1951 Baseball Tour of America - Northern League Series 3

Grand Forks (ND) Chiefs 110 011 001 -  5
Superior (WI) Blues     510 111 11x - 11

Grand Forks (ND) Chiefs 000 001 003 1 - 5
Superior (WI) Blues     110 001 001 0 - 4

Grand Forks (ND) Chiefs 100 001 110 - 4
Superior (WI) Blues     100 131 01x - 6

1951 Baseball Tour of America Northern League Series 2

Aberdeen (SD) Pheasants    000 031 001 - 5
Fargo-Moorhead (MN) Twins  000 010 111 - 4

Aberdeen (SD) Pheasants    101 000 010 - 3
Fargo-Moorhead (MN) Twins  000 000 110 - 2

Aberdeen (SD) Pheasants    111 110 001 - 6 
Fargo-Moorhead (MN) Twins  010 020 000 - 3


Pheasants sweep Twins.

1951 Baseball Tour of America Northern League Series 1

Duluth Dukes (MN)         300 000 000 - 3
Sioux Falls Canaries (SD) 001 001 000 - 2

Duluth Dukes (MN)         100 010 000 - 2
Sioux Falls Canaries(SD)  010 001 001 - 3


Duluth Dukes (MN)         000 001 002 - 3      
Sioux Falls Canaries(SD)  000 101 000 - 2


Visiting Dukes take 2 of 3 in a low scoring series.

My 1916 World Series

Nine Game Pennant. 1908 NL

Based on an idea from W.M. Akers' Deadball Baseball, I intend to play the last 9 games of the top National League teams from 1908. I'll be using Spring Baseball rather than Deadball, though I do think Deadball is a very cool game. We start with Pittsburgh's second game of a doubleheader on September 25 against Boston.

Pittsburgh 311 011 000 - 7 
Boston     001 011 000 - 3 

Standings at end of September 25 (top three only)
             W   L   Pct  GB 
New York    88  52  .629  .5
Chicago     91  54  .628  --
Pittsburgh  91  55  .623  .5

1951 Baseball Tour of America -North Carolina League - High Point at Hickory

High Point Thomasville Hi Toms 112 152 103 - 16
Hickory Rebels                 113 110 411 - 13

High Point Thomasville Hi Toms 011 111 111 -  8
Hickory Rebels                 411 011 11x - 10

High Point Thomasville Hi Toms 111 110 300 -  8
Hickory Rebels                 213 101 50x - 13


The hitters went crazy in this series as Rebels take two of three.

1951 Baseball Tour of America - North Carolina State League - Landis at Statesville

Landis Spinners  101 041 001 - 8
Statesville Owls 211 001 101 - 7

Landis Spinners  001 110 010 - 4
Statesville Owls 010 100 000 - 2

Landis Spinners  010 111 101 - 6
Statesville Owls 110 020 100 - 5


Spinners with the sweep!

1951 Baseball Tour of America - North Carolina State League - Lexington at Concord

Lexington Indians 011 000 002 - 4
Concord Sports    012 000 011 - 5

Lexington Indians 011 100 003 2 - 8
Concord Sports    101 011 011 1 - 7

Lexington Indians 103 020 001 - 7
Concord Sports    211 102 01x - 8


A close series with a load of late inning heroics.

1921 Negro National League Championship

Kansas City Monarchs     112 021 401 - 12
Chicago American Giants  100 121 010 -  6 

Chicago American Giants  102 011 001 01 - 7
Kansas City Monarchs     002 001 111 00 - 6

Kansas City Monarchs     301 020 101 - 8
Chicago American Giants  000 012 111 - 6


The American Giant pitchers just had no answer for the hard hitting Monarchs. After the 11 inning game two, game three was anti-climatic as the Monarchs took the early lead and were not seriously challenged.

1921 Negro National League Playoffs

A best of three.


St. Louis Giants     012 210 011 -  8
Kansas City Monarchs 111 114 10x - 10

Kansas City Monarchs 011 121 100 - 7
St. Louis Giants     100 001 100 - 3

The Monarchs advance to the finals to play the Chicago American Giants who as regular season champs received a bye to the finals.

1951 Baseball Tour of America - North Carolina State League - Moorssville at Salisbury

This was a very high scoring league.

Mooresville Moors 105 010 311 - 12
Salisbury Pirates 210 110 111 -  8

Mooresville Moors 011 011 110 -  6
Salisbury Pirates 011 110 111 -  7

Mooresville Moors 000 020 011 -  4
Salisbury Pirates 001 111 10x -  5


Game 3 was low scoring considering the ratings. The teams combined for 23 hits but only scored 9 runs. The league average runs per game was 5.8 .

1951 Baseball Tour of America - South Atlantic League - Montgomery at Jacksonville

Battle of first place Montgomery versus second place Jacksonville.

Montgomery, AL Rebels 211 111 011 - 9
Jacksonville, FL Tars 111 001 000 - 4


Montgomery, AL Rebels 013 110 102 - 9
Jacksonville, FL Tars 010 010 311 - 7


Montgomery, AL Rebels 110 011 111 - 7
Jacksonville, FL Tars 114 010 020 - 9


Rebels take two and score a ton of runs in the process.

1951 Baseball Tour of America - South Atlantic League - Macon at Charleston

Macon, GA Peaches      000 001 403 - 8
Charleston, SC Rebels  100 001 000 - 2

Macon, GA Peaches.     010 110 112 -  7
Charleston, SC Rebels  111 031 21x - 10

Macon, GA Peaches      110 010 100 - 4
Charleston, SC Rebels  200 040 10x - 7


Rebs take the high scoring series 2 games to 1. 

1951 Baseball Tour of America - South Atlantic League - Columbus at Savannah

Columbus, Ga. Cardinals  100 110 101 - 5
Savannah, Ga. Indians    210 010 11x - 6


Columbus, Ga. Cardinals  102 111 100 - 7
Savannah, Ga. Indians    101 101 011 - 6


Columbus, Ga. Cardinals  010 000 110 - 3
Savannah, Ga. Indians    011 111 11x - 7

Indians take the rubber game after splitting two one run games.

1951 Baseball Tour Of America - South Atlantic League - Augusta at Columbia

Augusta (Ga) Tigers 010 110 004 - 7
Columbia (SC) Reds  311 101 11x - 9

Augusta (Ga) Tigers 000 000 000 - 0
Columbia (SC) Reds  012 010 10x - 5

Augusta (Ga) Tigers 000 121 012 - 7
Columbia (SC) Reds  000 010 101 - 3


The hometown Reds take 2 of 3 from visiting Georgians.

1951 Baseball Tour of America: Kansas - Oklahoma - Missouri League (Ponca City @ Bartlesville)

Ponca City Dodgers (OK)   010 011 112 -  8
Bartlesville Pirates(OK)  010 010 111 -  5

Ponca City Dodgers  (OK)  212 101 113 - 12
Bartlesville Pirates (OK) 003 010 100 -  5

Ponca City Dodgers  (OK)  011 030 111 -  8
Bartlesville Pirates (OK) 110 030 001 -  6


Looks like the Ponca City boys came to Bartlesville angry and took it out on the poor home team pitchers. Yikes!

1951 Baseball Tour of America - Kan-Ok-Mo Lg - Miami at Carthage

Miami (OK)  Eagles  110 000 100 - 3 
Carthage (MO) Cubs  101 040 00x - 6 

The Cubs "show" the visiting Oklahomans a big inning.



Miami (OK)  Eagles 000 111 000 - 3 
Carthage (MO) Cubs 111 120 00x - 6 

Second verse, same as the first.



Miami (OK) Eagles  001 111 100 4 -  9 
Carthage (MO) Cubs 001 010 012 5 - 10 

Wild finish! Down 5-3, Carthage rallies to send the game to extra innings where Miami drops a four spot. No problem for the home team who answer with five in the bottom of the tenth. Whew!

1920 Negro League Tournament Semifinals #2

Cheo Hernández (CSW) v Tom Williams (Chi)
Cuban Stars West         100 000 110 - 3 
Chicago American Giants  000 100 100 - 2 

The Cuban Stars take the first game on the strength of an excellent game from Hernández.


Dave Brown (Chi) v José Leblanc (CSW)
Chicago American Giants  012 000 000 1 - 4 
Cuban Stars West         011 001 000 0 - 3 

The American Giants strike back with the extra innings win.


Tom Johnson (Chi) v Faustino Valdés (CSW)
Cuban Stars West         000 110 110 - 4 
Chicago American Giants  010 021 31x - 8 

After two close games, the American Giants punch their ticket to the tournament finals going away in the later innings.

1951 Baseball Tour of America: Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League - Pittsburg at Iola

From Iola, Kansas.

Pittsburg Browns 110 111 001 - 6 
Iola Indians     110 101 100 - 5   


Pittsburg Browns 102 011 402 - 11 
Iola Indians     001 011 000 -  3 


Pittsburg Browns 101 010 000 1 - 4 
Iola Indians     101 010 000 0 - 3 


Yikes, what a rough series for the hometown Indians.

1920 Negro National League Tournament - Semifinals

Reuben Curry (KC) v Bill Holland (Det)
Kansas City Monarchs  100 010 110 - 4
Detroit Stars         402 110 01x - 9

The Motor City hitmen sure enjoyed what Reuben Curry was dealing.



Bill Gatewood (Det) v Sam Crawford (KC)
Detroit Stars         200 110 010 -  5
Kansas City Monarchs  411 101 41x - 13

The Monarchs turn the tables and even the series with an offensive outburst against Bill Gatewood.



Joe Rogan (KC) v Bill Holland (Det)
Kansas City Monarchs  100 000 010 - 2
Detroit Stars         111 011 00x - 5

Monarchs float like butterflies but get stung by Holland. Stars will take on the winner of the Chicago American Giants/Cuban Stars West series.