Federal League Games of May 8th

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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2099 Federal League                 Date: 5/9/2099
 
WASHINGTON AT PITTSBURGH
Senators........ 0 0 2  0 0 2  0 3 0  -  7 15  3
Grays........... 1 0 0  0 1 0  1 1 0  -  4  9  0
Win:Nichols(2-2) Loss:Mathewson(2-4)
 
Kid Nichols tossed a complete game and Nap Lajoie had 2 base hits and 4 RBI as
the Washington Senators defeated the Pittsburgh Grays by a score of 7 to 4 at
Forbes Field.
 
Nichols(2-2) earned his pay with a solid performance for Washington.  He went
9 innings surrendering 9 hits and 1 walk.  Washington rapped out 15 hits for
the afternoon.  
 
Christy Mathewson(2-4) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed 11 hits and 1 walk
in 7 innings.
 
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW ORLEANS
Liberty......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  2  9  1
Jazz Kings...... 0 5 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  5 10  0
Win:Bunning(3-3) Loss:Cooper(6-2) Save:Brown(3rd)
Homeruns- J.Gibson(7th)
 
Earl Averill had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at Dodger Stadium as the New Orleans
Jazz Kings beat the Philadelphia Liberty 5 to 2.
 
New Orleans did all the necessary damage in the 2nd inning when they tallied 5
runs on 6 hits.  That early run support was enough for Jim Bunning(3-3) and
New Orleans.  New Orleans managed 10 hits in their victory.  
 
Dave Brown was credited with his 3rd save.  Andy Cooper(6-2) ended up with the
loss.  He allowed 6 hits and 1 walk in 1 and 1/3 innings.  
 
New Orleans now has a record of 18-15.  With the loss, Philadelphia has a
record of 5-5 lately, 18-15 overall.
 
NEW YORK AT BOSTON
Knights......... 0 0 2  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  3  7  0
Pilgrims........ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  6  2
Win:Grimes(2-4) Loss:Rixey(3-3)
Homeruns- B.Williams(4th)
 
Jimmie Lyons had 3 base hits and Burleigh Grimes pitched a complete game as
the New York Knights beat the Boston Pilgrims by a score of 3 to 1.
 
New York tallied 2 runs in the 3rd inning.  That was all Grimes(2-4) needed.
New York totaled 7 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Eppa Rixey(3-3) ended up with the loss.  He surrendered 3 runs and 4 hits in 7
innings.
 

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Continental League Games of May 8th

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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2099 Continental League             Date: 5/9/2099
 
DETROIT AT ST. LOUIS
Model Ts........ 0 1 3  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  5  8  1
River Captains.. 0 0 0  0 0 5  1 0    -  6  5  1
Win:Williams(3-3) Loss:McDonald(0-1) Save:Davis(2nd)
Homeruns- M.Mantle(12th), T.Stearnes(7th)
 
Alec Radcliff had 2 base hits at Terrapin Park as the St. Louis River Captains
beat the Detroit Model Ts by the count of 6 to 5.
 
St. Louis brought 5 runs across the plate in the 6th inning.  The critical
plate appearance was by Turkey Stearnes who electrified Terrapin Park when he
electrified the crowd with a Grand Slam home run.  Detroit had a chance to
come back in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
The win was credited to Tom Williams(3-3) who went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing
no runs. Williams got help from Roosevelt Davis who was credited with his 2nd
save.  Webster McDonald(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief.  
 
'We didn't get the key hits when we needed them' Detroit's manager said. 'We
did what we could, we just didn't pull out the win. What can you say?'
 
KANSAS CITY AT NASHVILLE
Cattle Barons... 0 5 0  1 3 0  1 0 0  - 10 18  2
Commodores...... 0 0 0  0 0 5  0 0 0  -  5 10  0
Win:Roberts(4-5) Loss:Niekro(1-4) Save:Ford(4th)
Homeruns- H.Wilson(5th)
 
The Kansas City Cattle Barons cruised to a 10 to 5 victory over the Nashville
Commodores at Martin Park.
 
Robin Roberts(4-5) struggled at times, but was good enough to get the victory.
He gave up 8 hits and no walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.  Kansas City had 18
hits overall, while Nashville had 10.  
 
Whitey Ford earned the save, his 4th.  Phil Niekro(1-4) took the loss.  He
allowed 5 runs and 6 hits in 1 and 2/3 innings.
 
CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO
Beergardeners... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
White Bears..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1    -  2  5  1
Win:McGinnity(4-3) Loss:Brown(2-4)
Homeruns- L.Gehrig(8th)
 
Joe McGinnity shut down the Cincinnati batters on just 3 hits at Schorling
Park as the Chicago White Bears beat the Cincinnati Beergardeners by the
count of 2 to 0.
 
McGinnity(4-3) pitched one of his finer games as he simply was too much for
the Cincinnati batters.  He didn't allow much, just 3 hits and 2 walks in 9
innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.64 to 3.05.  Cincinnati was retired
without difficulty in the 9th.  
 
Ray Brown(2-4) ended up with the loss.  He pitched 7 innings allowing 4 hits
and 5 walks. 'I've been working on a few things in my delivery, and I think
I'm hitting a good groove.' McGinnity said after the game.  'I'm ready to
start another game tomorrow!'
 

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