Friday, October 18, 2013

Earl Weaver


 
Lee and Bobby had three fields ready to go as we thought we might hit the magic number of sixty players. Imagine my surprise today as our numbers were down significantly from earlier in the week. We barely managed to field four teams as 42 players signed in.
 
The visiting team, managed  by Richie Moots had Reagan, Merritt, Zelazny, Marino, Moots, Barnes, Smith, G Baker, Mills, and Holder. They had a rough go of it as they only scored 2 runs in the first six innings and found themselves down by 17 runs at one time. They played solid defense for the most part but Ron Thompson gave them absolutely nothing to hit all day. When they did manage to connect with the ball, it seemed that the sure handed fielders caught everything hit their way. Bob Hite and Herbie O seemed  to catch everything. There was a small rally in the seventh and eighth innings as the visitors scored two in the seventh and four in the eighth. These small rallies did not close the gap sufficiently to prevent the flip flop rule from being implemented. Even with the extra at bat they were unable to score in the ninth.
 
The visiting team comprised of Bess, Herbie O, Thompson, Byrd, Simon, Miller, Hite, Bloom, L Baker, and Chrest were managed by Jeff Simon. They were pretty awesome as they scored at will in every inning except the third when they went three and out. They batted nine  in the first and scored four. This was followed by five in the second as Byrd and Hite both hit doubles. The first five batters scored in the fourth as Bob Hite's double drove in the last two runs. While the trend in runs produced over the next three innings (3-2-1) the difference between the scores continued to grow. So beaten out of an at bat by the flip flop rule, The Home Team managed a 20 to 8 victory.
 
Key Performances:
 
John Merritt        4 for 5
Dennis Holder    4 for 4
Herbie O            5 for 5
Ron Thompson  4 for 5 home run (winning pitcher)
Bobby Hite         4 for 4 with 2 doubles
Larry Chrest       4 for 4
 
 
The American League Teams played it out on Gessler Clinic field. The visiting team, managed by Joe D'Herin had Gonzalez, Coffman, Laffoon, Jacobs, D'Herin, Hill, Matta, Wells, Wise, and Hartley. The first three innings they were unable to score any runs as only two runners reached base. During the same period, Les Jacobson's team of Rivera, Dampier, Hamilton, Jacobson, Scarbrough, Benson, Constantine, Grabb, Davis, and LoPiccolo scored six runs.
 
The fortunes reversed in the fourth inning as D'Herin's team batted around and scored five runs. Les' team scored one as Jose got a double and advanced on the next two batters hits. End of four the score was Visitors 5 and Home 7. In the fifth, Joe's first two batters got on and scored but then were shut down by solid defense from the infield. Les' home team answered  with five in their half of the inning as Jose hit another double.
 
Team D'Herin was only able to score once in the last four innings and so they saw a close game get out of reach as Team Jacobson managed to score three more runs before it was all over. The final score was Team D'Herin 8 and Team Jacobson 14.
 
 
Key Performances
 
Joe D'Herin          4 for 5
Fred Dampier       4 for 5
Don Scarbrough   4 for 5
Jack Benson         4 for 5
Larry Grabb          5 for 5
JD Davis            winning pitcher
 
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