1949 AL Game: Phi. @ Cle.

June 5, 1949

  The Cleveland Indians have been red hot as of late winning 12 games in a row. The Indians, behind the brilliant pitching of Satchel Paige (pictured) defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 2-1 in the 2nd game of a twin-bill. Cleveland took both games today and their winning streak has allowed them to move into a 1st place tie in the AL with the New York Yankees.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Philadelphia Athletics At 1949 Cleveland Indians      6/5/1949
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Joost SS          3  1  1  1 .236     D.Mitchell LF       2  2  1  0 .369  
C-N.Fox PR,2B         0  0  0  0 .250     T.Tucker CF         3  0  1  0 .245  
  W.Moses RF          3  0  0  0 .207     R.Boone SS          4  0  1  1 .257  
  F.Fain 1B           3  0  0  0 .272   A-L.Boudreau SS       0  0  0  0 .363  
  S.Chapman CF        4  0  0  0 .299     L.Doby RF           1  0  0  1 .309  
  H.Majeski 3B        4  0  1  0 .245     A.Rosen 3B          4  0  0  0 .139  
  E.Valo LF           4  0  1  0 .231     M.Vernon 1B         3  0  0  0 .338  
  P.Suder 2B,SS       4  0  1  0 .308     J.Berardino 2B      4  0  1  0 .273  
  M.Guerra C          4  0  1  0 .278     J.Hegan C           2  0  1  0 .231  
  C.Scheib P          2  0  0  0 .211     S.Paige P           3  0  0  0 .100  
B-T.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .143                                          
  B.Shantz P          0  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  5  1                 Totals      26  2  5  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Boone In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Scheib In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Joost In 8th Inning
 
Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
Indians......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  5  0
 
Athletics (18-28)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Scheib LOSS(4-4)        7       5   2   1   5   3   0   4.32
B.Shantz                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   5.15
Totals                    8       5   2   1   6   3   0
 
Indians (28-13)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Paige WIN(4-1)          9       5   1   1   3   8   1   2.09
Totals                    9       5   1   1   3   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 51,481 DATE- Sunday, June 5th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7  Indians: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Indians: 0
DOUBLES- M.Guerra(5th)
TRIPLES- E.Valo(2nd)
HOME RUNS- E.Joost(10th)
RBIs- E.Joost(18th), R.Boone(7th), L.Doby(36th)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Tucker
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Doby
WALKS- E.Joost, W.Moses, F.Fain, D.Mitchell-2, L.Doby-2, M.Vernon, J.Hegan
STRIKE OUTS- E.Joost, W.Moses, S.Chapman-2, M.Guerra-3, T.Davis, S.Paige-3
GIDP- R.Boone
RLISP 2-out- M.Vernon, C.Scheib, S.Chapman, D.Mitchell, M.Guerra
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 0 for 4  Indians: 2 for 7
 
Satchel Paige went the distance as the sizzling Cleveland Indians defeated the
Philadelphia Athletics 2 to 1 at Municipal Stadium.
 
Cleveland brought 1 run across the plate in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
That was all the offense they were to need.  The pitchers took over after the
3rd inning as neither team was able to score again.  
 
Paige(4-1), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. Carl
Scheib(4-4) was tagged with the loss.  He pitched 7 innings and surrendered 5
hits and 5 walks.
 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1949 Cleveland CLA           28  13  .683 ----   113    19  22 .463   89  65 .578
1949 New York NYA            29  14  .674 ----          30  13 .698   97  57 .630
1949 Boston BOA              22  19  .537  6.0          22  19 .537   96  58 .623
1949 Detroit DEA             23  21  .523  6.5          24  20 .545   87  67 .565
1949 St. Louis SLA           23  23  .500  7.5          11  35 .239   53 101 .344
1949 Washington WAA          19  27  .413 11.5          25  21 .543   50 104 .325
1949 Philadelphia PHA        18  28  .391 12.5          24  22 .522   81  73 .526
1949 Chicago CHA             14  31  .311 16.0          21  24 .467   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     22   19  .537 10- 9 12-10  4- 2 18-17  1- 1  7- 9     4-6     Lost 5
CHA     14   31  .311 10-17  4-14  4- 4 10-27  2- 1  4- 6     3-7     Lost 1
CLA     28   13  .683 18- 5 10- 8  7- 6 21- 7  3- 1 11- 2     10-0    Won 12
DEA     23   21  .523 13-12 10- 9  7- 5 16-16  1- 2  8- 4     6-4     Won 3
NYA     29   14  .674 10- 8 19- 6 12- 4 17-10  3- 1  4- 2     8-2     Lost 1
PHA     18   28  .391  8-10 10-18  6-10 12-18  1- 3  2- 8     2-8     Lost 4
SLA     23   23  .500 12-14 11- 9 10-11 13-12  4- 2  5- 7     4-6     Won 1
WAA     19   27  .413  8-12 11-15  7- 8 12-19  1- 5  6- 9     3-7     Won 1
TOTAL  176  176  .500

1949 AL Detroit Game and other AL Game Stories

June 3, 1949

  My 1st game back after resuming the 1949 asplayed replay saw my Detroit Tigers hosting the Philadelphia Athletics. The game turned into a great pitchers duel, although it didn't start off that way. Staff ace Hal Newhouser (picture left) was on the mound for Detroit and the 1st batter he faced, Eddie Joost, cleared the leftfield fence for his 8th homerun of the season. The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the 8th when the Tigers finally got to Philadelphia starter Alex Kellner for a run on Hoot Evers' clutch RBI single. The game went to extra innings and in the bottom of the 10th Johnny Groth (pictured right) led off by hitting a walk-off homerun. The Tigers won 2-1 and Newhouser picked up his AL leading 9th Win of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Philadelphia Athletics At 1949 Detroit Tigers         6/3/1949
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Joost SS          5  1  1  1 .236     P.Campbell 1B       4  0  1  0 .282  
  T.Wright RF         5  0  0  0 .284     D.Kolloway 2B       5  1  0  0 .336  
  F.Fain 1B           5  0  0  0 .286     G.Kell 3B           5  0  1  0 .287  
  S.Chapman CF        5  0  1  0 .294     V.Wertz RF          4  0  1  0 .268  
  H.Majeski 3B        5  0  1  0 .232     H.Evers LF          5  0  1  1 .316  
  D.White LF          4  0  1  0 .136     J.Groth CF          4  1  2  1 .268  
  B.Rosar C           3  0  1  0 .136     J.Lipon SS          3  0  0  0 .217  
  P.Suder 2B          4  0  1  0 .297     B.Swift C           4  0  1  0 .125  
  A.Kellner P         4  0  0  0 .250   A-N.Berry PR          0  0  0  0 .200  
                                        B-A.Robinson C        0  0  0  0 .227  
                                          H.Newhouser P       4  0  0  0 .379  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  1  6  1                 Totals      38  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Swift In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Berry In 10th Inning
 
Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  1  6  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 -  2  7  3
 
Athletics (18-25)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Kellner LOSS(1-3)      10       7   2   1   4   4   1   3.18
Totals                   10       7   2   1   4   4   1
 
Tigers (21-21)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Newhouser WIN(9-2)     11       6   1   1   1   6   1   2.87
Totals                   11       6   1   1   1   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,438 DATE- Friday, June 3rd 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7  Tigers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- D.White, J.Lipon-2, H.Newhouser
DOUBLES- H.Majeski(8th), G.Kell(9th)
HOME RUNS- E.Joost(8th), J.Groth(6th)
RBIs- E.Joost(16th), H.Evers(20th), J.Groth(24th)
WALKS- B.Rosar, P.Campbell, V.Wertz, J.Groth, J.Lipon
STRIKE OUTS- E.Joost-2, S.Chapman, B.Rosar, A.Kellner-2, G.Kell-2, V.Wertz,
             B.Swift
GIDP- P.Suder
2-out RBI- H.Evers
RLISP 2-out- P.Suder-2, H.Evers-2, P.Campbell, T.Wright-2, J.Groth, D.Kolloway
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 0 for 4  Tigers: 1 for 10
 
Hal Newhouser had an impressive outing at Briggs Stadium where the Detroit
Tigers beat the Philadelphia Athletics in 11 innings by the score of 2 to
1.
 
Both teams were tied at 1 runs apiece after nine innings.  Finally, Detroit
prevailed in the 11th inning.  Johnny Groth smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly'
giving Detroit the victory as 21,438 happy fans celebrated wildly.  Detroit
totaled 7 hits on the afternoon.  
 
The victory was credited to Newhouser(9-2) who went the distance, allowing 1
run. Alex Kellner(1-3) was the loser.  He gave up 2 runs and 7 hits in 10
innings.  
 

 

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1949 American League                Date: 6/4/1949
 
BOSTON AT CLEVELAND
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  6  0
Indians......... 2 0 2  0 0 1  0 1    -  6 14  1
Win:Wynn(3-1) Loss:Dobson(3-3)
Homeruns- V.Stephens(4th)
 
Early Wynn allowed Lou Boudreau to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game
and Joe Gordon had 2 base hits and 3 RBI as the red-hot Cleveland Indians
beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 6 to 1.
 
Wynn(3-1) pitched a fine game.  He was reached for 6 hits and 2 walks in 9
innings.  Cleveland banged out 14 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Joe Dobson(3-3) absorbed the loss.  He was unable to control the Cleveland
offense and allowed 11 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings.  
 
No one has been able to stop Cleveland lately as they lengthened their winning
streak to 9 games. Boudreau was thrilled following the game -- 'We're really
on a roll now.  These guys are playing their hearts out and I couldn't be
happier for them!'
 
NEW YORK AT CHICAGO
Yankees......... 4 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  -  6 12  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 5 0  -  5  9  2
Win:Porterfield(4-1) Loss:Pierce(1-6) Save:Shea(1st)
 
Third baseman Billy Johnson hit 2 doubles and had 4 RBI as the New York
Yankees bested the Chicago White Sox 6 to 5 at Comiskey Park.
 
New York drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning
when they tallied 4 runs on 3 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by
Johnson who deflated the mood of the partisan fans when he doubled bringing
home two baserunners.  Chicago tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.
 
Bob Porterfield(4-1) allowed 3 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory.
Porterfield was helped out by Spec Shea who recorded his 1st save.  The loss
was charged to Billy Pierce(1-6).  He got hammered, allowing 10 hits and 6
walks in 7 innings.  
 
 
WASHINGTON AT ST. LOUIS
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 1  -  3  5  0
Browns.......... 1 1 0  1 0 2  0 1    -  6 11  2
Win:Garver(3-3) Loss:Calvert(2-6)
Homeruns- C.Vollmer(7th), A.Kozar(3rd), R.Sievers(3rd), L.Moss(2nd)
 
Les Moss went deep and Ned Garver pitched a complete game as the St. Louis
Browns defeated the Washington Senators by the score of 6 to 3 at Sportsman's
Park.
 
Garver(3-3) earned his pay with a solid performance for St. Louis.  He went 9
innings and surrended up 5 hits and 2 walks and gave up 2 homeruns.  St.
Louis rapped out 11 hits for the night.  
 
Paul Calvert(2-6) was hit with the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 11 hits
and 4 walks in 8 innings.
 

1949 As Played Replay Resumes

 It's been 8 months since my last game with the 1949 MLB season and with my 1968 Season now complete, I'm ready to resume the 1949 asplayed replay. I had to look back at my posts here and the season records in the game itself to refresh my memory of it. I'm also going to have to review some of the books, magazines, internet sites, etc., that I looked at before to get the feel of the 1949 era and actual baseball season.