Monday, June 20, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 2 Detroit 1
Vern Stephens hit a two-run homerun (#24, 65) in the first, Detroit answered with one in the second, and that was all the scoring in this one. Walt Masterson (6-3) defeated Ted Gray (5-6) in a pitcher's duel.
St. Louis (AL) 9 New York (AL) (H) 7 (11)
Both teams scored two runs in the first, St. Louis added two in the second, and that was it until the Browns scored three times in the sixth. New York scored three times in the seventh to make it close, and then the Yankees scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Brown's third baseman Bob Dillinger hit his first homerun of the year off Joe Page (0-3) in the top of the eleventh and Ned Garver came in for the save as St. Louis won their second consecutive game.
Cleveland 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
Cleveland jumped on Dick Fowler (5-6) by scoring four in the first, a Larry Doby two-run homerun (#12, 42) being the big hit. Joe Gordon added a homerun (#13, 33) later, as did Indians starter Mike Garcia (6-3). Philadelphia didn’t score a run until the eighth as Garcia held the Athletics to only four hits on the day.
Note: The Philadelphia front office announced that second baseman Pete "Pecky" Suder would likely miss the next three weeks due to an undisclosed injury. Nellie Fox will be playing his stead.
Washington (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 3
Washington scored first but it took an Eddie Robinson three-run homerun in the fifth to get them a good-sized lead. This was needed as George Metkovich hit a two run homerun in the seventh and Chicago tried to mount a rally, but Ray Scarborough (3-7) held them off for the win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 10 Boston (NL) 9
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| Russ Meyer |
Boston scored three in the first and eventually led 7-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth when the bottom fell out for the Braves. Chicago put up a five-spot in the bottom of the sixth, a Hank Sauer two-run single being the big hit. Boston added two runs in the top of the seventh to take a 9-5 lead, but in the bottom of the seventh reliever Bobby Hogue gave up five hits without recording an out and the Cubs pulled together a second consecutive five-run inning. Reliever Dewey Adkins came in and kept Boston off the board and picked up the save.
Philadelphia (NL) 1 Pittsburgh (H) 0 (No-Hitter!)
In a battle of two teams that have been heading the wrong direction over the course of the past few weeks, somebody had to get a win today, and what a win it was. Russ Meyer (5-4) walked five but allowed zero hits and got the first no-hitter of the season. Bill Werle (2-6) took the loss, but only allowed five hits and didn’t allow a run until the top of the ninth when right fielder Stan Hollmig doubled home Del Ennis, who had doubled in front of him, with the eventual game-winner.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 New York (NL) 2
Both teams scored one run in the first and then New York took a 2-1 lead when shortstop Jack Lohrke homered in the sixth. St. Louis tied it at 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth, and then in the bottom of the ninth, a slow running Nippy Jones made a mad dash for home plate from second base following a two-out single from catcher Del Rice. Giants right fielder Willard Marshall airmailed the throw home on what everyone was positive was going to have been a sure out and the Cardinals had their win.
Tuesday, June 21, 1949
With their ninth consecutive win on Monday, the Washington Senators now find themselves alone in fourth place in the American League.
Detroit 8 Boston (AL) (H) 0
Detroit scored three unearned runs in the first thanks to a Johnny Pesky error, and then in the fifth, a Vic Wertz three-run homerun (#11, 52) knocked Mel Parnell (10-3) out of the box and the Tigers cruised to an easy victory. Art Houtteman (3-1) went all the way for the shutout.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 0
Philadelphia scored single runs in each of the fourth through eighth innings and Lou Brissie (4-6) shutout the Indians to pick up the win. Brissie also went 2-for-4 with two big RBI's to help his own cause.
Washington (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 4
Washington right fielder Bud Stewart hit a three run homerun in the first and the Senators cruised to their tenth consecutive win. Sid Hudson (7-4) let in a few runs at the end but made it all the way for the complete game.
Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Boston (AL) 4
For the second day in a row, Chicago stunned the visitors from Boston with a come-from-behind victory. Frankie Gustine pinch-hit and reached on a fielder choice, stole second, and then scored on an Emil Verban single to tie the score, with Verban taking second on the throw home. Herman Reich then singled as well, scoring Verban, and giving ecstatic Chicago fans something to cheer about.
Brooklyn (H) 2 Cincinnati 1
With a tie score and two outs and a runner on second in the top of the ninth Preacher Roe (5-6) was allowed to bat and he pulled a drive to left that was fumbled by Peanuts Lowrey, allowing Roy Campanella to come home with the eventual game-winning run. Howie Fox (5-5) was the hard-luck loser for Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 2
Philadelphia took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth when Pittsburgh finally got on the scoreboard with one run. Then all of a sudden the Pirates exploded for four runs int he seventh, keyed by a Dino Restelli two run homerun and the Pirates went on to even the series. Murry Dickson (5-4) made his first start in three weeks and went all the way for the win.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 10 New York (NL) 0
It was a tight game until St. Louis scored six times in the sixth off three different New York pitchers. George Munger (6-5) threw a two-hit shutout and went all the way for the win.
Wednesday, June 22, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 12 Detroit 8
Boston had a 2-0 lead until the seventh when Detroit finally got to Joe Dobson and scored four runs. The Tigers added another run in the eighth, but in the bottom of the eighth Ted Williams hit two homeruns, a three run homerun to get things started and then a grand slam (#20, 70) to finish off a ten-run inning.
Note: Detroit Tigers third baseman and AL batting leader George Kell did not start this game and it was announced Kell would miss a week to ten days because of an undisclosed injury.
New York (AL) (H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 2 (GM 1)
New York led 2-0 early but then knocked around a series of St. Louis pitchers in a seven-run fifth inning and went on to win game one easily. Eddie Lopat (9-2) didn’t allow a run until the eighth inning when Browns backup shortstop Andy Anderson unexpectedly hit a two-run homerun to get St. Louis on the board. Yogi Berra continued his hot hitting with three RBI's (43).
New York (AL) (H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 3 (GM 2)
St. Louis scored first with a three-run fourth, but three-run sixth and eighth innings powered New York to a doubleheader sweep. First baseman Jack Phillips went 2-for-4 with a homerun and three RBI's in support of Vic Raschi (9-5).
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 1
Philadelphia starter Joe Coleman (6-6) didn’t allow a run until the eighth inning and cruised to an easy win. Gene Bearden (3-7) isn't getting the results like he had in 1948 - he walked eight today - and Cleveland is pondering their options.
Washington (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0
Rookie Chicago left fielder Dick Lane kicked a ball in left field in the second inning and allowed Washington to take an early 1-0 lead and that was it for runs scored today. Lloyd Hittle (2-0) made a spot start and made it count as he allowed only three hits and got the shutout win. Bill Wight (6-5) lowered his ERA to 1.76 but took the loss. Washington's winning streak has now reached eleven and Chicago's losing streak has now reached nine.
Boston (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
Chicago wasn't able to pull out a late-inning miracle for the third game in a row versus Boston as the Braves held on to take game three of the series. First baseman Elbie Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a double, a homerun, and three RBI's to lead the Braves offense.
Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati (H) 0
Brooklyn first baseman Gil Hodges had a two-run triple in the first inning and the Dodgers just overpowered Cincinnati and ran their winning streak to six games. Don Newcombe (6-1) allowed three hits and went all the way this shutout win.
Philadelphia (NL) 5 Pittsburgh (H) 3
Pittsburgh left fielder Ralph Kiner had been quiet recently but a two-run triple in the first helped give the Pirates an early 3-1 lead. But, as the scriptures say, Ralph Kiner giveth and Ralph Kiner taketh away as Kiner's eleventh error of the season allowed the Phillies to regain the lead on the seventh. Robin Roberts (6-5) got the win and Jim Konstanty got the save.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 New York (NL) 6
New York third baseman Sid Gordon hit a two run homerun in the second to give the Giants a quick 2-0 lead, but by the end of the sixth St. Louis had tied the score at 2-2. Both teams scored three times in the eighth and off to extra innings they eventually went. The Giants took the lead with a run in the eleventh, but the Cardinals quickly tied the score and with no outs and the bases loaded Chuck Diering hit a sharp grounder to Gordon who couldn’t quite get the force out at home and the Cardinals had their come-from-behind win. New York had drawn to within four games of St. Louis in the standings, but while they are still in second place they are now eight games back.
Thursday, June 23, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 0
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| Mickey McDermott |
Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, Vern Stephens, and Bobby Doerr - the #2 through #5 hitters for Boston - all had two RBI's as Mickey McDermott (2-0) had another great start. McDermott only allowed two hits and the Browns never really threatened in this one.
Detroit 15 New York (AL) (H) 7
Two New York errors in the top of the first opened the door to a five-run head start for Detroit and at the end of the sixth, the Tigers led 7-2. And then things got interesting. Hoot Evers added to Detroit's lead with a three-run homerun (#4, 37) in the seventh, and then in the ninth Pat Mullin hit a pinch-hit grand slam to put the game out of reach. First baseman Paul Campbell then went back-to-back with a homerun of his own. The game wasn't over yet as the Yankees scored seven times in the bottom of the ninth, featuring a grand slam (#19, 59) by Tommy Henrich.
Chicago (AL) 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
Chicago starter Howie Judson (4-3) threw a three-hitter in Philadelphia and didn't allow the Athletics on the board until the eighth inning. Catcher Joe Tipton had a 3-for-4 day with a triple and an RBI, the other two runs coming on solo homeruns by Luke Appling and Bud Souchock.
Cleveland 7 Washington (H) 5
The Washington winning streak ended at eleven, but the loss to Cleveland didn’t come without a tussle. Light-hitting second baseman Al Kozar hit a three run homerun in the second to get the Senators off to an early lead, but Cleveland answered with five in the top of the third to take a 5-3 lead. Washington scored single runs in the seventh and eighth to tie the score, but again Cleveland came right back with two in the top of the ninth and the Senators ran out of time.
Boston (NL) 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Boston scored two runs in the top of the first and Warren Spahn (12-1) made them stand up as he threw a two-hit shutout to even the series against the Cubs. Dutch Leonard (2-9) pitched well but unfortunately, he was facing Spahn today.
Cincinnati (H) 7 Brooklyn 6 (10)
With the score tied at 3-3 after the fourth Brooklyn broke loose with a three-run fifth, only to see Cincinnati come back and tie the score at 6-6 after the sixth. In the bottom of the ninth Harry Walker led off with a triple but the Reds couldn't convert, so the game went into extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth Walker Cooper led off with a triple and this time the Reds were able to push across the winning run.
Pittsburgh (H) 2 Philadelphia (NL) 0
Pittsburgh starter Elmer Riddle threw (3-6) a two-hit shutout to gain a series split with their cross-state rival. First baseman Ed Stevens drove in two with a single in the fourth off Curt Simmons (2-8) and that was all Riddle needed today.
New York (NL) 4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 (10)
New York was losing 2-0 heading into the eighth but scored three times to take a 3-2 lead, but couldn’t hold the lead as St. Louis loaded the bases after two outs in the bottom of the ninth and managed to tie the score and send the game into extra innings. Bobby Thomson hit a homerun (#14, 48) in the tenth off George Munger (6-6) and this time the Giants did hold on to get the win.
Friday, June 24, 1949
Note: (Thursday, January 24, 2019) APBA Update 22 and PBP Update #5 were just released. Once the previous day's games were done I backed everything up, installed the updates with no issues, and resumed play. No problems to be seen.
Boston (AL) (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 3
Sherm Lollar got St. Louis on the board first with a two-run homerun in the second but then the Boston juggernaut took over and Ellis Kinder (10-1) was able to ease home with an easy win. Catcher Birdie Tebbetts had a two-run double in the fourth that put the Red Sox ahead to stay.
Detroit 6 New York (AL) (H) 4 (12)
Detroit scored first, but Tommy Henrich hit a two-run homerun (#20, 61) in the bottom of the first to give New York a temporary lead. The Tigers tied it back up in the second, and then took a two-run lead in the fifth. Again the Yankees responded, scoring twice in the seventh, but then the game went into extra innings. Art Houtteman (4-1) shut down the Yankees for three innings in relief and got the win when Detroit plated two in the top of the twelfth.
Chicago (AL) 9 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7
Chicago scored three times in the first and then added four more in the second to run Carl Scheib (3-7) off the mound and then held on for the win. Randy Gumpert (5-6) went all the way to give the bullpen a rest, but allowed fourteen hits and four walks, including a two-run homerun by Sam Chapman (#13, 57), but with three double plays behind him, he made it all the way to the end.
Cleveland 8 Washington (H) 0
Cleveland starter Bob Feller (7-1) threw a two-hitter and pretty much shackled Washington all day. Backup shortstop Ray Boone went 2-for-4 with three RBI's and Feller helped himself with a 3-for-4 days that included two RBI's and a double. Feller is currently hitting .371.
Chicago (NL) (H) 7 New York (NL)
The first two New York batters reached base and then Bobby Thomson hit a three run homerun (#15, 51). The next two New York batters reached base and first baseman Joe Lafata hit his first homerun since having been activated a week ago. Already down 6-0 without having gotten an out, Chicago finally got out of the first inning with no more harm and then began the slow trek back. At the end of two the score was 6-3 and at the end of seven the score was 6-4. The Cubs scored another run in the eighth to draw within one and then with two outs Hank Edwards hit his second homerun of the game and the Cubs had the lead for the first time. Doyle Lade (2-3) entered the game in the first inning as a reliever and pitched nine full innings to get the win.
Pittsburgh (H) 4 Brooklyn 2
Pittsburgh scored three runs in the third off Rex Barney (6-4) and Tiny Bonham (2-2) went all the way to get the win. Ralph Kiner doubled home the fourth Pirates run but was called out on appeal for having missed first base. It wasn't the third out, so he did get credit for the RBI (55).
Note: The Pittsburgh front office announced that second baseman Danny Murtaugh will miss the next four weeks due to an undisclosed injury. Infielder Monty Basgall will cover the position in Murtaugh's absence.
Boston (NL) 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
Boston scored two in the first, only to see St. Louis come right back with three in the bottom half of the first. Undaunted, the Braves scored twice in the second to take a 4-3 lead and then Vern Bickford (9-5) and the Boston bullpen held off the Cardinals thereafter.
Saturday, June 25, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 3 St. Louis (AL) 2
Bill Kennedy (2-4) and Mel Parnell (11-3) both threw three-hitters today, but Boston came out ahead again. The Red Sox scored twice in the second and Ted Williams added a homerun (#21, 73) in the eighth to overcome solo homeruns Les Moss and Stan Spence.
Note: Shortstop Eddie Pellagrini is already out for an extended time, second baseman Jerry Priddy has missed the last 4-5 games, and now third baseman Bob Dillinger is going to miss the next ten days or so, effectively decimating the St. Louis infield. Backup infielders Andy Anderson and John Sullivan can cover two of those positions, but starting today Al Naples, right out of Georgetown University, got a two-game tryout to at least get the Browns through their weekend games.
Detroit 9 New York (AL) (H) 7
Detroit led 5-0 after the third and then catcher Aaron Robinson hit a grand slam to (seemingly) put the game out of reach. Detroit starter Hal Newhouser (8-5) didn't allow a run until the eighth inning, but then couldn't get third out in the ninth and needed Dizzy Trout to come in and put the fire out.
Note: The New York front office announced that third baseman Bobby Brown would likely miss the next three weeks due to an unspecified injury. Platoon-mate Billy Johnson will cover the position in his absence.
Chicago (AL) 8 Philadelphia (A) (H) 3
With the score tied at 2-2 after the end of the seventh Chicago scored three times in the eighth and then supplemented their lead with three more in the ninth. Howie Judson (5-3) kept the Philadelphia bats quiet in this one.
Note: Third baseman Hank Majeski, who until recently has led the AL in doubles for most of the season, finally hit his first homerun of the season in Philadelphia's 64th game. He is supposed to hit nine in 114 games, so he better get busy.
Cleveland 4 Washington (H) 1
Cleveland took their third in a row in Washington with Frank Papish (1-0) getting a win in his first start of the season. Third baseman Ken Keltner drove in two big runs early that gave the Indians a lead they would never give up.
New York (NL) 10 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
The game was tied at 3-3 after the sixth, but then New York pounded Chicago pitching for three in the seventh and four in the ninth to win in a laugher. Sid Gordon hit a triple and a homerun (#8, 37) and drove in four runs to spark the Giants late-inning fireworks. Andy Pafko homered (#18, 44) for one of the three Chicago runs.
Philadelphia (NL) 3 Cincinnati (H) 2
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| Dick Sisler |
Cincinnati center fielder Harry Walker reached first and came around to score in both the first and third innings to get the Reds an early lead. With two outs in the ninth Del Ennis drove home Dick Sisler with the tying run and was then immediately singled home by catcher Stan Lopata, the first Philadelphia lead of the day. Ken Heintzelman (5-6) stayed in the game and got three outs in the bottom of the ninth to seal the win over Howie Fox (5-6).
Brooklyn 14 Pittsburgh (H) 4
Brooklyn scored six times in the top of the first behind two-run doubles from both Duke Snider and Gil Hodges and pummeled Pittsburgh's bullpen from there. Ralph Branca (9-3) didn't pitch the prettiest game in the world, but with a big lead he went all the way for the win. Carl Furillo added a three run homerun late after the Pirates scored a couple to out it out of reach.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 6 Boston (NL) 2
The last time Boston fought their way into second place they faced St. Louis and got spanked pretty good. Looking for a better result this time Johnny Sain (5-9) took the mound and promptly gave up a three run homerun to right fielder Ron Northey. Northey doubled home a run later to give starter Harry Brecheen (11-2) the run support he needed.
Sunday, June 26, 1949
St. Louis (AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 0
St. Louis scored twice in the first and quickly added three more in the second, and that was all the scoring in this one as Karl Drews (4-5) shutout the might Boston Red So on only five hits. Roy Sievers went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs to lead the Browns offense.
New York (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 1 (GM 1)
New York scored two in the first and then added three in the sixth as Eddie Lopat (10-2) went all the way for the game one win. After two different periods of absence from his normal right field position Tommy Henrich has spent most of this past week at first base to protect his health, plus first base has been a weak spot for the Yankees so far this season as Dick Kryhoski and Jack Phillips have struggled.
New York (AL) (H) 9 Detroit 4 (GM 2)
Detroit scored four times in the first, the big hit being a three run homerun by catcher Aaron Robinson, but Marv Grissom, making his first start of the season, immediately gave up three runs to New York in the bottom half of the inning. The Yankees added three more before an out was recorded in the fourth, Grissom was pulled, but the damage was done. Vic Raschi (10-5) had a bad first inning, but quickly recovered and held Detroit scoreless the rest of the way.
Chicago (AL) 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
Chicago starter Bill Wight (7-5) scattered five hits and shutout Philadelphia in game one of the doubleheader. Wight lowered his season's ERA to 1.61. First baseman Bud Souchock drove home two runs in the second with a triple and Wight did the rest.
Chicago (AL) 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1 (13) (GM 2)
Philadelphia finally scored run in the third inning of game two, but that was all they would get today. Chicago was limited to one run as well, and the game quickly moved into extra innings. Both teams had players thrown out trying to score and both teams hit into critical double plays, but the White Sox finally broke through with a five-run thirteenth to sweep the doubleheader. First baseman Chuck Kress hit a two-run double and shortstop Luke Appling added a two-run single in the thirteenth to make a winner of Bob Kuzava (2-2).
Washington (H) 4 Cleveland 1
Washington salvaged game four of their four-game series versus Cleveland as they scored single runs in four different innings to give Sid Hudson (8-4) the support he needed today. Third baseman Sherry Robertson hit a solo homerun and had two RBI's on the day.
New York (NL) 2 Chicago (NL) (H) 1
Playing left field today, Sid Gordon was the offensive star for New York today. His homerun (#9, 38) in the second game the Giants an early 1-0 lead, and then in the sixth he unexpectedly stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error, and then scored on a single from catcher Wes Westrum. Dave Koslo (3-2) went all the way for the victory.
Philadelphia (NL) 6 Cincinnati (H) 5 (10) (GM 1)
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| Andy Seminick |
Cincinnati lead 5-1 at the end of the third inning but then the Reds offense grew cold and they allowed Philadelphia to slowly creep back into it. The Phillies scored twice in the fifth to make it close, and the added two more in the eighth to tie the score and eventually send the game into extras. In the top of the tenth catcher Andy Seminick muscled a long homerun and Jim Konstanty (3-1) kept the Reds scoreless to get the game one win.
Philadelphia (NL) 5 Cincinnati (H) 2 (GM 2)
Philadelphia led 3-0 after the fourth and catcher Stan Lopata added a two-run homerun in the ninth to give Hank Borowy (5-7) some cushion and the Phillies swept the doubleheader in Cincinnati. Borowy didn’t allow a run until the seventh and was able to hold off a minor Reds uprising in the bottom of the ninth.
Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh (H) 0
Brooklyn scored twice in the third and then four times in the fourth, the last two runs coming via a Don Newcombe (7-1) double. Third baseman Billy Cox had two RBI's on a pair of sacrifice flies.
Boston (NL) 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
Boston needed a spot starter today and Glenn Elliott (2-1) came through for them going all the way and giving Boston the 2-1 series victory. St. Louis scored a run in the first and in the second, but the Braves put up three in the third and Elliott did the rest. Ed Sauer knocked in three runs facing his old teammates.
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