It's a Monday and it's a travel day. The eastern NL teams are all heading east and in the AL the western teams that are heading west. The next two weeks will feature west vs west and east vs east in both leagues and at the end of that two weeks, we will be at the halfway point of the season.
Monday, June 27, 1949
Only one game today as the Cubs headed downstate to play the Cardinals. The full slate of games will resume tomorrow.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 1
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| Fred Martin |
St. Louis starter Gerry Staley (4-0) didn’t allow a run until the eighth inning and picked up an easy win against the rival Chicago Cubs. Enos Slaughter and Red Schoendienst both homered in support of Staley.
Note: St. Louis activated pitcher Fred Martin. Martin had been on the Mexican League suspended list. To make room on the roster St. Louis sent out reliever Jim Hearn.
Tuesday, June 28, 1949
New York (AL) 9 Boston (AL) (H) 1
In his first game of the season, Joe DiMaggio singled in his first two plate appearances and then added a two-run homerun late that put New York ahead 8-0. Allie Reynolds (4-6) didn't allow a Red Sox run until the ninth and induced Ted Williams into hitting into two critical double plays.
St. Louis (AL) 13 Chicago (AL) (H) 2
In his first game back after having missed most of last week second baseman Jerry Priddy homered twice and drove in five runs to spark St. Louis over Chicago. Red Embree (3-9) got the win as the Browns came through for nineteen hits on the day.
Detroit 6 Cleveland (H) 1
Two wily veterans faced off in Cleveland and it was Virgil Trucks (9-7) who came out on top over Bob Lemon (5-7). It was a tight game until Hoot Evers knocked a three-run triple in the sixth and then Trucks took over from there.
Philadelphia (AL) 1 Washington (H) 0 (11)
In a game that featured a total of seven hits Philadelphia pulled it out by getting two hits in the top of the eleventh, then a walk to load the bases, and then a sacrifice fly by Hank Majeski to score Taffy Wright with the eventual game-winner. Alex Kellner (6-3) outlasted Mickey Haefner (5-6) and got the shutout win.
Boston (NL) 14 New York (NL) (H) 0
Warren Spahn (13-1) went 2-for-6 with a double and three RBI's plus he didn’t allow a run until the ninth and Boston slipped past New York into second place in the NL. Al Dark chipped in with a 3-for-5 day with three RBI's and Marv Rickert, now hitting .410, had a double and a homerun on the day.
Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
With a win, Philadelphia could have moved up past Brooklyn in the standings, but Preacher Roe (6-6) wasn't having anything to do with that. Roe limited the Phillies to four hits as he was in complete control from the beginning. Robin Roberts (6-6) pitched well but took the loss in this one.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 10 Chicago (NL) 2
St. Louis drubbed Chicago again, this time building up a 10-0 lead after the seventh, powered by a seven-run sixth inning. Red Schoendienst went 4-for-5 with four RBI's and Eddie Kazak had a three-run double in the big sixth inning. Howie Pollet (7-4) got the win. Hank Sauer did get his first homerun (#15, 48) as a Cub, although he waited until the Cubs were behind 10-0 before he finally broke through.
Wednesday, June 29, 1930
New York (AL) 8 Boston (AL) (H) 7
New York got off to a fast start, leading 4-0 after the top of the fourth, but in the bottom of the fourth Vern Stephens hit a three-run homerun (#25, 72) and both sides knew this one was far from over. Boston eventually tied the score and then scored three times in the seventh to take a 7-4 lead. In the top of the ninth, the Yankees pushed across a run and then the manager elected to leave start Ellis Kinder in the game to face Billy Johnson with two runners on and Johnson responded with a three run homerun and the Yankees had the lead. Joe Page shut the Red Sox down in the ninth and the Yankees had won their second in a row in Boston.
Chicago (AL) (H) 9 St. Louis (AL) 1
Chicago starter Billy Pierce (2-8) made his first appearance in almost two weeks and limited St. Louis to one unearned run as he went all the way for the win. Pierce also proved to be the offensive here as well as he went 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Ned Garver (4-9) walked five consecutive batters in the third and was pulled from the game.
Detroit 2 Cleveland (H) 1 (11) (GM 1)
Cleveland scored their run in the fourth, Detroit tied it in the fourth, and that was all the scoring for quite a while. In the top of the eleventh center fielder Johnny Groth led off the inning with a homerun and Hal Newhouser (9-5) stayed in to close out the game.
Detroit 4 Cleveland (H) 3 (GM 2)
Detroit scored three times in the first and led 4-0 after the fourth and Ted Gray (6-6) didn't allow a hit until the sixth and Cleveland didn't get on the board until the eighth. The Indians tried to rally in the ninth but Dizzy Trout came in to get the final out.
Washington (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 3
Washington first baseman Eddie Robinson drove in three runs and second baseman Al Kozar hit a three run homerun to support Ray Scarborough (4-7) in this Washington win. Philadelphia didn’t score until the sixth, but by then the score was already 7-0 in Washington's favor.
New York (NL) (H) 12 Boston (NL) 2
The game was scoreless heading into the bottom of the fifth when New York scored four times and then the Giants followed that up with a six-run sixth. Bobby Thomson went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two TBI's in support of Larry Jansen (7-6).
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4
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| Luis Olmo |
Brooklyn led 2-1 after the first but Philadelphia regained the lead with a two-run fifth. Luis Olmo, in his first game back from suspension, tied the score with a solo homerun in the top of the sixth, and the Dodgers eventually pulled away for the win. Ralph Branca (10-3) got the win in this one.
Note: Brooklyn activated outfielder Luis Olmo. Olmo had been on the Mexican League suspended list.
Pittsburgh (H) 14 Cincinnati 4
Pittsburgh scored three times in the bottom of the first, but by the end of the fourth, the score was tied at 3-3. In the bottom of the fifth, the Pirates had taken a 4-3 lead and the Reds thought they were going to get out of the inning with no more damage but then Dino Restelli launched a three run homerun and all of a sudden the rout was on. Ralph Kiner has had a bad few weeks but went 3-for-5 with a double and homerun (#16, 57) today, so maybe he is coming out of his slump (although he did pick up his thirteenth error).
St. Louis (NL) (H) 18 Chicago (NL) 3
St. Louis scored nine runs in the second as the Cardinals pounded a series of Chicago pitchers to get the easy win. Red Schoendienst went 4-for-6 with four runs scored and Enos Slaughter bumped his batting average up to .391 with a 5-for-5 day that included four RBI's. The Cubs committed two errors in the second, so only three of those runs were earned. The Chicago highlight was a pinch-hit homerun by Frankie Gustine in the ninth.
Thursday, June 30, 1949
New York (AL) 6 Boston (AL) (H) 5
Boston strung together some hits in the second and took an early 3-0 lead, but when Johnny Lindell hit a two run homerun in the sixth the score was tied at 3-3. New York added two in the seventh and one more in the eighth and was able to withstand an attempted ninth-inning Red Sox rally. Vic Raschi (11-5) got the win over Mel Parnell (11-4), although Joe Page was needed to come in and get the final two outs in the ninth.
Note: I am not going to belabor this DiMaggio thing, but for the record, he went 6-for-14 with a homerun, three runs scored, and four RBI's in the three games in Boston.
Detroit 1 Cleveland (H) 0 (12)
Detroit completed their four-game sweep in Cleveland, as the Indians could only score five runs in the four games. In the twelfth Hoot Evers walked to start off the inning, was sacrificed to second by Aaron Robinson, and then shortstop Johnny Lipon singled home Evers for the only run of the game. Right fielder Vic Wertz did reach the 100 hit mark for the season.
Note: According to Baseball-Reference.com in this game, with a six-run lead in the ninth, Detroit starter Art Houtteman had gotten two outs but had put two runners on base. Virgil Trucks came into the game in relief, got the last out, and was credited with a Save.
Philadelphia (AL) 8 Washington (H) 1
Sherry Robertson hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the first to give Washington a 2-1 lead, but then the Senators defense fell apart. Philadelphia scored seven runs in the next four innings, all of them unearned. The big hit was an Eddie Joost grand slam in the fourth inning.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 3 (GM 1)
Boston led 2-0 early, but New York came back and a Whitey Lockman two-run homerun in the sixth recaptured the lead for the Giants. Bobby Thomson drove home Lockman with an insurance run in the eighth, and that turned out to be necessary as Boston scored once in the ninth in an attempted comeback. Hank Behrman (2-1) made his first start of the season and went all the way for the win.
New York (NL) (H) 7 Boston (NL) 0 (GM 2)
New York starter Sheldon Jones (11-2) didn't allow Boston's only hit until the seventh inning and went all the way in a doubleheader sweeping shutout. New York scored had a 2-0 lead after the third, but a Bobby Thomson three run homerun (#16, 58) in the seventh helped give Jones a little cushion.
Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 (14)
Brooklyn continued its winning ways as they swept the three-game series in Philadelphia, this last game being a real barn burner. The Phillies led early 4-2, but Carl Furillo hit a three run homerun in the eighth to put the Dodgers on top by one. Willie Jones hit his second solo homerun (#14, 45) of the game in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at 5-5, and the game eventually moved into extra innings. In the top of the fourteenth Brooklyn finally broke through, a two-run triple by Gene Hermanski being the big hit. The Phillies threatened in the bottom half, but Don Newcombe came on to get the final two outs.
Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh (H) 2
Cincinnati led 4-0 after the second and held on to take the final game of the series. Peanuts Lowrey hit his first homerun of the season in the first to put the Reds up 2-0, as Lowrey, Harry Walker, and Bobby Adams, the top three batters in today's Cincinnati lineup, all drove in two runs on the day.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 11 Chicago (NL) 6
St. Louis scored five times in the fifth, only to see Chicago answer back with four runs in the top of the sixth. But by now the Cardinals offensive machine was turned on and they rolled over a series of Chicago pitchers to close out a four-game sweep over the Cubs. Enos Slaughter had second consecutive 5-for-5 day and is now hitting .404.
Note: In the four games against Chicago Slaughter went 14-for-16 with four walks as St. Louis scored 46 runs. Just for comparison, Cleveland had a total of eighteen hits in their four losses at home to Detroit this week.
Friday, July 1, 1949
New York (AL) took three in a row in Boston, but are still eight games out. They still have a lot of work to do and could use some help from the other AL teams in order to catch the Red Sox, but we aren't at the halfway point of the season so if they are indeed going to catch Boston they should have plenty of time.
With Boston's (NL) two losses yesterday and another Brooklyn win the Dodgers woke up this morning and found themselves all alone in third place. Brooklyn now has three games in New York (NL) and at two games behind the Giants, they definitely have second place in their sites. Of course, the Giants have other plans … and with all that being said, it is now a new month.
Cleveland (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 2
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| Lou Boudreau |
Cleveland got back on the winning track as Al Benton (5-1) got a spot start went all the way for the easy win. Catcher Jim Hegan went 3-for-4 with three RBI's to help pump some life into the Indians offense. Whitey Platt hit a pinch-hit homerun for St. Louis, but it was too little too late.
Note: The Cleland front office announced that third baseman Ken Keltner would likely miss at least two weeks. Keltner had missed a lot of time recently, forcing player-manager Lou Boudreau to cover third base, but giving young shortstop Ray Boone an opportunity to play.
Detroit (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 0
Detroit continued their hot streak as Fred Hutchinson (3-2) allowed only one hit and that didn’t happen until the seventh inning. The Tigers scored two unearned runs in the first, one of the reasons Bill Wight (7-6) has a 1.59 ERA for Chicago.
Boston (AL) 11 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 9
Ted Williams went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, five RBI's, and hit a double and two homeruns (#23, 80) to help get the Red Sox an 11-3 lead. Boston starter Jack Kramer (4-2), making his first appearance in five weeks, couldn't get a second out in the bottom of the eighth as Philadelphia scored six times to make it close, but Ellis Kinder came in to put out the fire.
New York (AL) 8 Washington (H) 7 (10)
Washington scored twice in the second to take an early lead, but New York answered back with three in the third. Right fielder Sam Mele hit a three run homerun in the bottom of the third and for a while, it looked like the Senators had this one locked up. The Yankees came back again in a four-run eighth, featuring back-to-back homeruns from Joe DiMaggio and Billy Johnson. Washington tied the game in the eighth, but the Yankees pushed one across in the tenth and held on for the win.
Boston (NL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 4
Third baseman Bob Elliott hit homeruns in his first two at-bats and Boston led 7-1 early and then held off a belated Philadelphia rally. Vern Bickford (10-6) went all the way and got the win
Note: The Boston (NL) front office announced that catcher Bill Salkeld would likely miss the next three weeks due to an undisclosed injury. Rookie Del Crandall is expected to get the bulk of the playing time in his absence.
Pittsburgh 13 Chicago (NL) (H) 7
Pittsburgh has been in a bad streak recently and needed a laugher, but then hitting five homeruns will do that for you. Ralph Kiner (#17, 59) and Wally Westlake (#12, 44) went back to back in the second, and then Dino Restelli hit two homeruns (#6, 14) to help blow the game open. Bob Chesnes (4-6) went all the way and got the win, and hit the Pirates fifth homerun of the day. Outfielder Tom Saffell made his major league debut today as a defensive substitution in the ninth.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 0
New York starter Dave Koslo (4-2) was the story today as he held Brooklyn to only five hits and went all the way for the shutout victory to cool the surging Dodgers. Koslo also went 1-for-3 and drove in the second run of the game. Johnny Mize drove in the final run with a long homerun (#14, 44).
Note: ATMgr had Bruce Edwards starting at catcher for Brooklyn but Baseball-Reference.com shows Roy Campanella.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 6 Cincinnati 4
St. Louis third baseman Eddie Kazak drove in a run in the first and then hit a three run homerun in the sixth that put the Cardinals on top 4-3. Harry Brecheen (12-2) got the victory as the Cardinals just keep finding ways to win.
Saturday, June 2, 1949
Cleveland (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 2
Cleveland 4-0 after the completion of the third and Bob Lemon (6-7) went all the way for the win. First baseman Mickey Vernon hit his first homerun in 39 games to get the Indians off to a fast start.
Note: Cleveland activated outfielder Hal Peck from the injured list sent out third baseman Al Rosen to San Diego to make room on the roster for him.
Detroit (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 2
With the score tied at 1-1, Don Kolloway delivered a two-run double against his old teammates and Virgil Trucks (10-7) and Art Houtteman kept the lead for the Tigers. Third baseman George Kell was back in the lineup after a ten-day hiatus and picked up right where he left off with a 2-for-3 day with a double and a walk.
Boston (AL) 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
Boston center fielder Dom DiMaggio singled home two runs in the second and Chuck Stobbs (6-1) went all the way for the win. Bobby Doerr hit a solo homerun (#5, 40) late to provide a little cushion.
Washington (H) 4 New York (AL) 3 (10)
Utility infielder Mark Christman, getting a chance to play while Eddie Yost was out, hit a two run homerun in the second to get Washington an early lead, but Yogi Berra hit a solo homerun in the fourth and then Joe DiMaggio added a two run homerun in the sixth to get New York back in the lead. The Senators were able to tie the score in the eighth when Tommy Byrne's wildness returned, and then in the bottom of the tenth Sam Mele stroked a single over second to score Gil Coan and Washington had their win.
Boston (NL) (H) 15 Philadelphia (NL) 0
Warren Spahn (14-1) twirled a two-hit shutout (#5) and the Boston offense exploded for 21 hits against a beleaguered Philadelphia pitching staff. Bob Elliott hit his third homerun (#10, 59) in two days to kick start the offense.
Chicago (NL) (H) 8 Pittsburgh 7 (14)
Chicago scored four quick runs in the first and then added another in the third for a 5-0 lead, but by the end of the sixth, they led 6-5 as Pittsburgh rallied to make it close. The Cubs scored an insurance but Dino Restelli erased that lead with a two run homerun in the ninth and it was off to extra innings. In the bottom of the fourteenth Roy Smalley bounced a single up the middle to score Andy Pafko and give the Cubs are hard fought win.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 2
New York led 2-0 early, but Brooklyn quickly tied the score 2-2 in the third. The Giants pushed across a run in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead and that was all the scoring in this one as the Dodgers hit into three critical double plays, two with the bases loaded and one out, to squander their precious opportunities. Clint Hartung (4-10) gave up eight hit and ten walks but got the win due to a strong defense behind him in this game.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 3
Both teams scored a run in the fourth but then keyed by a Johnny Vander Meer (5-4) error in the seventh St. Louis pounced with a three-run inning. Cincinnati made it close in the top of the ninth but Ted Wilks came in to get the save for Howie Pollet (8-4).
Sunday, July 3, 1949
It's a Sunday, but doubleheader Sunday only includes one doubleheader this week. Of course, tomorrow is the Fourth of July holiday and everybody will be playing twice.
Cleveland (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 3 (11) (GM 1)
Cleveland had an early lead but couldn't hold it, and eventually scored a run in the eighth to tie the score at 3-3 and send the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh Dale Mitchell led off with a single and shortstop Ray Boone homered on the first pitch to get the Indians the win.
Cleveland (H) 13 St. Louis (AL) 5 (GM 2)
It's been a rough week in Cleveland as they started the week by losing four at home to Detroit and then while they won the first three against lowly St. Louis they were all close. The Indians finally broke out with a six-run fourth and five-run sixth to win in a laugher. Steve Gromek (5-4) went all the way to allow the bullpen to be fresh for tomorrow's doubleheader.
Chicago (AL) 6 Detroit (H) 3
Detroit ended their six-game winning streak as second baseman Cass Michaels hit a two-out three-run triple in the third to give Chicago the lead and while it wasn't pretty, the White Sox held on from there for the win.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 Boston (AL) 3
With the score tied 3-3 center fielder Sam Chapman hit a two run homerun (#14, 62) in the bottom of the seventh to give Philadelphia the lead and Alex Kellner (7-3) finished what he started to get the win.
New York (AL) 15 Washington (H) 13
The score was tied at 2-2 at the end of the fifth inning, and then all hell broke loose. New York scored six in the sixth and then seven in the eighth to take a 15-4 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth, only to see Washington score six times. The Senators then added three more in the ninth, but couldn’t get that one additional hit as Eddie Lopat had to come in and get the last out. Allie Reynolds (5-6) got the win and knocked a three-run double in the fifth and Joe DiMaggio chipped in with a homerun and four RBI's.
Note: The New York (AL) front office announced that Tommy Henrich would likely miss the next two weeks due to an undisclosed injury. Henrich had carried the Yankees for much of the time while DiMaggio was out, but had missed some time recently and had spent much of the past two weeks at first base to help ease the wear and tear on his body.
Boston (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 0
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| Johnny Sain |
Boston starter Johnny Sain (6-9) has been alternately good and bad so far this season but today was a good day as he shutout Philadelphia, the Phillies sixth consecutive loss. Robin Roberts (6-7) was the hard-luck loser, but it was reliever Jim Konstanty that gave up a homerun to Bob Elliott (#11, 62), his third consecutive day of hitting a homerun, with four during that time span.
Pittsburgh 11 Chicago (NL) (H) 5
The score was tied 2-2 at the completion of the fifth inning but then Pittsburgh put their hitting shoes on and won this one easily. Vic Lombardi (2-2) got the win but was pulled after he loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth. Ralph Kiner went 4-for-5 with three runs scored.
New York (NL) (H) 6 Brooklyn 1
New York completed the home sweep against their intercity rivals from Brooklyn. Monty Kennedy (8-4) gave up only four hits and one run, that coming on a solo homerun by Carl Furillo. Dodgers pitchers gave up fifteen hits and three walks but kept wriggling out of tough spots with otherwise minimal damage.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 21 Cincinnati 4
Cincinnati had played St. Louis close in the first two games of the series and apparently they had to be punished. The Reds scored an unearned in the top of the first and then the Cardinals began their march through a series of Reds pitchers, accumulating 22 hits and ten walks and including a seven-run second and a six-run sixth. Marty Marion went 3-for-6 with six RBIs, Nippy Jones also went 3-for-6 but with only five RBI's. Gerry Staley (5-0) got in on the fun as well by going 2-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored and two RBI's.
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