vs. Saginaw
Independent Uprising!
Saturday, June, 28, 2008 | +
Bay City hosts Saginaw –Carroll Park, Bay City, MI
Bay City 25, Saginaw 18
After the rain had stopped Noah sent out a dove, and he returned with an olive branch, the sign of peace, to let Noah know that the flood waters had receded and he and his menagerie could safely return to the confines of the earth. Likewise the Independents laid out the ball diamond in Carroll Park after the flood waters of the previous evening had subsided, in an effort to create peace between the two river towns of Bay City and Saginaw by playing a match game. After coming up at the short end of the ledger in a visit to Saginaw earlier this season, Bay City extended an invitation for the Old Golds to visit our humble burgh in an effort to even this season’s score between the two clubs. Saginaw welcomed the challenge, and then took to their wagons for the long journey to the city by the Bay.
The match would take place under the watchful eye of a Mr. Thomas Mudd of Saginaw. The Bay Citys won the coin toss to begin the match, and chose to strike first. That choice would again prove to be a wise one as the first five strikers in the Bay City order would reach base safely. There were several stinging blows that helped to plate tallies for the Independents, but the greatest of them may have been the howitzer from the bat of “Kid” Garcia which allowed him to make his third easily, and cleaned the bases for the home town boys. When the dust had settled, and the third hand was lost the Independent lads had tallied 6 times. The Saginaws would tally once in their first innings thanks to a double bagger placed to the long field by their Captain “Squints” McCauley.
The Old Golds and the Independents each slapped some whitewash on the other in the second innings, thanks to some fine scientific play. Then in what appeared to be a complete turnabout of the first innings, the Saginaws held to the Bay Citys to only one run in the third innings, while running the striped stocking lads ragged in the field to plate 7 aces of their own. The match now stood a tight scratch in favor of Saginaw at 8-7.
Sensing their grasp of the contest to be in jeopardy the Independents took firm hold of their willows and took to apple mashing. The start of the tally parade began with the Garcia brothers consecutive safeties, and each of them would score on a cannonade by the former Union lad “Buttons” McInerney. McInerney’s blast would allow him to make his third, and he would later toe the plate on another shot to the long field by “Double D” Dinauer. Four more Independents would score that innings as the Bay lads took another commanding lead in the contest. The Saginaws would retrieve two of the runs they surrendered earlier when a Mr. Guerra scored on a mammoth shot to the garden by “The Big Wheel” Beemer. Mr. Beemer would make his third on the strike and would score thanks to a safety from the stick of “Black Jack” Tany. At the end of 4 innings the score of the match now read 14-10 in favor of Bay City.
The Old Gold defenders would make some cracker-jack plays in the fifth and sixth innings and skunked the Bay Citys. In the meantime they scored one run in their fifth and another two in their sixth to tighten the match at 14-13.
The seventh innings saw the Bay City line up round back to the top, and the front line strikers took to doing what they do best, whomping the onion with merciless precision. Beginning with Trevor “Big Wood” David, the first four strikers in the inning all reached base and many of those tallied on the second of “Rope” Revette’s twin baggers of the match. By the end of the innings the Independents had pushed across 4 more aces to bring their total to 18. Not to be outdone the Old Golds kicked up their heels for 5 runs as well. The contest was now tied at 18 runs apiece.
The eighth innings was a most perilous point in the contest for the Bay Citys. The back portion of the Independent line up had posted only 2 of their 18 runs, and fate had placed the group at the fore front of the striking in one of the most crucial positions of the match. The first striker of the innings, the Bay City Captain, “High Steppin” Johnson reached base safely on a well placed ball to the garden, but would be erased from the bases by his opposing Captain, “Squints” McCauley, when he was thrown out attempting to take his second. Twinkle-Toes Brissette would then make his first on a well placed ball to the long field and one opposite to his regular manner of striking. The next striker in the order would lose his hand, but then the next six Bay City strikers would make their first, and begin a parade around the pillows that tallied 4 more runs for Bay City.
The Bay City defenders laid down more whitewash in the eighth innings, but would score 3 more runs of their own in the ninth. The Independents then put on a second coating on the Saginaw strikers and drew the contest to a close in front of a raucous Bay City crowd. The match was over with a final score of Bay City 25 and Saginaw 18.
At the end both clubs sat down at the table of brotherhood and partook of a sumptuous feast that was provided by the Independents. Many smiles were shared and stories told as both clubs recapped their recent base ball travails. No doubt that these fine clubs will see each other again with equal respect for both sides.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 1 1
David 3rd 1 2
K. Garcia cf 1 3
D. Garcia 1st 1 3
McInerney lf 0 4
D. Dinauer 2nd 2 2
Revette c 1 3
Koch 2 1
J. Dinauer 1 0
Beceril 3 1
Johnson p 3 0
Brissette 1 1
Banister 3 0
Freehling 2 1
O’Laughlin 2 1
Umphrey 2 1
A. Johnson rf 1 1
Total 27 25
Bay City 25, Saginaw 18
After the rain had stopped Noah sent out a dove, and he returned with an olive branch, the sign of peace, to let Noah know that the flood waters had receded and he and his menagerie could safely return to the confines of the earth. Likewise the Independents laid out the ball diamond in Carroll Park after the flood waters of the previous evening had subsided, in an effort to create peace between the two river towns of Bay City and Saginaw by playing a match game. After coming up at the short end of the ledger in a visit to Saginaw earlier this season, Bay City extended an invitation for the Old Golds to visit our humble burgh in an effort to even this season’s score between the two clubs. Saginaw welcomed the challenge, and then took to their wagons for the long journey to the city by the Bay.
The match would take place under the watchful eye of a Mr. Thomas Mudd of Saginaw. The Bay Citys won the coin toss to begin the match, and chose to strike first. That choice would again prove to be a wise one as the first five strikers in the Bay City order would reach base safely. There were several stinging blows that helped to plate tallies for the Independents, but the greatest of them may have been the howitzer from the bat of “Kid” Garcia which allowed him to make his third easily, and cleaned the bases for the home town boys. When the dust had settled, and the third hand was lost the Independent lads had tallied 6 times. The Saginaws would tally once in their first innings thanks to a double bagger placed to the long field by their Captain “Squints” McCauley.
The Old Golds and the Independents each slapped some whitewash on the other in the second innings, thanks to some fine scientific play. Then in what appeared to be a complete turnabout of the first innings, the Saginaws held to the Bay Citys to only one run in the third innings, while running the striped stocking lads ragged in the field to plate 7 aces of their own. The match now stood a tight scratch in favor of Saginaw at 8-7.
Sensing their grasp of the contest to be in jeopardy the Independents took firm hold of their willows and took to apple mashing. The start of the tally parade began with the Garcia brothers consecutive safeties, and each of them would score on a cannonade by the former Union lad “Buttons” McInerney. McInerney’s blast would allow him to make his third, and he would later toe the plate on another shot to the long field by “Double D” Dinauer. Four more Independents would score that innings as the Bay lads took another commanding lead in the contest. The Saginaws would retrieve two of the runs they surrendered earlier when a Mr. Guerra scored on a mammoth shot to the garden by “The Big Wheel” Beemer. Mr. Beemer would make his third on the strike and would score thanks to a safety from the stick of “Black Jack” Tany. At the end of 4 innings the score of the match now read 14-10 in favor of Bay City.
The Old Gold defenders would make some cracker-jack plays in the fifth and sixth innings and skunked the Bay Citys. In the meantime they scored one run in their fifth and another two in their sixth to tighten the match at 14-13.
The seventh innings saw the Bay City line up round back to the top, and the front line strikers took to doing what they do best, whomping the onion with merciless precision. Beginning with Trevor “Big Wood” David, the first four strikers in the inning all reached base and many of those tallied on the second of “Rope” Revette’s twin baggers of the match. By the end of the innings the Independents had pushed across 4 more aces to bring their total to 18. Not to be outdone the Old Golds kicked up their heels for 5 runs as well. The contest was now tied at 18 runs apiece.
The eighth innings was a most perilous point in the contest for the Bay Citys. The back portion of the Independent line up had posted only 2 of their 18 runs, and fate had placed the group at the fore front of the striking in one of the most crucial positions of the match. The first striker of the innings, the Bay City Captain, “High Steppin” Johnson reached base safely on a well placed ball to the garden, but would be erased from the bases by his opposing Captain, “Squints” McCauley, when he was thrown out attempting to take his second. Twinkle-Toes Brissette would then make his first on a well placed ball to the long field and one opposite to his regular manner of striking. The next striker in the order would lose his hand, but then the next six Bay City strikers would make their first, and begin a parade around the pillows that tallied 4 more runs for Bay City.
The Bay City defenders laid down more whitewash in the eighth innings, but would score 3 more runs of their own in the ninth. The Independents then put on a second coating on the Saginaw strikers and drew the contest to a close in front of a raucous Bay City crowd. The match was over with a final score of Bay City 25 and Saginaw 18.
At the end both clubs sat down at the table of brotherhood and partook of a sumptuous feast that was provided by the Independents. Many smiles were shared and stories told as both clubs recapped their recent base ball travails. No doubt that these fine clubs will see each other again with equal respect for both sides.
Ballist H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 1 1
David 3rd 1 2
K. Garcia cf 1 3
D. Garcia 1st 1 3
McInerney lf 0 4
D. Dinauer 2nd 2 2
Revette c 1 3
Koch 2 1
J. Dinauer 1 0
Beceril 3 1
Johnson p 3 0
Brissette 1 1
Banister 3 0
Freehling 2 1
O’Laughlin 2 1
Umphrey 2 1
A. Johnson rf 1 1
Total 27 25
Bay City visits Saginaw
Friday, August, 10, 2007 | +
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