PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Player of the week for (July 5th - July 11th) is C Bill Dickey of the Harlem Knights. A number of Knights could have received the honor this week, but Bill gets the nod due to the position he plays. Bill batted .452 (14-31) with a slugging percentage of .710 with two home runs and a triple. Bill also ended the week with a league leading 13 RBI and scored six runs. Bill started out the week poorly going 0-5, but he finished the week strong with a 4-5 performance with five RBI and home run and a triple in the last game of the week. Bill had at least one RBI in each game and raised his batting average 21 points form .290 to .311.Other Player of the Week Candidates:
SP - Jack Russell of the Jihad who was 2-0 on the week with an ERA of 2.65, allowing five earned runs in 17 innings pitched with one complete game in two starts and striking out four.
OF - Randy Moore of Harlem who batted .517 (15-29) with three double and a triple, five RBI and eight runs scored.
OF - Freddie (Lindy) Lindstrom of North Dallas who batted .458 (11-24) with two home runs, two doubles and a triple, six RBI and six runs scored with a slugging percentage of .875.
2B - Tony (Poosh 'Em Up) Lazzeri of St. Louis who batted .444 (12-27) with one home run and five doubles, nine RBI and eight runs scored and a stolen base. His slugging percentage was .741.
LOOKING BACK AT THE FIRST FIVE SEASONS, PART 6
The DBS has now completed five seasons, so this series will take a look at the top 5 of certain categories and stories.FIVE DEPARTED
1. ED MORRIS (1899-1932)Morris was a fine pitcher for Monmtgomery, winning 13 games in 1928. However, his key moment September 22, 1929, when he threw a no-hitter against Hershey. After developing arm trouble which caused him to miss most of '30 and all of 1931, he was stabbed to death at a party held in his honor on March 3, 1932. His career totals included a 21-22 record with a 3.55 ERA in 66 games.
2. WALT LERIAN (1903-1929)
Lerian platooned at catcher for Harlem in the Knight's inaugural season, hitting .275 in 284 at bats. A stellar defensive backstop, Lerian was killed in October of 1929 when he was hit by a truck.
3. HAL CARLSON (1892-1930)
Carlson's stint in Mississippi was short, hurling only 12 1/3 innings over two seasons before dying of a stomach hemorrhage in May of 1930.
4. URBAN SHOCKER (1892-1928)
Shocker pitched two innings in two games for North Dallas back in 1928, yielding one earned run.
5. MICKEY FINN (1904-1933)
Infielder Finn played sparingly for St Louis, going 1-9 in two brief stints. Finn died July 7, 1933, after undergoing ulcer surgery in Allentown, PA.
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