Jim Kaat made his first start of the Baseball Maelstrom season, allowing just one run on 5 hits in 8 innings while striking out 8 against the Boston Splinters. Kaat had worked out of the Oakland Jacks bullpen for the first half of the season, leading the team in ERA and earning an All-Star appearance. Boston’s Lefty Gomez also made his first start after working out of the bullpen all season. Gomez kept pace with Kaat, allowing just 3 hits until the 8th inning when the 1st three Jacks hitters reached base. Dennis Eckersley got out of the 8th-inning jam but wasn’t so lucky in the 9th. He allowed four 2-out RBI, capped by a 3-run homer by Goose Goslin to give Oakland the 8-3 win. The loss dropped Boston to 17-12, while the Jacks improved to 14-15. Jack’s shortstop, Robin Yount, went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI in the game.