Saturday, January 26, 2008
NL Recap August 28th - Sam Jones of the Cubs leads the NL in strikeouts with 151.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 National League Date: 8/28/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 MLN 82 46 H.Aaron MLN .345 T.Kluszew CIN 38 D.Snider BRN 111
1955 BRN 78 48 R.Campane BRN .343 E.Banks CHN 37 T.Kluszew CIN 111
1955 CIN 77 53 T.Kluszew CIN .333 W.Mays NYN 37 H.Aaron MLN 104
1955 CHN 65 67 D.Long PIN .333 R.Campane BRN 34 R.Campane BRN 98
1955 PHN 59 70 R.Ashburn PHN .330 W.Post CIN 34 OTHERS TIED W 95
1955 NYN 57 69
1955 SLN 50 77 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 PIN 45 83 W.Spahn MLN 17 H.Freeman CIN 11 W.Spahn MLN 2.45
J.Nuxhall CIN 15 J.Meyer PHN 9 J.Podres BRN 2.83
B.Buhl MLN 15 E.Roebuck BRN 8 A.Fowler CIN 2.90
A.Fowler CIN 14 M.Grissom NYN 8 B.Rush CHN 3.14
R.Roberts PHN 14 C.Labine BRN 7 W.Hacker CHN 3.15
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
C.Furillo BRN 15 B.Bruton MLN 24 S.Jones CHN 151
C.Harmon CIN 12 K.Boyer SLN 20 H.Haddix SLN 139
B.Morgan PHN 10 W.Mays NYN 19 R.Roberts PHN 131
E.O'Brien PIN 9 J.Temple CIN 16 J.Antonel NYN 124
OTHERS TIED W 6 R.Ashburn PHN 16 D.Newcomb BRN 122
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHN 9 at PIN 3 CHN-Rush(12-10, 3.14) at NYN-Monzant(6-2, 4.24)
CIN 8 at BRN 4 CIN-Nuxhall(15-11, 4.10) at PHN-Wehmeie(9-8, 4.58)
MLN 1 at NYN 4 CIN-Collum(7-6, 4.56) at PHN-Negray(3-1, 4.96)
SLN 5 at PHN 6 MLN-Crone(7-6, 4.83) at PIN-Hall(6-2, 3.59)
MLN-Spahn(17-7, 2.45) at PIN-Law(10-13, 3.94)
SLN-Jackson(8-14, 4.30) at BRN-Spooner(10-1, 2.09)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
D.Fondy CHN PIN 3 3 1 3 2 0 1 0
T.Kluszewski CIN BRN 6 1 3 5 0 1 1 0
J.Greengrass PHN SLN 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 0
S.Musial SLN PHN 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 0
C.Furillo BRN CIN 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Antonelli NYN MLN 9.0 4 1 0 4 3 0 W
J.Collum CIN BRN 3.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 W
S.Koufax BRN CIN 7.0 5 3 3 2 6 0
R.Minarcin CIN BRN 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E.Johnson MLN NYN 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
R.Campanella BRN .438 32 14 12 6 5 B.Buhl MLN 18 9 3 4 15 0 200
S.Burgess CIN .359 39 14 14 5 4 J.Antonelli NYN 26 13 5 5 11 1 210
J.Logan MLN .452 31 14 10 1 3 J.Podres BRN 12 6 1 3 11 0 100
W.Mays NYN .387 31 12 8 1 3 S.Rogovin PHN 9 4 1 1 3 0 100
J.Greengrass PHN .310 29 9 7 3 3 R.Roberts PHN 20 15 5 5 12 2 200
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Terwilliger NYN .125 24 3 1 1 0 R.Gomez NYN 11 20 11 3 7 4 020
E.Banks CHN .158 38 6 2 0 0 J.Hearn NYN 11 13 11 6 2 3 020
G.Hamner PHN .094 32 3 1 3 0 P.Lapalme SLN 5 7 3 2 2 3 020
D.O'Connell MLN .121 33 4 1 4 0 W.Hacker CHN 9 13 8 2 4 4 010
B.Sarni SLN .212 33 7 0 2 0 H.Wilhelm NYN 6 8 5 3 2 2 000
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Andy Seminick singled in the winning run as the Phillies rally to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 St. Louis Cardinals At 1955 Philadelphia Phillies 8/27/1955
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
S.Hemus 3B 4 0 1 0 .233 R.Ashburn CF 3 1 1 0 .330
R.Schoendienst 2B 4 1 0 0 .255 B.Morgan SS 4 0 1 0 .253
S.Musial RF 5 2 3 2 .304 G.Hamner 2B 3 0 0 1 .211
B.Virdon CF 4 0 2 1 .253 D.Ennis LF 4 1 1 0 .321
W.Moon 1B 5 0 1 1 .289 J.Meyer P 0 0 0 0 .190
R.Repulski LF 2 1 1 0 .261 W.Jones 3B 4 1 1 0 .281
B.Sarni C 4 0 2 0 .225 S.Lopata 1B 4 0 1 0 .256
A.Grammas SS 3 0 0 1 .265 D-M.Blaylock PR 0 1 0 0 .188
B-K.Boyer PH,SS 1 1 1 0 .257 J.Greengrass RF 4 2 2 3 .232
L.Arroyo P 3 0 1 0 .212 A.Seminick C 4 0 2 1 .210
C-N.Burbrink PH 1 0 0 0 .226 M.Dickson P 1 0 0 0 .131
P.Lapalme P 0 0 0 0 .429 B.Miller P 0 0 0 0 .308
A-P.Lowrey PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .192
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 5 12 5 Totals 32 6 9 5
A-Pinch Hit For Miller In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Grammas In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Arroyo In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Lopata In 9th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 - 5 12 1
Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 - 6 9 0
Cardinals (50-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L.Arroyo 8 6 4 4 1 2 1 5.15
P.Lapalme L(3-6) BS(4th) 0 1/3 3 2 1 0 0 0 2.99
Totals 8 1/3 9 6 5 1 2 1
Phillies (59-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Dickson 6 1/3 6 2 2 4 1 1 3.64
B.Miller BS(4th) 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.69
J.Meyer WIN(9-8) BS(5th) 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.22
Totals 9 12 5 5 5 2 1
ATTENDANCE- 24,460 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:02
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 9 Phillies: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Phillies: 3
ERRORS- B.Virdon
DOUBLES- K.Boyer(25th)
HOME RUNS- S.Musial(24th), J.Greengrass(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Dickson
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Hamner
WALKS- S.Hemus, R.Schoendienst, B.Virdon, R.Repulski-2, R.Ashburn
STRIKE OUTS- S.Hemus, L.Arroyo, R.Ashburn, S.Lopata
GIDP- W.Moon, B.Sarni-2
It was a great finish at Connie Mack Stadium as the Philadelphia Phillies
pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the woeful St. Louis Cardinals by the
count of 6 to 5.
Philadelphia scored the decisive runs in a big 9th inning scoring 2 runs using
3 hits. After an out was recorded, Stan Lopata got things rolling when he
delivered a one-base hit. Jim Greengrass came to the plate and lashed a
single. Andy Seminick then slapped a base-hit, and an error was also
committed, resulting in a mighty exciting win for Philadelphia and the 24,460
home town fans in attendance. A wild and woolly affair, this game saw the
lead change 5 times.
Jack Meyer(9-8) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 1 inning. Paul Lapalme(3-6)
ended up with the loss in relief. He pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing 3
hits and no walks.
Johnny Antonelli threw a 4 hitter as New York slows down Milwaukee 4-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Milwaukee Braves At 1955 New York Giants 8/27/1955
Braves AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
B.Bruton CF 3 0 0 0 .274 B.Gardner SS 4 2 2 0 .226
D.O'Connell 2B 4 1 0 0 .190 W.Lockman LF 2 0 0 1 .296
E.Mathews 3B 3 0 0 0 .264 W.Mays CF 3 0 2 2 .325
J.Logan SS 3 0 1 0 .298 B.Hofman 1B 4 0 0 0 .307
B.Thomson LF 3 0 1 0 .271 D.Mueller RF 4 0 0 0 .295
A.Pafko RF 4 0 1 0 .255 S.Gordon 3B 4 0 0 0 .261
G.Crowe 1B 3 0 0 0 .232 W.Terwilliger 2B 4 0 0 0 .253
D.Crandall C 4 0 0 0 .263 R.Katt C 3 1 1 0 .181
C.Nichols P 3 0 1 0 .122 J.Antonelli P 2 1 0 0 .197
E.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .167
P.Paine P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-C.Tanner PH 1 0 0 0 .279
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 1 4 0 Totals 30 4 5 3
A-Pinch Hit For Paine In 9th Inning
Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 4
Giants.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 5 1
Braves (82-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Nichols LOSS(9-5) 6 5 4 2 2 4 0 3.40
E.Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
P.Paine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.29
Totals 8 5 4 2 2 4 0
Giants (57-69) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Antonelli WIN(10-12) 9 4 1 0 4 3 0 3.82
Totals 9 4 1 0 4 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 31,185 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:52
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 8 Giants: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Giants: 0
ERRORS- D.O'Connell, E.Mathews, J.Logan, C.Nichols, S.Gordon
DOUBLES- R.Katt(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Mathews, W.Lockman
SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Lockman
WALKS- B.Bruton, J.Logan, B.Thomson, G.Crowe, W.Mays, J.Antonelli
STRIKE OUTS- E.Mathews-2, C.Nichols, W.Lockman, B.Hofman, D.Mueller,
J.Antonelli
WILD PITCHES- J.Antonelli-2
Johnny Antonelli went the distance at Polo Grounds where the New York Giants
beat the Milwaukee Braves 4 to 1.
New York brought 3 runs across the plate in the 7th inning. Ray Katt led off
and started the attack as he doubled. Antonelli stepped into the batter's
box and he drew a walk. Billy Gardner then slapped a single, and an error
was also committed, resulting in a run. Whitey Lockman was up next and he
hit a sacrifice fly plating one more runner. Willie Mays stepped into the
box and would ground out scoring the final run of the inning. New York had
only 5 hits for the game.
Antonelli(10-12) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Chet Nichols(9-5)
was the losing pitcher. He allowed 4 runs and 5 hits in 6 innings.
Smoky Burgess hit a 2 run single in the 12th inning as Cincinnati rallied to a 8-4 thriller over Brooklyn.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs At 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 8/27/1955
Redlegs AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG
J.Temple 2B,SS 5 2 1 1 .304 J.Gilliam 2B 6 0 3 0 .268
S.Burgess C 5 1 1 2 .286 P.Reese SS 6 0 0 0 .265
T.Kluszewski 1B 6 1 3 5 .333 D.Snider CF 4 0 1 0 .299
W.Post RF 6 0 0 0 .313 R.Campanella C 3 1 0 0 .343
G.Bell CF 6 0 1 0 .312 C.Furillo RF 4 1 1 2 .284
S.Mele LF 5 0 0 0 .160 J.Robinson 3B 3 0 0 0 .297
R.Bridges 3B 3 0 0 0 .250 G.Hodges 1B 3 1 1 0 .275
B-H.Landrith PH 1 0 0 0 .321 S.Amoros LF 5 1 2 0 .296
D-C.Harmon 3B 1 1 1 0 .307 S.Koufax P 2 0 0 1 .250
R.McMillan SS 3 1 2 0 .280 D.Bessent P 0 0 0 0 .100
C-B.Thurman PH 1 0 0 0 .212 G-F.Kellert PH 1 0 0 0 .406
E-M.Smith 2B 1 1 1 0 .172 E.Roebuck P 0 0 0 0 .111
A.Fowler P 1 0 0 0 .193 H-D.Hoak PH 1 0 0 0 .163
H.Freeman P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-M.Batts PH 1 1 1 0 .213
R.Minarcin P 0 0 0 0 .167
B.Podbielan P 0 0 0 0 .333
F-S.Palys PH 1 0 1 0 .264
J.Collum P 0 0 0 0 .167
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 46 8 12 8 Totals 38 4 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Freeman In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bridges In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McMillan In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Landrith In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Thurman In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Podbielan In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Bessent In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Roebuck In 12th Inning
Redlegs......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 - 8 12 1
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
Redlegs (77-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Fowler 6 1/3 6 4 3 3 3 1 2.90
H.Freeman 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.73
R.Minarcin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.12
B.Podbielan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20
J.Collum WIN(7-6) 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 4.56
Totals 12 8 4 3 6 3 1
Dodgers (78-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Koufax 7 5 3 3 2 6 0 2.11
D.Bessent BS(2nd) 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.05
E.Roebuck LOSS(1-2) 2 5 4 4 1 1 0 6.48
Totals 12 12 8 8 3 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 28,249 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Frank Dascoli, Lou Warneke, Frank Secory, Larry Goetz
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- Redlegs: 6 Dodgers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redlegs: 2 Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- S.Burgess
DOUBLES- G.Bell(19th), J.Gilliam(25th)
TRIPLES- S.Amoros(7th)
HOME RUNS- T.Kluszewski(38th), C.Furillo(22nd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Amoros(10th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Collum, J.Robinson, G.Hodges
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Koufax
WALKS- J.Temple, S.Burgess, A.Fowler, D.Snider, R.Campanella-2, C.Furillo,
J.Robinson, G.Hodges
STRIKE OUTS- J.Temple, S.Burgess, T.Kluszewski, W.Post-3, A.Fowler, J.Gilliam,
C.Furillo, S.Koufax
GIDP- S.Burgess, P.Reese, S.Amoros
The Cincinnati Redlegs put 4 runs on the scoreboard in the 12th inning and
defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 12 innings by a score of 8 to 4 at Ebbets
Field.
Both teams were tied at 4 runs apiece after nine innings. Cincinnati won it
in the 12th inning. The key offensive moment was provided by Smoky Burgess
who silenced the crowd when he delivered a base-hit scoring two baserunners.
The game was a scoreless duel until the 6th inning.
The win was credited to Jackie Collum(7-6) who went 3 innings allowing no
runs. Ed Roebuck(1-2) took the loss in relief. He was knocked around,
surrendering 4 runs in 2 innings.
Dee Fondy homered, drove in 3 runs, and scored 3 times leading the Cubs over the Pirates 9-3.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago Cubs At 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/27/1955
Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG
D.Fondy 1B 3 3 1 3 .285 E.O'Brien CF 5 0 1 0 .293
G.Baker 2B 4 1 0 0 .277 G.Freese 3B 5 0 1 0 .222
F.Baumholtz LF 5 0 0 0 .330 R.Mejias RF 3 1 1 0 .200
E.Banks SS 5 1 2 0 .299 B-J.Lynch PH,RF 1 0 1 1 .274
J.King RF 3 1 1 0 .242 F.Thomas LF 4 0 1 1 .245
E.Miksis 3B 3 0 0 0 .240 P.Ward 1B 4 0 1 0 .236
J.Bolger CF 4 0 1 1 .245 J.Shepard C 4 0 1 0 .285
H.Chiti C 3 1 0 0 .208 J.O'Brien 2B 4 1 1 0 .256
C-B.Speake PH 1 1 1 1 .225 D.Groat SS 3 0 1 0 .263
D-W.Cooper C 0 0 0 0 .333 M.Surkont P 2 0 1 0 .098
J.Davis P 2 1 0 0 .111 A-H.Peterson PH 1 1 1 0 .195
B.Tremel P 1 0 1 1 .333 L.Donoso P 0 0 0 0 .059
D.Hillman P 0 0 0 0 .250 E-R.Clemente PH 1 0 0 0 .257
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 9 7 6 Totals 37 3 11 2
A-Pinch Hit For Surkont In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mejias In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Chiti In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Speake In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Donoso In 9th Inning
Cubs............ 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 9 7 0
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 11 2
Cubs (65-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Davis WIN(6-4) 6 2/3 9 3 3 0 2 0 4.68
B.Tremel HOLD(1st) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.89
D.Hillman 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.08
Totals 9 11 3 3 0 2 0
Pirates (45-83) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Surkont LOSS(4-12) 7 4 6 5 4 5 1 4.90
L.Donoso 2 3 3 3 1 1 0 5.22
Totals 9 7 9 8 5 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 12,674 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 4 Pirates: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0 Pirates: 1
ERRORS- R.Mejias, M.Surkont
DOUBLES- E.O'Brien(4th), R.Mejias(6th)
HOME RUNS- D.Fondy(17th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Speake(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Miksis, D.Groat
WALKS- D.Fondy-2, G.Baker, J.King, J.Davis
STRIKE OUTS- G.Baker, F.Baumholtz-2, J.King, J.Davis-2, P.Ward, M.Surkont
GIDP- E.Miksis
WILD PITCHES- J.Davis, M.Surkont-3
In a lop-sided win the Chicago Cubs ripped the Pittsburgh Pirates by a 9 to 3
count.
Pittsburgh fell behind quickly as the Chicago offense came through in the
first inning scoring a single run. Dee Fondy drew a walk. Two outs later
Ernie Banks stepped in and he stroked a base-hit. Jim King then reached on
an error scoring the run. Despite losing, Pittsburgh out-hit Chicago 11 to
7.
Jim Davis(6-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 and 2/3 innings and
allowing 3 runs. Max Surkont(4-12) was given the loss. He pitched 7 innings
and surrendered 4 hits and 4 walks.
Friday, January 25, 2008
NL Transaction August 27th
The Brooklyn Dodgers activated 19 year old rookie pitcher Sandy Koufax from the DL. Koufax was (2-0) with a 1.26 ERA in 14 innings, including one start before going on the DL July 7th. Skipper Walt Alston planned to place him in the rotation immediately for the stretch run for the pennant.
NL Transaction August 27th
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Red Swanson as an amateur free agent (bonus baby). Swanson is an 18 year old righthanded pitcher from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Pirates will keep Swanson up with the big club in September.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
AL Recap August 28th - Rookie Herb Score of the Indians leads the AL in strikeouts with 205.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 8/28/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 CHA 84 42 G.Kell CHA .367 M.Mantle NYA 38 J.Jensen BOA 102
1955 NYA 79 48 A.Kaline DEA .341 L.Doby CLA 28 M.Mantle NYA 95
1955 CLA 74 53 W.Dropo CHA .332 J.Jensen BOA 27 N.Zauchin BOA 83
1955 BOA 70 57 N.Fox CHA .331 N.Zauchin BOA 27 A.Kaline DEA 82
1955 DEA 66 62 M.Vernon WAA .321 A.Rosen CLA 27 Y.Berra NYA 80
1955 WAA 47 76
1955 KCA 43 84 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 BAA 41 82 W.Ford NYA 17 E.Kinder BOA 17 B.Pierce CHA 1.79
H.Score CLA 16 R.Narlesk CLA 15 H.Score CLA 2.12
B.Pierce CHA 15 T.Gorman KCA 10 W.Ford NYA 2.57
B.Hoeft DEA 15 D.Howell CHA 9 B.Hoeft DEA 2.79
OTHERS TIED W 14 J.Konstan NYA 9 D.Donovan CHA 2.87
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
F.Marsh BAA 15 J.Rivera CHA 22 H.Score CLA 205
A.Smith CLA 10 M.Minoso CHA 20 B.Turley NYA 176
E.Slaught KCA 9 OTHERS TIED W 9 B.Pierce CHA 141
J.Jensen BOA 8 F.Sulliva BOA 120
N.Fox CHA 8 E.Wynn CLA 117
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BOA 7 at DEA 2 BOA-Sulliva(12-12, 3.31) at KCA-Raschi(3-6, 4.84)
NYA 4 at CLA 13 NYA-Ford(17-5, 2.57) at CHA-Johnson(4-4, 2.36)
WAA 5 at CHA 8 NYA-Turley(12-11, 3.00) at CHA-Pierce(15-4, 1.79)
WAA-Stone(11-7, 4.02) at CLA-Houttem(4-8, 3.78)
WAA-McDermo(4-8, 4.07) at CLA-Garcia(10-10, 3.43)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Jensen BOA DEA 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
E.Joost BOA DEA 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
W.Dropo CHA WAA 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
F.Fain CLA NYA 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
R.Boone DEA BOA 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.Baumann BOA DEA 7.0 5 1 1 2 4 1 W
H.Score CLA NYA 7.0 4 4 3 7 7 0 W
P.Foytack DEA BOA 3.0 0 1 1 3 3 0
S.Shea WAA CHA 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Williams BOA .500 34 17 10 10 2 D.Howell CHA 11 6 0 1 3 0 100
E.Slaughter KCA .385 26 10 8 5 2 B.Pierce CHA 18 11 3 7 19 1 200
J.Collins NYA .385 26 10 7 2 3 B.Hoeft DEA 16 7 2 3 11 1 110
A.Smith CLA .432 37 16 10 5 3 W.Ford NYA 18 12 2 8 12 1 200
G.Triandos BAA .333 30 10 7 2 3 T.Gorman KCA 9 5 0 2 3 0 101
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Phillips DEA .080 25 2 0 0 0 F.Sullivan BOA 9 9 11 12 4 1 020
B.Tuttle DEA .182 44 8 0 2 0 A.Ditmar KCA 15 17 13 11 12 5 020
S.Lollar CHA .100 40 4 0 6 0 C.Pascual WAA 6 11 3 5 3 1 021
J.Finigan KCA .167 24 4 1 2 0 E.Lopat BAA 5 8 4 1 3 1 010
M.Vernon WAA .042 24 1 0 6 0 T.Abernathy WAA 6 11 5 2 4 0 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Nellie Fox had 3 hits and 2 RBI as Chicago dumps Washington 8-5.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Washington Nationals At 1955 Chicago White Sox 8/27/1955
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
E.Yost 3B 3 0 0 0 .241 N.Fox 2B 5 1 3 2 .331
J.Snyder 2B,SS 5 0 0 0 .140 G.Kell 3B 4 1 3 1 .367
M.Vernon 1B 4 1 1 0 .321 M.Minoso LF 3 0 1 2 .272
R.Sievers LF 5 1 1 0 .254 D-J.Busby PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .272
C.Paula RF 4 1 1 1 .323 J.Rivera CF,RF 4 0 1 0 .259
E.Fitz Gerald C 3 0 0 0 .261 B.Nieman RF,LF 3 1 0 0 .285
C-P.Runnels 2B 0 0 0 0 .299 W.Dropo 1B 4 1 2 2 .332
T.Umphlett CF 2 1 1 0 .204 S.Lollar C 3 1 0 0 .236
J.Valdivielso SS 2 0 1 1 .205 J.Brideweser SS 4 1 1 0 .136
B-C.Courtney PH,C 0 1 0 0 .362 J.Harshman P 4 2 1 0 .217
C.Pascual P 0 0 0 0 .304
A-E.Oravetz PH 1 0 0 0 .249
S.Shea P 1 0 1 0 .313
C.Stobbs P 0 0 0 0 .125
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 5 6 2 Totals 35 8 12 7
A-Pinch Hit For Pascual In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Valdivielso In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Fitz Gerald In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Minoso In 8th Inning
Nationals....... 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 - 5 6 2
White Sox....... 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 - 8 12 2
Nationals (47-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Pascual LOSS(1-11) 3 5 4 0 1 1 0 5.65
S.Shea 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.88
C.Stobbs 3 6 4 4 0 0 1 5.80
Totals 8 12 8 4 2 1 1
White Sox (84-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Harshman WIN(11-5) 9 6 5 3 6 2 0 3.29
Totals 9 6 5 3 6 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 45,904 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:16
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 9 White Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 White Sox: 0
ERRORS- E.Yost, M.Vernon, G.Kell, J.Brideweser
DOUBLES- M.Vernon(19th), C.Paula(18th)
TRIPLES- M.Minoso(6th)
HOME RUNS- W.Dropo(22nd)
STOLEN BASES- E.Yost(6th), B.Nieman(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Pascual, C.Stobbs, G.Kell
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Paula, J.Valdivielso
WALKS- E.Yost, M.Vernon, E.Fitz Gerald, T.Umphlett-2, C.Courtney, M.Minoso,
B.Nieman
HIT BY PITCH- E.Yost, S.Lollar
STRIKE OUTS- R.Sievers-2, W.Dropo
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Ed Fitz Gerald blocked the plate, saving a run!
Top 4th: Minnie Minoso robbed Jose Valdivielso of a Homerun!
Jack Harshman tossed a complete game as the very talented Chicago White Sox
outscored the league door-mat Washington Nationals 8 to 5.
Chicago jumped on top to stay in the 2nd inning as they scored 3 runs on 2
base hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Nellie Fox who elicited a roar
from the hometown fans when he laced a base-knock plating two runs. Chicago
rapped out 12 hits for the afternoon.
Harshman(11-5) lasted until the end allowing 5 runs for the win. The loss was
charged to Camilo Pascual(1-11). He was pinned with the loss despite not
allowing an earned run in his 3 innings of work.
Backup catcher Hal Naragon had 4 hits and 2 RBI as Cleveland trounces New York 13-4.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 New York Yankees At 1955 Cleveland Indians 8/27/1955
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
H.Bauer RF,LF 3 0 0 0 .289 A.Smith CF 3 2 1 1 .300
G.McDougald 2B 3 1 0 0 .246 B.Avila 2B 6 0 3 2 .263
C-I.Noren PH 1 0 0 0 .227 G.Woodling RF 6 1 2 3 .285
D-J.Coleman 2B 0 0 0 0 .246 A.Rosen 3B 5 1 1 1 .231
Y.Berra C 4 2 1 0 .244 R.Kiner LF 5 1 1 0 .177
M.Mantle CF 4 1 1 1 .315 F.Fain 1B 4 4 2 1 .264
B.Skowron 1B 5 0 1 2 .306 H.Naragon C 5 1 4 2 .313
E.Howard LF 2 0 1 0 .335 G.Strickland SS 3 2 2 0 .210
T.Morgan P 0 0 0 0 .375 E-S.Dente PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .250
B-B.Cerv PH 1 0 0 0 .317 H.Score P 3 1 1 2 .074
T.Sturdivant P 0 0 0 0 .100 D.Mossi P 1 0 1 1 .200
B.Grim P 0 0 0 0 .240
A.Carey 3B 4 0 0 0 .285
D.Larsen P 2 0 0 0 .167
A-J.Collins RF 2 0 1 0 .264
P.Rizzuto SS 3 0 1 0 .196
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 4 6 3 Totals 42 13 18 13
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Larsen In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McDougald In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Noren In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 8th Inning
Yankees......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 6 3
Indians......... 1 3 1 0 3 0 4 1 - 13 18 2
Yankees (79-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Larsen LOSS(6-2) 4 1/3 11 8 5 1 4 1 2.83
T.Morgan 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.20
T.Sturdivant 1 1/3 6 5 5 4 2 0 4.40
B.Grim 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.04
Totals 8 18 13 10 5 8 1
Indians (74-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Score WIN(16-7) 7 4 4 3 7 7 0 2.12
D.Mossi 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.31
Totals 9 6 4 3 7 8 0
ATTENDANCE- 20,556 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Larry Napp, Red Flaherty, Eddie Rommel, Johnny Stevens
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:10 Indians:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Indians: 0
ERRORS- G.McDougald, A.Carey, P.Rizzuto, A.Rosen-2
DOUBLES- M.Mantle(23rd), R.Kiner(10th), D.Mossi
HOME RUNS- A.Rosen(27th)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Rizzuto, A.Smith
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Score
WALKS- H.Bauer-2, G.McDougald, Y.Berra, M.Mantle, E.Howard, P.Rizzuto,
A.Smith-3, F.Fain, G.Strickland
STRIKE OUTS- H.Bauer, I.Noren, M.Mantle, B.Skowron, B.Cerv, A.Carey-2,
P.Rizzuto, B.Avila, G.Woodling-2, A.Rosen, R.Kiner-3, H.Score
The Cleveland Indians batters feasted on the New York Yankees pitching at
Municipal Stadium. The final score was a lop-sided 13 to 4.
Cleveland went ahead for good in the 2nd inning with 3 runs on 3 hits. Ferris
Fain led off and keyed the rally when he reached on an error. Hal Naragon
stepped up next and he delivered a base-hit plating a run. George Strickland
then hit a single, and an error was also committed. Herb Score dug into the
batters box next, but he struck out. Al Smith stepped into the box and would
ground out bringing in another run. Bobby Avila continued the rally and
slapped a single scoring the final run of the inning. Offensively, Cleveland
was a juggernaut. They scored in 6 separate innings.
The win was credited to Score(16-7) who went 7 innings allowing 4 runs. Don
Larsen(6-2) ended up with the loss. He gave up 8 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings
of work.
Jackie Jensen had a double, homer, and 2 RBI leading Boston over Detroit 7-2
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Boston Red Sox At 1955 Detroit Tigers 8/27/1955
Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
B.Goodman 1B 3 2 0 0 .281 H.Kuenn SS 3 0 1 0 .316
B.Klaus SS 5 1 2 1 .303 B.Tuttle CF 4 1 1 0 .256
T.Williams LF 3 1 2 1 .366 A.Kaline RF 4 0 2 1 .341
J.Jensen RF 3 1 2 2 .280 J.Phillips 1B 4 0 1 0 .311
S.White C 3 0 0 0 .256 R.Boone 3B 3 1 1 1 .271
G.Hatton 3B 3 1 1 1 .222 B.Phillips LF 4 0 2 0 .217
J.Piersall CF 0 0 0 0 .253 F.House C 4 0 0 0 .262
A-G.Stephens CF 5 0 1 0 .279 H.Malmberg 2B 4 0 0 0 .189
E.Joost 2B 3 1 1 2 .186 F.Lary P 0 0 0 0 .169
F.Baumann P 2 0 0 0 .200 A.Aber P 1 0 0 0 .300
C-F.Throneberry PH 1 0 0 0 .224 B-E.Torgeson PH 1 0 0 0 .279
L.Kiely P 0 0 0 0 .286 P.Foytack P 0 0 0 0 .286
D-R.Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 .171
J.Bunning P 0 0 0 0 .083
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 7 9 7 Totals 33 2 8 2
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Piersall In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Aber In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Baumann In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Foytack In 8th Inning
Red Sox......... 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 7 9 2
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 8 0
Red Sox (70-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Baumann WIN(3-0) 7 5 1 1 2 4 1 3.18
L.Kiely 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.72
Totals 9 8 2 2 2 4 1
Tigers (66-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Lary LOSS(12-13) 2 2/3 5 4 4 2 1 1 2.91
A.Aber 2 1/3 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.16
P.Foytack 3 0 1 1 3 3 0 5.01
J.Bunning 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 4.25
Totals 9 9 7 7 8 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 39,770 DATE- Saturday, August 27th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9 Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 3 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- B.Goodman, E.Joost
DOUBLES- B.Klaus(27th), J.Jensen(25th), B.Tuttle(10th)
TRIPLES- A.Kaline(7th)
HOME RUNS- J.Jensen(27th), E.Joost(6th), R.Boone(17th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.White, F.Baumann
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Jensen, G.Hatton
WALKS- B.Goodman-2, T.Williams-2, J.Jensen, S.White, G.Hatton, E.Joost, H.Kuenn,
R.Boone
STRIKE OUTS- B.Klaus, S.White, G.Hatton, G.Stephens-2, F.Baumann, B.Tuttle,
J.Phillips, B.Phillips, F.House
GIDP- A.Kaline, B.Phillips
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Sammy White blocked the plate, saving a run!
Jackie Jensen connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI at Briggs Stadium where
the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7 to 2.
Boston took the lead for good in the 2nd inning scoring 2 runners on 2 hits.
The big moment was provided by Eddie Joost who silenced the crowd when he
cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 6th of the season). Boston
had 9 hits for the afternoon.
The winning pitcher was Frank Baumann(3-0) who allowed 1 run in 7 innings.
Frank Lary(12-13) was the losing pitcher. He was hit hard and gave up 5 hits
and 2 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.
With this win, Boston has a 70-57 record. They have been 7-3 lately. Detroit
has a record of 66-62 after the loss.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
AL Recap August 27th - Jim Rivera of the White Sox leads the AL in steals with 22.
Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1955 American League Date: 8/27/1955
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1955 CHA 83 42 G.Kell CHA .363 M.Mantle NYA 38 J.Jensen BOA 100
1955 NYA 79 47 A.Kaline DEA .340 L.Doby CLA 28 M.Mantle NYA 94
1955 CLA 73 53 W.Dropo CHA .330 N.Zauchin BOA 27 N.Zauchin BOA 83
1955 BOA 69 57 N.Fox CHA .329 OTHERS TIED W 26 A.Kaline DEA 81
1955 DEA 66 61 M.Vernon WAA .322 Y.Berra NYA 80
1955 WAA 47 75
1955 KCA 43 84 WINS SAVES ERA
1955 BAA 41 82 W.Ford NYA 17 E.Kinder BOA 17 B.Pierce CHA 1.79
B.Pierce CHA 15 R.Narlesk CLA 15 H.Score CLA 2.05
H.Score CLA 15 T.Gorman KCA 10 W.Ford NYA 2.57
B.Hoeft DEA 15 D.Howell CHA 9 F.Lary DEA 2.76
OTHERS TIED W 14 J.Konstan NYA 9 B.Hoeft DEA 2.79
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
F.Marsh BAA 15 J.Rivera CHA 22 H.Score CLA 198
A.Smith CLA 9 M.Minoso CHA 20 B.Turley NYA 176
E.Slaught KCA 9 OTHERS TIED W 9 B.Pierce CHA 141
OTHERS TIED W 7 F.Sulliva BOA 120
E.Wynn CLA 117
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAA 9 at KCA 6 BOA-Baumann(2-0, 4.50) at DEA-Lary(12-12, 2.76)
BOA 2 at DEA 0 NYA-Larsen(6-1, 2.25) at CLA-Score(15-7, 2.05)
NYA 6 at CLA 1 WAA-Pascual(1-10, 5.82) at CHA-Harshma(10-5, 3.30)
WAA 2 at CHA 1
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
G.Triandos BAA KCA 4 2 3 4 0 0 2 0
S.White BOA DEA 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 0
J.Valdivielso WAA CHA 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
B.Hale BAA KCA 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 0
E.Slaughter KCA BAA 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Susce BOA DEA 9.0 5 0 0 3 3 0 W
B.Hoeft DEA BOA 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 L
C.Stobbs WAA CHA 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 S
G.Zuverink BAA KCA 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S
S.Maglie CLA NYA 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Williams BOA .514 35 18 10 9 2 D.Larsen NYA 9 3 0 0 3 0 100
J.Collins NYA .400 25 10 7 2 3 D.Howell CHA 11 6 0 1 3 0 100
L.Doby CLA .444 18 8 3 7 1 B.Pierce CHA 18 11 3 7 19 1 200
E.Slaughter KCA .385 26 10 8 5 2 B.Hoeft DEA 16 7 2 3 11 1 110
A.Smith CLA .436 39 17 11 2 3 W.Ford NYA 18 12 2 8 12 1 200
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Tuttle DEA .186 43 8 1 2 0 F.Sullivan BOA 9 9 11 12 4 1 020
M.Vernon WAA .000 20 0 0 5 0 A.Ditmar KCA 15 17 13 11 12 5 020
S.Lollar CHA .108 37 4 0 6 0 E.Lopat BAA 5 8 4 1 3 1 010
J.Finigan KCA .167 24 4 1 2 0 T.Abernathy WAA 6 11 5 2 4 0 010
H.Kuenn DEA .229 48 11 2 2 0 B.Grim NYA 5 9 6 4 3 1 002
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Pete Runnels drove in both Nationals runs as Washington edged Chicago 2-1.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Washington Nationals At 1955 Chicago White Sox 8/26/1955
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
E.Yost 3B 3 0 0 0 .243 C.Carrasquel SS 4 0 0 0 .203
P.Runnels 2B 3 0 2 2 .299 N.Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 .329
M.Vernon 1B 4 0 0 0 .322 M.Minoso LF 4 0 1 0 .272
R.Sievers LF 4 0 0 0 .254 J.Rivera RF 3 0 0 0 .259
C.Paula RF 4 0 3 0 .324 B.Kennedy 3B 4 0 2 0 .296
C.Courtney C 4 0 1 0 .362 W.Dropo 1B 3 1 2 0 .330
T.Umphlett CF 3 0 1 0 .202 S.Lollar C 4 0 1 0 .238
J.Valdivielso SS 2 2 2 0 .202 J.Busby CF 2 0 1 1 .272
A-E.Oravetz PH 1 0 0 0 .250 D.Donovan P 3 0 0 0 .132
B-J.Snyder SS 0 0 0 0 .147
P.Ramos P 1 0 0 0 .133
C.Stobbs P 0 0 0 0 .125
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 29 2 9 2 Totals 31 1 8 1
A-Pinch Hit For Valdivielso In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Oravetz In 9th Inning
Nationals....... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0
Nationals (47-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
P.Ramos WIN(2-6) 6 2/3 7 1 1 1 1 0 4.13
C.Stobbs SAVE(3rd) 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.62
Totals 9 8 1 1 1 3 0
White Sox (83-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Donovan LOSS(14-5) 9 9 2 2 2 2 0 2.87
Totals 9 9 2 2 2 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 25,822 DATE- Friday, August 26th 1955 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Eddie Rommel, Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp, Red Flaherty
T- 2:39
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6 White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 White Sox: 3
DOUBLES- S.Lollar(13th)
STOLEN BASES- N.Fox(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Kennedy
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Runnels, J.Valdivielso, P.Ramos-2, W.Dropo
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Busby
WALKS- E.Yost, T.Umphlett, J.Rivera
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, P.Ramos, M.Minoso, J.Rivera, D.Donovan
GIDP- C.Courtney-2, T.Umphlett, B.Kennedy
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Jim Busby robbed Roy Sievers of a Homerun!
In a game for the baseball purist, Pedro Ramos(2-6) and Dick Donovan(14-5)
squared off in a tense pitching duel, Washington Nationals finally emerged
victorious over Chicago White Sox, 2 to 1.
Washington jumped on top of Chicago in the top of the 3rd inning scoring one
runner on 2 hits. Jose Valdivielso smacked a single. Ramos came next and he
laid down a sacrifice bunt. After another out, Pete Runnels stepped up to
the plate and he laced a base-knock scoring the run. The Chicago offense
proved no trouble in the bottom of the 9th.
Ramos got help from Chuck Stobbs who earned his 3rd save. Chuck Dressen was
just happy to get a win, 'We've had such a bad streak of games -- boy, it's
great to get the monkey off our back. Now maybe we can relax a little and
play the kind of baseball of which we are capable.'
