Roger's 1938 APBA Replay Blog

Week Seventeen of the 1938 BBW Replay is in the books, and what a week it was. Cleveland has won ten in a row, Chicago (AL) has lost nine games in a row, and, at least for one day, they were in last place behind Philadelphia. Pittsburgh is still in first place in the NL but has lost four in a row, and behind them, the Reds and Cubs creep ever closer, with these two teams tied now in a dead heat. Cleveland Manager Ossie Vitt Week 17 started off with a travel day, and no games played, but after that there were twelve doubleheaders in the week just completed, and the schedule shows fourteen doubleheaders to be played in the upcoming week. Teams are having to use relievers to make spot starts as needed, which doesn't necessarily strengthen their starting rotation, while, at the same time, simultaneously weakens their bullpen as well. In the AL, New York sits secure in the top spot as the teams behind them do their best to maintain the current position in the standings. Boston has a...

Monday, August 8, 1938   Transactions:   New York (NL) pitcher Slick Castleman was injured (?) on 08/07/1938   Chicago (AL) catcher Luke Sewell was injured (?) on 08/07/1938   Hal Wagner Philadelphia (NL) outfielder Ray Stoviak (Major League Finale 08/07/1938) was granted his release on 08/15/1938 Philadelphia (AL) catcher Hal Wagner was recalled from Spartanburg (SALL) before 08/09/1938   Note: It's a travel day, so there are no games on the schedule today. In the NL, the Midwest teams are returning from an East Coast swing, while in the AL, it is the East Coast teams returning from a Midwest swing. A regular slate of games is on tap for tomorrow.   Tuesday, August 9, 1938   Transactions: N/A   Detroit 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 1   Charlie Gehringer swatted a solo homerun in the top of the first to give the Tigers a quick lead, then both teams scored a run in the seventh inning. Now armed with a 2-1 lead, To...