Continental League Games April 20th

Detroit looked good against KC, but in a controversial move Dizzy Dean was left in perhaps too long, and the Barons took advantage with a 5 run 8th inning to win the ball game.  Old Hoss Radbounr had 8 good innings in him, but not nine as the Nashville Commodores finally broke though in the 9th inning, winning 4-1 over the Chicago White Bears.  Finally, the Beergardners' trade for Steve Carlton paid off with a strong outing against the River Captains, which Cincinnati won 3-1.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2099 Continental League             Date: 4/21/2099
 
NASHVILLE AT CHICAGO
Commodores...... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 4  -  4 10  0
White Bears..... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
Win:Dihigo(2-0) Loss:Radbourn(1-2)
 
Pud Galvin came through with a solid 7 innings and catcher Carlton Fisk had 2
base hits and 2 RBI as the Nashville Commodores rallied impressively to win
in dramatic style over Chicago White Bears, 4 to 1.
 
Nashville came up with the deciding runs in the top of the 9th inning when
they tallied 4 runs on 5 hits.  The big moment was provided by Fisk who
helped quiet the crowd when he laced a base-hit which was good for two runs.
Chicago went down quietly in the bottom of the 9th.  
 
The victory was credited to Martin Dihigo(2-0) who went 2 innings, allowing no
runs. Old Hoss Radbourn(1-2) was hit with the loss.  'I pin this one on my
own shoulders,' Radbourn said. 'The bottom line is I didn't get the job done.
Our fans deserve better than this.'
 
CINCINNATI AT ST. LOUIS
Beergardeners... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 1  -  3 12  0
River Captains.. 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  1
Win:Carlton(1-0) Loss:Williams(2-2) Save:Powell(1st)
Homeruns- G.Hartnett(1st)
 
In a close game it was the Cincinnati Beergardeners 3, the St. Louis River
Captains 1 at Terrapin Park.
 
Cincinnati scored the deciding run in the 8th inning.  Alejandro Oms tripled.
Cristobal Torriente next to the plate and he lined a base-hit.  Ed Delahanty
then stroked a single.  The St. Louis batters went down meekly in the bottom
of the 9th.  
 
Steve Carlton(1-0) allowed 1 run in 7 innings, and picked up the victory.
Carlton got help from Willie Powell who earned his 1st save.  Tom
Williams(2-2) was hit with the loss in relief.  
 
 
KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
Cattle Barons... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 5 1  -  8 15  2
Model Ts........ 0 1 1  2 1 0  0 1 0  -  6 12  1
Win:Roberts(2-2) Loss:Dean(1-4) Save:Fingers(4th)
Homeruns- C.Klein(3rd), H.Wilson(3rd), B.Ewing(1st), M.Mantle(5th)
 
Hack Wilson went yard and had 3 RBI as the Kansas City Cattle Barons topped
the Detroit Model Ts by a score of 8 to 6 at Navin Field.
 
Kansas City came up with the deciding runs in the 8th inning scoring 5 runners
on 4 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Wilson who silenced the
crowd when he rifled a three-run blast.  Rollie Fingers earned the save with
a perfect ninth, his 4th save.  
 
The victory was credited to Robin Roberts(2-2) who went 7 innings, allowing 5
runs. Dizzy Dean(1-4) ended up with the loss.  He served up 3 gopher balls in
8 innings.  
 
'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his
best stuff,' Kansas City's manager said after the game.  'Roberts did not
have command of his pitches most of the night, but he proved he really knew
how to pitch!'