Continental League Games April 23rd

Detroit returned to its winning ways with a smashing opening against the visiting Commodores.  Jim Palmer and Charlie Gehringer welcomed the visitors from Nashville with a 2 run complete game and a grand slam respectively.  Chuck Klein doubled and homered as KC won their game over the Beergardners.  Whitey Ford picked up the win in relief.  Finally, the River Boats cruised 6-1 in Chicago.  Hilton Smith was given his first start of the year, and responded with a complete game win, his only run against coming on a fluke home run after left fielder Willie McCovey collided with center fielder Turkey Stearns.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2099 Continental League             Date: 4/24/2099
 
NASHVILLE AT DETROIT
Commodores...... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  8  1
Model Ts........ 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 5    -  7 11  0
Win:Palmer(3-0) Loss:Faber(2-2)
Homeruns- T.Perez(1st), C.Gehringer(3rd)
 
The Detroit Model Ts cruised to a 7 to 2 victory over the Nashville Commodores
at Navin Field.
 
Charlie Gehringer made sure the Detroit fans enjoyed themselves.  He doubled
in the 5th inning and emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun in the 8th
inning.  Detroit had 11 hits for the game and Nashville had 8.  
 
Jim Palmer(3-0) went 8 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Red Faber(2-2)
suffered the loss.  He gave up 2 runs and 4 hits in 4 innings.
 
KANSAS CITY AT CINCINNATI
Cattle Barons... 0 0 0  1 0 1  3 1 0  -  6 10  0
Beergardeners... 0 1 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  3  8  0
Win:Ford(2-0) Loss:Rusie(0-3) Save:Fingers(5th)
Homeruns- C.Klein(5th), E.Delahanty(2nd), O.Cepeda(1st)
 
The Kansas City Cattle Barons defeated the Cincinnati Beergardeners by a score
of 6 to 3 at Redland Field.
 
In the 7th inning Kansas City scored 3 runs when they had 3 base hits.  Buck
Leonard led off and he drew a walk.  Buck Ewing followed and he doubled.
Hughie Jennings then ripped a base-knock.  Ray Dandridge was up next and he
stroked a single.  Luke Appling stepped into the box and hit a sacrifice fly.
Kansas City rapped out 10 hits for the night.  
 
The victory was credited to Whitey Ford(2-0) who went 1 inning, allowing no
runs. Rollie Fingers was credited with his 5th save.  The loss was charged to
Amos Rusie(0-3).  
 
The Kansas City ballclub's record now stands at 11-7. With the loss,
Cincinnati has a record of 6-4 lately, 7-11 overall.
 
ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO
River Captains.. 0 2 0  0 2 2  0 0 0  -  6  7  0
White Bears..... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  1  8  1
Win:Smith(1-1) Loss:Manning(0-4)
Homeruns- R.Carew(1st), T.Stearnes(3rd), C.Taylor(2nd), S.Bankhead(1st)
 
Hilton Smith went the distance and third baseman Candy Jim Taylor jacked one
out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI at Schorling Park as the St. Louis River
Captains beat the Chicago White Bears 6 to 1.
 
Taylor had a big evening at the plate.  He cracked a two-run shot in the 2nd
inning, delivered a base-hit in the 5th inning and doubled plating a run in
the 6th inning.  St. Louis totaled 7 hits on the night.  
 
The victory went to Smith(1-1) who went the distance allowing 1 run. The
losing pitcher was Max Manning(0-4).  He served up 3 gopher balls in 7
innings.