Monday, August 1, 1949
It's a new week and a new month, so let's see what happens.
Cleveland 9 Boston (AL) (H) 1
It was billed as a pitcher's duel, but Mel Parnell (15-6) lost his control in the third inning and walked five batters before he was pulled. Cleveland took advantage of the Red Sox pitching woes and scored seven runs in the third and Bob Lemon (12-7) held Boston to only four hits for the win.
Washington (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 2
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| Sherm Lollar |
St. Louis catcher Sherm Lollar hit a two run homerun in the second to get St. Louis an early lead, but Eddie Robinson responded with a two run homerun in the fourth to tie the game and then Sherry Robertson hit his own two run homerun in the fifth and the Senators never looked back. Ray Scarborough (7-7) went all the way for the victory.
New York (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
New York led 3-0 early, but Chicago came back with three in the third and then took the lead with one in the fifth. The Giants tied it with one in the seventh and then regained the lead with one in the eighth. Red Webb (4-3) got the win in relief and Kirby Higbe chipped in with a two-inning save.
Note: The Chicago (NL) front office announced that third baseman Frankie Gustine had been sent out to Los Angeles.
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh (H) 3
Jackie Robinson had a run-scoring double as part of a three-run third and then added a second run-scoring double in the seventh to provide some insurance, which came in hand when Pittsburgh attempted a late rally. Ralph Branca (13-4) got the win, but it was the Dodger's bullpen that managed to load the bases in the ninth with two outs and give Ralph Kiner another chance to hit, although they did induce a simple infield pop-up to end the game.
Boston (NL) 1 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0
The whole country knew this was the pitching match-up of the day the two combatants didn't disappoint. Warren Spahn (16-4) came out on top of Harry Brecheen (16-4), Boston's only run coming in the fifth when rookie catcher Del Crandall singled home Ed Sauer.
Tuesday, August 2, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 3 (10)
St. Louis led 1-0 after the sixth, but then both teams took a turn in the lead, but neither could put it away and extra inning became necessary. Chuck Stobbs (8-3) was allowed to bat for himself in the tenth and singled, was sacrificed to second, and then scored on a Johnny Pesky single. Ned Garver (6-14) pitched well but had the opportunity slip through his fingers.
New York (AL) (H) 5 Detroit 4 (12)
Both teams swapped three-run innings early and at the end of the fifth the score was tied at 4-4, and then both pitching staffs got down to business. Virgil Trucks (10-11) finally gave up a run in the twelfth when Phil Rizzuto hit a two-out line drive that scored Hank Bauer, making a winner of Joe Page (7-4).
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 9 Chicago (AL) 6
Chicago scored five runs in the first before they recorded an out, but then Philadelphia responded with a five-run second and had a 6-5 lead after two. The White Sox soon tied it, but the Athletics put some hits together late to get the win. Wally Moses and Hank Majeski both homered in the A's second-inning rally and both drove in three runs in the day to lead the offense.
Washington (H) 5 Cleveland 3
Cleveland scored first and slowly built up an early 3-1 lead, but then Washington scored twice in the sixth and suddenly it was a new ball game. In the bottom of the eighth Washington center fielder Bud Stewart hit a two-out two run homerun and the Senators had their first lead of the game. Mickey Harris (7-4) got the win with some help from Al Gettel in the ninth.
New York (NL) 12 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
New York led 2-1 after the fifth, but soon opened a lead and then if that wasn't enough, exploded for six runs in the ninth to make it a laugher. Shortstop Bill Rigney was the hitting start with a 4-for-4 day with a triple and a homerun and seven RBI's on the day.
Philadelphia (NL) 8 Cincinnati (H) 4
Philadelphia led 5-4 after the fourth, but then the scoring died down until the Phillies tacked on a few more at the end. The Phillies had seventeen hits on the day but hit into four double plays. Bill Nicholson went 4-for-5 and Rickie Ashburn stayed hot with a 3-for-5 day.
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh (H) 5
Brooklyn scored three times in the first and then held on as Pittsburgh fought to get back into this one. Billy Cox made two crucial errors at third base today to make life difficult for Rex Barney (7-5).
St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 Boston (NL) 6
St. Louis led 4-1 after the third and were cruising to an easy win over Boston when all of a sudden Braves catcher Bill Salkeld hit a three run homerun in the top of the ninth and the score was tied. In the bottom of the ninth Stan Musial lined a double off the way and then on the next pitch was singled home by Nippy Jones for the game-winner. Cardinals third baseman Tommy Glaviano hit two solo homeruns to help the Cardinals build their early lead.
Wednesday, August 3, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 6
Boston scored twice in the first (Vern Stephens picked up his 100th RBI) but St. Louis roared back with a three-run second, including a two run homerun by Dick Kokos. Then the big Red Sox machine kicked in and scored seven runs in the fourth and Boston steamrolled the Browns from there. Ellis Kinder (16-2) didn’t have his best game, but with a big lead, he was able to go all the way for the win.
New York (AL) (H) 11 Detroit 0
New York took advantage of four Detroit errors with six of their runs being unearned, but they all still count in the end. Tommy Byrne (10-5) went all the way for the shutout victory.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL)) 1
Philadelphia second baseman Pete Suder hit a homerun in the bottom of the eighth to put the Athletics ahead and Joe Coleman (10-8) picked up the complete-game victory over Bill Wight (10-7).
Chicago (NL) (H) 10 New York (NL) 5
The recently dormant Chicago offense awoke today and hit four homeruns off New York pitching to support Bob Rush (5-11). Light-hitting Gene Mauch went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a homerun and his homerun was immediately followed by a Hal Jeffcoat homerun. Bob Scheffing added a pinch-hit homerun late in the game.
Cincinnati (H) 1 Philadelphia (NL) 0 (12)
Cincinnati starter Ken Raffensberger (7-15) allowed only three hits and outdueled Robin Roberts (8-9) to claim the extra-inning shutout victory. Harry Walker hit a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the twelfth to bring home Ted Kluszewski with the game winner.
Pittsburgh (H) 2 Brooklyn 1
Pittsburgh pushed across a run in the fourth inning and it looked like that might be it for the scoring in this one, but Brooklyn finally got on the board when Elmer Riddle's (4-7) control deserted him in the eighth and he walked home the tying run. In the bottom of the eighth Dino Restelli took one over the fence and Hugh Casey came in to pick up the save.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 Boston (NL) 1
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| Howie Pollet |
St. Louis scored two in the first off Johnny Antonelli (3-6) and then held on as Howie Pollet (11-6) pitched a complete game win. Both teams only had three hits, but the Cardinals got them when they needed them.
Thursday, August 4, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 13 St. Louis (AL) 6
Boston scored four in the first, led 9-0 after the fourth and then 13-1 after the fifth, so this one was over pretty quickly. Ted Williams homered (#31, 107) in the fourth and Vern Stephens (#32, 102) and Bobby Doerr (#9, 60) went back-to-back in the fifth, all helping Joe Dobson (10-7) get the win.
New York (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 2
New York already led 2-0 in the fifth when Yogi Berra hit a two run homerun (#16, 64) off Fred Hutchinson (3-6). Detroit responded quickly when Pat Mullin and Dick Wakefield hit back-to-back solo homeruns in the sixth, but that was all that Vic Raschi (15-5) gave up today.
Cleveland 6 Washington (H) 4 (GM 1)
Frank Papish (3-0) got to make a spot start for Cleveland, fell behind early, but then the Indians came back thanks to a Larry Doby homerun (#18, 68) to get Papish the win. Cleveland had seventeen hits on the day but struggled to get the runs they did have.
Cleveland 11 Washington (H) 5 (GM 2)
When Sam Dente drove in two runs in the bottom of the eighth to give Washington a 5-3 lead it looked like they may have earned a split in the doubleheader, but then Cleveland scored eight times (four unearned) in the ninth off of three different Senators pitchers. The big hit in the inning was a Larry Doby grand slam (#19, 73).
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 New York (NL) 3
Chicago took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the eighth, but couldn’t hold it when Hank Thompson tripled to lead off the ninth and soon tied the game at 3-3. Cubs pitcher Johnny Schmitz (9-8) led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple of his own, and then after two strikeouts scored on a single by Hank Edwards.
Philadelphia (NL) 10 Cincinnati (H) 6 (GM 1)
Philadelphia led 4-0 after the second and 5-2 after the fifth and there the score stood until the ninth. In the ninth the Phillies added on to their lead with a five-run outburst, only to see Cincinnati scored four times in the bottom of the ninth, but too little too late. Peanuts Lowrey hit a two-run pinch-hit homerun for the Reds in the ninth inning.
Philadelphia (NL) 12 Cincinnati (H) 4 (GM 2)
Offensive production has been a problem for Philadelphia this season but not today as they scored four in the second and by the end of the fourth led 9-2. Hank Borowy (7-12) coasted home for the doubleheader split.
Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh (H) 0
Brooklyn scored five times in the second and strolled to an easy win in Pittsburgh. Don Newcombe (13-4) only allowed three hits and was ably supported by Jackie Robinson who went 3-for-4 with four RBI's, three coming on a big three run homerun (#10, 82) in the fateful second inning.
Boston (NL) 5 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
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| Nels Potter |
St. Louis led 4-0 after the sixth and Al Brazle seemed to be well on his way to a shutout when Boston suddenly erupted for five runs in the seventh. No big hits, just a parade of hits, off the usually reliable Cardinals bullpen, but that was enough to make a winner out of Glenn Elliott (4-2) with Nels Potter pitching a three-inning save.
Friday, August 5, 1949
Note: The Chicago (AL) front office announced they had acquired veteran outfielder Johnny Ostrowski from Chicago (NL) in return for infielder Bobby Rhawn. Rhawn was immediately dispatched to Los Angeles and did not appear for Chicago (NL). Ostrowski - no relation to Joe Ostrowski on St. Louis (AL) - had spent all season with Los Angeles.
Detroit 3 Boston (AL) (H) 2
Vern Stephens homered (#33, 103) in the fourth and that was all the runs until the seventh when Detroit finally got on the scoreboard. Don Kolloway hit a two run homerun to give the Tigers the lead and then one batter later Dick Wakefield also homered, giving Ted Gray (9-8) what they needed. Jack Kramer (6-4) only had the one bad inning, but that was enough.
New York (AL) (H) 7 St. Louis (AL) 4 (GM 1)
St. Louis catcher Sherm Lollar hit a three run homerun in the first to give the Browns a quick 4-0 lead, but Eddie Lopat (15-2) recovered and he and the Yankees bullpen held the Browns scoreless the rest of the game. Tommy Henrich had two homeruns (#26, 75) to help lead the comeback.
New York (AL) (H) 8 St. Louis (AL) 6 (10) (GM 2)
Once again St. Louis moved out to a substantial lead and once again they couldn’t hold it. The Browns scored three times in the third and three times in the sixth and led 6-0, but following a Joe DiMaggio three run homerun (#10, 35) in the seventh which was followed by a two run homerun from Cliff Mapes the score was tied at 6-6. No one scored again in regulation but in the bottom of the tenth Yogi Berra ended it with a two-run homerun (#17, 66).
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 2
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| Mike Garcia |
Philadelphia starter Alex Kellner (10-6) went all the way to beat Cleveland in a close one. Both Kellner and Cleveland starter Mike Garcia (9-7) gave up five hits, but the A's got them when they needed them.
Washington (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 3
Sherry Robertson and Bud Stewart hit back-to-back homeruns in a three-run third to put Washington ahead and then Eddie Yost added a two-run shot in the fourth to give the Senators what they needed today. Sid Hudson (10-4) got the win with some late-inning help from Lloyd Hittle.
Boston (NL) 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Boston starter Warren Spahn (17-4) went all the way for the win, although Chicago did pick up ten hits on the day. Doyle Lade (3-7) actually didn’t pitch that bad, but any time you give up four homeruns you tend to come out on the losing end of the stick.
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati (H) 1
Brooklyn led 3-0 after the second and Preacher Roe (10-6) took over from there, although he did require Erv Palica to come in and close out the ninth. Pee Wee Reese went 3-for-5 and drove in an important insurance run in the ninth. Preacher Roe (4-1) didn't complete the best game of his career, but he did what he needed to get the win today.
Philadelphia (NL) 6 Pittsburgh 5
Ralph Kiner went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a three run homerun (#29, 99) that temporarily put Pittsburgh ahead in the fifth, but Granny Hamner hit a two run homerun in the seventh to put Philadelphia ahead to stay.
New York (NL) 4 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0
If New York can win they will draw one game closer to St. Louis. If they lose they will fall into third place behind Brooklyn. In the top of the first Marty Marion and Enos Slaughter got their legs tangled when chasing a short pop fly to left and had to leave the game. This directly led to New York scoring three runs in the inning and then Monty Kennedy (10-6) held St. Louis to one hit and no walks as the Giants retained their position in second place.
Saturday, August 6, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 11 Detroit 0
Vern Stephens homered (#34, 105) in the fourth to break the scoreless tie and in the fifth Virgil Trucks (10-12) control deserted him and he had to be pulled once he started walking home Red Sox baserunners. Before the inning was over Al Zarilla added a three-run triple and the rout was on. Ted Williams added a homerun (#32, 108) later, Zarilla ended up with five RBI's on the day, and Mel Parnell (16-6) cruised to an easy win.
New York (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 5
St. Louis catcher Sherm Lollar hit two homeruns (#7, 31) to help get St. Louis an early lead, but New York would not be deterred as they slowly but surely climbed back into it and eventually took the win. Fred Sanford picked up the win in relief and Joe Page got the save after Sanford walked the first two batters in the ninth. The Yankees have now won eight in a row.
Cleveland 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
It was a close game until Mickey Vernon hit a three-run triple in the ninth inning to blow it open. Joe Gordon went 3-for-5 with a two RBI's and a double and a homeruns to get Cleveland off to an early lead and Bob Lemon (14-7) went all the way for the win.
Chicago (AL) 14 Washington (H) 6
Chicago scored four times in the third inning and when Washington drew near they added a five-run seventh to run away with it. First baseman Charlie Kress went 4-for-5 with five RBI's and third baseman Floyd Baker went 4-for-5 to spark the Chicago offense and Bob Kuzava (4-5) picked up the complete-game victory and more importantly, gave the White Sox bullpen some rest before their doubleheader tomorrow. Before the game, Washington activated outfielder Roberto Ortiz, just off the Mexican League suspended list.
Chicago (NL) (H) 2 Boston (NL) 1
Chicago pushed across two runs in the third, Boston answered with one in the fourth when Bob Elliott hit a solo homerun (#16, 78), and that was all the scoring in this one. Monk Dubiel (5-9) outdueled Vern Bickford (12-9) for the win in a tight one. Second baseman Wayne Terwilliger made his ML debut for Chicago today.
Brooklyn 12 Cincinnati (H) 0
Gil Hodges put Brooklyn ahead with a three-run homerun (#13, 66) in the third, and the game stayed relatively close until late. Gene Hermanski hit a grand slam in the eighth to blow it open, and then Jackie Robinson (#11, 83) and Hermanski (#7, 44) hit back-to-back homeruns in the ninth to close out the scoring. Ralph Branca (14-4) scattered ten hits and got the shutout victory.
Pittsburgh (H) 13 Philadelphia (NL) 5
Pittsburgh scored three in the first and then five more in the second, knocking Ken Heintzelman (10-7) out of the game and then continued to pile on, building up a 13-0 lead after the fourth. Tiny Bonham (6-3) didn't allow a run until the sixth and held on for the easy win. Ralph Kiner drove in two runs and now has 101 for the season. The Phillies committed five errors on the day.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 9 New York (NL) 6
Like yesterday, if New York won they would creep closer to St. Louis if they lost they would fall behind Brooklyn. The score was tied 2-2 after the third, but then New York built up a 6-2 lead and appeared to be cruising to an easy win. Adrian Zabala, making his second start, was well in control and the Cardinals couldn't do much of anything. St. Louis finally put some runners on base in the eighth and Tommy Glaviano hit a three run homerun and suddenly the game was tied. Before the inning was over Stan Musial added a three run homerun (#24, 93) of his own and the Giants collapse was complete.
Sunday, August 7, 1949
After yesterday's games, all teams have now reached or passed the 100 game mark. It's a doubleheader Sunday of course and there are five doubleheaders on the agenda.
Note: Pittsburgh acquired first baseman Jack Phillips from New York (AL) in return for cash. New York (AL) further announced that pitcher Bob Porterfield had been called up from New Jersey to take Phillips' spot on the roster. Pittsburgh also announced that pitcher Elmer Riddle had been released to open a roster spot for Phillips
Boston (AL) (H) 15 Detroit 12
Detroit scored twice in the first, but Ted Williams hit a two run homerun (#33, 110) as part of a three-run first that put the Red Sox ahead. Vern Stephens then added a grand slam in the second, and Bobby Doerr then hit a grand slam (#10, 69) in the third. Stephens added another homerun (#36, 110) in the fourth, and Boston was up 12-3. Mickey McDermott (3-4) struggled after that as Detroit scored five in the fifth and then four more in the eighth, requiring Tex Hughson to come in and get the final outs. Stephens ended up 5-for-5 on the day with two doubles, two homeruns, and five RBI's, while batting right behind him, Doerr also went 5-for-5 and had seven RBI's.
New York (AL) (H) 10 St. Louis (AL) 8
St. Louis center fielder Roy Sievers hit a three run homerun in the first and then first baseman Jack Graham knocked a three-run double in the third to give the Browns a quick 7-1 lead. New York kept putting runners on base, and in the sixth broke through with a five-run outburst. In the seventh the first two Yankees got on so Dick Starr, making his first appearance in almost two months, came in to face Joe DiMaggio and promptly gave up a three run homerun on the first pitch, putting the Yankees up 9-8. Duane Pillette (1-1) pitched six innings of sterling relief and got the win while Joe Page came in to get the save.
Cleveland 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
Mickey Vernon and Jim Hegan hit solo homeruns for Cleveland and Early Wynn (3-7) went all the way for the victory. Lou Brissie (8-11) pitched well for the A's but didn’t get much help in game one.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 Cleveland 1 (GM 2)
Philadelphia starter Joe Coleman (11-8) gave up a single in the fifth and didn’t allow any other hits until two outs in the ninth when Cleveland hit back-to-back doubles to spoil the shutout. Coleman also had a good day at the plate as he went 2-for-3 with three RBI's and a double and a homerun.
Chicago (AL) 2 Washington (H) 1 (GM 1)
Chicago scored a run in the fourth and it looked like that was all Randy Gumpert (8-9) would need today but Washington scored an unearned run in the eighth and the game went into extra innings. Luke Appling led off the tenth with a double, advanced to third on a groundout and then scored on a sacrifice fly and Gumpert held on for the win.
Chicago (AL) 7 Washington (H) 1 (GM 2)
Another masterful pitching performance from Chicago, this time Billy Pierce didn’t allow a run until the seventh and the White Sox took the doubleheader in Washington. Second baseman Cass Michaels went 2-for-3 with three RBI's with a triple and a homerun to lead the White Sox offense.
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 2 (GM 1)
Chicago starter Dutch Leonard (4-15) has struggled this year but had the good stuff today as he went all the way for the game one win. Roy Smalley went 3-for-3 with a double from the eighth spot in the lineup.
Boston (NL) 11 Chicago (NL) (H) 7 (GM 2)
Boston led 9-3 after the third and then rolled to an easy game two victory. Nels Potter (3-0) got a spot start and got the win, but needed some help as Chicago put up a late rally. Marv Rickert went 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBI's and is now hitting .396.
Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati (H) 0 (GM 1)
Brooklyn led 2-0 after the fourth and 3-0 after the seventh but close the game out with an offensive spurt to allow starter Joe Hatten (6-9) to cruise home with a shutout in game one. Gil Hodges went 3-for-5 with three RBI's and Carl Furillo drove in two with a homerun.
Cincinnati (H) 7 Brooklyn 4 (GM 2)
The game went back and forth several times until Ted Kluszewski hit a two-out three run homerun (#11, 42) in the sixth and suddenly Cincinnati had a big lead. Ewell Blackwell (1-4) had a shaky start and needed relief help from Eddie Erautt to nail down the win and the doubleheader split.
Pittsburgh (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 6 (GM 1)
Another back and forth game as Philadelphia scored once in the top of the ninth to take the lead but couldn't hold at as Pittsburgh scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to pull out the game one win. Philadelphia infielder Mike Goliat, still in his first week of ML ball, hit an unexpected three run homerun to give the Phillies an early lead. Pittsburgh outfielder Tom Saffell hit his first ML homerun as well, a pinch-hit homerun in the eighth that tied the score at that time.
Pittsburgh (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 5 (GM 2)
Pittsburgh swept the home doubleheader from their intrastate rival Philadelphia as Ralph Kiner hit his second and third homeruns (#32, 107) of the day, all of the two-run homerun variety. Third baseman Pete Castiglione was dropped down in the lineup to bat in front of Kiner and went 4-for-4 with three runs scored.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 13 New York (NL) 1
St. Louis scored five times in the first as Stan Musial hit a two run homerun (#25, 88) and Joe Garagiola drove home two with a double. The Cardinals went on to pound a series of New York Pitchers while George Munger (9-10) didn't allow a Giants run until the sixth inning when St. Louis was already winning 10-0. Garagiola went 3-for-5 on the day with three RBI's and is currently hitting .346 as a platoon catcher.
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