My mantra that you're only as good as the bottom of your order was only partly true. Today, Green's top of the lineup was relentless, and the bottom was clutch, and add in some great pitching and just enough defense, and Dark Green beat Purple for a third time.
The top was on fire. Leo Kay (3-3, BB), Jeff Olsen (4-4), Bill Jeha (4-4), Shel Perham (2-4, 3 run 3B), Dick Stanley (4-4, 2B, 3B, 5 RBIs). And then there was switch hitter Robert Dousa (3-4, 3 2B). However, his two baggers were only doubles because the fifth run was scoring whenever he hit the ball onto field one in deepest right field.
That's an .870 clip with a slugging percentage of 1.261 for those that like numbers. Or a grand total of three outs among six hitters.
The bottom was barely outdone. Helen Kostoff was 2-2 plus a walk. Pat ODay, Woody Whitlatch, and Howard Davis were all 2-3, and Whitlatch burned the Purple outfield with two gapper doubles. Mike Howard got into the act with a clutch two out run scoring single in the bottom of the seventh to ignite the five run inning. We had two outs and none on, and starting with a JD Dills single, those five players all had two out hits to net five runs. It gave us a 20-11 lead and we never looked back.
In the mean time, the Howards (Mike and Davis) kept the powerful Purple lineup mostly in check. Each had a strikeout, and Davis held them to two runs in his three innings. Mike did give up a late (eighth inning) grand slam to Mark Pitzlin, but you aren't going to keep him from running around the bases all game. In the ninth, Mike shut them out to preserve the victory.
Next week, a battle for third place with Orange.
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