Wednesday, March 14, 2018
1949 to be put on hold
I was going to try to continue replaying 1949 simultaneously with the newly released 1968 season but I've decided to concentrate solely on 1968, my all time favorite Detroit Tiger season. I've really enjoyed the 1949 replay so far, but I just can't give it the attention it deserves. At this time I'm going all in with 1968: https://my1968somreplay.blogspot.com/
Friday, March 9, 2018
1949 AL Standings
June 1, 1949
The month of May is in the books for the 1949 AL season. The New York Yankees went 17-8 in May and sit in 1st place. No team has looked forward to the Yankees coming to their ballparks with New York's formidable road record of 15-4. Cleveland and Boston also played well in May and look to be top contenders for the AL Pennant along with the Yankees. My Detroit Tigers have just come off a bad losing streak, with many of their loses (2-7 overall) coming at the hands of the surprising St. Louis Browns. The Browns have scored more runs than any team in the league so far this season. But they've also given up more runs than any team. If they could solve their pitching woes the Browns could be a threat.The Chicago White Sox have hit bottom, they hope, by losing their last 11 games in a row. Chicago went a dreadful 8-20 in May, mainly due to a meager offense.
The month of May is in the books for the 1949 AL season. The New York Yankees went 17-8 in May and sit in 1st place. No team has looked forward to the Yankees coming to their ballparks with New York's formidable road record of 15-4. Cleveland and Boston also played well in May and look to be top contenders for the AL Pennant along with the Yankees. My Detroit Tigers have just come off a bad losing streak, with many of their loses (2-7 overall) coming at the hands of the surprising St. Louis Browns. The Browns have scored more runs than any team in the league so far this season. But they've also given up more runs than any team. If they could solve their pitching woes the Browns could be a threat.The Chicago White Sox have hit bottom, they hope, by losing their last 11 games in a row. Chicago went a dreadful 8-20 in May, mainly due to a meager offense.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 American League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1949 New York NYA 25 12 .676 ---- 117 25 12 .676 97 57 .630
1949 Cleveland CLA 22 13 .629 2.0 17 18 .486 89 65 .578
1949 Boston BOA 22 14 .611 2.5 20 16 .556 96 58 .623
1949 Detroit DEA 20 19 .513 6.0 20 19 .513 87 67 .565
1949 St. Louis SLA 20 20 .500 6.5 10 30 .250 53 101 .344
1949 Washington WAA 17 23 .425 9.5 21 19 .525 50 104 .325
1949 Philadelphia PHA 16 24 .400 10.5 21 19 .525 81 73 .526
1949 Chicago CHA 11 28 .282 15.0 19 20 .487 63 91 .409
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BOA 22 14 .611 10- 9 12- 5 4- 2 18-12 1- 1 7- 7 8-2 Won 3
CHA 11 28 .282 7-14 4-14 3- 4 8-24 2- 1 4- 5 0-10 Lost 11
CLA 22 13 .629 12- 5 10- 8 6- 6 16- 7 2- 1 9- 2 9-1 Won 6
DEA 20 19 .513 10-10 10- 9 5- 4 15-15 0- 2 5- 4 4-6 Won 3
NYA 25 12 .676 10- 8 15- 4 10- 4 15- 8 3- 1 3- 2 6-4 Won 5
PHA 16 24 .400 8-10 8-14 5- 8 11-16 1- 1 2- 5 3-7 Lost 5
SLA 20 20 .500 9-11 11- 9 10- 9 10-11 4- 2 5- 6 5-5 Lost 3
WAA 17 23 .425 8-12 9-11 7- 7 10-16 1- 5 5- 9 4-6 Lost 3
TOTAL 153 153 .500
HOME 74 79 .484
ROAD 79 74 .516
LEFT 50 44 .532
RIGHT 103 109 .486
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ RUNS AGNST DIFF
BOA 6- 5 16- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 176 143 +33
CHA 3- 8 8-20 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 118 202 -84
CLA 5- 4 17- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 213 158 +55
DEA 7- 4 13-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 213 202 +11
NYA 8- 4 17- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 204 141 +63
PHA 5- 8 11-16 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 173 195 -22
SLA 6- 5 14-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 223 247 -24
WAA 5- 7 12-16 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 170 202 -32
1949 AL News Recap and League Leaders
June 1, 1949
We've reached the month of June in the 1949 AL season. Cleveland's Dale Mitchell is leading the AL with a .388 BA. Boston's Ted Williams (12,42) and New York's Tommy Henrich (13,39) are 1,2 in RBI and HR. Detroit's Hal Newhouser leads the league in W's and K's. His teammate Fred Hutchinson leads in ERA.
We've reached the month of June in the 1949 AL season. Cleveland's Dale Mitchell is leading the AL with a .388 BA. Boston's Ted Williams (12,42) and New York's Tommy Henrich (13,39) are 1,2 in RBI and HR. Detroit's Hal Newhouser leads the league in W's and K's. His teammate Fred Hutchinson leads in ERA.
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1949 American League Date: 5/31/1949
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1949 NYA 25 12 D.Mitchel CLA .388 T.Henrich NYA 13 T.William BOA 42
1949 CLA 22 13 G.Zernial CHA .365 T.William BOA 12 T.Henrich NYA 39
1949 BOA 22 14 A.Evans WAA .345 J.Graham SLA 10 L.Boudrea CLA 31
1949 DEA 20 19 J.Pesky BOA .345 L.Doby CLA 9 M.Vernon CLA 31
1949 SLA 20 20 L.Boudrea CLA .342 D.Kokos SLA 8 OTHERS TIED W 30
1949 WAA 17 23
1949 PHA 16 24 WINS SAVES ERA
1949 CHA 11 28 H.Newhous DEA 8 T.Hughson BOA 5 F.Hutchin DEA 1.36
S.Gromek CLA 7 J.Page NYA 4 D.Fowler PHA 1.89
V.Raschi NYA 7 T.Ferrick SLA 3 M.Parnell BOA 1.89
OTHERS TIED W 6 OTHERS TIED W 2 R.Scarbor WAA 2.06
V.Trucks DEA 2.21
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
J.Pesky BOA 17 E.Valo PHA 8 H.Newhous DEA 41
S.Roberts WAA 12 J.Coleman NYA 8 V.Trucks DEA 41
D.Kollowa DEA 11 F.Fain PHA 6 L.Brissie PHA 34
OTHERS TIED W 8 M.Vernon CLA 6 V.Raschi NYA 34
OTHERS TIED W 5 R.Gumpert CHA 29
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DEA 12 at CHA 0
DEA 7 at CHA 6
NYA 6 at WAA 4
NYA 4 at WAA 1
PHA 4 at BOA 6
PHA 3 at BOA 5
SLA 1 at CLA 8
SLA 4 at CLA 5
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
H.Evers DEA CHA 3 3 3 3 2 0 1 0
C.Vollmer WAA NYA 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
T.Williams BOA PHA 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
A.Zarilla BOA PHA 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
R.Boone CLA SLA 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
F.Hutchinson DEA CHA 9.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 W
G.Bearden CLA SLA 9.0 6 1 1 3 5 0 W
J.Page NYA WAA 4.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 W
A.Reynolds NYA WAA 9.0 5 1 1 3 3 1 W
H.Newhouser DEA CHA 8.0 6 3 3 0 6 0 W
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
T.Williams BOA .353 34 12 10 11 2 S.Paige CLA 15 4 1 2 14 1 201
J.Graham SLA .343 35 12 12 9 2 M.Parnell BOA 27 19 3 13 8 0 300
J.Groth DEA .400 35 14 12 10 1 F.Hutchinson DEA 10 3 0 3 3 0 100
L.Boudreau CLA .344 32 11 10 7 2 J.Page NYA 13 10 1 1 11 1 112
J.Gordon CLA .268 41 11 15 8 3 A.Benton CLA 18 14 5 8 3 0 100
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Bowers CHA .091 33 3 1 1 0 B.Pierce CHA 9 12 12 12 8 0 020
J.Scala CHA .120 25 3 0 3 0 T.Gray DEA 8 9 10 7 6 1 020
F.Baker CHA .125 32 4 1 4 0 R.Gumpert CHA 11 19 13 3 5 3 020
B.Doerr BOA .079 38 3 4 4 0 M.Surkont CHA 5 10 8 5 2 1 010
G.Goldsberry CHA .167 36 6 0 5 0 P.Marchildon PHA 7 13 10 9 0 1 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Thursday, March 8, 2018
1949 NL Standings
June 1, 1949
As we start the month of June in the 1949 MLB season, the Brooklyn Dodgers are pulling away from the pack and sit on top of the NL with a 29-11 record. Brooklyn went 22-6 in May and have scored a league high 264 runs, an average of 6.6 runs per game.
As we start the month of June in the 1949 MLB season, the Brooklyn Dodgers are pulling away from the pack and sit on top of the NL with a 29-11 record. Brooklyn went 22-6 in May and have scored a league high 264 runs, an average of 6.6 runs per game.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 National League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1949 Brooklyn BRN 29 11 .725 ---- 110 23 17 .575 97 57 .630
1949 St. Louis SLN 21 16 .568 6.5 19 18 .514 96 58 .623
1949 Boston BON 22 18 .550 7.0 23 17 .575 75 79 .487
1949 Philadelphia PHN 21 18 .538 7.5 18 21 .462 81 73 .526
1949 New York NYN 20 20 .500 9.0 22 18 .550 73 81 .474
1949 Pittsburgh PIN 19 21 .475 10.0 16 24 .400 71 83 .461
1949 Cincinnati CIN 14 25 .359 14.5 20 19 .513 62 92 .403
1949 Chicago CHN 10 27 .270 17.5 15 22 .405 61 93 .396
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BON 22 18 .550 12- 7 10-11 10-11 12- 7 3- 0 7- 7 4-6 Lost 1
BRN 29 11 .725 16- 4 13- 7 10- 4 19- 7 3- 2 8- 3 7-3 Lost 2
CHN 10 27 .270 4-15 6-12 1- 8 9-19 0- 0 2- 8 1-9 Lost 2
CIN 14 25 .359 6-12 8-13 6-12 8-13 1- 0 4- 9 3-7 Lost 3
NYN 20 20 .500 10- 9 10-11 9- 5 11-15 1- 4 6- 8 7-3 Won 2
PHN 21 18 .538 15- 8 6-10 7- 7 14-11 2- 2 7- 5 6-4 Won 1
PIN 19 21 .475 10- 7 9-14 2- 5 17-16 2- 2 5- 6 6-4 Won 2
SLN 21 16 .568 12- 9 9- 7 12- 7 9- 9 1- 3 10- 3 7-3 Won 5
TOTAL 156 156 .500
HOME 85 71 .545
ROAD 71 85 .455
LEFT 57 59 .491
RIGHT 99 97 .505
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ RUNS AGNST DIFF
BON 7- 5 15-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 185 161 +24
BRN 7- 5 22- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 264 176 +88
CHN 4- 7 6-20 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 137 221 -84
CIN 5- 5 9-20 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 147 202 -55
NYN 2- 9 18-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 203 188 +15
PHN 8- 5 13-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 213 175 +38
PIN 5- 6 14-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 189 214 -25
SLN 7- 3 14-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 170 171 -1
1949 NL News Recap and League Leaders
June 1, 1949
League Leaders in the NL at the end of May: Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson continues to lead the NL with a .392 BA. Philadelphia's Del Ennis (16,43)and Pittsburgh's Ralph Kiner (14,34) are battling for the top spot in HR and RBI. New York's Sheldon Jones and Boston's Vern Bickford lead the NL in Wins with 6. Jones is also 1st in K's. Pittsburgh's Murry Dickson has pitched extremely well this season and is tops in the NL with a 1.59 ERA, but his record is 3-5 due to lack of run support when he is on the mound.
League Leaders in the NL at the end of May: Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson continues to lead the NL with a .392 BA. Philadelphia's Del Ennis (16,43)and Pittsburgh's Ralph Kiner (14,34) are battling for the top spot in HR and RBI. New York's Sheldon Jones and Boston's Vern Bickford lead the NL in Wins with 6. Jones is also 1st in K's. Pittsburgh's Murry Dickson has pitched extremely well this season and is tops in the NL with a 1.59 ERA, but his record is 3-5 due to lack of run support when he is on the mound.
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1949 National League Date: 6/1/1949
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1949 BRN 29 11 J.Robinso BRN .392 D.Ennis PHN 16 D.Ennis PHN 43
1949 SLN 21 16 C.Furillo BRN .377 R.Kiner PIN 14 W.Jones PHN 35
1949 BON 22 18 T.Kluszew CIN .354 R.Campane BRN 11 R.Kiner PIN 34
1949 PHN 21 18 S.Gordon NYN .345 J.Mize NYN 9 D.Snider BRN 33
1949 NYN 20 20 OTHERS TIED W .333 OTHERS TIED W 8 OTHERS TIED W 32
1949 PIN 19 21
1949 CIN 14 25 WINS SAVES ERA
1949 CHN 10 27 V.Bickfor BON 6 T.Wilks SLN 6 M.Dickson PIN 1.59
S.Jones NYN 6 E.Palica BRN 4 A.Brazle SLN 2.20
OTHERS TIED W 5 D.Koslo NYN 4 R.Meyer PHN 2.32
K.Higbe PIN 3 H.Pollet SLN 2.41
OTHERS TIED W 2 K.Heintze PHN 2.64
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
H.Edwards CHN 15 J.Robinso BRN 8 S.Jones NYN 39
B.Thomson NYN 11 G.Hermans BRN 8 L.Jansen NYN 31
D.Ennis PHN 10 P.Reese BRN 7 H.Pollet SLN 30
D.Snider BRN 8 E.Verban CHN 5 OTHERS TIED W 28
E.Miksis BRN 8 D.Snider BRN 4
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN 6 at NYN 9 CHN-Schmitz(1-4, 6.63) at NYN-Hansen(0-2, 4.82)
BON 6 at PHN 9 CIN-Fox(3-2, 3.54) at PHN-Borowy(4-1, 4.62)
PIN-Lombard(0-1, 6.91) at BON-Bickfor(6-3, 3.44)
SLN-Brazle(4-1, 2.20) at BRN-Roe(5-0, 2.70)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Mize NYN BRN 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 0
D.Ennis PHN BON 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 0
S.Gordon NYN BRN 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
D.Snider BRN NYN 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 0
W.Jones PHN BON 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Koslo NYN BRN 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 S
E.Palica BRN NYN 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P.Minner BRN NYN 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Gordon NYN .500 36 18 10 15 4 D.Newcombe BRN 17 7 0 7 14 0 200
R.Kiner PIN .353 34 12 9 8 4 C.Chambers PIN 10 6 0 1 8 0 300
H.Edwards CHN .452 31 14 10 6 2 R.Meyer PHN 17 11 1 4 6 0 200
D.Ennis PHN .359 39 14 7 6 4 H.Pollet SLN 18 13 3 5 14 1 200
P.Reese BRN .465 43 20 10 8 2 R.Barney BRN 18 6 3 9 9 2 200
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
L.Merriman CIN .154 26 4 1 1 0 D.Lade CHN 9 21 18 4 2 0 000
R.Ashburn PHN .174 46 8 2 2 0 B.Donnelly PHN 7 14 10 7 6 0 020
R.Smalley CHN .192 26 5 0 2 0 J.Schmitz CHN 8 11 12 9 1 0 010
T.Kluszewski CIN .216 37 8 1 3 0 J.Sain BON 20 38 21 11 7 4 120
V.Stallcup CIN .220 41 9 2 3 0 H.Wehmeier CIN 7 9 7 2 5 3 010
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
1949 AL Game Stories
May 29, 1949
Games played today in the AL included a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians. Joe Gordon (left) had a fine day at the plate for Cleveland. In Game 1, the Indians beat the White Sox 11-3. Gordon went 3 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBI. Pitcher Steve Gromek went the distance for the Win and improved his record to 7-0. In Game 2, Cleveland pounded the Sox again, winning by a score of 13-1. Gordon was 3 for 5 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI. Satchel Paige (right) went the distance, allowing only 3 hits and 1 run for his 3rd Win of the season.
Games played today in the AL included a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians. Joe Gordon (left) had a fine day at the plate for Cleveland. In Game 1, the Indians beat the White Sox 11-3. Gordon went 3 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBI. Pitcher Steve Gromek went the distance for the Win and improved his record to 7-0. In Game 2, Cleveland pounded the Sox again, winning by a score of 13-1. Gordon was 3 for 5 with 2 homeruns and 7 RBI. Satchel Paige (right) went the distance, allowing only 3 hits and 1 run for his 3rd Win of the season.NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1949 American League Date: 5/29/1949
CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND
White Sox....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1
Indians......... 0 1 3 4 0 0 3 0 - 11 14 0
Win:Gromek(7-0) Loss:Gumpert(2-6)
Homeruns- J.Gordon(4th), K.Keltner(2nd)
Second baseman Joe Gordon left the yard and had 3 RBI and Steve Gromek went
the distance as the Cleveland Indians topped the floundering Chicago White
Sox by a score of 11 to 3 at Municipal Stadium.
Cleveland took the lead for good in the 3rd inning when they tallied 3 runs on
4 hits. That was all the runs Gromek(7-0) needed. Cleveland rapped out 14
hits for the afternoon.
Randy Gumpert(2-6) was the loser. He was hit hard and gave up 9 hits and 2
walks in 3 and 1/3 innings.
CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 2
Indians......... 0 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 - 13 9 0
Win:Paige(3-1) Loss:Pierce(1-5)
Homeruns- J.Tipton(4th), J.Gordon-2(6th)
Joe Gordon smashed 2 homeruns and Satchel Paige pitched a 3 hitter as the
slumping Chicago White Sox were badly beaten by the Cleveland Indians, 13 to
1.
Gordon was really 'in the zone'. He caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand
Slam homerun in the 3rd inning, doubled in the 6th inning and launched a
three-run homer in the 7th inning. Cleveland had 9 hits for the afternoon.
Paige(3-1), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. Billy
Pierce(1-5) suffered the loss. He struggled with his control issuing 7 walks
in 2 and 2/3 innings.
'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there
and being prepared,' Gordon said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and
not do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by
game, and pitch by pitch.'
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK
Athletics....... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Yankees......... 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 - 11 10 1
Win:Porterfield(3-1) Loss:Kellner(1-2)
Bob Porterfield had a complete game as the New York Yankees ballclub
embarrassed the Philadelphia Athletics by the count of 11 to
1.
Porterfield(3-1) was in control of the game from the outset. He allowed just
5 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings dropping his ERA from 2.16 to 1.85. New York
managed 10 hits in their victory.
Alex Kellner(1-2) was the losing pitcher. He allowed 1 hit and 4 walks in 2/3
of an inning.
WASHINGTON AT BOSTON
Senators........ 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 3
Red Sox......... 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 - 9 12 0
Win:Kinder(4-2) Loss:Calvert(2-5)
Homeruns- C.Vollmer(5th), E.Robinson(4th), A.Zarilla(3rd)
Right fielder Al Zarilla hit a homerun and Ellis Kinder had a complete game as
the Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators 9 to 3 at Fenway
Park.
Kinder(4-2) pitched well for Boston in their victory. He surrendered 11 hits
and no walks in 9 innings and gave up 2 homeruns. Boston finished with 12
hits in the victory.
The loss was charged to Paul Calvert(2-5). He was unable to control the
Boston offense and allowed 11 hits and 5 walks in 6 innings.
ST. LOUIS AT DETROIT
Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 8 0
Tigers.......... 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 - 7 14 1
Win:Houtteman(1-1) Loss:Drews(2-2)
In a one-sided affiar at Briggs Stadium the final score was the Detroit Tigers
7, the St. Louis Browns 2.
Detroit jumped on top of St. Louis in the bottom of the 2nd inning plating one
baserunner on 2 hits. After an out was recorded, Hoot Evers doubled. One
out later, Johnny Groth stepped in and he hit a single scoring the run.
Overall Detroit out-hit St. Louis 14 to 8.
The victory was credited to Art Houtteman(1-1) who went 8 and 1/3 innings,
allowing 2 runs. Karl Drews(2-2) was the losing pitcher. He got hit pretty
hard, allowing 8 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.
With the win Detroit now has a record of 18-19. With the loss, the St. Louis
ballclub's record is 20-18.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
1949 NL Games
May 24, 1949
3 of the 4 games played today in the NL resulted in exceptionally high scores.
3 of the 4 games played today in the NL resulted in exceptionally high scores.
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1949 National League Date: 5/25/1949
BROOKLYN AT PITTSBURGH
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 6 0 - 11 15 1
Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 - 13 16 2
Win:Chambers(3-1) Loss:Minner(2-1)
Homeruns- E.Bockman(3rd)
It was a wild 10 inning evening in Forbes Field where the Pittsburgh Pirates
defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers by the score of 13 to 11.
The score was knotted at 11 after nine innings. Finally, Pittsburgh prevailed
in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Ralph Kiner kicked off the
action when he delivered a base-hit. One out later, Eddie Bockman stepped up
to the plate and he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run giving
Pittsburgh the victory and sending the 19,663 home-town fans home happy.
Pittsburgh totaled 16 hits on the night.
The victory went to Cliff Chambers(3-1) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing
no runs. Paul Minner(2-1) was hit with the loss in relief.
BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS
Braves.......... 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 2
Cardinals....... 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
Win:Potter(3-0) Loss:Wilks(0-2) Save:Hogue(1st)
Homeruns- A.Dark(2nd), S.Musial(4th)
Al Dark lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI as the Boston Braves
defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings by a score of 5 to 4 at
Sportsman's Park.
Both teams were tied at 4 runs apiece after nine innings. Boston won it in the
10th inning. After an out was recorded, Clint Conatser stroked a one-base
hit. Elbie Fletcher followed and he smacked a single. Phil Masi followed,
but he was set down on strikes. Tommy Holmes was up next and he singled
scoring the run. Overall Boston out-hit St. Louis 11 to 8.
The victory was credited to Nels Potter(3-0) who went 4 innings, allowing no
runs. Bobby Hogue got the save, his 1st. Ted Wilks(0-2) was given the loss
in relief.
NEW YORK AT CHICAGO
Giants.......... 4 0 1 0 1 6 0 4 3 - 19 17 1
Cubs............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2
Win:Jones(5-2) Loss:Chipman(0-2)
Homeruns- S.Gordon-2(6th), J.Mize(8th)
Third baseman Sid Gordon slammed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Sheldon Jones
completed the game without help from the bullpen as the New York Giants
crushed the slumping Chicago Cubs 19 to 1.
Gordon was a source of great heartache for the Chicago faithful all day. He
just kept pounding out hits! He ripped a single scoring a run in the 6th
inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 8th inning and delivered a solo blast
in the 9th inning. New York provided plenty of action in the 1st inning
tallying 4 runs, the 6th inning which saw them score 6 runs on 4 hits and the
8th inning when they had 4 runs on 3 hits. New York kept the pressure on
throughout the contest as they scored in 6 different innings.
Jones(5-2) lasted until the end allowing 1 run for the win. Bob Chipman(0-2)
was tagged with the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 6 runs in 4
and 2/3 innings.
The New York ballclub's record now stands at 15-17. Not able to get much
going in recent weeks, Chicago is 2-8 of late and now has an overall record
of 9-21, worst in the league.
PHILADELPHIA AT CINCINNATI
Phillies........ 2 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 10 10 0
Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Win:Meyer(3-2) Loss:Vander Meer(1-3)
Homeruns- D.Ennis(14th)
Russ Meyer had a strong outing as the Philadelphia Phillies destroyed the
Cincinnati Reds by a score of 10 to 0 at Crosley Field.
Philadelphia promptly took the lead in their half of the first when they
scored 2 runs on 1 hit. That was all Meyer(3-2) needed. Philadelphia banged
out 10 hits on the night.
Johnny Vander Meer(1-3) was the loser. He allowed Philadelphia 8 runs in 6
and 1/3 innings of work. 'We didn't have a whole lot of chances tonight,'
Bucky Walters said. 'Meyer just was too much for our guys.'
Friday, March 2, 2018
1949 NL Game: Brk. @ Cin.
May 22, 1949Brooklyn Dodger rookie pitcher Don Newcombe got his 1st MLB start today against the Cincinnati Reds. Newcombe threw a gem against the Reds, going 8 innings allowing 2 hits and no runs in Brooklyn's 1-0 victory. He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the 9th and that pinch hitter, Tommy Brown, drove in the game's only run with a clutch RBI single.
BOXSCORE: 1949 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1949 Cincinnati Reds 5/22/1949
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG
P.Reese SS 3 0 1 0 .254 B.Adams 3B 4 0 0 0 .192
D.Whitman LF 5 0 0 0 .125 V.Stallcup SS 4 0 1 0 .259
D.Snider CF 2 0 0 0 .276 L.Merriman CF 4 0 0 0 .117
J.Robinson 2B 4 0 2 0 .412 J.Wyrostek RF 4 0 0 0 .203
G.Hodges 1B 3 0 0 0 .317 T.Kluszewski 1B 3 0 0 0 .396
C.Furillo RF 4 0 0 0 .408 J.Bloodworth 2B 3 0 1 0 .273
R.Campanella C 4 0 2 0 .261 H.Sauer LF 3 0 0 0 .239
B-G.Hermanski PR 0 1 0 0 .214 D.Howell C 3 0 0 0 .114
C-B.Edwards C 0 0 0 0 .182 E.Erautt P 2 0 0 0 .000
E.Miksis 3B 4 0 1 0 .250
D.Newcombe P 2 0 0 0 .000
A-T.Brown PH 1 0 1 1 .600
E.Palica P 0 0 0 0 .333
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 1 7 1 Totals 30 0 2 0
A-Pinch Hit For Newcombe In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Campanella In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hermanski In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1
Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 2
Dodgers (23-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Newcombe WIN(1-0) 8 2 0 0 1 6 0 0.00
E.Palica SAVE(3rd) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Totals 9 2 0 0 1 6 0
Reds (11-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Erautt LOSS(1-1) 9 7 1 1 6 6 0 1.33
Totals 9 7 1 1 6 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 12,356 DATE- Sunday, May 22nd 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10 Reds: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Reds: 2
ERRORS- J.Robinson, J.Wyrostek-2
DOUBLES- J.Robinson(12th), R.Campanella(3rd)
RBIs- T.Brown(4th)
STOLEN BASES- P.Reese(6th), R.Campanella(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Miksis
WALKS- P.Reese-2, D.Snider-2, G.Hodges, D.Newcombe, E.Erautt
STRIKE OUTS- P.Reese, D.Whitman-2, C.Furillo, E.Miksis, D.Newcombe, B.Adams-3,
T.Kluszewski, D.Howell-2
GIDP- J.Robinson, R.Campanella
2-out RBI- T.Brown
RLISP 2-out- E.Miksis, D.Snider-2, H.Sauer, G.Hodges, D.Whitman
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 14 Reds: 0 for 1
Don Newcombe pitched 8 strong innings at Crosley Field as the Brooklyn Dodgers
beat the Cincinnati Reds by the count of 1 to 0.
The game was decided in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Roy
Campanella doubled. Eddie Miksis was next to bat, but he was a strikeout
victim. Tommy Brown then lashed a single, and an error was also committed,
scoring the run. Cincinnati went down without a fight in the bottom of the
9th.
The victory was credited to Newcombe(1-0) who went 8 innings, allowing no
runs. Erv Palica recorded the save, his 3rd. The loss was charged to Eddie
Erautt(1-1).
1949 AL Game: Det. @ Bos.
May 22, 1949My Detroit Tigers visited Fenway Park for the 1st time this season for a game against the Boston Red Sox. What was expected to be a close pitching duel lived up to it's expectations.Virgil Trucks started for the Tigers and Mel Parnell got the start for the Red Sox. Parnell pitched a masterful game and Boston prevailed 1-0. The Red Sox got the game's only run in the 6th inning and it was an unearned run as a result of Tiger 1st baseman Paul Campbell's miscue. Parnell ended up with a 3-hit, complete game, shutout victory.
BOXSCORE: 1949 Detroit Tigers At 1949 Boston Red Sox 5/22/1949
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
J.Lipon SS 3 0 1 0 .262 D.Dimaggio CF 3 0 1 0 .239
D.Kolloway 2B 4 0 1 0 .304 J.Pesky 3B 3 0 1 0 .336
G.Kell 3B 4 0 0 0 .254 T.Williams LF 3 0 0 0 .319
V.Wertz RF 3 0 0 0 .277 V.Stephens SS 3 1 1 0 .202
H.Evers LF 3 0 0 0 .255 B.Doerr 2B 4 0 0 0 .259
J.Groth CF 3 0 1 0 .214 A.Zarilla RF 2 0 0 0 .231
B.Swift C 3 0 0 0 .167 B.Goodman 1B 2 0 1 0 .154
P.Campbell 1B 3 0 0 0 .327 B.Tebbetts C 3 0 0 0 .284
V.Trucks P 2 0 0 0 .063 M.Parnell P 3 0 0 0 .286
A-P.Mullin PH 1 0 0 0 .353
D.Trout P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 29 0 3 0 Totals 26 1 4 0
A-Pinch Hit For Trucks In 8th Inning
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 1
Tigers (16-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
V.Trucks LOSS(5-3) 7 4 1 0 4 4 0 1.79
D.Trout 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.41
Totals 8 4 1 0 4 4 0
Red Sox (15-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Parnell WIN(4-2) 9 3 0 0 1 2 0 2.00
Totals 9 3 0 0 1 2 0
ATTENDANCE- 34,586 DATE- Sunday, May 22nd 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Honochick, Bill Summers, Bill Grieve, Johnny Stevens
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 3 Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2 Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- G.Kell, P.Campbell, J.Pesky
DOUBLES- V.Stephens(4th), B.Goodman(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Dimaggio, B.Goodman
WALKS- J.Lipon, J.Pesky, T.Williams, V.Stephens, A.Zarilla
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lipon, B.Swift, D.Dimaggio, B.Tebbetts, M.Parnell-2
GIDP- G.Kell, T.Williams, B.Doerr
RLISP 2-out- V.Wertz, M.Parnell, V.Stephens, B.Tebbetts, G.Kell
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 0 for 4 Red Sox: 0 for 8
Mel Parnell allowed only 3 hits resulting in a big goose egg on the scoreboard
for Detroit as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 1 to 0 at
Fenway Park.
Parnell(4-2) dominated Detroit hitters. He gave up just 3 hits and 1 walk in
9 innings improving his ERA from 2.33 to 2.00. Detroit proved to be no
trouble in the 9th.
Virgil Trucks(5-3) was charged with the loss. It was a tough loss for him as
he did not allow an earned run in his 7 innings of work.
'He had his 'A' game today,' Joe McCarthy said of Parnell. 'Very impressive
performance.'
1949 AL Game: St. Louis @ Was.
May 21, 1949
Pitching effectively was optional in today's game between the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators. In the highest scoring game this 1949 season, the Browns defeated the Senators 20-16 in 10 innings. The game was tied at 13 after 9 innings before St. Louis scored 7 in the 10th to seemingly wrap up a victory. But Washington scored 3 in the bottom of the 10th before the last out was finally obtained. The Brown's catcher, Sherm Lollar, 'blocked the plate' saving a run in the 3rd inning. Without that play, St. Louis would have lost the game 13-12 in 9 innings. The teams combined for 42 hits along with 21 walks and Washington committed 6 errors.
Pitching effectively was optional in today's game between the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators. In the highest scoring game this 1949 season, the Browns defeated the Senators 20-16 in 10 innings. The game was tied at 13 after 9 innings before St. Louis scored 7 in the 10th to seemingly wrap up a victory. But Washington scored 3 in the bottom of the 10th before the last out was finally obtained. The Brown's catcher, Sherm Lollar, 'blocked the plate' saving a run in the 3rd inning. Without that play, St. Louis would have lost the game 13-12 in 9 innings. The teams combined for 42 hits along with 21 walks and Washington committed 6 errors.
BOXSCORE: 1949 St. Louis Browns At 1949 Washington Senators 5/21/1949
Browns AB R H RBI AVG Senators AB R H RBI AVG
E.Pellagrini SS 7 2 2 2 .257 G.Coan LF 7 3 4 3 .182
S.Spence CF 7 4 3 3 .315 B.Stewart RF 7 2 2 3 .259
J.Priddy 2B 6 2 3 2 .320 S.Robertson 2B 6 3 2 1 .264
R.Sievers LF 5 2 4 3 .452 C.Vollmer CF 6 1 3 1 .308
D.Kokos RF 7 2 3 2 .302 E.Robinson 1B 5 2 3 3 .292
S.Lollar C 5 3 2 3 .296 E.Yost 3B 4 1 2 2 .202
J.Graham 1B 5 1 2 2 .286 S.Dente SS 5 0 1 1 .248
J.Sullivan 3B 5 3 1 1 .182 A.Evans C 4 2 2 1 .372
R.Embree P 1 0 0 0 .308 M.Haefner P 3 1 2 1 .385
T.Ferrick P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Welteroth P 0 0 0 0 ----
A-B.Dillinger PH 1 1 0 0 .357 B-A.Kozar PH 1 0 0 0 .284
B.Kennedy P 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Weik P 0 0 0 0 ----
J.Ostrowski P 1 0 0 0 .000 C-J.Simmons PH 1 0 1 0 .250
F.Thompson P 0 1 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 51 20 20 18 Totals 49 16 22 16
A-Pinch Hit For Ferrick In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Welteroth In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Weik In 9th Inning
Browns.......... 1 3 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 7 - 20 20 0
Senators........ 0 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 4 3 - 16 22 6
Browns (16-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Embree 2 2/3 6 6 6 4 0 0 6.47
T.Ferrick 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.56
B.Kennedy BS(1st) 4 1/3 13 7 7 3 2 0 7.14
J.Ostrowski WIN(5-2) 1 2/3 2 3 3 1 0 0 9.10
Totals 10 22 16 16 8 2 0
Senators (13-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Haefner 6 13 13 10 9 1 2 6.50
D.Welteroth 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.79
D.Weik 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.35
F.Thompson LOSS(0-2) 1 6 7 6 2 0 0 23.63
Totals 10 20 20 16 13 2 2
ATTENDANCE- 18,250 DATE- Saturday, May 21st 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Eddie Hurley, Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Jim Boyer
T- 3:54
LEFT ON BASE- Browns:15 Senators:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 1 Senators: 0
ERRORS- S.Robertson-3, E.Yost-2, M.Haefner
DOUBLES- S.Spence(3rd), J.Priddy(8th), R.Sievers(6th), J.Graham(6th),
G.Coan(5th), B.Stewart(3rd), E.Yost(7th), A.Evans(7th), M.Haefner
TRIPLES- G.Coan(3rd)
HOME RUNS- S.Spence(4th), S.Lollar(4th)
RBIs- E.Pellagrini-2(16th), S.Spence-3(15th), J.Priddy-2(18th),
R.Sievers-3(17th), D.Kokos-2(23rd), S.Lollar-3(12th), J.Graham-2(20th),
J.Sullivan(2nd), G.Coan-3(13th), B.Stewart-3(5th), S.Robertson(10th),
C.Vollmer(18th), E.Robinson-3(15th), E.Yost-2(10th), S.Dente(10th),
A.Evans(12th), M.Haefner
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Kennedy
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Yost
WALKS- E.Pellagrini, S.Spence, J.Priddy, R.Sievers-2, S.Lollar-2, J.Graham-2,
J.Sullivan-2, R.Embree, B.Kennedy, S.Robertson, C.Vollmer, E.Robinson,
E.Yost, S.Dente, A.Evans-2, F.Thompson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Embree, B.Kennedy, B.Stewart, S.Dente
GIDP- E.Yost
2-out RBI- R.Sievers-2, M.Haefner
RLISP 2-out- D.Kokos-3, A.Evans, E.Pellagrini-2, J.Graham-2, S.Lollar-2,
G.Coan-2, S.Dente-4
TEAM RISP- Browns: 11 for 25 Senators: 12 for 22
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Sherm Lollar blocked the plate, saving a run!
Center fielder Stan Spence left the yard and had 3 RBI as the St. Louis Browns
defeated the Washington Senators in 10 innings by a score of 20 to 16 at
Griffith Stadium.
The game was deadlocked at 13 after nine full innings. St. Louis won the hard
fought contest in the 10th inning. The key at-bat was by Jerry Priddy who
quieted the crowd when he doubled bringing in two baserunners. St. Louis
provided plenty of action in the 7th inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 3
hits and the 10th inning when they had 7 runs on 6 hits. St. Louis had a
total of 20 hits for the game.
The win was credited to Joe Ostrowski(5-2) who went 1 and 2/3 innings allowing
3 runs. Forrest Thompson(0-2) was charged with the loss in relief.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
1949 AL Game: Det. @ Phil.
May 20, 1949Detroit's Hal Newhouser and Philadelphia's Joe Coleman locked up in a pitching duel today at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. In the end, Newhouser and the Tigers came out on top 1-0. Detroit scored the game's only run in the 5th inning on a clutch RBI single by Johnny Lipon. Newhouser got into a no outs, bases loaded jam in the 8th inning but got out of it unscathed. For Newhouser, it was his AL leading 6th Win of the season.
BOXSCORE: 1949 Detroit Tigers At 1949 Philadelphia Athletics 5/20/1949
Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
J.Lipon SS 4 0 1 1 .250 E.Joost SS 4 0 1 0 .216
D.Kolloway 2B 4 0 1 0 .298 E.Valo LF 4 0 1 0 .223
G.Kell 3B 2 0 0 0 .252 F.Fain 1B 4 0 0 0 .265
V.Wertz RF 4 0 1 0 .287 S.Chapman CF 3 0 1 0 .250
P.Mullin LF 4 0 0 0 .321 H.Majeski 3B 4 0 0 0 .228
A.Robinson C 3 0 0 0 .212 B.Harris P 0 0 0 0 .333
J.Groth CF 4 0 0 0 .213 D.White RF 4 0 0 0 .208
P.Campbell 1B 3 1 1 0 .356 P.Suder 2B 3 0 1 0 .290
H.Newhouser P 3 0 2 0 .500 M.Guerra C 3 0 0 0 .308
J.Coleman P 1 0 0 0 .267
A-T.Davis PH,3B 0 0 0 0 .200
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 30 0 4 0
A-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 8th Inning
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Tigers (16-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Newhouser WIN(6-2) 9 4 0 0 4 4 0 2.74
Totals 9 4 0 0 4 4 0
Athletics (13-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Coleman LOSS(1-6) 8 6 1 1 3 4 0 3.27
B.Harris 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18
Totals 9 6 1 1 3 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 16,211 DATE- Friday, May 20th 1949 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Grieve, Johnny Stevens, Jim Honochick, Bill Summers
T- 1:59
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7 Athletics: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Athletics: 2
DOUBLES- H.Newhouser, E.Joost(5th), P.Suder(7th)
RBIs- J.Lipon(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Coleman
WALKS- G.Kell, A.Robinson, P.Campbell, S.Chapman, P.Suder, M.Guerra, T.Davis
HIT BY PITCH- G.Kell
STRIKE OUTS- G.Kell, V.Wertz, P.Mullin, P.Campbell, H.Newhouser, E.Joost,
F.Fain, H.Majeski, J.Coleman
GIDP- V.Wertz, J.Groth
2-out RBI- J.Lipon
RLISP 2-out- D.Kolloway-2, E.Joost-2, P.Mullin, H.Majeski-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 6 Athletics: 0 for 4
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Sam Chapman robbed Pat Mullin of an extra base hit.
Hal Newhouser tossed a complete game shutout at Shibe Park where the Detroit
Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 1 to
0.
Newhouser(6-2) had a strong outing. He allowed only 4 hits and 4 walks in 9
innings lowering his ERA from 3.15 to 2.74. Philadelphia went down without a
fight in the bottom of the 9th.
Joe Coleman(1-6) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 1 run and 6 hits in 8
innings.
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