Detroit won at Newark, 5-3. Wild Bill Wright had a big day with 2 home runs and 3 RBI. Dick Redding picked up his 3rd win with 7 solid innings, giving up only 1 run. Bill Perkins had a home run and 2 RBI in the loss for Newark. Detroit turned a triple play in the bottom of the 8th!
Birmingham embarrassed Pittsburgh, 11-0. Smokey Joe Williams threw a complete game 5-hit shutout. Roberto Clemente hit a lead off home run for the second day in a row, ending up with 3 hits including a triple. Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson both homered in the victory, and Chaney White went 2-3 with 2 RBI. Jackie Robinson had 2 hits for Pittsburgh and Frog Redus doubled as well.
St. Louis beat New York 6-2. Joe Dimaggio went 3-4 with 2 RBI, Oscar Charleston had an RBI triple, and Tank Carr scored twice for St. Louis. Bill Holland had a solid start (6-2/3 innings, 2 runs) to pick up his 3rd win, while Satchel Paige dropped to 2-5 on the season. Newt Joseph did all he could do for New York with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
Kansas City beat Washington 4-2. Ted Williams had a big day, going 2-2 with a solo home run and 3 walks. Johnny Mize went 3-5, and Alejandro Oms drove in 2 runs. Max Manning allowed 2 runs to pick up his 4th win. Chino Smith had an RBI triple for Washington.
Today’s Player Focus post is on George “Tank” Carr, power hitting first baseman who played with the Monarchs and Hilldale.
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DSG 5 at NWK 3
BIR 11 at PCG 0
NYC 2 at STL 6
KMG 4 at WHG 2
Summaries
DETROIT AT NEWARK
Stars........... 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 8 0 Eagles.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1 Win:Redding(3-2) Loss:Foster(6-3) Save:Sutter(10th) Homeruns- W.Wright-2(7th), B.Perkins(1st)
Right fielder Wild Bill Wright ripped 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Detroit Stars defeated the Newark Eagles by the score of 5 to 3 at the ballpark.
The Newark fans didn’t appreciate the big day Wright had. He smashed a bases-empty ‘big-fly’ in the 2nd inning, laced a base-knock in the 4th inning and cracked a two-run shot in the 8th inning. Newark threatened in the 9th but Detroit was able to put down the rally.
The winning pitcher was Dick Redding(3-2) who allowed 1 run in 7 innings. Bruce Sutter preserved the game for Redding, recording his his 10th save. Big Bill Foster(6-3) was the losing pitcher.
BIRMINGHAM AT PITTSBURGH
Black Barons.... 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 4 - 11 13 1 Crawfords....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Win:Williams(3-3) Loss:Byrd(2-4) Homeruns- R.Clemente(2nd), B.Ruth(5th), J.Gibson(6th)
Smokey Joe Williams delivered 9 solid innings at Greenlee Field as the Birmingham Black Barons, running on all cylinders, ripped the Pittsburgh Crawfords by a large 11 to 0 margin.
Roberto Clemente was a thorn in the side of the hometown fans as he enjoyed a fine day at their team’s expense. He blasted a solo shot in the 1st inning, singled in the 7th inning and tripled scoring a run in the 8th inning. Birmingham finished with 13 hits in the victory.
Williams(3-3) was credited with the shutout, his first of the year. Bill Byrd(2-4) was the loser. ‘We didn’t have a whole lot of chances today,’ Pittsburgh’s manager said. ‘Williams just was too much for our guys.’
NEW YORK AT ST. LOUIS
Black Yankees... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Stars........... 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 10 1 Win:Holland(3-4) Loss:Paige(2-5) Save:Clarkson(3rd)
Joe Dimaggio had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at the ballpark where the St. Louis Stars beat the New York Black Yankees 6 to 2.
Bill Holland(3-4) pitched a fine game. He went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 walk lowering his ERA to 4.45. Overall St. Louis out-hit New York 10 to 5.
John Clarkson got the save, his 3rd. Satchel Paige(2-5) ended up with the loss. He gave up 6 runs and 10 hits in 8 innings.
KANSAS CITY AT WASHINGTON
Monarchs........ 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 0 Homestead Grays. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 5 0 Win:Manning(4-2) Loss:Brown(2-4) Save:Smith(8th) Homeruns- T.Williams(2nd)
In a two run game the Kansas City Monarchs got by the Washington Homestead Grays by the score of 4 to 2.
Max Manning(4-2) gave Kansas City a solid outing. He allowed 5 hits and 5 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings dropping his ERA from 5.33 to 4.96. The Washington batters went down meekly in the bottom of the 9th.
Manning got relief help from Lee Smith who gained credit for his 8th save. Ray Brown(2-4) took the loss. He was knocked around by Kansas City, allowing 11 hits and 3 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings.