Cardinal ace Mort Cooper picks up his first win of the season as the Cards beat the Dodgers, 4 – 2.
Cardinal ace Mort Cooper picks up his first win of the season as the Cards beat the Dodgers, 4 – 2.
Charley Schanz of the Philadelphia Phillies takes a 1 – 0 no-hitter into the 7th inning before giving up a two-run home run to Joe Medwick of the New York Giants, the only Giants hit of the day. Schanz wins his own game by clearing the bases with a triple in the 9th.
Charley Schanz of the Philadelphia Phillies takes a 1 – 0 no-hitter into the 7th inning before giving up a two-run home run to Joe Medwick of the New York Giants, the only Giants hit of the day. Schanz wins his own game by clearing the bases with a triple in the 9th.
George Myatt goes 6 for 6 to help the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox, 11 – 4.
George Myatt goes 6 for 6 to help the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox, 11 – 4.
At Braves Field, Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves pitches a one-hit 6 – 0 shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies in the Braves’ home opener. Philadelphia second baseman Ford Mullen gets the only hit in the 6th inning. In his previous start, Tobin lost a three-hitter to the New York Giants, 2 – 1, at the Polo Grounds.
At Braves Field, Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves pitches a one-hit 6 – 0 shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies in the Braves’ home opener. Philadelphia second baseman Ford Mullen gets the only hit in the 6th inning. In his previous start, Tobin lost a three-hitter to the New York Giants, 2 – 1, at the Polo Grounds.
Cardinal batterymates and brothers Mort and Walker Cooper decide to play Game 2 of the World Series on the day their dad, Robert, dies at his home in Independence. After limiting the Yankees to six hits and winning the game, 4-3, Mort heads to Missouri while his younger brother, Walker, who has a 1-for-3 day behind the plate with an eighth-inning single, will stay with the club until the Fall Classic is over.
Cardinal batterymates and brothers Mort and Walker Cooper decide to play Game 2 of the World Series on the day their dad, Robert, dies at his home in Independence. After limiting the Yankees to six hits and winning the game, 4-3, Mort heads to Missouri while his younger brother, Walker, who has a 1-for-3 day behind the plate with an eighth-inning single, will stay with the club until the Fall Classic is over.
1943 – A crowd of 314, the smallest in Wrigley Field history, see Andy Pafko make his Cubs debut. Pafko drives in 4 runs with a double and a single in 3 at bats, as the Cubs top the Phillies, 7 – 4, in a five-inning downpour.
1943 – A crowd of 314, the smallest in Wrigley Field history, see Andy Pafko make his Cubs debut. Pafko drives in 4 runs with a double and a single in 3 at bats, as the Cubs top the Phillies, 7 – 4, in a five-inning downpour.
Carl Scheib became the youngest player to appear in an American League game
Carl Scheib became the youngest player to appear in an American League game when he tosses two-thirds of an inning in the A’s 11-4 loss to New York, giving up two hits and an earned run in the ninth inning of the Shibe Park contest. The 16 year-old good-hitting right-hander will post a 45-65 win-loss record, along with a .250 batting average during his 11 seasons in the major leagues.
1943 – Detroit’s Rudy York hits two home runs to bring his August home run total to 17, one less than his 1937 record for home runs in a single month, which he also set in August.
1943 – Detroit’s Rudy York hits two home runs to bring his August home run total to 17, one less than his 1937 record for home runs in a single month, which he also set in August.
1943 – The Philadelphia Athletics drop their 20th game in a row, losing to Chicago, 6 – 5. This ties the American League record. They dodge the bullet in game two by scoring 8 runs in the 2nd inning to win, 8 – 1.
1943 – The Philadelphia Athletics drop their 20th game in a row, losing to Chicago, 6 – 5. This ties the American League record. They dodge the bullet in game two by scoring 8 runs in the 2nd inning to win, 8 – 1.
1943 – In a trade that will benefit Washington, the Senators send Ellis Clary, Ox Miller and cash to the Browns for Johnny Niggeling and Harlond Clift. Niggeling will split 48 decisions as a Senator, while Miller will win just three in St. Louis.
1943 – In a trade that will benefit Washington, the Senators send Ellis Clary, Ox Miller and cash to the Browns for Johnny Niggeling and Harlond Clift. Niggeling will split 48 decisions as a Senator, while Miller will win just three in St. Louis.
