Newark dominated New York, 12-1. Warren Spahn pitched a complete game for the win. Buck Ewing had 3 hits and 3 RBI, Sammy T. Hughes had a home run and 4 RBI, and John Beckwith and Jerry Benjamin each added 2 hits for Newark. There were not many bright spots for New York, but Hack Wilson led the game off with a home run, and Jimmie Lyons had a 4-hit game.
Old Hoss Radbourn and Kansas City dominated Pittsburgh, 8-0. Radbourn pitched a complete game shutout and got support from Fats Jenkins (3 hits including a home run), Dave Malarcher (2 RBI), Tris Speaker and Mike Schmidt (2 hits each). Rev Cannady and Bill Monroe managed to each get 2 hits for Pittsburgh.
Pedro Martinez shined once again, as St. Louis beat Detroit, 6-1. Martinez went the distance, allowing only 1 run while striking out 11, dropping his ERA to 2.04. Bernardo Baro drove in 2 runs, Frank Warfield had 2 hits, and Joe Cronin had 3 hits and an RBI. The powerful Detroit lineup was stymied. George Brett drove in Sam Bankhead in the 5th inning for their only run. Besides Brett’s 2 hits, Yogi Berra added 2 and Bankhead and Willie Mays each added a hit.
Birmingham beat Washington, 6-2. Ron Santo drove in all 6 runs with a 3-hit performance. Cristobal Torriente had 2 hits and scored twice. Gaylord Perry picked up only his second win of the season. Al Simmons homered for the Grays, Hughie Jennings had 2 hits, and Frank Duncan added a hit. Cy Young went the distance to take the loss.
Today’s Player Focus post is on Jimmie Lyons, a slap-hitting outfielder who was one of the fastest men to ever play in the Negro Leagues.
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Results
NYC 1 at NWK 12
KMG 7 at PCG 0
DSG 1 at STL 6
BIR 6 at WHG 2
Summaries
NEW YORK AT NEWARK
Black Yankees... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Eagles.......... 6 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 - 12 17 0 Win:Spahn(2-4) Loss:Koufax(3-6) Homeruns- H.Wilson(3rd), E.Banks(2nd), S.Hughes(1st)
Catcher Buck Ewing had 3 base hits and 3 RBI and Warren Spahn had a complete game as the Newark Eagles crushed the New York Black Yankees 12 to 1.
Spahn(2-4) pitched a solid game. He went 9 innings and surrended up 9 hits and 1 walk reducing his ERA from 4.53 to 4.05. Newark had a total of 17 hits for the game.
Sandy Koufax(3-6) was hit with the loss. He gave up 5 hits and 1 walk in 1/3 of an inning.
KANSAS CITY AT PITTSBURGH
Monarchs........ 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 - 7 9 0 Crawfords....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 2 Win:Radbourn(5-1) Loss:Palmer(2-4) Homeruns- F.Jenkins(1st)
Fats Jenkins hit a homerun and Old Hoss Radbourn shutout Pittsburgh while allowing the Kansas City bullpen a day-off at Greenlee Field where the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords 7 to 0.
Radbourn(5-1) looked very much in control throughout the day. He didn’t allow much, just 8 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.01 to 3.49. Kansas City banged out 9 hits on the afternoon.
The loss was charged to Jim Palmer(2-4). He pitched 8 and 2/3 innings giving up 9 hits and 5 walks.
DETROIT AT ST. LOUIS
Stars........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Stars........... 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 - 6 11 0 Win:Martinez(9-1) Loss:Marichal(3-6)
Joe Cronin had 3 base hits and Pedro Martinez reeled off a total of 11 strikeouts as the St. Louis Stars defeated the Detroit Stars 6 to 1 at the ballpark.
Martinez(9-1) gave St. Louis a solid outing. He surrendered only 6 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings. St. Louis managed 11 hits in their victory.
Juan Marichal(3-6) was the loser. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 11 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings. Detroit’s manager was upset after the game. ‘I don’t like to complain but did you see that umpires strike zone?’, he said. ‘Maybe they ought to start calling the strike zone the way it’s printed in the rule book.’
BIRMINGHAM AT WASHINGTON
Black Barons.... 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 6 10 0 Homestead Grays. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 5 2 Win:Perry(2-6) Loss:Young(6-4) Save:Willis(3rd) Homeruns- R.Santo(1st), A.Simmons(3rd)
At Griffith Stadium the Birmingham Black Barons outdistanced the Washington Homestead Grays by a final score of 6 to 2.
Ron Santo provided much of the offense. He rifled a three-run blast in the 2nd inning, lashed a single scoring a run in the 6th inning and smacked a one-base hit which was good for two runs in the 8th inning. Birmingham had 10 hits for the game and Washington had 5.
Gaylord Perry(2-6) was the winner allowing 1 run in 6 and 1/3 innings. Perry was helped out by Vic Willis who recorded his 3rd save. The losing pitcher was Cy Young(6-4). He surrendered 10 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.