Week 22 Results (09/08/1941 - 09/14/1941)
Monday, September 8, 1941
Transactions:
New
York (NL) infielder Odell Hale
(Major League Finale 09/07/1941) was sent to Milwaukee (AA) after 09/07/1941.
New York (NL) infielder Mickey
Witek was acquired from Jersey City
(IL) before 09/09/1941. New York (NL) third baseman John Davis
was acquired from Jersey City (AA) before 09/09/1941 (Major League Debut)
 |
| Bob Lemon |
New York (AL) outfielder Joe DiMaggio returned to play on 09/09/1941
Chicago
(AL) outfielder Stan Goletz
was acquired from Cleveland (DNP) on 07/05/1941. Goletz made his Major League
Debut on 09/09/1941
Philadelphia
(AL) outfielder Ray Poole
was acquired from Lancaster (ISLG) before 09/09/1941 (Major League Debut).
Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Elmer Valo
was acquired from Wilmington (ISLG) before 09/05/1941 (Season Debut)
Cincinnati
outfielder Hank Sauer
was acquired from Birmingham (SOUA) before 09/09/1941 (Major League Debut)
Detroit
outfielder Dick
Wakefield was acquired from Winston-Salem (PIED) before 09/09/1941
Note:
It's a travel day and there are no games on the schedule for today. In the AL,
it is the Midwest teams making an eastern swing while in the NL, it is the
eastern teams taking a stroll through the Midwest.
Tuesday,
September 9, 1941
Transactions:
Cleveland
pitcher Nate
Andrews was acquired from Milwaukee (AA) before 09/10/1941 (Season Debut).
Cleveland outfielder Hank
Edwards was acquired from Cedar Rapids (IIIL) before 09/10/1941 (Major
League Debut). Cleveland pitcher Red Embree
was acquired from Wilkes-Barre (EL) before 09/10/1941 (Major League Debut)
New
York (NL) pitcher Harry
Feldman was acquired from Jersey City (IL) before 09/10/1941 (Major League
Debut). New York (NL) first baseman Johnny
McCarthy was acquired from Jersey City (IL) before 09/10/1941 (Season
Debut)
Washington
pitcher Ronny
Miller was acquired from Sioux Falls (WL) before 09/10/1941 (Major League
Debut) WAS ML debut/finale 9/10
Philadelphia
(AL) infielder Al Rubeling
was acquired from Toronto (IL) before 09/10/1941
Pittsburgh
catcher Vinnie
Smith was acquired from Memphis (SOUA) before 09/10/1941 (Major League
Debut). Pittsburgh pitcher Aldon Wilkie
returned to the mound on 09/10/1941. Pittsburgh first baseman Ripper
Collins returned to play on 09/10/1941
Detroit
4 Boston (AL) (H) 1
With
the score tied at 1-1 Boston shortstop Joe Cronin
kicked a grounder to short that likely would have been an inning ending double
play and the Tigers were able to capitalize with a run to take a 2-1 lead. Detroit
added two more runs in the ninth for insurance and walked away with the win.
Note:
This win, combined with Boston's loss today, clinched the 1941 pennant for New
York.
New
York (AL) (H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 4 (Grand Slam!)
After
having missed the past two weeks center fielder Joe
DiMaggio returned to the lineup and committed an error in the second that
led to a St. Louis run, but he then hit a homerun (#25) to tie the score at 4-4
after the third. New York ran away with this one when second baseman Joe Gordon
hit a grand slam homerun (#15) as part of a five-run sixth inning, allowing Spud
Chandler (14-2, 2.11) to get the win.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 0
Les McCrabb
(6-12, 4.07) limited Cleveland to only six hits and went all the way for the
shutout victory. The big hit in this game was a three-run triple from shortstop
Al
Brancato that put this game out of reach.
Washington
(H) 9 Chicago (AL) 2
A
six-run sixth blew this game open for the Nationals, the big hit being a
three-run triple from Red
Anderson (6-3, 6.29), who also had an RBI double earlier in the game.
Cincinnati
(H) 2 Boston (NL) 0
The
Reds were doing their best to stay in the NL pennant race as Bucky
Walters (19-10, 2.61) threw a three-hit shutout versus visiting Boston.
Walters scored a run in the fifth and then right fielder Jim Gleeson
added a solo homerun (#3) in the eighth to provide a little padding.
Pittsburgh
(H) 4 New York (NL) 3
The
Giants didn’t score a run until the ninth when a pinch-hit two-run single from Morrie
Arnovich cut the Pirates lead in half, but then Rip Sewell
(16-13, 2.95) got the second out and then a routine fly ball to left was
misplayed, allowing a third Giants' run to score. Sewell then got the third out
and the win for the hometown Pirates.
Wednesday,
September 10, 1941
Transactions:
Washington
traded first baseman George
Archie (Team Finale 09/09/1941) to St. Louis (AL) on 09/10/1941 in return
for outfielder Bobby
Estalella (DNP). Washington infielder Sherry
Robertson was acquired from Springfield (EL) before 09/11/1941 (Season
Debut)
Detroit
pitcher Les
Mueller made his Season Finale on 09/09/1941
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Les McCrabb
made his Season Finale on 09/09/1941. Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Herman
Besse was acquired from Toronto (IL) before 09/11/1941
Pittsburgh
pitcher Bill
Clemensen was acquired from Albany (EL) before 09/11/1941 (Season Debut).
Pittsburgh pitcher Johnny Gee
was acquired from Portland (PCL) before 09/11/1931 (Season Debut). Pittsburgh
pitcher Joe
Sullivan returned to the mound on 09/11/1941
New
York (NL) outfielder Sid Gordon
was acquired from Jersey City (IL) before 09/11/1941 (Major League Debut)
Cincinnati
catcher Ray
Lamanno was acquired from Birmingham (SOUA) before 09/11/1941 (Major League
Debut). Cincinnati pitcher Whitey
Moore returned to the mound on 09/11/1941. Cincinnati infielder Benny
Zientara was acquired from Indianapolis (AA) before 09/11/1941 (Major
League Debut)
Boston
(AL) (H) 5 Detroit 2
Ted
Williams hit two homeruns (#39, #40) and Charlie Wagner (14-5, 2.87)
throttled the Tiger's offense for the win.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 1
The
A's scored three times in the bottom of the second, a two-out two-run single
from left fielder Dee Miles
being the big hit. Fred
Caligiuri (1-1, 1.80) went all the way for the win.
Chicago
(AL) 8 Washington (H) 2 (10)
Thornton Lee
(20-9, 1.43) had another shutout in the works until an E-4 behind him opened
the door to a Washington rally that tied the score at 2-2, and then it was off
to extra innings. The extras didn't last a long time as the White Sox jumped
on the Nationals' bullpen for six runs to allow Lee to claim his twentieth
victory of the season.
Brooklyn
9 Chicago (NL) (H) 5 (GM 1)
Catcher
Mickey
Owen homered (#1) in the second inning as part of a 3-for-5 day and the
Dodgers were off and running. Kirby Higbe
(18-15, 2.14) got the win, although it was the Brooklyn bullpen that gave up
three runs in the bottom of the ninth to make the game appear closer than it
really was.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 9 Brooklyn 0 (GM 2)
The
Cubs got off to a hot start with six runs in the bottom of the first and then
they turned everything over to Paul
Erickson (5-6, 3.52) who went all the way for the complete game shutout
victory in Game Two.
 |
| Jim Tobin |
A pitcher's duel as Jim Tobin (13-9, 2.64) got the better of Paul Derringer (12-12, 2.69). Second baseman Skippy Roberge scored both the Braves' runs in this contest.
Pittsburgh
(H) 5 New York (NL) 4
The
Pirates had a 3-0 lead heading into the seventh inning but a pair of two-run
innings put the visiting Giants up by the score of 4-3. With both teams now
well deep into their bullpen it was Maurice Van
Robays who hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun (#4) in the bottom of the eighth
to put the Pirates back ahead.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 2 (Game One)
First
baseman Johnny
Mize hit a three-run triple in the bottom of the first and later added a
solo homerun (#20) to power the Cardinals to the Game One win over the
Phillies.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (L) 3 (GM 2)
36-year-old
Hall-of-Famer Chuck Klein
hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun (#1) in the top of the seventh to make it
close, but Harry
Gumbert (13-5, 1.72) had enough of a lead that he was able to stay in and
finish with the complete game victory in Game Two.
Thursday,
September 11, 1941
Transactions:
Pittsburgh
catcher Spud
Davis made his Season Finale on 09/10/1941
Cleveland
pitcher Red
Embree made his Season Finale on 09/10/1941
Washington
pitcher Ronny
Miller made his Major League Finale on 09/10/1941
Detroit
pitcher Earl
Cook was acquired from Knoxville (SOUA) before 09/12/1941 (Major League
Debut and Major League Finale)
New
York (NL) pitcher Rube
Fischer was acquired from Jersey City (IL) before 09/12/1941 (Major League
Debut). New York (NL) pitcher Dave Koslo
was acquired from Milwaukee (AA) before 09/12/1941 (Major League Debut)
Cincinnati
infielder Bobby
Mattick returned to play on 09/12/1941
Chicago
(NL) infielder Lennie
Merullo was acquired from Los Angeles (PCL) before 09/12/1941 (Major League
Debut). Chicago (NL) outfielder Lou
Novikoff was acquired from Milwaukee (AA) before 09/12/1941. Chicago (NL)
pitcher Vern
Olsen returned to play on 09/12/1941. Chicago (NL) pitcher Walt
LanFranconi was acquired from Philadelphia (NL) on 09/08/1941 (Major League
Debut 09/12/1941)
Detroit
4 New York (AL) (H) 1
The
Yankees finally got on the scoreboard when they scored a run in the bottom of
the seventh that cut the Tigers' lead to 2-1, but then Detroit came back with
two runs in the top of the eighth to lock this one up. Al Benton
(9-5, 2.43) got the win over Marius
Russo (12-9, 3.50).
Note:
During the 1930 season outfielder Jack
Rothrock broke his leg in an outfield collision during the fourth game of
the season and missed the next two months. As part of my 1930 replay, Rothrock
was injured in an outfield collision in game #4 and as was already prescribed,
missed the next two months of the replay season as well.
On
this day in 1941 Yankees left fielder Charlie
Keller injured his leg and missed the next two weeks of play, only to
return for the final two games of the season (and for the World Series). In
today's replay game, Keller was injured when he collided with shortstop Phil
Rizzuto converging a pop-up. He was already scheduled to miss the next ~10
games anyway … it's just interesting when real life and APBA can be in sync
like this.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 18 Chicago (AL) 5
The
A's fans haven’t had much to cheer about this season, but the home team wore
their hitting shoes today and put on quite a performance. Philadelphia was
already winning 8-3 heading into the bottom of the fifth when they scored eight
more times, the big hit being a three-run triple from second baseman Benny McCoy.
Herman
Besse (1-1, 4.50) went all the way for the complete game victory.
Washington
(H) 1 Cleveland 0 (GM 1)
Cleveland
hurler Al
Smith (11-10, 3.96) had a chance to get out of the bottom of the ninth
unscathed but he couldn’t get that elusive third out and right fielder Roberto
Ortiz was able to single home shortstop Cecil
Travis with the game-winner. Dutch
Leonard (11-13, 3.10) only allowed two hits and got the Game One win.
Cleveland
9 Washington (H) 8 (GM 2)
The
Indians scored five runs in the third to take a 5-1 lead, but by the end of the
fifth, it was the Nationals with a 6-5 lead. Cleveland then scored four runs in
the top of the sixth and managed to hold off a Washington rally, even requiring
Bob
Feller to close out the ninth.
New
York (NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 1
New
York started fast with three runs in the first and Bob
Carpenter (11-4, 2.76) did the rest as the Reds didn’t score a run until
there were two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
Pittsburgh
(H) 11 Boston (NL) 1 (GM 1)
The
Pirates were nursing a slender 3-1 lead until they scored four runs in both the
sixth and seventh innings and turned Game One into a rout. Ken
Heintzelman (12-7, 2.85) coasted to the victory.
Pittsburgh
(H) 8 Boston (NL) 2 (GM 2)
Center
fielder Vince
DiMaggio had a two-run homerun (#19) in Pittsburgh's three-run third and
then he added an RBI single in their three-run eighth to help salt away the
doubleheader sweep for the Pirates.
Brooklyn
8 St. Louis (NL) (H) 6
St.
Louis scored first with two in the bottom of the first, but then first baseman Dolph
Camilli hit a three-run homerun (#26) in the top of the fourth and the
Dodgers ran away to a 6-2 lead by the end of the sixth. The Cardinals fought
back but eventually, Hugh Casey
got through the ninth and picked up the save.
Friday,
September 12, 1941
Transactions:
Boston
(NL) first baseman Buddy Gremp
made his Season Finale on 09/11/1941
Pittsburgh
infielder Lee
Handley was accidentally spiked on 09/11/1941 (Season Finale). Pittsburgh
pitcher Dick
Conger was acquired from Albany (EL) before 09/13/1941 (Season Debut).
Pittsburgh pitcher Nick
Strincevich was acquired from Milwaukee (AA) before 09/13/1941
New
York (AL) outfielder Charlie
Keller was injured (leg injury) on 09/11/1941
Cincinnati
catcher Ray
Lamanno made his Season Finale on 09/11/1941. Cincinnati pitcher Whitey
Moore made his Season Finale on 09/11/1941
Washington
infielder Sherry
Robertson made his Season Finale on 09/11/1941
New
York (NL) catcher Rae
Blaemire was acquired from Jersey City (IL) before 09/13/1941 (Major League
Debut). New York (NL) pitcher Hugh East
was acquired from Jersey City (AA) before 09/13/1941 (Major League Debut)
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Dick Fowler
was acquired from Toronto (IL) before 09/13/1941 (Major League Debut).
Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Eric Tipton
was acquired from Toronto (IL) before 09/13/1941 (Season Debut)
Philadelphia
(NL) pitcher Gene
Lambert was acquired from Milwaukee (AA) before 09/14/1941 (Major League
Debut)
St.
Louis (NL) outfielder Enos
Slaughter returned to play on 09/13/1941.
 |
| Vern Stephens |
St. Louis (AL) 10 Boston (AL) (H) 6
The
Browns scored four runs in the first and then added four more runs in the
seventh to get a head to stay. Johnny
Niggeling (8-8, 4.35) withstood a late comeback attempt by the Red Sox to
gab the win.
Detroit
7 New York (AL) (H) 5 (16)
The
Tigers had the offensive advantage early but really couldn't cash in, but took
an early lead nevertheless, leading 5-3 after the fifth. The Yankees tied the
score at 5-5 with two runs in the bottom of the eighth, but there the scoring
stopped as both teams used multiple relievers to keep things tight. The Tigers
finally broke through with two runs in the top of the sixteenth but had to
hold off the Yankees in the bottom half when the home team managed to load the
bases but couldn’t score. Hal Manders
(1-1, 5.40) got the win and Dizzy Trout
managed to navigate the final three outs with no more runs scoring.
Chicago
(AL) 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4
First
baseman Joe
Kuhel hit a two-run single to get the scoring started in Chicago's five-run
fifth and while Johnny
Humphries (6-2, 2.65) got the win, Thornton Lee
still had to come in to get through the final two innings to secure the win.
Washington
(H) 4 Cleveland 0
Early Wynn
(1-1, 1.45) shut out the Indians in his second start of the season, only giving
up four hits on the day. Wynn also had an RBI on a sacrifice fly.
Philadelphia
(NL) 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 7
A
four-run sixth was what the Cubs needed to take a 7-5 lead and it looked like
that would be enough, but in the top of the ninth after Vern Olsen
(7-14, 3.18) got two quick outs he couldn’t get the third and left fielder Danny
Litwhiler hit a three-run homerun (#19) to put the Phillies ahead. Rube Melton
(2-4, 4.02) got the win in relief.
Cincinnati
(H) 4 New York (NL) 1
The
Reds scored four times in the bottom of the second inning and Elmer
Riddle (14-6, 2.08) limited the Giants to four hits and took the win.
Boston
(NL) 2 Pittsburgh (H) 0 (GM 1)
After
yesterday's doubleheader, these two teams have two more today and Game One was a
pitcher's duel. Third baseman Sibby Sisti
hit a two-run homerun (#2) in the top of the second and that was all Art Johnson
(3-8, 5.21) needed to get the win over Dutch Dietz
(4-6, 3.09).
Boston
(NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 2 (GM 2)
The
Pirates had climbed back to within one game of .500 before today but didn’t score
any runs today until there were two outs in the bottom of the ninth in Game Two
of their doubleheader with Boston. A three-run seventh was the big inning for
the Braves and Al Javery
(11-8, 3.66) got the Game Two win.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 2
St.
Louis scored three times in the first, the big hit being a two-run double from
first baseman Johnny Mize.
Brooklyn did score twice in the top of the fifth when second baseman Billy
Herman slammed a two-out two-run double off the wall, but that was all the
runs in this one as Howie
Pollet (2-3, 2.23) got the win over Curt Davis
(9-5, 3.03).
Saturday,
September 13, 1941
Transactions:
Cleveland
outfielder Roy
Weatherly made his Season Finale on 09/12/1941
Philadelphia
(NL) outfielder Paul Busby
was acquired from Martinsville (BIST) before 09/14/41 (Major League Debut)
Chicago
(AL) infielder Bill
Knickerbocker returned to play on 09/14/1941
St.
Louis (NL) infielder Eddie Lake
returned to play on 09/14/1941. St. Louis (NL) outfielder Terry Moore returned
to play on 09/14/1941
Boston
(NL) catcher Phil Masi
returned to play on 09/14/1941
New
York (AL) pitcher Red Ruffing
returned to the mound on 09/14/1941
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Porter
Vaughan was acquired from Toronto (IL) before 09/14/1941
St.
Louis (AL) 9 Boston (AL) (H) 5
The
"Big Browns Machine" went into action in the top of the second and
scored eight runs, chasing Jack Wilson
(3-10, 8.12) from the box and clearing the path for the road win. Ted
Williams hit a homerun (#41) to start a comeback, but it was too much to
overcome.
New
York (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 4
New
York scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-2 lead, but
Detroit came back to tie the score at 4-4 heading into the eighth. Third
baseman Jerry
Priddy blooped a two-out single to score left fielder George
Selkirk to give the Yankees the lead again and Atley
Donald (12-6, 2.34) was able to finish what he started.
Chicago
(AL) 9 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
The
White Sox treated Dick Fowler
(0-1, 10.50) pretty rudely in his major league debut and won this game easily.
First baseman Joe Kuhel
went 0-for-2 with three walks and scored three runs and right fielder Taffy
Wright contributed with three RBI's, all allowing Eddie Smith
(20-10, 2.95) to join the twenty-game winner club.
Washington
(H) 8 Cleveland 4
The
Indians scored three runs in the top of the sixth to take a 4-3 lead, but the
Nationals came right back with three of their own in the bottom half of the
inning to take the lead for good. Red
Anderson (7-3, 6.03) got the win over Chubby Dean
(4-7, 4.55) with shortstop Cecil
Travis (.348) providing the big bat with three crucial RBI's in the game.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 1
The
Phillies scored first with a run in the top of the first, but Vallie
Eaves (5-2, 3.26) and the Cubs bullpen shut them down after that for the
win. Eaves also contributed with a two-run single.
Cincinnati
(H) 6 New York (NL) 5 (10)
An
exciting day in the Queen City as the Reds scored twice after two outs in the
bottom of the ninth to send the games into extra innings, and then after the
Giants took a 5-4 lead in the top of the tenth, came back again, this time with
a two-out two-run double off the bat of first baseman Frank
McCormick for the win.
Pittsburgh
(H) 8 Boston (NL) 1
Nick
Strincevich (1-3, 5.33) entered the game in long relief and only allowed
one run in seven innings, plus he contributed two hits and an RBI to help out in
the Pirates win.
Brooklyn
11 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
The
Dodgers kept their post-season hopes alive with a thumping of the Cardinals.
With the score tied at 2-2 second baseman Billy
Herman hit a three-run homerun (#4) in the top of the fourth to get
Brooklyn a real lead and then the Dodgers scored five times in the seventh to
blow this one open. Whit Wyatt
(23-6, 2.05) welcomed the run support and took the last two innings off.
Sunday,
September 14, 1941
Transactions:
Cleveland
pitcher Nate
Andrews made his Season Finale on 09/13/1941
 |
| Steve Sundra |
Philadelphia (AL) outfielder Eric Tipton made his Season Finale on 09/13/1941
Notes:
It's another Sunday, which means it is a "Doubleheader Sunday", with
six doubleheaders on the docket for today, fourteen games in all. Teams are
continuing to finish up their season series as the season moves its final two
weeks next week. Many teams (but not all) have brought in a selection of minor leaguers
to give them a look-see as planning for the 1942 season is underway as well.
Boston
(AL) (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 3 (10) (GM 1)
Two
unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth allowed the Red Sox to tie the score
at 3-3 and the game soon moved into extra innings. Ted
Williams led off the bottom of the tenth with a solo homerun (#42) to get
the Game One win for Mike Ryba
(4-4, 6.13).
Boston
(AL) (H) 8 Chicago (AL) 4 (GM 2)
Player-manager shortstop Joe Cronin
slugged a three-run homerun in the third to give the Red Sox the early lead and
he then added an RBI triple later in the game to help cement that lead,
allowing Charlie
Wagner (15-5, 2.92) to go all the way for the Game Two win and the
doubleheader sweep. Ted
Williams went 1-for-3 and ended the week hitting .476.
New
York (AL) (H) 4 Cleveland 3 (GM 1)
Second
baseman Joe
Gordon hit a two-run homerun (#16) in the bottom of the fourth to put the
Yankees up 3-2 and Red Ruffing
(15-5, 2.61) and Johnny
Murphy held off the Indians and Bob Feller
(20-14, 3.52) for the Game One win.
New
York (AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 5 (GM 2)
Left
fielder Jeff
Heath hit a three-run homerun (#15) in the third to give the Indians the
early lead, and then Heath added a solo homerun (#16) to make it close after
the Yankees had regained the lead. The Indians then tied the score at 5-5 in
the top of the ninth, but then right fielder Tommy
Henrich slugged a two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth to get the
doubleheader sweep for the Yankees.
St.
Louis (AL) 9 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
The
Browns' offensive machine rolled on as they scored five runs in the top of the
ninth to blow open what had previously been a close game. Right fielder Joe Grace
had the big bat today as he went 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, five
RBI's, a double, and a homerun to spark the offense. Bob
Muncrief (18-6, 2.59) got the Game One win.
St.
Louis (AL) 10 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
In
Game Two the Browns scored five runs in the eighth inning to lock up the
doubleheader sweep and the win for Denny
Galehouse (13-4, 3.58).
Washington
(H) 8 Detroit 2
Detroit
scored first with two in the second, but Sid Hudson
(15-10, 4.20) buckled down from there and kept them scoreless the rest of the
way. Washington got on the board with five runs in the fifth and then ran away
with it from there.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 3 (GM 1)
Boston
was on its third doubleheader in the past four days, with the third one today
in Chicago. The Cubs scored first with two in the sixth and a two-run double
from first baseman Babe
Dahlgren gave Chicago a 4-1 lead after the seventh. The Braves scored two
runs in the ninth but they could get no closer.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 5 Boston (NL) 0 (GM 2)
Center
fielder Phil
Cavarretta smacked a two-run double in the sixth inning to get the Cubs on
the board and then they let Johnny
"Bear Tracks" Schmitz (1-0, 2.45) do the rest as Schmitz shut out
the Braves in his first major league start.
Brooklyn
4 Cincinnati (H) 1
These
two teams have been locked in a battle for second place for much of the past
month and each would love to get the advantage coming out of this three-game
series. Left fielder Joe Medwick
got the Dodgers on the scoreboard first with a solo homerun (#18) in the fifth,
but then third baseman Billy
Werber tied the score with a two-out solo homerun (#4) in the bottom of the
eighth. Brooklyn came right back in the ninth when Medwick punched a two-run
double and Kirby Higbe
(19-15, 2.10) was able to finish what he started.
Pittsburgh
(H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 3 (GM 1)
The
big hit in today's game was first baseman Elbie
Fletcher's two-run triple that put the Pirates up 2-1 after the fourth and
Pittsburgh was able to turn the game over to Max Butcher
(12-13, 3.18) who went all the way for the Game One win. With this win, the
Pirates have found themselves back at one game under .500.
Pittsburgh
(H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 2 (GM 2)
A
five-run third put Pittsburgh ahead 6-2 and Rip Sewell
(171-13, 2.90) shut down the Phillies' offense for the remainder of the game and
the Pirates had their doubleheader sweep and were back at .500.
 |
| Lon Warneke |
The Giants came out swinging and scored three runs in the top of the first, but that was all Lon Warneke (18-7, 2.67) and the Cardinals came back to get the Game One win.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 2 New York (NL) 1 (GM 2)
A
pitcher's duel as Harry
Gumbert (14-5, 1.70), who started the season with New York, got the Game
Two win over Cliff
Melton (7-10, 3.10). These two wins reduced the Cardinals' magic number to
one.
Comments
Post a Comment