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INDEX Seasons 1911 1912 1913 1921 1922 1923 1930 1931 1932 1940 1941 1942 1950 1951 1952 1960 1961 1962 1970 1971 1972 1980 1981 1982 1990 1991 1992 2000 2001 2002 2010 2011 2012 Miscellaneous |
Bob Wood - UNPRECEDENTED RESULT - Grand Rapids at Newton - JB HURLS
NO-HITTER IN SEASON (and career) FINALE!
In the top of the 6th inning,
shortstop Danny Shay dropped a 1-out foul ball for an E-6. No worries.
In the top of the 7th, Shay muffed a 2-out ground ball, spoiling the perfect
game. In the top of the 9th, Joe Tinker
moved from LF to SS while Sam Mertes replaced Shay to play LF. Doc
Jordan led off with a ground ball --- to Tinker! One out Doc Sajdak pinch hit for Ed
McNichol .... and bounced out 5-3. That brought up Bad Bill Dahlen: * B. DAHLEN facing J. Beeman, T 9th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty,
Behind 0-7 Now Beeman comes home with it ...
DAHLEN sends it in the air ... deep right center field BEAUMONT goes over ... FULTZ goes over
... and right fielder FULTZ chases it down and that's the last out of the
game JB's gem wrapped up the regular
season on Fan Appreciation Day in Newton. JB also had three hits, including a
double, driving in one run. GW 0-0-0 LP-Ed
McNichol (6-18) NB 7-16-2 WP-JB Beeman
(2-0)
NO-HITTER After the game, JB announced his
retirement at the end of the playoffs and will be selling the team to former
TCBA'er Joe Elinich, who will move the club to Pittsburgh, where they will be
known as the Rebels, and play in Exposition Park. Joe’s previous (future)
TCBA experience occurred (will occur) in Yesterday’s 1973 season, when he
managed the Alleghenies, another Pittsburgh-based team, to a 2nd
place finish (90-72).
Joe Elinich inspecting the new
grounds. Bob
Wood – Newton had won six of nine games
this season against the Islanders, who had the best record in TCBA. Game One The series opened on the Island
with Carl Lundgren and Rube Waddell squaring off. Rube took a no-hitter
into the 4th inning (mark that - 4th inning) when Long Island posted four
straight hits to start the scoring, 2-0. A passed ball in the top of the
5th allowed Newton to score their 2nd run, after Fritz Buelow had singled in
the 1st run. Sam Mertes followed with a 2-run 2B to give the Buccs a
4-2 lead. In the 7th, Roy Thomas singled,
making it 4-3. Long Island loaded the bases for Elmer Flick but a GDP
ended the inning, and the last Islander chance. Ginger Beaumont singled home an
insurance run in the 8th. NB 5-8-2 WP-Rube
Waddell LI 3-7-1
LP-Carl Lundgren Game Two Patsy Flaherty and Ernie White
gave a LH bias to the 2nd game. A 1st inning E-3 by Dan McGann allowed
the Islanders to plate a 2nd run after Flick had delivered a SF. White
would need no more today, but it was a sloppy game. The teams combined for just seven
hits .... and seven errors. NB 1-2-4 LP-Patsy
Flaherty LI 3-5-3
WP-Ernie White Game Three The series switched to Newton as
Bob Ewing and Sam Leever took the mound. Both teams plated a 1st inning
run but nothing more until Joe Tinker broke the tie in the Bucc 7th with a
base hit. A SF padded the lead and an 8th inning run added breathing
room LI 1-5-1
LP-Bob Ewing NB 4-6-1 WP-Sam Leever Game Four Long Island went oh-for-four
stealing bases today - but they had a lot of runners against Rube Waddell. Newton led 2-0 going into .... the
4th inning ... when the Islanders scored 4 runs. The 6th inning saw Kid Gleason get
spiked by Dave Fultz and removed from the game, but he should be ready for
the Islanders tomorrow. LI 4-11-0
WP-Win Kellum NB 2-10-1 LP-Rube
Waddell Game Five The game was scoreless until ....
the 4th inning ... when an E-4 opened the door for a 3-run Islander rally
capped by Frank Bowerman's RBI single. Bowerman added an RBI in the 6th
inning sparking another error-aided 3 run frame, 6-0. But, nothing is easy. An E-8
helped Newton score in the 6th, 6-1. The Buccs added another in the
7th, 6-2, but Jimmy Mac McEneaney delivered a SF in the top of the 9th, 7-2. In the final game at Newton,
pitcher Patsy Flaherty singled to make it 7-3. An E-3 by Jimmy Mac
helped another run score, 7-4. With 2 on and 1 out, JB Beeman (of
no-hit fame) stepped to the plate with a chance to tie the game with a long
ball. JB LINED the ball, but Kid Gleason
snagged it, flipped to SS for a game ending LDP. LI 7-9-2
WP-Doc White NB 4-9-3 LP-Patsy Flaherty Game Six The series shifted back to Long
Island in a do-or-die situation for Newton. The Buccs went with their
best, Rube Waddell, on 2 days rest, rather than saving him for tomorrow. In the bottom of the 1st, Joe
Tinker's throw to the plate was late, allowing the 1st run to score for Long
Island. A wild pitch in the 3rd plated another Islander, 2-0. Dave Fultz singled in the 6th
inning, cutting the lead to 2-1, but another run scoring wild pitch restored
the Islander advantage to 3-1. Newton threw out two base stealers
in the bottom of the 8th to keep it close. In the 9th, Newton put the tying
runs on base, but an aborted hit & run call - caught stealing - ended
their season. NB 1-7-2 LP-Rube
Waddell LI 3-7-0
WP-Carl Lundgren Congratulations to the Islanders,
who, appropriately (with the league's best record) advance to the World
Series. And kudos to Newton, who have
shuttered up their stadium (St. Jim's) in preparation for their move to
Pittsburgh. Jim McEneaney – The Bradenton Buckeyes and the Long Islanders were each making
their second appearance in the ORIGINS World Series. The Buckeyes had
appeared in the inaugural Fall Classic back in 1902 (MLB 1901), falling in
seven games to the Turin Mountaineers, while the defending champion Islanders
had claimed their first TCBA title last season against the Mexicali Mallards. Sat. Oct. 8---The Buckeyes’ Dummy Taylor got the opening
call against LI’s Bob Ewing, and both hurlers pretty much brought their “A”
game to the park. Both pitchers went the distance, combining to allow
just a single earned run. Unfortunately, the teams’ defenses were not
nearly as sharp. Three BR errors led to a couple of unearned runs, but
it was the Long Island runners that did the most damage, swiping four bases
while effectively using the H&R to take the opener 3-1. Sun. Oct. 9---Pitching again dominated as both Jack
Harper and Doc White gave their teams a CG effort. But it was White who
completely dominated the Buckeye offense, allowing just 6 hits while shutting
out Bradenton 5-0. The Isles swiped two more bases, and escaped a scare
when Roy Thomas slammed into the CF wall. Thomas had to be removed from
the game but did travel with the team to Bradenton’s Schaeffer Park where he
hopes to return to the lineup sometime in the coming days. Tue. Oct. 11---The scene shifts to Bradenton, with the
Buckeyes in a 15-inning scoring drought. And things don’t look much
better when Kid Gleason slashes a 1st inning double to give the Isles
a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 4th, LI starter Carl Lundgren
delivers a 2-out single, but then is thrown out on an ill-advised attempt to
take 3rd on a Billy Lush single. Could that be a turning
point? Sure looks like it! A shaken Lundgren walks the leadoff
batter in the home 4th and then yields back to back doubles to Kid
Elberfeld and Cy Seymour as BR snaps their 18-inning scoreless streak.
LI escapes trouble when Jake Beckley lines into a 4-5 DP to end the threat,
and the Isles quickly regain the lead in the 5th, but the momentum
seems to have clearly shifted. Bradenton ties the game at 3 after an
Islander error, and things have turned ugly for the Isles ever since that 3rd
out at third back in the 4th. Bradenton scores three 6th
inning runs to take a 6-3 lead, and that’s where it stays…until the 9th.
With 1 out Ed Abbaticchio triples; Billy Lush singles him home, and Elmer
Flick singles to put runners on the corners. And it’s time for the
TCBA’s 2nd all-time saves leader, Woody Wood to come on for the
save. Wood led ORIGINS with 24 saves this season, but not today.
Jimmy Collins singles to make it 6-5, and Kid Gleason follows with another
single as the Islanders tie the score at 6. And from there we head to
bonus baseball. In the 10th, George Browne, who’s only
playing due to Roy Thomas’ injury, delivers his 3rd hit of the
day, driving home what will prove to be the winning run as the Buckeyes find
their backs against the wall, down 3 games to none as LI wins 7-6 in 10. Wed. Oct. 12---Buckeyes remind themselves that it takes
just one game at a time, and recall how it was Turin, just three seasons ago,
that rallied from 3 games down against these same Buckeyes to claim the first
ever ORIGINS crown. And Bradenton went quickly to work on just that,
scoring three 1st inning runs, and adding three more in the 5th.
The Buckeyes led 7-4 heading into the 9th, but after scoring three
9th inning runs yesterday to send the game into extras, the Isles
figured it was time to do the same once again. After two quick outs,
PH’er Tom Needham drew a walk….and Woody Wood came on to try nailing down the
save. But Roy Thomas also drew a walk, and George Browne came on to bat
as a PH’er, representing the tying run. Now that might normally have been
drama enough, but here was the play by play… Islanders manager
looking at his scoresheet…. taking pitcher CRONIN out of the game ... George
BROWNE is enlisted to hit for him ... bats left. He approves some
lumber ... the warrior ... and the beast is within for surely he has the
skill. What the….? Neither Woody nor I have
ever seen a description remotely like that. Maybe this would be déjà vu
all over again, but the Buckeyes weren’t taking any chances of that
happening. Red Ames was summoned from the bullpen, and Woody returned
to man third base. Thomas steals second to put the tying run in scoring
position, but no miracle ending. Flick lines back to the pitcher and
the Buckeyes live to fight another day. Thur. Oct 13---This one is all Jack Harper as he shuts out
Long Island on a CG 2-hitter. Bradenton scores single runs in three
early innings, and the series will return to Long Island. Buckeyes win
3-0. Sat. Oct. 15---Now it’s Long Island that’s sweating the
specter of a 3-0 comeback, a scenario that LI has (or is that “will have”?)
seen on more than several occasions in over a century of TCBA play. And
despite scoring a 1st inning run, Long Island is stunned in the 3rd
as Bradenton puts up FIVE runs, downgrading LI starter Bob Ewing and
silencing the Islander faithful. Long Island is trailing 6-2 heading
into the home 5th when the Islander offense jumps to life.
Roy Thomas gets things started with a leadoff walk, then triple-double-walk,
and LI has the tying runs on base with 0 out. After a ground out puts
the tying runs in scoring position, John Ganzel drills a sinking liner to
center that just barely avoids Homer Smoot’s diving effort, and LI has tied
the score at 6 apiece. Carl Lundgren comes on in relief to start the 6th,
and in the home half, Thomas again leads off with a walk. After a Jimmy
Collins single and a Kid Gleason double, the Islanders retake the lead, 8-6
and Lundgren begins his 4th inning of relief with BR still
trailing 8-6 in the top of the 9th. With 1 out, Kid
Elberfeld singles, bringing Nap Lajoe (whose .402 average led all batters
this past season) to the plate. N. LAJOIE facing C.
LUNDGREN, T 9th, 1 Out, Runner on 1st, Behind 6-8. ELBERFELD takes a
good lead ... there goes ELBERFELD ... LAJOIE lines one deep to right…. that'll
be good for extra bases ... FLICK's after it ... it's off the wall ... and it
gets by him. ELBERFELD rounds third ... he'll score ... LAJOIE's
heading for third ... they're waving him home….GLEASON's relay ... and he's
... OUT!...on a close play ... his ambition outran his feet…score that a
triple ... for the second out.” Bradenton still had
one at bat left, but Cy Seymour grounded to short and LI had their title
repeat by an 8-7 final. In short it was a
thrilling series, a fine afternoon between two long time (or is it “soon to
be”?) rivals…this time travel thing can be really confusing. Congrats
to Woody on a great season and thanks to all the fans (AKA-Gerry) who were in
attendance. Long Island definitely relied on their speed this series,
stealing 15 bases in 18 attempts. |
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