Week 21 Results (September 5, 1938 - September 11, 1938)
Monday, September 5, 1938 (Labor Day)
Transactions:
Cleveland
pitcher Johnny
Allen made his Season Finale on 09/04/1938
St.
Louis (NL) infielder Don
Gutteridge was injured (?) on 09/04/1938
St.
Louis (AL) pitcher Ed Linke
made his Major League Finale on 09/04/1938. St. Louis (AL) pitcher Les Tietje
made his Major League Finale on 09/04/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) infielder Ace Parker
made his Major League Finale on 09/04/1938. Parker was later sent out to
Baltimore (IL). Philadelphia (AL) pitcher Al Williams
made his Major League Finale on 09/04/1938
Washington
pitcher Rene
Monteagudo made his Major League Debut on 09/06/1938
Boston
(NL) pitcher Bobby Reis
returned to the mound on 09/06/1938
Chicago
(AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 1 (GM 1)
The
White Sox led 4-1 after the fifth, but then a four-spot in the bottom of the
seventh locked this game up for Thornton Lee
(11-14, 4.23). Center fielder Hank
Steinbacher brought the big bat with a 2-for-3 (.348) day that included a
walk, two runs scored, three RBI's, and a triple.
Chicago
(AL) (H) 3 Cleveland 2 (GM 2)
Luke
Appling lined a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give
Chicago its first lead of the day and John
Whitehead (7-15, 6.99) and Monty
Stratton held off the Indians for the Game Two win and the doubleheader
sweep.
The A's scored first with two runs in the top of the first, but that lead didn’t last long, and Spud Chandler (16-2, 3.45) soon ran away with the Game One win. Bill Dickey swatted a two-run homerun (22, 103) in the bottom of the seventh that secured the win for Chandler.
New York
(AL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 6 (GM 2)
Once
again, Philadelphia jumped off with a first-inning lead, this time scoring
three runs, the big hit being a two-run homerun (19) by center fielder Bob Johnson.
And once again, the Yankees quickly regained the lead, with Bill
Dickey's two-run homerun (23, 105)
being the big hit. This time the A's came back with a three-run seventh to take
a 6-4 lead, but the Yankees couldn’t be stopped, and they responded with three
runs in the bottom half of the inning to regain the lead. Ivy Andrews
(2-3, 3.51) picked up the win in relief.
Detroit
3 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The
Tigers scored single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, and George Gill
(8-8, 3.65) went all the way for the Game One win. Howard
Mills (7-9, 5.60) pitched well but took the hard-luck loss.
St.
Louis (AL) (H) 6 Detroit 4 (GM 2)
After
several lead changes the game moved into the ninth inning and Detroit was able
to tie the score at 4-4 in the top of the inning on a Charlie
Gehringer single that scored center fielder Chet Morgan,
This time it was the Browns turn and they wasted no time when right fielder Beau Bell
hit a two-out two-run homerun (22, 99) to get the Game Two win and the
doubleheader split.
Washington
(H) 3 Boston (AL) 0 (GM 1)
First
baseman Zeke
Bonura hit a solo homerun (24) in the second, and then added a two-run
homerun (25, 105) in the fourth, accounting for all the Nationals' runs in
Game One. Pete
Appleton (8-5, 5.04) gave up six hits and four walks, but the Red Sox were
unable to push across a run.
Boston
(AL) 7 Washington (H) 4 (GM 2)
Both
teams scored four runs in the first inning, but then the scoring slowed. The
Red Sox took the lead with a run in the top of the fourth, and then they added
two insurance runs in the top of the ninth. Emerson
Dickman (6-4, 6.80) went all the way for the Game Two win over Dutch
Leonard (18-6, 2.80).
Brooklyn
3 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The
Dodgers led 3-1 after the second inning, and there the score stayed as both
pitchers tightened up and shut down the opposition. Fred
Frankhouse (4-3, 3.10) went all the way for the Game One win over Milt
Shoffner (2-11, 3.86).
Boston
(NL) (H) 2 Brooklyn 1 (GM 2) (10)
Rookie
left fielder Oris
Hockett gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead when he smacked a solo homerun (1) in
the fourth, his first major league hit, and it looked like that might be
enough, but Boston scored a run in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at
1-1. Both pitchers remained strong, and the game soon moved into extra innings.
In the bottom of the tenth, right fielder 37-year-old Johnny
Cooney doubled in Lou Fette
(11-15, 3.24) with the game-winner, with Tot
Pressnell (5-14, 3.41) taking the loss.
St.
Louis (NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 8 (GM 1)
Joe Medwick smacked a two-run homerun (12) in the first inning, and then he added a three-run triple in the second, leading the Cardinals to an 8-0 lead. The Reds came back and pulled to within 8-7 after the fifth, and then Cincinnati tied the score at 8-8 when they scored a run in the bottom of the eighth. In the top of the ninth, right fielder Don Padgett singled home Enos Slaughter with the eventual game-winner.
Cincinnati (H) 3 St. Louis (NL) 2 (GM 2)
Red Barrett
(1-1, 3.68) kept the Cardinals scoreless until Johnny Mize
smacked a two-run homerun (29, 95) in the top of the ninth, but that wasn't
enough, and Barrett and the Reds held on for the Game Two win. Ernie
Lombardi lined a two-out two-run single in the first, and Ival
Goodman added a solo homerun (16) in the sixth, and Cincinnati held on from
there for the doubleheader split.
New York
(NL) 9 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
Mel Ott
swatted a three-run homerun (29) in the first, and then he hit a second
three-run homerun (30, 103) in the second to help spot the Giants to an early
8-0 lead. Cliff
Melton (14-10, 3.63) went all the way for the Game One win over Claude
Passeau (8-19, 5.03).
New York
(NL) 3 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
The
Giants took a 2-1 lead with a run in the top of the sixth, and then they added
an insurance run in the ninth and then held on for the Game Two win and the
doubleheader sweep. Bill
Lohrman (9-3, 1.86) got the win, although he did require plenty of help
from the Giants' bullpen to close this one out.
Chicago
(NL) 5 Pittsburgh (H) 1 (GM 1)
With the
AL all but decided, the eyes of baseball all turned towards Pittsburgh today as
the second-place Cubs looked to cut into the Pirates' slim three-game lead.
After an intentional walk to load the bases in the second, Big Bill Lee
(19-9, 1.67) strode to the plate and smacked a two-out two-run double, and
Chicago never looked back. Lee went all the way for the Game One win over Ed Brandt
(4-3, 4.52).
Chicago
(NL) 4 Pittsburgh (H) 2 (GM 2)
Both
teams scored two runs in the second inning, and that was all the scoring until
third baseman Stan Hack
tripled home Billy
Jurges in the top of the ninth. That was immediately followed by a
sacrifice fly to score Hack, and Clay Bryant
(18-8, 2.50) had the lead he needed to snatch the Game Two win and the
doubleheader sweep and pull Chicago into 1.0 games of first-place Pittsburgh.
Tuesday,
September 6, 1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(AL) infielder Wayne
Ambler was injured (?) on 09/05/1938. Philadelphia (AL) infielder Dario
Lodigiani returned to play on 09/07/1938. Philadelphia (AL) first baseman
Dick Siebert made his Season Finale on 09/05/1938
Detroit
pitcher Elden
Auker made his Season Finale on 09/05/1938
New York
(NL) outfielder Hank Leiber
was injured (?) on 09/05/1938. New York (NL) catcher Gus Mancuso
made his Season Finale on 09/05/1938
Brooklyn
catcher Babe
Phelps made his Season Finale on 09/05/1938. Phelps suffered a broken bone
in his throwing hand in yesterday's Game Two, the third time this season he has
suffered this particular injury.
Chicago
(AL) (H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 2
The
White Sox scored three runs in the bottom of the third and Monty
Stratton (9-8, 4.13) mowed down the Browns from there, the fourth
consecutive win for Chicago.
Cleveland
5 Detroit (H) 3 (10)
A tight
game with several lead changes, but a pair of RBI doubles in the top of the
tenth put Cleveland ahead to stay. Johnny
Humphries (7-9, 7.53) got the win in relief over Harry
Eisenstat (5-3, 3.83).
Boston
(AL) 13 Washington (H) 6
The Red
Sox led 4-0, then 4-3. Then Boston moved ahead 7-3, and Washington came back
again, making the score 7-6. Boston poured it on over the final few innings to
bump up their lead, and Jack Wilson
(13-13, 3.40) struggled through to the
end for the complete-game victory.
St.
Louis (NL) 8 Cincinnati (H) 0
The
Cardinals brought their hitting shoes today, plus some sloppy fielding by the
Reds defense, and it all added up to a
road win for the Cardinals. Curt Davis
(13-12, 3.19) walked none and went all the way for the shut-out victory, with Peaches
Davis (7-12, 4.51) taking the loss.
Boston
(NL) 3 New York (NL) (H) 2
The Bees
scored two runs in the top of the first, and they made that slender lead stand
up. Johnny
Lanning (8-8, 4.70) got the win, and Milt
Shoffner came in to throw the final three innings to preserve the win.
Bill Hallahan (2-8, 6.96) has had a rough season so far, but he had the good stuff today, and he kept the Dodgers off the scoreboard until the eighth inning. The Phillies' offense didn't do much, but Chuck Klein lined a two-run single in the fifth inning, and that was the difference in the game.
Wednesday,
September 7, 1938
Transactions:
Cincinnati
pitcher Peaches
Davis made his Season Finale on 09/06/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) infielder Irv
Bartling made his Major League Debut on 09/08/1938. Philadelphia (AL)
catcher Charlie
Berry made his Season Debut on 09/08/1938. Philadelphia (AL) first baseman Nick Etten
(Major League Debut 09/08/1938) was acquired from Atlanta (SA) on 08/28/1938
Chicago (NL) catcher Gabby Hartnett returned to play on 09/08/1938. Chicago (NL) pitcher Kirby Higbe made his Season Debut on 09/08/1938
Cincinnati
pitcher Johnny
Vander Meer returned to the mound on 09/08/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 5 New York (AL) 1
The Red
Sox built up an early lead and Joe Heving
(4-3, 3.88) shut down the New York attack for the victory. Jimmie Foxx
added a late homerun (51, 164) to pad the Boston lead.
Cleveland
5 Detroit (H) 1
Mel Harder
(16-7, 2.87) went all the way for the complete-game victory as he kept the
Tigers scoreless until the ninth inning. The Indians' offense didn’t do much,
but they were persistent and scored when they could.
Washington
(H) 10 Philadelphia (AL) 8
The
Athletics led 3-2 after the second inning, but then the Nationals scored five
runs in the bottom of the third to take a 7-3 lead. Washington added to their lead, but
Philadelphia never quit and eventually drew to within 9-8, but they could never
catch Washington. Joe
Krakauskas (3-3, 4.39) walked ten batters in the game but held on for the
victory. Shortstop Cecil
Travis belted two homeruns (5, 6), and Zeke Bonura
hit a two-run homerun (26, 107) to further the Nationals' early lead.
Cincinnati
(H) 16 Pittsburgh 3
After
having lost two games to second-place Chicago on Monday, the Pirates had seen
their lead cut to 1.0 games, and after an off day yesterday, Pittsburgh was
eager to get back in the game. Cincinnati had other ideas, though, and scored
four runs in the first, and then, when Harry Craft
slugged a three-run homerun (25) in the second, Pittsburgh starter Bob Klinger
(6-12, 2.86) was out, and the rout was on. Paul
Derringer (23-6, 2.14) went seven innings for the win, and his solo homerun
(2) just added to the Pirates' pain.
Boston
(NL) 1 New York (NL) (H) 0
Boston
finally broke open a scoreless game when Elbie
Fletcher singled home Tony
Cuccinello in the top of the ninth, and Danny
MacFayden (9-14, 2.43) was able to finish what he started with a 1-2-3
ninth. Johnnie
Wittig (0-2, 3.80) took the hard-luck loss.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 5 Brooklyn 0
The
Phillies scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth, and Hugh
Mulcahy (3-21, 6.02) had all the run support he would need today as he
threw a three-hit shutout over the visiting Dodgers. Virgil
Davis stroked a two-run single for the big hit in the Phillies' big inning.
Chicago
(NL) 3 St. Louis (NL) (H) 2
Vance Page
(2-3, 5.55) went seven innings and only made one mistake - a two-run homerun
(8) to Don
Padgett in the bottom of the third that tied the score at 2-2. The Cubs
came right back with a run in the third to take a 3-2 lead, and then Page and Bill Lee
held on for the tough road win over Max Macon
(6-6, 3.74).
Thursday,
September 8, 1938
Transactions:
Brooklyn
infielder Packy
Rogers made his Major League Finale on 09/07/1938
Detroit
outfielder Jo-Jo White
made his Season Finale on 09/07/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) outfielder Babe Barna
was recalled from Williamsport (EL) before 09/09/1938
St. Louis (NL) outfielder Hal Epps made his Major League Debut on 09/09/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 4 New York (AL) 3
The Red
Sox scored twice in the third, but the Yankees tied it at 2-2 in the top of the
fifth. New York took a 3-2 lead with a run in the sixth, but Lefty Gomez
(16-7, 3.14) couldn’t hold that lead when Boston pushed across two runs in the
bottom of the ninth to snatch away the win. Lefty Grove
(17-4, 2.01), making his first appearance on the mound in a month due to arm
issues, picked up the win in relief.
Detroit
11 Cleveland (H) 6
The
Tigers started fast with four runs in the first and then three runs in the
second, but it turned into a struggle as Al Benton
(3-2, 2.20) didn’t have his best game and Harry
Eisenstat was required to contribute three-plus innings of solid relief work
to bring home the win. Earl
Whitehill (8-8, 6.84) got hammered early and took the loss.
Philadelphia
(AL) 5 Washington (H) 1
Bud Thomas
(6-16, 5.71) held the powerful Washington offense scoreless until the ninth
inning and went all the way for the win. The A's only had eight hits in the
game, but they also accumulated ten walks off Washington starter Ken Chase
(6-10, 6.20).
Philadelphia
(NL) 2 Brooklyn (H) 1
The
Phillies won their third game in a row, their second versus the Dodgers, and Max Butcher
(8-6, 4.03) threw a four-hitter versus his previous team for the win. The
Dodgers scored an unearned run in the fourth to take the early lead, but
Philadelphia plated two runs in the top of the seventh, and Butcher did the
rest.
Cincinnati
(H) 3 Pittsburgh 2
The
Pirates woke up this morning to see they were still in first place in the NL,
but only by mere percentage points over the second-place Cubs. Pittsburgh has
lost three games in a row to open the door for Chicago, but the Pirates are
still holding onto the top spot - at least for the moment. Pittsburgh starter Cy Blanton
(14-8, 2.39) held Cincinnati scoreless until the bottom of the eighth, but the
Reds came back with a three-run rally, the big hit being a two-out two-run
homerun (8, 89) by first baseman Frank
McCormick. Johnny
Vander Meer (16-2, 2.85), making his first start in a month, allowed two
unearned runs early, and was then bailed out by his team and took home the win.
Boston
(NL) 4 New York (NL) (H) 0
Vince
DiMaggio has had a rough season (.173), but his two-run homerun (8) in the
second gave Boston a 3-0 lead and Jim Turner
(14-13, 2.53) held the hometown Giants to only three hits as he went all the
way for the shutout victory.
Chicago
(NL) 8 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
The
Cardinals led early, but then Stan Hack
smacked a three-run homerun (6) in the top of the fourth to give the Cubs a 5-3
lead, and Chicago never looked back. Larry
French (16-11, 3.72) picked up the win in relief as Cubs pitchers threw
five-plus innings of scoreless relief.
Friday,
September 9, 1938
Transactions:
Philadelphia
(AL) catcher Charlie
Berry made his Major League Finale on 09/08/1938
Boston
(AL) infielder Jim Tabor
was injured (?) on 09/08/1938. Boston (AL) pitcher Ted Olson
made his Season Debut on 09/10/1938
Chicago
(NL) outfielder Jim Asbell
returned to play on 09/10/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 7 Philadelphia (AL) 1
Jim
Bagby (14-9, 3.51) held the A's to only two hits in today's game and Jimmie Foxx
(.438) checked in with three RBI's (168) to spark the Red Sox offense.
Cleveland
(H) 10 Detroit 9
With the
Tigers leading 6-5 in the fifth, Al Milnar
entered the game as a reliever for the Indians, and later in the game, with the
game then tied at 6-6, Milnar strode to the plate and smacked a homerun (1) to
break up the tie the game at 7-6 for Cleveland. The Indians built their lead to
9-6, but Milnar couldn’t hold back the Tigers, so the game went into the bottom
of the ninth with the score tied at 9-9. Milnar was given a second at-bat to
start off the bottom of the inning, and he responded by socking his second
homerun (2) of the game, this one a game-winner.
New York
(AL) 3 Washington (H) 2
Note: On this date in 1938, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig played his 2,1000th consecutive game.
New York
(NL) (H) 1 Brooklyn 0 (11)
A
scoreless game came down to the bottom of the eleventh when Mel Ott
sent everyone home with a homerun (31, 105) to end the game. Jumbo Brown
(7-1, 1.16) picked up the win in relief, with Freddie
Fitzsimmons (12-8, 2.03) going all the way for the hard-luck loss.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 2 Boston (NL) 0
Claude
Passeau (9-19, 4.84) held the Bees to only four hits and went all the way
for the shutout victory. Lou Fette
(11-16, 3.22) took the loss.
St.
Louis (NL) (H) 3 Chicago (NL) 0
The Cubs
started off the day with a full game lead over second-place Pittsburgh, and
while it has been a long slog to get to this point, the season isn’t over yet, and they have a game to play today. Lon Warneke
(13-6, 3.72) hurled a five-hit shutout over the visiting Cubs, with Johnny Mize
doubling home a run in the fourth, and then Mize hit a solo homerun (30, 99)
in the bottom of the eighth to pad the slender Cardinals' lead.
Saturday,
September 10, 1938
Transactions:
Cleveland
outfielder Moose
Solters returned to play on 09/11/1938. Cleveland pitcher Ken Jungels
made his Season Finale on 09/09/1938
Philadelphia
(NL) outfielder Hersh
Martin made his Season Finale on 09/09/1938. Philadelphia (NL) infielder Eddie
Feinberg made his Major League Debut on 09/11/1938. Philadelphia (NL)
outfielder Alex Pitko
made his Major League Debut on 09/11/1938
Philadelphia
(AL) pitcher Ralph
Buxton made his Major League Debut on 09/11/1938. Philadelphia (AL) pitcher
Randy
Gumpert made his Season Debut on 09/11/1938
St.
Louis (NL) pitcher Paul Dean
made his Season Debut on 09/11/1938. Dean had previously been recalled from
Houston (TL)
Detroit
pitcher Roxie
Lawson returned to the mound on 09/11/1938
New York
(AL) outfielder Jake Powell
returned to play on 09/11/1938
Boston
(AL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (AL) 1
The Red
Sox jumped off to a 5-1 lead after the fourth inning, and Fritz
Ostermueller (9-3, 2.50) and the Boston bullpen held the visiting A's to
only five hits in the game. In the fourth inning, a pop-up behind first base
led to a collision involving Philadelphia second baseman Stan
Sperry, first baseman Lou Finney,
and right fielder Wally Moses,
who ended up with a bunch of bruised shins and aching noggins, so manager Connie Mack
sat all three down for the remainder of the game.
St.
Louis (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 1
The
Browns scored two runs in the top of the fifth on a two-run double by Bobo Newsom
(19-12, 4.04) to break the scoreless tie, and Newsom was able to go all the way
for the complete-game victory.
Washington
(H) 5 New York (AL) 1
Washington
starter Rene
Monteagudo (1-1, 5.00) kept the Yankees off the scoreboard until the top of
the seventh and was able to cruise all the way for the complete-game win. The
big hit in the game was a two-out two-run single by center fielder Sammy West
in the bottom of the eighth that locked this game up for the Nationals.
Cincinnati
10 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Cincinnati
came into town only 5.0 games behind the NL league leader, but this time it was
Chicago that sat in the top spot. The Reds wasted no time and scored three runs
in the first, and from there they proceeded to pound Cubs pitchers for nineteen
hits on the route to an easy win. Bucky
Walters (17-11, 3.23) got the win, with right fielder Ival
Goodman providing the pop with a 4-for-5 (.280) day with two runs scored
and three RBI's.
Brooklyn
5 New York (NL) (H) 4
The
Giants led 4-0 after the fourth, but then the Dodgers got on the board with
three runs in the top of the fifth, and there the score stayed as pitchers from
both teams held the other team back. Finally, Brooklyn first baseman Dolph
Camilli swatted a two-run homerun in the top of the ninth to give Brooklyn
its first lead of the day. Bill
Posedel (5-13, 5.61) closed out the ninth and picked up the win in relief.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 20 Boston (NL) 3
It's been a long, frustrating season for the Phillies, but they got to take out their frustrations on the Boston pitching staff today, hammering them with twenty-three hits and twenty runs. Philadelphia led 6-3 after the fifth, and then they turned it on, scoring five times in the sixth, four times in the seventh, and then adding on five more in the bottom of the eighth. Al Hollingsworth (8-14, 5.12) got the win, and second baseman Emmett Mueller (4-for-6, .245) and Morrie Arnovich (4-for-6, .409) led the offense.
Pittsburgh 11 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
A
five-run third got the Pirates off to a strong start, and then they piled on
from there, with Russ Bauers
(18-4, 2.61) getting the win. Arky
Vaughan returned to the starting lineup for the first time in a week, and he
went 4-for-5 (.345) to spark the offense.
Sunday,
September 11, 1938
Transactions:
Brooklyn
catcher Charles
George (Team Debut 09/22/1938) was acquired from Cleveland in return for
two players, a PTNBL, and cash on 08/11/1938. Outfielder Willie
Duke (DNP) was sent to Cleveland after the season to complete the trade.
Boston
(AL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL) 7 (15)
The game
started off with plenty of back and forth between the two teams, but once the
score was tied up at 7-7 after the seventh, it turned into s pitcher's duel.
Both teams scored a run in the twelfth to keep things going, and then in the
bottom of the fifteenth, Boston's first two batters reached base and Jimmie Foxx
singled home Doc Cramer
with the game-winner. This extended the Red Sox's current win streak to seven
games.
Cleveland
(H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 1 (GM 1)
The
Browns got on the scoreboard with a run in the second, but the Indians bounced
back with single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to take the lead.
Bob
Feller (12-11, 4.34) got the win, drove in a run in the fifth, and then
drove in two more runs with a two-out single in the bottom of the eighth.
Cleveland
(H) 6 St. Louis (AL) 5 (GM 2)
Cleveland
put up a three-spot in the bottom of the first, but by the end of the fifth, it
was St. Louis on top by the score 4-3. Cleveland grabbed a 5-4 lead in the
bottom of the seventh when Browns starter Russ Van
Atta threw a sure third out past first baseman George
McQuinn, allowing two runs to score. St. Louis tied it in the top of the
ninth, but in the bottom of the ninth, Moose
Solters slammed a pinch-hit single to score Odell Hale
with the game-winner.
Chicago
(AL) 4 Detroit (H) 1 (GM 1)
The
White Sox had fallen behind in the number of games played but had worked hard
to catch up with the rest of the league over the past few weeks, only to see
weather conditions in the Midwest cause them to take the four previous days
off. Now that play has resumed, RBI singles by rookies George
Meyer and Mike Tresh
put Chicago ahead to stay. Ted Lyons
(10-9, 3.73) went all the way for the Game One win.
Detroit
(H) 11 Chicago (AL) 5 (GM 2)
Rudy York
hit two-run homeruns (30 & 31, 133) in the second and third innings to give
the Tigers the early lead, and then in the fifth, Hank
Greenberg decided to rejoin the AL homerun race when he slugged a two-run
homerun (48, 163). Dick
Coffman (7-6, 6.26) went all the way for the Game Two win and the
doubleheader split.
New York
(AL) 7 Washington (H) 4
Chicago (NL) (H) 6 Cincinnati 2
Paul
Derringer (23-7, 2.29) has been a major reason for the surge of the
Cincinnati Reds in the second half of the season, but he just didn't have the
good stuff today. Wally
Berger put the Reds up 1-0 with a solo homerun (8) in the first, but the
Cubs came back when light-hitting Billy
Jurges cracked a two-run homerun (4) in the second. The Cubs then added
three runs in the third, with Jurges picking up his third RBI of the game and
with Bill
Lee (20-9, 1.67) chipping in with an RBI single as well. Lee allowed five
hits in the game, with Berger collecting three hits all by himself.
Brooklyn
4 New York (NL) (H) 1 (11)
Both
teams scored a run in the second inning, but that was it as both pitchers bore
down to hold their opponents quiet. In the top of the eleventh, the Dodgers
finally broke through with three runs, making a winner of Tot
Pressnell (6-15, 3.42,) who had previously relieved Luke Hamlin.
Boston
(NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 2 (GM 1)
Boston
scored single runs in the second and fourth innings, and Philadelphia scored
single runs in the first and third innings, but then both pitchers tightened up
to stop the scoring by both teams. The Bees finally scored a run in the eighth
when shortstop Jim
Hitchcock hit a sacrifice fly to score Max West.
Boston added an insurance run in the ninth, and Dick
Errickson (4-7, 4.68) took home the Game One win in relief.
Philadelphia
(NL) (H) 5 Boston (NL) 3 (GM 2)
The
Phillies plated two runs in the second and then in the third, three consecutive
doubles led to a three-run outburst that placed them comfortably ahead. Max Butcher
(9-6, 3.97) hit the second of the three consecutive doubles and drove in two
runs to give himself the insurmountable lead.
Pittsburgh
14 St. Louis (NL) (H) 3
The
Pirates carried a shaky 2-1 lead through the sixth inning, but then, in the
seventh inning, Pittsburgh exploded for eleven runs, the big hit being a two-out three-run homerun (22, 89) by Johnny
Rizzo. Jim Tobin
(22-7, 1.96) got the win, and the Pittsburgh bullpen pitched four strong
innings to preserve the win. This win guaranteed that the Pirates would head
into next week with an ever-so-slight lead of 0.5 games over the second-place
Chicago Cubs.
Note: On
this date in 1938, St. Louis (NL) replaced manager Frankie
Frisch with Mike
Gonzalez.
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