Week 16 Results (August 1, 1938 - August 7, 1938)

Monday, August 1, 1938

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New York (AL) catcher Arndt Jorgens made his Season Finale on 07/31/1938

 

New York (NL) infielder Blondy Ryan made his Major League Finale on 07/31/1938. Ryan was later sent out to Baltimore (IL). New York (NL) infielder Bill Cissell made his Season Debut on 08/02/1938 after having been recalled from Baltimore (IL)

 

Boston (NL) infielder Joe Stripp (Team Debut 08/03/1938) was purchased from St. Louis (NL) on 08/01/1938

 

Boston (AL) infielder Jim Tabor made his Major League Debut on 08/02/1938

 

Cleveland (H) 5 Washington 4 (11)

 

Frankie Pytlak

Washington got off to a fast start with four runs in the first (three unearned) when shortstop Lyn Lary bungled a sure third-out grounder that would have resulted in only one run scored. The Indians came back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, and then in the bottom of the ninth Ken Keltner led off the inning with a solo homerun (18) that tied the game at 4-4, and the game soon moved into extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh, Frankie Pytlak hit a pinch-hit sacrifice fly with the bases loaded for the game-winner.

Philadelphia (AL) 6 Detroit (H) 1

 

Shortstop Wayne Ambler connected on a two-run double in the second, and the A's continued on from there for the win in Detroit. Buck Ross (7-5, 7.11) gave up a run in the sixth but otherwise had an easy game on the road.

 

Tuesday, August 2, 1938

 

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Detroit pitcher Boots Poffenberger was sent out to Toledo (AA) on 08/02/1938. Detroit pitcher Al Benton was recalled from Toledo (AA) before 08/03/1938

 

Chicago (AL) pitcher Harry Boyles made his Major League Debut on 08/03/1938

 

Boston (AL) pitcher Bill Harris made his Season Debut on 08/03/1938. Boston (AL) pitcher Dale Midkiff was recalled from Minneapolis (AA) before 08/03/1938

 

Boston (NL) infielder Tom Kane made his Major League Debut on 08/03/1938

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL) 7

 

The Athletics led 5-0 after the top of the fourth, but the White Sox kept it close when they scored four times in the bottom of the inning. Philadelphia added on and took a 7-4 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but Nels Potter (2-2, 1 7.56) couldn't hold back the Chicago offense and the White Sox scored four runs to grab the win, with the game-winner scoring on a Luke Appling single.

 

Boston (AL) 9 Cleveland (H) 8

 

The Red Sox led 4-1 after the top of the third, but the Indians scored three times in the bottom of the inning to tie the score at 4-4. Boston scored twice in the top of the fifth, but Cleveland came right back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 7-6 lead. The game wasn't over yet as the Red Sox loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the eighth, and with Jimmie Foxx at bat, felt confident something good was going to happen. Foxx was fooled on a pitch but still managed to bloop an opposite-field single that brought in two runs, and suddenly Boston was back in the lead. Cleveland loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the ninth, but Jim Bagby got the last two outs with no further damage.

 

New York (AL) 2 Detroit (H) 0

 

In the top of the seventh, Detroit catcher Rudy York dropped a two-out pop-up right in front of home plate and allowed George Selkirk to reach first, and that was followed up by a Joe Gordon two-run homerun (10), the only runs in today's game. Lefty Gomez (10-5, 3.50) threw a one-hit masterpiece, getting the win over George Gill (6-4, 3.29), who only allowed three hits and the two unearned runs.

 

Washington 19 St. Louis (AL) (H) 5

 

The "Washington Hit Machine" pounded out twenty-six hits and scored eleven runs in the top of the fourth inning to crush the hometown Browns. Wes Ferrell (12-7, 4.72) didn’t have a hit but scored three runs thanks to four walks. The other Nationals in the lineup all scored at least one run, had a hit, and drove in a run, with Cecil Travis (6-for-6) and Al Simmons (5-for-7) leading the way.

 

Note: On this date in 1938, Browns catcher Billy Sullivan crashed into home plate umpire Harry Geisel in the second inning, knocking Geisel unconscious and breaking his wrist. Geisel had to be carried off the field, and the other umpire, Steve Basil, moved behind home plate. St. Louis pitcher Bobo Newsom and Washington infielder Ossie Bluege took to the field to serve as umpires for the remainder of the game.

 

Pittsburgh 8 Boston (NL) (H) 3

 

Pittsburgh had a 3-1 lead after the fifth, but then a four-run sixth made this an easy win for Jim Tobin (15-4, 1.76). Boston added two runs in the bottom of the ninth, but by then the game was well decided.

 

St. Louis (NL) 9 Brooklyn (H) 2 (GM 1) (Three Homerun Game!)

 

Johnny Mize hit a three-run homerun (21) game, starting in the Cardinals' five-run third, and then he added two additional homeruns (22, 23) later, ending the game with six RBI's. Roy Henshaw (4-7, 3.56) didn’t allow any runs until the ninth inning and was able to go all the way for the Game One win.

 

Larry MacPhsil and Babe Ruth

Note: On this date in 1938, Brooklyn GM Larry MacPhail introduced baseballs that had been dyed dandelion yellow in the first game of the doubleheader versus St. Louis. Pitchers complained that the dye would come off and make the balls too slick. Yellow balls had previously been tried in a minor league game in 1928 and would be tried in the major leagues three more times during the 1939 season.

Brooklyn (H) 5 St. Louis (NL) 0

 

Luke Hamlin (9-6, 4.07) got the Game Two win by shutting out the Cardinals on only five hits. Dolph Camilli got the scoring started with a two-run homerun (15) in the bottom of the first, and the Dodgers rolled on from there.

 

Chicago (NL) 4 New York (NL) (H) 0

 

Cubs starter Clay Bryant (12-7, 2.49) scattered six hits and shut out the hometown Giants as Chicago continued to look for progress in moving up the standings. The Cubs scored a run in the second and then put up a three-spot in the seventh, the big hit of the inning being a single by Joe Marty that brought Gabby Hartnett thundering home from second with a crucial run.

 

Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4

 

A three-run homerun (6) by first baseman Frank McCormick in the Reds' four-run second put Cincinnati ahead 6-0, and they rumbled on to the win. Johnny Vander Meer (14-2, 2.70) allowed three hits and one run in the eighth inning, although the Reds' bullpen gave up three runs in the ninth.

 

Wednesday, August 3, 1938

 

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St. Louis (AL) pitcher Oral Hildebrand was injured (?) on 08/02/1938

 

Philadelphia (NL) pitcher Max Butcher (Team Debut 08/13/1938) was acquired from Brooklyn on 08/03/1938 in return for Wayne Lamaster

 

New York (AL) catcher Joe Glenn returned to play on 08/04/1938

 

Brooklyn pitcher Wayne LaMaster (Team Debut 08/23/1938) was acquired from Philadelphia (NL) on 08/03/1938 in return for Max Butcher

 

Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Dave Smith returned to the mound on 08/04/1938

 

New York (NL) pitcher Johnnie Wittig (Major League Debut 08/04/1938) was acquired from Baltimore (IL) on 08/03/1938

 

Philadelphia (AL) 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

The Athletics moved out to a quick 2-0 lead through the fifth, and then in the sixth, they scored three times, the big hit being a two-out two-run double by Stan Sperry. Bud Thomas (4-12, 6.61) had the good stuff today and went all the way for the Game One win.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 17 Chicago (AL) (H) 5 (GM 2)

 

The A's provided a proper drubbing of the hometown White Sox in Game Two, scoring six times in the first, four times in the second, and then adding three more in the third to take a 13-2 lead after the third inning. George Caster (7-11, 4.52) went all the way for the win. The only good news for Chicago is that Rip Radcliff and Luke Appling would be available to play tomorrow following their collision in shallow left field in the third inning.

 

Cleveland (H) 8 Boston (AL) 3 (GM 1)

 

Jeff Heath

Left fielder Jeff Heath spotted the Indians a three-run lead with his homerun (12) in the first, and Mel Harder (8-6, 3.01) took over from there. Not only did Harder go all the way for the Game One win, but he contributed a two-run single in the fifth inning and then a two-run double in the seventh to help secure his own win. Jimmie Foxx connected on two homeruns (32, 102) to account for all the Boston offense.

Boston (AL) 7 Cleveland (H) 3 (GM 2)

 

The Red Sox had just activated veteran hurler Bill Harris (1-0, 1.00), and Harris had quite a day as he went all the way for the Game Two win and the doubleheader split. Jimmie Foxx doubled home one run and then homered (33, 104) for another, his third homerun of the day.

 

New York (AL) 6 Detroit (H) 4

 

The Tigers started the day a full 12.0 games behind the league-leading Yankees and were hoping to start making up some of that ground today, but Red Ruffing (13-4, 3.47) proved to be too much. Joe DiMaggio led the offense by going 3-for-5 (.370) and driving in three runs (92) in the game.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 Washington 4

 

Washington first baseman Zeke Bonura hit two homeruns (17, 18), and a two-run shot in the first to put the Nationals ahead 2-0, and then a solo homerun in the fifth that tied the score at 4-4. The Browns took the lead for good with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and Bobo Newsom (14-7, 4.33) went all the way for the tough home win.

 

Pittsburgh 1 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)

 

Pittsburgh third baseman Lee "Jeep" Handley hit the first pitch of the game for a solo homerun (5) and that was all the run support Cy Blanton (11-3, 2.18) would require today as he only allowed a fifth inning single in the game. Jim Turner (8-12, 2.63) made one mistake to Handley and took the hard-luck loss.

 

Pittsburgh 9 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

Boston got their only hit in Game One in the fifth inning, and in Game Two, they didn’t get their first hit until the fourth inning. Russ Bauers (14-2, 2.42) held the Bees to four hits and threw the second Pirates shutout of the day. Left fielder Johnny Rizzo smacked a three-run homerun (15) in the top of the fourth to get the scoring started, and Pittsburgh ran away with it from there.

 

Brooklyn (H) 6 St. Louis (NL) 3

 

The Dodgers jumped on Bill McGee (7-7, 3.27) for four runs in the bottom of the first, and Vito Tamulis (9-4, 4.97) was able to go all the way for the complete-game victory.

 

Chicago (NL) 5 New York (NL) (H) 4

 

The Cubs won their third in a row and handed the Giants their sixth consecutive loss with Bill Lee (15-6, 1.58) getting the win. Chicago took an early lead, and New York was able to keep it close, but could never catch up.

 

Cincinnati 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 (10)

 

The Phillies led 3-0 after the first and then led 5-3 after the fifth, but the Reds scored twice in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 5-5, and the game was heading into extras. Joe Cascarella (2-3, 7.20) got the win in relief.

 

Thursday, August 4, 1938

 

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Chicago (AL) outfielder Hank Steinbacher was injured (?) on 08/03/1938

 

Washington first baseman Jimmy Wasdell was injured (?) on 08/03/1938

 

Philadelphia (AL) 11 Chicago (AL) (H) 9 (GM 1)

 

After sweeping a doubleheader in Chicago yesterday, the Athletics were ready to try it again with another doubleheader today. Philadelphia led 3-4 after the first and then led 4-3 after fourth inning. The A's scored three times in the fifth to take a 7-3 lead, only to see the White Sox come alive and score six times in the bottom of the inning, the big hit being a two-out three-run homerun (2) "off the foul pole" by Thornton Lee (8-10, 4.32). Philadelphia kept up the pressure with three runs in the sixth to take a 10-9 lead, and Al Williams threw four scoreless innings of relief to secure the win in Game One.

 

Philadelphia (AL) 9 Chicago (AL) (H) 5 (GM 2)

 

Two days, four games, and four wins for the eighth-place Athletics over the seventh-place White Sox was the story of the day. Chicago led 4-3 after the third, Philadelphia was ahead 6-5 after the fifth, but then Bob Johnson delivered a two-run homerun (15) to cap off the A's three-run seventh. Buck Ross (8-5, 6.87) went all the way for the win over Jack Knott (4-7, 3.99).

 

New York (AL) 10 Detroit (H) 7

 

The Yankees scored four runs (all unearned) in the top of the first and then rolled over the hometown Tigers. Bill Dickey hit two late-inning homeruns (18, 19) to pad New York's lead, which came in handy when Hank Greenberg knocked a three-run homerun (39, 127) in the bottom of the ninth.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 7 Washington 6 (13)

 

The score was tied 6-6 after the completion of the sixth inning, and while the offenses remained in play, the run scoring did not. In the bottom of the thirteenth, right fielder Beau Bell lined a two-out single to score George McQuinn with the game-winner.

 

Pittsburgh 1 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (11)

 

Mel Ott

The first-place Pirates completed a four-game sweep in Boston with Bill Swift (6-2, 2.53) throwing an eleven-inning shutout to get the win over Danny MacFayden (7-9, 2.10). Al Todd started off the eleventh inning with a homerun (4), and Swift finished the bottom half of the inning in 1-2-3 fashion.

New York (NL) (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 4 (Cycle!)

 

The first two Cubs batters hit ringing doubles off the outfield wall, and Chicago led 3-0 after the top of the first, but then Mel Ott began the New York comeback when Ott singled home a run in the bottom of the first, and then he hit a solo homerun (21) in the fourth to make the score 3-2.  Ott kept it going by tripling home two runs in the sixth, and then in the seventh Ott completed his cycle by doubling home another run, five RBI's in all. Bill Lohrman (4-0, 1.75) went seven innings and got the win over Larry French (12-10, 4.01).

 

Friday, August 5, 1938

 

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Cleveland pitcher Ken Jungels made his Season Debut on 08/06/1938

 

Cleveland (H) 9 New York (AL) 6

 

A Jeff Heath three-run homerun (13) in Cleveland's four-run first catapulted the Indians into the lead and Bob Feller (9-9, 4.59) kept the Yankees at bay by only walking three and throwing ten strikeouts to get the win. Earl Averill knocked home three runs late in the game to help secure the victory.

 

Boston (AL) 12 Detroit (H) 0

 

Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove (15-4, 2.14) made his first mound appearance in three weeks, and his arm didn’t appear to be injured as he held the Tigers to one hit and went all the way for the complete-game shutout. Jimmie Foxx hit three-run homeruns (34, 35) in the eighth and ninth innings to help ice the win for Grove. Foxx's six RBI's bumped his season RBI total up to 110.

St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 5

 

After just having won four games in two days in Chicago, the Athletics got off to a fast start with three runs in the top of the first, but St. Louis starter Fred "Cactus" Johnson (1-2, 13.50) buckled down and kept Philadelphia scoreless until the seventh, when Bob Johnson smacked a two-run homerun (16). In between, the Browns scored six runs, the big hit being a three-run homerun (3) by backup catcher Tommy Heath in their four-run fourth. Cactus then complained of arm tenderness and was removed from the game, but the Browns' bullpen did its job to hold on to the lead and get the win for Johnson.

 

Note: On this date in 1938, forty-one-year-old Browns pitcher Fred “Cactus” Johnson won his first major league game since 1923, when he had won a pair for the New York Giants. The fifteen years between decisions with no appearances in the majors was a major league record.  Johnson won 252 minor league games in his career.

 

Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn (H) 3

 

The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second, but by the end of the fourth, it was the Dodgers on top 3-2. Ernie Lombardi hit a two-run homerun (13) in the top of the sixth to put Cincinnati on top by the score of 4-3. Paul Derringer (19-4, 2.08) went all the way for the win over Tot Pressnell (5-11, 3.66).

 

Pittsburgh 6 New York (NL) (H) 2

 

The Pirates extended their five-game winning streak to six games as they scored four runs in the top of the first, and then Bob Klinger (6-8, 3.12) kept the Giants down and went all the way for the win. The Pirates accrued fifteen hits in the game, but Giants' hurler Cliff Melton (9-9, 4.23) did his best to keep the game close.

 

St. Louis (NL) 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 (17)

 

The Cardinals led 3-0 after the fourth, but the Phillies slowly worked their way back to tie the score at 3-3 by the end of the eighth. Both teams settled into a long run-scoring drought until St. Louis finally broke through in the top of the seventeenth with three runs (two unearned) to take a 6-3 lead. Philadelphia scored a run in the bottom half of the inning, but could get it no closer. Max Macon (5-3, 3.26) went two innings in relief to get the win.

 

Saturday, August 6, 1938

 

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St. Louis (AL) pitcher Glenn Liebhardt (Season Debut 08/07/1938) was signed as a free agent on 08/02/1938

 

Boston (NL) pitcher Milt Shoffner returned to the mound on 08/07/1938

 

Washington 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 2

 

The Nationals took a 3-0 lead after the fifth, but it took a two-run homerun (3) by shortstop Cecil Travis in the eighth to secure the win for Dutch Leonard (14-2, 2.27). Ted Lyons (8-6, 3.80) took the loss, Chicago's sixth consecutive loss.

 

New York (AL) 5 Cleveland (H) 3

 

A three-run homerun (12) by Lou Gehrig in the fourth inning made the difference in this game and Lefty Gomez (11-5, 3.42) was able to make that lead stand up for the complete-game victory. Johnny Allen (10-6, 4.83) was saddled with the loss despite a pretty good performance in today's game.

 

Boston (AL) 9 Detroit (H) 8

 

Detroit led 5-4 after the second, and a Hank Greenberg two-run homerun (40, 131) in the fourth helped build up an 8-5 lead after the fifth. Now it was Boston's turn to come back, and that they did, with a Jimmie Foxx two-run homerun (36, 114) in the eighth to tie the game back up. The Red Sox scored again in the ninth, and Jim Bagby (9-7, 3.75) got the win in long relief.

 

Del Baker

Note: On this date in 1938, Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane was replaced by Del Baker.

Philadelphia (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2

 

Philadelphia scored single runs in the first and second innings, but St. Louis came back to tie the score at 2-2 after the fourth. The Athletics then scored a run in the seventh and eighth innings to take the lead for good, but Bud Thomas (5-12, 6.40) got the win, and Eddie Smith went two scoreless innings to pick up the Save.

 

Boston (NL) (H) 6 Chicago (NL) 0

 

Lou Fette (8-14, 3.36) held the Cubs to two hits, and he also hit a double and a triple as part of his 3-for-4 day at the plate. Vince DiMaggio hit a homerun (4) to lead off the bottom of the first to give Boston its lead, and Fette took over and did the rest.

 

Brooklyn (H) 4 Cincinnati 1

 

The Dodgers ended the Reds' winning streak at six games as Luke Hamlin (10-6, 3,91) scattered five hits to grab the win. Dolph Camilli smacked a two-run homerun (17) in Brooklyn's three-run third, and then they turned the game over to Hamlin.

 

St. Louis (NL) 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2

 

The Cardinals led 5-0 after the third inning, and lefty Bob Weiland (9-10, 3.30) kept the Phillies off the scoreboard until the sixth inning and went all the way for the win.

 

Sunday, August 7, 1938

 

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Chicago (NL) outfielder Jim Asbell was injured on 08/06/1938

 

Chicago (AL) (H) 1 Washington 0 (GM 1)

 

A pitcher's duel as Monty Stratton (8-5, 3.81) came out on top of Wes Ferrell (12-8, 4.55). The White Sox run came in the bottom of the eighth when Boze Berger scampered home on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Rip Radcliff.

 

Washington 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 4 (GM 2)

 

It started off as another pitcher's duel, but then the Washington bats came alive with a five-run eighth, and the Nationals soon had a Game Two win and a doubleheader split. Pete Appleton (6-2, 5.84) got the win in relief, and Gene Ford (0-1, 19.29) got the loss by putting five runners on base to start his relief appearance in the eighth.

 

New York (AL) 12 Cleveland (H) 1

 

The Yankees put up a three-spot in both the second and third innings to build up a big lead, and Red Ruffing (14-4, 3.34) was able to go all the way for the win. New York added six six-runs in the top of the ninth, the big hit being a three-run homerun (13, 91) by Lou Gehrig.

 

Boston (AL) 1 Detroit (H) 0

 

Boston starter Jack Wilson (9-10, 3.36) had a no-hitter going until two outs in the eighth inning when Charlie Gehringer stroked a solid double to end his dream. George Gill (6-5, 3.12) gave up eleven hits on the day, but the Red Sox were scoreless until Bobby Doerr singled home Ben Chapman in the eighth for the game's only run.

 

St. Louis (AL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (AL) 1 (GM 1)

 

Buster Mills

Leftfielder Buster Mills (4) and right fielder Beau Bell (17) hit two-run homeruns in the bottom of the fifth to put the Browns up 4-1, and then a five-run eighth cemented the Game One win for St. Louis. Bobo Newsom (15-7, 4.17) went all the way for the victory.

Philadelphia (AL) 9 St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 (GM 2) (Grand Slam!)

 

After having gone all the way in Game One, Bobo Newsom (15-8, 4.31) took to the mound to start Game Two, but it didn’t go well as the A's pounded him for six runs in the top of the second, the big hit being a two-out three-run double by opposing starter George Caster (8-11, 4.37). Beau Bell hit his second homerun (18) of the day, a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to make it close, but the Philadelphia bullpen finally got the third out to save the win and the split.

 

Chicago (NL) 9 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)

 

The Bees scored a run in the bottom of the first inning, but Clay Bryant (13-7, 2.42) shut them down after that, and the Cubs came back to get the Game One win. Bryant socked a three-run homerun (1) in the eighth to help lock this game up.

 

Boston (NL) (H) 1 Chicago (NL) 0 (GM 2)

 

Thirty-seven-year-old Johnny Coonley slapped a single to score Vince DiMaggio in the bottom of the ninth for the game's only run, making it a win for Jim Turner (9-12, 2.51) over Bill Lee (15-7, 1.56) in a doubleheader split.

 

Brooklyn (H) 6 Cincinnati 5 (GM 1)

 

The Reds scored a pair of runs in each of the first two innings, but Brooklyn got on the board with a four-spot in the bottom of the second to tie the score at 4-4. Both teams scored again, but the Dodgers went ahead for good when Goody Rosen singled home Ernie Koy in the bottom of the eighth. Bill Posedel (3-9, 6.48) has had a rough season, but he was able to go all the way for the Game One win.

 

Brooklyn (H) 2 Cincinnati 1 (GM 2) (14)

 

Cincinnati second baseman Lonny Frey led off the game with a homerun (2), but that was their only run today as Freddie Fitzsimmons (10-5, 2.07) was able to go all the way for the complete game win in Game Two. Brooklyn tied the score at 1-1 after the fourth, but that was all the scoring until Ernie Koy slapped a two-out pinch-run single in the bottom of the fourteenth to score Dolph Camilli to sweep the doubleheader.

 

Pittsburgh 6 New York (NL) (H) 5 (10) (GM 1)

 

The Pirates moved off to a 5-0 lead when they scored four runs in the top of the fourth, but then the Giants roared back to tie the game at 5-5 after the end of the sixth. Both teams challenged but couldn’t score until Pittsburgh left fielder Johnny Rizzo knocked a solo homerun (16) in the top of the tenth, and Jim Tobin (16-4, 1.91) stayed in for the complete-game victory.

 

New York (NL) (H) 4 Pittsburgh 2 (GM 2)

 

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth with a runner on second, Mel Ott was intentionally walked, bringing Bob Seeds to the plate. Seeds knocked a routine fly ball to left field, but Johnny Rizzo had the ball glance off his glove and bounce away, allowing two runs to score. Carl Hubbell (9-9, 3.96) finished with a 1-2-3 ninth for the Game Two win and the doubleheader split.

 

St. Louis (NL) 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7 (GM 1)

 

Lynn Myers

A two-out two-run pinch-hit triple by Frenchy Bordagaray in the top of the seventh put the Cardinals ahead for good in a game that featured several lead changes. Clyde Shoun (1-5) 5.11 didn’t always pitch well, but finally got into the win column, with Claude Passeau (6-17, 4.84) taking the loss.

St. Louis (NL) 14 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

 

The Cardinals collected twenty hits in the game, but it was a trio of three-run homeruns that did most of the damage. Shortstop Lynn Myers hit his first ML homerun (1), a three-run shot, in the third to give St. Louis a 6-0 lead, and then Joe Medwick added his three-run homerun (10) in the Cardinals' four-run fourth. The game may have been well-decided, but Myers hit his second career homerun, another three-run homerun (2), to give him six RBI's on the day. Bill McGee (8-7, 3.05) scattered eight hits and went all the way for the Game Two shutout victory and the doubleheader sweep.