Roger's 1941 APBA Replay

Week Eighteen of the 1941 BBW Replay is in the books and we are in the middle of the doubleheader season. This past week featured seven doubleheaders during the week and then ended with seven more on Sunday, while this upcoming week will include twelve doubleheaders during the week and will end with another six on Sunday to close out the week. The completion of Week Eighteen means that the replay is now at the three-quarters pole and we are heading around the final corner and heading toward the finish line.  In the AL, Boston ended last week only 9.5 games behind New York, but New York has now won nine of their last ten while Boston, Cleveland, and Chicago all have .500 or below records over that same timeframe, meaning New York ends this week with a full 16.0 games lead over Boston, with Cleveland and Chicago both 18.0 games behind. Surprisingly, the only team that New York didn’t gain on was St. Louis, who also has won nine of their last ten and is currently working on an eight...

Monday, August 11, 1941 Transactions:   St. Louis (NL) outfielder Enos Slaughter was injured (?) on 08/10/1941   Chicago (NL) pitcher Vallie Eaves was acquired from Milwaukee (AA) before 08/12/1941 (Season Debut)   Detroit pitcher Hal Manders was acquired from Knoxville (SOUA) before 08/12/1941 (Major League Debut)   St. Louis (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)   Veteran submarine pitcher  Elden Auker (8-10, 5.30) threw his third shutout of the season despite allowing nine hits on the day as his defense and his offense provided the necessary support a pitcher is looking for.   St. Louis (AL) 8 Chicago (AL) (H) 5 (GM 2)   A two-out two-run double from catcher Rick Ferrell was the big hit in a six-run third for the Browns, but the White Sox were able to keep it close and were only trailing 7-5 after the third. George Caster (1-3, 4.23) settled down after a rough start and finished the game with six scoreless innings...