Cleveland Indians Chairman William Daley rejects a $4 million bid for his team
Cleveland Indians Chairman William Daley rejects a $4 million bid for his team
Stan Musial’s Injury Ends 894-Game Streak
Stan Musial tears a muscle and chips a bone swinging at a pitch in the fourth inning against the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. The injury will end ‘Stan the Man’s’ consecutive game streak at 894, but by pinch-running in a game which was suspended on July 21st and completed on August 27th, he establishes a new NL mark, officially playing in 895 consecutive contests.
1954 – Rookie Spook Jacobs of the A’s steals four bases in a 3 – 2 triumph over the Senators.
1954 – Rookie Spook Jacobs of the A’s steals four bases in a 3 – 2 triumph over the Senators.
Tommy Byrne keeps walking them and the Red Sox keep stranding them as St. Louis and Boston battle for 13 innings before the Sox win, 3 – 1. Brownie Byrne walks 16 Sox batters, tying the American League walk record set by Bruno Haas in 1915 (Haas walked 16 in a loss to the Yanks, his only major league decision), and Boston strands 22 runners: the American League record for stranded runners is 24, set by the Indians in 18 innings on July 10, 1932. Byrne breaks his personal record of 13 walks in a game he set in 1949. The Brownies don’t help him much, stranding 14.
Tommy Byrne keeps walking them and the Red Sox keep stranding them as St. Louis and Boston battle for 13 innings before the Sox win, 3 – 1. Brownie Byrne walks 16 Sox batters, tying the American League walk record set by Bruno Haas in 1915 (Haas walked 16 in a loss to the Yanks, his only major league decision), and Boston strands 22 runners: the American League record for stranded runners is 24, set by the Indians in 18 innings on July 10, 1932. Byrne breaks his personal record of 13 walks in a game he set in 1949. The Brownies don’t help him much, stranding 14.
At the Polo Grounds, the Giants win their 11th straight, again coming from behind to top the Reds, 4 – 3. Monte Irvin homers in the 2nd off Ewell Blackwell, but it is Whitey Lockman’s double in the 8th that wins it for reliever Sheldon Jones.
At the Polo Grounds, the Giants win their 11th straight, again coming from behind to top the Reds, 4 – 3. Monte Irvin homers in the 2nd off Ewell Blackwell, but it is Whitey Lockman’s double in the 8th that wins it for reliever Sheldon Jones.
The Dodgers sweep a pair of 10-inning games from St. Louis, with Clyde King picking up both come-from-behind victories. King goes three innings in game one and one inning in game two. Jackie Robinson is 5 for 6 in the nitecap including a 2-out single in the 10th off Al Brazle. Andy Pafko has a homer in the nitecap, while Stan Musial hits his 29th in the first game. Carl Furillo has three hits on the afternoon and a pair of assists in game 1, bringing his season total to 21. The Dodgers have now won 14 straight from the Cards.
The Dodgers sweep a pair of 10-inning games from St. Louis, with Clyde King picking up both come-from-behind victories. King goes three innings in game one and one inning in game two. Jackie Robinson is 5 for 6 in the nitecap including a 2-out single in the 10th off Al Brazle. Andy Pafko has a homer in the nitecap, while Stan Musial hits his 29th in the first game. Carl Furillo has three hits on the afternoon and a pair of assists in game 1, bringing his season total to 21. The Dodgers have now won 14 straight from the Cards.
After the Giants sell Johnny Mize to the Yankee for $40,000
After the Giants had offered him to every team in the National League, Johnny Mize, who had expressed his displeasure about his playing time, is bought by Yankee general manager George Weiss for $40,000. The 36 year-old slugging first baseman doesn’t disappoint the Bronx fans, hitting .299 in a part time role over his five seasons with the Bombers.
1949 – The Giants sell veteran Johnny Mize to the Yankees for $40,000.
1949 – The Giants sell veteran Johnny Mize to the Yankees for $40,000.
In the first 1948 East-West Game, the West wins its fourth straight and 7th of the past 8, 3-0. Bill Powell, Jim LaMarque and Gentry Jessup combine on a 3-hit whitewash. Willard Brown becomes the first former big leaguer to appear in an East-West Game.
In the first 1948 East-West Game, the West wins its fourth straight and 7th of the past 8, 3-0. Bill Powell, Jim LaMarque and Gentry Jessup combine on a 3-hit whitewash. Willard Brown becomes the first former big leaguer to appear in an East-West Game.
The Dodgers steal eight bases, including a 5th-inning triple steal with Jackie Robinson on the front end. But the Braves win, 4 – 3, to move two games ahead of second-place Brooklyn. In the last 19 steal attempts against the Braves, no Dodger has been thrown out.
The Dodgers steal eight bases, including a 5th-inning triple steal with Jackie Robinson on the front end. But the Braves win, 4 – 3, to move two games ahead of second-place Brooklyn. In the last 19 steal attempts against the Braves, no Dodger has been thrown out.
