Sim Date: June
16-21, 1956
No writeups
tonight; reports are
posted
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 vs. 
SCORE THROWS
1-HITTER;
GOAT ISLAND BEATS WEST PARK, 5-1
June 8,
1956
[Boxscore]
CAPE
PORPOISE, ME: Young Herb Score has received a lot
of notice in the baseball world after two consecutive dominating
performances. Today the 23-year-old southpaw kept a no-hitter going into
the 6th inning and ended up pitching a 1-hitter, as the Goat
Island Lights beat the West Park Splinters by
the score of 5-1. The only Splinter run was unearned. Score walked 3
batters and struck out 6, increasing his VBG-leading strikeout total to
109, 28 more than the second-highest mark. In his previous start on
June 3, Score pitched a 2-hit shutout against the Texas Aggies, striking
out 13 and walking only 2. Score throws
a strong fastball with both a sidearm and overhand
delivery, along with a nasty overhand curve and a slider. He
currently boasts an excellent 8-1 record with a 2.28 ERA.
 vs. 
STURDIVANT
PITCHES 1-HIT SHUTOUT;
WARRIORS BEAT PILGRIMS, 5-0
June
7, 1956
[Boxscore]
ALTOONA, IA:
Tom Sturdivant baffled the Dover
Pilgrims for 9 innings with his mixture of knuckleballs and
fastballs, shutting them out on only 1 hit to lead the Altoona
Warriors to a 5-0 victory. There was no suspense over
whether Sturdivant would pitch a no-hitter, however, as the only Dover hit
was a single by Charlie Maxwell with 1 out in the
1st inning. Sturdivant struck out 8 batters and walked only 3,
raising his season record to 9-4. Promising rookie Frank
Robinson hit his 10th home run of the year and drove in 2
runs.
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vs. 
MORGAN DRIVES
IN 9 RUNS;
LA BEATS DOVER, 19-7
May 30,
1956
[Boxscore]
LOS
ANGELES, CA: Bobby Morgan has spent most of the
season thus far riding the Los Angeles Shoeless Joes'
bench, filling a backup utility infielder role. But he was given a
rare chance to start when second baseman Gene Baker was injured on May 28,
and Morgan's bat has been making his case to return to a
starting job. Yesterday Morgan went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs, including
the game-winner in the 9th inning. Today he was an RBI machine,
driving in 9 runs with a home run, 2 doubles and a single in 5 at-bats, as
LA beat the Dover Pilgrims, 19 to 7. Of
course even with his great game, Morgan couldn't have
driven in so many runs if his teammates hadn't been getting on base right
and left. LA had 25 hits in the game and drew 5 walks.
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 vs. 
RHINOS
TRAMPLE AGGIES, 19-8;
COASTS TO VICTORY AFTER 9-RUN 2ND
INNING
May 26, 1956
[Boxscore]
ARLINGTON, TX:
The Cincinnati Rhinos exploded for 9 runs in the 2nd
inning and went on to trounce the Texas Aggies by
the score of 19-8. Texas starter Joe Nuxhall
started out looking strong, retiring the first 5 batters on only 15
pitches. But with 2 out and nobody on base in the
2nd, the Rhinos went on a remarkable run with 9 consecutive
batters reaching base safely. Cincinnati tallied 7 hits, including 2
home runs, and 2 doubles before reliever Bob
Blaylock finally recorded the 3rd out of the inning. The
Rhinos never looked back, finishing the day with 25 hits and 4
walks. The offensive barrage helped the Rhinos to survive some
sloppy fielding that resulted in 4 errors, with 5 of the Aggies'
8 runs scored as unearned. Cincy batters shared in the glory, with
all 9 starters getting at least one hit, and 8 of the 9 getting at least 2
hits. Every starter, including the starting pitcher, also had a
total of at least 3 runs plus
RBIs.
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 vs. 
MANTLE HITS
3 HOMERS IN MUDCAT ROUT;
SPOON RIVER BEATS QUASKY,
11-2
May 11, 1956
[Boxscore]
CANTON, IL:
Mickey Mantle, last year's Peanut League MVP, hasn't
rested on his laurels this season. He continued to batter Peanut
League pitchers today, slugging 3 homers and driving in 6 runs to lead the
Spoon River Mudcats to an 11-2 victory over the
Quasqueton Quillback Carpsuckers. Mantle added a
single and a walk to his 3 round-trippers, finishing the day with 4 hits
and 4 runs in 4 at-bats. Thanks to his big day, Mantle now leads the
Peanut League in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging average,
runs, RBIs, home runs, and total bases. Not surprisingly, he also
leads the league in drawing intentional walks.
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 vs.
FACE GIVES
UP LEADOFF HIT, ALLOWS NO HITS THE REST OF THE WAY;
AGGIES SHUT OUT
KNIGHTS, 8-0
May 8, 1956
[Boxscore]
ARLINGTON, TX:
There was no suspense over whether Elroy Face was going
to throw a no-hitter today, since Jim Lemon led off the
game with a grounder that found its way through the infield for a
single. But that leadoff single was the last hit of the game for the
D.C. Knights, and the Texas Aggies
rolled to an 8-0 win behind Face's outstanding performance. Face
throws a sinking forkball, a fastball, and a curve, with enough control on
each of them that he is confident to throw any of his pitches on any
count. But when his forkball is working, as it clearly was today, he
uses it up to 70% of the time. The Knights couldn't do anything with
that pitch, and the only other D.C. baserunner after Lemon's leadoff
hit was a 5th-inning walk by Jim Gilliam. And since
Lemon was erased from the bases by a double play, Face ended up
facing only 28 batters, 1 more than the minimum. He needed to
throw only 91 pitches in his 9 innings of work.
Jerry Coleman went 3 for 4 and hit his 4th home
run of the season for Texas, driving in 3 runs.
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vs. 
BURNETTE
WINS ROOKIE PITCHERS' DUEL;
DOVER BEATS FRISCO, 1-0, ON UNEARNED
RUN;
DRYSDALE FLIRTS WITH NO-HITTER FOR 6-2/3
INNINGS
April 30, 1956
[Boxscore]
FRISCO, TX: Two
rookie righthanded starters engaged in a tense, well-pitched
duel today, with Wally Burnette of the
Dover Pilgrims coming out on top of a 1-0 win
over Don Drysdale of the Frisco
Eagles. The lone run of the game was unearned, and scored
after Drysdale lost his bid for a no-hitter in the 7th
inning. The 19-year-old Drysdale has only mastered two pitches
so far, a fastball and a curve, but he has exceptional control of both of
them despite the fact that he is only beginning his 3rd year as
a professional player. His fastball is thrown as hard as anyone's
and it breaks in on righthanded hitters, making it especially
intimidating. Today he held the Pilgrims hitless for the first 6
innings while walking two batters and hitting one with a pitch.
Drysdale easily dispatched the first 2 batters of the 7th inning but then
gave up the first Dover hit of the game, a single up the middle by
Smokey Burgess. The next batter, Al
Rosen, doubled into center field, but even with 2
outs the slow-footed Burgess held up on 3rd rather than
challenge Bill Virdon's arm. Drysdale should have
been out of the inning without giving up any runs after he got
Bobby Del Greco to hit a grounder to 2nd, but
Danny O'Connell bobbled the ball for an error that
allowed Burgess to score an unearned run. That turned out to be the only
run of the game as Dover was held hitless the rest of the way, but it was
enough for Wally Burnette to work
with. In contrast with the teenage Drysdale,
Burnette is a minor league journeyman.
He has been pitching professionally since 1948 before finally making
his major league debut this year at the age of 27. Beginning at the
age of 19, he worked his way up the ranks in the low minors until 1951
when his career was interrupted by 2 years of military service. He
resumed his climb up the minors in 1953 before finally making the
Dover rotation this year. Burnette also differs from Drysdale in
style; whereas Drysdale is an intimidating flamethrower, Burnette
makes his living with a fluttering knuckleball. Burnette had good
control of his knuckler today, needing to throw only 102 pitches
to shut out the Eagles for 9 innings on 5 hits and 2 walks.
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 vs.
PILGRIMS
BEAT TORNADOS, 6-5, IN 10TH INNING;
5-GAME WINNING STREAK KEEPS
DOVER IN 1ST
April 22, 1956
[Boxscore]
DOVER, NH: The
red-hot Dover Pilgrims beat the Alexandria
Tornados in the 10th inning, notching their 5th win in a row
and their 9th win out of their last 10 games. Dover completed a
3-game sweep of the Tornados, but outscored Alexandria by only 4 runs
in the 3 games. Today's victory, coupled with a loss by the Frisco
Eagles, extended first-place Dover's lead in the Peanut League to 2 1/2
games. The Tornados and Pilgrims were tied at 5-5 after 9 innings,
and Dover reliever Dixie Howell held the Tornados
scoreless in the top of the 9th. In the bottom of the inning,
the Pilgrims' Les Moss led off the inning by drawing a
walk from Alexandria reliever Hersch Freeman. Moss
advanced to 2nd on a ground out, took 3rd on a shallow single by
Gil McDougald, and scored the winning run when
Charlie Maxwell lined a single into center field.
Smokey Burgess drove in 3 runs for the Pilgrims and hit
his 2nd home run of the season. Alexandria's George
Kell hit his 3rd home run of the
year.
About the VBG
Welcome to the
Vintage Baseball Guild. This centralized league is simulated on
Diamond Mind Baseball (v9)
and began with the 1927
season.
Commissioner: Darrell Hanson
Commissioner Emeritus:
Eric Lowder
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