frank warfield

Day 41

July 23, 2020 cosmath21 0

Week 11 ushers in some changes to starting pitching. Today Tom Seaver, Rube Waddell, and Addie Joss replaced Bob Feller, Christy Matthewson, and Robin Roberts. Detroit clubbed Birmingham, 13-5. Cool Papa Bell homered and had 4 RBI and Alex Radcliffe had 3 hits and scored 4 runs for Detroit. Birmingham’s […]

Day 39

July 18, 2020 cosmath21 0

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 […]

Day 37

July 18, 2020 cosmath21 0

Week 10 of the Buck O’Neil Project got under way today.New York beat Newark, 4-2. Chuck Klein went 3-5 and scored 2 runs. Louis Santop added 2 hits for New York. Ed Walsh won his 5th game of the season, and Walter Johnson dropped to 4-6 with a complete game […]

Day 35

July 11, 2020 cosmath21 0

Newark beat Detroit 6-3, thanks to a 3-run rally in the bottom of the 8th. Ernie Banks got things started with a triple, and he scored on a Hank Greenberg single. John Beckwith, who had 2 hits and an RBI, also scored on a Buck Ewing single. Wild Bill Wright […]

Day 25 – May 21

May 21, 2020 cosmath21 0

Week 7 opened today with three 1-run games.Detroit won at Birmingham, 5-4, thanks to a 4-run 8th inning. Biz Mackey had a key RBI double that got the rally started. Dewey Creacy added an RBI in the win and Cool Papa Bell had 2 hits, a walk, and 2 stolen […]

May 21, 2020 cosmath21 0

Frank Warfield was an outstanding fielding second baseman whose range, hands, and unique snap throw made him an ideal double play partner. He was also a good contact hitter, adept at the hit-and-run and sacrifice bunting. He had great speed and was an excellent base runner. “Frank Warfield was an […]

Day 21 – May 14

May 14, 2020 cosmath21 0

The sixth set of 4-game series starts today, with Detroit, New York and St. Louis, tied for first place. Kansas City jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a Tubby Scales solo homer, but fell to Newark 3-1. Sammy T. Hughes scored a run, and Newark picked up solo homers […]