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1951
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Moose on the Loose
Skowron, Colonels
Surge Ahead in West
LOUISVILLE (Sept.
1) -- Louisville won 12 of 15 in late August, extending their West
Division lead from four to 10.5 games. Bob Porterfield, 1957 goat,
is turning in a 1958 hero. Last year, the Colonels nursed a slim
lead over St. Louis, only to be overtaken by the Maroons when the ex-Superba
sputtered in the homestretch. This year, Porterfield posted a 6-0
record in seven starts since making his first start on Aug. 2.
Reliever Tom Acker was 4-0 in August, despite pitching just nine innings,
thanks to a slew of late inning rallies on his watch. On Aug. 19 in
a 2-2 game against Detroit, Acker was the pitcher of record when Nellie
Fox singled off Sandy Koufax in the bottom of the ninth to plate Moose
Skowron for the game-winner. The next day, Acker pitched a scoreless
ninth to take a 3-3 tie to the bottom of the ninth, when pinch hitter
Rocky Bridges singled off Koufax to score Hank Aaron. On Aug. 29,
the score was tied 4-4 after eight, and Acker shut down New York in the
top of the ninth, setting up Ed Bailey's game-winning single.
The club had its share of offensive powerhouse during the
'dog days' as well. Skowron, Valo, and Bailey each posted monthly
OPSs in excess of 1.000. First baseman Moose Skowron hit .385 in
August, with 10 doubles, 24 RBIs and a .608 slugging percentage, winning
Player of the Week 9/1. Catcher Ed Bailey drove in an incredible 31
runs in 25 games, the second highest monthly total this year (Mays had 34
in August), while posting a .429 OBP and .607 SLG. And 37-year-old
Czechoslovak outfielder Elmer Valo hit .350-6-28 in 28 games, for a 1.074
August OPS.
The club won six straight Aug. 16-21, three road wins at
Brooklyn and Washington, a good omen as the club looks ahead to possible
World Series matchups. While the Colonels were winning, Chicago lost
five straight, eventually falling into third place with a 4-12
fortnight. Louisville leads St. Louis by 10.5 games, whereas they
led by just 1.5 games at this point last year. The clubs have six
meetings in September, but with just 28 games left, only an unprecedented
collapse stands between the Louisville Colonels and their first United
League pennant.
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