The big news was Willie Mays's return to the Boston outfield after spending the first two weeks of the season on the disabled list, and he wasted no time making his presence felt with a home run and two RBIs, helping fuel a dramatic 5 run rally to put the Pilgrims in the win column, 8-7. The Pittsburgh Grays rallied in the 9th to score twice and overcome the Liberty, 4-3, when the winning run scored on a play at the plate that Josh Gibson was unable to successfully block. Willard Brown had a game tying pinch hit double and then scored the game winner as John Montgomery Ward drove him in. New York took advantage of two costly Washington errors, and erased a three run deficit to win, 4-3. Until that point, Nolan Ryan was dominating the home town Knights, but despite ko'ing 9 in 6 innings and yielding no earned runs, he was saddled with the loss.
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2099 Federal League Date: 4/24/2099
PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA
Grays........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 4 7 0
Liberty......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 0
Win:Foster(2-0) Loss:Clarkson(2-1) Save:Spalding(3rd)
Homeruns- R.Campanella(1st)
Roy Campanella slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI as the Pittsburgh Grays rallied
impressively to win in dramatic style over Philadelphia Liberty, 4 to
3.
Pittsburgh came through with the game-winning runs in the top of the 9th
inning with 2 runs on 2 hits. After an out was recorded, George Kelly began
the rally when he drew a walk. One out later, Willard Brown stepped up to
the plate and he doubled. Ernie Lombardi then was walked intentionally.
John Ward followed and he stroked a base-hit. Frankie Frisch was the next
batter, but he struck out. Al Spalding, after tossing a perfect ninth, was
credited with his 3rd save.
Rube Foster(2-0) was the winner allowing 1 run in 3 innings. John
Clarkson(2-1) was tagged with the loss in relief. By giving up 2 runs in 2
innings his ERA increased from 3.52 to 3.96.
Pittsburgh's manager was all smiles after the game, 'To pull a game out in
your last at bats, is a beautiful feeling - and did you see how quiet it got
out there? You could have heard a pin drop when we took the lead. But, hey,
that's what makes baseball so great - as the great sage Yogi Berra says,
'it's not over 'til its over.'
WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK
Senators........ 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 2
Knights......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 6 1
Win:Jenkins(1-3) Loss:Ryan(2-1) Save:Brown(2nd)
29,634 fans were treated to a fine game at Yankee Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The New York Knights won by the
slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
Ferguson Jenkins(1-3) pitched a fine game. He was reached for 7 hits and no
walks in 7 innings. New York managed only 6 hits on the night.
Three Finger Brown got the save, his 2nd. The loss was charged to Nolan
Ryan(2-1). It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in
his 6 innings of work.
NEW ORLEANS AT BOSTON
Jazz Kings...... 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 7 1
Pilgrims........ 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 - 8 15 0
Win:Streeter(3-0) Loss:Trent(1-2)
Homeruns- L.Santop(1st), W.Mays(1st), J.Cronin(2nd)
Shortstop Joe Cronin had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Boston Pilgrims staged a
dramatic comeback over the New Orleans Jazz Kings by a score of 8 to 7 at
Braves Field.
Boston won the game with a rally in the 9th inning as they scored 5 runs on 6
base hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Cronin who made the
crowd come alive when he doubled plating two runs. Boston had 15 hits for
the game and New Orleans had 7.
The victory went to Sam Streeter(3-0) who went 1/3 of an inning, allowing no
runs. Ted Trent(1-2) took the loss in relief. 'What a game!,' Streeter said
afterward. 'When we won it I almost couldn't believe it!'
