Stan Musial has eight hits in nine at-bats in a doubleheader sweep for the Cardinals against the Reds. The Reds lose the opener despite Grady Hatton‚ Max West‚ and Ray Mueller banging consecutive homers in the 8th inning‚ a first in Reds history.
Floyd Hooper Triplett, younger brother of Coaker Triplett, of the Columbus Cardinals is suspended indefinitely and fined $500 for betting $20 on the Columbia Reds on August 3rd. Triplett won the South Atlantic Leaguebatting title in 1940 with a .369 average.
The Phillies sweep Brooklyn, 7 – 6 and 6 – 4, to end the string of 18 consecutive Brooklyn wins in Philadelphia‚ a major league mark. The last Phillie victory at home against the Bums was on May 5‚ 1945.
Although Tiny Bonham gives up two hits in the first frame, he retires the side on four pitches in the Yankees’ 7-5 victory over the Red Sox. After Wally Moses singles on the first pitch of the game, he is thrown out stealing on the first ball thrown to Johnny Pesky, who singles on the next offering, but is forced out when Dom DiMaggio hits into a double play on the right-hander’s fourth pitch of the inning.
1946 – All games are played at night for the first time in major league history, four in the American League and four in the National League.
Bill Benswanger‚ son-in-law of Barney Dreyfuss‚ owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900‚ sells the club to a group headed by Frank McKinney and John Galbreath. Singer Bing Crosby is among investors in the team. The Pirates are purchased for a reported $2.5 million.
A bloop single in the 7th inning by former battery-mate Frankie Hayes deprives Bob Feller of a no-hitter against the White Sox. Hayes was traded by Cleveland in June‚ just weeks after hitting a homer in Feller’s April 30thno-hitter. It is the 8th one-hitter of Feller’s career. His 10 games of less than 2 hits betters Addie Joss’s old mark of 9.
On August 6, 1946, San Francisco, CA, Tony Lazzeri, second baseman for the New York Yankees baseball team in the days of Babe Ruth, was found dead in his home at near-by Millbrae today. His age was 42. The body was found by his wife, Mrs. Maye Lazzeri, who had been out of the city…
Mickey Owen quits his Mexican League team. He and Luis Olmo will ask Commissioner Happy Chandler for reinstatement in 3 days.
On July 27, 1946, At Sportsman’s Park, Rudy York of the Boston Red Sox hits two grand slams against Tex Shirley of the St. Louis Browns in the 2nd and 5th innings. York becomes the first player to hit two slams in one day against the same pitcher. York also has a two-run…
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