Monday, July 18, 1949
Chicago (AL) (H) 5 New York (AL) 0
Chicago center fielder George Metkovich hit a two run homerun in the first, the White Sox added two more in the second, and then Bill Wight (9-6) did the rest. Wight allowed only three hits to the powerful Yankees.
Cleveland (H) 6 Boston (AL) 0
Cleveland threw their fifth shutout in their past seven games and their second consecutive shutout over Boston. Mike Garcia (8-5) only allowed four hits with help from Joe Gordon, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI's and a double and a homerun.
Detroit (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 3
Philadelphia led 3-1 until the sixth when George Kell hit a two-run homerun to put Detroit ahead 4-3. Art Houtteman (9-2) and the Tigers bullpen kept the Athletics off the scoreboard after that for the Detroit victory.
Boston (NL) (H) 12 Cincinnati 6
Cincinnati put up three runs in the second to take an early lead, but by the fourth Boston was ahead 4-3 and then Jeff Heath hit a three run homerun, his first of the season, and the rout was on. Elbie Fletcher added another three-run homerun late to pit it out of reach. Vern Bickford (11-8) didn't have his best game but went all the way for the win.
Brooklyn (H) 12 Chicago (NL) 0
Brooklyn left fielder Gene Hermanski hit a homerun in the first to get the Dodgers a quick lead and then he added a second homerun in the third, a grand slam, to put the Dodgers up 10-0. In his next at-bat, he was hit by a pitch from Bob Muncrief and Muncrief was promptly ejected. Joe Hatten (5-8) went all the way for the shutout victory.
St. Louis (NL) 7 New York (NL) (H) 1
St. Louis first baseman Nippy Jones drove home two runs in the first and went on to drive in four runs on the day, giving him a sneakily quiet 59 RBI's on the season. Al Brazle (10-4) didn’t allow a run until the eighth inning as the Cardinals rolled easily over the Giants.
Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
Pittsburgh scored twice in the second and Murry Dickson (6-5) kept the Philadelphia batters off balance all day to pick up the win. Dickson also went 2-for-4 and drove in a late insurance run to give himself a little cushion.
Tuesday, July 19, 1949
Boston (AL) 4 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Boston starter Ellis Kinder (14-2) threw his sixth shutout of the season as the Red Sox got back on the winning track in Chicago. Ted Williams homered (#28, 91) in the first and Al Zarilla drove in two runs to secure the Red Sox victory.
Cleveland (H) 4 New York (AL) 0
New York has been focused on catching Boston, but when they look in their rearview mirror they can see Cleveland is right on their tail, the Indians starting today only 1.5 games behind the Yankees. Cleveland pitching remained red-hot as Bob Lemon (9-7) threw their sixth shutout in the last eight games. Lemon also hit a two-out two run homerun in the four-run Cleveland second to help his own cause.
Note: Tommy Henrich returned to the lineup today after a two-week hiatus and Duane Pillette made ML debut when he relieved in the ninth inning. Pitcher Spec Shea and first baseman Dick Kryhoski were both sent out to make space on the roster.
Detroit (H) 8 Washington 2
Some shaky Washington defense eventually allowed the Detroit to score five unearned runs and run away with an easy win. Hal Newhouser (11-7) went all the way for the win, with third-string catcher Hank Riebe the hitting star with a 3-for-4 day with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored.
Philadelphia (AL) 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
Philadelphia scored two in the first and held on to win game one of the doubleheader. Joe Coleman (8-8) went all the way and went 2-4 with a double and an RBI.
Philadelphia (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
Philadelphia starter Bobby Shantz (6-2) went all the way to close out the doubleheader sweep in St. Louis. The Browns scored first, but the Athletics eked out enough late runs to make it an easy win.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 2
Stan Musial hit a two run homerun (#16, 62) off Warren Spahn (15-3) in the top of the first and the Cardinals slowly but surely added to their lead and walked away with the win. Max Lanier (2-1) got the win with some help from his bullpen.
Brooklyn (H) 4 Pittsburgh 3
Roy Campanella hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the seventh to put Brooklyn ahead 3-1, but Ralph Kiner answered with a two run homerun in the eighth and the game eventually went into extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth Don Newcombe (10-3) led off the inning with a double and was soon singled home by Carl Furillo with the game-winner.
Cincinnati 8 New York (NL) (H) 5
Cincinnati scored first and led 6-2 after the fifth, but New York refused to lay down and did their best to crawl back into it but fell short. Howie Fox (8-8) and four relievers outlasted the Giants in this one.
Philadelphia NL) (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 4
Philadelphia scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth, to finally come from behind and then stay ahead of Chicago in a real squeaker. Ken Heintzelman (8-6) got the win with some help from Jim Konstanty.
Wednesday, July 20, 1949
Boston (AL) 14 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
Boston center fielder Dom DiMaggio was back on the field for the first time in five games and he got the scoring started with a two run homerun in the third inning. Ted Williams added a three run homerun in the seventh and Vern Stephens (#29, 86) did likewise in the eighth to put the game out of reach, but then Williams hit another homerun (#30, 95) in the ninth. Earl Johnson (3-0) got a spot start and didn’t allow a run until the seventh inning.
New York (AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 3
Cleveland had won eight in a row, six by shutout, and had crawled to within a half-game of New York, but when Tommy Henrich hit a two run homerun (#22, 64) in the first the shutout went out the door. When Hank Bauer hit a three run homerun in the second it was Bob Feller (9-4) that was leaving. Eddie Lopat (13-2) and Joe Page took over from there to keep the Yankees alone in second place.
Detroit (H) 6 Washington 5
Washington started the day in seventh place, just percentage points behind Philadelphia. Detroit led 5-2 after the end of the seventh, but then Washington scored one in the eighth and then two more in the ninth to tie the game in a bid to send it to extra innings. George Kell hit the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the ninth over the wall and the Detroit fans went home happy.
Note: The Detroit front office announced that first baseman Paul Campbell would likely miss the next four week due to an undisclosed injury. Sam Vico will cover first base in his absence.
St. Louis (NL) 3 Boston (NL) (H) 0
Stan Musial started off this game the same way he did the previous game - with a two-run homerun (#17, 64) in the first. Howie Pollet (10-5) took it all the way for the shutout, the Cardinals overcoming a good performance from Johnny Sain (8-10).
Brooklyn (H) 5 Pittsburgh 3
A Jackie Robinson two-run triple helped get Brooklyn off to an early 3-0 lead, but Ralph Kiner hit a two run homerun (#26, 87) in the sixth and then Pittsburgh scored a run in the seventh to tie the score at 3-3. Robinson then hit his second triple of the game in the bottom of the inning and was singled home by Gil Hodges. The Dodgers bullpen did their job to secure the win for the home team.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 2
New York right fielder Sid Gordon hit a two-run homerun (#10, 45) in the sixth to give the Giants a 3-0 lead, but Cincinnati didn't roll over and got the score back down to 3-2 after the top of the eighth. Bobby Thomson hit a long solo homerun (#20, 71) to give Dave Koslo (7-2) a little cushion and Koslo was able to finish what he started.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 4
Philadelphia catcher Andy Seminick (#10, 30) hit a three run homerun as part of a four-run first, and that looked for a while like that would be all the scoring in this one. Chicago finally scored in the sixth and was eventually able to cut the lead to 5-4, but the Phillies relievers stiffened and held on for the win.
Thursday, July 21, 1949
New York (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 2
Early Wynn (2-5) hit a two run homerun in the second to give Cleveland a 2-1 lead, but the New York left fielder Charlie Keller hit a three run homerun in the fourth, and that was all the scoring in this one. Vic Raschi (14-5) continued his winning streak for the Yankees.
Washington 8 Detroit (H) 3
Washington led 3-0 after the seventh but then took advantage of the Detroit bullpen to blow it open late. Ray Scarborough (6-7) went all the way for the shutout victory.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3 (10) (GM 1)
St. Louis led 3-0 after the third, but Philadelphia eventually tied the score at 3-3 after the seventh and the game eventually went in extra innings. Les Moss singled home Jack Graham with the game-winner in the tenth to make a game one winner of reliever Al Papai.
Philadelphia (AL) 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
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Philadelphia scored four in the fourth and managed to hold off a furious St. Louis rally attempt to split the road doubleheader. Alex Kellner (8-5) went all the way for the win and Sam Chapman went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI's to lead the offense.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 1
Harry Brecheen (15-3) didn’t allow a hit until the seventh inning when Bob Elliott hit a homerun to spoil the shutout as well as the no-hitter. St. Louis continued to have their way with Boston otherwise though as Marty Marion and Nippy Jones both reached the 60 RBI mark, Eddie Kazak reached the 50 RBI mark, and Stan Musial (#18, 65) homered for the third straight day.
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn (H) 3
Brooklyn scored twice in the fourth to tie the score at 3-3, but Pittsburgh retook the lead in the seventh and held off the Dodgers the rest of the way to salvage one game in their series in Brooklyn. Bob Chesnes (6-7) got the win but had some bullpen help.
New York (NL) (H) 12 Cincinnati 1
Cincinnati scored one in the top of the first bur New York scored four runs in both the first and second inning and ran away with this one. Right fielder Willard Marshall went 3-for-4 (.326) and drove in three runs with two triples. Clint Hartung (5-13) went all the way for the win.
Note: With this win, combined with Boston's loss, ties New York for second place with Boston. If Brooklyn had of won, they would have all three teams would have been tied at 11.5 games behind St. Louis.
Chicago (NL) 1 Philadelphia (NL (H) 0
Hank Edwards hit a homerun in the fourth for Chicago and Monk Dubiel made that single run stand up by shutting out Philadelphia. Hank Borowy (5-11) couldn't pitch much better but took the loss.
Friday, July 22, 1949
Note: Chicago (AL) acquired pitcher Mickey Haefner from Washington for cash. Chicago released reliever Clyde "Hardrock" Shoun to make room for Haefner on the roster.
Chicago (AL) (H) 3 Philadelphia (AL) 0
Chicago starter Randy Gumpert (7-8) walked seven but only gave up two hits as he went all the way for the shutout victory. Gumpert also drove in a late run with a sacrifice fly, giving himself a little cushion they came down the stretch.
Note: The Philadelphia from office announced that veteran catcher Buddy Rosar, just back from a 30 days stint in the disabled list, would likely miss the next two months due to an undisclosed injury. Rosar is expected to appear before the end of the season.
Cleveland (H) 9 Washington 3
The game went back and forth until Cleveland starter Mike Garcia (9-5) hit a two-out three run homerun in the seventh to blow the game open. Garcia went 3-for-4 on the day with three runs scored to go with his three RBI's and a homerun.
New York (AL) 3 Detroit (H) 2 (11)
Both teams scored a run in the fourth and fifth innings and when no more runs were scored it was off to extra innings. In the top of the eleventh Hank Bauer singled home Phil Rizzuto with the eventual game-winner. Tommy Byrne (8-5) got the win over Virgil Trucks (10-10) in this pitcher's duel, with Joe Page getting the final outs for the save.
Boston (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
Boston starter Mel Parnell (14-5) didn’t allow a hit until the seventh inning and went all the way for the shutout win in St. Louis. Ned Garver (5-13) only allowed seven hits on the day, but the Red Sox bundled a group of hits in the third inning to score three runs and Parnell did the rest.
Note: The Boston front office announced that reliever Earl Johnson would likely miss the next five weeks due to an undisclosed injury.
Boston (NL) (H) 8 Pittsburgh 2
Pittsburgh scored two runs in the top of the first, but Boston came right back with two of their own first-inning runs and then proceeded to run away with it from there. Vern Bickford (12-8) got the win, with Pete Reiser, who only entered the game in the fifth inning, going 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, and three RBI's.
Brooklyn (H) 9 St. Louis (NL) 3
Brooklyn jumped on George Munger (8-9) early to take an early lead and they applied the pressure from there. Gil Hodges and Pee Wee Reese both hit two-run homeruns and Preacher Roe (9-6) picked up the win.
New York (NL) (H) 9 Chicago (NL) 3
New York starter Monty Kennedy (9-6) shutout Chicago, allowing only three hits on the day. Bill Rigney was the hitting star with a 2-for-4 day that included three RBI's and a triple and homerun.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 0
Russ Meyer (7-4) threw a three-hit shutout to get Philadelphia a win in the first of their four-game series versus Cincinnati. Right fielder Stan Hollmig drove home three runs and hit a triple to provide clutch hitting for the Phillies. The score was pretty close until Philadelphia put it away with four runs in the eighth.
Saturday, July 23, 1949
Cleveland (H) 8 Washington 7 (14)
Washington scored two unearned runs in the top of the first, but Cleveland led 3-2 after the fourth and after the Indians scored three times in the sixth they looked to have things well in hand. Washington fought back, and an Eddie Yost two run homerun in the ninth tied the game and it was off to extra innings. The game remained scoreless until Jim Hegan singled home Johnny Berardino home from third in the bottom of the fourteenth, making a winner out of Al Benton (7-1).
Detroit (H) 9 New York (AL) 8
When Detroit scored five times in the fifth to take an 8-4 lead it looked like it was smooth sailing for the Tigers. Bobby Brown hit a three run homerun in the top of the ninth to get the Yankees within one, but Virgil Trucks came in to get the save for Art Houtteman (10-2).
Boston (AL) 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
St. Louis right fielder Dick Kokos hit a two run homerun in the second, but those were the only runs the Browns were able to score off Chuck Stobbs (7-3) today. Johnny Pesky had a 4-for-5 day to spark the offense.
Note: The St. Louis front office announced that first baseman Jack Graham would likely miss the next 10-15 games due to an undisclosed injury.
Pittsburgh 6 Boston (AL) (H) 5
Facing Warren Spahn (15-4) is always tough, but the Pirates had already scored two runs in the first when second baseman Monty Basgall hit his first homerun of the year, a three-run shot, and suddenly Spahn was losing 5-0. Spahn and the Braves bullpen quieted the Pirates down from there, but the Pirates bullpen responded and shut down a belated rally to get the road win for the Pirates. Boston catcher Bill Salkeld was back on the field for the first time in three weeks, and Pittsburgh second baseman Danny Murtaugh made his first appearance in four weeks.
Brooklyn (H) 7 St. Louis (NL) 4
A back and forth game as both teams took turns in the lead, but Brooklyn went ahead to stay when Duke Snider beat out an infield single that allowed Pee Wee Reese to put the Dodgers up 5-4 after the seventh. Roy Campanella hit a two run homerun in the eighth to provide a little cushion.
New York (NL) (H) 12 Chicago (NL) 5
After two batters in the bottom of the first New York had a 2-0 lead when Whitely Lockman homered, and by the end of the fourth, the Giants had a 5-0 lead. Chicago finally scored in the sixth, but New York answered with six in the seventh to make it a laugher. In the seventh Hank Thompson and Lockman hit back-to-back homeruns, that being Lockman's second homerun of the game.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7 Cincinnati 2
Cincinnati scored first with one in the third, but Philadelphia came right back with four in the bottom of the inning and cruised to an easy win. Ken Heintzelman (9-6) allowed only the two (unearned) runs plus he went 2-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI to help his own cause.
Sunday, July 24, 1949
It's a Sunday, so that means Doubleheader Sunday, with a total of six twin bills on the docket for today, three in the AL and three in the NL. Will someone make a move up - or down - the standings?
Philadelphia (AL) 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
Philadelphia starter Joe Coleman (9-8) didn’t allow a hit until the seventh and stayed in the game to hold off a ninth-inning Chicago rally to get the game one win. Sam Chapman homered in the sixth and then doubled home a run in the eighth to help get the Athletics just enough to pull this one out.
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3 (GM 2)
Chicago scored all of their runs today in the ninth inning of game one and in the first inning of game two, but that was enough to get them a split in the doubleheader. Bill Wight (10-6) kept the A's bats quiet for most of the game and newly acquired Mickey Haefner came in to get the ninth inning save.
Cleveland (H) 10 Washington 3 (GM 1)
Cleveland first baseman Mickey Vernon hit a two run homerun in the first and then drove in two more runs in the Indians six-run second to spark Cleveland's fast start. Bob Lemon (10-7) welcomed the run support and went all the way for the easy win. Washington had four errors on the day to the consternation of their own pitching staff and manager.
Cleveland (H) 4 Washington 2 (GM 2)
Cleveland second baseman Joe Gordon hit a three run homerun in the sixth to give the Indians their first lead and Gene Bearden (4-8) went all the way for the win. Washington starter Mickey Harris (6-3) allow only five hits but made the one crucial mistake to Gordon.
New York (AL) 10 Detroit (H)
New York led 6-3 after the sixth, but when starter Allie Reynolds loaded the bases in the seventh Joe Page (4-4) came in to save the day. But first, Page had to give up a three-run double to George Kell that tied the score at 6-6. Phil Rizzuto hit a two-run double in the eighth to put the Yankees ahead again and Page then cruised through the final two innings to secure the win.
Boston (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
Boston scored four in the first and then added two in the third to knock out Karl Drews (6-9) and to get Joe Dobson (7-7) the runs he needed for a game one win. Ned Garver pitched four-plus innings of scoreless relief for the Browns.
Boston (AL) 13 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
St. Louis scored two in the second, but then Boston responded with six in the third and from there the rout was on. St. Louis had twelve hits on the day while Boston had thirteen, but the Red Sox also had fourteen walks. Jack Kramer (5-3) went all the way for the win.
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Pittsburgh (GM 1)
Bob Elliott hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the first to give Boston a 2-1 lead, and then Braves scored four times in the third to run away with game one. Johnny Sain (9-10) got the win as he continues his on-again/off-again pitching performances.
Pittsburgh 10 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
Pittsburgh gained a doubleheader split by scoring three runs in the third and then three more in the fifth and then continuing to pour it on from there. Cliff Chambers (5-3) didn’t allow a hit until the sixth and didn't allow a run until the eighth.
Note: Pittsburgh announced backup first baseman Ed Stevens would miss the next two months due to an undisclosed injury. Stevens is expected back before the season ends.
Brooklyn (H) 6 St. Louis (NL) 2
Brooklyn completed a three-game sweep at home of first place St. Louis by jumping on Howie Pollet (10-6) for three in the first and then three more in the third. Don Newcombe (11-3) took over from there and went all the way for the win.
Note: The St. Louis front office announced that third baseman Eddie Kazak would likely miss the next two months due to an ankle injury. Kazak is expected to be back before the season ends.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 2 (GM 1)
Bob Rush (4-10) and Dave Koslo (8-2) were locked in a pitcher's duel with the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth when Johnny Mize homered (#18, 61) to put New York ahead for good. Koslo went 2-for-2 with a walk plus he hit a solo homerun in the third that tied the score at 2-2.
Chicago (NL) 12 New York (NL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
At the end of the sixth inning New York led 4-1, but then the Cubs finally got to Larry Jansen and the Giants bullpen with a seven-run seventh, including a grand slam from Frank Baumholtz. The Cubs added on a few more runs from there as they managed a split of the doubleheader in New York.
Note: Successful appeal of missed third base #12
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 Cincinnati 1 (GM 1)
Cincinnati scored a run in the second and Ken Raffensberger (6-14) was well on his way to making that stand up when Andy Seminick hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the eighth. Curt Simmons (3-11) picked up the complete game victory in game one.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 7 (GM 2)
Philadelphia was ahead 7-2 and at the completion of the fourth inning, but Cincinnati refused to roll over and at the end of six the score was tied 7-7. The Phillies used a little eighth inning magic to regain the lead (they scored a run, but only one, on another successful appeal of a runner missing third base - #13) and held on to sweep the doubleheader and send the home fans home happy. Ken Trinkle (5-0) got the win in this topsy-turvy game.
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