Federal League Games April 10th

Jazz Kings bats had a big day as they managed to knot their series with the Liberty at a game apiece. Eddie Mathews had two home runs for Philadelphia, but Louis Santop answered with two triples for the home town team, and every other position player had at least one hit.  Kid Nichols enjoyed a solid debut for the Senators, winning in a breeze over the Grays to tie their series.  Johnny Bench put the Reds on his shoulders, belting two home runs and Eppa Rixey closed the door on New York, giving the Pilgrims a 4-1 win over the Knights.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2099 Federal League                 Date: 4/11/2099
 
PITTSBURGH AT WASHINGTON
Grays........... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  1
Senators........ 3 0 0  1 0 1  0 1    -  6  9  0
Win:Nichols(1-0) Loss:Gomez(0-1)
Homeruns- F.Redus(2nd)
 
Kid Nichols went the distance as the Washington Senators topped the Pittsburgh
Grays by a score of 6 to 1 at Griffith Stadium.
 
Nichols(1-0) had a solid outing for Washington.  He surrendered 7 hits and 1
walk in 9 innings.  Washington had a total of 9 hits for the game.  
 
Lefty Gomez(0-1) suffered the loss.  He gave up 5 runs and 8 hits in 7
innings.
 
BOSTON AT NEW YORK
Pilgrims........ 0 2 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  7  0
Knights......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  4  1
Win:Rixey(1-0) Loss:Jenkins(0-1)
Homeruns- J.Bench-2(2nd), R.Parnell(1st)
 
Johnny Bench smashed 2 homeruns and Eppa Rixey came through with a solid 9
innings as the Boston Pilgrims defeated the New York Knights by the score of
4 to 1 at Yankee Stadium.Boston finished with 7 hits in the victory.
 
Rixey(1-0) finished the game allowing 1 run in the victory. Ferguson
Jenkins(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 6
innings.  
 
'All of my pitches were working today,' Rixey said.  'I felt really good out
there, and heck, I think I could have gone longer.'
 
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ORLEANS
Liberty......... 1 0 2  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  6 13  0
Jazz Kings...... 0 1 1  0 0 7  0 0    -  9 12  0
Win:Wynn(1-0) Loss:Gibson(0-1)
Homeruns- E.Mathews-2(3rd), G.Goslin(1st)
 
At Dodger Stadium the New Orleans Jazz Kings outscored the Philadelphia
Liberty 9 to 6.
 
Early Wynn(1-0) got the win but did not look spectacular. He gave up 6 runs,
13 hits and 2 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings and was touched for 2 homeruns.
Philadelphia made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the
needed runs across.  
 
Bob Gibson(0-1) ended up with the loss.  He allowed a few too many baserunners
giving up 8 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  
 
Eddie Mathews cracked 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI in a losing cause for
Philadelphia.