Monday, April 25, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 2 Washington 0
Mel Parnell (1-1) held Washington four hits and two walks as he threw a complete game shutout to get the week started. The Red Sox would have had more, but following a two-run bases loaded single by Vern Stephens the Senators appealed and Johnny Pesky was declared out for having missed third base. Ted Williams had four walks in four plate appearances.
Note: On this date in 1949 Boston defeated Washington 2-0.
New York (AL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 5
The Athletics scored first, the Yankees regained the lead, then the Athletics got it back, and then finally the Yankees scored three times in the sixth to take a 5-3 lead. Vic Raschi (2-0) gave up a two-run pinch-hit single to Wally Moses in the top of the ninth to even the score but got out of the inning without any more damage. In the bottom of the ninth Tommy Henrich hit a two-out two run homerun for a hard-fought Yankee victory.
Boston (NL) 10 Brooklyn (H) 3
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| Phil Masi |
Braves catcher Phil Masi surprised everyone with a three run homerun in the second and Boston went on to pound a series of Dodger pitchers, picking up seventeen hits on the day. Bill Voiselle (1-1) went all the way for the win and didn’t allow a Dodger run until the seventh inning.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 13 New York (NL) 5
Johnny Mize hit his fourth homerun of the young season in the second inning to give New York a temporary lead, but Giants starter Clint Hartung lost his control in the bottom of the inning and walked in three runs and gave up eight runs, the big hit being a Willie Jones three-run triple. Jones later added a three-run homerun, giving him a six-RBI game.
Chicago (NL) 8 Pittsburgh (H) 6
Maybe the wind blows out at Forbes Field too? The Cubs hit five homeruns, including two two-run homeruns by Phil Cavarretta, and moved to an early lead and then held on as the hometown Pirates tried to climb back into it. Bob Rush (1-1) got the first Cubs win of the year but tired at the end.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 0
In a classic pitcher's duel Harry Brecheen (2-0) outdueled Ken Raffensberger (0-2) as the Cincinnati hurler didn’t allow a run until the eighth. First baseman Nippy Jones finally got St. Louis on the scoreboard with a two-out three-run homerun and Brecheen closed it out 1-2-3 in the ninth.
Tuesday, April 26, 1949
Detroit 14 Chicago (AL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
Detroit built an early lead, but the game was still close until the White Sox started running in relievers and then the Tigers hitters went to town. The Tigers scored ten runs in the last three innings, including six in the ninth, picking up 21 hits on the day. Virgil Trucks (2-0) was the happy recipient of this largesse as he went all the way for the game one victory.
Detroit 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
Detroit left fielder Hoot Evers hit a three run homerun in the first, the Tigers added two more in the third, and starter Lou Kretlow (1-1) went all the way for the victory. The White Sox put up a three-spot in the third and outhit the visitors 11-7, but couldn't dent Kretlow after the third.
St. Louis (AL) 8 Cleveland (H) 2
The Browns managed to get some hits with runners on base and ran away from Cleveland with this one. First baseman Jack Graham drove in three on the day, including a two run homerun in the third that gave the Browns a 4-0 lead, and Red Embree (1-1) took it from there, throttling the Indians offense.
New York (AL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 6 (10)
The A's got their runs early, building a 6-2 lead through seven innings. The Yankees scored twice in the eighth to make it close, and then with one out in the bottom of the ninth Hank Bauer hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun to tie the game and send it into extras. The Yankees didn’t waste any time in the tenth as backup catcher Charlie Silvera singled home Johnny Lindell with the game winner.
Note: According to the box score Phil Marchildon was credited with the start in this game, but was replaced on the mound by Alex Kellner before he faced a batter. I left him in the game and he got through the first unscathed, but before he faced a batter in the second he was injured for "21 days." Actually, he doesn’t make an appearance for the A's for about three weeks anyway … a bit of an odd real life/replay coincidence.
Boston (NL) 2 Brooklyn (H) 1
The Braves scored single runs in the second and third, the Dodgers got their one in the bottom of the third, and that was it for the scoring in this one as Johnny Sain (2-0) outdueled Preacher Roe (1-1). Catcher Phil Masi drove in both of the Boston runs with some timely hitting.
New York (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4
Shortstop Granny Hamner hit a homerun in the first to give the Phillies a quick 1-0 lead, but that was all the scoring until the Giants tied it up at 1-1 in the seventh. Both teams were in their bullpen at this point, and things got interesting. New York scored twice in the top of the eighth, but the Phillies answered with three of their own in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead at 4-3. Not to be outdone, the Giants got two in the ninth when Walker Cooper drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single. Dave Koslo came in to keep the Phillies quiet in the ninth and picked up the save.
Wednesday, April 27, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 10 Philadelphia (AL) 1
With two outs in the bottom of the first Ted Williams and Vern Stephens hit back-to-back homeruns and the Red Sox were off and running. In the second inning, again after two outs, the Red Sox added four more and Ellis Kinder (3-0) took over from there and locked down the Athletics. Stephens added a second homerun, a three-run job, in the eighth.
Cleveland (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 3
The game was pretty tight all the way with the score tied at 3-3 after the seventh. Larry Doby hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the eighth and Mike Garcia (2-0) held off the White Sox in the ninth and picked up the victory in relief.
St. Louis (AL) 2 Detroit (H) 1
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| Eddie Pellagrini |
Browns Shortstop Eddie Pellagrini hit a solo homerun in the first and then right fielder Al Zarilla added one in the second and Karl Drews (1-1) has what he needed to come away with the win. Detroit starter Hal Newhouser (1-2) only allowed five hits but lacked offensive support today.
New York (AL) 6 Washington (H) 4
New York extended Washington's losing streak to nine games as they took advantage of walks and timely hitting to build an early 6-0 lead. Allie Reynolds (1-1) handled the Senators for most of the game but loaded the bases in the ninth and Joe Page came in to get the save.
Cincinnati 11 Chicago (NL) (H) 5
The Reds scored three times in the first and three more times in the fourth and appeared to be cruising to an easy win. Andy Pafko hit two homeruns (his fourth and fifth of the season) and got the Cubs back to within one at 6-5, but Johnny Wyrostek knocked a three run homerun in the eighth to salt it away for the visitors.
New York (NL) (H) 5 Brooklyn 3
The Giants scored twice in each of the first two innings and Monty Kennedy (1-0) didn’t allow a Dodger hit or a run until the fifth inning. Sid Gordon hit a two-run triple in the second to give the Giants what they needed in today's game.
Boston (NL) 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
Warren Spahn (2-0) limited the Phillies to only three hits as he went all the way for the complete game victory. Pete Reiser hit two homeruns and drove in four runs in support of Spahn.
Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
St. Louis took their first loss of the season as the Pirates scored three unearned runs in the third and starter Murry Dickson (2-0) got a modicum of revenge against his old teammates. Joe Garagiola and Enos Slaughter both hit solo homeruns for the Cardinals to make it close, but Dickson pitched out of a two-out bases loaded situation in the ninth to claim the victory.
Thursday, April 28, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 1
Boston scored four unearned runs off Athletics starter Dick Fowler (2-1) as the Philadelphia defense did Fowler a disservice with three crucial errors. Mickey Harris (1-0) went all the way for Boston, his only mistake being a solo homerun by A's second baseman Pete Suder, Suder's third of the year, all coming in the eighth spot in the lineup.
St. Louis (AL) 4 Detroit (H) 3
Detroit led 3-2 after the third inning, and there the score stayed until Jack Graham hit a solo homerun in the top of the eighth to tie the game up for the Browns. St. Louis then scored on a Johnny Lipon error in the ninth, the Tigers fourth error of the game, and held on to win the game in a comeback fashion.
New York (AL) 4 Washington (H) 3
Washington lost their tenth in a row to start the season as three crucial errors proved to be their undoing. Ray Scarborough (0-3) was the hard-luck loser and Eddie Lopat (3-0) did enough to walk away with the win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 2
The Cubs won their second in a row as Monk Dubiel (1-1) went all the way for the victory. Harry Walker drove in all three Cubs runs - a two-run triple in the second that tied the score at 2-2, and then a successful squeeze bunt in the seventh that brought home Emil Verban with the eventual game-winning run.
New York (NL) (H) 10 Brooklyn 1
Brooklyn scored once in the top of the first, felt they really should have had more, but Giants starter Sheldon Jones (2-1) regained his control and held the powerful Dodgers scoreless for the remainder of the game. New York relied on their power, as Bobby Thomson hit a grand slam in the first, and then added a two-run homerun (both off Ralph Branca (1-1)) in the third. Johnny Mize hit his fifth homerun of the young season later to put it out of reach.
Note: Do you think Thomson hitting a homerun(s) off Branca is a premonition of things to come?
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 Boston (NL) 3
Boston starter Vern Bickford (1-2) had one bad inning and paid for it when Del Ennis knocked a grand slam in the third. Jocko Thompson (2-0) had another good start for the Phillies, as Boston kept trying to get back into the game but the wily Thompson fended of their attempts.
Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
Pittsburgh third baseman Eddie Bockman hit his fourth homerun of the season in the sixth inning, and the Pirates ended up scoring two more runs to take a 5-1 lead. Bob Muncrief (2-0) kept the Cardinals quiet from there until they scored twice in the ninth, but by then it was too little too late.
Friday, April 29, 1949
Cleveland 7 Detroit (H) 3
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| Fred Hutchinson |
Cleveland hit five solo homeruns in today's game, including four in the second inning. Joe Gordon and Mickey Vernon went back-to-back in the second, and then one batter later Hank Edwards and Jim Hegan went back-to-back as well. Vernon added a second homerun later in the game. Tigers starter Fred Hutchinson gave up three homeruns in 1.1 innings in his first start, and was the victim again today, allowing four in 4.2 innings.
Boston (AL) 4 New York (AL) (H) 1
New York scored a run in the second and for awhile it looked like that might be all Vic Raschi (2-1) would need today, but Raschi got one a little too close to the plate in the seventh and Ted Williams hit a two run homerun. Vern Stephens added a two-run homerun in the ninth to give Jack Kramer (1-0) a little breathing room.
Philadelphia AL) (H) 7 Washington 1
The Athletics kept Washington's losing streak going as the Senators have now lost all eleven of their games so far this season. Lou Brissie (2-1) walked six but only allowed two hits as he went all the way for the win. Philadelphia knocked eight extra-base hits on the day with Pete Suder hitting two triples and Sam Chapman driving in three with two doubles and a homerun.
New York (NL) 12 Boston (NL) (H) 3
Braves starter Bill Voiselle (1-2) started off strong but lost his control in the third, walked home a few runners, and then surrendered a grand slam homerun to Willard Marshall. Walker Cooper added a three-run homerun later, and Clint Hartung (1-2) went all the way for the win despite giving up seven hits and walking eight.
Philadelphia (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 3
The Phillies scored first with one in the third, but Roy Campanella drove home two with a double in the fourth and there the score stayed until the eighth. Dick Sisler hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun in the top of the eighth to get the Phillies the lead back, but Gene Hermanski answered in the bottom of the eighth with a pinch-hit homerun to tie the score back up at 3-3. Willie Jones then hit a two run homerun in the ninth and Philadelphia held on for the win. Brooklyn has now lost five in a row.
Chicago (NL) (H) 10 St. Louis (NL) 1
Cubs starter Johnny Schmitz (1-1) handcuffed the Cardinals today, not allowing a run until the ninth inning. The Cubs exploded for six runs in the fifth inning, and Schmitz took it home from there. With this win, the Cubs have temporarily climbed out of last place up to seventh and the struggling Dodgers have at least temporarily moved into the cellar.
Cincinnati (H) 8 Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh starter Bill Werle (0-1) and Cincinnati starter Howie Fox (2-0) were locked in a pitcher's duel with the score tied at 2-2 after five, but then the Reds dented Werle for three runs and they piled it on from there.
Saturday, April 30, 1949
Cleveland 6 Detroit (H) 2
It was a pretty tight game until Indians catcher Jim Hegan got a pitch he liked and hit a three run homerun in the sixth. Satchel Paige (1-0) made his first start a good one and went all the way.
Boston (AL) 14 New York (AL) (H) 3
The Yankees scored first when Tommy Henrich hit a first inning two-run homerun, but it was all Red Sox after that. Bobby Doerr had his second six-RBI game of the season and Walt Dropo went 3-for-5 with four RBI's. Joe Dobson (1-1) gave up nine hits and eight walks but kept the Yankees off the scoreboard to pick up the win.
Washington 6 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5
Washington center fielder Clyde Vollmer drove in three runs with a double and a homerun and the Senators jumped off to an early lead and the advanced to a 6-1 lead. Washington needed every one of those runs as starter Paul Calvert (1-2) tired in the ninth and the Athletics scored four times to make it close.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 0
After starting the season off with six consecutive losses the Browns have now won five in a row. Dick Starr not only pitched a complete game shutout but also went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in the first two St. Louis runs.
New York (NL) 8 Boston (NL) (H) 5
Braves starter Johnny Sain was a victim of some sloppy first inning defense but thought he had gotten out of the inning when he accidentally grooved one to Willard Marshall who hit a three run homerun and gave the visiting Giants a 5-0 lead. Boston rallied back to tie the score at 5-5 after the fifth but could do no more against Larry Jansen (2-0) and the Giants eventually pulled away for the victory.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 3
The last place Dodgers looked moribund early as the Phillies built up a 3-0 after the fifth, but then Pee Wee Reese got things started with a solo homerun in the sixth and the home team suddenly came alive. Immediately following Reese there was a single, a run-scoring double, and then Jackie Robinson put Brooklyn ahead with a two run homerun. Carl Furillo added a two-run homerun in the eighth to give Brooklyn some breathing room.
St. Louis (NL) 9 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
The Cardinals gave young Cloyd Boyer the start today in Chicago and he did well. He went four-plus innings so he didn’t get the win, but he did go 3-for-3 at the plate including a triple, and when he left his team was ahead 6-2. Besides Boyer, the other hitting star was Marty Marion who went 5-for-6 on the day with two doubles and four RBI's.
Note: Boyer actually went 0-for-4 for the season, so that kind of hitting day was not expected. Suffice it to say he has an unusual hitting card for someone that went 0-for-4.
Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati (H) 2
The Pirates jumped on Reds starter Herm Wehmeier (1-1) for three runs in the first, and Elmer Riddle (1-1) and the Pittsburgh bullpen held off Cincinnati for the rest of the game.
Sunday, May 1, 1949
Cleveland 6 Detroit (H) 2
Vic Wertz hit a two run homerun in the first to give Detroit a quick 2-0 lead, but that was all the runs that the Tigers would score today. The Indians nickeled and dimed their way into a four-run second and then Bob Lemon (2-1) took over from there and did the rest.
Boston (AL) 8 New York (AL) (H) 3
The Red Sox scored two in the first and then three in the fourth, but before they could walk away with an easy win Yankees left fielder Johnny Lindell hit a three-run homerun in the bottom of the fourth and New York was back in the game with a score of 5-3. Starters Mel Parnell (2-1) and Allie Reynolds (1-2) tightened things down from there, not allowing any more runs until Vern Stephens hit a three-run blast off Tommy Byrne in the ninth.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 Washington 2 (GM 1)
The Athletics slowly but surely built a lead, with the benefit of some poor Senators defense to help them along. Carl Scheib (2-1) went all the way to win game one of the doubleheader.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 Washington 4 (GM 2)
Washington starter Dick Weik (0-1) couldn’t get out of the fourth inning as the Athletics scored five times in the inning and held off a mini Senators rally to sweep the doubleheader. Alex Kellner (2-0) went all the way for the win.
Chicago (AL) 9 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
The White Sox jumped on Browns starter Karl Drews (1-2) early and walked to an easy win in game one. Bill Wight (2-0) gave up a two-run single to Sherm Lollar in the fifth but was pretty much untouched in this one.
Chicago (AL) 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
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| Fred Bradley |
Chicago starter Fred Bradley (1-0) made his first (and only) appearance of the season in today's game and the young man acquitted himself quite well. He went six-plus innings, allowed only two runs, and was able to walk away with the victory. The White Sox pounded Browns pitchers for 15 hits and the visitors took two from the home team.
Boston (NL) (H) 4 New York (NL) 3 (11) (GM 1)
The game was scoreless until the seventh when New York catcher Walker Cooper hit a solo homerun, and then in the next inning Johnny Mize hit a two-run homerun (#6), giving the Giants a 3-0 lead. Boston finally broke through in the bottom of the eighth and part-time left fielder Clint Conatser tied the score with a resounding double. There the score stayed until the bottom of the eleventh when Warren Spahn (3-0), still in the game, and upon having a chance to end the game, hit a sharp ground ball that drove home Connie Ryan from third with the game winner.
New York (NL) 3 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
New York starter Sheldon Jones (3-1) got the shut-out that the Giants weren't able to pull off in game one. Nineteen-year-old Johnny Antonelli (0-1) made his first ML start (he had four relief appearances in 1948) and pitched well, but could have used some offensive support in his debut.
The highlight of this game - a triple play! Giants catcher Mickey Livingston came up with runners on first and second and no outs and lined a soft liner up the middle that was snagged by Braves second baseman Eddie Stanky for the first out, Stanky stepped on second base for the second out, and then threw to first to end the inning for New York.
Philadelphia (NL) 4 Brooklyn (H) 3
A closely fought game and the Phillies built a little bit of a lead and then held on for the win. Russ Meyer (1-1) went all the way for the win, with Preacher Roe (1-2) getting the loss. In the fifth inning Richie Ashburn, Granny Hamner, and Eddie Waitkus hit consecutive doubles, giving Meyer what he needed in this one.
Note: Chuck Connors (yes, that Chuck Connors) made his ML debut today with a pinch-hit double in the ninth and he eventually scored the Dodgers third run.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
St. Louis scored two in the first and then added two more in the sixth, as Harry Brecheen (3-0) went all the way, not allowing a run until the eighth when Andy Pafko hit homerun #6. Dutch Leonard (0-3) pitched well, but his defense committed three errors behind him.
Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati (H) 3 (GM 1)
Cincinnati starter Millard "Dixie" Howell held Pittsburgh scoreless through the first five, and his battery mate, Homer "Dixie" Howell, knocked a three-run double in the fourth to give the Reds an early lead. Pittsburgh eventually broke through when they scored four in the sixth to tie the score at 4-4, and the Pirates eventually pushed across a run in the ninth to walk away with a game one victory.
Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati (H) 3 (GM 2)
The Pirates scored five in the third and Cliff Chambers (2-0) kept the Reds bats quiet to give Pittsburgh the doubleheader sweep. Hank Sauer did hit homerun #6 to give the hometown fans something to cheer about.
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