Week 13 Results (07/07/1941 - 07/13/1941)
Monday, July 7, 1941
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| Dutch Meyer and Eric McNair (R) |
Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Johnny Babich was injured (?) on 07/06/1941
Detroit infielder Eric McNair
was sent out to Buffalo (IL) after 07/06/1941
Washington outfielder Johnny
Welaj was injured (?) on 07/06/1941
Note: It is time for the All-Star break. The
game will be held in Detroit on July 8, 1941, so today is an off day/travel day as is Wednesday, the day after the All-Star game. Play will
resume on Thursday
Tuesday, July 8, 1941
1941 All-Star Game Box Score, July 8 | Baseball-Reference.com
Wednesday, July 9, 1941
Transactions: N/A
Thursday, July 10, 1941
Transactions N/A
Note: Regular season play resumes today
following the All-Star break, with the NL Midwest teams visiting their east
coast brethren, while in the AL it is the Eastern teams taking a swing through
the great Midwest.
Chicago (AL) (H) 8 Washington 3
The White Sox scored two runs in each of the
first three innings, with all runs scoring after there were two outs. Now armed
with a substantial lead, Johnny
Rigney (7-4, 4.47) went all the way for the win.
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| Jeff Heath |
Bob Feller (17-3, 2.70) started the All-Star game two days previous and went three innings but had the arm to come back today and throw a one-hitter with ten strikeouts at home versus Philadelphia. The Indians scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead and then right fielder Jeff Heath hit a solo homerun (#9) in the eighth to provide a little cushion.
New York (AL) 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
The Yankees picked right up where they left
off as Lefty
Gomez (8-4, 2.99) scattered eight hits and shut out the hometown Browns.
Left fielder Charlie
Keller had the big hit for New York, a three-run double in the first, and
Gomez did the rest.
Chicago (NL) 4 Boston (NL) (H) 2
The Braves scored twice in the bottom of the
fourth to tie the score at 2-2, but that is all Vern Olsen
(6-6, 2.78) would give up today and the Cubs came back to win with some late scores.
Al
Javery (5-2, 2.99) pitched a strong game but took the loss.
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn (H) 1
Johnny
Vander Meer (9-5, 2.13) didn’t allow a run until one out in the ninth, but it
wasn't enough to overtake the Reds and Vander Meer was able to start Week 13
with a complete game victory.
St. Louis (NL) 7 New York (NL) (H) 0
First baseman Johnny Mize
had a double, a triple, and a homerun, but no single as he went 3-for-4 on the
day with three RBI's to spark the Cardinals' offense. Max Lanier
(8-2, 2.38) gave up seven hits but kept the Giants off the scoreboard for the
complete game shutout.
Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
Rip Sewell
(11-4, 2.37) threw a four-hit shutout to get the Pirates' second half of the
season to a winning start.
Note: Pittsburgh shortstop Arky
Vaughan has seen limited playing time over the past few weeks.
However, he was able to hit two homeruns in the All-Star game earlier this
week.
Friday, July 11, 1941
Transactions:
New York (NL) outfielder Frank
Demaree (Team Finale 07/10/1941) was placed on Waivers before 07/10/1941
Boston (NL) outfielder Dan Manno
was sent out to Hartford (EL) after 07/10/1941 (Major League Finale)
St. Louis catcher Walker
Cooper returned to play on 07/12/1941. St. Louis (NL) pitcher Ira
Hutchinson returned to the mound on 07/12/1941
Detroit pitcher Archie
McKain returned to the mound on 07/12/1941
St. Louis (AL) pitcher Fritz
Ostermueller returned to the mound on 07/12/1941
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Washington 3
First baseman Joe Kuhel
hit a homerun (#9, #10) in each of his first two at-bats to give the White Sox
a quick 3-0 lead, but the Nationals kept it close, and then in the top of the
ninth shortstop Cecil
Travis singled home left fielder Buddy Lewis
with the game-tying run. In the bottom of the ninth Eddie Smith
(14-4, 2.25) got the win when he flared a single into right to drive home left
fielder Moose
Solters with the winning run.
Detroit (H) 16 Boston (AL) 9
The Tigers were nursing a 4-3 lead heading
into the bottom of the seventh when an entirely new ball game popped up. The
Tigers scored eight runs in the seventh, the big hit being a three-run homerun
by left fielder Tuck
Stainback. Now armed with a substantial lead, Bobo Newsom
(3-15, 7.57) then allowed Boston to keep it close with a five-run outburst in
the top of the eighth. Now into the Red Sox bullpen, the Tigers added four more
runs in the bottom of the eighth, the big hit being a three-run homerun from
catcher Birdie
Tebbetts. Newsom did finally get the win but gave up eleven of the
fourteen walks the Red Sox had in this game.
New York (AL) 12 St. Louis (AL) (H) 4
The Browns scored three runs in the bottom of
the first, the big hit being a two-run homerun from third baseman Harlond
Clift (#10). Those were the only runs Marius Russo (10-2,
3.98) would allow until the ninth inning though and the Yankees offense
kicked it into high gear and won running away. New York had nineteen hits and
every player in the lineup had at least one hit.
Chicago (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 3
The Braves scored a run in the bottom of the
eighth to take a 3-2 lead, but in the top of the ninth Jim Tobin
(5-5, 2.22), who hadn't walked a batter all game, walked two Cubs to load the
bases and left fielder Augie Galan
smacked a two-run single to score two runs and get Chicago the led. Larry
French (8-7, 3.88) got the win with some ninth-inning help from Vance Page.
Brooklyn (H) 11 Cincinnati 3
Center fielder Pete Reiser
hit a two-run homerun (#8) in the bottom of the first to give Brooklyn a 2-0
lead, but Reds first baseman Frank
McCormick hit a two-run homerun (#8) in the top of the fourth to tie the
score at 2-2. The Dodgers then put up a six-spot in the fifth and won the game
going away. Curt Davis
(5-1, 2.30) went all the way for the win.
Saturday, July 12, 1941
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Washington 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
Shortstop Luke
Appling singled home Buck Ross
(1-1, 2.90) in the bottom of the first for the game's first run, but first
baseman Mickey
Vernon answered back with a two-run homerun (#3) in the top of the fourth
to give Dutch
Leonard (7-8, 2.99) his first lead. Leonard and Ross then dueled it out for
the rest of the game, with Washington coming away with the victory.
Philadelphia (AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 5
The A's slowly built a 5-2 lead, only to see
Cleveland rally and tie the score at 5-5 when third baseman Ken Keltner
(#9) hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth. This was the A’s Day
though and they scored twice in the top of the ninth and Les McCrabb
(4-7, 4.41) got through the ninth unscathed to get the complete game victory.
Boston (AL) 3 Detroit (H) 2 (GM 1)
After a rainout yesterday these two teams
will play two games today and the Red Sox got the Game One victory when Jimmie Foxx
singled to lead off the top of the ninth, was sacrificed to second by third
baseman Jim
Tabor, and was then singled home with the eventual game-winner by second
baseman Bobby
Doerr. Dick
Newsome (8-2, 3.28) continued his fine rookie season with the win over Johnny
Gorsica (5-10, 5.29).
Note: Ted
Williams (.482) reinjured his ankle in this game, the ankle he had
previously hurt during spring training, and had limited him to pinch-hitting
duties for the first two weeks of the season.
Detroit (H) 4 Boston (AL) 2 (GM 2)
A two-run single by left fielder Rip
Radcliff was part of a three-run inning and Dizzy Trout
(2-6, 4.94) and the Tigers walked away with a doubleheader split.
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| Elden Auker |
Tiny Bonham (4-3, 4.08) didn’t allow a run until two outs in the ninth and got the win, plus Bonham contributed offensively with a two-run single in New York's six-run second. St. Louis starter Elden Auker (6-7, 5.75) couldn't control his submarine pitch and walked four batters in the fateful second inning.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Cincinnati 1
The Dodgers scored three times in the bottom
of the first and Whit Wyatt
(14-3, 2.07) made those runs stand up as he went all the way for the tough win
over Bucky
Walters (11-6, 2.83). Wyatt struck out nine batters in the first five
innings and ended the day with ten strikeouts.
New York (NL) 4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
Shortstop Billy
Jurges led off the bottom of the ninth with a single and was then promptly
doubled home on a pinch-hit double by Ken O'Dea,
getting the win for Bob
Carpenter (6-1, 2.39) in an exciting finish.
Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
Solo homeruns from center fielder Vince
DiMaggio (#10) and catcher Al Lopez
(#3) gave the Pirates an early 2-0 lead and even though the Phillies scored an
unearned run in the bottom of the sixth Johnny
Lanning (4-2, 3.240 was able to go all the way for the win.
Sunday, July 13, 1941
Transactions:
New York (AL) pitcher Norm Branch
returned to the mound on 07/14/1941. New York (AL) outfielder George
Selkirk returned to play on 07/14/1941
Boston (AL) outfielder Pete Fox
returned to play on 07/14/1941
New York (AL) 9 Chicago (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
Three batters in and New York was already
ahead 2-0, and by the time the top of the first was over the Yankees led 4-0. Charlie
Keller hit a three-run homerun (#19, 81 RBI's) in the fifth to up the score
to 7-0 and Spud
Chandler (7-1, 1.77) was able to go all the way to get the shutout victory
in Game One. The White Sox hit into three inning-ending double plays, all
helping the Yankees' cause.
New York (AL) 2 Chicago (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
The White Sox started the day in second
place, but a full 10.0 games behind the Yankees, and were hoping to make up some
ground today, but it was not to be. Chicago scored first with a run in the
fourth, but in the sixth left fielder Charlie
Keller tripled home Joe Gordon
and then Phil
Rizzuto brought home Keller giving Red Ruffing
(10-3, 2.58) a lead he would not relinquish.
Boston (AL) 2 Cleveland (H) 0 (GM 1)
The Red Sox scored single runs in the first
and eighth and Charlie
Wagner (7-4, 3.10) threw his third shutout of the season. Jim Bagby
(6-10, 4.43) was the hard-luck loser.
Boston (AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 3 (12) (GM 2)
The Red Sox scored four times in the top of
the twelfth, the big hit being a two-run double from backup outfielder Stan Spence,
who was subbing in for the injured Ted
Williams. Mickey
Harris (7-3, 2.99) went all the way for the extra-inning win and the
doubleheader sweep.
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| Rudy York |
Detroit led 8-1 after the fifth, only to see that score tighten up to 9-7 when Philadelphia had a five-run outburst in the top of the seventh. Good news for the Tigers: Hal Newhouser (3-13, 10.45) only walked two batters today and was able to go all the way for the win, and first baseman Rudy York hit a homerun (#7), his first in more than a month.
Washington 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
The Nationals, seventh in the AL in homeruns,
hit three homeruns in this game, led 7-2 after the fourth, and Steve
Sundra (10-1, 3.21) got the easy win.
Note: On this day in 1941 Washington and St.
Louis played a doubleheader. However, in ATMgr Game Two of the doubleheader is
scheduled for Monday. I am just going to run with this as is.
Cincinnati 7 Boston (NL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
The Reds scored two in the first and then
added three more in the third and Elmer
Riddle (7-2, 1.94) had another strong outing with a Game One win.
Cincinnati 6 Boston (NL) (H) 5 (13) (GM 2)
Boston put up three runs in the bottom of the
first, but by the end of the fifth Cincinnati was ahead 5-4. Paul Waner
hit a pinch-hit homerun in the bottom of the ninth and it was off to
extra-innings. In the top of the thirteenth third baseman Billy
Werber singled home shortstop Eddie Joost
and Joe
Beggs came in to close out the inning and secure the win for Paul Derringer
(9-10, 3.18).
Chicago (NL) 6 Brooklyn (H) 5 (GM 1)
The Cubs scored four runs in the top of the
fourth and were cruising to an easy win when third baseman Cookie
Lavagetto tied the score at 5-5 with a three-run homerun in the bottom of
the eighth. Chicago came right back with an unearned run in the top of the
ninth and got the Game One win for Claude
Passeau (10-7, 2.53).
Chicago (NL) 14 Brooklyn (H) 3 (GM 2)
A doubleheader sweep for the Cubs as they
scored five runs in the top of the third and pounded the Brooklyn bullpen the
rest of the way. Bill Lee
(7-10, 3.28) got the win and hit his fifth homerun of the season.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Pittsburgh 3 (GM 1)
The Giants strung together their hits in a
four-run fourth and held off the Pirates for the Game One win. Pittsburgh
scored a run in the eighth and another one in the ninth, but all they could do
was make it close as Bill
Lohrman (7-3, 3.19) and Jumbo Brown
held them off.
Pittsburgh 11 New York (NL) (H) 5 (GM 2)
New York scored four times in the bottom of
the first but Pittsburgh responded with a four-run third, and then the Pirates
ran away with it by scoring six times in the top of the third. first baseman Elbie
Fletcher led the Pirates attack with a 3-or-3 day that included two runs
scored, three RBI's, and a double, and Lloyd
"Dutch" Dietz (2-1, 0.42) got the come-from-behind win in relief.
St. Louis (NL) 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1 (GM
1)
The Cardinals scored a pair of runs in each
of the first two innings and once armed with a four-run lead Lon Warneke
(10-6, 2.81) proceeded to mow down the Phillies batters, ending the game with
only four hits allowed.
St. Louis (NL) 14 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1 (GM
2)
St. Louis had 23 hits in the game, including
seven doubles, two triples, and a homerun, as they hammered a series of
Phillies pitchers. Sam Nahem
(5-1, 1.83) got the win as center fielder Terry Moore,
first baseman Johnny Mize,
and third baseman Jimmy
Brown all had four hits in Game Two, supplanted only by left fielder Johnny Hopp
who went 5-for-6 with four runs scored, five RBI's, a triple, and a homerun.
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