Week 11 Results (06/23/1941 - 06/29/1941)
Monday, June 23, 1941
Transactions:
Cincinnati
outfielder Ival
Goodman was injured (hernia) on 06/22/1941
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Jake Mooty
was injured (?) on 06/22/1941. Chicago (NL) infielder Billy Myers
was sent out to Milwaukee (AA) on 06/22/1941. Chicago (NL) outfielder Lou
Novikoff was sent out to Milwaukee (AA) after 06/22/1941
Boston
(NL) pitcher Bill
Posedel was injured (?) on 06/22/1941
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| Jumbo Brown |
The Cubs scored twice in the bottom of the first but the Giants came right back with two in the second and then two more in the third, and there the score stayed until New York added an insurance run in the top of the ninth. Hal Schumacher (9-4, 2.70) and Jumbo Brown held Chicago to only four hits on the day in a game where neither team had an extra-base hit.
Pittsburgh
(H) 5 Brooklyn 4
The
Dodgers scored a run in the top of the eighth to take a 4-3 lead but they
couldn’t hold it as the Pirates loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth and
then Bud Stewart lined a two-run single to bring home the tying and winning
runs. Bob
Klinger (1-5, 6.30) got his first win of the season as Hugh Casey
(4-7, 7.55) picked up the blown save and the loss for Brooklyn.
Tuesday,
June 24, 1941
Transactions:
Cleveland
outfielder Beau
Bell returned to play on 06/25/1941
Brooklyn
pitcher Curt
Davis returned to the mound on 06/24/1941
Cincinnati
pitcher Monte
Pearson returned to the mound on 06/25/1941
Cleveland
catcher Gene
Desautels returned to play on 06/25/1941
Boston
(AL) (H) 9 Cleveland 7
The
Red Sox jumped on veteran hurler Mel Harder
(3-5, 4.88) for six runs in the bottom of the first, all six runs coming home
after there were two outs. Cleveland finally got on the board with four runs in
the fifth, all four runs coming home after there were two outs. The Indians
stayed right on their tail but could never quite get back in the lead as Dick
Newsome (4-2, 3.60) and Bill
Fleming held them off.
St.
Louis (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H) 0
Bob
Muncrief (6-3, 2.70) held the powerful Yankees offense to only three hits
and went all the way for the win. Lefty Gomez
(7-3, 2.83) got off to a rocky start, the Browns got their lead, and Muncrief
did the rest. Joe
DiMaggio got a single in the ninth to extend his on-base streak to 62
games.
Detroit
16 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 (Cycle!)
The
Tigers worked out their offensive frustrations on the A's today as they
collected 23 hits and six walks to score sixteen runs off three different
Philadelphia pitchers. Lead-off batter shortstop Frank
Croucher went 5-for-7 with three runs, five RBI, a triple, and a
homerun, while second-place hitter Barney
McCosky also went 5-for-7, with three runs scored, four RBI's, and hit for
the second cycle of the season (and the second in a week). Every Tigers batter
had a hit and only center fielder Pat Mullin
didn’t score a run or have an RBI.
Chicago
(AL) 9 Washington (H) 0
Thornton Lee
(9-5, 1.31) didn’t allow a hit until the seventh inning and ended up throwing a
two-hit shutout in Washington. The White Sox scored five times in the second,
the big hit being a three-run homerun from second baseman Bill
Knickerbocker.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 5 New York (NL) 4
The
Cubs scored first with three runs in the third, the big hit being a two-out
two-run single by weak-hitting second baseman Lou
Stringer. The Giants scored four runs in the top of the sixth to take the
lead, but Chicago came back with two runs in the bottom half of the inning, the
big hit being a two-out two-run double by Stringer, giving him four RBI's for
the day.
Cincinnati
(H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 0
The
Reds nursed a 1-0 lead into the eighth inning when they were able to jump on
the Phillies bullpen for four runs, giving Bucky
Walters (10-4, 2.72) plenty of padding before he closed out the ninth.
Brooklyn
9 Pittsburgh (H) 5
The
Dodgers scored six times in the top of the first, the big hit being a two-out
three-run triple by backup catcher Herman
Franks. Curt Davis
(4-0, 1.49) has missed considerable time this season and he didn't have the
greatest outing today, but he held on and worked his way through for the
complete game victory.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 3 Boston (NL) 1
The
Cardinals scored single runs in three different innings with second baseman Frank
"Creepy" Crespi picking up two RBI's to support Lon Warneke
(8-5, 2.85) who went all the way for the tough win at home.
Wednesday,
June 25, 1941
Transactions:
Cleveland
pitcher Ken
Jungels made his Season Finale on 06/24/1941
Chicago
(NL) outfielder Hank Leiber
was injured (beaned) on 06/24/1941
Chicago
(AL) infielder Skeeter Webb
was injured (?) on 06/24/1941
Detroit
outfielder Dick
Wakefield made his Major League Debut on 06/26/1941
Boston
(AL) (H) 6 Cleveland 5
The
Red Sox scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to tie the score at 2-2, only
to see the Indians jump on Lefty Grove
for three runs in the top of the seventh. In the bottom of the ninth right
fielder Lou
Finney hit a two-run homerun to make it close and then Jimmie Foxx
quickly added a second two-run homerun and just like that Boston had a
come-from-behind victory.
St.
Louis (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H) 2
With
the score tied at 2-2 the Browns suddenly jumped on starter Spud
Chandler (6-1, 1.98) for three runs in the top of the ninth to pull off an upset win in Yankees Stadium. Center fielder Wally
Judnich had the big hit in the ninth, a two-run double, allowing Denny
Galehouse (4-2, 4.33) to go all the way for the victory.
Detroit
6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
The
A's scored three times in the bottom of the first to take a 3-0 lead, but that
was all they would score today and Schoolboy
Rowe (3-7, 5.67) and Bud Thomas
held them scoreless thereafter. Detroit rallied with three in the fourth and
then catcher Birdie
Tebbetts hit a two-run homerun in the sixth to put the visitors ahead to
stay. The Tigers added a run in the eighth on back-to-back fielding errors by
the A's and then the A's ended both the eighth and ninth innings by grounding
into a double play.
Note:
Future Hall-of-Famer 39-year-old Al Simmons
got a rare start in left field today and he was thrown out at home in the second
trying to score from second on a single, even after the third base coach waved
for him to stop, and then in the Tigers fourth he misplayed a single into a triple.
Not a good day for Bucketfoot Al.
Chicago
(AL) 7 Washington (H) 6 (15)
Catcher
Jake
Early hit a two-run homerun in the Nationals' four-run fifth and Washington
looked to have things well in hand with a 6-2 lead and Sid Hudson
on the mound. The White Sox did comeback finally though, tying the score at 6-6
in the top of the eighth when pinch-hitter George
Dickey hit a two-out two-run double to tie the score. That was all the
scoring until right fielder Taffy
Wright singled home first baseman Joe Kuhel
in the top of the fifteenth, getting the win for Bill
Dietrich (6-3, 3.25) who had thrown eight innings of scoreless relief.
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| Elmer Riddle |
The
Giants exploded for seven runs in the third inning to take a 9-0 lead and Bob
Carpenter (4-1, 2.67) held the hometown Cubs to only five hits as he went
all the way for the win. Every Giants player had a hit, eight scored a run, and
eight had an RBI, but the biggest hit of the day (at least for the Giants fans)
was when Mel
Ott hit his third homerun of the season.
Cincinnati
(H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 0 (GM 1) (Perfect Game!)
Elmer
Riddle (5-1, 2.11) not only no-hit the visiting Phillies but he threw a
perfect game for the Game One win. The Reds built an early lead and then Riddle
did the rest to the delight of the hometown Cincinnati fans.
Cincinnati
(H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 0 (GM 2)
As
a follow-up to the perfect game in Game One, Monte
Pearson (1-2, 4.07) threw a one-hit shutout. First baseman Nick Etten
got the Phillies' only hit of the day, a single, in the second, although he was
then immediately erased on a double play. Pearson also scored two of the Reds'
four runs.
Pittsburgh
(H) 3 Brooklyn 2
The
Dodgers took a 2-1 lead with a run in the top of the eighth, but the Pirates
came right back with two in the bottom half of the inning and Ken
Heintzelman (5-2, 2.27) picked up the complete game victory.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 8 Boston (NL) 2
The
score was tied 1-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh when the Cardinals
broke out with a seven-run burst as the St. Louis batters ground their way
through the inning with a collection of singles and walks. Ernie White
(6-1, 1.67) was happy with the run support as he went all the way for the
complete game victory.
Thursday,
June 26, 1941
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) outfielder Chuck Klein
returned to play on 06/27/1941
New
York (AL) catcher Ken
Silvestri returned to play on 06/27/1941
Chicago
(AL) outfielder Moose
Solters returned to play on 06/27/1941
Note:
It's a travel day for the NL as the Midwest teams are leaving the East coast
and the east coast teams are reassembling to start the series against each other.
In the Al they are all playing one more game in their current location today
and then they will train it to their next location, the east coast teams
returning eastward.
Cleveland
2 Boston (AL) (H) 1 (14)
After
having lost the first two games of the series and after having fallen behind
Boston in the standings, the Indians rallied for an extra-inning win. Cleveland
tied the score at 1-1 in the eighth and then didn't score again until right
fielder Jeff
Heath and left fielder Gee Walker
hit back-to-back doubles in the top of the fourteenth. Bob Feller
(14-3, 2.99) went all the way and came out on top of Mickey
Harris (6-2, 3.03), Feller ending the game with ten consecutive scoreless
innings.
St.
Louis (AL) 13 New York (AL) (H) 10
The
Browns scored twice in the top of the first but the Yankees answered with three
in the bottom half of the inning, only to see the Big Browns Machine suddenly
struggle to life as St. Louis scored six times in the top of the second and
then add on another five runs before the end of the game. All of those runs
were needed as the Yankees never gave up and made it close in the end. Third
baseman Harlond
Clift hit two triples and drove in four runs and Elden Auker
(6-4, 5.46) got the win in a game he might otherwise want to forget.
Detroit
4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0
The
Tigers are finding the pickings a lot easier in Philadelphia than in Boston or
New York as Tommy
Bridges (3-5, 3.96) showed some of the old flashes by throwing a two-hit
shutout for Detroit's third consecutive win. Right fielder Bruce
Campbell led the offense with three RBI's and a homerun that put them ahead
to stay.
Chicago
(AL) 5 Washington (H) 0
Eddie Smith
(11-4, 2.38) didn't allow a hit until the seventh inning while the Nationals
mostly sabotaged themselves with five fielding errors, a wild pitch, and a
passed ball, all to the benefit of the visiting White Sox.
Boston
(NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 4
The
Braves went up early by the score of 3-0, but Brooklyn pulled within one in a
two-run fourth and then tied the score at 3-3 in the seventh. Boston regained
their lead with two runs in the eighth and then Al Javery
(3-1, 3.14) and Hank
LaManna held off Brooklyn for the tough road win.
Friday,
June 27, 1941
Transactions:
Boston
(AL) pitcher Emerson
Dickman was sent out to Louisville (AA) after 06/26/1941 (Major League
Finale)
Washington
pitcher Bill
Zuber returned to the mound on 06/28/1941
Cleveland
(H) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 2
The
Indians spent the first two months of the season in a duel for second place
with the White Sox but now find themselves sitting in fourth place, percentage
points behind the Boston Red Sox. Chicago scored twice in the top of the first,
but Al
Milnar (8-8, 5.57) and Clint Brown
kept them quiet after that as the Indians rallied back to take Game One of the
series.
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| Wally Judnich |
After having won three games in a row in New York, the Browns woke up this morning in fifth place, just ahead of the suddenly stumbling Washington Nationals. The Tigers were working on their own three-game winning streak, but it was St. Louis who jumped out early with two runs in the first and then six in the third to take an 8-0 lead. The Tigers came back to get the score to 8-5 after the fourth, and then after scoring two in the eighth the score was then 9-7. The Tigers kept on, scoring two in the ninth to tie the game at 9-9, but the Browns then scored three times in the top of the tenth and held on for the tough win in Detroit. St. Louis center fielder Wally Judnich went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, two RBI's, with a double and a homerun while Detroit right fielder Bruce Campbell went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, four RBI's, with a triple and homerun, both players coming up a double short of a cycle.
New
York (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
The
play of the game occurred in the top of the sixth when, with two outs, Joe Gordon
lined a floater to right which was misplayed by Eddie
Collins Jr., allowing two runs to score. On the relay second baseman Pecky Suder
whistled his throw to third past the third baseman and Gordon came around to
score. Marv
Breuer (3-2, 6.05) went all the way for the win.
Washington
(H) 5 Boston (AL) 4
Washington
ended its five-game losing streak but only after Boston scored three times in
the top of the first and the Nationals had to scrape and claw their way back
into the game. Steve
Sundra (8-1, 3.35) got past the bad start and took the win with Walt
Masterson finishing in the ninth. The Red Sox hit into three double plays
which handcuffed their offensive opportunities.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 1 Pittsburgh 0
Right
fielder Bill
Nicholson hit one-out homerun in the
bottom of the ninth to give Claude
Passeau (8-7, 2.26) the win over Rip Sewell
(9-3, 2.23). Pittsburgh ended the game with only two hits, while Chicago had only
four.
New
York (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 4
The
Phillies scored the first two and the last two runs of the game but in between
the Giants jumped on Tommy
Hughes (4-8, 4.85) for six runs in support of Bill
Lohrman (6-2, 3.06). Mel Ott hit
his second homerun of the week, his fourth of the season.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 3
With
two outs in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on third, second baseman Creepy
Crespi dribbled a grounder and hustled his way down to first to beat the
throw and allowed the game-winning run to score. Max Lanier
(7-2, 2.32) got the tough win over Paul
Derringer (7-9, 2.90).
Saturday,
June 28, 1941
Transactions:
New
York (AL) outfielder Frenchy
Bordagaray was injured (?) on 06/27/1941. New York (AL) pitcher Norm Branch
was injured (?) on 06/27/1941. New York (AL) infielder Frank
Crosetti was injured (?) on 06/27/1941. New York (AL) infielder Jerry
Priddy was injured (?) on 06/27/1941
Boston
(AL) pitcher Bill
Fleming was sent out to Louisville (AA) after 06/27/1941 (Season Finale)
Washington
pitcher Red
Anderson returned to the mound on 06/29/1941
Boston
(NL) pitcher Tom Earley
returned to the mound on 06/29/1941
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Paul
Erickson returned to the mound on 06/29/1941
Detroit
outfielder Tuck
Stainback returned to play on 06/29/1941
Cincinnati
pitcher Jim
Turner returned to the mound on 06/29/1941
Cleveland
(H) 3 Chicago (AL) 1
Right
fielder Jeff
Heath hit two triples and scored both times to give Al Smith
(6-5, 4.45) the advantage he needed to get the win over Thornton Lee
(9-6, 1.43).
St.
Louis (AL) 5 Detroit (H) 3
The
Browns continued on their hot run by scoring three runs in the fourth to take an
early lead and then a two-out two-run single in the top of the eighth by center
fielder Wally
Judnich was essential to helping them keep that lead. Johnny
Niggeling (3-2, 3.44) walked six to go along with the seven hits he gave up
but the Tigers could never get a proper rally started.
New
York (AL) 8 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0
Atley
Donald (6-1, 2.36) held the A's to only two hits and went all the way for
the shutout victory. Joe
DiMaggio (.398) went 4-for-5 on the day with four runs scored, an RBI, and
two doubles, but three critical Philadelphia errors might have been the Yankees'
best offense today.
Boston
(AL) 11 Washington (H) 6
Dick
Newsome (5-2, 3.91) didn’t have his best outing of the season, but he was
ably supported by his teammates and got the win. Ted
Williams went 3-for-5 (.483), hit two homeruns (#19, #20), and had five
RBI's (72) to lead the Red Sox offense.
Brooklyn
7 Boston (NL) (H) 0
Kirby Higbe
(9-8, 2.05) scattered eight hits and went all the way for the shutout win in
Boston. Higbe also had a good day at the plate as he went 5-for-5 with a run
scored.
Pittsburgh
1 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Catcher
Al Lopez
singled home left fielder Maurice Van
Robays in the top of the second and that was all the runs that Max Butcher
(5-6, 3.79) would need today, and he went all the way to shut out the Cubs. Vern Olsen
(5-5, 2.63) pitched a strong game but could have used some run support.
New
York (NL) (H) 11 Philadelphia (NL) 3
Johnnie
Wittig (1-1, 7.91) didn't allow a run until the eighth inning as the Giants
cruised to an easy win. Mel Ott
came into the week with only two homeruns but hit his third homerun of the week
today, giving him five for the season.
Sunday,
June 29, 1941
Transactions:
Brooklyn
infielder Pete
Coscarart was injured (?) on 06/28/1941
Boston
(NL) infielder Whitey
Wietelmann was sent out to Hartford (EL) after 06/28/1941 (Season Finale)
St.
Louis (NL) infielder Jimmy Brown
returned to play on 06/30/1941
Cleveland
(H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0 (10)
With
three consecutive wins, including two versus second-place Chicago, the Indians
knew that if they won again today they would be tied for second place. Jim Bagby
(6-8, 4.35) allowed only four hits and shut out the White Sox, outdueling Ted Lyons
(7-3, 3.39) in ten innings. Second baseman Ray Mack
hit a one-out homerun in the bottom of the tenth for the win.
The Browns took their third in a row in Detroit as they moved ahead early and then third baseman Harlond Clift hit a grand slam in the eighth to salt this one away. Bob Muncrief (7-3, 2.61) had another good outing and got the win over control-challenged Hal Newhouser (2-12, 9.99).
Boston
(AL) 9 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
Stan Spence
got a spot start in right field and made the most of it by hitting a three-run
homerun in the seventh to put this game out of reach for the Red Sox. Charlie
Wagner (6-3, 3.34) got the Game One win.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 6 Boston (AL) 5 (GM 2)
The
Red Sox took the early lead but the A's stayed close and then took the lead on
a two-out three-run triple by catcher Frankie
Hayes in the bottom of the sixth. Jack Knott
(7-6, 3.14) and Tom Ferrick
held off the Boston attack to get the doubleheader split.
Washington
(H) 4 New York (AL) 3 (11) (GM 1)
Dutch
Leonard (5-8, 3.27) was cruising along with a two-hit shutout through the
eighth inning when the Yankees bats suddenly came alive, scoring three times in
the ninth to tie the score at 3-3. Right fielder Buddy Lewis
doubled home center fielder Roger
"Doc" Cramer in the bottom of the eleventh and Leonard had his
Game One win.
New
York (AL) 10 Washington (H) 2
The
score was tied at 2-2 when the Yankees scored four times in the top of the
fifth, the big hit being a three-run homerun from Charlie
Keller (#17, 65 RBI's). Charlie
Stanceu (2-1, 4.18) got a spot start in Game Two of the doubleheader and he
made the most of his opportunity.
Boston
(NL) (H) 9 Brooklyn 6 (GM 1)
The
Dodgers scored four runs in the top of the second to take a quick 6-1 lead in
Boston, the big hit being a three-run homerun from, left fielder Joe Medwick.
The Braves kept adding runs, and eventually tied the score at 6-6 in the bottom
of the eighth, but then when right fielder Paul Waner
hit a two-out bases-loaded fly ball to left, Medwick misplayed what should have
been the third out into three more Braves runs and an eventual Game One win for
Boston.
Boston
(NL) (H) 7 Brooklyn 3 (GM 2)
Once
again Brooklyn took the early lead and once again, they couldn't hold it as
Boston scored six times in the bottom of the seventh, the big hit being a
two-out three-run homerun from Paul Waner.
Pittsburgh
8 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
The
Pirates scored twice in the first, the Cubs came back with two in the second,
but then Pittsburgh scored three times in the third and Johnny
Lanning (3-2, 3.62) kept the Cubs quiet until they scored a run in the ninth,
going all the way for the Game One win.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 7 Pittsburgh 1 (GM 2)
Bill Lee
(5-10, 3.61) went all the way for the Game Two win and to get the Cubs a
doubleheader split. Chicago scored three times in the first and Lee hit homerun
#4 to grow that lead.
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| Billy Jurges |
Bob Carpenter (5-1, 2.31) held the Phillies to a single hit and went all the way for the complete-game shutout. Shortstop Billy Jurges hit a three-run homerun in the bottom of the second and then added a two-run single in the eighth to ice this one for Carpenter.
Cincinnati
4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
A
curious game where the Cardinals hit into four double plays and the Reds hit
into three, but Cincinnati got the early lead and never gave it up as both
teams managed to otherwise squander numerous scoring opportunities. Bucky
Walters (11-4, 2.74) went all the way for the Game One win.
Cincinnati
4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
St.
Louis took a 3-0 lead after the bottom of the fifth but today was the Reds’ day
as they scored twice in the sixth and then took the lead with two more in the
eighth. Johnny
Vander Meer (7-5, 2.37) went all the way for the win as he struck out eight
and walked only one, with Ernie White
(6-2, 2.02) taking the loss as he struck out nine, but six walks ultimately did
him in.
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