Monday, June 13, 1949
It's a travel day, as all of the AL teams were on trains leaving the great Midwest and heading for the great east coast. In the NL it is the opposite - all of the teams were leaving the east coast and heading westward. No games today, but there is a full schedule for tomorrow.
Even though it was an off-day, there were several transactions announced today:
Chicago (AL) announced that outfielder Earl Rapp had been traded to Oakland with cash in return for George "Catfish" Metkovich.
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| Walker Cooper |
Boston (AL) announced that pitcher Mickey Harris and outfielder Sam Mele had been traded to Washington in return for pitcher Walt Masterson.
New York (NL) announced that catcher Walker Cooper had been traded to Cincinnati in return for catcher Ray Mueller. New York further announced they had called up catcher Wes Westrum.
St. Louis (AL) announced that pitcher Dick Starr would likely miss the next two months due to an undisclosed injury
Tuesday, June 14, 1949
Cleveland 6 Boston (AL) (H) 5
Cleveland scored four times in the fifth to take a 6-2 lead and Bob Feller (5-1) held off a furious Red Sox rally to get the win. Joe Gordon hit a two-run homerun (#10, 28) to get the Indians an early lead and Feller chipped in with a 2-for-4 that included a triple.
Note: In the Baseball-Reference.com box score for this game (link) the following comment was added: "In the first inning Boudreau was hit by a pitch and the third baseman Ken Keltner was allowed to serve as a courtesy runner. Keltner later scored in the inning, and Boudreau returned to the field in the next half inning."
New York AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1
Chicago scored their run in the second inning, but that was all that Vic Raschi (8-5) allowed today. Yogi Berra homered (#8, 36) in the fifth to tie the game up, and then in the eighth Hank Bauer singled home Raschi with the game-winner. In the ninth, the White Sox got their first two batters on base but Joe Page came in and got the save. Bill Wight (6-3) was the hard-luck loser in this one. Right fielder Tommy Henrich was back in the starting lineup for the first time in a week.
Note: The game stated that Berra had homered in three straight games. This is not true. He has homered on three consecutive days, but he didn’t hit a homerun in game two of the previous day's doubleheader. Regardless, Berra has been key to the Yankees recent resurgence.
Detroit 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0
Detroit right fielder Vic Wertz got the Tigers off to a fast start with a three-run homerun (#9, 45) in the first inning, and then Virgil Trucks (7-6) took over from there. Hoot Evers and Aaron Robinson hit back-to-back homeruns in the seventh to give Trucks a little breathing room.
Washington (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 2
Washington scored all four of their runs in the third inning, a two-run single by Eddie Robinson being the big hit. Mickey Haefner and Mickey Harris (5-1) combined made this lead stand up even though St. Louis accumulated nine hits and six walks on the day.
Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 2
Philadelphia scored first with a run in the first, but Andy Pafko tied it up with a homerun in the second, putting Pafko in the lead for homeruns in the NL (#16, 38). In the third a catcher's interference call on Andy Seminick helped the Cubs load the bases and then Hank Edwards quickly unloaded them with a grand slam. Bob Muncrief (4-2) got the complete game win.
New York (NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 3
Cincinnati led 3-0 after the second, but catcher Wes Westrum hit two solo homeruns in his 1949 debut, including one in a five-run ninth inning as New York rallied for a come-from-behind victory. Larry Jansen (6-4) got the win with Dave Koslo picking up the save.
Pittsburgh (H) 12 Boston (NL) 4
Boston took a quick 2-0 lead, but then Pittsburgh exploded for five runs in the third and the rout was soon on. In his major league debut, Dino Restelli went 3-for-4 with a homerun to give the Pirates a spark. First baseman Ed Stevens ended the Pirates offensive outburst with a three run homerun in the eighth inning.
Note: In 1949 Restelli hit seven homeruns in his first fifteen games and caused quite a stir in the baseball world (bio). He's off to a good start.
Brooklyn 2 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0
Brooklyn starter Preacher Roe (4-6) only allowed St. Louis two hits as he went all the way for a shutout victory. Howie Pollet (5-4) only gave up five hits to the Dodgers, but Brooklyn made them count.
Wednesday, June 15, 1949
Note: Boston (NL) claimed catcher Mickey Livingston on waivers from New York (NL).
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| Eddie Waitkus |
In news that shocked not only the baseball world but America at large, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus was shot in a hotel room yesterday evening (bio). Waitkus was having a fine year in 1949 and has found himself on several of the leaderboards. Young Dick Sisler was given the job at first base as Waitkus will miss the remainder of the season, although he will come back to play several more years yet.
Cleveland 6 Boston (AL) (H) 3
Cleveland jumped on newly acquired Boston starter Walt Masterson (5-3) early and Gene Bearden (3-6) went all the way for the win. Larry Doby went 4-for-4 with four runs scored to lead the Indians, and Bearden chipped in with a 2-for-3 day with two RBI's.
Chicago (AL) 7 New York (AL) (H) 6
Chicago got the lead in the second when right fielder Tommy Henrich and second baseman Jerry Coleman combined to make errors on the same play and allow three runs to score. New York clawed their way back into it and took the lead a 6-5 lead after seven. In the top of the ninth Bud Souchock hit a clutch two-run homerun to put the White Sox ahead to stay.
Detroit 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
Philadelphia scored first, but Detroit answered back with four runs in the second to take a 4-1 lead. The Athletics tried to make it close, but when they did Vic Wertz hit a three-run homerun (#10, 48) to give Ted Gray (5-5) a comfortable lead.
Washington 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
Washington broke open a scoreless tie in the fifth inning, the big hit being a three-run double by left fielder Bud Stewart. In the next inning light-hitting shortstop Sam Dente contributed a three-run homerun and Ray Scarborough (2-7) was able to cruise home with the shutout. The Senators now find themselves on a five-game winning streak.
Chicago (NL) (H) 1 Philadelphia (NL) 1 (GM 1)
First baseman Herman Reich led off the bottom of the fourth with a triple and was immediately singled home by Andy Pafko, and that was all the scoring in this one. Bob Rush (3-5) got the win and Ken Heintzelman (4-5) was the hard-luck loser.
Chicago (NL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 3 (GM 2)
Philadelphia scored three times in the top of the first, a two-run double by Del Ennis being the big hit. Chicago starter Johnny Schmitz (7-5) locked down the Phillies after that though, and the Cubs rallied for a come-from-behind victory. Andy Pafko homered and had three RBI's (#17, 42) and Emil Verban chipped in with three RBI's as well.
Boston (NL) 8 Pittsburgh (H) 7 (10)
Pittsburgh jumped on Warren Spahn quickly by starting off with a five-run first, a three run homerun by Danny Murtaugh being the big hit. Boston wasted little time in getting on the board and led 6-5 by the end of the fourth. Wally Westlake homered to tie the game in the sixth, and then both teams scored in the ninth and the game went into extra innings. Again Boston wasted no time regaining the lead, and this time Bobby Hogue (2-0) kept the Pirates scoreless and picked up the win in relief.
Note: For the past three weeks Pittsburgh has been using their best starter, Murry Dickson, exclusively in relief. This time period coincides with their recent struggles.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 5 Brooklyn 3
Stan Musial hit a three-run homerun (#12, 40) in the first off Ralph Branca (8-3) and Al Brazle (6-3) and Gerry Staley held off a late Brooklyn rally to even the series at one apiece. Gil Hodges hit a two-run homerun (#7, 32) late, but the Dodgers couldn't do much else.
Thursday, June 16, 1949
Chicago (AL) claimed infielder Bobby Rhawn on waivers from Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh claimed outfielder Ed Sauer on waivers from St. Louis (NL) and then immediately traded Sauer to Boston (NL) for catcher Phil Masi.
Chicago (NL) traded outfielders Harry Walker and Peanuts Lowrey to Cincinnati in return for outfielders Hank Sauer and Frank Baumholtz. This curious trade boils down to Walker, second in the NL in hitting, for Sauer, third in the NL in homeruns.
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| Lou Klein |
St. Louis (NL) activated infielder Lou Klein. Klein had been on the Mexican League suspended list (link), and now that the suspension has been lifted for all of the affected players Klein is just the first of several players that will soon be making return appearances.
Cleveland 6 Boston (AL) (H) 0
Cleveland completed a three-game sweep in Boston with Mike Garcia (5-3) getting the shutout. Mel Parnell (9-3) didn’t allow a hit until the fifth, a solo homerun to Indians catcher Jim Hegan. The next Indians hit was in the seventh, a three-run Hegan double, and Garcia and the Indians had what they needed.
New York (AL) () 3 Chicago (AL) 1 (GM 1)
In his 1949 debut New York veteran outfielder Charlie Keller hit a two run homerun and Tommy Byrne (6-4) didn’t allow a Chicago run until the eighth inning on his way to securing a game one win. Keller has been slowed by back injuries that have slowed his career.
Note: ATMgr had Keller starting in left field for New York and Baseball-Reference.com shows Johnny Lindell.
New York (AL) (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1 (GM 2)
New acquired Chicago outfielder George Metkovich tripled to lead off the third and scored on a single shortly thereafter, but the Yankees pitching had another good game. Fred Sanford (1-2) went eight-plus innings to get the win, with Joe Page coming in with the bases loaded to get the last out.
Detroit 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
Both teams scored twice in the first and then it turned into a pitcher's duel. Hal Newhouser (7-5) best Lou Brissie (3-6) as the Tigers scored twice in the sixth to take the lead, the first run coming home on a Newhouser sacrifice fly.
Washington (H) 10 St. Louis (AL) 5
Washington extended their winning streak to six by scoring three runs in the first and taking a 7-1 lead after the fourth. Catcher Al Evans came through with three RBI's on the day and Sid Hudson (6-4) got the win.
Philadelphia (NL) 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 3
Philadelphia got back in the winning column today with the help of new starting first baseman Dick Sisler. Sisler hit a two run homerun in the fifth to put the Phillies ahead to stay plus he had a 3-for-5 day and scored two runs. Schoolboy Rowe (3-0) got the win.
Boston (NL) 9 Pittsburgh (H) 5
Boston center fielder Pete Reiser hit a first inning three-run homerun and before the inning was complete Bob Elliott had added a two-run shot. Pittsburgh staged a belated rally knocking Vern Bickford (8-5) out of the box but could never quite catch all the way up.
Brooklyn 11 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
Brooklyn scored two in the first and led 3-1 after the second, and then they poured it on from there. Duke Snider hit a three run homerun and had four RBI's (#5, 40) to lead the offense and Joe Hatten (2-7) got the win despite not pitching particularly well, but had four double plays behind him to get him out of some tough spots.
Friday, June 17, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 2 (GM 1)
Heading into the bottom of the sixth the score was tied 2-2, but then Ted Williams and Vern Stephens (#21, 60) hit back-to-back solo homeruns to regain the lead for Boston, and then Williams added an insurance homerun (#17, 59) in the eighth. Joe Dobson (5-5) went all the way for the game one victory.
Boston (AL) (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 1
Chicago left fielder Bud Souchock homered (#5, 22) in the second to put the White Sox ahead, but Boston starter Mickey McDermott (1-0), making his first appearance of the season, buckled down and shut the visitors down from there. Backup catcher Matt Batts drove in two runs and Al Zarilla, playing center field today, knocked two doubles and scored two runs.
Cleveland 4 New York (AL) (H) 1
After having won three consecutive in Boston, Cleveland maintained their winning ways as Bob Lemon (5-5) held New York to four hits in a complete game victory. Lemon also went 2-for-3 and hit his second homerun of the season as well as a double. Yogi Berra continued his hot streak as homered (#10, 40) for the Yankees only run.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2 St. Louis (AL) 1
St. Louis scored once in the top of the first but that was all that Joe Coleman (5-6) would give up today. Philadelphia tied it with one in the fifth and then took the lead with one in the eighth, spoiling an otherwise good outing by Cliff Fannin (1-5) who struck out nine on the day.
Brooklyn 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Jackie Robinson hit a two-run homerun (#8, 51) in the first to get Brooklyn an early lead, but Chicago hung tough and tied the score at 2-2 after the third. In the fifth Cubs shortstop Roy Smalley kicked a Don Newcombe (5-1) grounder and Newcombe eventually scored the run that put the Dodgers ahead to stay. Warren Hacker (0-1) was the hard-luck lose in this one.
Note: Andy Pafko made his season debut at third base for Chicago as the Cubs looked to incorporate their newly acquired teammates. This was not a new position for Pafko - he played exclusively at third base for Chicago in 1948 (139 games).
Cincinnati (H) 6 Boston (NL) 3
Cincinnati wasted little time in knocking out Boston starter Johnny Sain (5-7) with three in the first and then two more in the second, and Howie Fox (5-4) took over from there. Fox also went 3-for-4 on the day with a double. Boston catcher Del Crandall made his major league debut in this game.
New York (NL) 5 Pittsburgh (H) 3
New York starter Clint Hartung (3-9) gave up two in the first, but settled down from there and went all the way for the win. Johnny Mize had three RBI's on the day to lead the offense.
Note: Another runner out on appeal for missing third base (#9)
Philadelphia (NL) 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 5
Philadelphia went up early 4-1, but St. Louis worked it back to a tie at 4-4 after the sixth. The Phillies eked out two more runs to defeat Harry Brecheen (10-2) and Robin Roberts (5-5) held off a late Cardinals rally to get the win.
Saturday, June 18, 1949
Note: New York (NL) activated infielder George Hausmann. Hausmann had been on the Mexican League suspended list.
Boston (AL) (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 5
Chicago scored twice in the second to take an early lead and built a 5-2 lead through the top of the seventh. Billy Pierce (1-8) then developed control problems and Boston strung together some hits to mount a four run rally to take the lead. Mel Parnell (10-2) came in to get the Red Sox out of a tough spot and got to be credited with the tenth win that has recently been eluding him.
Note: ATMgr has Tommy O'Brien starting in center field and Al Zarilla starting in right field but baseball-Reference.com shows the opposite.
New York (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 4 (12)
Cleveland held New York scoreless until the bottom of the ninth when Hank Bauer hit a pinch-hit three-run homerun to tie the score at 3-3. The Indians regained the lead in the top of the tenth, but Tommy Henrich (#17, 49) came through with a homerun to keep the game going. Finally in the twelfth Gene Woodling (#5, 18) ended it with a long homerun off Al Benton (4-1) to make a winner of Spec Shea (1-2).
Brooklyn 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 4
Brooklyn scored early and then held on to win their third in a row and edge over the .500 mark. Rex Barney (6-3) got the win and Erv Palica came in to get a two-inning save.
Cincinnati (H) 8 Boston (NL) 2
Cincinnati scored five times in the third, the big hit being a two-run double from newly acquired catcher Walker Cooper. Cooper added a solo homerun (#8, 32) later in the game to help salt this one away for Ken Raffensberger (3-10).
New York (NL) 2 Pittsburgh (H) 1
New York only had five hits on the day, but a Johnny Hopp error and some timely hitting got them the two runs that Sheldon Jones (10-2) needed to get his tenth win of the season. Elmer Riddle (2-6) could have used a little offensive support today.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 5
Neither team scored until St. Louis went ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth, and then the Cardinals built a good lead, good enough to withstand a late Philadelphia rally. Enos Slaughter and Nippy Jones both had two RBI's and Howie Pollet (6-4) went all the way for the win.
Sunday, June 19, 1949
Boston (AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 3
With the score tied 1-1 Ted Williams hit a two-run homerun (#18, 62) in the sixth to put the Red Sox ahead, but the White Sox were undeterred and immediately tied the score back up with two in the top of the seventh. Not to be outdone, Vern Stephens put the Red Sox back ahead with a solo homerun (#23, 63) in the eighth, and Chuck Stobbs (5-0) held on from there for the win.
Cleveland 11 New York (AL) (H) 5
Cleveland was ahead 4-3 after the fourth but then explode with seven runs off of the New York bullpen in the last three innings to run away with this one. Bob Feller (6-1) went all the way and went 3-for-5 with three RBI's to help his own cause.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 1 (GM 1)
Philadelphia starter Alex Kellner (5-2) didn’t allow a hit until the sixth and didn’t allow a run until the eighth and picked up the game one win. The Athletics scored six runs, only one of which was earned and three Browns errors caused damage.
St. Louis (AL) 3 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
St. Louis ended their four-game losing streak as Joe Ostrowski (3-1) limited Philadelphia to four hits in a complete game shutout. Dick Kokos hit a two run homerun in the top of the first and that was all the Browns needed to get back on the winning track today.
Washington (H) 8 Detroit 6 (GM 1)
Washington extended its winning streak to seven in an exciting game. The Senators led 5-2 after the fourth, but Detroit eventually regained the lead following a three-run eighth. Washington answered right back with a three-run eighth of their own and then held on for the win. Sherry Robertson went 2-for-5 with a homerun and three RBI's to lead the offense.
Washington (H) 1 Detroit 0 (15) (GM 2)
Another exciting Washington win, although of quite a different flavor than the game one victory. Second baseman Al Kozar singled home Clyde Vollmer in the bottom of the fifteenth to complete the doubleheader sweep and the Senators eighth consecutive win. Of the eight wins, five have come against Detroit, including two doubleheader sweeps.
Brooklyn 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Brooklyn scored four unearned runs in the top of the first and spot starter Jack Banta (3-0) did the rest. Banta also went 1-for-3 with a double and scored three runs as the Dodgers swept the three-game series from the Cubs.
Boston (NL) 5 Cincinnati (H) 2 (GM 1)
Boston only had five hits but Cincinnati starter Eddie Erautt walked three consecutive batters with the bases loaded in the third to give Warren Spahn (11-1) and the Braves enough runs to win game one.
Cincinnati (H) 11 Boston (NL) 5 (GM 2)
The first six Cincinnati batters all reached safely against Johnny Antonelli and the Reds led 5-0 as Antonelli was pulled from the game. Right fielder Danny Litwhiler went 3-for-4 with four runs scored and Johnny Vander Meer (5-3) was able to waltz home with an easy victory and a doubleheader split for the Reds.
Pittsburgh (H) 7 New York (NL) 6 (11)
Pittsburgh scored four unearned runs in the first thanks to a catcher's interference call but New York starter Larry Jansen proceeded to shut down Pittsburgh thereafter and give the Giants a chance to come back. When New York responded with a four-run seventh it looked like that would be enough, but with two outs in the bottom of the ninth Dino Restelli hit a two run homerun to tie the game at 6-6 and send it to extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh catcher Phil Masi started the inning by reaching second on an error, pinch-runner Vic Lombardi then advanced to third on an infield out, and then shortstop Stan Rojek successfully sacrificed home the game-winning run.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (NL) 2
Philadelphia scored first with one in the second, but St. Louis answered with three in the bottom of the inning and the Cardinals went on to roll-over the Phillies for an easy win. First baseman Nippy Jones went 2-for-3 with four RBI's and Al Brazle (7-3) picked up the win.
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