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Week 16 Summary

Week 16 is done and the replay is not two-thirds complete. All the teams have passed the 100 games played mark, so we are at the two-thirds mark form that perspective as well. The regular Sunday doubleheaders seem to allow for the usual rainouts and days off for travel throughout the week while keeping the schedule on track without falling behind and having to scramble at the end to get the games in. After all, this is the 49th year of modern baseball so they might have figured out a few things by now. Johnny Pesky Boston might be able to occasionally get pushed around by some of the better AL competition, but they just pound the teams at the bottom of the standings which makes it hard for anyone to make a move up the standings. New York has won nine games in a row and has only made up two games on Boston in the last ten days. At this time in 1949 it was New York that had a six-game lead over Boston and the Red Sox did catch them, so I suspect there is some excitement left. Cl...

Week 16 Results (08/01/1949 - 08/08/1949)

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 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. T...