Alexander Cartwright Bracket
- The #1 seeded DC Chips fell to the Blackbirds 3-0, thanks to a dominating performance by Mort Cooper
- The 8th seed Shadows lost to the 25th seeded Venus Flytraps 5-3. The underdogs were powered by a 4 run 4th, capped by a 3-run Mickey Cochrane homer.
- Elsewhere, as expected, the Miners got past the Shillelaghs and the Philbens beat Snowhole.
Ed Barrow Bracket
- Al Orth tossed a 7-hit complete game in a 7-1 Colorado (29th seed) victory over Bellevue (4th seed). Colorado managed only 8 hits, but made them count, winning easily.
- Thanks to a strong performance from their bullpen, the 21st seeded Wildlings squeaked by the 12th seeded Slam Dumps 3-1
- Elsewhere, as expected, the Gossamers took care of the Redlegs and the All-Stars bested the Blues.
Walter O'Malley Bracket
- Continuing the upset theme, the 2nd seeded Red Eagles lost in extra innings to the Brews, 5-4. The tied the game in the 9th off Dennis Eckersley, and won it in the 11th with Eck still in the game.
- I Miss Rod Beck (27th) defeated the Spanish Harlem Pinata Beaters (7th) 5-2. Larry Doby knocked in 3 and Roger Bresnahan doubled twice in the win.
- Elsewhere, as expected, Planet 10 won their match against the Beau Brummels and the Black Sox where victorious against the Maulers.
Branch Rickey Bracket
- The Absurdville Madness upset John McDonald in a 27 vs 6 matchup. Addie Joss was too much for the Fanclub, lasting into 9th inning for the win.
- In another upset, Buck Leonard's 2 home runs led the "Mechanics" over the Biscuits 5-2.
- Elsewhere, as expected, Lusitania lashed Lancaster and Helena slammed the Slammers
So there you have it, a day of upsets. The #1, #2, #4, #6, #7, and #8 seeds all lost.
Reports, box scores, and brackets all linked to the right. Game 2's tomorrow night.
The Philbins are scared of no one!
ReplyDeleteExcept the Strahans.
And I guess the Seacrests.