Pitching was the name of the game at Penmar Park, although ultimately it was a pair of 6th inning home runs from home town favorites Josh Gibson and "Bullet Joe" Rogan that carried the Liberty to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Pilgrims from Boston. Likewise, Boston's only run came on a solo shot from right fielder Hank Aaron. The same weather system bogging down offenses in Philadelphia affected Washington, DC as well as New Orleans and Washington deadlocked at 3-3 after the statutory nine. Washington carried the day in the 10th after Jazz King reliever Ted Trent walked home the game winner. Trent had allowed the Senators to score twice and tie the game in the ninth. His control, clearly affected by the cold and rain, was sorely lacking as he walked four batters in his 1.3 innings. New Yorkers, however, enjoyed sunshine and cloudless skies for their battle with Pittsburgh. They enjoyed the strong pitching of Grays' starter Don Sutton and the late inning heroics of Roy Campanella less. Campy responded to a late effort by the Knights to knot the game at 2 in the 8th with a 9th inning solo shot, providing reliever Jose Mendez a chance at a save that he did not fail to grasp.
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2099 Federal League Date: 4/27/2099
BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA
Pilgrims........ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Liberty......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 0
Win:Cooper(4-1) Loss:Rixey(2-2) Save:Lyons(2nd)
Homeruns- H.Aaron(4th), J.Gibson(3rd), B.Rogan(2nd)
Bullet Joe Rogan left the yard and Andy Cooper pitched 7 strong innings at
Penmar Park as the Philadelphia Liberty beat the Boston Pilgrims by the count
of 3 to 1.
Cooper(4-1) delivered a fine performance for Philadelphia. He went 7 innings
surrendering 4 hits and no walks lowering his ERA from 3.54 to 3.09. Both
teams ended up with 6 hits on the afternoon.
Ted Lyons recorded the save, his 2nd. The losing pitcher was Eppa Rixey(2-2).
He surrendered only 3 runs and 5 hits in 7 innings.
NEW ORLEANS AT WASHINGTON
Jazz Kings...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 10 1
Senators........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 13 1
Win:Currie(2-1) Loss:Trent(1-3)
Pop Lloyd had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Griffith Stadium as the Washington Senators
beat the New Orleans Jazz Kings in 10 innings 4 to 3.
The score was tied at 3 after nine. Washington came out the victor in the
10th inning. Bill Terry banged out a single. Tris Speaker next to the plate
and he laced a base-hit. Larry Brown then drew a walk to load the bases.
After an out was recorded, Red Parnell came to the plate and drew a walk
making Washington the winners and sending the 30,258 fans home happy.
Washington had 13 hits for the afternoon while New Orleans had 10.
The victory went to Rube Currie(2-1) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Ted
Trent(1-3) was charged with the loss in relief.
PITTSBURGH AT NEW YORK
Grays........... 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
Knights......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 9 0
Win:Foster(3-0) Loss:Newhouser(1-1) Save:Mendez(3rd)
Homeruns- J.Foxx(2nd), R.Campanella(2nd), O.Charleston(4th)
The Pittsburgh Grays nipped the New York Knights 3 to 2 at Yankee Stadium in a
hard fought contest.
The game was decided in the top of the 9th inning. Roy Campanella delivered a
solo blast. After an out was recorded, Pete Hill stepped in and he slapped a
base-hit. Ernie Lombardi then grounded into a double play. Pittsburgh
finished with 8 hits in the victory.
Rube Foster(3-0) went 2 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Foster was
helped out by Jose Mendez who recorded his 3rd save. Hal Newhouser(1-1) took
the loss in relief.
The Pittsburgh ballclub's record now stands at 11-10. With the loss, New York
has a record of 5-5 lately, 10-11 overall.
