Monday, August 29, 1949
Boston (AL) 5 Cleveland (H) 3 (GM 1)
Boston starter Earl Johnson (4-0) made his first appearance in a month and limited Cleveland to only one unearned run through eight innings. Fritz Dorish pitched the ninth for the Red Sox and managed to make it interesting but finally got the third out with no further damage.
Cleveland (H) 5 Boston (AL) 4 (10) (GM 2)
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| Gene Bearden |
Boston outfielders gunned down two Cleveland runners at home plate early in the game, but Lou Boudreau singled home Joe Gordon in the tenth with the game-winner, Gordon just sliding in under the tag. Gene Bearden (6-8) picked up the win in relief to split the doubleheader.
Detroit (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 2
Fifth place Philadelphia would like to move up on fourth place Detroit, but couldn’t get the job done today. The Tigers took an early 2-0 lead, but the Athletics soon fought back and tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the sixth. In the bottom half of the sixth center fielder Hoot Evers drove home two with a double and Virgil Trucks (13-14) made that lead stand up for the win.
Washington 11 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3
Washington ended its 23 game losing streak by pounding St. Louis for the easy win. The Senators scored in each of the first five innings and led 8-0 before the Browns scored a run. Center fielder Clyde Vollmer went 4-for-6 and drove in five runs to lead the offense and Mickey Harris (8-7) went all the way for the win.
St. Louis (NL) 2 Boston (NL) (H) 1
St. Louis starter Al Brazle (13-6) didn't allow a run until the ninth inning but held off a late rally to get the win. Red Schoendienst scored both runs early but that was enough in a tight game.
Pittsburgh 12 Brooklyn (H) 2
Both teams swapped runs back and forth early and then in the fifth Brooklyn starter Jack Banta (7-3) pitched around Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake made him pay for it with a three run homerun (#17, 77) and the rout was on. The Pirates added a four-run seventh and a three-run ninth to put the game out of reach and allowing Cliff Chambers (7-7) to go all the way for an easy win. Jackie Robinson grounded into three double plays on the day.
Cincinnati 1 New York (NL) (H) 0
Cincinnati took their third game in a row in New York as Ken Raffensberger (11-17) pitched a gem. Larry Jansen (12-11) pitched a great game as well but made a mistake to Johnny Wyrostek in the eighth inning and Wyrostek took him deep. This was Wyrostek's third homerun of the season, and his first in almost three months (as the game is wont to remind me).
Chicago (NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 (13)
Both teams scored two runs in the second inning and that was all the scoring until the thirteenth as Chicago ended their series in Philadelphia with an exciting extra-inning win. Phil Cavarretta tripled home Frank Baumholtz in the thirteenth to put the Cubs ahead and then Cavarretta was singled home by Hank Sauer for insurance.
Tuesday, August 29, 1949
Note: New York (AL) announced that both Tommy Henrich and Johnny Mize would likely miss the next two-plus weeks due to undisclosed injuries. The team has considered its minor league options and further announced first baseman Fenton Mole would be promoted from Newark to cover the position until one or both of the veterans return.
Washington 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 3
Washington led 2-1 after the first and Lloyd Hittle (3-7) kept Chicago from getting fully back into the game and picked up the win. Second baseman Al Kozar drove in two runs with a double in the eighth to give the Senators a little cushion.
Boston (AL) 13 Detroit (H) 1
The score was tied 0-0 after the fourth but then Boston scored three times in the fifth to take the lead. The Red Sox soon put the game out of reach with an eight-run seventh and Ellis Kinder (20-3) kept the Tigers scoreless until the eighth and picked up his twentieth win of the season.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 New York (AL) 4
Twice New York took the lead early, but they couldn't shake St. Louis who managed to stay close and then took the lead in the fifth. The remainder of the game was scoreless as both teams had multiple chances to score but just couldn’t convert. Al Papai (5-7) got the win over Eddie Lopat (18-4).
St. Louis (NL) 10 Boston (NL) (H) 2
St. Louis scored seven times in the third and built up a quick 10-0 lead and George Munger (11-12) kept the Boston bats quiet to pick up the win. Munger also had a 3-for-5 day with three RBI's to help his own cause.
Note: ATMgr had Jim Russell starting in center field for Boston but Basebal-Reference.com shows Pete Reiser. ATMgr also had Ed Sauer starting in left field but BBR shows Jeff Heath. The batting order between the two is somewhat different as well.
Brooklyn (H) 4 Pittsburgh 3 (10)
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| Gil Hodges |
Brooklyn first baseman Gil Hodges hit two homeruns, the second of which tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. Both teams scored a run in the ninth to send the game in extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth Jackie Robinson led off with a single, stole second, advanced to third on a groundout an then scored when Hodges successfully executed a squeeze bunt.
Wednesday, August 31, 1949
Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Washington 2
The Washington two-game winning streak is over and Billy Pierce (6-14) walked seven on the day but otherwise kept the Senators locked down. Pierce also had a two-run single in the sixth that put the White Sox ahead to stay.
Philadelphia (AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 4 (GM 1)
Philadelphia kept surging ahead and Cleveland kept coming back to make it close but in the end, Dick Fowler (8-13) was able to put down the final Indians uprising and get the game one victory. First baseman Ferris Fain drove in three big runs to lead the A's offense.
Cleveland (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 0 (GM 2)
Cleveland earned a split in the doubleheader when Early Wynn (5-7) went all the way for the complete game shutout. Mickey Vernon (#17, 76) and Joe Gordon (#23, 83) both hit homeruns for the Indians.
Boston (AL) 3 Detroit (H) 0
Boston starter Chuck Stobbs (10-3) threw a complete game shutout as the Red Sox continued their march to the pennant. Hal Newhouser (16-9) pitched a good game as well but could have used some offensive support to back up his efforts.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 7 New York (AL) 2
St. Louis took their second in a row from New York by bunching up their hits and scoring two in the second, two in the third, and then three in the sixth to open a 7-1 lead and then hold on for the win. First baseman Jack Graham hit a two-run triple that got the Browns on the board and Ned Garver (9-15) got the win and also drove in two runs on the day. The Yankees losing streak has now reached eight games.
Boston (NL) (H) 8 Chicago (NL) 0
Chicago shortstop Roy Smalley committed errors on consecutive plays and opened the door for a four-run Boston second and the Braves never looked back. Third baseman Connie Ryan hit a late three run homerun to put the game out of reach for Johnny Sain (14-11).
Pittsburgh 5 New York (NL) (H) 3
New York slowly crafted an early 2-0 lead but then Sheldon Jones (16-5) made a mistake to Ralph Kiner and Kiner's three run homerun (#41, 126) gave Pittsburgh a lead they would never lose. Bill Werle (7-13) went all the way for the close win.
Thursday, September 1, 1949
Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Washington 0
Chicago starter Randy Gumpert (11-11) shutout Washington to end their series in Chicago. Dick Weik (1-9) gave up three runs in the first, but settled down from there and struck out ten batters on the day.
Cleveland (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 2
Cleveland starter Bob Lemon (18-9) only allowed three hits but walked seven to get the complete game win. The two Philadelphia runs were unearned, matching the two unearned runs allowed by A's starter Carl Scheib (5-12), the difference being some key hits when it counted by the Indians.
Boston (AL) 7 Detroit (H) 0
Boston starter Mel Parnell (19-7) has struggled in recent weeks but he put it all together today to shutout Detroit. Art Houtteman (12-7) only allowed two runs in the first seven innings but as he tired the Red Sox offense woke up in the final two innings. Ted Williams added a homerun (#44, 150) to the late-inning excitement.
New York (AL) 7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3
New York got back in the win column today as Tommy Byrne (11-7) went all the way for the win. Second baseman Jerry Coleman and left fielder Johnny Lindell both had two-run doubles and Byrne chipped in with a double and a triple on the day.
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 3
Chicago jumped on Warren Spahn (21-5) for three runs in the top of the first and for a long time it looked like that may be enough, but Boston fought back and tied the score in the bottom of the seventh. Spahn was long warmed up by now and the Chicago offense was dormant and then in the bottom of the eighth Sibby Sisti hit a surprise three run homerun and the Braves had their win.
Brooklyn (H) 12 Cincinnati 6 (GM 1)
Roy Campanella (#14, 55), Gil Hodges (#18, 87), and Carl Furillo (#14, 64) all hit multi-RBI homeruns to power Brooklyn's game one win. Joe Hatten (8-9) didn't have the best-pitched game of the season but did go all the way for the win plus he had a 4-for-5 day at the plate with three runs scored.
Brooklyn (H) 6 Cincinnati 2 (GM 2)
Brooklyn swept the doubleheader behind the batting heroics of Roy Campanella who went 4-for-4 and hit a two-run triple in the fourth and then added a two-run double in the eighth to give the Dodgers some insurance. Preacher Roe (14-7) picked up the win.
New York (NL) (H) 9 Pittsburgh 7
New York went ahead early and while they never lost the lead they committed four errors on the day that continually allowed Pittsburgh to remain close. Joe Lafata and Wes Westrum both drove in three runs on the day to support Hank Behrman (3-3) who got a spot start today. Ralph Kiner added a two-run homerun (#42, 128) but the Pirates just couldn’t come back all the way in this one.
St. Louis (NL) 3 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
St. Louis scored two unearned runs in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead and Howie Pollet (14-8) went all the way to beat Philadelphia. Enos Slaughter got the Cardinals on the scoreboard in the second with a solo homerun (#12, 93). Slaughter is currently hitting .403.
Friday, September 2, 1949
Note: It's a travel day as the only games today are between those teams who don’t have a long trip to make, so both the AL and NL eastern teams are staying home and playing each other today and full play will resume tomorrow.
Boston (AL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 3
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| Phil Marchildon |
Bobby Doerr hit a two run homerun in the fourth to give Boston a 4-2 lead and the Red Sox held on from there. Jack Kramer (10-5) and Joe Dobson combined to overcome Phil Marchildon (0-3) and the A's.
Note: This was Marchildon's last 1949 appearance. It was likely that Marchildon was suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) following his World War 2 experiences - he had been a gunner on an airplane that was shot down and he spent nine months as a POW (bio). Not every ballplayer got to spend time in the service playing baseball and after reading some of the player bio's it seems that even the players knew who the ballplayers were and who the real soldiers were among their fraternity.
Chicago (AL) 6 Detroit (H) 2
Both teams scored once in the first and then the White Sox slowly built a lead for Mickey Haefner (8-11) and defeat Virgil Trucks (13-15). First baseman Chuck Kress scored three runs on the day and catcher Eddie Malone drove home two runs in the top of the ninth to give the White Sox a little cushion.
Brooklyn 4 New York (NL) (H) 2
Both teams scored once in the first and then Roy Campanella hit a two run homerun (#15, 60) in the fourth to give Don Newcombe (17-6) the runs he needed to take home the win. Bobby Thomson hit a solo homerun (#26, 104) in the ninth but it was too little too late.
Philadelphia (NL) 2 Boston (NL) (H) 0
Philadelphia left fielder Del Ennis hit a two run homerun (#14, 84) in the bottom of the first and that was all the scoring in this one. Russ Meyer (12-6) defeated Bill Voiselle (5-9) as both pitchers only allowed three hits on the day.
Saturday, September 3, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (A) 3
Ted Williams homered (#45, 151) in the first and later Al Zarilla tripled and scored in the fifth and then hit a late homerun to give Ellis Kinder (21-3) the runs he needed to win today. Tex Hughson got the save despite allowing two A's runs to score and having to get the third out with the bases loaded.
St. Louis (AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 6
Cleveland center fielder Larry Doby knocked a three run homerun (#21, 88) in a four-run first, but St. Louis catcher Les Moss answered with a three-run homerun of his own in the second to keep it close. Bob Feller (12-8) hit a homerun in the bottom of the second, but it wasn't enough as the Browns answered back and eventually took the lead and the game. Cliff Fannin (3-12) got the win as both teams find themselves with a dearth of pitchers as the late-season wear and tear has begun to add up.
Detroit (H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0
Bill Wight (13-10) and Ted Gray (14-8) locked up in a pitcher's duel today as no runs were allowed until the bottom of the ninth. In the ninth Wight got the first two Detroit batters but then Vic Wertz doubled and after a long foul ball George Kell singled home the game-winner.
New York (AL) 8 Washington (H) 1
New York scored three times in the second and then added four more in the third to score an easy win in Washington. Allie Reynolds (10-11) has had a rough summer but got the win today as catcher Charlie Silvera provided the offensive spark with a 3-for-4 day and three RBI's.
Pittsburgh 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 4 (13)
Pittsburgh scored three times (all unearned) in the second and seemed to have things well in hand early but Chicago jumped up and tied the score in the seventh with a three-spot of their own and it was soon off to extra innings. The Pirates finally pulled it out when Ralph Kiner hit a homerun (#43, 130) in the top of the thirteenth to put the visitors ahead to stay.
New York (NL) (H) 5 Brooklyn 2
Twice Brooklyn took the lead and twice New York rallied, the second rally being a four run sixth that chased Jack Banta (7-4) from the game. Monte Kennedy (13-6) got the win and Dave Koslo finished up the ninth inning to get the save.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 11 Boston (NL) 0
Philadelphia put up five runs in the second inning and then cruised to an easy win at home against Boston. Del Ennis hit two homeruns (#16, 86) late. Robin Roberts (10-12) got the win but didn't get credit for the complete game shutout because with two outs in the ninth he beaned Braves pinch-hitter Mickey Livingston and was ejected for retaliation. Boston pitchers had hit Phillie's right fielder Bill Nicholson twice earlier in the game so the home plate umpire stepped in and took control.
Cincinnati 9 St. Louis (NL) (H) 9 (Tie Game)
Sunday, September 4, 1949
It's a doubleheader Sunday of course, but there are only two doubleheaders on the schedule today. However, tomorrow is Labor Day and there is a full slate of doubleheaders awaiting all teams, eight in all.
Boston (AL) (H) 10 Philadelphia (AL) 4
Philadelphia third baseman Pete Suder hit a three run homerun in the top of the first as part of a four-run outburst (all runs unearned), but Chuck Stobbs quickly recovered and shut down the Athletics for the remainder of the game. Boston slowly, and then quickly, climbed back into the game behind two Ted Williams homeruns (#47, 155) and then a six-run sixth to win their sixth in a row.
Cleveland (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 2 (13)
St. Louis took an early 2-0 lead but Cleveland tied it at 2-2 in the fourth thanks to two errors by Browns first baseman Jack Graham. There the score stayed until the bottom of the thirteenth when Larry Doby hit a long two-run homerun (#22, 90) to send the home fans home happy.
Detroit (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 0
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| Billy Pierce |
Detroit starter Hal Newhouser (17-9) bested Billy Pierce (6-15) today as the Tigers scored two in the first and then didn’t score again until they pushed across one in the eighth for insurance. Vic Wertz drove in his 100th run of the season the in fateful first.
Washington (H) 3 New York (AL) 2
Washington built an early 2-0 lead and led 3-1 heading into the ninth. Mickey Harris (9-7) gave up a leadoff homerun to Joe DiMaggio (#16, 55) in the ninth and eventually put on a couple of runners before Sid Hudson came in and got the last out.
Pittsburgh 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 3 (10)
Chicago scored three runs in the bottom of the second but Pittsburgh slowly but surely worked their way back into the game, tying the score at 3-3 after six. In the top of the tenth shortstop Stan Rojek hit a two-out single to drive home Ed Fitz Gerald with the eventual game-winner. Bob Chesnes (8-12) stuck around to pick up the complete game victory.
Brooklyn 6 New York (NL) (H) 2
New York jumped ahead 2-1 after the sixth but then Brooklyn scored three times in the seventh and then added two more in the eighth for a little cushion. Rex Barney (10-8) didn't go all the way but he rode out the Giants early advantage to get the win.
Boston (NL) 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
Boston starter Johnny Sain (15-11) limited Philadelphia to four hits as Boston came back to win a game one squeaker. Jeff Heath hit a solo homerun in the second to get the Braves on the scoreboard and then Tommy Holmes did likewise in the eight to add a late insurance run.
Boston (NL) 11 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
It was a close game until the sixth when Boston scored eight runs, the final four coming home on a grand slam by Sibby Sisti, playing shortstop today. Vern Bickford (13-13) got the win as the Phillies look ahead to doubleheaders in New York on each of the next two days.
Cincinnati 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
St. Louis led 3-0 early but a Nippy Jones error led to a four-run Cincinnati sixth and Ken Raffensberger (12-17) held on for the game one win. The Reds only had one earned run on the day and were outhit 7-8 but they did what they needed to get the win.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 11 Cincinnati 2 (GM 2)
St. Louis scored three times in the first and then Stan Musial added a three run homerun (#33, 115) in the second. The Cardinals then took an 11-0 lead with a five-run fifth which included a grand slam homerun by third baseman Tommy Glaviano. Fred Martin (6-1) strolled all the way for the easy victory.
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