The Phillies sweep Brooklyn, 7 – 6 and 6 – 4, to end the string of 18 consecutive Brooklyn wins in Philadelphia‚ a major league mark. The last Phillie victory at home against the Bums was on May 5‚ 1945.
Floyd Hooper Triplett, younger brother of Coaker Triplett, of the Columbus Cardinals is suspended indefinitely and fined $500 for betting $20 on the Columbia Reds on August 3rd. Triplett won the South Atlantic Leaguebatting title in 1940 with a .369 average.
Stan Musial has eight hits in nine at-bats in a doubleheader sweep for the Cardinals against the Reds. The Reds lose the opener despite Grady Hatton‚ Max West‚ and Ray Mueller banging consecutive homers in the 8th inning‚ a first in Reds history.
Sweeping a doubleheader, the Phillies end the Dodgers’ 18-game winning streak, a major league record, in Philadelphia. The Dodgers hadn’t lost in the City of Brotherly Love since May 5, 1945.
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