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Wilmer Fields played for a lot of great Homestead Grays teams ... but he didn't play for the squad that many #baseball historians now argue was the greatest of all time. Bar none. And let's have no grumbling from the also-rans. (Talking to you, '27 Yankees.)
Which Grays team was that?
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by our house band .... the #GratefulDead.
Tear that old building down!
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FIELDS OUTDUELS PAIGE
Pirates outscored 18-9 in this series, but they took the rubber game thanks to a superb performance from Wilmer Fields (CG, 8 Ks).
All came down to the last at-bat: McQuinn thrown out at the plate trying to score the tying run!
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NYY100000001 250
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Big #1947League matchup today: Wilmer Fields (10-7, 2.92, .267, 11 HR, 20 3B) and his Pirates take on Satchel Paige (9-7, 4.07) and the New York Yankees in the third and deciding game of their series. Let's head out to Yankee Stadium now...
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Answer to #1947League question: Willard Brown was 32 when he played for the St. Louis Browns in July of '47.
In later years, he appears to have fibbed about the year of his birth so as to suggest that his short stay in the AL was due to his age.
It wasn't. It was because humans don't perform well in environments like this:
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How old was Willard Brown (HOF) when he debuted for the St. Louis Browns?
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YANKS STORM BACK, TAKE GAME 2 FROM PIRATES
Willard Brown (HOF) posted a jaw-dropping 5-6 day (3 2B, HR, 3R, 3 RBI) as the Yankees dominated. Starter Spud Chandler picked up his tenth win of the year. And hit a grand slam.
If it had been a fight, they'd've stopped it.
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#1947League question:
What city did the Baltimore Elite Giants play in before they took up residence in Baltimore?
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So ... today's #1947League game is brought to you by Baltimore Elite Giants superfan Cliff, and by the Steve Miller Band.
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BUCS TOP YANKS
NY gets a quality start from Morris, outhits Pirates 10-5, but can't connect the dots in any inning until the 9th, when a two-out rally delivered too little, too late. Willard Brown's 3 doubles go to waste.
R.T. Walker gets the W for Pittsburgh; Kiner homers.
PIT 4 5 1
NYY2 10 0
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Aaand I'm back. Thanks for the patience in the clubhouse as I handled some self-care issues. #1947League back online soon. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
My beloved Oakland A's had gone 515 games without a complete game ... and then ... last night ... ESTES! :-)
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#1947League team pitching stats. Brooklyn way out front on this one, suggesting a winning strategy from the Flatbush GM. (Brooklyn dealt Dixie Walker to the Indians for alleged spitballer Bill Byrd.)
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#1947League team batting stats. Posted in the right place this time. :-)
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#1947League pitching leaders: strikeouts.
Dan Bankhead overtakes Rufus Lewis ... for the time being. This one may just go back and forth for the rest of the season.
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#1947League leaders: fewest bases on balls allowed, minimum 81 innings pitched. The Braves' Red Barrett and the Dodgers' Chet Brewer lead the league in this department.
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#1947League ERA leaders.
Admittedly, Brooklyn's Chet Brewer had an insane first half, but he just barely squeaked by on the IP required to qualify for this, and the Dodgers are so deep with great relievers they log fewer CGs than other clubs. He may not be there at the end. We'll see.
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On to the pitchers: #1947League wins leaders.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Wins don't accurately reflect a pitcher's capacity to contribute to a team's success. Quality starts, ERA+, FIP, etc: all much more meaningful.
But: Garnett Blair, Ralph Branca, and Bob Romby are all badasses.
