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SPB II April 1958 Newsletter

 

The 1958 pennant race got off to a rousing start in Ap= ril as last year’s pennant winners, the Gladiators and Surfers jumped out to= an early lead.  However the Route= 66 Hot Rods are only a surprising two games behind the Gladiators and the Crui= sers are one game behind the Surfers. 

 

Willie Mays of the Gladiators is leading the AL with a .384 a= verage and Frank Torre of the Flyers leads the NL with a sizzling .402 mark.  Several pitchers are tied with four= wins in the AL while reliever Ryne Duren of the Surfers has five wins to lead the NL. 

 

A few notable performances in the month:

 

Moose Skowron of the Cruisers hit four home runs in a = five game series against the Fortress.  = In a game against the Gladiators, the Hampton Road crew entered the ninth inning with a 4-1 lead but ace reliever Gerry Staley fell apart and allowed five r= uns, helped along by two Roger Maris throwing errors. 

 

In a game against the Beavers, the Fortress’ Ste= ve Bilko hit three homers and drove in eight while Rocky Colavito had two ding= ers and five RBI’s in a 15-1 victory.&nb= sp; The Fortress were swept five straight by the Cruisers and the Surfers did the same to the South port Saints.&nbs= p;

 

The Beavers and the Aces were tied at 3-3 going into t= he 11th inning but the Beavers scored two in the top of the frame but the Aces responded with three straight homers, the last a walk off by Carl Furillo.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  The Gladiators exploded for 23 hits enroute to a 1503 rout of the Lakers.