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We rejoin #1947League, which is already in progress.
Welcome back to reality!
This is what is ACTUALLY happening, not whatever you're hearing on the news (whew).
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#1947LEAGUE STANDINGS
American
STL A 50 35 —
NY A 48 36 1.5
DET 43 40 6
BOS A 36 47 13
CLE 33 51 16,5
WAS 21 64 29
National
PHI 51 30 ---
BKN 50 32 1.5
BOS N 43 37 7.5
STL N 41 37 85
NY N 40 40 10.5
PIT 37 44 14
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CARDS TOP BUMS; DODGER INJURY WOES CONTINUE
Mississippi Lewis K'd 9 Dodgers and let through only an unearned run; Pee Wee Reese and Wild Bill Wright collided in LF. Reese will be out for 9; Wright out for 7.
STLC (42-37)3 8 2
BKN (50-33) 1 5 0
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Today's #1947League hero, Rufus "Mississippi" Lewis, had a future Hall of Famer as his manager and mentor.
Name him. One guess only.
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Yesterday I asked you to identify the future Hall of Famer who served as Rufus "Mississippi" Lewis's mentor and manager on the Newark Eagles.
It was Biz Mackey, who during his playing days was widely regarded as the finest defensive catcher in Black #baseball.
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BUMS TOP CARDS ON UNEARNED RUN
Roosevelt Davis scattered 9 hits and picked up the win; Lorenzo Cabrera reached on Bob Thurman's error and scored what proved to be the decisive run. Bremer got the save.
STLC (42-38) 393
BKN (51-33) 490
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In a career that spanned more than two decades, today's #1947League hero, Roosevelt Davis, was a key member of a 1935 squad that many consider to be the finest Black ballclub of all time.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Name that ballclub. One guess only.
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You are, correct, sir!
The 1935 Crawfords up against the 1927 Yankees is one of those best-of-seven series I really have to set up and play. Maybe before #1947League WS.
Check out the ERA+ on Leroy Matlock.
What would you like to hear tomorrow, Nolan?
https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1935&teamID=PC&tab=roster
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Matlock 8-0 besides!
Let’s go to the 21st century.
Immortals- Fall Out Boy
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BIG 8TH-INNING CARDS RALLY SINKS BUMS
Cards win thanks to Thurman, who doubled in the tying and go-ahead runs. A marquee matchup in which neither ace (Branca, BKN, 12-3 or Day, STLC, 9-6) figured in the decision. Brecheen got the W.
BKN (50-31) 2 5 1
STLC(40-37) 4 7 1
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @tabletopmania and Fall Out Boy. #nowplaying #music
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Today's #1947League hero, Bob Thurman, was inducted into the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. He played in Puerto Rico between 1947 and 1954.
Two eventual Cooperstown Hall of Famers joined him in the outfield during his final season in Puerto Rico. Name them.
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SPAHN PICKS UP EIGHTH WIN AS BRAVES HOLD OFF PIRATES
Spahn, now 8-7, gave up home runs to Fields, Marshall, and Kiner, but held on for the CG victory. Monte Irvin's 3-run blast was the GWRBI for Boston.
PIT (38-45) 4 9 1
BOSB(44-38)610 1
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @RuthODay and #WestSideStory! #music #nowplaying
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Monte Irvin won two #WorldSeries championships.
Name both teams.
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Absolutely CORRECT @ted_duffield !
What would you like to hear tomorrow?
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A propos of absolutely nothing, here are six insane minutes from SWEET CHARITY that confirm the utter genius of Bob Fosse.
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GIANTS' 4- RUN 8TH STUNS PHILS
Game seemed to be on cruise control for Watson and 1st-place Philly. Then reliever Don Newcombe blew the save, yielding 4 hits and a 3-run HR to Hartung. Pat Scantlebury got the win. #1947League
PHI (51-31) 000032000 5 11 1
NYG (41-40)00201004x 7 12 0
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @ted_duffield and Sam & Dave!
Did you know they did a #baseball song? I didn't. It's great stuff.
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Left to right: Today's #1947League hero Pat Scantlebury, Ray Dandridge, and Quincy Trouppe.
What team were they playing for?
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After #Oakland's loss to Cards the other night, A's have 8 of a possible 150 victories in 2024.
Another strong start from Sears. Starting pitching has been SUPERB.
objective judgment
selfless action
willing, engaged acceptance of all events
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Here's the answer to yesterday's #1947League question: Pat Scantlebury, Ray Dandridge, and Quincy Trouppe ... in uniform for the New York Cubans.
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GIANTS BREAK UP BLAIR'S PERFECT GAME, GO ON TO WIN
Garnett Blair (12-2) took the perfecto 7 2/3. NY was down by a run when Scantlebury, playing 1B, walked. Rigney, Hartung homered.
Romby notched his 12th W, tying for league lead.
PHI (51-32)140
NYG(42-40)331
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Jackie's gone a-sailing, with trouble on his mind.
Not unlike Garnett Blair, who lost the no-hitter, the perfect game, and the decision in quick succession today.
This #1947League moment brought to you by #GratefulDead.
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#1947League hero Garnett Blair took a perfect game into the 8th inning. In real life, he threw a no-hitter as a high-school player for Langley High.
Where was Langley High (now Langley K-8) located?
Hint: It's the northernmost "home town" of the NNL team Blair famously played for.
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"MYSTERY PITCH" LIFTS DODGERS; PROTEST PENDING
Bill Byrd's 5-hitter put the Bums in the win column. He's now 9-4. Cards insisted he was throwing a spitter; the league is reviewing the matter. Renfroe's 2-run HR, Edwards's RBI 2B: decisive.
STLC (42-39)251
BKN(52-33)332
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by @YakyuNightOwl and Stuff Smith.
There may be earlier songs about the devil's lettuce, but I don't know 'em. Love the INSANE violin solo, and the genre fluidity. Jazz? Swing? Boogie? Who cares? #420day
"Oh, you dog."
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For what team did today's #1947League hero, Bill Byrd, pitch AND WIN both games of a doubleheader? One guess only, please.
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Okay so @tabletopmania weighed in elsewhere, got it right, and chose #HumanLeague for the song tomorrow ... but there's still a bright, shiny #noprize available for the first correct Mastodon answer to this #1947League #baseball question!
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That controversial Byrd win over Cards puts the race between Brooklyn and Philly in a dead heat.
Nolan, wondering if you feel like sharing this info with Alex over on the bird app? I predict you will.
PHI 51-32 -
BKN 52-33 -
BOSB 44-37 6.5
STLC 42-39 8.5
NYG 42- 40 9
PIT 37-45 14
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#1947League quiz answer: Spitballer Bill Byrd was playing for the Baltimore Elite Giants when he pitched and won both ends of a doubleheader.
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SMITH, PHILS SALVAGE FINAL GAME
Hilton Smith ran his record to 9-0 and Johnny Davis doubled in two key 9th-inning runs as the Phillies stopped the bleeding. Game was close until Giants made two costly errors in the final inning.
PHI (52-32) 8 12 1
NYG (42-41) 2 4 3
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'80s Party!
Today's #1947League game brought to you by @tabletopmania and #HumanLeague!
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Pretty simple one tonight. I just need the uniform number of today's #1947League hero, Hilton Smith (HOF).
One guess. And beware. Cliff is in the house.
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THAT'S WHAT BROOKLYN PAYS THIS GUY TO DO
Recently acquired slugger Johnny Mize launched a 2-run bomb in the bottom of the 11th to give the Dodgers a 2-0 win over Feller and the Indians. Thomas got the win. Bums regain first-place tie.
CLE (33-52) 040
BKN (52-33) 280
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by my buddy Cliff, Neil Young in an outfit he probably wishes time could forget, and a bunch of hot mid-Sixties women not talking on the phone.
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Easy one tonight. Everyone ready? Trying to give you guys a chance against Cliff... On your mark, get set. .
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#1947League question. One guess only.
Johnny Mize, today's hero, like a lot of white ballplayers, has an entry in the Seamheads database of Negro League stats.
Why?
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