Newark beat Kansas City 8-2, thanks to an outburst of 7 runs in the first 2 innings. Big Bill Foster picked up his 4th win with a complete game. Dave Winfield led the way with 3 hits and 5 RBI. Ty Cobb had 3 hits and Bill Perkins added 2 hits and 2 RBI. Frank Thomas’s home run in the first inning accounted for all of Kansas City’s scoring. Quincy Trouppe singled and scored on that home run.
Pittsburgh bested New York by a score of 10-6. Satchel Paige could not hold an early 4-run lead, and Bill Byrd picked up the win. Paul Molitor led the way with 3 hits, a home run, and 4 RBI. Dobie Moore singled home 2 runs, and Ben Taylor had 2 triples in the victory. Newt Joseph had a 3-run double and scored on an error in the second inning of the loss.
St. Louis edged Birmingham 4-3. Smokey Joe Williams had a shutout going into the 9th inning, but gave up 4 unearned runs to take the hard luck loss. Tank Carr delivered the fatal blow with a 2-run walk off triple. Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth, and Josh Gibson each had 3 hits in the loss. Birmingham left 12 men on base.
The Washington Homestead Grays rode an 8-run 8th inning to beat Detroit 9-5. Wade Boggs hit a bases loaded double in the key inning. Chino Smith had 2 hits and 2 RBI, and Buck O’Neil added 2 hits. Cool Papa Bell and Biz Mackey each had 2 hits in the loss, and Ralph Kiner hit his league-leading 9th home run for Detroit.
Today’s Player Focus post is on Newt Joseph, a hard-playing third baseman for the Kansas City Monarchs. Newt was known for his ability to make plays on slow rollers and bunts, as well as for his aggressive base running.
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Results
KMG 2 at NWK 8
NYC 6 at PCG 10
BIR 3 at STL 4
DSG 5 at WHG 9
Summaries
KANSAS CITY AT NEWARK
Monarchs........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Eagles.......... 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 8 13 0 Win:Foster(4-2) Loss:Manning(2-1) Homeruns- F.Thomas(2nd), J.Morgan(1st), D.Winfield(1st)
Big Bill Foster completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Newark Eagles defeated the Kansas City Monarchs 8 to 2 at the ballpark.
Dave Winfield had a good day at the plate. He lined a base-hit scoring a run in the 1st inning, lofted a three-run bomb in the 2nd inning and slapped a single which plated a run in the 7th inning. Newark finished with 13 hits in the victory.
Foster(4-2), allowing 2 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Max Manning(2-1) suffered the loss. He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 1 and 2/3 innings.
The Newark ballclub’s record now stands at 10-12. Kansas City continued their losing ways and their record is now 7-15, worst in the league. They are 2-8 in their last ten games.
NEW YORK AT PITTSBURGH
Black Yankees... 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 6 9 0 Crawfords....... 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 0 - 10 11 2 Win:Byrd(2-2) Loss:Paige(2-2) Save:Smoltz(5th) Homeruns- P.Molitor(1st)
At Greenlee Field the Pittsburgh Crawfords outdistanced the New York Black Yankees by a final score of 10 to 6.
The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performance provided by Paul Molitor. He laced a base-knock in the 3rd inning, launched a Grand Slam homerun in the 4th inning and smacked a single in the 7th inning. Pittsburgh had 11 hits for the afternoon.
The win went to Bill Byrd(2-2) who allowed 5 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings. Byrd got help from John Smoltz who earned his 5th save. Satchel Paige(2-2) absorbed the loss. He gave up 6 runs in 3 and 1/3 innings of work.
With the win Pittsburgh now has a record of 12-10. With the loss, the New York ballclub’s record is 13-9.
BIRMINGHAM AT ST. LOUIS
Black Barons.... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 13 2 Stars........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 4 8 0 Win:Clarkson(3-0) Loss:Williams(1-3)
It was a great finish at the ballpark as the St. Louis Stars pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the Birmingham Black Barons by the count of 4 to 3.
St. Louis erupted with the game winning runs in the bottom of the 9th inning when they came up with 4 runs on 4 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Tank Carr who made the St. Louis fans a happy lot when he tripled scoring two baserunners. St. Louis won despite being out-hit by Birmingham 13 hits to 8.
The win was credited to John Clarkson(3-0) who went 2 innings allowing 1 run. The losing pitcher was Smokey Joe Williams(1-3). It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in his 8 and 2/3 innings of work.
‘Now that is what I call fun! I just love baseball, especially games like this, of course,’ St. Louis’ manager offered. ‘Everyone at the stadium had a great time – did you see the fans go wild there at the end?!’
DETROIT AT WASHINGTON
Stars........... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 12 0 Homestead Grays. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 - 9 11 0 Win:Bunning(1-0) Loss:Sutter(1-1) Homeruns- R.Kiner(9th), C.Ripken Jr(4th), D.Snider(2nd)
The Washington Homestead Grays bested the Detroit Stars by a 9 to 5 score at Griffith Stadium.
Washington put a big number on the board in the 8th inning, which proved too much for Detroit to overcome as they showed no mercy on Detroit blasting them for 6 hits and plating 8 runs. The crucial at-bat was provided by Wade Boggs who electrified Griffith Stadium when he doubled plating three runs. Washington totaled 11 hits on the afternoon.
The victory was credited to Jim Bunning(1-0) who went 2 and 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs. Bruce Sutter(1-1) was charged with the loss in relief.