Roger's 1941 APBA Replay

1941 Chicago Cubs Week Sixteen of the 1941 BBW Replay is in the books and we have hit the two-thirds point in the schedule. Teams still lag slightly behind the two-third point in games played, but not by much as doubleheaders are now a regular occurrence as teams continue to make up that difference. Four teams in the AL have reached the 100-games-played mark with only one team in the NL there, but by the end of this coming week, all the teams will be in the triple digits for games played.   The big news of Week Sixteen was the second no-hitter of the season as White Sox hurler Thornton Lee no-hit the Washington Nationals on Friday (08/01/1941). Lee did walk a batter ( Jake Early ), but Early was immediately erased in a double play, so Lee only faced the minimum of 27 batters in the game.   Much like last week, both New York and St. Louis continued to play well and continued to sit atop their respective leagues, all the while watching the teams behind them battle it out ...

Monday, July 28, 1941 Transactions:   Detroit pitcher Floyd Giebell was sent out to Buffalo (IL) after 07/27/1941 (Major League Finale). Detroit infielder Boyd Perry was injured (?) on 07/27/1941. Detroit pitcher Bud Thomas was injured (?) on 07/27/1941   Brooklyn catcher Tony Giuliani was sent out to Minneapolis after 07/27/1941 (Season Finale)   Rube Melton Pittsburgh infielder Frankie Gustine was injured (?) on 07/27/1941 Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Rube Melton returned to the mound on 07/29/1941   New York (NL) infielder Joe Orengo returned to play on 07/29/1941   New York (AL) outfielder George Selkirk returned to play on 07/29/1941   Note: After a Doubleheader Sunday (six doubleheaders) yesterday there are no games on the schedule for today.   Tuesday, July 29. 1941   Transactions: N/A   Boston (AL) (H) 3 St. Louis (AL) 0   A pitcher's duel as Mickey Harris (10-3, 2.86) came out on...