SoM NNL Replay: STL@CHI game 1 - Dihigo is back

In the first game of their Saturday double header and weekend three game series the St. Louis Stars send their number five starter Dizzy Dismukes (0-1, 5.0 ERA) to the mound against the Giants' Andy Cooper (2-0, 2.70 ERA). The series will make a big difference for the two teams on top of the NNL.

Both pitchers start the game with some solid innings. Dismukes is the first to show weakness: in his second at bat of the game, McNair starts the fourth with a solo homer to left center; two more hits and an error later Dismukes is lucky to escape from the inning just one run behind.

His troubles continue in the sixth, when the Giants batters see him for the third time in the game: he loads the bases on two hits and an error, walks in one run and gives up a two run double before getting out of the inning.

For the Giants, Dihigo is definitely back hitting a 2 for 3 with a walk thrown in. Cooper racks up another complete game and his league leading third win of the season.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Stars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Chicago American Giants	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	x	4	8	0

W:	A Cooper
L:	D Dizmukes

St. Louis Stars

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
C Bell	4	0	1	0	0	0
D Creacy	4	0	2	0	0	0
W Brown	4	0	0	0	0	1
B Leonard	3	0	0	0	1	2
B Rogan	4	0	0	0	0	0
N Allen	4	0	1	0	0	1
J Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
D Radcliffe	3	0	0	0	0	0
D Dizmukes	2	0	0	0	0	0
Q Trouppe	1	0	0	0	0	0
H Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	31	0	5	0	1	5

E- D Creacy (1), H Johnson (1)
HBP- J Johnson (1)
SB- H Johnson (2)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
D Dizmukes	7.0	8	4	2	2	2	1
D Radcliffe	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago American Giants

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
T Stearnes	4	0	1	0	0	0
W Wright	4	0	0	0	0	0
B Serrell	4	1	2	0	0	0
H McNair	4	2	1	1	0	0
M Dihigo	3	0	2	0	1	0
R Dandridge	4	1	1	1	0	0
B Petway	3	0	0	0	1	0
J Mendez	3	0	0	0	0	2
A Cooper	3	0	1	2	0	0
Totals	32	4	8	4	2	2

2B- A Cooper (1)
HR- H McNair (1)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
A Cooper	9.0	5	0	0	1	5	0