Vern Stephens is 4 for 4 with two doubles to pace the Red Sox to a 6 – 2 decision over Chicago. Ellis Kinder (6-7) is the only starter not to collect a hit for the first-place Sox.
The Yanks stroll into 2nd-place by edging the Indians, 3 – 2. Ahead 2 – 1, Sam Zoldak wilts in the 98 degree weather and Gene Bearden replaces him in the 9th. Joe DiMaggio is hit, and two wild throws brings in Ed Klieman, who finishes the walk to Yogi Berra. A Bobby Brown sac bunt and an intentional pass to Phil Rizzuto load the bases. Cliff Mapes walks to force a run and a grounder brings home the winner.
The Phils snap their 10-game losing streak with a pair of victories over the Pirates, 9 – 2 and 11 – 7. Del Ennis and Andy Seminick homer in the opener to back Schoolboy Rowe. Ennis hits pair in game two, Seminick adds another, as do Eddie Miller, Granny Hamner – his first of the year – and Al Lakeman. But the Phils lose star Richie Ashburn, who breaks a finger on his left hand.
1945 – Against the Phillies, Brooklyn’s teenage SS Tommy Brown hits a triple and then steals home sliding under a high pitch by Rene Monteagudo. At 17, he is the youngest to pull off a home steal. The Dodgers win, 7 – 1, for their 13th win in 14 games.
A moment in American history takes place in Brooklyn as Branch Rickey meets with Jackie Robinson to share his plans to integrate the major leagues. During the three hour meeting, the Dodgers’ president will shout racial epithets to ‘test’ the 26 year-old ballplayer’s mettle to withstand the abuse which will come with being the first player to cross the color line this century.
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.
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.
The Cubs recall Dizzy Dean from Dallas and release Billy Rogell.
1939 – Cleveland OF Jeff Heath punches a taunting fan leaning over the railing, but the umpires miss the incident and he goes unpunished.
1938 – On Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park, the A’s win a doubleheader from the White Sox, setting a league record by playing their seventh successive twin bill in 8 days.
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