Week 19 Results (August 22, 1938 - August 28, 1938)
Monday, August 22, 1938
Transactions:
Chicago
(AL) infielder Boze Berger
was injured(?) on 08/21/1938
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Ray Harrell
was injured (?) on 08/21/1938
Detroit
infielder Billy
Rogell was injured (?) on 08/21/1938
New York
(AL) pitcher Ivy Andrews
returned to the mound on 08/23/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) first baseman Dick
Siebert returned to play on 08/23/1938
Chicago
(AL) 5 Cleveland (H) 3
Pittsburgh 4 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
The
Pirates scored two unearned runs in the top of the fourth, but the big hit was
a two-run homerun (4) by Paul Waner
in the eighth. While all this was going on, Jim Tobin
(18-5, 1.79) held the hometown Cubs to only one hit as he went all the way for
the shutout victory.
Cincinnati
3 St. Louis (NL) (H) 1
Single
runs in the first and fifth innings gave the Reds a 2-0 lead. St. Louis got on
the board with a run in the bottom of the sixth, but then Cincinnati added a
run in the top of the ninth to take a 3-1 lead. Paul
Derringer (21-5, 2.11) got the win, with Jim Weaver
coming in to close out the ninth.
Tuesday,
August 23, 1938
Transactions:
Boston
(NL) catcher Ray Mueller
was injured (?) on 08/22/1938. Boston (NL) infielder Jim
Hitchcock (Major League Debut 08/24/1938) was acquired from Washington
(DNP) on 08/17/1938 in return for infielder Tom Kane
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Preacher Roe
made his Season Finale on 08/22/1938
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Ed Linke
returned to the mound on 08/24/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 23 Cleveland 4 (GM 1)
The Red
Sox jumped on Johnny
Humphries (5-8, 7.57) for five runs in the first, the big hit being a
two-run homerun (43, 143) by Jimmie Foxx.
They continued on with three runs in the second, and then it turned into a real
rout. Joe
Cronin smacked a pair of homeruns (16, 17), and Joe Vosmik
and Foxx both had a triple and a homerun, but no double to complete the cycle.
After all that, Boston finished with eight runs in the bottom of the eighth to
make the slaughter complete. Fritz
Ostermueller (6-2, 2.68) went all the way for the Game One win, plus he
went 4-for-6 from the plate.
Cleveland
7 Boston (AL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
Boston
fans were left to wonder if the Red Sox could have perhaps saved some of those
runs from Game One for Game Two, but they couldn't, so Cleveland got a
come-from-behind win in Game Two to split the doubleheader. The Indians scored
three runs in the top of the fourth on a two-out three-run triple by Hal Trosky,
but by the end of the seventh it was the Red Sox op top by the score of 4-3. Jimmie Foxx
swatted his second homerun (44, 144) of the day to get the lead back, but in
the eighth, left fielder Jeff Heath
returned the favor by lofting a two-out three-run homerun (17) over the left
field wall. Johnny
Humphries (6-8, 7.42) started Game One but only lasted one inning, so he
got a chance to relieve in Game Two, and he came away with the win.
Chicago
(AL) 11 New York (AL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
Chicago
first baseman Joe Kuhel
led off the game with a solo homerun (3), and then in his next at-bat, Kuhel
cracked a second solo homerun (4), but it wasn't until the White Sox scored six
runs in the top of the fifth did the visitors took the lead for good. Thornton Lee
(9-13, 4.58) went all the way for the win, with Wes Ferrell
(12-10, 4.83) getting hammered in his first start for the Yankees.
New York
(AL) (H) 7 Chicago (AL) 4 (GM 2)
It took
several innings, but the Yankees finally took the lead for good in the seventh
when Joe
DiMaggio connected on a two-run homerun (24, 118). Bump Hadley
(8-3, 5.48) struggled to the win, with Ivy Andrews
coming in to close out the ninth.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 9 Detroit 1 (GM 1)
The A's
scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to blow open a 1-1 game, and then
they finished with a five-run eighth to lock up the Game One win. Lynn Nelson
(5-12, 6.04) went all the way for the complete-game victory, with Tommy
Bridges (8-3, 3.17) getting the loss.
Detroit
5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
The
Tigers avoided yet another drearily played loss when they suddenly came alive
with three runs in the top of the eighth to grab the lead, and George Gill
(7-7, 3.36) went all the way for the Game Two win. Hank
Greenberg has been scuffling for the past few weeks, but his RBI double was
the big hit in the fateful eighth.
Washington
(H) 11 St. Louis (AL) 6
The
Nationals' offense came alive for one inning, an eight-run third, and Dutch
Leonard (16-3, 2.62) kept the visiting Browns at bay as he went all the way
for the win. Leonard also had a 3-for-5 day at the plate and scored a run while
also driving in two.
New York
(NL) 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Harry
Gumbert (9-14, 3.94) held the Cubs to only four hits and went all the way
for the complete-game victory. Left fielder Jo-Jo Moore
smacked a two-run homerun in the top of the eighth to power the Giants' win
over Larry
French (14-11, 3.76).
Philadelphia
(NL) 6 Cincinnati (H) 1
With the
score tied at 1-1, center fielder Gibby Brack
doubled home a run in the top of the ninth to give the Phillies its first lead
of the day, and then Philadelphia piled it on from there, scoring five runs in
the inning, Al
Hollingsworth (6-12, 5.51) held the powerful Reds to only four hits and was
able to go all the way for the win over Whitey
Moore (3-3, 4.07).
Boston
(NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 2 (GM 1)
A
crucial E-4 by Pep Young
in the top of the fifth opened the door for the Bees to score twice and to take
a lead they would not lose as Johnny
Lanning (7-8, 5.24) went eight innings to get the Game One win.
Pittsburgh
(H) 5 Boston (NL) 4 (10) (GM 2)
St. Louis (NL) (H) 8 Brooklyn 4
The
Cardinals scored two runs in four separate innings and rolled over the visiting
Dodgers. Pepper
Martin smoked a two-run homerun (4) in the first and ended up the day with
five RBI's, and Bob Weiland
(11-12, 3.35) was able to go all the way for the complete-game win.
Wednesday,
August 24, 1938
Transactions:
Boston
(NL) pitcher Bobby Reis
was injured (?) on 08/23/1938
Note: On
this day in 1938, future Detroit Tigers All-Star 21-year-old Virgil
Trucks struck out his 420th batter (some records have this number at 418),
the highest season total in organized ball, while Trucks was pitching for
Andalusia in the Alabama-Florida League. Trucks had previously thrown
no-hitters on May 18th and June 4th, and he struck out 19 batters in his first
no-hitter. Trucks will finish the season with a 25-6 record and a 1.25 ERA.
Cleveland
8 Boston (AL) (H) 6
Mel Harder
(13-7, 2.99) didn't give up a run until the seventh inning, and then the
Indians' bullpen got hammered, but Cleveland's lead was enough to pick up the
win regardless. As part of Boston's comeback, Jimmie Foxx
swatted a three-run homerun (45, 147).
New York
(AL) (H) 8 Chicago (AL) 3 (GM 1)
These
two split a doubleheader yesterday, and the Yankees wanted to get ahead today, and they did so by hitting four homeruns in the first six innings: Frankie
Crosetti (5), Red Rolfe
(6), Tommy
Henrich (14), and Joe Gordon
(14). Spud
Chandler (12-4, 3.50) went all the way for the Game One win.
New York
(AL) (H) 14 Chicago (AL) 11 (GM 2)
The
White Sox got off to a fast start with four runs in the top of the first, and
when they scored five runs in the second, New York hurler Monte
Pearson was sent to the showers. White Sox hitters slugged an
uncharacteristic three homeruns in the second, and with a 9-1 lead, it looked
bleak for the Yankees. New York rallied with two runs in the second, and then
added four more in the fourth, and then the serious comeback was on the way. Red Rolfe
hit his second homerun (7) of the day, Tommy
Henrich hit his second and third homeruns (15, 16) of the day, and Bill Dickey
joined the party as well (20). Steve
Sundra (4-4, 8.18) relieved Pearson and held the White Sox to only two runs
in the final seven innings of the game.
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 9 Detroit 8 (GM 1)
A total
of thirty-four hits and ten walks resulting in seventeen runs scored, including
a win for the hometown Athletics, made Game One a delight for the Philadelphia
fans in attendance. The Tigers scored three in the top of the first, the A's
responded with five runs in the bottom of the second, and the game went back
and forth from there, Shortstop Wayne
Ambler singled home the game winner in the bottom of the seventh, and Nels Potter
(3-5, 13.89) was able to get through the final two innings to get the win over Elden Auker
(3-15, 8.47).
Philadelphia
(AL) (H) 7 Detroit 2 (GM 2)
A happy
day in Philadelphia as the A's took two from Detroit. Left fielder Sam Chapman slugged a two-run homerun (17) in a
three-run first, and George
Caster (9-15, 5.00) was able to keep the Tigers in check on his way to a
complete-game win. Hank
Greenberg did hit a homerun (44, 150) for the Tigers, but the game was
already well in hand at that point.
Washington
(H) 12 St. Louis (AL) 3
The
Nationals scored four times in the
bottom of the fifth to take a 5-2 lead, and from there they kept up the scoring
to build a substantial lead and allow Monte
Weaver (6-10, 5.57) to go all the way for the win. The Browns committed
five errors on the day, leading to five of Washington's twelve runs being
unearned.
New York
(NL) 4 Chicago (NL) 0
Philadelphia (NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 2
The
Phillies got off to a fast start with six runs in the top of the first, and
with a big lead, Hugh
Mulcahy (2-19, 5.98) was able to mow down the Reds for the complete-game
victory. Lee
Grissom (0-6, 8.22) tightened up after the poor start, but the Cincinnati
batters were unable to come to his rescue.
Pittsburgh
(H) 9 Boston (NL) 4
The Bees
scored two runs in both the first and second innings, but Russ Bauers
(15-4, 2,79) shut down Boston after that, and the Pirates stormed back to take
the tough home win.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 5 Brooklyn 0
The
Cardinals moved ahead early, and Curt Davis
(10-11, 3.29) threw a five-hit shutout to give St. Louis the home victory.
Thursday,
August 25, 1938
Transactions:
Cincinnati
pitcher Lee
Grissom made his Season Finale on 08/24/1938 (Broken Ankle)
Detroit
infielder Don
Ross made his Season Finale on 08/24/1938. Ross was later purchased by
Brooklyn (DNP) on 09/14/1938
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Harry
Boyles returned to the mound on 08/26/1938
New York
(AL) pitcher Johnny
Murphy returned to the mound on 08/26/19838
Chicago
(AL) 5 Boston (AL) (H) 4 (GM 1) (Grand Slam!)
The
first three Chicago batters reached base, and then left fielder Rip
Radcliff swatted a Grand Slam homerun (7) to give the White Sox a quick
lead. Jimmie
Foxx hit a three-run homerun (46, 151) in the bottom of the fourth, but
that was all the scoring as both pitchers bore down. Jack Knott
(6-9, 3.55) got the Game One win, with Jack Wilson
(11-12, 3.24) getting the loss.
Boston
(AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 4 (10) (GM 2)
Backup
catcher Johnny
Peacock slipped a single into left field to score Red
Nonnenkamp with the game-winner in the bottom of the tenth to give the Red
Sox a tense doubleheader split. Joe Heving
(3-1, 3.82) came away with the win. Jimmie Foxx
continued on his late-season roll with a solo homerun (47, 152).
New York
(AL) (H) 6 Cleveland 3 (GM 1)
The
Yankees led 6-1 after the fourth inning, and Lefty Gomez
(14-6, 3.19) shut down the Indians the rest of the way for the Game One win.
Cleveland
7 New York (AL) (H) 5 (10) (GM 2)
A pair
of solo homeruns from Lou Gehrig
(18, 19 & 116) put the Yankees on top early, but in the top of the eighth, a
two-out single/E-7 allowed two runners to score and gave the Indians a 5-4
lead. The Yankees tied it up at 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth, but in the top
of the tenth Earl
Averill swatted a two-run homerun (16) to grab the extra-inning victory and
the doubleheader split.
St.
Louis (AL) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 0 (GM 1)
Bobo Newsom
(17-10, 4.09) threw a one-hit shutout and grabbed the Game One win over the
A's. Al
Williams (2-9, 9.11) got the loss, but got Philadelphia's only hit in the
bottom of the sixth.
St.
Louis (AL) 14 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 11 (GM 2) (Cycle!)
The
Browns led 5-0 after the top of the second, thanks mostly to Harlond
Clift picking up two RBI's in each of the first two innings. The A's came
alive and scored seven runs in the bottom of the second, and then they added on
four more in the fourth to take an 11-5 lead. Philadelphia was unable to close
it out, though, and the Browns stormed back to eventually take the lead, as
Clift smacked a three-run homerun (23, 106) in the sixth. Clift ended the game
by going 4-for-6 with eight RBI's and with a Cycle, the sixth Cycle of the
season.
Detroit
10 Washington (H) 3
Chicago (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 3 (GM 1)
The Cubs
scored two runs in the first and second innings, and Bill Lee
(17-9, 1.62) held off Brooklyn to get the Game One win. The Dodgers scored
three runs in the top of the sixth to make it close, but Lee refused to fold.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 10 Brooklyn 4 (GM 2)
The Cubs
built an early lead, the Dodgers made it close, but then a big finish by the
Chicago offense wrapped up the Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep. Right
fielder Frank
Demaree slugged a three-run homerun (9) in the eighth to lock the win up
for Tex
Carleton (10-7, 5.33).
Cincinnati
(H) 7 Boston (NL) 1 (GM 1)
With the
game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, center fielder Vince
DiMaggio misplayed a single to center and allowed two Reds runs to score.
This was soon followed up by a three-run homerun (7) from left fielder Wally
Berger, and Cincinnati had essentially wrapped up a Game One win. Peaches
Davis (7-11, 4.76) went all the way for the win.
Cincinnati
(H) 9 Boston (NL) 0 (GM 2)
Three
Boston errors led to six of Cincinnati's runs being unearned, while Bucky
Walters (14-11, 3.42) cruised to a shutout victory in Game Two. First
baseman Frank
McCormick slugged a three-run homerun (7) in the bottom of the third, and
the Reds were off and running.
Philadelphia
(NL) 3 Pittsburgh (H) 0 (GM 1)
Max Butcher
(5-6, 6.79) threw a one-hit shutout in Pittsburgh, plus he drove in a run in
the third, and then scored a run in the fourth to help build an early lead. Cy Blanton
(13-6, 2.25) pitched well for the Pirates but needed some offensive support.
Pittsburgh
(H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 3 (GM 2)
A
three-run homerun (20) by Johnny
Rizzo sparked the Pirates to an early 4-0 lead, but the Phillies kept
hanging around, working their way back into the game, and not conceding until
the third out in the ninth inning was recorded with two runners on base. Red Lucas
(3-6, 4.33) went all the way for the Game Two win.
New York
(NL) 12 St. Louis (NL) (H) 10
The
Giants led 6-1 after the fifth inning, only to see the Cardinals come back and
draw to within 6-5 after the eighth inning. A three-run homerun (5) by Johnny
McCarthy keyed a six-run ninth for New York, which came in handy when St.
Louis rallied to four runs in the bottom of the ninth. Cliff
Melton (12-10, 3.80) got the win over Lon Warneke
(12-5, 3.42).
Friday,
August 26, 1938
Transactions:
New York
(AL) infielder Bill
Knickerbocker returned to play on 08/27/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 2 (GM 1)
Jimmie Foxx
hit a two-run double in the third inning to put the Red Sox ahead for good, and
Jim
Bagby (12-9, 3.67) held off the White Sox for the Game One win.
Boston
(AL) (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 0 (GM 2)
Dick
Midkiff (2-1, 6.06) got a spot start in a flurry of doubleheaders, and he
came through with a three-hit shutout to get the doubleheader sweep. Bobby Doerr
had the big hit when he hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the sixth to add
to the Red Sox's slender lead.
New York
(AL) (H) 10 Cleveland 8 (GM 1)
The
score was tied at 3-3 after the fourth, was tied again at 6-6 after the fifth,
but then the Indians slowly moved ahead and took an 8-7 lead into the bottom of
the ninth. The first two Yankees successfully reached base, and then, following
a successful sacrifice bunt, Joe
DiMaggio swatted a three-run homerun (25, 123) to give Johnny
Murphy (2-2, 5.11) the Game One win in relief.
New York
(AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 2 (GM 2)
The
Indians scored first with two runs in the top of the first, but Steve
Sundra (5-4, 7.31) shut them down afterward and went all the way for the
Game Two win. The Yankees' comeback was led by homeruns from Joe Gordon
(16) and George
Selkirk (5), and then Joe
DiMaggio capped off the comeback with a two-run homerun (26, 125) in the
eighth.
St.
Louis (AL) 14 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 5 (GM 1)
The
score was tied at 2-2 after the sixth inning, and then things changed. Browns
right fielder, Beau Bell,
had six RBI's in the game, with five of them coming in the final three innings.
Les
Tietje (4-5, 8.91) got the Game One win with Lynn Nelson
(5-13, 6.21) taking the loss.
St.
Louis (AL) 7 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
After
having driven in six runs in Game One, Beau Bell
slugged a two-run homerun (21, 95) in the top of the first, and St. Louis had a
lead they would never give up. Fred
Johnson (3-4, 10.76) got the Game Two win as he was able to hold off the
A's rally in the final few innings.
Washington
(H) 1 Detroit 0
With one
out in the bottom of the ninth of a scoreless game, Washington first baseman Zeke Bonura
crushed a solo homerun (21, 92) for the win. Harry
Kelley (5-7, 4.79) went all the way for the win over reliever George
Coffman (6-3, 6.16), who gave up the homerun.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 2 (12)
Cincinnati (H) 2 Boston (NL) 1 (13)
First
baseman Frank
McCormick doubled home Lonny Frey
with two outs in the bottom of the thirteenth inning to keep the Reds close in
the NL pennant race. Joe
Cascarella (4-3, 6.27) pitched three innings of one-hit baseball to get the
win in relief.
Pittsburgh
(H) 16 Philadelphia (NL) 0 (Grand Slam!)
The
Pirates were scoreless through the first two innings, but then two outfield
errors opened the door and Pittsburgh followed with two homeruns in a six-run
third, and then the Pirates' offense was off and running. Along the way, Gus Suhr
slugged a Grand Slam homerun in a five-run seventh, and Jim Tobin
(20-5, 1.71) became the second NL twenty-game winner by throwing a three-hit
shutout over the Phillies.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 10 New York (NL) 9
The
Giants scored five runs in the top of the first, but by the end of the fifth, the Cardinals held a 10-5 lead. New York struggled back to make a game of it,
but Clyde
Shoun (3-6, 4.80) eventually held on for the complete-game victory.
Saturday,
August 27, 1938
Transactions:
Boston
(NL) catcher Butch
Sutcliffe made his Major League Debut on 08/28/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 3 (GM 1)
These
two were playing their third doubleheader in the past three days, with the Red
Sox having a 3-1 advantage so far. Boston moved ahead with a run in the first
and another in the second, while Fritz
Ostermueller (7-2, 2.48) held the White Sox hitless until the sixth and
scoreless until the seventh. Boston had five errors in Game One, the White Sox
had three, resulting in four of the eight runs being unearned.
Boston
(AL) (H) 5 Chicago (AL) 2 (GM 2)
The game
was tied 1-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth, and then the Red Sox scored
four runs, two runs being unearned, and Bill Harris
(3-2, 3.51) gave up a run in the ninth but escaped further trouble to get the
Game Two win and the doubleheader sweep.
New York
(AL) (H) 7 Cleveland 4 (GM 1)
Tommy
Henrich smacked a two-run homerun (18) in the first, New York added two
more in the fifth, but then Cleveland scored three times in the top of the
seventh to make the score 4-3. Cleveland's big hit in the inning was a two-out
two-run single by Moose
Solters, but it was all for naught as the Yankees struck right back with
three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Bump Hadley
(9-3, 5.36) picked up the Game One win, with some late-inning help from Johnny
Murphy.
New York
(AL) (H) 12 Cleveland 0 (GM 2)
The
Yankees led 7-0 after the third and knocked Cleveland starter Johnny
Humphries (6-9, 8.05) out of the game, and then they steamrolled on from
there. Monte
Pearson (16-3, 4.54) threw a two-hit shutout to get the Game Two win and
the doubleheader sweep.
Note: On
this date in 1938, Monte
Pearson no-hit the Indians in Game Two, and the Yankees won the game by the
score of 13-0.
St.
Louis (AL) 9 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 (GM 1) (Cycle!)
The
Browns led 5-2 after the third, 6-4 after the seventh, and then in the eighth, Harlond
Clift slugged a three-run homerun (24, 112) to not only give the Browns an
insurmountable lead but to complete the league's seventh Cycle and Clift's
second Cycle in three days.
St.
Louis (AL) 1 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Browns
starter Russ
Van Atta (2-8, 6.65) not only threw a five-hit shutout, but scored the only
run when he singled to lead off the seventh, surprised both teams when he stole
second base on a straight steal, and then scored on a double by Mel Almada.
George
Caster (9-16, 4.85) went all the way but took the hard-luck loss.
Washington
(H) 8 Detroit 7
The
Nationals dominated the middle innings to take an 8-2 lead after the sixth. It
was enough to withstand a late Tigers rally, but not by much. Charlie
Gehringer got the Detroit comeback started with a three-run homerun (20,
103) in the eighth, and then the Tigers scored two more times in the ninth to
draw within one, but then Elon
Hogsett struck out Rudy York
to finish the game.
Brooklyn
2 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Luke Hamlin
(12-9, 3.76) shut out the Cubs and went all the way for the shutout victory.
Brooklyn scored a run in the first, and then added their second run in the
fifth, more than enough for Hamlin today.
Cincinnati
(H) 9 Boston (NL) 6
Philadelphia (NL) 6 Pittsburgh (H) 5
The
Phillies led almost the whole game, but the Pirates plated two runs in the
bottom of the eighth to tie the score at 5-5. Philadelphia came right back with
a run in the top of the ninth, and then Claude
Passeau entered the game and got the save (1), with Al
Hollingsworth (7-12, 5.41) getting the win.
New York
(NL) 1 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0
Left
fielder Jo-Jo
Moore singled home Johnny
McCarthy in the sixth for the game's only run, and Bill
Lohrman (7-2, 1.78) outdueled Bill McGee
(10-9, 3.12) for the win.
Sunday,
August 28, 1938
Transactions:
Chicago
(AL) pitcher Gene Ford
made his Major League Finale on 08/27/1938
Detroit
pitcher Roxie
Lawson was injured (?) on 08/27/1938
New York
(AL) pitcher Johnny
Murphy was injured (?) on 08/27/1938. New York (AL) outfielder Jake Powell
was injured (?) on 08/27/1938
Detroit
13 Boston (AL) (H) 1
After
completing doubleheaders on three consecutive days (going 5-1 in the six
games), Boston was looking forward to a restful Sunday with only one game to
play. Detroit had been creeping downwards towards .500, and they finally reached
it yesterday. In a battle of homerun and RBI leaders, Hank
Greenberg struck first with a two-run homerun (46, 157) in the first to
give the Tigers the early lead, and that lead was blown wide open when Detroit
scored six times in the top of the sixth. Boston starter Emerson
Dickman (5-4, 7.18) lost his control and eventually walked home three
runners before he was pulled. Tommy
Bridges (9-3, 3.01) went all the way for the win. Jimmie Foxx
was walked twice and went 1-for-2 (.444) otherwise, and ended the day with 47
homeruns and 156 RBI's.
New York
(AL) (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 1
Chicago (AL) 5 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
The
White Sox suddenly came alive with a three-run eighth, and John
Whitehead (6-14, 7.27) was able to go all the way for the Game One win over
Buck Ross
(9-9, 6.69). Backup catcher Norm
Schlueter had the big day with a bat for the White Sox by going 4-for-4
(.299) with a run scored, three RBI's, and a double.
Chicago
(AL) 9 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)
Chicago
jumped off to an early lead, leading 5-0 after the second, and Jack Knott
(7-9, 3.34) scattered five hits, and he shut out the A's to end their streak of
seven consecutive doubleheaders. Left fielder Gee Walker
slugged a three-run homerun (8) in the ninth to add an exclamation point to
the doubleheader sweep for the White Sox.
Note: On
this date in 1938, Connie Mack Day was held in Shibe Park. Connie Mack
had taken over as manager of the
Athletics in 1901, and in 38 years, he won nine AL pennants and six World Series.
Today also marked the end of the A's 1938 doubleheader extreme adventure -
seven consecutive doubleheaders spread out over an eight-day period. In 1938,
the A's went 4-10 over this span; in the replay, they went 3-11.
Cleveland
18 Washington (H) 4
These
two teams have been fighting over third place for the past few weeks, and both
teams were looking forward to today's duel. Cleveland got off to a fast start
when Earl
Averill swatted a three-run homerun (17) in the first, and right after that, Nationals starter Monte
Weaver (6-11, 5.75) complained of arm tenderness and took himself out of
the game. The Indians then proceeded to absolutely feast on the Washington
bullpen, with Jeff Heath
leading the way by going 4-for-7 (.390) with four runs scored, seven RBI's, a
double, and a homerun (18). Mel Harder
didn’t allow a hit or a run until the sixth inning and was able to ease into a
complete-game victory.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 5 (GM 1)
With two
outs in the bottom of the ninth, right fielder Phil
Cavarretta lined a triple off the wall that brought home three runs and
gave the Cubs the come-from-behind victory. Clay Bryant
(17-8, 2.54) threw one inning of relief and got the Game One win.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 14 Philadelphia (NL) 13 (GM 2)
The
score was tied at 3-3 after the third, but then the Phillies went wild and
scored seven runs in the top of the fifth. Now losing 10-3, the Cubs began
their comeback with two runs in the sixth, and then four in the seventh to draw
to within one at 10-9. Philadelphia scored three runs in the top of the ninth
to take a 13-9 lead, but in the bottom of the ninth the first three Cubs
batters loaded the bases, Augie Galan
singled home two runs, Carl
Reynolds tripled home two run to tie the score at 13-13, and then hero of
Game One, Phil
Cavarretta, became the hero of Game Two as well when he singled home
Reynolds with the game-winner.
New York
(NL) 8 Cincinnati (H) 4
The
Giants took the lead when Hal
Schumacher (14-6, 3.66) swatted a two-out three-run homerun (3) in the top
of the second, and New York rolled on from there. The Reds committed an
uncharacteristic five errors, and Jim Weaver
(8-6, 3.78) was saddled with the loss.
Pittsburgh
(H) 3 Brooklyn 1
The
Dodgers put their first two hitters on base in the top of the first, but they
couldn't bring them home. But in the first, the Pirates first three batters
loaded the bases, and Arky
Vaughan's two-run double gave Russ Bauers
(16-5, 2.72) all the run support he would need today. Brooklyn finally pushed
across a run in the ninth, but it was too little too late.
Boston
(NL) 8 St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 (GM 1)
The
Cardinals led 4-0 after the third, but then the Bees' offense came alive and
Boston led 6-4 after the sixth. Boston scored two more in the eighth, which was
just enough because St. Louis plated three runs in the bottom of the inning. Danny
MacFayden (8-13, 2.61) went all the way for the Game One win.
Boston
(NL) 9 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
The Bees
have been offensively challenged all season, but not today, as they pounded the
Cardinals in Game Two and walked away with a doubleheader sweep. Boston started
quick with three runs in the first, and starter Dick
Errickson (3-4, 3.81) never let the Cardinals up off the mat today.
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