PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Player of the week for (June 14th - June 20th) is 1B Lou (The Iron Horse) Gehrig of the Freemont Furtraders. Lou batted .409 (9-22) during the week collecting one home run, one triple and two doubles with a slugging average of .727, he also had four walks. Lou also drove in a league leading ten RBI and scored three times himself. He is currently riding an eight game hit streak and had multiple hits in three of the six games he played this week.Other Player of the Week Candidates:
OF - Wes Schulmerich of Montgomery who batted .500 (10-20) with three doubles, four RBI and four runs scored.
OF - Earl Averill of Freemont who batted .440 (11-25) with five doubles a slugging average of .640 and drove in two RBI and scored nine runs.
3B - Marty McManus of Hattiesburg who batted .400 (12-30) with two doubles, five RBI and scored seven runs.
OF - Mel (Master Melvin) Ott of North Dallas who batted .281 (9-32) with a league leading four home runs, two doubles, ten RBI and eight runs with a slugging percentage of .719.
LOOKING BACK AT THE FIRST FIVE SEASONS, PART 3
The DBS has now completed five seasons, so this series will take a look at the top 5 of certain categories and stories.Top 5 Events
1. COBB, SUMMA.... AND A DELICIOUS PASTRYIn 1928, a locker room fight ensued in Hershey. Apparently, Ty Cobb wanted a danish from the training table, but found that Homer Summa had taken the last one. The fight put Summa on the disabled list. Next spring, it was discovered that veteran pitcher Dazzy Vance had actually taken it. Cobb was not available for comment.
2. LeOTIS SANFORD AND SMILIN' MAMMY
Two of the most lovable characters in DBS history, St Louis denizens LeOtis Sanford, the chief groundskeeper, and Smilin' Mammy, the team spokeswoman, kept the focus of the Plague fans off the players. Sanford was known for his down-to-earth squabbles with players such as Pat Caraway of Harlem. Smilin' Mammy was known for her noting that peanut butter sandwiches can cure all.
3. SUGA SMACKS
Fremont's relief ace was also a flamboyant talker, often baiting the opposition into wars of the words, with Suga always winning. And going 5-1 and helping the Furtraders to their first pennant
4. STEAK AND THE BAMBINO
In April of 1929, the Bubonic Plague team went to a lecture at the University of St Louis. The topic: A lecture on John of Salisbury. Babe Ruth was confused, loudly proclaiming, "I thought we were having salisbury steak. Where's the salisbury steak?"
5. THE BURNING BUSH
The much-maligned St Louis hurler Guy Bush has been burned in effigy by the St Louis fans many times over. Yet, he remains an important part of the teams future, if he isn't lynched for real by then.
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