Federal League Games April 25th

The rejuvenated Boston Pilgrims brought their "A" game to town, scoring six runs off Liberty hurler Walter Johnson.  The Liberty rallied back, however, and the game see-sawed until the 9th inning.  Down 6 to 5, two outs and Oscar Johnson on first, "Bullet" Joe Rogan hit a blast to left for a walk-off home run giving Philadelphia the win.  A similarly dramatic finish played out in Washington as Babe Ruth hit his second home run of the day with Cap Anson aboard to  also give Washington a much needed 6-5 win over New Orleans.  Finally, Eddie Plank disappointed the New York faithful with a masterful complete game, yielding only a single unearned run as the Pittsburgh Grays displayed their impressive offensive potential.  Shortstop John Ward notched three hits and scored three runs.  Plank fanned 10 Knights.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2099 Federal League                 Date: 4/26/2099
 
BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA
Pilgrims........ 0 2 0  0 2 1  0 1 0  -  6 11  0
Liberty......... 1 0 0  0 0 3  1 0 2  -  7 14  2
Win:Johnson(3-1) Loss:Streeter(3-1)
Homeruns- B.Rogan(1st)
 
Walter Johnson tossed a complete game and Bullet Joe Rogan hit one over the
fence and had 3 RBI as the Philadelphia Liberty won in dramatic fashion over
the Boston Pilgrims by a score of 7 to 6 at Penmar Park.
 
Philadelphia scored the decisive runs in a big 9th inning with 2 runs
utilizing 2 base hits.  After an out was recorded, Oscar Heavy Johnson was
the sparkplug when he delivered a single.  After another out, Rogan stepped
in and he popped a two-run clout over the fence giving Philadelphia the win
much to the delight of the home town crowd.  Philadelphia had 14 hits for the
night.  
 
The win went to Johnson(3-1) who allowed 6 runs in the game. Sam Streeter(3-1)
was the loser in relief.  Philadelphia's manager was in great spirits in his
post-game interview.  Yet, when asked about his feelings after the thrilling
comeback victory, he volunteered, 'I'll tell you this much - I know how my
counterpart, Boston's manager, feels right now - and it's not very good.
It's terrible when you come up on the short end of one of these!'
 
NEW ORLEANS AT WASHINGTON
Jazz Kings...... 0 0 0  0 1 0  4 0 0  -  5  8  1
Senators........ 1 2 0  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  6 14  2
Win:Currie(1-1) Loss:Brewer(0-1)
Homeruns- T.Scales(3rd), B.Ruth-2(5th)
 
Babe Ruth smacked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at Griffith Stadium as the
Washington Senators won in dramatic fashion coming back to beat the New
Orleans Jazz Kings by the count of 6 to 5.
 
Washington had the winning rally in the 9th inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 2
base hits.  Cap Anson started the inning off right when he lined a single.
Ruth stepped up to the plate and he cracked a two-run shot giving Washington
the victory and sending the 45,329 home-town fans home happy.  Washington
ended up with 14 hits for the game while New Orleans had 8.  
 
The victory went to Rube Currie(1-1) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Chet
Brewer(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief.  He surrendered 2 hits and no walks
in 1 inning.  
 
Washington's manager was all smiles after the ballgame, 'It sure was looking
pretty dim there for a while, but our guys never gave up - and neither did
our fans - they kept cheering us on.  What a sweet win!'
 
PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK
Grays........... 2 0 1  2 0 0  2 0 0  -  7 12  2
Knights......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  7  2
Win:Plank(1-2) Loss:Grimes(1-2)
Homeruns- J.Foxx(1st)
 
Eddie Plank was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game and John Ward had 3 base hits and scored 3 times as the
Pittsburgh Grays defeated the New York Knights 7 to 1 at Yankee
Stadium.
 
Plank(1-2) was very good in the win.  He didn't allow much, just 7 hits and 1
walk in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 3.81 to 2.83.  Pittsburgh had 12 hits
for the night.  
 
Burleigh Grimes(1-2) was given the loss.  He surrendered 5 runs and 9 hits in
5 innings.