Week 12 Results (06/30/1941 - 07/06/1941)
Monday, June 30,
1941
Transactions:
Cleveland
pitcher Cal
Dorsett was sent out to Nashville (SOUA) after 06/29/1941 (Season Finale).
Cleveland pitcher Harry
Eisenstadt was injured (?) on 06/29/1941
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Paul
Erickson was injured (?) on 06/29/1941
Boston
(AL) outfielder Pete Fox
was injured (?) on 06/29/1941
Brooklyn
pitcher Luke
Hamlin was injured (?) on 06/29/1941
New
York (AL) pitcher Steve Peek
was injured (?) on 06/29/1941. New York (AL) catcher Ken
Silvestri was injured (?) on 07/01/1941.
New
York (NL) pitcher Bill McGee
returned to the mound on 07/01/1941
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Maury
Newlin was acquired from San Antonio (TL) before 07/01/1941
Boston
(NL) pitcher Nels Potter
(Team Debut 07/01/1941) was acquired from Philadelphia (AL) on 06/30/1941
Chicago
(AL) (H) 2 Detroit 0
The
White Sox scored single runs in the first and fourth and Johnny
Rigney (5-4, 4.69) scattered five hits and went all the way for the shutout
victory.
Cleveland
9 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
The
Indians snapped the Browns seven-game winning streak as Bob Feller
(15-3, 2.83) went all the way for the shutout. Third baseman Ken Keltner
went 3-for-5 from the plate with two runs scored, three RBI's, a double, and a
homerun to lead the Cleveland charge.
Boston
(NL) (H) 5 New York (NL) 2
The
Giants took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth but the Braves eventually got
to Cliff
Melton (3-5, 3.21) when they scored twice in the seventh and then twice
more in the eighth, giving Manny Salvo
(5-8, 3.58) a comfortable cushion for the complete game win.
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| Joe Medwick |
Behind four RBI's from left fielder Joe Medwick the Dodgers took an early 6-1 lead but then Phillies catcher Bennie Warren hit a grand slam homerun and it was a brand-new ballgame. Hugh Casey came in and got through the final three innings to preserve the win for Whit Wyatt (12-3, 2.27).
Cincinnati
(H) 5 Chicago (NL) 0
In
his first start since his perfect game this past Wednesday Elmer
Riddle (6-1, 1.74) gave up three hits to the Cubs but threw a complete game
shutout. Catcher Ernie
Lombardi hit a two-out three-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth for
some always welcome padding.
St.
Louis (NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 3 (17)
Cardinals
second baseman Frank
"Creepy" Crespi hit a homerun in the top of the eighth to tie the
score at 2-2, and then the game soon went into extra innings. Both teams scored
a run in the tenth, but that was all until right fielder Enos
Slaughter tripled home center fielder Terry Moore
in the top of the seventeenth with the eventual game-winner.
Tuesday,
July 1, 1941
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Chicago
(AL) (H) 4 Detroit 0
The
White Sox shut out the Tigers for the second day in a row as Eddie Smith
(12-4, 2.22) held Detroit to only four hits. Chicago jumped on Dizzy Trout
(1-4, 4.66) for four runs in the bottom of the first with center fielder Ben
Chapman's two-out two-run double being the big hit.
New
York (AL) (H) 6 Boston (AL) 1 (GM 1)
Marius
Russo (9-2, 3.98) kept the Red Sox scoreless until the eighth, and then the
Yankees responded with three more runs to put the game out of reach.
Note:
On this day in 1941 New York did not hit a homerun in Game One, ending their
streak of 25 consecutive games with a homerun.
New
York (AL) (H) 6 Boston (AL) 4 (GM 2)
Ted
Williams hit a three-run homerun in the top of the first but Tiny Bonham
(3-3, 4.67) held them scoreless thereafter until Bobby Doerr
hit a solo homerun in the top of the ninth, but it was too little too late. The
Yankees scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth with third baseman Red Rolfe's
two-run single being the big hit.
Washington
4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
The
Nationals scored three times in the top of the eighth to expand their lead to
4-0 and were able to hold off a late A's rally attempt and get the win. Steve
Sundra (9-1, 3.23) got the win over Phil
Marchildon (5-6, 3.06).
Cleveland
6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
Al Milnar
(9-8, 5.13) has put together a series of good starts for the Indians to help
their recent surge and he shut out the Browns.
New
York (NL) 9 Boston (NL) (H) 2
The
Giants scored four unearned runs in the top of the third to take an early lead
and then added on late to secure the win for Hal
Schumacher (10-4, 2.68). Schumacher added a clutch two-RBI single in the
eighth and then in the ninth backup catcher Ken O'Dea
slugged a two-run homerun to put the game out of reach.
Brooklyn
(H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 2
A
three-run third made the difference for the Dodgers, the big hit being a
two-run triple by center fielder Pete Reiser.
Freddie
Fitzsimmons (2-1, 1.64) picked up the win with some ninth-inning help from Mace Brown.
Pittsburgh
(H) 8 St. Louis (NL) 5
The
Pirates scored six times in the bottom of the third, taking advantage of control
problems from the Cardinals' pitching staff. Rip Sewell
(10-3, 2.51) didn’t have his best outing, but he fought his way out of several
tough spots plus his bullpen came through today and got the win.
Wednesday,
July 2, 1941
Transactions:
New
York (NL) pitcher Bob Bowman
was injured (?) 07/01/1941
Washington
pitcher Walt
Masterson was injured (?) on 07/01/1941
New
York (AL) outfielder George
Selkirk was injured (?) on 07/01/1941
Philadelphia
(NL) infielder Danny
Murtaugh (Team and Major League Debut 07/03/1941) was acquired from St.
Louis (NL) (DNP) on 06/29/1941
Chicago
(AL) (H) 5 Detroit 1
The
Tigers had the early lead, but Bobo Newsom
(2-14, 7.39) couldn’t hold it and the White Sox scored four times in the bottom
of the fifth and never looked back. Bill
Dietrich (7-4, 3.21) went all the way for the win.
Boston
(AL) 21 New York (AL) (H) 2
The
Red Sox pounded multiple Yankees pitchers for 28 hits as they scored in each of
the first seven innings, including a five-run fifth and a six-run seventh.
Every Boston batter had at least two hits, had an RBI, and only Bobby Doerr
didn’t have a run scored. Ted
Williams went 4-for-5 (.496) with two walks, an HBP, two RBIs, and five runs
scored. Third baseman Jim Tabor
also had a big day, going 3-for-6 with a walk, three runs scored, and five
RBI's.
Note:
Joe
DiMaggio's replay on-base streak ended at 70 games.
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| Tom Ferrick |
The Nationals scored first, but the A's came right back, and then the Nationals took a 7-2 lead by the end of the sixth, only to see Philadelphia tie it back up with three in the seventh and then two in the eighth. Washington scored twice off the usually dependable Tom Ferrick (1-5, 6.52) and then held on for the win.
New
York (NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
The
Giants scored three times in the first and then added three more in the fifth
and held on for the Game One win. Johnnie
Wittig (2-1, 6.75) picked up the win but needed considerable help from his
bullpen to get through the last few innings.
Boston
(NL) (H) 6 New York (NL) 5 (GM 2)
The
Braves took a 3-0 lead in the second, but the Giants slowly came back and tied
the score at 3-3 in the top of the eighth. Once again, the Braves broke out with
a three-run inning, which turned out to be just enough as Babe Young
hit a two-run homerun (#15) in the top of the ninth to make it close, but they
were still able to come away with the doubleheader split.
Philadelphia
(NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 1
Lefty
Hoerst (3-3, 4.01) kept the Dodgers scoreless until the ninth inning and
picked up the tough road win in Brooklyn. First baseman Stan
Benjamin drove in three runs today, two of them in a three-run fifth, to
lead the Phillies offense.
Cincinnati
4 Pittsburgh (H) 2
The
Reds led 3-0 after the fifth, although the Pirates were able to answer back
with two unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth. Paul Derringer
(8-9, 2.74) kept Pittsburgh quiet thereafter and got the win.
Thursday,
July 3, 1941
Transactions:
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Bill
Dietrich was injured (?) on 07/02/1941
Detroit
outfielder Pat Mullin
made his Season Finale on 07/04/1941
Brooklyn
outfielder Joe Vosmik
made his Season Finale on 07/02/1941
Boston
(AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
Lefty Grove
(5-4, 4.72) gave up twelve hits and walked four, but got the outs when he
needed them, overcoming the A's basically on guts and experience. Grove also
drove in two runs with a fourth-inning single, but it was third baseman Jim Tabor's
three-run homerun in the fifth that made the difference.
Boston
(NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 2
The
two teams started the day tied for seventh place, with the Phillies having a
slight edge in winning percentage. Al Javery
(5-1, 2.83) pitched well and got the win, moving the Braves into sole
possession of seventh place in the NL, their first time out of the cellar in
almost two months.
St.
Louis (NL) 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 5 (11)
The
Cardinals took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but the Cubs tied the
score and left the bases loaded, unable to get the winning score. In the top of
the eleventh left fielder Johnny Hopp
tripled home center fielder Terry Moore
with the lead run and this time St. Louis was able to close the game out
without further incident.
Friday,
July 4, 1941 (Fourth of July!)
Transactions:
St.
Louis (NL) infielder Steve
Mesner was sent out to Rochester (IL) after 07/03/1941 (Season Finale)
Cleveland
pitcher Joe
Heving returned to the mound on 07/05/1941
Note:
It's the Fourth of July and since it's a holiday that means there is usually a
full slate of doubleheaders. While every team that plays today is involved in a
doubleheader, there are only five doubleheaders on the agenda for today as
weather issues have forced the rescheduling of the unplayed games.
Cleveland
(H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 3 (GM 1)
Shortstop
Lou
Boudreau led off the bottom of the first with a solo homerun and the
Indians added another before the inning was over, but it was a five-run second
that put their stamp on this game. Bob Feller
(16-3, 2.79) walked eight on the day but only gave up three hits and got the
Game One win.
Cleveland
(H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 5 (GM 2)
After
being scoreless through the first four innings Cleveland scored three times in
the fifth to take the lead, only to see right fielder Chat Laabs
hit a three-run homerun in the top of the sixth to tie it up at 3-3. The
Indians scored one in the bottom of the sixth to regain the lead, only to then
see left fielder Roy
Cullenbine hit a two-run homerun in the top of the seventh to put the
Browns ahead 5-4. Cleveland tied the
score in the bottom of the seventh, took the lead with one in the eighth, and
then relied on Clint Brown
to close things out in the ninth for the doubleheader sweep.
Chicago
(AL) 12 Detroit (H) 9 (GM 1)
After
the Tigers played and lost three games in Chicago earlier this week, the two
teams reconvened in Detroit for two games today. The game got off to quite a
start as the White Sox led 7-6 after the fourth, and then after the sixth, the
score was tied at 9-9. Chicago scored three times in the eighth to take the
lead for good and Buck Ross
(1-0, 3.16) pitched three-plus inning of hitless relief to get the Game One
win.
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| Johnny Rigney |
The Tigers had started to play respectable for a while, but they now find themselves mired in an eight-game losing streak as they got pounded in both games of a home doubleheader by the White Sox. The score was tied 4-4 after the second, but then Johnny Rigney (6-4, 4.62) shut them down thereafter and the Chicago offense kicked it into high gear, including a six-run sixth that put the game out of reach. Center fielder Ben Chapman went 3-for-5 with a walk, three runs scored, four RBI's, a double, and a triple to lead the offense while shortstop Luke Appling checked in with four runs scored.
Philadelphia
(NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
After
yesterday's loss moved the Phillies into last place all by themselves, they
rebounded in Game One to move back into a tie for seventh with Boston. A
four-run fourth powered Philadelphia and Si Johnson
(4-4, 3.14) captured the Game One win.
Philadelphia
(NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
Both
teams had eight hits in Game Two but the difference was a three-run double by
young Danny
Murtaugh in the top of the second. Murtaugh was thrown out trying to make
it a triple, but the damage was done, and Johnny
Podgajny (2-8, 6.86) was able to go all the way to secure the doubleheader
sweep for the Phillies.
St.
Louis (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
First
baseman Johnny
Mize hit a three-run homerun in the first and Ernie White
(7-2, 1.78) had what needed to go all the way for the shutout victory in Game
One.
St.
Louis (NL) 10 Chicago (NL) (H) 5 (GM 2)
The
Cardinals scored five runs in the top of the first, topped off by a two-run
homerun from shortstop Marty
Marion. They added four runs in the seventh, the big hit being a two-run
triple (#12) from Enos
Slaughter that brought home two insurance runs. Slaughter had hit triple
#11 in Game One.
Pittsburgh
5 Cincinnati (H) 4 (10) (GM 1)
The
Reds scored twice in the second and twice in the third to take a 4-1 lead, but
the Pirates wouldn't die and they scored single runs in the sixth and seventh
to make it close and then they tied the score at 4-4 with a run in the top of
the ninth. They then pushed across another run on a sacrifice fly off the bat
of shortstop Alf
Anderson in the tenth and Dutch Dietz
(1-1, 0.44) stayed in the game to not only claim the win but shut down the Reds
1-2-3 in the bottom of the tenth.
Cincinnati
(H) 5 Pittsburgh 3 (GM 2)
The
Pirates got off to a fast start with three runs in the top of the first, the
big hit being a two-out two-run double from center fielder Vince
DiMaggio. The Reds then came back with four runs in the bottom of the
third, the big hit being a two-out two-run double from center fielder Harry Craft.
Cincinnati added an insurance run late, allowing Monte
Pearson (2-2, 3.90) to get the win with some ninth inning help from JimTurner.
Saturday,
July 5, 1941
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Maury
Newlin was injured (?) on 07/04/1941
Cincinnati
pitcher Monte
Pearson was injured (?) on 07/04/1941
Brooklyn
catcher Tony
Giuliani returned to play on 07/06/1941
Boston
(AL) pitcher Tex Hughson
was acquired from Louisville (AA) before 07/06/1941
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Jake Mooty
returned to the mound on 07/06/1941
Washington
3 Boston (AL) (H) 1
Leadoff
hitter and third baseman George
Archie went 2-for-2 on the day with three walks and scored two of the
Nationals' three runs to help give Dutch
Leonard (6-8, 3.12) the lead and Leonard did the rest, holding the Red Sox
to only five hits on the day.
Chicago
(AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 2
Second
place Cleveland came into Chicago trailing the first place White by 0.5 games
and both teams were eagerly looking for a win. Chicago scored five runs in the
first two innings to knock out Jim Bagby
(6-9, 4.65) and Eddie Smith
(13-4, 2.20) went all the way for the victory.
Philadelphia
(AL) 4 New York (AL) (H) 0
Left
fielder Bob
Johnson got the A's first hit of the day, a two-run homerun in the top of
the seventh, and Phil
Marchildon (6-6, 2.8) walked seven but only gave up five hits as he shut
out the powerful Yankees.
Detroit
6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 (GM 1)
In
a game where the lead changed three times in the first four innings things soon
settled down until hurler Johnny
Allen (1-5, 6.79) gave the Browns the lead with a sacrifice fly in the
bottom of the eighth, Allen's third RBI of the game. Allen couldn’t hold the
lead though as Tigers backup second baseman Boyd Perry
cracked a two-out two-run double in the top of the ninth and the Tigers held on
for the Game One win.
Detroit
6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
The
Tigers not only ended their eight-game losing streak, but they won both ends of
the doubleheader today in St. Louis. A five-run fifth was the key and Johnny
Gorsica (5-9, 5.48) shut down the Browns for the complete game victory.
Brooklyn
(H) 5 Boston (NL) 2
Whit Wyatt
(13-3, 2.13) didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning and went all the way for
the win. Second baseman Billy
Herman and center fielder Pete Reiser
both hit two-run homeruns to support Wyatt's efforts.
Cincinnati
(H) 1 St. Louis (NL) 0
Third
baseman Billy
Werber tripled in the bottom of the eighth and scored on a bunt from Lloyd Waner,
the only run of the game. Johnny
Vander Meer (8-5, 2.21) got the shutout victory over Sam Nahem
(4-1, 1.99).
Chicago
(NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 2
The
Cubs scored four runs in the top of the second and Bill Lee
(6-10, 3.44) kept the Pirates scoreless until the eighth inning and took home
the tough road win.
Sunday,
July 6, 1941
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) infielder Johnny
Berardino was injured (?) on 07/05/1941
Chicago
(AL) infielder Dario
Lodigiani was injured (?) on 07/05/1941
Boston
(AL) (H) 6 Washington 1 (GM 1)
Dick
Newsome (7-2, 3.41) got the complete game win plus he went 3-for-3 with a
walk from the plate and scored two runs to help his own cause. Second baseman Bobby Doerr
hit a two-out three-run triple in the bottom of the first and Newsome took over
from there.
Boston
(AL) (H) 4 Washington 0 (GM 2)
After
scoring a run in the first inning of Game One the Nationals were shut out for
the rest of the way, with the recently recalled Tex Hughson
(2-0, 0.69) throwing a complete-game shutout in Game Two. First baseman Jimmie Foxx
hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the fourth and that is all the help that
was needed today.
Cleveland
14 Chicago (AL) (H) 4
The
White Sox led 3-0 after the third but then the Indians' offense got going,
including a six-run sixth, forcing Chicago to take out Ted Lyons
(7-4, 3.76). Al Milnar
(10-8, 5.13) had another strong outing, and he added a solo homerun to the
Cleveland nineteen-hit barrage in Chicago today.
New
York (AL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (AL) 0 (GM 1)
After
having been shut out by the A's yesterday the Yankees came right back to with a
shutout of their own in Game One as Atley
Donald (7-1, 2.09) only gave up a double to opposing pitcher Bump Hadley
as the only hit allowed. Second baseman Joe Gordon
drove in four runs and left fielder Charlie
Keller scored three times to lead the offense.
New
York (AL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 4 (GM 2)
Left
fielder Charlie
Keller hit a three-run homerun (#18) in the third and then right fielder
Tommy Henrich hit a two-run single in the fourth and Marv Breuer
(4-2, 6.88) had enough for the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. Joe
DiMaggio hit a solo homerun (#15), went 1-for-3 in the game, and ended the
first half of the season hitting .388.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 9 Detroit 3 (GM 1)
The
Tigers tied the score at 2-2 after the third, but then the Browns' offense
kicked in and Denny
Galehouse (5-3, 4.52) was able to go all the way for the Game One win. Bobo Newson
(2-15, 7.46) continued his struggles in the first half of the 1941 season as
eight walks managed to be his undoing versus the Browns.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 17 Detroit 0 (GM 2)
After
having lost both ends of the doubleheader versus Detroit yesterday, St. Louis
quickly turned around and won both ends of today's doubleheader, Game Two in a
convincing fashion. The Browns collected twenty hits and Bob
Muncrief (8-3, 2.32) was able to hold the Tigers to six hits and went all
the way for the Game Two shutout. Every Browns batter had at least one hit and
first baseman George
McQuinn led the way with a 2-for-4 game that included two walks, four runs scored, four RBI's, and a
three-run homerun in a six-run second inning.
Brooklyn
(H) 5 Boston (NL) 4 (GM 1)
Center
fielder Pete
Reiser hit a two-run homerun in the first to give the Dodgers an early lead
but they needed right fielder Dixie
Walker's two-run homerun in the eighth to regain the lead and hold off the
Braves for the Game One win. Kirby Higbe
(10-9, 2.25) got the win but only after he was bailed out by Walker's late
homerun.
Boston
(NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 4 (7) (GM 2) (Tie Game)
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Braves at Brooklyn Dodgers Box Score, July 6, 1941 | Baseball-Reference.com
St.
Louis (NL) 5 Cincinnati (H) 3
The
Cardinals scored two unearned runs in the top of the ninth when second baseman Creepy
Crespi blooped a two-out broken-bat single into right field and gave St.
Louis their first lead of the day. Lon Warneke
(9-6, 2.93) got the win over Elmer
Riddle (6-2, 1.93) with some ninth-inning help from Harry
Gumbert.
New
York (NL) 20 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
The
Giants collected 21 hits and seven walks as they pounded every pitcher the
Phillies threw at them. New York already led 4-0 when they scored five times in
the fifth, and then they followed that up with an eight-run sixth. Carl
Hubbell (5-6, 2.81) not only threw a three-hit shutout but also provided
the biggest surprise in the game - after having successfully sacrificed in his
first two plate appearances, he hit a two-run homerun in the five-run fifth.
Only one New York player didn’t have a hit or an RBI (Mel Ott),
although Ott did pick up four walks on the day.
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| Maurice Van Robays |
The Cubs led 2-0 after the third, the Pirates tied the score at 2-2 after the fifth, but then the Cubs regained the lead with a run in the sixth, and Claude Passeau (9-7, 2.35) outdueled Pittsburgh ace Rip Sewell (10-4, 2.54) the rest of the way for the Game One win.
Note:
Pittsburgh left fielder Maurice Van
Robays actually finished the 1941 season with 23 doubles, five triples, and
four homeruns, but coming into today's game he only had six doubles in 60 games
played. In Game One he hit two triples. He has plenty of time remaining in the
season to buff up those missing extra-base hit numbers, but the Pirates are
otherwise struggling with his lack of output.
Chicago
(NL) 5 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (GM 2)
Right fielder Bill "Swish" Nicholson hit a two-run homerun in Chicago's three-run first and Charlie Root (4-5, 3.25) was able to dominate the Pirates for a Game Two win and a doubleheader sweep.
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