Week 9 Results (06/09/1941 - 06/15/1941)

Monday, June 9, 1941 

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Pittsburgh pitcher Russ Bauers was sent out to Jersey City (IL) after 06/08/1941 (Season Finale)

 

Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Roy Bruner was sent out to Rochester (IL) after 06/08/1941 (Major League Finale)

 

Detroit outfielder Ned Harris was sent out to Buffalo (IL) after 06/08/1941

 

St. Louis (AL) pitcher Fritz Ostermueller was injured (?) on 06/08/1941

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Wimpy Quinn was sent out to Madison (IIIL) after 06/08/1941

 

Washington pitcher Cliff Bolton was acquired from Greenville (SALL) before 06/10/1941 (Season Debut)

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Joe Haynes returned to the mound on 06/10/1941

 

Philadelphia (AL) catcher Hal Wagner returned to play on 06/10/1941

 

Lloyd Waner

Boston (NL) (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 1

The Cubs scored a run in the top of the first but by the end of the third the Braves were on top 2-1, and then a two-run double by center fielder Lloyd Waner in the bottom of the seventh provided a little cushion. Tom Earley (1-0, 0.87) acquitted himself well in his first start of the season.

 

Brooklyn (H) 5 Cincinnati 3

 

Reds right fielder Jimmy Ripple hit a solo homerun in the top of the eighth to tie the score at 3-3, but Brooklyn first baseman Dolph Camilli proved to be the hometown hero with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth.

 

St. Louis (NL) 4 New York (NL) (H) 3

 

St. Louis scored twice in the top of the seventh to tie the score at 2-2 and then they took the lead in the eighth with two more runs when the Giants bullpen imploded by walking four consecutive Cardinals batters. New York had opportunities in both of their last two at-bats, but the St. Louis bullpen eventually worked through it unscathed, Sam Nahem and Ira Hutchinson doing the job to save the win for Harry Gumbert (5-3, 1.51).

 

Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 2

 

It was a tight one that went down to the last inning and was decided only when left fielder Danny Litwhiler hit a two-out two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth to give the Phillies the come-from-behind win.

 

Tuesday, June 10, 1941

 

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Brooklyn pitcher Curt Davis was injured (?) on 06/09/1941

 

Boston (ML) pitcher Tom Earley was injured (?) on 06/09/1941

 

Cincinnati first baseman Eddie Shokes was sent out to Indianapolis (AA) after 06/09/1941 (Season Finale)

 

Chicago (NL) pitcher Tot Pressnell returned to the mound on 06/11/1941

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 4 New York (AL) 3

 

The White Sox scored three times in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-1 lead and then Johnny Rigney (4-3, 5.27) gave up a few runs late but held on for the tough win over the AL leaders.

 

Cleveland (H) 9 Washington 8

 

Bob Feller had control problems in the first and paid for it when first baseman Mickey Vernon hit a three-run triple, but in the bottom of the inning right fielder Jeff Heath hit a three-run homerun (#10), and then when Sid Hudson couldn’t get the third out, Feller himself lined a three-run double off the wall, putting Cleveland ahead 6-3 after the first. Feller's troubles returned in the fourth when the Nationals scored five times, and then things settled down and it looked like that might be all the runs scored in this one. That changed when Heath hit his second homerun (#11) of the game and suddenly the Indians had a 9-8 lead, which they were able to hold on to and get the win.

 

Detroit (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 4

 

Detroit fell behind early but rallied for two runs in the fourth to tie the score at 4-4, only to see Philadelphia recapture the lead with a single run in the top of the seventh. Rather than roll over, third baseman Pinky Higgins hit a two-out two-run double in the bottom of the eighth and suddenly the Tigers had a lead. Al Benton (1-1, 4.95) got the win and finished with a 1-2-3 ninth, giving Detroit its tenth win of the season (finally).

 

Cincinnati 4 Boston (NL) (H) 3 (11)

 

Boston took a 1-0 lead in the sixth, only to see Cincinnati tie the score at 1-1 in the eighth, and soon it was off to extra innings. The Reds quickly scored two runs in the top of the tenth, but first baseman Babe Dahlgren hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the tenth so the game played on. Ernie Lombardi hit a solo shot in the top of the eleventh and this time Elmer Riddle (4-0, 2.91) was able to close the game out, adding a win to go along with his blown save.

 

Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn (H) 1

 

Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher started at shortstop today and led the game off with a single and then later scored on a Cookie Lavagetto double. Freddie Fitzsimmons (1-1, 1.50) was pitching a masterpiece until he threw a fat one to center fielder Vince DiMaggio who deposited a three-run homerun in the left field stands. Ken Heintzelman (4-2, 2.19) was able to finish what he started and picked up the win.

 

Chicago (NL) 6 New York (NL) (H) 3

 

First baseman Babe Young hit a three-run homerun in the bottom of the first but that was the only mistake that Vern Olsen (3-4, 3.35) made today as he held the New York offense to only two hits.

 

St. Louis (NL) 10 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6

 

St. Louis scored five times in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead and then added on four more runs in the fifth to put this one out of reach. Cardinals starter Lon Warneke came up lame in the fourth inning and the Cardinals bullpen was able to stem any late Philadelphia rally attempts to secure the win.

 

Wednesday, June 11, 1941

 

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Washington pitcher Red Anderson was injured on 06/11/1941

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Joe Haynes was injured (sore arm) on 06/10/1941

 

New York (NL) pitcher Bill McGee was injured (?) 06/10/1941

 

Boston (AL) second baseman Bobby Doerr returned to play on 06/12/1941

 

Washington 6 Cleveland (H) 1

 

Nationals' catcher Jake Early had the big bat today as he went 4-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI's, and two doubles, and it was hit a two-RBI double in the top of the seventh that broke open a 0-0 tie. Washington went on to score six runs in the seventh and Ken Chase (3-5, 5.42) went all the way for the complete game victory.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 7 Detroit (H) 3

 

The A's ended the Tigers' winning streak at one game as they slowly built an early lead and then added on from there, making it easy to withstand a late Tigers comeback. Right fielder Wally Moses led the Philadelphia attack with a 4-for-5 day, including two runs scored, three RBI's, two doubles, and a triple.

 

Cincinnati 1 Boston (NL) (H) 0

 

Bucky Walters (8-3, 2.63) not only threw a four-hit shutout but also had two hits on the day including a RBI double in the top of the fourth for the game's only run.

 

Rip Sewell

Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn (H) 0

Rip Sewell (8-1, 2.66) scattered six hits and shut out the Dodgers, plus Sewell hit a three-run homerun in the top of the sixth to give the Pirates a comfortable 4-0 lead.

 

New York (NL) (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 4 (11) (GM 1)

 

Cliff Melton (3-3, 2.84) was cruising with a 4-0 lead and was shutting down the Cubs quite easily until the top of the ninth when the Chicago bats suddenly came alive, and they rallied back to tie the score at 4-4. The game soon moved into extra's and in the bottom of the eleventh first baseman Babe Young hit his second two-run homerun (#12) of the game to give the Giants the Game One win.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 New York (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)

 

Right fielder Bill Nicholson hit a three-run homerun (#7) in the top of the third and Jake Mooty (2-2, 3.29) kept the Giants off the scoreboard until catcher Harry Danning hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth to break up the shutout.

 

St. Louis (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1

 

The speedy Cardinals made use of that speed as three of their runs scored on close plays at home, giving Mort Cooper (7-2, 2.60) the run support he needed to pick up the win. Cooper had a shutout until left fielder Danny Litwhiler hit a homerun in the bottom of the ninth.

 

Thursday, June 12, 1941

 

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St. Louis (NL) infielder Jimmy Brown was injured (?) on 06/11/1941

 

Brooklyn pitcher Bill Swift was sent out to St. Paul (AA) after 06/11/1941 (Season Finale). Brooklyn catcher Babe Phelps made his Season Finale on 06/11/1941. Phelps missed the train to St. Louis, infuriating manager Leo Durocher. Phelps was fined $500 and did not appear the rest of the season.

 

Washington infielder Jimmy Pofahl made his Season Finale on 06/11/1941

 

New York (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 3

 

The White Sox scored three runs in the third and behind two different outfield throws that nailed baserunners trying to score appeared to be on a winning path for Thornton Lee (8-4, 1.47), but an outfield error opened the door and the Yankees tied the score at 3-3 in the seventh. New York then pushed across a run in the eighth and Spud Chandler (5-0, 1.93) finished the game for the win.

 

Detroit (H) 9 Philadelphia (AL) 8

 

The A's scored three times in the top of the first, but by the end of the third the Tigers had closed the lead to 5-4. Detroit hitting stayed hot and the Tigers built up an 8-4 lead but then the A's offense woke up and tried a vigorous comeback. Finally, Al Benton came in and put out the fire to secure the win. Bob Johnson hit two homeruns (#7, #8) to lead the failed rally.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 Boston (AL) 5 (GM 1)

 

With a 5-2 lead Boston was thinking ahead to Game Two but the Browns suddenly scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth to take a 6-4 lead, the big hit being a two-out three-run homerun from third baseman Harland Clift. Bob Muncrief (4-2, 2.98) picked up the win relief and finished the game with a 1-2-3 ninth, closing the game out by getting Ted Williams looking.

 

Boston (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2)

 

The Red Sox earned a doubleheader split behind the bat of shortstop Joe Cronin who hit a two-run triple in the first and then followed that up with a three-run homerun in the third. Earl Johnson (2-5, 6.88) went all the way for the Game Two win.

 

Cincinnati 13 Boston (NL) (H) 5

 

The Reds scored three runs in the first, second, and third innings to take a commanding 9-3 lead, and then they finished their onslaught with a three-run eighth. Shortstop Eddie Joost contributed a three-run homerun in the third and first baseman Frank McCormick joined in with a three-run homerun in the eighth.

 

New York (NL) (H) 4 Chicago (NL) 2

 

Shortstop Billy Jurges gave the Giants a 2-1 in the sixth when he pulled a homerun right down the left field line, but in the top of the next inning Bill Lee (3-8, 3.65) got some modicum of revenge when he hit his second homerun of the season into the same spot. The Giants finally strung some hits together and Carl Hubbell (3-5, 4.27) was able to pick up the win.

 

Friday, June 13, 1941

 

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Boston (AL) pitcher Earl Johnson was injured (?) on 06/12/1941

 

Cincinnati infielder Bobby Mattick was injured (?) on 06/12/1941

 

Herman Franks

Brooklyn catcher Herman Franks was acquired from Montreal (IL) before 06/14/1941 (Season Debut)

St. Louis (NL) catcher Chip Marshall was acquired from Syracuse (IL) before 06/14/1941 (Major League Debut)

 

Cincinnati outfield Lloyd Waner (Team Debut 06/15/1941) was acquired from Boston (NL) on 06/12/1941 in return for Johnny Hutchings

 

Note: It’s a travel day as all eight NL teams are heading out of the east to resume play in the great Midwest while in the AL the opposite is happening as all eight teams are training their way eastward.

 

Brooklyn 3 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2

 

The Cardinals scored two quick runs early, but Whit Wyatt (11-0, 1.62) didn’t buckle, and his Dodger teammates came back to tie the score at 2-2 in the fifth and then took a 3-2 lead in the seventh. Wyatt contributed to the comeback by hitting a solo homerun in the fateful fifth.

 

Saturday, June 14, 1941

 

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Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Rube Melton returned to the mound on 06/15/1941

 

Chicago (NL) infielder Billy Myers returned to play on 06/15/1941

 

Cincinnati third baseman Bill Werber returned to play on 06/15/1941

 

Boston (AL) (H) 13 Chicago (AL) 3

 

The Red Sox showed their happiness with returning home from their recent road trip by pounding the White Sox pitchers for 24 hits and 13 runs. Ted Williams went 4-for-5 on the day and got his average back up to .500 while first baseman Jimmie Foxx and third baseman Jim Tabor also contributed with 4-for-5 days at the plate.

 

New York (AL) (H) 11 Cleveland 1

 

In their first game back in Yankees Stadium since the death of Lou Gehrig was announced the previous Monday, the Yankees brought their hitting shoes. Bob Feller (11-3, 3.46) suffered occasional bouts of wildness and the Yankees took advantage of everyone, building a 4-1 lead after the fourth. Atley Donald (5-1, 2.73) went all the way for the win and right fielder Tommy Henrich contributed two homeruns (#7, #8) to the carnage.

 

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 10 St. Louis (AL) 8

 

The Browns have been playing better recently and they got off to a quick start in today's game by scoring four runs in the first and building a 7-0 lead after the third. The St. Louis hurlers couldn’t hold the lead though and by the end of the seventh, the score was tied at 7-7. The Browns recaptured the lead with a run in the top of the eighth, but the Philadelphia offense had one more trick up their sleeve and they scored three times in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for good. Lum Harris (2-2, 5.96) pitched five innings of long relief and picked up the win.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 10 Philadelphia (NL) 3

 

After the completion of the top of the fifth, the score was tied at 3-3 as both teams had managed to score single runs in three different innings. Then things changed when the Cubs offense kicked it into gear and the Phillies defense committed four errors to further those endeavors. Vern Olsen (4-4, 3.16) gladly took home the win.

 

Pittsburgh (H) 3 Boston (NL) 0

 

Pittsburgh center fielder Vince DiMaggio has been on a tear over the past few weeks and today he drove in two of the Pirates' runs, allowing Max Butcher (4-5, 4.11) to go all the way for the shutout win over Boston.

 

St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Brooklyn 0

 

The Cardinals moved their lead over the second-place Dodgers to 6.0 games with a shutout win today by Harry Gumbert (6-3, 1.36). Right fielder Enos Slaughter led the offense with a 4-for-4 day with a run scored, three RBI's, and a crucial late-inning homerun that helped pad a slender lead.

 

Sunday, June 15, 1941

 

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St. Louis (NL) catcher Chip Marshall was sent out to Sacramento (PCL) after 06/14/1941 (Major League Finale)

 

Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Nels Potter (Team Finale 06/14/1941) was sold to Boston (NL) on 06/30/1941

 

Note: Today will be the first day that every team will take the field since last Sunday due to weather and travel days, plus today is a doubleheader Sunday with five doubleheaders on the docket for today, thirteen games in all.

 

Chicago (AL) 9 Boston (AL) (H) 5 (GM 1)

 

Two veteran warhorses took to the mound today and Ted Lyons (6-2, 3.63) got the better of Lefty Grove (4-4, 4.13) as the White Sox offense came alive and didn't let up. Shortstop Luke Appling led the Chicago offense with a 3-for-5 day that included two runs scored, two RBI's, and a stolen base.

 

Chicago (AL) 6 Boston (AL) (H) 5 (10) (GM 2)

 

The Red Sox started the day in fourth place, 2.0 games behind the second-place White Sox, and were looking for a doubleheader sweep to move them into a tie for second, but instead Chicago played tenaciously and came away with the doubleheader sweep of their own, knocking Boston back to 4.0 games behind. The White Sox tied the game at 5-5 with a two-out single in the ninth and then won the game with a sacrifice fly RBI in the tenth, making a winner in relief of Eddie Smith (9-3, 2.73).

 

New York (AL) (H) 2 Cleveland 0

 

Catcher Bill Dickey drove in both New York runs with a triple in the bottom of the sixth and Red Ruffing (8-2, 2.44) shutout the Indians on four hits, getting the win over Jim Bagby (5-6, 4.68).

 

St. Louis (AL) 13 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5

 

A's starter Johnny Babich (0-3, 10.13) walked four Browns batters in the first inning leading which led to a five-run Browns outburst. Babich was left in the game but when he walked three more batters in a six-run fourth he was sent to the showers and the Big Brown Machine rolled on to an easy victory. Shortstop Johnny Berardino went 2-for-5 and drove in five runs to provide the offensive pop for St. Louis.

 

Detroit 6 Washington (H) 5 (GM 1)

 

The Tigers scored five runs in the top of the third, the big hit being a fly ball to left field that was misplayed, allowing three runs to score. Supplied with an early 6-1 lead, Hal Newhouser (2-8, 8.90) mowed down the Nationals batters but ran into trouble late when an outfield error allowed in two runs. Bud Thomas came in and got the final outs without further damage to get the Save.

 

George Case

Washington (H) 4 Detroit 2 (GM 2)

The Nationals bounced back to get the doubleheader split as Dutch Leonard (4-6, 3.30) defeated Dizzy Trout (1-3, 3.02). Right fielder George Case leads the AL with eleven stolen bases but today he hit his first homerun of the season and those two runs made the difference.

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 1 (GM 1)

 

Center fielder Dom Dalessandro hit a two-run double in the seventh and then shortstop Bobby Sturgeon hit his own two-run double in the eighth to put the Cubs ahead and then provide some cushion for Claude Passeau (7-5, 1.94).

 

Chicago (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 2 (GM 2)

 

Charlie Root (2-4, 3.24) gave up two runs in the top of the second but shut down the Phillies the rest of the way as the Cubs offense soon came to life and Chicago had a doubleheader sweep. Similar to game one, shortstop Bobby Sturgeon came through with a late two-RBI hit that provided some much-needed padding.

 

New York (NL) 3 Cincinnati (H) 2 (GM 1)

 

Two errors led to two Cincinnati runs in the bottom of the second and otherwise spoiled a magnificent performance by Hal Schumacher (7-4, 2.72) who got the Game One win over Elmer Riddle (4-1, 2.93).

 

New York (NL) 5 Cincinnati (H) 4 (GM 2)

 

The Giants knocked out Reds starter Bucky Walters (6-4, 3.01) with a five-run second, but Cincinnati rebounded quickly with three runs in the bottom of the inning. That was pretty much it for the offense though as Bob Carpenter (2-1, 2.75) went all the way for the win while Whitey Moore pitched seven-plus innings of strong relief.

 

Boston (NL) 9 Pittsburgh (H) 1

 

The Pirates scored a run in the bottom of the first but Bill Posedel (2-1, 2.98) shut them down afterward to get the win in Pittsburgh. Posedel also went 2-for-5 from the plate including a two-run double in Boston's four-run sixth.

 

St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Brooklyn 3 (GM 1)

 

The Dodgers led 2-1 after the top of the seventh but then the Cardinals finally got to Kirby Higbe (7-8, 2.32) with four runs in the bottom of the inning. The big hit was a two-run double from left fielder Don Padgett, allowing Howie Krist to come in finish the last two innings and preserve the win for Lon Warneke (7-4, 2.79).

 

St. Louis (NL) (H) 9 Brooklyn 1 (GM 2)

 

The Cardinals wasted little time as they scored three times in the first and then added three more runs in the third, gifting Ernie White (5-0, 0.86) with an early 6-0 lead, and then White did the rest, holding Brooklyn to six hits and not allowing a run until the seventh inning.