Finals, Game 2

Spanish Harlem wins 6-4 and takes a 2-0 series lead over Niagara.  Oscar Charleston continued his rampage, doubling twice with an RBI while teammates Cupid Childs and King Kelly recorded 3 hits a piece.

Game 3 will still be held tonight, after 8 PM.

Finals, Game 1

The Beaters capture game 1 with a 10-2 thrashing of the Blackbirds.  Oscar Charleston went nuts, blasting 3 home runs and driving in 6.  Magglio Ordonez and Wade Boggs added home runs of their own while Jesse Tannehill went to 5-2 with a 5 hit, complete game win.

On to the Finals

• Bill Bernhard pitched into the 11th, giving up 10 hits and only 1 run, vaulting his Spanish Harlem Pinata Beaters to the Finals with 2-1 victory over Lusitania.  John Olerud won the series after slamming a first pitch fastball deep into the left field bleachers.  Spanish Harlem wins the series 4-2.
• Facing the Beaters will be the Niagara Frontier Blackbirds who blasted the NY Blues 9-3.    Duke Snider, Josh Gibson, and Dave Concepcion homered in the win,

Will the beaters, recently ranked 2nd all time in a recent 100 resim competition, be able to best the last seeded Blackbirds?  

Game 1 of the finals starts tomorrow.

Semifinals Game 5

• The Blue's stay alive, playing small ball in a 3-2 extra inning win over the Blackbirds.  A walk, a single, and a Al Rosen sac fly won the game in the 10th for Niagara.  Jack Pfiester didn't factor in the decision, but pitched well giving up 7 hits and 2 runs over 7 innings. Niagara leads the series 3-2.
• Spanish Harlem wins their 2nd straight, scoring all 6 of their runs in the 7th and 8th innings in a 5 run win over Lusitania.  Travis Hafner and Wade Boggs homered while Jesse Tannehill moved to 4-2 in the tournament with a fine 8 hit, 1 run, complete game.  Spanish Harlem leads 3 games to 2.

Semifinals Game 4 - One on the brink, another tied at 2-2

• Van frickin Mungo tossed a 5 hit shutout tonight, winning 4-0 for his Blackbirds.  Niagara now owns a 3-1 series lead over the Blues and is one win away from advancing to the finals.  Mel Ott was a one man wrecking crew, slamming 2 home runs and driving in all 4 runners.
• The Pinata Beaters tie the series at 2-all with a 2-1 nail biter victory over the Death Speakers.  Ed Siever  and Jeff Zimmerman combined to hold Lusitania to just 3 hits while doubles and Oscar Charleston single drove in 2 in the third, proving to be the game winner.  

Semifinals - Game 3's

• The Blackbirds topple the Blues 7-3.  Josh Gibson led the way with 3 hits, 3 RBI, and a home run and Wally Berger chipped in with a dinger of his own.  Bill Swift moved to 3-0, picking up the win after a 5 hit, 3 run, 7 inning performance.  The Blackbirds lead 2-1.
• With a 10 run explosion in the first, the Death Speakers took game 3 from Spanish Harlem, 13-4.  It took 6 hits, 4 walks, and error, and a Bill Terry 3 run homer.  Coupled with a fine start from Bill Bernhard, the Death Speakers lead 2 games to 1.

Semifinals Game 2s - Tied at 1's

Slack job by the commish, unfortunately likely tomorrow 2.  No recap, but all data posted.

Semi-Finals, Game 1s

No writeup!  Sorry gents.  Blackbirds and Pinata Beaters deliver first blows.

Round 3 Game 7's - The Dark Horses Emerge

Alexander Cartwright Bracket

• They've done it, everyone's favorite underdog has advanced to the semi's with a 4-3 victory over Brighton.  It was an exciting 11 inning contest, one in which the Blackbirds Tim Burke coughed up the lead in the bottom of the 9th, but ultimately pitched 4 innings to redeem himself and capture the win.  Nap Lajoie had 3 hits, including the game winner, and Duke Snider 2 triples.

Ed Barrow Bracket

• With a 2-1 victory, the NY Blues, another underdog, will face off against the Blackbirds in the semi's.  Ron Guidry was masterful, holding Newark to 7 hits over 9 innings, and picking up 6 K's.  The Blues scored in the 4th and 7th on solo shots from Mickey Mantle and Sammy Sosa.

Round 3 Game 6,

Alexander Cartwright Bracket

• 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.