eddie Mathews homered and had 3 RBI at the ballpark where the New York Black Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords by the score of 7 to 2.
Mathews made sure the New York fans enjoyed themselves. He stroked a one-base hit in the 2nd inning, clubbed a two-run home run in the 3rd inning and doubled resulting in a run in the 8th inning. New York rapped out 11 hits for the afternoon.
Paige(1-1) got the victory, allowing 2 runs for the game. Bill Byrd(1-2) took the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 6 runs in 2 and 1/3 innings.
The New York ballclub’s record now stands at a league leading 10-4. With the loss Pittsburgh now has a record of 6-8.