Roger's 1930 APBA Replay

Week 18 is completed and the regular season is 75% completed, at least by the calendar. The AL is still slightly ahead of the 75% mark, and the NL is still behind, but have made strides in closing the gap. There are plenty of doubleheaders to be played in the final two weeks of August, so we are on the way. I will be "counting" the two Cubs - Phillies tie games this coming week, and I will cover that more during the week when it comes up. Look at the standings in the NL. There is a three-way tie for first, with Chicago and St. Louis with identical records and Brooklyn right behind by a few percentage points. The Cubs actually caught and passed the Robins at about this same time in the schedule in 1930, and stayed in first place for a few weeks before the Cardinals put on a late-season charge to take the lead with just a few weeks remaining. The Cardinals are playing ahead of their 1930 performance though, but it is early yet, and I am not counting out the Robins just yet...

Monday, August 11, 1930 Detroit 6 Boston (AL) (H) 5 The Tigers put up four in the third and then fought off a Red Sox rally in the ninth to secure the win. Whit Wyatt pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to pick up the save. New York (AL) (H) 10 St. Louis (AL) 3 The Browns led 2-0 after four, but the Yankees scored six times in the ninth, ably assisted by two crucial Browns errors. Babe Ruth had a triple and four RBI's (132) for the day to lead the offense. Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 3 The A's have gone 15-2 versus the hapless White Sox this year and today looked to be no different as Rube Walberg took a shutout into the ninth inning. Chicago then rose up and scored three times and threatened to send the game to extra innings, but Max Bishop drew a one-out walk (#100) and was then promptly doubled home by Mule Haas for the game-winner. Roy Mahaffey (10-3) was credited with a blown save and a win. Lloyd Brown Washingt...