Roger's 1941 APBA Replay

The 1941 BBW replay is now underway and Week One is in the books. The big story so far is, right out of the chute, the red-hot Yankees are off to a 7-0 start and have scored 65 runs already. These games were all against lowly Philadelphia and Washington, but these wins count like any other. Charlie Keller has hit four doubles, six homeruns, and has seventeen RBI's to power the New York offense, while rookie lead-off hitter Phil Rizzuto is one of seven Yankees hitting over .400 (two of who are pitchers) and has safely crossed the plate seventeen times already. If Joe DiMaggio (.276) ever starts to get hot this team could really be doing well. The Yankees' team ERA is 4.71, so don't worry, Yankees fans still have something to complain about. Brooklyn Manager Leo Durocher In the NL it looks like the Dodgers and the Cardinals are going to be neck-and-neck this season. Cincinnati won the NL pennant last season and look to challenge this season as well, but Brooklyn and St. ...

Monday, April 14, 1941 Transactions:   New York (AL) first baseman Johnny Sturm made his Major League Debut on 04/14/1941   Boston (AL) first baseman Paul Campbell made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1941   Chicago (NL) outfielder Lou Novikoff made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1941. Chicago (NL) first baseman Eddie Waitkus made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1941. Chicago (NL) infielder Lou Stringer made his Major League Debut on 04/15/1941                New York (AL) 11 Washington (H) 8   The Yankees opened the season with a run in the top of the first, but the hometown Nationals took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth. That lead was short-lived though as New York came back with four runs in the top of the fifth and then the visitors proceeded to pour it on from there. Those extra runs came in handy when Washington scored four times in the bottom of the ninth, necessitating Johnny M...