Roger's 1957 APBA Replay

Week 12 is in the book and we have reached the halfway point of the season, not only in weeks completed but most teams have reached the half-way mark (77 games played ) in games as well. Washington is at 81, and by the end of the coming week most teams will be up around the 80 games played mark. Chicago (NL) is currently behind at only 72 games played, but they will get caught up sooner or later.  Minnie Minoso Chicago continues to lead the AL with a 5.5 game lead over New York. They had a few rough weeks recently which saw their lead shrink considerably, but they are heading into the All-Star break on a five game winning streak and having won nine of their last ten games. They have the league's best pitching and are third in runs scored but most important is that they continue to show a dogged determination to win. Minnie Minoso is second in hitting (.352), leads in hits (109), is fourth in runs (58), fifth in RBI’s (55) and leads the AL in doubles with 23, and is the White Sox...

M onday, July 1, 1957 Transaction list: Brooklyn pitcher Sal Maglie returned to the mound on 07/02/1957 following his injury (?) of 05/30/1957   Note: While it is a travel day, there is still a full slate of games on the docket for today. After yesterday's doubleheader Sunday the NL eastern team have already departed the Midwest while in the AL is the Midwest contingent that has left their east coast hosts for some home cooking.   New York (AL) 5 Baltimore (H) 3   Still smarting from having been swept in a doubleheader at home yesterday the Yankees got off to a fast start when Tony Kubek and Gil McDougald   homered to start off the top of the first. Mickey Mantle struck out while trying to make it three in a row, but in the third Mantle popped a two-run homerun (#11) and the visitors had a lead they would not relinquish.   Boston (H) 5 Washington 4 (11)   Both teams had chances to win it in extra innings but the Red Sox came out...