Roger's 1938 APBA Replay Blog

Week Fourteen of the 1938 BBW Replay is in the books, and it was an interesting week. The AL Midwestern teams were in the middle of a swing through the East Coast, but weather issues severely disrupted the AL schedule this week. Chicago and Philadelphia didn’t play any games at all this week until Sunday, while Cleveland and St. Louis didn’t play any until Friday. Washington was spared the worst of the East Coast weather-related issues, so they and Detroit were able to play a few mid-week games. Cincinnati Manager Bill McKechnie All the NL teams passed the 80-games-played mark. Chicago (AL) has completed 73 games, meaning they still haven’t reached the midpoint of the season for games played. On the other hand, Washington has played 88 games, meaning they have played 15 more games than the White Sox. There are ten weeks remaining in the schedule, so Chicago is going to have to squeeze in 81 games in their ten remaining weeks to get to a full set of 154 games. 1938 is still in the t...

Monday, July 18, 1938 Transactions: N/A   Boston (NL) 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 2   After taking both games in Chicago yesterday, the Bees continued their winning ways today, with Lou Fette (6-11, 3.57) getting the win. A three-run double off the bat of Max West in Boston's four-run third was the big hit in this game. Tex Carleton (8-7, 5.65) got hit hard early and took the loss.   New York 5 Pittsburgh (H) 3   A tight game that the Giants were able to pull out thanks to a two-out two-run single by catcher Gus Mancuso in the top of the eighth. With a newly padded lead, Harry Gumbert (6-11, 3.77) was able to go all the way for the win over Cy Blanton (7-3, 2.23). St. Louis (NL) (H) 11 Philadelphia (NL) 1   The score was tied at 1-1 after the fifth inning, but then the St. Louis offense came alive to run away with it. Joe Medwick smacked two homeruns (8, 9), plus Curt Davis (8-6, 3.27) not only went all the way for the win but smacked a tw...