Week 15 Results (07/21/1941 - 07/27/1941)
Monday, July 21, 1941
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(NL) infielder Hal Marnie
was sent out to Springfield (EL) after 07/20/1941
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| Billy Herman |
Brooklyn (H) 7 Pittsburgh 4
The
Dodgers took a 5-2 lead when second baseman Billy
Herman stroked a two-out double, and Brooklyn managed to hold on for the
tough win.
Note:
New York, Cincinnati, and Brooklyn are now all 13.0 games behind first-place
St. Louis in the NL standings, with only slight differences in winning
percentages separating the three teams.
Tuesday,
July 22, 1941
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Boston
(AL (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 2
With
a slender 2-1 lead the Red Sox scored two insurance runs in the bottom of the
eighth on third baseman Jim Tabor's
two-out single. Dick
Newsome (9-3, 3.27) held the White Sox to three hits and got the win.
Note:
Ted Williams
and Jim
Tabor returned to the starting lineup after they both had missed the
previous ~10 days.
Cleveland
4 New York (AL) (H) 2
The
Indians scored two runs in the top of the first and Bob Feller
(19-4, 2.59) struck out twelve Yankees on his way to the complete game victory.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 3 St. Louis (AL) 2
Catcher
Frankie
Hayes had all three of the A's RBI's including the big one, a single in the
bottom of the ninth that drove home first baseman Dick
Siebert with the game-winner. Jack Knott
(7-8, 3.48) gave up two unearned runs in the top of the first but shut down the
Browns after that.
Washington
(H) 2 Detroit 1
The
Nationals scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 2-0 lead
and Sid
Hudson (11-6, 4.25) went all the way for the home win over the Tigers.
Boston
(NL) 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
Boston
scored four runs in the top of the first and Bill
Posedel (3-2, 3.12) and the Braves bullpen held off the Cubs for the win.
Brooklyn
4 Cincinnati (H) 2
Two
of the three teams tied for second place in the NL met in Cincinnati and the
Reds got off to a good start when first baseman Frank
McCormick hit a two-run homerun (#11) in the bottom of the first. That was
all Luke
Hamlin (5-5, 3.60) would allow today though and the Dodgers came back to
win, the big hit being a two-run triple off the bat of Pee Wee
Reese in the top of the third.
Philadelphia
(NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 3
The
Phillies took the early lead with two runs in the top of the first and Johnny
Podgajny (3-9, 5.96) and the Phillies bullpen held off the Pirates and got
the win.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 4 New York (NL) 3 (12)
#2
faced #1 and it was quite an exciting game. Mel Ott
hit a two-run homerun (#8) in the top of the eighth to give the Giants a 3-1
lead, but the Cardinals came back with two in the bottom of the ninth to send
the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the twelfth, second baseman Creepy
Crespi doubled and was then singled home by center fielder Coaker
Triplett with the game-winner.
Wednesday,
July 23, 1941
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Jack Kramer
was injured (?) on 07/22/1941. St. Louis (AL) outfielder Bobby
Estalella returned to play on 07/24/1941. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Maury
Newlin returned to the mound on 07/24/1941
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Bill
Dietrich returned to the mound on 07/24/1941
Washington
outfielder Johnny
Welaj returned to play on 07/24/1941
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| Thornton Lee |
Thornton Lee (11-7, 1.47) scattered four hits and threw his seventh shutout of the season, and he got the tough win over Tex Hughson (3-2, 2.89). Backup catcher Tom Turner drove home center fielder Ben Chapman with the game's only run in the top of the eighth.
Cleveland
5 New York (AL) (H) 4 (10)
Joe
DiMaggio hit a two-run homerun (#20) in the bottom of the first as the
Yankees built an early 3-0 lead, but the Indians tied the score at 3-3 in the
top of the fourth, the big hit being a two-run double by second baseman Oscar
Grimes. First baseman Hal Trosky
has been impacted by migraine headaches and has missed several games recently but was back in the lineup today and had an RBI single in the sixth to give
Cleveland its first lead. The Yankees tied the score at 4-4 in the bottom of
the ninth on a Red Ruffing
double, but Cleveland regained the lead in the top of the tenth on a Ruffing
error and Clint
Brown (1-1, 2.40) picked up the win to go with his Blown Save.
Note:
After some early game substitutions depleted the New York bench, Tommy
Henrich (right field) and Joe
DiMaggio (center fielder) collided on a fly ball and both had to come out
of the game. The only player left on the bench at this time was Bill Dickey,
so he went in to catch and Buddy Rosar
was moved from catcher to left field and Charlie
Keller was moved to right. I had no bench players remaining, so I took the
youngest pitcher (Charlie
Stanceu) and placed him in center field. The game resumed and shortstop Phil
Rizzuto choose to say something inappropriate to an umpire and got himself
ejected. Red
Rolfe was moved from third base to shortstop and Red Ruffing
was placed at third base, which led to Ruffing's involvement in the ninth and
tenth innings described above.
All the injuries and ejections are for the current game only, so they will all
be back in the lineup tomorrow. Luckily, these types of games only happen about
once a replay.
St.
Louis (AL) 9 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 (10)
The
Browns were cruising towards an easy win when A's left fielder Bob Johnson
upset the apple cart with a three-run homerun (#11) in the bottom of the eighth
to tie the score at 5-5. After a scoreless ninth right fielder Wally Moses
misplayed a fly ball to tight and opened the door for a four-run Browns rally.
Washington
(H) 5 Detroit 2
The
Tigers scored first with a run in the second but two-run singles from right
fielder Buddy
Lewis in the second and from Dutch
Leonard (8-9, 2.96) in the fourth put the Nationals ahead to stay and
Leonard took it home for the complete game victory.
Boston
(NL) 15 Chicago (NL) (H) 6
The
Braves scored four runs in the top of the first and went on to stomp the Cubs
for a big win. Center fielder Max West
went 5-for-6 and drove in two runs in the first with a triple, drove in two
more runs in the second, and then had another RBI in the third. He finished the
day with an RBI double in the ninth, six RBI's in all. Dick
Errickson (3-10, 4.27) went all the way for the win plus checked in with a
3-for-4 day with a walk, and scored four runs.
Brooklyn
5 Cincinnati (H) 0
Kirby Higbe
(12-11, 2.11) threw his seventh shutout of the season as he limited the Reds to
only four hits on the day. The Dodgers hit three doubles in the second to take
a 2-0 lead and then Pete Reiser
hit a two-run homerun (#10) in the eighth to provide some insurance for Higbe.
Pittsburgh
(H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 0
Max Butcher
(6-9, 3.52) got the shutout win on a two-hitter at home versus the intra-state
rivals from Philadelphia. Both first baseman Elbie
Fletcher and left fielder Maurice Van
Robays had two RBI's to lead the Pirates' offense.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 4 New York (NL) 0
The
Cardinals added two runs in the eighth to pad their slim lead and Lon Warneke
(11-6, 2.61) was able to shut out the Giants.
Thursday,
July 24, 1941
Transactions:
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Pete Appleton
returned to the mound on 07/25/1941
Cincinnati
outfielder Ival
Goodman returned to play on 07/25/1941
Washington
outfielder Sam
West returned to play on 07/25/1941
Boston
(AL) (H) 8 Chicago (AL) 2
The
Red Sox jumped out to an early lead and Mickey
Harris (9-3, 3.09) held off the White Sox for the home win. Ted
Williams, still running gingelly on that gimpy ankle, went 3-for-4 (.490)
with a walk, scored three runs, drove in three, and hit two doubles and a
homerun.
New
York (AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 7
The
Indians led 7-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh but then the Yankees
offense suddenly came alive and a three-run homerun (#22) from left fielder Charlie
Keller tied the game at 7-7. The game stayed scoreless until Joe Heving
(2-3, 2.70) walked Phil
Rizzuto with the bases loaded in the bottom of the tenth, ending
Cleveland's six-game winning streak.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 3
The
A's continued their good play as they scored four runs in the bottom of the
second and Lum Harris
(4-3, 4.58) went all the way for the win.
Washington
(H) 9 Detroit 6
Washington
wasted no time jumping off to a lead by scoring three times in the first and
building an 8-1 lead after the third. The Tigers did try to come back - thanks
to eleven walks - but it was just too much to overcome. Bill Zuber
(2-5, 6.25) drove in two runs in the Nationals' four-run third and muddled
through for the win.
Boston
(NL) 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 6
The
Cubs scored four times in the first but couldn’t hold the lead as the Braves
scored five times in the fourth and held on for the win. Second baseman Bama Rowell
had the big bat for Boston with a 3-for-4 day that included two runs scored,
three RBI's, and three doubles.
Pittsburgh
(H) 10 Philadelphia (NL) 7
Pittsburgh
jumped out quickly with a seven-run second inning, although Philadelphia
was able to come back with a five-run fourth. The Pirates were able to hold on
with Joe
Bowman (2-4, 5.21) getting the win. Third baseman Lee Handley
had a three-run triple in the fateful second inning, all of which was needed in
the end to claim the victory. were
New
York (NL) 9 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
First
baseman Babe
Young his two homeruns early (#17, #18), and Jo-Jo Moore
added a pinch-hit two-run homerun late to put the Giants up but it was a
four-run ninth that iced the game for the visitors. The Cardinals did threaten
in the bottom of the ninth but Cliff
Melton came out of the bullpen to get the final two outs without any more
damage being done.
Friday,
July 25, 1941
Transactions:
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Johnny
Allen (Team Finale 07/24/1941) was put on Waivers before 07/30/1941
Chicago
(AL) infielder Bill
Knickerbocker was injured (?) on 07/24/1941
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Johnny
Babich returned to the mound on 07/26/1941
New
York (NL) pitcher Bob Bowman
returned to the mound on 07/26/1941
Boston
(NL) outfielder Frank
Demaree (Team Debut 07/26/1941) was claimed off waivers from New York (NL)
on 07/20/1941
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| Jim Tabor |
Third baseman Jim Tabor committed two errors and opened the door to Cleveland getting a 4-1 lead through the sixth, but in the bottom of the eighth Tabor connected on a three-run homerun that tied the score at 4-4 and eventually sent the game into extra innings. Both teams scored once in the tenth, but the Indians scored again in the top of the eleventh and this time Harry Eisenstadt (2-0, 6.39) got a 1-2-3 inning to capture both the Blown Save and the win.
New
York (AL) (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 0
Spud
Chandler (9-1, 1.64) threw his fourth shutout of the season as he held the
White Sox to only four hits. Eddie Smith
(14-7, 2.37) only allowed seven hits, but the Yankees came through with some
timely RBI's to grab the win.
Detroit
7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5
The
Tigers started the day a full 11.0 games behind the seventh-place A's and would
love nothing better than to pass them before seasons end, so you must start
somewhere. A five-run fifth third inning put Detroit on the board first, the
big hit being a three-run homerun from Rudy York
(#9). The A's made it close with three runs in the bottom of the eighth plus
they had the bases loaded in the ninth with only one out, but Dizzy Trout
wriggled out of his mess for the Save.
St.
Louis (AL) 5 Washington (H) 4
The
Browns scored four runs in the fourth and led 5-1 heading into the bottom of
the ninth, but then Nationals scored three runs and had the bases loaded with
no outs. The Browns' defense responded, throwing out two different runners at
home with the potential tying run, and Elden Auker
(7-8, 5.85) got the final out for the win. St. Louis is now 0.5 games behind
fifth-place Washington.
New
York (NL) 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 1 (10)
Chicago
scored a run in the second and New York scored a run in the third and then
nobody scored until Gabby
Hartnett hit a two-out pinch-hit single in the top of the tenth. Bill
Lohrman (9-3, 3.19) got the win with Bob
Carpenter coming in and closing out things in the bottom of the tenth.
Cincinnati
(H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 1
Third
baseman Bill
Werber hit a two-out two-run single in a three-run third and the Reds held
on for the win over the Phillies. Johnny
Vander Meer (11-5, 1.95) struck out fourteen Philadelphia batters and went
all the way for the victory.
Brooklyn
7 Pittsburgh (H) 2 (GM 1)
The
Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games by exploding for six runs
in the top of the sixth and Whit Wyatt
(16-3, 2.12) went all the way for the win. Backup first baseman Jimmy
Wasdell stroked a three-run triple in the fateful sixth.
Brooklyn
6 Pittsburgh (H) 5 (GM 2)
Similar
to Game One, the Pirates took an early lead, and then Dodgers roared back to
take the lead, this time with a five-run seventh. The Pirates made it close
when center fielder Vince
DiMaggio hit a two-run homerun (#13) in the bottom of the ninth, but Hugh Casey
finished the game with a tough Save,
Boston
(NL) 5 t. Louis (NL) (H) 1
Jim Tobin
(7-6, 2.66) didn't allow a run until the seventh and by then the Braves were
already up 4-0. Harry
Gumbert (8-5, 1.78) has pitched well for St. Louis since he was picked up
from New York earlier in the season but today was not his day.
Saturday,
July 26, 1941
Transactions:
Cleveland
pitcher Mel
Harder was injured (sore arm) and made his Season Finale on 07/25/1941
Washington
pitcher Vern
Kennedy was injured (?) on 07/25/1941
Brooklyn
pitcher Vito
Tamulis was sent out to Nashville (SOUA) after 07/25/1941 (Season Finale)
New
York (AL) pitcher Steve Peek
returned to the mound on 07/27/1941
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Bill
Trotter returned to the mound on 07/27/1941
Boston
(AL) (H) 9 Cleveland 3 (Grand Slam!)
Bob Feller
(19-5, 2.86) had control problems (eleven walks) and the Red Sox made him pay
as Ted
Williams hit a grand slam homerun (#26) in the first and then two batters
later third baseman Jim Tabor
added a two-run homerun (#8). Armed with a 6-1 lead, Dick
Newsome (10-3, 3.10) went all the way for the win as the third-place Red
Sox pulled back to within 1.0 games of the Indians.
New
York (AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 0
The
Yankees scored single runs in the fifth and sixth and Marv Breuer
(6-2, 5.02) pitched a five-hit masterpiece for the shutout victory. Johnny
Rigney (8-7, 4.10) also allowed five hits, but New York got the hits when
they needed them.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 3 Detroit 1
Johnny
Babich (1-6, 7.88) not only picked up his first win of the season, but he
also drove in all three A's runs, the final two coming on a clutch two-out
single in the bottom of the sixth.
Washington
(H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 0
Steve
Sundra (11-2, 3.35) held the Browns to five hits and went all the way for
the shutout victory. The Nationals scored four runs in the second and Sundra
did the rest.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 5 New York (NL) 1
New
York tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the fifth, but Chicago came right back
with three runs in the bottom half of the inning, the big hit being a two-run
homerun from first baseman Babe
Dahlgren. Claude
Passeau (11-9, 2.90) had the good stuff today and got the home win.
Cincinnati
(H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 0
Second
baseman Lonny
Frey drove in three runs on the day in support of Jim Turner
(3-0, 2.14) who went all the way for the complete game shutout.
Pittsburgh
(H) 5 Brooklyn 4
Center
fielder Pete
Reiser hit a three-run homerun (#11) in the top of the third to give
Brooklyn a 4-1 lead, but the Dodgers were able to expand on that lead and the
Pirates eventually came back to regain the lead, with two runs in the eighth
putting them ahead to stay.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 9 Boston (NL) 0
The
Cardinals got off to a fast start with three-run innings in both the first and
second innings and Ernie White
(9-2, 1.72) threw his fourth shutout of the season. Johnny Hopp
led the hit parade with a 4-for-4 day with two runs scored, three RBI's, and
three doubles.
Sunday,
July 27, 1941
Transactions:
Chicago
(NL) pitcher Claude
Passeau was injured (?) on 07/26/1941
Note:
It's another "Doubleheader Sunday" with six doubleheaders on the
docket, fourteen games in all.
Cleveland
3 Boston (AL) (H) 1
The
Indians secured their hold on second place as they didn't do much against third-place Boston, but they did enough to get the win in a spot start for Joe Heving
(3-3, 2.36). Tex Hughson
(3-3, 2.91) had another strong start for the Red Sox but came out on the losing
end. Ted
Williams went 0-for-2 with two walks and ended the week hitting .483.
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| Joe Gordon |
Second baseman Joe Gordon hit a two-run homerun (#9) in the bottom of the seventh and Red Ruffing (11-4, 2.68) was able to go all the way for the win in Game One.
Chicago
(AL) 2 New York (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
Another
close one as Chicago got the doubleheader split when Thornton Lee
(12-7, 1.40) got the Game Two win over Tiny Bonham
(5-4, 3.69). Backup catcher Tom Turner
singled home left fielder Moose
Solters with the eventual game-winner in the top of the seventh.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 8 Detroit 1 (GM 1)
The
A's scored four runs in the bottom of the first and then added a second
four-run inning in the bottom of the seventh to cement the win. Jack Knott
(8-8, 3.33) went all the way for the Game One win.
Detroit
13 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 (GM 2)
The
Tigers got off to a fast start and built a big lead but despite still being
credited with the win Bobo Newsom
(5-17, 7.40) couldn't hold back the A's. The Tigers finally scored five times
in the top of the eighth and held on for the Game Two win.
St.
Louis (AL) 10 Washington (H) 8 (GM 1)
The
Browns led 6-2 after the sixth and then scored four runs in the top of the
eighth to seemingly put the game out of reach, but the Nationals scored five
runs in the bottom of the eighth to make the game close. The Nationals added
another run in the ninth but Denny
Galehouse finally got the third out and the Save.
St.
Louis (AL) 3 Washington (H) 2 (GM 2)
The
Browns jumped out to an early 3-0 lead but had trouble holding it as the
Nationals came back to make it close, but this time it was Bill
Trotter who came in and got them through the ninth for the Save.
New York (NL) 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Cubs had three walks in the top of the first and Stan Hack scored on a sacrifice fly, but Cliff Melton (4-7, 3.18) tightened up from there and had a no-hitter until one-out in the bottom of the ninth. The Giants built up a small lead but then exploded for five runs in the top of the seventh, the big hit being a two-out three-run triple from left fielder Morrie Arnovich.
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| Ival Goodman |
Both teams scored two runs in their half of the seventh inning to keep the score at 3-3 and then the game moved into extra innings. Finally, in the bottom of the twelfth, shortstop Eddie Joost drew a walk, stole second, and then scored on a pinch-hit single from Ival Goodman.
Cincinnati
(H) 3 Philadelphia (NL) 2 (GM 2)
The
Reds took a 3-1 lead after they scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth and Bucky
Walters (12-8, 2.77) held on for another close win and a doubleheader
sweep.
Brooklyn
4 Pittsburgh (H) 3 (12) (GM 1)
Brooklyn
right fielder Pete Reiser
tripled home two runs in a three-run seventh that tied the score and soon led
the game into extra innings. In the top of the twelfth Reiser doubled and
scored the game-winner on a Joe Medwick
single to give the Dodgers and Curt Davis
(6-2, 2.55) the Game One win.
Brooklyn
6 Pittsburgh (H) 5 (GM 2)
Once
again, the Pirates moved ahead early and once again the Dodgers came back late
and then held on for the close win. Left fielder Joe Medwick
got the game-winning hit again as his two-run homerun (#14) in the top of the
sixth put Brooklyn ahead to stay,
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 6 Boston (NL) 1 (GM 1)
The
Cardinals scored three runs in the bottom of the second and then added on from
there. Lon
Warneke (12-6, 2.47) picked up the win in Game One.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 15 Boston (NL) 3 (GM 2)
The
Braves committed seven errors on the day, opening the door for a total of eight
unearned runs to cross the plate for the Cardinals. Third baseman Jimmy Brown
led the offense with a 4-for-6 day with two runs scored, five RBI's, and a
double, and Howie Krist
(4-4, 5.59) gladly went all the way for the Game Two win.
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