Roger's 1938 APBA Replay Blog

Boston (AL) Player/Manager Joe Cronin Week Four of the 1938 BBW replay is in the books, and even after the leaders in both standings had tightened up in Week Three, they have tightened up even more in Week Four. The other thing worth noting from this past week is that in Week Three, there were 52 games played (one tie), whereas in Week Four, there were a total of 33 games played (two ties). The weather has been a major disruptor in every team's schedule so far, and while it is nice to get an extra day off here and there, every game not played now is a game that will have to be made up at a later date, and these later dates are starting to add up. There were no doubleheaders played in either of these past two weeks, so everyone knows what is coming. In the AL, St. Louis remains in first place, 1.0 games ahead of Boston and 1.5 games ahead of New York. The Browns are fighting tooth and nail to hold on to their top spot, but that is what it is going to take if they wish to remain ...

Monday, May 9, 1938 Transactions:   St. Louis (NL) pitcher Clyde Shoun returned to the mound on 05/10/1938   Boston (AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 0   The Indians had plenty of chances early in the game but couldn’t score, and then once Jim Bagby (2-2, 1.82) it was too late. Denny Galehouse (0-1, 2.08) pitched well, but the Red Sox scored a few early runs and Bagby held off the Cleveland attack for the win.   Oral Hildebrand St. Louis (AL) 6 Washington (H) 5 The Browns collected three homeruns on the day, and it was just enough for Oral Hildebrand (1-3, 9.13) to get his first win of the season. St. Louis scored three times in the first, but by the end of the second, Washington had tied the score at 3-3. The Browns tacked on two more in the top of the third, and Hildebrand was able to withstand a late Nationals rally.   Philadelphia (NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 1   Cincinnati is going to have to put off their comeback for at least another day ...