- With a 4-2 win, Danny Haren and the Shadows force a Game 7 with the Blackbirds. Haren went 8 strong giving up 5 hits against 8 K's, and has moved to 3-0 in the tournament with a 2.74 ERA. Lou Gehrig homered and drove in 2. Tomorrow, Bill Swift (2-0, 3.91) will take the mound for the visiting Blackbirds and he'll square off against Dizzy Dean (1-1, 5.89)
Ed Barrow Bracket
- The Slam Dumps have come back from a 3-0 series deficit to force a game 7. Today's game was a pure slugfest, with Newark coming out on top by a score of 15-11. Johnny Mize homered and drove in 6 while the top of the Newark lineup collected 14 hits, 4 by Red Schoendeinst. Ron Guidry (3-2, 3.41) starts tomorrow for NY while Bill Bernhard (4-1, 2.57) gets the start at home for Newark.
Branch Rickey Bracket
- The Death Speakers advance to the semi-finals, besting the John McDonald in 6 games. Their 4-3 victory was their third consecutive. Fanclub jumped out to a 3-0 first inning lead, but Lusitinia clawed tehir way back with runs in the 1st, 2nd, and 7th innings. A Magglio Ordonez run scoring ground out proved to be the game winner. Lusitania moves on to face the Pinata Beaters.
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