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Week 17 Summary

Week 17 is completed and I am beginning to think our World Series competitors might already be decided. Boston and St. Louis may lose a couple of games but then they come back and go on a winning streak and end up farther ahead than where they were before. Both have double digits leads with only seven weeks remaining … it's going to be tough for anyone to catch them. Most teams have played 110 or more games, and those that haven’t will be there in the next day or two. Phil Rizzuto St. Louis has a full ten game lead over second place Brooklyn and shows no sign of slowing down. They are 36-6 versus the other teams from the NL westernmost half which means they 24 remaining games against their favorite punching bags, with seven of these games coming up in the next week. They are on a pace to win 107 games. Brooklyn has successfully climbed into second place but would have to 42-4 over their remaining to catch St. Louis at the Cardinals current winning pace. New York refuses to...

Week 17 Results (08/08/1949 - 08/14/1949)

Monday, August 8, 1949 Several announcements to start the week: The Chicago (NL) front office announced that veteran outfielder Hank Edwards had been released The New York (AL) front office announced that catcher Yogi Berra would likely miss the next month due to a broken finger The Philadelphia (AL) front office announced that third baseman Hank Majeski would likely miss the next month due to an injury following a HBP on Sunday The Philadelphia (NL) front office announced the activation of Bobby Estalella , previously on the Mexican League suspended list The Cincinnati front office announced that catcher Johnny Pramesa had been recalled from Syracuse The Cleveland front office announced that outfielder/pinch hitter Allie Clark had been released Monday is a travel day as in both leagues the easternmost teams will be playing the other eastern teams over the next two weeks while the midwestern teams will be facing their Midwest counterparts. There are only two ga...