Roger's 1930 APBA Replay

Week 2 is in the books and the replay continues to be quite exciting. You never know when it is going to happen, but while some games are low-scoring some just seem to otherwise explode with offense. There are late-inning heroics, complete meltdowns, and of all things, a perfect game by Vic Sorrell. The Tigers and the Nationals are the surprises in the AL. Neither New York or Philadelphia can keep a streak going, but both teams figure to be in it until the end. Babe Ruth has five homeruns and eighteen RBI's through eight games, and Heinie Manush is still hitting over .500 (.528) for the Browns. The Cardinals offense has been the big story in the NL so far with 97 runs scored in 12 games. There are six Cardinals in the top seven for runs scored in the league. Despite that, it is the Brooklyn Robins who reside in first place with the best record in baseball based on a stellar 1.63 ERA. Riggs Stephenson of the Cubs is leading wit...

Monday, April 21, 1930   Chicago (AL) (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 3  A two-run double in the seventh by Browns starter  General Crowder  appeared to give the visitors enough for the victory, but the opposing starter,  Ted Lyons , hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game up. The White Sox then pulled it out in the ninth following a  Carl Reynolds  double and an  Art Shires  single.  Detroit (H) 5 Cleveland 1  An error following a single allowed the Tigers to take a 2-1 lead after five and then  Roy Johnson  drove in two with a triple in the sixth to put the game away.  Earl Whitehill  went all the way for the victory.  Washington 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2  Goose Goslin  stroked the first Nationals homerun of the season to give the visitors an early 2-1 lead, but  Al Simmons  tied it back up with a homerun of his own.  Joe Judge ...