Monday, May 23, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 2 Detroit 0
Ellis Kinder (5-1) only gave up two hits as he shut down the Detroit offense in a 2-0 win. Boston only had four hits, but singles by Bobby Doerr and Sam Mele drove home the two Red Sox runs.
New York (AL) (H) 2 St. Louis (AL) 1
The Browns scored one in the second, but that was all Eddie Lopat (5-1) would allow today. Phil Rizzuto homered in the fifth to tie it up, and then in the sixth Browns left fielder Roy Sievers kicked one and allowed the eventual game-winning run to score.
Cleveland 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
Cleveland starter Early Wynn decided he couldn't go before facing the first batter, so Satchel Paige (2-0) entered the game in long relief and held the Athletics to only five hits in seven-plus innings. The Indians plated three in the third with the help of a Larry Doby two-run homerun (#9) and Paige and reliever Al Benton did the rest.
Chicago (AL) 4 Washington (H) 3
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Chicago scored three times in the top of the first and starter Randy Gumpert (3-4) made that lead stand. White Sox center fielder Billy Bowers had a two-run single in that crucial first inning.
Boston (NL) 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Boston slowly but surely built a 4-0 lead and starter Vern Bickford didn't allow any Cubs runs until the ninth as the Braves crept closer to first place in the NL. Bob Elliott had two big RBI's for the Braves.
Tuesday, May 24, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 3 Detroit 2
Boston third baseman Johnny Pesky hit a two-out two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth to pull this one out for the Red Sox. Detroit start Art Houtteman (0-1), making his first start of the year, had pretty much throttled the Red Sox for the whole game but made one mistake and paid for it.
St. Louis (AL) 5 New York (AL) (H) 3
A crucial error in the sixth inning by third baseman Bobby Brown gave St. Louis two runs and the lead and Karl Drews (3-4) and Joe Ostrowski kept the Yankees bats quiet to walk away with the win. Browns First baseman Jack Graham hit a homerun (#8) and scored three runs to key the offense.
New York (NL) 9 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
New York shortstop Bill Rigney hit a three-run double in the first inning and the Giants took an early 5-0 lead. Sheldon Jones (7-2) made a mistake and Cubs third baseman Frankie Gustine hit a three-run homerun in the third to make the score 5-4, but settled down and the Cubs went scoreless the rest of the way. The Giants added four runs in the sixth, and Rigney picked up his fourth RBI of the day.
Cincinnati (H) 1 Philadelphia (NL) 0
Cincinnati start Johnny Vander Meer (3-3) didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning and only allowed three all game and the Reds won an exciting 1-0 game. The game's only run scored when catcher Ray Mueller sent one over the fence in the bottom of the sixth.
Pittsburgh (H) 6 Brooklyn 3
Pittsburgh went ahead early and Bob Chesnes (2-3) didn't allow a Dodgers run until the sixth inning and went all the way for the win. Marv Rackley went 4-for-5 and scored two runs against his old teammates and catcher Ed Fitz Gerald chipped in with a 4-for-4 day of his own.
St. Louis (NL (H) 3 Boston (NL) 2
The NL's first and second place teams faced off in a two game series in St. Louis and the home team came out on top as shortstop Marty Marion drove in all three Cardinals runs on a 3-for-4 day that included a run scoring triple. Harry Brecheen (7-0) got the win as he allowed only six Boston hits.
Wednesday, May 25, 1949
St. Louis (AL) 10 Boston (AL) (H) 7
When Ted Williams launched a three-run homerun (#10) in the second inning it looked like the outcome of this game was a foregone conclusion, and the Red Sox played like it thereafter. The Browns didn’t feel that way though and rallied to score seven runs in the last three innings. Lead-off man Bob Dillinger went 2-for-6 with a double and a triple and had four RBI's to spark the comeback.
Detroit 8 New York (AL) (H) 3
Detroit starter Hal Newhouser (5-3) gave up a leadoff double to Snuffy Stirnweiss but didn't allow another hit until the seventh inning and didn't allow any runs until the eighth when Tommy Henrich and Yogi Berra hit back-to-back homeruns. The Tigers led 7-0 after the fourth and then proceeded to ground into six double plays.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 13 Chicago (AL) 1
Philadelphia starter Dick Fowler (5-2) held Chicago to only three hits and enjoyed the plentiful run support in his complete game victory. The Athletics scored all of their runs in the third through seventh innings off three different Chicago pitchers, including back-to-back homeruns by left fielder Elmer Valo and second baseman Pete Suder.
Washington (H) 3 Cleveland 2 (11)
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| Clyde Vollmer |
Washington only had four hits on the day - their third hit was a two-out two-run double by Clyde Vollmer in ninth that sent the game into extra innings, and their fourth hit was a solo homerun by Bud Stewart in the eleventh that sent the home fans home happy.
New York (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
New York hit a pair of two-run homeruns (Johnny Mize and Bobby Thomson) and Monty Kennedy (4-3) held off a late Cubs rally. Chicago led in hits 11-7 and Andy Pafko went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple for the home team, but it wasn't enough today.
Cincinnati (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 7
Philadelphia moved off to an early 5-0 lead powered by two homeruns from third baseman Willie Jones, but couldn't hold the lead. Starter Ken Heintzelman was cruising along until the seventh when he couldn’t get the third out, he was relieved by Jim Konstanty, but on Konstanty's first pitch Hank Sauer hit a grand slam (#13) and the Reds had the lead. It went down to the last out, but Cincinnati had their win.
Pittsburgh (H) 7 Brooklyn 5
Another disappointing loss for Brooklyn. The Dodgers hit four solo homeruns, two by Roy Campanella, and led 5-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth. Starter Rex Barney (1-3) couldn't get an out, so Jack Banta came in and then gave up the lead when third baseman Eddie Miksis made a wild throw home.
Note: Instance #6 of a runner missing third base and the play negated on appeal.
Note: ATMgr had Dixie Walker in right field for Pittsburgh and Baseball-Reference.com shows Wally Westlake.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 11 Boston (NL) 4
St. Louis beat second-place Boston for the second consecutive day and gave Warren Spahn (7-1) his first loss of the season in doing so. Howie Pollet (3-2) gave up a solo homerun to Pete Reiser in the first, but then didn’t give any more runs until the ninth. In between Stan Musial drove in four runs but it was a big two-out three-run double in the fifth by Nippy Jones that knocked Spahn out of the box.
Thursday, May 26, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 2 St. Louis (AL) 1
Mel Parnell (7-1) and Ned Garver (3-4) hooked up in a pitcher's duel today. Boston scored twice in the second and the Browns got their one in the sixth, but Parnell only allowed three hits on the day and came away with the win.
Washington (H) 6 Cleveland 3
Cleveland scored two runs in the top of the first, but that was all Mickey Haefner (4-4) would give up until the Indians scored a single un in the eighth. In between Washington led 3-2 after the second and then 6-2 after seven and then the Senators fought off an Indians rally to get the win.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 9 Pittsburgh 7
St. Louis scored six in the third and then added three more in the fourth, but starter George Munger (4-2) weakened and the Pirates came up with five in the eighth to make it close, but the Cardinals held on for the win. Ron Northey and Enos Slaughter hit back-to-back homeruns in the third, and Ralph Kiner hit homerun #11 in the eighth.
Friday, May 27, 1949
A quick travel day today as the East teams are all facing east teams, ditto for the Midwest teams, all in time for a weekend series.
Cleveland (H) 6 Chicago (AL) (10)
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Chicago shortstop Luke Appling hit a two-run homerun in the third and the White Sox took a 3-1 lead into the eighth. Cleveland scored a run in the eighth on a four base error by center fielder Billy Bowers, and then they tied the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the game in extra innings. Chicago promptly scored twice in the top of the tenth, but the Indians offense awakened and tied the score and then Mickey Vernon knocked one off the wall to drive home the game-winner.
Detroit (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 4
Similar to the previous game, the home team waited until the bottom of the ninth to rally and tie the score. After having tied the score at 4-4, Browns reliever Bill Kennedy came in and walked Vic Wertz to reload the bases and then walked Hoot Evers to bring home the game-winner for Detroit.
New York (AL) (H) 13 Philadelphia (AL) 1
New York led 6-0 after the fourth and then piled it on late with three in the seventh and four more in the eighth. Eddie Lopat (6-1) went all the way, abetted by homeruns from Yogi Berra and Cliff Mapes.
Brooklyn (H) 2 Boston (NL) 1 (10)
Brooklyn scored one in the bottom of the first, but that was all Johnny Sain (4-4) allowed until Johnny Hopp hit a pinch-hit single in the tenth to score Eddie Miksis with the game-winner. Preacher Roe (3-4) matched Sain pitch for pitch and came away with the win.
Chicago (NL) (H) 6 Cincinnati 5
Cincinnati scored twice in the top of the ninth to draw within one, but couldn't quite pull off the last inning heroics seen in other games today. Andy Pafko went 2-for-4 with three RBI' to lead the Cubs, while Reds backup infielder Bobby Adams had a 5-for-5 day that included two doubles, a triple, and three runs scored.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 New York (NL) 4
In a day filed with late-inning heroics here is another. New York took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth, but couldn’t hold the lead in the bottom of the ninth and was fortunate to make it to extra's. The Giants squandered an opportunity when a double play ended a runners-on-first-and-third opportunity and then in the bottom of the tenth Richie Ashburn singled home Ken Trinkle with the game-winner
Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 (10)
Another close one that went into extra innings, but this time Wally Westlake single home the eventual game-winner in the top of the tenth and Ralph Kiner then hit homerun #12 to give Murry Dickson (4-3) a little cushion. All three of the Cardinals runs came home on sacrifice flies.
Saturday, May 28, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 8 Washington 4
Washington built an early lead and found themselves ahead 4-3 after the fifth, but the Senators bullpen just couldn’t hold off the Boston attack. The Red Sox took a 6-3 lead in the seventh, and then added two more for insurance in the eighth. Jack Kramer (3-2) got the win and Ted Williams had a 4-for-4 day that included a walk, two doubles, and two RBI's. Williams bumped his batting average up to .388.
Chicago (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 0
Chicago starter Howie Judson (2-2) made his first appearance in two weeks and only allowed six hits in shutting out the Cleveland Indians. Left fielder Gus Zernial went 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBI's, and a double and a triple to spark the White Sox offense.
Detroit (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 0
Detroit starter Ted Gray (3-5) cruised to an easy shutout victory, limiting the Browns to only three hits on the day. Catcher Aaron Robinson came into the day with six homeruns and no doubles, but doubled in his first two at-bats and then reached second on a two-base error in his third at-bat.
Philadelphia (AL) 10 New York (AL) (H) 1
The two teams had a similar number of hits and walks, but Philadelphia showed the difference that timely hitting can make as Sam Chapman had a two-run double in the first and Hank Majeski added a three-run triple in the ninth. Three Athletics pitchers kept the Yankees scoreless until the ninth, and even then the only Yankees run scored on a double play, their fourth of the game.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Boston (NL) 3
Brooklyn starter Don Newcombe (2-0) pitched out of bases-loaded jams in the first and third innings while his Dodgers teammates scored three times in the first and then held on for the victory. Newcombe also went 3-for-4 on the day with a run, an RBI, and a double. Newly acquired first baseman Elbie Fletcher had three doubles and Pete Reiser had all three of Boston's RBI's.
Chicago (NL) (H) 2 Cincinnati 1
Cincinnati left fielder Hank Sauer drove home Ted Kluszewski in the sixth with a single to get the Reds a 1-0 lead, but in the bottom of the eighth Andy Pafko hit a two-out two-run homerun to get the Cubs their first lead of the game. Dutch Leonard (1-5) didn’t get to claim his win though until Cubs left fielder Peanuts Lowrey threw out Grady Hatton at home to end the game. Ken Raffensberger (1-8) was the hard luck loser.
New York (NL) 10 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
New York had quietly built an early 3-0 lead and then second baseman Bill Rigney hit a two-out three-run homerun in the fourth inning and all of a sudden it was a blow-out. Larry Jansen (5-3) held the Phillies to four hits and got the shutout victory. Johnny Mize added a three-run homerun of his own in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 4
Ralph Kiner got the opportunity to come to the plate with two on in the third inning thanks to a Marty Marion error and hit a two-out three-run homerun (#13) to get the Pirates an early lead, but Gerry Staley (1-0) settled down from there and went all the way for the win in his first start of the season. The Cardinals rallied back to take the lead, but the game wasn't over until Stan Musial threw out Les Fleming at home trying to score the tying run in the top of the ninth.
Sunday, May 29, 1949
Three doubleheaders this Sunday, but tomorrow is Memorial Day and everyone will be playing two.
Boston (AL) (H) 3 Washington 2
Washington continued to play tenacious baseball, but let this one slip away today when Boston catcher Birdie Tebbetts hit a two-out homerun in the bottom of the ninth to get the win for the home team. Both starters, Paul Calvert (2-5) and Ellis Kinder (6-1), pitched well in this one.
Chicago (AL) 6 Cleveland (H) 1 (GM 1)
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Light hitting Chicago third baseman Floyd Baker blew the game open with a surprising three-run homerun in the fourth and then followed that up with a two-run triple in the fifth. Randy Gumpert (4-4) allowed only three hits and kept the Indians off-stride all afternoon.
Note: Before the game the White Sox announced that left fielder and cleanup hitter Gus Zernial had hurt his shoulder and would likely miss the next two months. The 6'2" 210 Lb. 26-year-old rookie had really been a major component of the Chicago offense thus far, hitting .345 with 34 RBI's, including ten doubles, three triples and two homeruns, and while the average has been there all year, the power numbers have just started to appear.
Chicago (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 3 (GM 2)
Chicago completed their doubleheader sweep over the hometown Indians and the hitting star of this game was second baseman Cass Michaels. Michaels tripled in the first and third innings to help get the White Sox a 3-1 lead, and then his homerun in the eighth turned out to be the difference in a one-run game. Billy Pierce (1-4) got his first win of the season while Satchel Paige (2-1) got his first loss.
Detroit (H) St. Louis (AL) 2
Detroit took their third in a row from St. Louis by scoring runs in four of the first five innings and building a 6-1 lead and then turning the game over to Art Houtteman (1-1) who went all the way for the win.
New York (AL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (AL) 4
Philadelphia shortstop Eddie Joost led the game off with a homerun and then added a second homerun in the fifth inning, but the Yankees responded with two homeruns from Tommy Henrich and eventually came away with the win. This game had a controversial ending - Hank Majeski thought he had put Philadelphia ahead with a two-out single in the ninth, but the Yankees made an appeal and Ferris Fain was called out for missing third base, thus ending the game in New York's favor. The Athletics were not happy with this decision.
Note That is #8 for the appeal of missed third base play.
Boston (NL) 1 Brooklyn (H) 0
Brooklyn reconfigured their lineup for facing the left-hander Warren Spahn (8-1) by moving up right handers Carl Furillo and Gil Hodges in the batting order, but to no avail as they could only accrue three hits on the day. Joe Hatten (1-5) pitched well for the Dodgers, but took another loss.
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Cincinnati 0 (GM 1)
Chicago starter Bob Chipman (2-1) only allowed four hits and shutout the Reds. Chipman also scored the first run of the game in the sixth inning. Phil Cavarretta was back in the starting lineup for the first time in two weeks and had a 3-for-4 days with a run and an RBI.
Cincinnati 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
Chicago scored four times in the bottom of the first and knocked Reds starter Eddie Erautt out of the box, but reliever Kent Peterson (2-0) came in and pitched the remainder and the Reds had a five-run fifth to come from behind for the win.
New York (NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 (10) (GM 1)
The score was tied at 2-2 after the fifth and that was all the scoring until Bobby Thomson (#8) hit a two-run homerun in the top of the tenth. Both teams has scoring opportunities, but a total of five double plays put a quash on most of them.
Note: ATMgr had Bobby Hofman starting at second base for New York but baseball-Reference.com shows Bill Rigney.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6 New York (NL) 5 (GM 2)
Philadelphia left fielder Del Ennis has had a rough week this week but a three-run homerun in the seventh washed all that away. Catcher Mickey Livingston hit a two-run homerun in the ninth to make it close, but Russ Meyer (3-3) held on to get the win.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 1
St. Louis starter Harry Brecheen (8-0) gave up only four hits and didn’t allow a Pittsburgh run until the ninth in his complete game victory. The Cardinals scored twice in the eighth to give Brecheen some much needed breathing room.
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