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Day 32 – May 31
Harry Salmon pitched a complete game, leading Birmingham over Kansas City by a score of 8-1. Birmingham opened the scoring with 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th and coasted from there. Martin Dihigo had a 2-run double and scored twice, and Cristobal Torriente hit his first home run […]
Day 26 – May 22
One close game, followed by 3 blowouts today.Detroit edged Birmingham, 2-1, in 11 innings. Dick Redding allowed 1 run in 7-2/3 innings for the winners, and Smokey Joe Williams did the same in 9-1/3 innings. The winning rally began with a triple by Double Duty Radcliffe. Cool Papa Bell walked, […]
Jelly Gardner
Jelly Gardner was a speedy leadoff hitter who was a great defensive outfielder with a good arm and outstanding range. “He could steal first base.” Cum Posey Gardner’s career spanned from 1919-1933. He played primarily with the Chicago American Giants, but also played for the Detroit Stars, New York Lincoln […]
Week 4 Wrap Up
All standings and statistics can be found on this web page, created with Strat-O-Matic’s Web Builder: Standings and Statistics Web Page This week St. Louis took 3 of 4 at Birmingham, Washington took 1 of 4 at Detroit, Newark swept 4 at Kansas City, and Pittsburgh split a series at […]
Day 16 – May 3
St. Louis beat Birmingham 6-5, overcoming a 5-1 deficit by scoring 3 runs in the top of the 9th. Tank Carr drove home the first run of the 9th, and scored the eventual winning run on a bases loaded single by Joe DiMaggio. Willard Brown homered in the loss for […]