The Dodgers move into first place on Roger Craig’s 2 – 0 win. Joe Pignatano and Don Zimmer hit solo home runs. A year ago on this date the Dodgers were in last place.
On July 27, 1959, New York lawyer William Shea announces the formation of the Continental League has definite franchises planned for New York City, Houston, Toronto, Denver, and Minneapolis/St. Paul, with interest in 11 other cities. It envisions beginning play in 1961. New York City says it will build a stadium at the Flushing Meadow…
3B Hector Lopez and 1B Vic Power of the Athletics each have five hits in a 14-inning, 10 – 9 loss to New York.
Gil Hodges’s grand slam clips the Cubs, 4 – 3, as the Dodgers move to five games behind the Braves.
On July 27, 1953, eight new members are inducted into the Hall of Fame: Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are inducted into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Along with them, the Veterans Committee enshrines Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, 19th-century manager Harry Wright, executive Ed Barrow, and umpires Bill Klem and Tom Connolly. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@
After two shutouts over the Cards, Bubba Church gives the Phils staff its third in a row, stopping Chicago, 2 – 0. It is Church’s eighth straight win over the Cubs and Chicago’s ninth straight loss at Wrigley Field.
The White Sox, just 3 1/2 games behind New York and Boston, open a four-game series in New York. Trailing 3 – 1 in the 9th, the Sox make it 3 – 2 before rain and the Yankees delay the game. Gil McDougald is thrown out for stalling, and Casey Stengel uses five pitchers in the inning. Finally, the Yanks win as the game is called after 30 minutes.
Philadelphia’s Del Ennis cracks a double in the 7th and a grand slam in the 8th inning to drive in seven runs against the Cubs as the Phils win, 13 – 3 at home. Philadelphia will win 11 of its next 15 games to hold 1st place by four games over the Braves.
Former Dodger great Kirby “Koiby” Higbe hurls a no-hitter for the Minneapolis Millers (American Association) against the Columbus Red Birds.
Stan Musial goes hitless to end his 30-game hitting streak. But everyone else in the Cards lineup has a safety as St. Louis dusts the Dodgers, 13 – 3.
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