Week 6 Results (05/19/1941 - 05/25/1941)
Monday, May 19,
1941
Transactions:
St.
Louis catcher Walker
Cooper was injured (?) on 05/18/1941
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Buck Ross
was injured (?) on 05/18/1941
Washington
outfielder Sam
West was injured (?) on 05/18/1941
Cleveland
outfielder Beau
Bell returned to play on 05/20/1941
Boston
(AL) (H) 11 Detroit 3
Joe Dobson
(2-0, 1.72) went all the way in his first start of the season, yielding twelve
hits on the day but only allowing three runs on a three-run homerun from
Detroit first baseman Rudy York.
Jimmie
Foxx hit two homeruns (#7, #8) and Ted
Williams hit one as well (#7) in support of the young lefty hurler.
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| Red Rolfe |
Both
teams brought their hitting shoes today as the score was 8-8 after the third
and both teams were already into their bullpens. The Browns led 12-10 after the
top of the sixth only to see the Yankees add three runs to take the lead back
and then in the eighth the Yankees scored seven times to put an end to this
contest. Third baseman Red Rolfe
went 4-for-5 with five RBI's to spark the Yankees offense.
Cleveland
9 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4
The
Indians staged a late rally, scoring one run in the seventh to tie the score at
4-4, and then taking the lead with two in the eighth and finally putting it
away with three more in the ninth. Al Milnar
(3-4, 6.43) had a rough start but held it together and picked up the win.
Washington
(H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1
Both
teams scored a run in the second inning but then the Nationals took the lead
for good with a run in the bottom of the seventh. Catcher Al Evans
drove in the first Washington run with the first of his two triples and left
fielder Ben
Chapman drove in the final run, making a winner of Vern
Kennedy (2-3, 4.94).
Brooklyn
4 Chicago (NL) (H) 1
Both
teams scored a run in the third inning but in the top of the seventh the
Dodgers put up a three-spot, an error on Cubs left fielder Lou
Novikoff allowing two runs to score. Hugh Casey
(2-3, 7.75) has had a rough start to the season, but he held Chicago to only
four hits today and went all the way for the win.
Boston
(NL) 3 Cincinnati (H) 1
The
Braves won their third in a row as Manny Salvo (3-5,
4.56) limited the Reds to only three hits on his way to the complete game
victory. Johnny
Vander Meer (4-2, 2.14) was the hard-luck loser.
Pittsburgh
(H) 19 New York (NL) 4
An
ugly game for the Giants as Pittsburgh led 8-0 after the sixth while New York
only had two hits off Max Butcher
(2-3, 4.40). It was then that Pittsburgh poured it on by scoring eight times in
the seventh to put this game out of reach. The only New York highlight was Gabby
Hartnett's second pinch-hit homerun of the past week.
Tuesday,
May 20, 1941
Transactions:
Brooklyn
pitcher Curt
Davis returned to the mound on 05/21/1941
Philadelphia
(NL) catcher Wally
Millies made his Season Debut on 05/21/1941
Boston
(AL) (H) 9 Detroit 6
The
Red Sox extended the Tigers' losing streak to sixteen games today as they used
the middle inning to pound out a big lead and then held on as Detroit made it
close towards the end. Veteran infielder Odell Hale,
spotting regular third baseman Jim Tabor
for a few days, drove in three big runs, enough to make the difference in this
game.
New
York (AL) (H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 3
The
Browns scored twice in the top of the first, but by the end of the third, it was
the Yankees on top 8-2. Red Ruffing
(6-1, 2.23) went all the way for the win and Charlie
Keller hit homerun #13 and now has 40 RBI's for the season with two more
today.
Cleveland
2 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1 (10)
The
Indians scored a run in the second, but couldn’t hold off the A's as Eddie
Collins hit a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh to tie
the score at 1-1. There the score stayed until third baseman Ken Keltner
singled home center fielder Roy
Weatherly to give Cleveland the lead back in the top of the tenth and Joe Heving
(2-0, 0.00) closed out the game from there.
Chicago
(AL) (H) 4 Washington (H) 1 (18)
An
eighteen-inning extravaganza and all of the runs were scored in the final
inning, with the visiting White Sox finally breaking the scoreless tie in the
top of the eighteenth, all runs scoring after there were two outs. Half of
Chicago's ten hits came in that final inning, with a two-run double by first
baseman Joe
Kuhel being the big hit. Thornton Lee
(6-1, 0.63) went seventeen innings and picked up the win as he walked zero
batters and only allowed seven hits.
Brooklyn
8 Chicago (NL) (H) 1
Kirby Higbe
(5-4, 1.79) only allowed four hits and didn’t give up a run until the sixth
when Brooklyn was already ahead 6-0. Right fielder Dixie
Walker hit a two-run homerun in a four-run fourth and ended up with three
RBI's for the day.
Boston
(NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 0
The
Braves scored all seven of their runs in the first four innings, with three of
the runs scoring because of outfield errors. Dick
Errickson (2-4, 3.40) gladly took the run support and went all the way for
the win.
New
York (NL) 12 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (Grand Slam!)
New
York's slumbering offense came alive today, although they waited until the
ninth inning to see it happen. With a 4-1 lead two Pittsburgh errors helped the
Giants score eight runs in the top of the ninth, four coming on the homerun bat
of first baseman Babe Young.
Hal
Schumacher (3-4, 3.14) went all the way for the win.
Philadelphia
(NL) 7 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
The
Phillies had an early 3-1 lead but then an outfield error allowed the Cardinals
to tie the score at 3-3 after the sixth, but then St. Louis committed its own
fielding blunder to allow the Phillies to regain the lead at 5-3. Philadelphia
was able to add some late insurance runs, allowing Si Johnson
(2-1, 2.56), with help from Ike Pearson,
to lock up the win.
Wednesday,
May 21, 1941
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) infielder George
Jumonville was sent out to Toronto (IL) after 05/20/1941 (Major League
Finale)
Cincinnati
outfielder Mike
McCormick was injured (?) on 05/20/1941
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Nels Potter
was injured (?) on 05/20/1941
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Jack Kramer
returned to the mound on 05/22/1941
Boston
(AL) (H) 8 St. Louis (AL) 7 (10)
Boston
took the early lead, but then St. Louis crept ahead, while the Red Sox
stayed close and awaited their chance. Third baseman Odell Hale
led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and tied the game up when catcher
Johnny
Peacock blooped an opposite-field single. In the bottom of the tenth, the
Red Sox put on two runners and then with two outs Hale hit a long fly ball that
Browns center fielder Wally
Judnich couldn't hold on to, allowing Jimmie Foxx
to score the game-winner.
New
York (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 4
Joe
DiMaggio extended his replay hitting streak to nineteen games and New York
extended Detroit's losing streak to seventeen games. The Yankees scored three
in the first and never gave up the lead, but the Tigers hung tough and Atley
Donald (2-1, 4.21) fought all the way for the close win.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0
A
Wally
Moses homerun in the bottom of the third was the only run in this game as Phil
Marchildon (3-0, 2.12) had another strong outing. Jack
Hallett (0-2, 5.04) made one mistake in this game and took the loss.
Cleveland
5 Washington (H) 2
The
Indians jumped up with three runs in the top of the ninth to pull out a close
win in Washington, the big hit being a two-run single from shortstop Lou
Boudreau. Bob Feller
(8-1, 2.26) went all the way for the win, striking out fourteen Nationals
batters.
Philadelphia
(NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
A
two-run single by second baseman Hal Marnie
in the top of the eighth blew this game open and Lefty
Hoerst (2-1, 176) was able to go all the way for the road win in Chicago.
Cincinnati
(H) 7 New York (NL) 4
The
Giants were nursing a 3-2 lead into the seventh when left fielder Jo-Jo Moore
muffed what should have been the third out and before the dust settled the Reds
had scored five runs. Joe Beggs
(1-0, 0.00) got the win for his one-third of an inning of work while Jim Turner
quietly closed out the final two innings for the save.
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| Ken Heintzelman |
The Pirates put an end to the Braves' four-game winning streak as Ken Heintzelman (1-2, 2.93) shut out the visitors on two hits. Jim Tobin (5-2, 1.60) and the Boston bullpen only allowed six hits, but the Pirates got them when they needed them.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 6 Brooklyn 1
Brooklyn
came into St. Louis with a 2.5 game lead and was hoping to widen that slender
lead, but St. Louis wasn't having it. Harry
Gumbert (3-2, 1.24) only allowed one run while he drove in two runs, the
first one with a bases-loaded walk, the second with a single in the sixth. That
single was followed by a three-run homerun from third baseman Jimmy Brown
and suddenly Gumbert had enough of a lead that he was able to slide home with
the win.
Thursday,
May 22, 1941
Transactions:
Boston
(NL) third baseman Hank
Majeski (Team and Season Finale 05/21/1941) was sold to New York (AL) (DNP)
on 05/25/1941
Philadelphia
(NL) catcher Wally
Millies was sent out to Wilmington (ISGL) after 05/21/1941 (Major League
Finale)
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Johnny
Humphries returned to the mound on 05/23/1941. Chicago (AL) infielder Bob Kennedy
returned to play on 05/23/1941. Chicago (AL) infielder Don
Kolloway returned to play on 05/23/1941. Chicago (AL) outfielder Larry
Rosenthal returned to play on 05/23/1941. Chicago (AL) infielder Skeeter Webb
made his Season Debut on 05/23/1941
Detroit
infielder Boyd
Perry made his Major League Debut on 05/23/1941
St.
Louis (AL) 3 Boston (AL) (H) 2
Third
baseman Harland
Clift hit a two-run homerun in the top of the second and Bob
Muncrief (1-1, 3.77) made that lead stand up as he went all the way in his
first start of the season. The Red Sox outhit the Browns 11-6 and were able to
keep it close but could never get that key hit when they needed it.
New
York (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 3
Joe
DiMaggio had his nineteen-game hit streak broken today (although his
on-base streak has now reached 36 games) but Detroit's losing streak, now
eighteen games, remains intact. The Tigers took an early lead, but two unearned
runs allowed the Yankees to tie the score, but then in the eighth Detroit once
again moved ahead by a score of 3-2. In the bottom of the eighth that lead
didn’t last long as Tommy
Henrich tied it back up at 3-3 with a solo blast and then three batters
later Joe
Gordon homered to put New York ahead 5-3.
Chicago
(AL) 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0
Shortstop
Luke
Appling doubled home two runs in the top of the third and Johnny
Rigney (2-2, 3.82) went all the way for his first shutout of the season.
Washington
(H) 5 Cleveland 3
A
two-run double by left fielder George Case
in the bottom of the third helped spot the National to an early 3-0 lead, but
the Indians responded by scoring single runs in each of the next three innings
to tie the score back up at 3-3. Then it was Washington's turn and they scored
single runs in their next two at-bats, allowing Sid Hudson
(6-2, 3.46) and Bill Zuber
to close things out for the win.
New
York (NL) 7 Cincinnati 3
Weak-hitting
third baseman Joe Orengo
unloaded a two-out three-run homerun in the top of the third, giving the Giants
a sudden 6-0 lead. Bill McGee
(1-2, 5.54) picked up the win with help from Jumbo Brown
in the ninth.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 11 Brooklyn 5
With
two home wins the Cardinals pulled themselves back within 0.5 games of the
first-place Dodgers as the Cardinals relied on a mid-game offensive explosion
to pummel their opponents today. Left fielder Don Padgett,
first baseman Johnny Mize,
and right fielder Enos
Slaughter all had three RBI's to lead the St. Louis charge.
Friday,
May 23, 1941
Transactions:
Brooklyn
pitcher Bill
Swift returned to the mound on 05/24/1941
St.
Louis (AL) 7 Cleveland 1
The
Browns scored two runs in each of the first two innings and Denny
Galehouse (2-1, 5.48) kept the Indians off the board until the seventh on
his way to the win.
Chicago
(AL) 7 Detroit (H) 4 (GM 1)
So
much for home cooking as the Tigers finally returned to Briggs Stadium but lost
again anyway, extending their streak to nineteen consecutive losses. The White
Sox got on the scoreboard first with four runs in the top of the sixth, but
then third baseman Eric
McNair's three-run double sparked a four-run sixth for the Tigers to even
the score. The White Sox had an answer though and they came right back with
three of their own in the top of the seventh and Ted Lyons
(4-1, 3.00) finished what he started for the win.
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| Dizzy Trout |
Dizzy Trout
(1-0, 1.91) was given a chance to start a game and he responded by shutting out
the White Sox and putting an end to the Tigers' nineteen-game losing streak.
Third baseman Pinky
Higgins had six RBI's on the day to spark Detroit's offense.
Boston
(AL) 9 New York (A) (H) 9 (Tie Game)
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Cincinnati
3 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The
Reds scored a run in the top of the eighth to take a 3-2 lead and Johnny
Vander Meer (5-2, 2.15) kept the Cubs in check to get the tough road win in
Chicago.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 2
For
the third consecutive week the Cardinals have moved into first place, only by
percentage points, even as they remain 0.5 games behind the Dodgers. The
Cardinals would like to improve their lot, while third-place Pittsburgh has
their own thoughts about moving up in the standings. The Pirates led 2-1 after
the second, but St. Louis took the lead with two in the fifth, and then in the
eighth, second baseman Creepy
Crespi nailed a two-out two-run double to help put the game away for Mort Cooper
(4-1, 2.70)
Saturday,
May 24, 1941
Transactions:
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Charlie Root
returned to the mound on 05/25/1941
Boston
(NL) outfielder Chet Ross
made his Season Debut on 05/25/1941. Boston (NL) outfielder Paul Waner
(Team Debut 05/25/1941) was signed (Free Agent) on 05/24/1941
St.
Louis (AL) 8 Cleveland (H) 6 (10)
The
score was tied 3-3 after the fifth and there it stayed until the Browns
suddenly came alive with five runs in the top of the tenth. Indians starter Jim Bagby
(4-4, 4.53) walked eight batters on the day and it finally came back to bite
him in extra innings. Quincy IL native Fritz
Ostermueller (1-1, 10.45) got the win only after having allowed three
runs in the bottom of the tenth.
Chicago
(AL) 4 Detroit (H) 1
Four
Detroit errors, two by newly acquired left fielder Rip
Radcliff, opened the door for a White Sox winner today as Eddie Smith
(6-1, 1.80) held the Tigers to only five hits.
New
York (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 6
Ted
Williams doubled home a run in the top of the first but the Yankees
responded with three runs in the bottom of the first and then three more in the
second to take an early 6-1 lead. Lefty Gomez
(5-1, 3.38) walked the bases loaded in the top of the eighth and the Red Sox
were able to make it close, but Norm Branch
and Johnny
Murphy held on to secure the Yankee's eighth consecutive win (and win
#30).
Washington
6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 (GM 1)
The
A's scored three times in the seventh to cut Washington's lead to 4-3, and then
scored twice in the ninth to cut the lead again, this time to 6-5, but they
couldn’t get the one more crucial hit they needed and the Nationals walked off
with the Game One win. Steve
Sundra (5-1, 3.54) got the win and Walt
Masterson got the final out in the ninth to get the Save.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 3 Washington 2 (GM 2)
The
A's scored two early runs but the Nationals finally came back to tie the score
at 2-2 after the top of the eighth, only to see Philadelphia push across a run
in the bottom of the inning on a Pecky Suder
RBI to regain the lead at 3-2. Les McCrabb
(2-3, 3.35) got through the top of the ninth 1-2-3 to get a complete Game Two
win.
Philadelphia
(NL) 3 Brooklyn (H) 2
The
Dodgers scored twice in the fourth to take a slender 2-1 lead, but the Phillies
finally came back with two runs in the top of the eighth and Ike Pearson
pitched the final two innings to secure the win for Tommy
Hughes (2-4, 5.36). Kirby Higbe
(5-5, 1.92) has been Brooklyn's hard-luck pitcher so far this season.
Cincinnati
6 Chicago (NL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
The
Reds scored four times in the top of the seventh, the big hit being a two-run
double from left fielder Ernie Koy.
Jim
Turner (2-0, 3.18) went all the way for the Game One win.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 6 (GM 2)
The
Cubs scored three times in the bottom of the first, all three runs scoring on a
two-out three-run triple by backup catcher Charles
"Greek" George. Chicago added on a few more runs from there,
luckily just enough to be able to withstand a late Reds rally that made it
close.
Pittsburgh
2 St. Louis (NL) (H) 1
Both
teams scored a single run in their first inning and there the score stayed
until Pittsburgh center fielder Bob Elliott
singled home third baseman Lee Handley
with the eventual game-winner. Rip Sewell
(6-1, 2,08) got the win and Lloyd
"Dutch" Dietz got the Save.
Sunday,
May 25, 1941
Transactions:
Brooklyn
pitcher Freddie
Fitzsimmons made his Season Debut on 05/26/1941. Brooklyn third baseman Lew Riggs
was injured (?) on 05/24/1941
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Cy Blanton
returned to the mound on 05/26/1941
Cleveland
(H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 5
A
pretty normal game for seven innings followed by a slam-bang end. The Indians
scored three times in the bottom of the eighth to open a 6-1 lead, which came
in handy when St. Louis woke up and scored four times in the top of the ninth.
Both teams had bullpen issues with multiple walks allowed, but Clint Brown
came in to get the final out.
Chicago
(AL) 5 Detroit (H) 1
Thornton Lee
(7-1, 0.68) had another strong outing as he didn’t allow a hit until the
seventh inning and didn’t allow a run until the ninth inning. A two-run double
by third baseman Dante Lodigiani
in the fifth gave the White Sox a 3-0 lead and Lee did the rest.
New
York (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 4 (Grand Slam!)
Boston
had a 2-0 lead when Lefty Grove
(3-2, 5.12) loaded the bases to start off the bottom of the third, then struck out
the next two batters, but then Joe
DiMaggio hit a grand slam and the Yankees never looked back.
Dutch
Leonard (2-4, 3.31) held the A's to one hit and went all the way for the
complete game shutout. Doc Cramer
went 3-for-6 with three RBI's to lead the Nationals' offense.
New
York (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 0
Cliff
Melton (1-3, 2.55) held the Braves to only four hits as he went all the way
for the shutout victory. New York catcher Harry
Danning hit two homeruns and a triple to drive in four runs and spark the
New York offense.
Brooklyn
(H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 0
Whit Wyatt
(9-0, 1.05) threw his fifth shutout of the season, allowing the Phillies only
six hits on the day. Joe Medwick
had a two-run double in the bottom of the second and that was all Wyatt
required in today's game.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 3
The
Cubs scored a run in the bottom of the eighth to cut the lead to 3-2 and then
in the bottom of the ninth Augie Galan
hit a pinch-hit single to tie the score and then first baseman Phil
Cavarretta singled home the game-winner right after that.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 0 (GM 1)
The
Cardinals have sat atop the NL standings for the past two days, although only
by the merest of percentage points, and have been otherwise tied with the
Dodgers. Harry
Gumbert (4-2, 1.06) held the Pirates to only three hits plus his own
two-out two-run single in the bottom of the eighth provided some much-needed
cushion.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 6 Pittsburgh 2 (GM 2)
Pittsburgh scored first with two runs in the top of the fifth, but first baseman Johnny Mize responded with a three-run homerun in the sixth and the Cardinals ran away with the doubleheader sweep. Howie Krist (2-0, 2.37) got another spot start and pitched well, although he needed a little bullpen help in the ninth.
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