Bay City visits Saginaw
Friday, August, 10, 2007 | vs. Saginaw
Old Golds Revival
Bay City 21, Saginaw 2
Ojibway Island, Saginaw, Michigan – After a long weekend at the World’s Tournament, the Bay City Independents returned to their home front to find that a new club had sprung up in Saginaw. The new group calling themselves the Old Golds challenged the Bay Citys to a match on their grounds along the Saginaw River on Ojibway Island. Despite being road weary from their long trip from Detroit way, the Independents honored the Saginaws request for a match.
After a fine introduction by Mr. Tom Mudd, the agreed upon umpire for the match, the Bay Citys took the coin toss and immediately went to striking. “Tanner” LeRoux, a Saginaw native son who chose to ply his trade with Bay City, deposited a fine strike into the gap between left and center field and was able to make his second. He moved to third thanks in part to a drive to the second base that was deftly handled by the Saginaw second sacker, “Baby Bull” Hammond. Hammond denied David his first by his fine play and a throw to first base man “Black Jack” Tany. The next striker would be the Bay City first base man extraordinaire, “Doc” Garcia. Doc found a safe place for the ball somewhere in between the right and center field, and made his first. LeRoux would score on the play and would tally the first run of the contest. “Buttons” McInerney and Branden “The Rope” Revette would each make their first on fine blasts to the long field. The latter of the two would bring Garcia home to make his ace. Dean “Sawmill Koch” would then come to the plate and deliver a long blow that was handled on the bound by the Saginaw left fielder. Although Koch would lose his hand on the play his strike would allow McInerney and Revette to move to second and third base safely. “Shoeless Jeff” Dinauer, fresh off his outstanding World Tournament play, picked up where he left off and delivered a safety into left field that would allow him to make his first, and would drive home both McInerney and Revette. The next striker in the order, “High Steppin” Johnson would drive a fair foul into the dirt near home, and with a fine throw from the Saginaw catcher, would lose his hand and end the innings for the Bay City strikers. After whitewashing the Old Golds in the field, Bay City would hold a lead in the contest 4-0 at the conclusion of the first innings.
In the second innings the hometown boys would lose their first hand thanks to a brilliant bound catch by Cap Sarmiento, the Saginaw third sacker, of a looping ball sent to the long field by “Hooks” Freehling. Mr. Banister would be next in the order and would make his first with ball placed nicely into the left field. Banister would make his second thanks to a liner again sent into left field by Mr. O’Laughlin. Banister and O’Lauglin would then move onto third and second base when Little Train Johnson made his first on a liner driven through the heart of the infield. Mr. LeRoux would then see his second opportunity to strike in as many innings, but would fail to drive home the run thanks to the sure hands of the Old Golds short stop. The second hand of the innings was lost, and the gentlemen of the candy cane stockings had Saginaw just where they wanted them. As has been their custom in recent matches the Bay Citys would deliver a run with two hands down when Banister was brought to tally thanks to a nicely placed hit by Trevor “Big Wood” David. David’s drive dashed the hopes of a Saginaw whitewashing, and drew the ire of the second sacker, for David simply deposited the ball into the exact spot that the Baby Bull had vacated. That would be all for the Independents though, as the Old Golds short stop, Mr. Konuszewski, caught a fly from Doc Garcia for the third hand in the innings. After another skunking of the Saginaws the score now stood at 5-0 for Bay City.
The third innings would see redemption for the Saginaw second sacker as he would grab another bound out from the bat of “Buttons” McInerney to make the first out of the innings for Bay City. Mr. Revette would allow no such thing, as he is a left field hitter of note, and he powered a ball into the long field and then easily made his second. Not to be outdone Mr. Koch matched Revette’s drive, made his second, and allowed The Rope to score from the second sack. Koch would then tally on a clean single on a swing of the willow by Mr. Dinauer, who would in turn make his first. Dinauer would make his second on a ball deposited into the right field by Mr. Johnson, but the fleet second sacker of Saginaw, the aforementioned Mr. Hammond, would track down the ball and catch it on the bound for the second out of the innings. Once again the men of scarlet and white would shine with two hands down, just as the stars on their caps would suggest, and start a long rally of aces. Hooks Freehling would finally succeed in placing a ball between the third sacker and left field and would make his first. This would place a Bay City runner at both third, Mr. Dinauer, and first the, formerly mentioned Mr. Freehling. Mr. Banister who had tallied the previous innings would crush a howitzer in between the center and left field. The ball would carry toward the trees and near to the river. Dinauer would of course score, as would Freehling who traversed the bases from first as if he were a three legged equine escaping from a burning barn. Banister would make his second on the blow, and would tally on a drive into the long field by Mr. O’Laughlin. Mr. O’Laughlin would take his second on another safety put through the middle by the younger of the Johnson family. O’Laughlin would lose his hand at third when Sarmiento of Saginaw gobbled up a daisy cutter from the bat of Tanner LeRoux. That would put an end to the Bay City scoring, and the ledger would now read 10-0 in their favor.
The first two strikers in the Saginaw order would lose their hands in the innings thanks to the fine field work of the Independents, and it appeared that another whitewashing would be entered into the books, but the Old Golds had other notions. Black Jack Taney, who previously had recorded the first safety for the Saginaw nine, pushed a sky ball into the direction of the Bay City first base man, Doc Garcia. Following the circling sphere Garcia was forced down the line of first base, and into a near collision with Taney, the Saginaw striker. Thankfully avoiding a collision, the ball would reach the sod safely and Taney would make his first. This would bring the short stop, Konuszewski to the plate, and he would punish the pill with impudence sending a cannon shot to the long field. He would traverse the bases and bring two runs to tally for Saginaw. The score would now stand at 10-2.
After registering their first runs against Bay City, Saginaw would have cause to celebrate again, as they produced their first skunking of the Independents in the fourth innings. But Saginaw would draw no closer as the Old Golds put no more runs on the board in the contest. The Independents would put 11 more aces in the ledger and take the match at 21-2.
The final score would be no indicator of the level of play at which Saginaw attempted in their first contest. There were many a fine play, and quite a few nicely driven balls by the Old Golds, and Bay City would be thankful to head home to rest knowing that there would be future contests against the Saginaws to be played.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 2 3
David 3rd 2 2
Garcia 1st 1 3
McInerney cf 4 1
Revette lf 2 2
Koch 2 2
Dinauer 2nd 1 1
Johnson J. c 2 0
Freehling 3 1
Banister p 2 3
O’Laughlin p 1 2
Johnson A. rf 2 1
Total 24 21
Bay City 21, Saginaw 2
Ojibway Island, Saginaw, Michigan – After a long weekend at the World’s Tournament, the Bay City Independents returned to their home front to find that a new club had sprung up in Saginaw. The new group calling themselves the Old Golds challenged the Bay Citys to a match on their grounds along the Saginaw River on Ojibway Island. Despite being road weary from their long trip from Detroit way, the Independents honored the Saginaws request for a match.
After a fine introduction by Mr. Tom Mudd, the agreed upon umpire for the match, the Bay Citys took the coin toss and immediately went to striking. “Tanner” LeRoux, a Saginaw native son who chose to ply his trade with Bay City, deposited a fine strike into the gap between left and center field and was able to make his second. He moved to third thanks in part to a drive to the second base that was deftly handled by the Saginaw second sacker, “Baby Bull” Hammond. Hammond denied David his first by his fine play and a throw to first base man “Black Jack” Tany. The next striker would be the Bay City first base man extraordinaire, “Doc” Garcia. Doc found a safe place for the ball somewhere in between the right and center field, and made his first. LeRoux would score on the play and would tally the first run of the contest. “Buttons” McInerney and Branden “The Rope” Revette would each make their first on fine blasts to the long field. The latter of the two would bring Garcia home to make his ace. Dean “Sawmill Koch” would then come to the plate and deliver a long blow that was handled on the bound by the Saginaw left fielder. Although Koch would lose his hand on the play his strike would allow McInerney and Revette to move to second and third base safely. “Shoeless Jeff” Dinauer, fresh off his outstanding World Tournament play, picked up where he left off and delivered a safety into left field that would allow him to make his first, and would drive home both McInerney and Revette. The next striker in the order, “High Steppin” Johnson would drive a fair foul into the dirt near home, and with a fine throw from the Saginaw catcher, would lose his hand and end the innings for the Bay City strikers. After whitewashing the Old Golds in the field, Bay City would hold a lead in the contest 4-0 at the conclusion of the first innings.
In the second innings the hometown boys would lose their first hand thanks to a brilliant bound catch by Cap Sarmiento, the Saginaw third sacker, of a looping ball sent to the long field by “Hooks” Freehling. Mr. Banister would be next in the order and would make his first with ball placed nicely into the left field. Banister would make his second thanks to a liner again sent into left field by Mr. O’Laughlin. Banister and O’Lauglin would then move onto third and second base when Little Train Johnson made his first on a liner driven through the heart of the infield. Mr. LeRoux would then see his second opportunity to strike in as many innings, but would fail to drive home the run thanks to the sure hands of the Old Golds short stop. The second hand of the innings was lost, and the gentlemen of the candy cane stockings had Saginaw just where they wanted them. As has been their custom in recent matches the Bay Citys would deliver a run with two hands down when Banister was brought to tally thanks to a nicely placed hit by Trevor “Big Wood” David. David’s drive dashed the hopes of a Saginaw whitewashing, and drew the ire of the second sacker, for David simply deposited the ball into the exact spot that the Baby Bull had vacated. That would be all for the Independents though, as the Old Golds short stop, Mr. Konuszewski, caught a fly from Doc Garcia for the third hand in the innings. After another skunking of the Saginaws the score now stood at 5-0 for Bay City.
The third innings would see redemption for the Saginaw second sacker as he would grab another bound out from the bat of “Buttons” McInerney to make the first out of the innings for Bay City. Mr. Revette would allow no such thing, as he is a left field hitter of note, and he powered a ball into the long field and then easily made his second. Not to be outdone Mr. Koch matched Revette’s drive, made his second, and allowed The Rope to score from the second sack. Koch would then tally on a clean single on a swing of the willow by Mr. Dinauer, who would in turn make his first. Dinauer would make his second on a ball deposited into the right field by Mr. Johnson, but the fleet second sacker of Saginaw, the aforementioned Mr. Hammond, would track down the ball and catch it on the bound for the second out of the innings. Once again the men of scarlet and white would shine with two hands down, just as the stars on their caps would suggest, and start a long rally of aces. Hooks Freehling would finally succeed in placing a ball between the third sacker and left field and would make his first. This would place a Bay City runner at both third, Mr. Dinauer, and first the, formerly mentioned Mr. Freehling. Mr. Banister who had tallied the previous innings would crush a howitzer in between the center and left field. The ball would carry toward the trees and near to the river. Dinauer would of course score, as would Freehling who traversed the bases from first as if he were a three legged equine escaping from a burning barn. Banister would make his second on the blow, and would tally on a drive into the long field by Mr. O’Laughlin. Mr. O’Laughlin would take his second on another safety put through the middle by the younger of the Johnson family. O’Laughlin would lose his hand at third when Sarmiento of Saginaw gobbled up a daisy cutter from the bat of Tanner LeRoux. That would put an end to the Bay City scoring, and the ledger would now read 10-0 in their favor.
The first two strikers in the Saginaw order would lose their hands in the innings thanks to the fine field work of the Independents, and it appeared that another whitewashing would be entered into the books, but the Old Golds had other notions. Black Jack Taney, who previously had recorded the first safety for the Saginaw nine, pushed a sky ball into the direction of the Bay City first base man, Doc Garcia. Following the circling sphere Garcia was forced down the line of first base, and into a near collision with Taney, the Saginaw striker. Thankfully avoiding a collision, the ball would reach the sod safely and Taney would make his first. This would bring the short stop, Konuszewski to the plate, and he would punish the pill with impudence sending a cannon shot to the long field. He would traverse the bases and bring two runs to tally for Saginaw. The score would now stand at 10-2.
After registering their first runs against Bay City, Saginaw would have cause to celebrate again, as they produced their first skunking of the Independents in the fourth innings. But Saginaw would draw no closer as the Old Golds put no more runs on the board in the contest. The Independents would put 11 more aces in the ledger and take the match at 21-2.
The final score would be no indicator of the level of play at which Saginaw attempted in their first contest. There were many a fine play, and quite a few nicely driven balls by the Old Golds, and Bay City would be thankful to head home to rest knowing that there would be future contests against the Saginaws to be played.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 2 3
David 3rd 2 2
Garcia 1st 1 3
McInerney cf 4 1
Revette lf 2 2
Koch 2 2
Dinauer 2nd 1 1
Johnson J. c 2 0
Freehling 3 1
Banister p 2 3
O’Laughlin p 1 2
Johnson A. rf 2 1
Total 24 21