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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1927
Page
6
Weathered play across leagues as Dobbs leads a rain affected win while Barons idle. Highlights include the Pelicans taking a double bill to climb, Memphis homers, and Giants edging to split a four game set with the Pirates.
Milwaukee loses to Minneapolis 9 by 6 in a mixed Twin City game with Ellison Jonnard and Emmer homers. Griffin Ellison Elsh soots two base hits. Milwaukee stacks 9 hits to Minneapolis 7 but drops the nightcap 10-9 after a late rally with Emmer driving in runs.
Lou Gehrig now leads Babe Ruth in homers after a two homer Saturday. Ruth and Gehrig may need to average high weekly to approach the 1924 record as both players push for a strong season. Gehrig has driven in 29 runs to Ruth's 21 while Indians opponents note Gehrig's clutch hits ahead of Ruth.
The page lists several today’s games across leagues including Southern League in Nashville and Little Rock, Atlanta at Memphis, New Orleans at Chattanooga, American League games Bt Louis at Boston Cleveland at New York Chicago at Philadelphia, National League Work at St Louis, Bro at Cincinnati, Boston at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Chicago.
Sports brief lists three played contests with two lines of scores. Nashville and Atlanta tied 2 2, Mobile 2 2, New Orleans at Chattanooga 7. Details are sparse and unclear due to damaged OCR.
The summary lists game results with teams Brooklyn Cincinnati New York St Louis Philadelphia and Chicago. The scores show Cincinnati 62 over New York 7 and Chicago 12 over Philadelphia 5. Other matchups include Brooklyn 2 3 and St Louis 4.
The update lists results across several teams with records including Louisville 6-5 Indianapolis 2-9 Milwaukee 10-8 Minneapolis 9-5 and Columbus 2-4 Toledo 9-8 St Paul 5-2 Kansas City 38-4. A second game note mentions six innings and a 14 inning game in Kansas City.
Newark loses 1 7 to Baltimore 3 2 while Toronto wins 7 4 over Rochester 11 5 Syracuse blanks Buffalo 2 0 Reading Jersey City postponed due to rain lingering in the area.
In the sole Florida League game, Sanford falls to Miami 3 to 5. Texas League results show Wichita Falls 6 San Antonio fed. Fort Worth 6 Beaumont 3. Dallas 2 Houston 8. Shreveport 6 Waco 4.
Monroe defeats Alexandria 5 to 4 while Vicksburg tops Gulfport 9 to 4 in a pair of league baseball games.
The Bir mireham Barons will gain pitching help from Athens as Dick Coffman reports to replace Clayton Van Alstyne. Van Alstyne has faltered recently, and Coffman, after seven wins for Jersey City, returns from the International League to bolster Birmingham’s pennant bid.
The Decatur White Sox edged the Black Barons 4-3 at Cedar Lake Park on Saturday before play was halted in the seventh inning by a heavy dust. The opener of a scheduled doubleheader was abandoned due to the conditions.
JNYS prepares to host Courtland after a strong run for the season. Courtland has two veteran locals added to bolster the lineup and is coming off six games with five wins, including an 8 to 2 victory over Wilson Dam. The Jays will field a yet-unspecified rotation and the four o clock game begins at Malone Park.
Middleton remains top pitcher as rain halts play with the score tied at three all. A White Sox homer over the fence in the bottom of the seventh decided the game.
Duncan Stills leads Millers with Pat Duncan as the Miller hitters. The team continued to top the American Association in fielding while staying in fourth in hitting. The notice urges readers to study Morgan county needs in Decatur Daily.
The Jays beat Connecticut Mills 6 to 2 despite missing regulars Walker Corbitt Shelton Banks and Lee. Jacobs debuted on the mound against a former Jay hurler as Sewell hit two homers but was ruled out on the first due to touching second base. Jervis and Bloodworth led a revamped lineup with only one regular in the field. The Juniors, led by Knight, will have the entire Junior lineup available for Tuesday’s Courtland game.
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