1949 AL Independence Day Games

July 4, 1949

  It's the 4th of July and just as in the NL, there were 4 doubleheaders played today. Nothing like spending the day at the ballpark! Only the doubleheader played between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees saw the teams split the 2 games. Vic Raschi earned his MLB leading 13th Win of the season as New York defeated Boston 6-2 in game 1. The Detroit Tigers were hosting the Cleveland Indians. Detroit pitchers Virgil Trucks and Hal Newhouser both threw 4-hit shutouts with the Tigers taking identical 2-0 victories. The other 2 doubleheaders also saw the hometown team taking both games. The fans in those cities had even more reason to celebrate Independence Day!

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1949 American League                Date: 7/4/1949
 
BOSTON AT NEW YORK
Red Sox......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  9  0
Yankees......... 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 4    -  6  8  0
Win:Raschi(13-3) Loss:Masterson(3-6)
 
Vic Raschi had a complete game as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red
Sox by the score of 6 to 2 at Yankee Stadium.
 
New York won the game with a rally in the 8th inning when they tallied 4 runs
on 3 hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Yogi Berra who elicited a roar
from the hometown fans when he doubled bringing in two baserunners.  New York
had 8 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Raschi(13-3) finished the game allowing 2 runs in the victory. Walt
Masterson(3-6) was given the loss.  He gave up 6 runs in 7 innings and saw
his ERA jump from 4.59 to 4.88.  
 
 
BOSTON AT NEW YORK
Red Sox......... 3 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 1  -  6  9  1
Yankees......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 3 0  -  4  8  0
Win:Parnell(11-4) Loss:Sanford(3-1)
Homeruns- T.Williams(18th), V.Stephens(13th), J.Dimaggio(1st)
 
Mel Parnell pitched a complete game at Yankee Stadium as the Boston Red Sox
beat the New York Yankees 6 to 4.
 
Parnell(11-4) gave Boston a solid outing. He allowed 8 hits and 4 walks in 9
innings.  Boston rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Fred Sanford(3-1) took the loss.  'I didn't have my best stuff but sometimes
you just get lucky,' Parnell said, 'this was one of those times.'
 
CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS
White Sox....... 0 0 0  1 1 0  5 0 0  0 0 -  7 12  1
Browns.......... 0 0 0  1 0 3  2 1 0  0 1 -  8  8  0
Win:Papai(3-2) Loss:Gumpert(7-9)
Homeruns- G.Metkovich(1st), B.Souchock(9th), S.Spence(8th), J.Graham(16th),
           D.Kokos-2(14th)
 
Dick Kokos cracked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Sportsman's Park as the St.
Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox in 11 innings 8 to 7.
 
Both teams were tied at 7 runs apiece after nine innings.  St. Louis won the
game in the 11th inning.  After an out was recorded, Sherm Lollar drew a
walk.  Bob Dillinger came next and he ripped a single, and an error was also
committed, resulting in an exciting win for St. Louis and a wild post-game
celebration by the home town fans.  A wild and woolly affair, this game saw
the lead change 5 times.  
 
Al Papai(3-2) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings. The
losing pitcher was Randy Gumpert(7-9).  He served up 4 homeruns in his 10 and
1/3 innings.  
 
Kokos was in a good mood after the game, 'I'm just seeing and hitting the ball
real well now.  I made some adjustments last week and they are paying off.
That's what this game is about. making adjustments as the season goes along.'
 
CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS
White Sox....... 0 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Browns.......... 1 0 0  1 1 0  0 0    -  3  5  0
Win:Garver(6-4) Loss:Pierce(1-11)
Homeruns- D.Kokos(15th)
 
Ned Garver had a complete game as the St. Louis Browns bested the dreadful
Chicago White Sox 3 to 2 at Sportsman's Park.
 
St. Louis had 1 run cross the plate in the 5th inning.  Chicago threatened in
the 9th but their rally came up short.  
 
Garver(6-4), allowing 2 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Billy
Pierce(1-11) took the loss.  Wth the win St. Louis now has a record of 35-37.
Still in a bad slump, with this loss, Chicago is 2-8 lately and 20-54, worst
in the league on the year.
 
WASHINGTON AT PHILADELPHIA
Senators........ 0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  3  6  1
Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 0 4  0 0    -  5  6  0
Win:Scheib(5-7) Loss:Scarborough(7-5)
Homeruns- S.Chapman(10th)
 
Carl Scheib was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game as the Philadelphia Athletics outscored the Washington Senators
5 to 3.
 
Scheib(5-7) earned his pay with a solid performance for Philadelphia.  He went
9 innings allowing 6 hits and 3 walks.  Washington threatened in the 9th but
their rally came up short.  
 
Ray Scarborough(7-5) was the loser.  He gave up 5 runs and 6 hits in 7
innings.  'We just made a lot of mistakes, mostly mental,' Joe Kuhel said.
'It's bad enough when the other team beats you, but when you start beating
yourselves, that's really bad.'
 
WASHINGTON AT PHILADELPHIA
Senators........ 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  3  7  0
Athletics....... 0 4 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  4  4  0
Win:Shantz(3-2) Loss:Weik(4-3) Save:Harris(2nd)
 
9,218 fans watched an exciting game at Shibe Park.  The Philadelphia Athletics
topped the Washington Senators by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
 
Bobby Shantz(3-2) pitched well for Philadelphia in their victory.  He allowed
7 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings.  The Washington batters didn't put
up a fight in the 9th.  
 
Shantz got help from Bubba Harris who was credited with his 2nd save.  Dick
Weik(4-3) ended up with the loss.  He surrendered 4 hits and 9 walks in 8
innings.
 
CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1    -  2  4  0
Win:Houtteman(6-2) Loss:Feller(3-7) Save:Trout(3rd)
Homeruns- A.Robinson(8th)
 
Art Houtteman didn't allow a hit until the 6th inning as the Detroit Tigers
defeated the Cleveland Indians 2 to 0 at Briggs Stadium.
 
Houtteman(6-2) pitched one of his finer games as he simply was too much for
the Cleveland batters.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 4 hits and
1 walk in 8 innings seeing his ERA drop from 5.08 to 4.40.  The right-handed
Houtteman lost his no-hit bid when Bob Feller doubled with two outs in the
6th inning.  Both teams finished the game with 4 hits.  
 
Houtteman got help from Dizzy Trout who earned his 3rd save.  Feller(3-7) was
the loser.  He pitched 7 innings giving up only 3 hits and 2 walks.
 
 
CLEVELAND AT DETROIT
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  8  1
Win:Newhouser(12-5) Loss:Bearden(1-10)
 
Hal Newhouser pitched a complete game shutout as the Detroit Tigers topped the
Cleveland Indians by a score of 2 to 0 at Briggs Stadium.
 
Newhouser(12-5) pitched a solid game.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing
just 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings.  Neither team managed to score after
the 1st inning.  
 
Gene Bearden(1-10) was tagged with the loss.  He allowed 2 runs and 8 hits in
8 innings.
 

1949 NL Independence Day Games

July 4, 1949

 It's the 4th of July and there were a slate of doubleheaders played in the NL today. In all 4 sets of doubleheaders, one team swept both games: The New York Giants disappointed the hometown Boston Braves' fans by narrowly winning both of their games 4-2 and 3-2. The smoking hot 1st place Brooklyn Dodgers eeked out a win in both of their games against the 2nd place Philadelphia Phillies by the identical score of 5-4. The Pittsburgh Pirates won both games in Cincinnati 3-2 and 7-2. The St. Louis Cardinals took 2 against the Chicago Cubs 3-2 and 11-0.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1949 National League                Date: 7/4/1949
 
NEW YORK AT BOSTON
Giants.......... 0 2 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  4  9  1
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  0
Win:Jansen(8-7) Loss:Voiselle(2-6)
Homeruns- B.Elliott(8th), T.Holmes(3rd)
 
Larry Jansen went the distance at Braves Field where the New York Giants beat
the Boston Braves 4 to 2.
 
New York scored 2 runs in the decisive 6th inning.  Sid Gordon led off the
inning for New York when he drew a walk.  After an out was recorded, Ray
Mueller came up and he slapped a single.  Bill Voiselle then fired a sharp
breaking ball that appeared to cross-up the catcher.  In any event, it got by
him and was ruled a passed ball which plated a run.  Buddy Kerr followed and
he laced a base-hit.  Jansen came up to bat and worked the squeeze play to
perfection scoring the final run of the inning.  New York had a total of 9
hits for the game.  
 
The victory went to Jansen(8-7) who went the distance allowing 2 runs.
Voiselle(2-6) took the loss.  He allowed 8 hits and 5 walks in 8 innings.
 
NEW YORK AT BOSTON
Giants.......... 0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0 0  -  3  7  2
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Win:Hartung(7-7) Loss:Elliott(1-4) Save:Webb(2nd)
Homeruns- B.Thomson(10th), W.Marshall(3rd)
 
Ray Mueller had 2 base hits as the New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves
3 to 2 at Braves Field.
 
New York brought 2 runs across the plate in the 5th inning with the help of 4
hits.  It was enough scoring to earn the victory.  New York banged out 7 hits
on the afternoon.  
 
The winning pitcher was Clint Hartung(7-7) who allowed 2 runs in 5 innings.
Red Webb was credited with his 2nd save.  The losing pitcher was Glenn
Elliott(1-4).  
 
New York remained hot, improving their record to 40-32. They now have a record
of 8-2 in recent days.  Not able to get much going in recent weeks, Boston is
2-8 of late and now has an overall record of 35-40.
 
PHILADELPHIA AT BROOKLYN
Phillies........ 1 0 1  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  4  7  1
Dodgers......... 1 1 1  2 0 0  0 0    -  5 12  2
Win:Roe(10-1) Loss:Simmons(2-7)
Homeruns- B.Cox(2nd)
 
Preacher Roe allowed Burt Shotton to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game
at Ebbets Field as the phenomenal Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia
Phillies 5 to 4.
 
Billy Cox had a good day at the plate.  He doubled in the 1st inning, hit a
bases-empty home run in the 3rd inning and smacked a single bringing in two
baserunners in the 4th inning.  Brooklyn finished with 12 hits in the
victory.  
 
The victory was credited to Roe(10-1) who went the distance, allowing 4 runs.
The loss was charged to Curt Simmons(2-7).  He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits
and 2 walks in 7 innings.  
 
 
PHILADELPHIA AT BROOKLYN
Phillies........ 0 2 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4 13  0
Dodgers......... 2 0 1  0 2 0  0 0    -  5  7  1
Win:Newcombe(7-3) Loss:Thompson(0-3)
Homeruns- S.Lopata(7th), P.Reese(12th), D.Snider(10th)
 
Don Newcombe completed the game without help from the bullpen and Gil Hodges
collected 2 extra-base hits and had 2 RBI as the Brooklyn Dodgers bested the
Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 4 at Ebbets Field.
 
In the bottom of the 5th inning Brooklyn scored 2 runs.  Philadelphia made it
exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
 
The win went to Newcombe(7-3) who allowed 4 runs in the game. Jocko
Thompson(0-3) suffered the loss.  He gave up 5 runs and 7 hits in 5 and 1/3
innings.  
 
Burt Shotton was beaming after the game, 'Not only were we making good
contact, but a lot of balls we hit seemed to have 'eyes'! I just love winning
these tight ones! It was just our day - no doubt about it!'
 
PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI
Pirates......... 0 2 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  3  8  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  2 10  1
Win:Chambers(6-1) Loss:Fox(5-6) Save:Dickson(3rd)
Homeruns- W.Westlake(13th), J.Bloodworth(11th)
 
Wally Westlake hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI at Crosley Field where the
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 3 to
2.
 
Pittsburgh came up with 2 runs in the top of the 2nd inning.  The big moment
was provided by Westlake who quieted the home crowd when he cleared the
fences for a two-run home run.  Cincinnati had a chance in the 9th but they
came up short.  
 
Cliff Chambers(6-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 and 2/3 innings and
allowing 2 runs. Murry Dickson recorded the save, his 3rd.  Howie Fox(5-6)
was the loser.  He gave up 7 hits and 5 walks in 8 innings.  
 
'He gutted it out' Billy Meyer said of Chambers.  'I was very impressed by his
tenacity.'
 
PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI
Pirates......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  2 0 3  -  7 10  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  2 10  1
Win:Werle(4-7) Loss:Blackwell(3-5)
 
Bill Werle tossed a complete game at Crosley Field as the Pittsburgh Pirates
beat the Cincinnati Reds by the count of 7 to 2.
 
Werle(4-7) pitched a fine game.  He went 9 innings surrendering 10 hits and 2
walks dropping his ERA from 5.28 to 4.97.  Both teams finished the game with
10 hits.  
 
Ewell Blackwell(3-5) was given the loss.  He pitched 7 innings and surrendered
8 hits and 5 walks.
 
ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  1
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  2 10  0
Win:Lanier(1-0) Loss:Schmitz(1-12) Save:Wilks(9th)
Homeruns- A.Pafko(11th)
 
9,656 fans were treated to a fine game at Wrigley Field as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The St. Louis Cardinals won by the
slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
 
St. Louis scored all of the necessary runs in the 5th inning when they scored
3 runs on 4 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Stan Musial who
helped quiet the crowd when he tripled scoring two baserunners.  Both teams
ended up with 10 hits on the afternoon.  
 
The win went to Max Lanier(1-0) who allowed 2 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings.
Lanier got relief help from Ted Wilks who gained credit for his 9th save.
Johnny Schmitz(1-12) suffered the loss.  
 
St. Louis continued their winnings ways improving their record to 41-30.  They
are 9-1 in their last ten games.  Chicago has a record of 18-54, worst in the
league after the loss.
 
ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO
Cardinals....... 0 0 1  0 0 9  0 1 0  - 11 10  0
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  3
Win:Brazle(7-5) Loss:Chipman(0-5)
Homeruns- E.Slaughter(7th)
 
In a one-sided affair the red-hot St. Louis Cardinals batters pounded the
woeful Chicago Cubs pitchers for 11 runs while Al Brazle(7-5), with relief
help from Bill Reeder, blanked Chicago.
 
Enos Slaughter enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He ripped a base-hit bringing
in a run in the 6th inning, slapped a one-base hit bringing in two
baserunners in the 6th inning and cracked a solo homerun in the 8th inning.
St. Louis finished with 10 hits while Chicago ended up with 6.  
 
The losing pitcher was Bob Chipman(0-5).  He gave up 6 runs in 5 and 2/3
innings of work.  In another of a string of victories, St. Louis extended
their winning streak to 7 games.
 

1949 AL Standings

July 1, 1949

  We've reached the month of July in the 1949 MLB season. The New York Yankees are in 1st place in the AL. They were a league best 20-11 in June and boast the top offense and pitching in the AL. The Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox continue to play winning baseball while my Detroit Tigers continue playing just a bit under their actual 1949 performance. The Tigers have an excellent starting rotation but their relief pitching has let them down repeatedly. If they had just 1 reliever they could count on shutting down opponents, Detroit would be a real threat to the league leaders.

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            45  23  .662 ----    83    44  24 .647   97  57 .630
1949 Cleveland CLA           38  27  .585  5.5          35  30 .538   89  65 .578
1949 Boston BOA              38  28  .576  6.0          35  31 .530   96  58 .623
1949 Detroit DEA             36  33  .522  9.5          38  31 .551   87  67 .565
1949 St. Louis SLA           32  34  .485 12.0          20  46 .303   53 101 .344
1949 Philadelphia PHA        32  37  .464 13.5          39  30 .565   81  73 .526
1949 Washington WAA          29  37  .439 15.0          31  35 .470   50 104 .325
1949 Chicago CHA             19  50  .275 26.5          27  42 .391   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BOA     38   28  .576 22-14 16-14  9- 5 29-23  2- 4  9-11     7-3     Won 2
CHA     19   50  .275 11-24  8-26  6-12 13-38  3- 6  6-13     3-7     Lost 1
CLA     38   27  .585 22-12 16-15 12-10 26-17  6- 3 16- 5     4-6     Won 1
DEA     36   33  .522 17-16 19-17 12-10 24-23  2- 4  9- 7     5-5     Lost 1
NYA     45   23  .662 21-12 24-11 20- 6 25-17  6- 2  7- 3     6-4     Lost 2
PHA     32   37  .464 15-17 17-20 11-13 21-24  3- 5  8-10     5-5     Won 1
SLA     32   34  .485 15-16 17-18 13-17 19-17  6- 4  6-11     3-7     Won 1
WAA     29   37  .439 16-19 13-18 10-12 19-25  6- 6 10-11     7-3     Lost 1
TOTAL  269  269  .500
HOME   139  130  .517
ROAD   130  139  .483
LEFT    93   85  .522
RIGHT  176  184  .489
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BOA      6- 5 16- 9 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    352   277  +75
CHA      3- 8  8-20  8-22  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    224   360 -136
CLA      5- 4 17- 9 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    322   272  +50
DEA      7- 4 13-15 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    368   352  +16
NYA      8- 4 17- 8 20-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    375   269 +106
PHA      5- 8 11-16 16-13  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    315   306   +9
SLA      6- 5 14-15 12-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    335   399  -64
WAA      5- 7 12-16 12-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    279   335  -56
 
 

1949 AL News Recap with League Leaders

July 1, 1949

  The month of June is in the books. New York's Tommy Henrich has been having an excellent season at the plate and he's been even more red-hot as of late. Henrich leads the AL in Homeruns (22) and RBI (71). His .390 BA in June, .447 over the last 10 days, pushed him up to 2nd in the AL. Definitely a candidate for a Triple Crown in the 1949 MLB season. Boston's Johnny Pesky leads the AL in BA (.361) and teammate Ted Williams is putting up some nice power numbers. The Yankees' Vic Raschi leads the AL in Wins with 12.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1949 American League                 Date: 7/1/1949
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1949 NYA  45  23    J.Pesky   BOA .361  T.Henrich NYA   22  T.Henrich NYA   71
1949 CLA  38  27    T.Henrich NYA .351  E.Joost   PHA   16  T.William BOA   60
1949 BOA  38  28    L.Boudrea CLA .351  T.William BOA   16  V.Stephen BOA   54
1949 DEA  36  33    B.Dilling SLA .349  Y.Berra   NYA   15  L.Doby    CLA   49
1949 SLA  32  34    D.Mitchel CLA .345  OTHERS TIED W   14  OTHERS TIED W   46
1949 PHA  32  37
1949 WAA  29  37    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1949 CHA  19  50    V.Raschi  NYA   12  J.Page    NYA    8  M.Parnell BOA 1.93
                    H.Newhous DEA   11  T.Ferrick SLA    6  F.Hutchin DEA 2.15
                    J.Ostrows SLA   10  T.Hughson BOA    5  R.Scarbor WAA 2.16
                    M.Parnell BOA   10  E.Johnson BOA    3  D.Fowler  PHA 2.69
                    V.Trucks  DEA    8  OTHERS TIED W    2  H.Newhous DEA 2.83
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Pesky   BOA   25  M.Vernon  CLA   13  V.Trucks  DEA   71
                    B.Stewart WAA   18  E.Valo    PHA   12  H.Newhous DEA   66
                    B.Doerr   BOA   17  J.Coleman NYA   10  V.Raschi  NYA   64
                    E.Rapp    CHA    8  F.Fain    PHA    8  L.Brissie PHA   55
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W    7  M.Parnell BOA   55
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DEA  5  at  CLA  6  BOA-Kramer(2-1, 4.08) at PHA-Brissie(7-4, 3.66)
NYA  2  at  BOA  9  CHA-Wight(3-7, 3.86) at DEA-Hutchin(6-2, 2.15)
PHA  8  at  WAA  5  NYA-Lopat(6-4, 3.52) at WAA-Harris(0-1, 1.42)
                    SLA-Ostrows(10-3, 4.56) at CLA-Benton(3-0, 2.72)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
E.Joost       PHA WAA  3  1  1  4  2  0  1  0
J.Groth       DEA CLA  2  1  1  3  0  0  1  0
V.Stephens    BOA NYA  5  2  2  3  0  0  1  0
C.Vollmer     WAA PHA  4  1  1  4  0  0  1  0
T.Williams    BOA NYA  3  1  2  2  2  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Garcia      CLA DEA  2.0  1  0  0  1  1  0 W  
C.Scheib      PHA WAA  2.0  1  0  0  0  1  0   S
M.Parnell     BOA NYA  9.0  7  2  2  5  2  0 W  
D.Welteroth   WAA PHA  1.0  0  0  0  1  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
T.Henrich     NYA .447 38 17 19  9  6  P.Calvert     WAA  8  3  0  0  2  0 000
B.Tebbetts    BOA .409 22  9  7  4  2  M.Parnell     BOA 27 20  5 14  9  1 300
B.Doerr       BOA .514 37 19 13  6  2  J.Coleman     PHA 18 14  2  3  4  0 200
C.Mapes       NYA .286 21  6  6  4  2  V.Trucks      DEA 18 10  3  7  5  2 200
J.Graham      SLA .391 23  9  5  3  2  B.Harris      PHA  9  4  0  2  1  0 000
 
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
A.Anderson    SLA .077 26  2  1  2  0  T.Byrne       NYA  7  8 12 14  4  1 020
J.Gordon      CLA .122 41  5  1  2  0  B.Wight       CHA  7 20 12  5  1  0 020
D.Kolloway    DEA .132 53  7  3  1  0  A.Papai       SLA  8  8  9  5  0  2 010
D.Mitchell    CLA .231 39  9  1  1  0  M.Grissom     DEA  8 18  8  3  1  2 010
D.Philley     CHA .237 38  9  1  2  0  M.Pieretti    CHA  6  9  7  4  3  0 000
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1949 NL Standings

July 1, 1949

 The 1949 NL season has reached the month of July. The 1st place Brooklyn Dodgers continued their dominance in the league by going 20-7 in June. Their dominance has shown at the plate and on the mound, evidenced by a +160 differential in runs for/against. Only the 2nd place Philadelphia Phillies have been able to keep pace with Brooklyn. The Phillies were 22-9 in June but still trail the Dodgers by 7.5 games.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1949 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1949 Brooklyn BRN            49  18  .731 ----    79    41  26 .612   97  57 .630
1949 Philadelphia PHN        43  27  .614  7.5          38  32 .543   81  73 .526
1949 St. Louis SLN           37  30  .552 12.0          40  27 .597   96  58 .623
1949 New York NYN            36  31  .537 13.0          33  34 .493   73  81 .474
1949 Boston BON              34  36  .486 16.5          38  32 .543   75  79 .487
1949 Pittsburgh PIN          29  37  .439 19.5          27  39 .409   71  83 .461
1949 Cincinnati CIN          26  39  .400 22.0          27  38 .415   62  92 .403
1949 Chicago CHN             16  52  .235 33.5          26  42 .382   61  93 .396
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BON     34   36  .486 19-12 15-24 16-15 18-21  5- 3 13-11     2-8     Lost 3
BRN     49   18  .731 25- 7 24-11 19- 7 30-11  3- 3 11- 7     8-2     Lost 1
CHN     16   52  .235  8-25  8-27  2-18 14-34  2- 2  6-11     3-7     Lost 2
CIN     26   39  .400 11-18 15-21 11-16 15-23  3- 2  9-14     6-4     Won 2
NYN     36   31  .537 20-15 16-16 16- 9 20-22  1- 5  7-13     8-2     Won 3
PHN     43   27  .614 27-13 16-14 15-13 28-14  6- 3 12- 7     5-5     Won 1
PIN     29   37  .439 16-16 13-21  4- 8 25-29  4- 3 10- 8     2-8     Lost 6
SLN     37   30  .552 22-16 15-14 21-15 16-15  1- 4 11- 8     7-3     Won 2
TOTAL  270  270  .500
HOME   148  122  .548
ROAD   122  148  .452
LEFT   104  101  .507
RIGHT  166  169  .496
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BON      7- 5 15-13 12-18  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    317   329  -12
BRN      7- 5 22- 6 20- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    408   248 +160
CHN      4- 7  6-20  6-25  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    241   398 -157
CIN      5- 5  9-20 12-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    270   325  -55
NYN      2- 9 18-11 16-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    327   284  +43
PHN      8- 5 13-13 22- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    381   297  +84
PIN      5- 6 14-15 10-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    277   373  -96
SLN      7- 3 14-13 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    338   305  +33
 
 

1949 NL News Recap with League Leaders

July 1, 1949

  The month of June is in the books. Philadelphia's Del Ennis has been a force at the plate this season, allowing the Phillies to keep a firm grip on 2nd place in the NL Standings. Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson is hitting over .400 on the season leads in stolen bases. Boston's Warren Spahn is tops in Wins with 10, 2nd in K's with 58, and 4th in ERA.
  Besides Robinson, the Dodgers feature a number of players that are among the top 5 in many major stat categories: Carl Furillo is 2nd in batting with a .367 BA, 3rd in Homeruns and 5th in RBI. Catcher Roy Campanella is tied for 3rd in Homers with 13.  Preacher Roe is 2nd in Wins with 9 and ERA with a 2.13 ERA. Rookie pitcher Don Newcombe, who was brought up to the team near the end of May, has looked very promising so far. He is 6-2 with a NL leading ERA of 1.57.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1949 National League                 Date: 7/1/1949
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1949 BRN  49  18    J.Robinso BRN .411  D.Ennis   PHN   21  D.Ennis   PHN   63
1949 PHN  43  27    C.Furillo BRN .367  R.Kiner   PIN   18  W.Jones   PHN   57
1949 SLN  37  30    S.Gordon  NYN .332  R.Campane BRN   13  J.Robinso BRN   56
1949 NYN  36  31    E.Slaught SLN .331  C.Furillo BRN   13  S.Gordon  NYN   52
1949 BON  34  36    E.Kazak   SLN .321  S.Gordon  NYN   13  C.Furillo BRN   51
1949 PIN  29  37
1949 CIN  26  39    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1949 CHN  16  52    W.Spahn   BON   10  T.Wilks   SLN    8  D.Newcomb BRN 1.57
                    P.Roe     BRN    9  E.Palica  BRN    6  P.Roe     BRN 2.13
                    H.Borowy  PHN    9  F.Fanovic CIN    4  R.Meyer   PHN 2.17
                    S.Jones   NYN    9  D.Koslo   NYN    4  W.Spahn   BON 2.53
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  OTHERS TIED W    3  M.Dubiel  CHN 2.69
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Bloodwo CIN   11  J.Robinso BRN   22  R.Branca  BRN   61
                    S.Gordon  NYN    9  P.Reese   BRN   13  W.Spahn   BON   58
                    H.Walker  CIN    8  G.Hermans BRN   11  S.Jones   NYN   55
                    M.Basgall PIN    8  OTHERS TIED W    5  B.Rush    CHN   54
                    OTHERS TIED W    6                      R.Munger  SLN   54
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN  5  at  PHN  6  BRN-Newcomb(6-2, 1.57) at NYN-Koslo(2-4, 6.08)
BON  0  at  NYN  6  CIN-Raffens(6-8, 3.69) at SLN-Brechee(7-5, 6.20)
BON  3  at  NYN  5  PHN-Borowy(9-1, 3.61) at BON-Bickfor(7-7, 3.78)
CHN  1  at  SLN  5  PIN-Chesnes(4-2, 5.71) at CHN-Leonard(2-8, 5.79)
CIN  8  at  PIN  7
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Mize        NYN BON  4  1  3  4  0  0  1  0
P.Reiser      BON NYN  1  1  1  2  0  0  1  0
W.Jones       PHN BRN  3  1  1  2  2  1  1  0
S.Gordon      NYN BON  3  1  1  3  1  0  1  0
C.McCullough  PIN CIN  4  2  2  1  0  0  1  1
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
H.Behrman     NYN BON  6.0  1  0  0  4  3  0 W  
R.Munger      SLN CHN  7.1  3  1  1  4  6  0 W  
R.Webb        NYN BON  3.0  0  0  0  1  1  0   S
J.Konstanty   PHN BRN  1.2  0  0  0  0  0  0 W  
S.Jones       NYN BON  9.0  7  3  2  4  6  1 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
R.Northey     SLN .455 22 10 11  5  2  L.Jansen      NYN 18  4  0  2 11  0 200
J.Bloodworth  CIN .464 28 13 10  2  3  T.Wilks       SLN 17 11  0  6  9  0 102
S.Gordon      NYN .406 32 13  9 11  2  D.Newcombe    BRN 18 12  2  2 17  1 200
W.Jones       PHN .357 28 10 10  7  2  P.Roe         BRN 18 12  3  5  7  1 200
P.Reese       BRN .267 30  8  7 12  2  R.Webb        NYN  6  1  0  2  1  0 001
 
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
G.Hausmann    NYN .030 33  1  0  5  0  G.Elliott     BON  8 11 10  5  1  2 020
D.Rice        SLN .160 25  4  1  0  0  J.Sain        BON 13 26 13  6  4  1 020
H.Jeffcoat    CHN .211 38  8  3  3  0  D.Leonard     CHN  9 16  9  4  6  2 020
S.Rojek       PIN .219 32  7  1  4  0  B.Voiselle    BON  7 11  8  5  1  2 010
H.Edwards     CHN .200 25  5  1  4  0  H.Brecheen    SLN  7 12 10  3  6  1 110
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1949 NL Game: Cin. @ Pit.

June 29, 1949

  Cincinnati infielder Jimmy Bloodworth had his 2nd 3 homer game of the season today as the Reds pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 19-7. Bloodworth drove in 7 runs with the homeruns. Peanuts Lowery chipped in with 5 RBI of his own.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Cincinnati Reds At 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates           6/29/1949
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Walker CF         3  3  1  1 .265     P.Castiglione 3B    5  1  2  3 .291  
  P.Lowrey LF         5  2  3  5 .243     J.Hopp 1B           5  0  0  1 .184  
  G.Hatton 3B         5  1  1  2 .268     D.Restelli CF       4  0  1  0 .208  
  W.Cooper C          6  1  3  2 .271     R.Kiner LF          3  0  0  0 .250  
  V.Stallcup SS       6  3  2  0 .237     W.Westlake RF       4  0  1  1 .262  
  J.Bloodworth 1B     5  4  4  7 .298     M.Basgall 2B        5  0  2  0 .324  
  D.Litwhiler RF      5  2  1  0 .328     S.Rojek SS          4  2  2  0 .305  
  B.Adams 2B          6  1  1  0 .232     C.McCullough C      5  3  3  2 .270  
  E.Erautt P          1  2  0  0 .083     V.Lombardi P        0  0  0  0 .357  
  K.Peterson P        2  0  1  2 .333     M.Dickson P         2  1  1  0 .138  
                                        A-E.Fitz Gerald PH    1  0  0  0 .267  
                                          B.Werle P           0  0  0  0 .120  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      44 19 17 19                 Totals      38  7 12  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dickson In 7th Inning
 
Reds............ 1 110  4 1 0  0 0 2  - 19 17  1
Pirates......... 0 0 2  1 0 4  0 0 0  -  7 12  3
 
Reds (25-39)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Erautt WIN(4-2)         5      11   7   5   1   2   1   3.31
K.Peterson SAVE(2nd)      4       1   0   0   3   2   0   7.41
Totals                    9      12   7   5   4   4   1
 
Pirates (29-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
V.Lombardi LOSS(3-3)      2       7  10   8   7   0   1   6.00
M.Dickson                 5       8   7   5   1   3   2   3.19
B.Werle                   2       2   2   0   2   2   0   5.28
Totals                    9      17  19  13  10   5   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,198 DATE- Wednesday, June 29th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Stewart, Jocko Conlan, Lon Warneke, 
T- 3:28
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 9  Pirates:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- W.Cooper, M.Basgall-3
DOUBLES- P.Lowrey(7th), G.Hatton(16th), B.Adams(5th), K.Peterson,
         P.Castiglione(6th), W.Westlake(9th), M.Basgall(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Bloodworth-3(10th), C.McCullough(5th)
RBIs- H.Walker(10th), P.Lowrey-5(15th), G.Hatton-2(17th), W.Cooper-2(40th),
      J.Bloodworth-7(44th), K.Peterson-2, P.Castiglione-3(18th), J.Hopp(5th),
      W.Westlake(36th), C.McCullough-2(13th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Dickson
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Hatton, W.Westlake
WALKS- H.Walker-4, P.Lowrey, J.Bloodworth, D.Litwhiler, E.Erautt-3, D.Restelli,
       R.Kiner-2, S.Rojek
STRIKE OUTS- P.Lowrey-2, W.Cooper, D.Litwhiler, K.Peterson, D.Restelli,
             W.Westlake-2, C.McCullough
2-out RBI- P.Lowrey, J.Bloodworth-3, P.Castiglione, K.Peterson-2
RLISP 2-out- G.Hatton-2, W.Westlake-2, J.Hopp, M.Basgall-2, B.Adams, H.Walker-2,
             C.McCullough
TEAM RISP- Reds: 8 for 15  Pirates: 2 for 9
 
Jimmy Bloodworth ripped 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI as the Cincinnati Reds
destroyed the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 19 to 7 at Forbes
Field.
 
Bloodworth enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He belted a three-run homer in the
3rd inning, lofted a three-run bomb in the 3rd inning, hit a bases-empty home
run in the 5th inning and stroked a one-base hit in the 7th inning.
Cincinnati bats were hot in the 3rd inning which saw them score 10 runs on 5
hits and the 4th inning when they had 4 runs on 4 hits.  Offensively,
Cincinnati was a juggernaut.  They scored in 6 separate innings.  
 
Eddie Erautt(4-2) picked up the victory, allowing 7 runs in 5 innings. Kent
Peterson got the save, his 2nd.  Vic Lombardi(3-3) took the loss.  He had
trouble throwing strikes and issued 7 walks in 2 innings.