Home Run Johnson

Day 40

July 19, 2020 cosmath21 0

Newark rallied from a 2-run deficit to beat New York, 4-3. Willie Powell picked up the win in relief. Joe Morgan drove in the game winning run in the bottom of the 8th. Morgan had 2 RBI in the game, and Pop Lloyd also had an RBI. Bullet Joe Rogan […]

Day 36

July 12, 2020 cosmath21 0

Detroit edged Newark, 2-1. Hilton Smith only allowed 1 run in 7-1/3 innings to pick up his 5th win. George Brett drove in both runs for Detroit. Brett had a solo home run in the top of the first, and he singled in Vic Harris with the eventual game-winner in […]

Day 31 – May 30

May 30, 2020 cosmath21 0

The road team won all 4 games today – so much for home field advantage!Kansas City dominated Birmingham by a score of 7-2. Old Hoss Radburn went the distance to improve to 3-1. Mike Schmidt had a home run and 2 RBI, and Buck Leonard added 2 doubles and an […]

Day 24 – May 17

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Week 6 wrapped up today.Kansas City beat Newark 1-0. Bill Drake pitched 7-1/3 innings of shutout ball to out duel William Bell. Kansas City scored its only run in the 8th inning, as Buck Leonard’s sacrifice fly drove home Fats Jenkins. Newark only managed to get 4 hits, 2 of […]

Day 18 – May 8

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Two shutouts and one blowout today on Day 18. Newark returned the favor, blanking Detroit 5-0. Big Bill Foster pitched 7-1/3 shutout innings to pick up his third win of the season, and Jelly Gardner had 3 hits. Cool Papa Bell had 3 hits for Detroit in the loss. Pittsburgh […]

Day 16 – May 3

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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 […]

April 25 – Day 11

April 25, 2020 cosmath21 0

In game 3 of the 4-game sets, the road team B lineup was matched up with the home team A lineup. No extra inning games, but all 4 games were exciting.Washington beat Birmingham 4-3 thanks to a 2-run home run in the 7th inning from Grant “Home Run” Johnson. The […]

April 25, 2020 cosmath21 0

Grant “Home Run” Johnson was a right-handed slugging shortstop from the dead ball era, the most well-known shortstop before John Henry Lloyd. “There are a number of requisites that a player should possess to be a first-class hitter, but in my opinion, two of the greatest and most essential ones […]

April 18 – Day 7

April 18, 2020 cosmath21 0

Today’s match ups featured the road team’s B lineup versus the home team’s A lineup. Three of the four games were blowouts. Newark lost its 6th game, and league leader New York dropped its second game of the season. Pedro Martinez turned in another gem, throwing a complete game, 2-hit […]