Home Page of Kenosha Legion Post 21 Merchants Baseball
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Welcome to the home page of the Kenosha Legion Post 21 baseball team. The team is sponsored by The American Legion, Paul Herrick Post 21 of Kenosha. Post 21 competes in the Lakes Area Legion League and the Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Class AAA tournament.
Merchants Fall to 8th
2008 Wisconsin American Legion Baseball State Rankings
Week 3
First place votes in (x)
AAA
1. Eau Claire - 79 (7)
2. De Pere - 70 (1)
3. Marinette - 57
4. La Crosse - 50
5. Appleton DoubleDays - 43
6. Appleton Legion - 33
7. Beloit - 32
8. Kenosha Merchants - 21
9. Janesville - 19
10. Wausau - 14
Also receiving votes: Plover 6, Green Bay Southwest 6, Madison/Dane County 4, Genoa City 2, Manitowoc 1.
AA
1. Beaver Dam - 33 (3)
2. Kimberly - 27 (3)
3. Onalaska - 19
4. Merrill - 17
Kaukauna - 17 (2)
Also receiving votes: Waupun 3.
A
1. Clintonville - 39 (7)
2. Lomira-Theresa - 28
3. Viroqua - 20
4. Marathon - 12 (1)
5. East Troy - 9
Also receiving votes: Jefferson 6, Rosholt 4, P-D-C 1, Bruce 1
GKYBSA Web Site
The website for the Greater Kenosha Youth Baseball-Softball Association is up and running. The GKYBSA is a group of civic-minded people supporting baseball and fastpitch in Kenosha.
You can check it out here: Greater Kenosha Youth Baseball Softball Association
Today In Baseball History
On July 3 in Baseball History...
1912 - The Giants' Rube Marquard nips Nap Rucker and the Dodgers 2-1 to capture his 19th straight game of the season. With two end-of-year wins in 1911, he has 21 in a row in regular season play. Both marks are records.
1950 - With rookie Joe Collins not hitting and Tommy Henrich injured, Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play first base in an experiment. In the 7-2 loss he handles 13 chances cleanly.
1965 - Horseplay between Phillies teammates Frank Thomas and Dick Allen turns serious when Thomas swings a bat at Allen. Thomas hits a pinch-homer to tie the game in the eighth inning, but the Reds prevail, 10-8. Following the game, Thomas is released and signs with Houston.
1966 - Pitcher Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams and drives in nine runs as the Braves rout the Giants at Candlestick Park 17-3. Cloninger is the first National League player to hit two grand slams in a game, and his nine RBI set a Major League record for pitchers.
1968 - Luis Tiant registers nineteen strikeouts in ten innings as Cleveland beats Minnesota 1-0. Tiant sets two modern major-league records: most strikeouts in a ten-inning game and 32 strikeouts in consecutive games. He also ties the modern major league record of 41 strikeouts in three successive appearances.
1970 - In pregame ceremonies, California's Clyde Wright is inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame for his pitching while at Carson-Newman College. He then hurls a no-hitter against Oakland, winning 4-0. Reggie Jackson's 400-foot shot to dead center in the seventh is caught.
1974 - Pitching in his record 13th consecutive game for the Dodgers, Mike Marshall saves Tommy John's 4-1 win over the Reds in the first game of a doubleheader.
1983 - The Rangers explode for 12 runs in the 15th inning of a 16-4 win over the A's, setting a new major-league record for runs in a single extra inning.
1988 - Oakland's Gene Nelson steals a base while pinch-running for Don Baylor in a 9-8, 16-inning win over Toronto, becoming the first American League pitcher to steal a base since Blue Moon Odom in 1973.
Upcoming Games/Practices
| Saturday, Jul 5 |
| Kenosha Legion Post 21 Merchants @ Grayslake, Ill., Legion Post 659 |
8:45am |
Al Grosche Field at Bowen Park |
| Kenosha Legion Post 21 Merchants @ Morton Grove, Ill., Legion Post 134 |
1:15pm |
Al Grosche Field at Bowen Park |
| Sunday, Jul 6 |
| Kenosha Legion Post 21 Merchants @ Fred Gordon 4th of July Invitational |
12:00am |
Al Grosche Field at Bowen Park |
| Tuesday, Jul 8 |
| Janesville Legion Post 205 @ Kenosha Legion Post 21 Merchants |
7:00pm |
Simmons Stadium |
| Friday, Jul 11 |
| Kenosha Legion Post 21 Merchants @ Alpena, Mich., Legion Post 65 |
11:00am |
Laucks Field |
| Kenosha Legion Post 21 Merchants @ Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Legion Post 3 |
4:00pm |
James Field |
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For a complete schedule listing, click here!
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