Warren Hacker, pitching for Los Angeles (Pacific Coast League), pitches a no-hitter against Seattle, winning, 4 – 0.
Warren Hacker, pitching for Los Angeles (Pacific Coast League), pitches a no-hitter against Seattle, winning, 4 – 0.
In an 18-inning game with the Cubs, the Reds’ Lloyd Merriman records 12 putouts in CF, tying the National League mark. The Reds prevail, 7 – 6. The game is tied at 3 – 3 after regulation, but both teams score three runs in the 15th inning. Dixie Howell’s sac fly with the sacks full drives in the winner.
In an 18-inning game with the Cubs, the Reds’ Lloyd Merriman records 12 putouts in CF, tying the National League mark. The Reds prevail, 7 – 6. The game is tied at 3 – 3 after regulation, but both teams score three runs in the 15th inning. Dixie Howell’s sac fly with the sacks full drives in the winner.
Bobby Thomson goes 5 for 5 against the host Braves, as the Giants win, 7 – 3. Larry Jansen is the winner, scattering 10 hits, over Max Surkont. Monte Irvin drives in the first three runs, hitting a homer estimated at 500 feet. He now has 101 RBIs.
Bobby Thomson goes 5 for 5 against the host Braves, as the Giants win, 7 – 3. Larry Jansen is the winner, scattering 10 hits, over Max Surkont. Monte Irvin drives in the first three runs, hitting a homer estimated at 500 feet. He now has 101 RBIs.
The A’s split a pair with the Red Sox, losing 8 – 5 to Bill Wight, before winning, 11 – 4. Billy Hitchcock has two triples and a double in game two, good for five RBIs. Bosox reliever Ellis Kinder makes his 54th appearance in the opener, breaking Wilcy Moore’s club record set in 1931. Boston slips in the American League race to four games back.
The A’s split a pair with the Red Sox, losing 8 – 5 to Bill Wight, before winning, 11 – 4. Billy Hitchcock has two triples and a double in game two, good for five RBIs. Bosox reliever Ellis Kinder makes his 54th appearance in the opener, breaking Wilcy Moore’s club record set in 1931. Boston slips in the American League race to four games back.
Preacher Roe walks six Phils, but pushes his record to 19-2, as the Dodgers win, 11 – 6
Preacher Roe walks six Phils, but pushes his record to 19-2, as the Dodgers win, 11 – 6, over Robin Roberts. Carl Furillo hits two homers, Andy Pafko adds #22, and Billy Cox drives in four runs with a bases-loaded triple and two doubles.
