1942 – The Giants’ Mel Ott collects his 2,500th hit in a 5 – 5 tie in Chicago in game 2. In the opener, the Giants win, 8 – 6, as Ace Adams beats Hi Bithorn.

1942 – The Giants’ Mel Ott collects his 2,500th hit in a 5 – 5 tie in Chicago in game 2. In the opener, the Giants win, 8 – 6, as Ace Adams beats Hi Bithorn.

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1942 – The Giants’ Mel Ott collects his 2,500th hit in a 5 – 5 tie in Chicago in game 2. In the opener, the Giants win, 8 – 6, as Ace Adams beats Hi Bithorn.

1942 – Dodger Pete Reiser, hitless in his last 13 trips and with his batting average down 35 points in six weeks, enters the hospital with a torn thigh ligament.

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1942 – Dodger Pete Reiser, hitless in his last 13 trips and with his batting average down 35 points in six weeks, enters the hospital with a torn thigh ligament.

With the score tied 4 – 4 in the 11th at Wrigley Field, the Reds load the bases with no outs. Chicago then turns a triple play. Bill Nicholson poles a homer in the bottom of the frame for a 5 – 4 win.

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With the score tied 4 – 4 in the 11th at Wrigley Field, the Reds load the bases with no outs. Chicago then turns a triple play. Bill Nicholson poles a homer in the bottom of the frame for a 5 – 4 win.

Johnny Beazley wins his 16th game of the year, 2 – 1 over the Dodgers in 10 innings. The win caps a sweep of Brooklyn, with Max Lanier having edged Larry French in the opener two days before.

Johnny Beazley wins his 16th game of the year, 2 – 1 over the Dodgers in 10 innings. The win caps a sweep of Brooklyn, with Max Lanier having edged Larry French in the opener two days before.

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1942 – Johnny Beazley wins his 16th game of the year, 2 – 1 over the Dodgers in 10 innings. The win caps a sweep of Brooklyn, with Max Lanier having edged Larry French in the opener two days before.

1942 – The largest night crowd in St. Louis history watch two aces deal, the Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt and the Cardinals’ Mort Cooper, go scoreless for 12 innings. Both teams score in the 13th, and the Cards win it in the 14th, 2 – 1, on Walker Cooper’s solo shot. The win by Cooper cuts the Dodgers’ lead over St. Louis to 5 1/2 games.

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1942 – The largest night crowd in St. Louis history watch two aces deal, the Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt and the Cardinals’ Mort Cooper, go scoreless for 12 innings. Both teams score in the 13th, and the Cards win it in the 14th, 2 – 1, on Walker Cooper’s solo shot. The win by Cooper cuts the Dodgers’ lead over St. Louis to 5 1/2 games.

1942 – The Dodgers open a 4-game series in St. Louis with Larry French (13-1) on the mound for the front-runners. Terry Moore scores four runs for the Birds as they coast to a 7 – 1 victory behind Max Lanier’s 14th victory.

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1942 – The Dodgers open a 4-game series in St. Louis with Larry French (13-1) on the mound for the front-runners. Terry Moore scores four runs for the Birds as they coast to a 7 – 1 victory behind Max Lanier’s 14th victory.

Walter Johnson pitching to Babe Ruth is the pregame attraction that draws 69,000 at Yankee Stadium

Walter Johnson pitching to Babe Ruth is the pregame attraction that draws 69,000 at Yankee Stadium

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Walter Johnson pitching to Babe Ruth is the pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for the New York-Washington game at Yankee Stadium that provides $80,000 for Army-Navy relief. Ruth hits the fifth pitch into the right-field stands, and then adds one more shot before circling the bases. Sixteen relief games contribute $523,000 during the season. In the doubleheader between the Senators and the Yankees, the Senators win the opener, 7 – 6 and New York cops the nitecap, 3 – 0, in 5 1/2 innings.

Seven of 16 games played today are shutouts. A near-miss is by White Sox veteran Ted Lyons. Taking a regular Sunday start, he wins his 256th career game, a 3-hitter 3 – 1 complete game victory over Cleveland.

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Seven of 16 games played today are shutouts. A near-miss is by White Sox veteran Ted Lyons. Taking a regular Sunday start, he wins his 256th career game, a 3-hitter 3 – 1 complete game victory over Cleveland.

Cub pitchers Claude Passeau and Lon Warneke each toss 3 – 0 shutouts against the Reds while Red Sox hurlers Tex Hughson and Joe Dobson whitewash the A’s, winning 2 – 0 and 7 – 0.

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Cub pitchers Claude Passeau and Lon Warneke each toss 3 – 0 shutouts against the Reds while Red Sox hurlers Tex Hughson and Joe Dobson whitewash the A’s, winning 2 – 0 and 7 – 0.