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Thank you for that, Yakyu. I almost felt like leaving, mid-game, but wanted to stay to see what happened with the t-shirt.

Normally I wouldn’t have an interest in a team from TN, but Dave Stewart has a role with the ownership group. He’s a solid guy, probably with the most experience of anyone across all levels of a baseball organization.

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I saw an interview with Stewart about this. What a class act that man is.

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BUMS TOP CARDS IN 14!

Johnny "Needlenose" Wright became Starter B for Brooklyn: turned in 7 scoreless innings, yielding just one hit to St. Louis. ReIser: GWRBI.

Brooklyn within a half-game of first place.

BKN 00000020000001 3 11 1
STLC00000110000000 2 7 1

#1947League #baseball #BlackHistoryMonth

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Clutch performance for Mr. Wright who was of course the right man for the job!

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Today's #1947League hero, Johnny "Needlenose" Wright, had a historic connection with the real-life Brooklyn #Dodgers

What was it?

#baseball #trivia #BlackHistoryMonth

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A teammate with Campanella?

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Alas no, @tabletopmania ...

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#YIAY how #1947League Dodger star Johnny "Needlenose" Wright was connected to the real-life Brooklyn club. Answer: He was the second Black player Branch Rickey signed, after Jackie.

#baseball #BlackHistoryMonth

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DAY, CARDS TOP BUMS

Leon got the W, scored what turned out to be the winning run as St. Louis bounced back from yesterday's loss to Brooklyn. Day:10 wins, .295, 16 RBI.

Dodgers ace Branca collided with Kurowski while trying to break up a DP. Out 10.

BKN (50-31) 2 5 1
STLC(40-37)4 7 1

#1947League

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People ask us: Are we scared of the AI at #1947League? Hell no!

We love dice, we love physical cards, we love scribbling out handmade scoresheets. But we ain't LUDDITES, dammit!

Today's Cardinals W brought to you by #GRATEFULDEAD and YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD HAL 9000 UNIT!

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Cassidy - Grateful Dead AI Animation 10/11/80 SF #nfa

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Frequently compared to Satchel Paige, Leon Day may have had the edge over Satch in '47 because he was a daily player.

Name a position he played as a regular when he wasn't the starting pitcher.

One guess.

#1947League

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Centre Field

Feb 29, 2024 at 7:04pmWeb
Show threadYusuf ToropovFeb 29, 2024

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You are correct, Ruth! 🙂
What would you like to hear?

Show threadRuth O’DayFeb 29, 2024

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In honour of Leon Day’s other position, how about the incorrectly-spelled “Centerfield” by the correct John Fogerty?

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YES!

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JESSUP ONE-HITS BUMS

Gentry Jessup allowed a third-inning home run to Jackie Robinson... and that was it in the base-hit department. Cards take 3 out of 4 from Brooklyn at home, winning a pitching-heavy series.

BKN (49-32) 112
STLC(41-36) 482

#1947League #baseball #BlackHistory #BlackLivesMatter

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#%*k!
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Can't seem to gain ground...

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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @RuthODay , #JohnFogerty, and a video every #baseball fan on earth should watch at least once a year.

https://youtu.be/Xq3hEMUeBGQ?si=ZoXFy7-CSchB_2xM

John Fogerty - Centerfield

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In 1946, Gentry Jessup was the pitcher of record in a 3-3 tie game between the Chicago American Giants and the Indianapolis Clowns. Within three innings, tell me: How many innings did he pitch?

One guess only.

#1947League #baseball

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16?

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Not 16, @tabletopmania and that is not within 3

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1?

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Other-end-of-the-bell-curve strategy fails @RuthODay -- not 1, sorry

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That’s okay, Yusuf: there are far better hitters in the lineup behind me who are narrowing down your location.
: )

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May 12, 1946. Longest game ever played in the #NegroLeagues *: Gentry Jessup and Peanuts Davis EACH pitch 20 innings!

Box score of one of the most remarkable pitching duels in #majorleague history. American Giants & Clowns log a marathon 3-3 tie.

*Tie

#1947League #baseball

https://retrosheet.org/NegroLeagues/boxesetc/1946/B05120CAG1946.htm

Retrosheet Boxscore: Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

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The 20-inning pitcher's duel between Gentry Jessup and Peanuts Davis is further proof-- as though any were needed-- that you and I only got half of America's #baseball history growing up. The least interesting half.

Here's the SABR article on that astonishing May 12, 1946 game:
https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-12-1946-indianapolis-clowns-chicago-american-giants-play-to-20-inning-tie/

May 12, 1946: Indianapolis Clowns, Chicago American Giants play to 20-inning tie – Society for American Baseball Research

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#1947League expanded standings. Yanks, Browns tied for first in American.

Phils just 1.5 ahead of Bums in National. Silvio Garcia's Braves have won 9 in a row.

Next up: Cool Papa Bell and the red-hot Tigers, winners of 5 straight, visit the Coyle for a four-game set with the last-place Senators.

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Off day for #1947League. Catch you tomorrow!

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LONG DAY AT THE COYLE; TIGERS POST 6TH STRAIGHT WIN

Hal Newhouser improved his record to 9-8; Johnny Washington went 3-4 with 2 RBI. Suddenly Detroit is just 5 1/2 games out of first place.

Senators, meanwhile, on track to lose 120+ games.

DET (41-39) 4 10 0
WAS (20-62) 1 7 0

#1947League #Baseball

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Today's #1947League game has been brought to you by your friendly neighborhood Commissioner, and by ... wait for it .... #TOTO, in honor of the opening of a certain film based on a Frank Herbert novel....

Brian Eno wrote this.

https://youtu.be/KdogwoaZRoU

Prophecy Theme

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The Senators, last seen lugging a 20-62 record into a game against Detroit, appear to have claimed their destiny as #1947League's most consistently awful team.

Name the NNL's equivalent--the team cofounded by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson that finished dead last for six straight seasons.

#baseball #trivia

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Have you watched Part 2 yet Yusuf? I’m hopeful to see it this week.
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Wow. I almost said 17.