The Tigers drive over the slumping Tribe, 2 â 1, behind Virgil Trucksâ 13th win of the year.
The Tigers drive over the slumping Tribe, 2 â 1, behind Virgil Trucksâ 13th win of the year.
The triumphant Yankees beat the Red Sox, 3 â 0, behind Spec Sheaâs 9-hitter. It is the third shutout in a row for the Yankees staff as they sweep the visiting Red Sox in five games, outscoring them 29 â 4.
The triumphant Yankees beat the Red Sox, 3 â 0, behind Spec Sheaâs 9-hitter. It is the third shutout in a row for the Yankees staff as they sweep the visiting Red Sox in five games, outscoring them 29 â 4.
Preceding the Brownsâ season closer, the Harlem Globetrotters defeat a team led by baseball clown Max Patkin. The basketball game is played on a wooden court set up behind third base. Then St. Louis ace Ned Garver cops his 20th game of the season, defeating the White Sox, 9 â 5. Garver becomes the only player to win 20 for a last-place team that loses 100 games, as the Browns win just 32 other times.
Preceding the Brownsâ season closer, the Harlem Globetrotters defeat a team led by baseball clown Max Patkin. The basketball game is played on a wooden court set up behind third base. Then St. Louis ace Ned Garver cops his 20th game of the season, defeating the White Sox, 9 â 5. Garver becomes the only player to win 20 for a last-place team that loses 100 games, as the Browns win just 32 other times.
Larry Jansen of the Giants holds on to defeat the Braves 3 â 2 in Boston as Bobby Thomson hits his 30th home run of the year, and Don Mueller and Monte Irvin each drive home a run.
Larry Jansen of the Giants holds on to defeat the Braves 3 â 2 in Boston as Bobby Thomson hits his 30th home run of the year, and Don Mueller and Monte Irvin each drive home a run.
Jackie Robinson hits an upper-deck home run in the 14th inning off Robin Roberts to give the Dodgers a critical 9 â 8 win over the Phils
Jackie Robinson hits an upper-deck home run in the 14th inning off Robin Roberts, who came on in the 8th, to give the Dodgers a critical 9 â 8 win over the Phils. Robbie saves the game in the 13th by making a great catch of an Eddie Waitkus line drive and throwing to second base for a double play. In the process, he injures his elbow. Reliever Bud Podbielan is the winner, the victory keeping Brooklyn in a first-place tie with the Giants. Catcher Andy Seminick of the Phils walks five times, the first Phillie to do so in a game. The Dodgers overcome a 6 â 1 deficit to win and set the stage for a playoff with the Giants.
