Called up from the Eastern League in August, Phillies rookie Danny Litwhiler singles in both games of 7 – 1 and 3 – 2 losses to St. Louis, extending his hitting streak to 21 straight games. He will be stopped tomorrow by Whitey Moore at Cincinnati. He will hit .345 in 36 games.

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Called up from the Eastern League in August, Phillies rookie Danny Litwhiler singles in both games of 7 – 1 and 3 – 2 losses to St. Louis, extending his hitting streak to 21 straight games. He will be stopped tomorrow by Whitey Moore at Cincinnati. He will hit .345 in 36 games.

1940 – The United States, Hawaii, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico meet in the 3rd annual World Amateur Baseball Championship tourney, the first championship series to feature more than 3 participants. Cuba, the host country, is the victor for the 2nd consecutive year. The initial tourney had been held in England in 1938 and was also won by the host country, Great Britain.

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1940 – The United States, Hawaii, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico meet in the 3rd annual World Amateur Baseball Championship tourney, the first championship series to feature more than 3 participants. Cuba, the host country, is the victor for the 2nd consecutive year. The initial tourney had been held in England in 1938 and was also won by the host country, Great Britain.

1940 – In a doubleheader, the Yankees’ first-game win at Cleveland puts them in first place, the only time they reach that spot. A second-game loss drops them out of first.

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1940 – In a doubleheader, the Yankees’ first-game win at Cleveland puts them in first place, the only time they reach that spot. A second-game loss drops them out of first.

1940 – Former major league infielder Sam Crane, serving time for the 1930 murder of his former sweetheart and her boyfriend, starts parole proceedings.

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1940 – Former major league infielder Sam Crane, serving time for the 1930 murder of his former sweetheart and her boyfriend, starts parole proceedings.

Homestead Grays (Negro League) P Ray Brown earns his 27th consecutive victory over a 2-year span when he shuts out the Baltimore Elite Giants 5 – 0 on a 3-hitter. The win raises his record to 12-0 for the season.

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Homestead Grays (Negro League) P Ray Brown earns his 27th consecutive victory over a 2-year span when he shuts out the Baltimore Elite Giants 5 – 0 on a 3-hitter. The win raises his record to 12-0 for the season.

Bucky Walters pitches the first-place Reds to a 3 – 2 win over the lowly Phillies. Bucky wins his 18th, driving in two runs with a homer and single. Ancient – 40 in December – Syl Johnson then holds the Reds to three hits to win the nitecap, 6 – 1.

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Bucky Walters pitches the first-place Reds to a 3 – 2 win over the lowly Phillies. Bucky wins his 18th, driving in two runs with a homer and single. Ancient – 40 in December – Syl Johnson then holds the Reds to three hits to win the nitecap, 6 – 1.

Lefty Tom George, who started in pro ball in 1907, returns to the mound for York (Interstate League) at age 54, and wins, 3 – 2. He had been inactive for five years.

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Lefty Tom George, who started in pro ball in 1907, returns to the mound for York (Interstate League) at age 54, and wins, 3 – 2. He had been inactive for five years.

The Dodgers split a pair in Pittsburgh, losing the opener, 4 – 3 before winning, 8 – 1. In the nitecap, Joe Gallagher hits a double and homer in the same inning.

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The Dodgers split a pair in Pittsburgh, losing the opener, 4 – 3 before winning, 8 – 1. In the nitecap, Joe Gallagher hits a double and homer in the same inning.