Braves slugger Eddie Mathews has five straight hits in a 10-inning, 6 – 4 win over the Reds.
Braves slugger Eddie Mathews has five straight hits in a 10-inning, 6 – 4 win over the Reds.
Satchel Paige is named to the All-Star team.
Satchel Paige is named to the All-Star team.
The Braves make it easy for new manager Tommy Holmes’s first appearance in front of the home crowd. Boston tallies eight runs in the 7th inning and seven runs in the 8th inning, to squash the Giants, 19 – 7. Backing Vern Bickford’s pitching, Earl Torgeson racks up seven RBIs in the two innings, including a grand slam off Sal Maglie, the first time that the Barber’s been clipped for a slam.
The Braves make it easy for new manager Tommy Holmes’s first appearance in front of the home crowd. Boston tallies eight runs in the 7th inning and seven runs in the 8th inning, to squash the Giants, 19 – 7. Backing Vern Bickford’s pitching, Earl Torgeson racks up seven RBIs in the two innings, including a grand slam off Sal Maglie, the first time that the Barber’s been clipped for a slam.
Joe and Dom DiMaggio both homer in the same game for the only time in their careers when each goes deep in Red Sox’s 10-2 rout of the Yankees. Dom’s sixth-inning solo shot off Joe Ostrowski pads Boston’s large lead, and Joe’s round-tripper to left field in the top of the eighth frame is much too little too late in the Fenway contest.
Joe and Dom DiMaggio both homer in the same game for the only time in their careers when each goes deep in Red Sox’s 10-2 rout of the Yankees. Dom’s sixth-inning solo shot off Joe Ostrowski pads Boston’s large lead, and Joe’s round-tripper to left field in the top of the eighth frame is much too little too late in the Fenway contest.
Brownie stalwart P Ned Garver loses the game because of his mental error against the White Sox. In what would have been the winning run in regulation, Garver is called out for his failure to touch third base when rounding it. He loses, 3 – 2, in 13 innings.
Brownie stalwart P Ned Garver loses the game because of his mental error against the White Sox. In what would have been the winning run in regulation, Garver is called out for his failure to touch third base when rounding it. He loses, 3 – 2, in 13 innings.
In his first full season as a pitcher, Bob Lemon of the Cleveland Indians pitches a no-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers, 2 – 0 in front of 49,628 at Briggs Stadium. Lemon has only two scares: Dale Mitchell makes a miraculous catch of a George Kell drive in the fourth and Ken Keltner makes a great stop behind third base in the 5th. The Tigers’ home was the last park in the junior circuit to use lights, installing illumination only two weeks ago.
In his first full season as a pitcher, Bob Lemon of the Cleveland Indians pitches a no-hitter, beating the Detroit Tigers, 2 – 0 in front of 49,628 at Briggs Stadium. Lemon has only two scares: Dale Mitchell makes a miraculous catch of a George Kell drive in the fourth and Ken Keltner makes a great stop behind third base in the 5th. The Tigers’ home was the last park in the junior circuit to use lights, installing illumination only two weeks ago.
An 18-year-old lefthander from Rochester, NY, Johnny Antonelli, gets a $75,000 contract from the Braves. Shortly afterward, the Tigers will pay a similar sum to another teenager, catcher Frank House.
An 18-year-old lefthander from Rochester, NY, Johnny Antonelli, gets a $75,000 contract from the Braves. Shortly afterward, the Tigers will pay a similar sum to another teenager, catcher Frank House.
Hank Leiber hits the last homer at the Baker Bowl
1938 – The Phillies play their final game in the Baker Bowl, losing 14 – 1 to the Giants. They will play future games in A’s-owned Shibe Park. Hank Leiber hits the last homer in the park, while Slick Castleman is the last winning pitcher.
At St. Louis, leadoff hitter Pete Fox leads the Tigers to a twinbill drubbing of the Browns, as Detroit rolls, 18 – 1 and 11 – 6. Fox drives in 10 runs, six in the opener when he hits his second grand slam of the month. Fox has eight hits, five in the nitecap, and scores four runs in each game. Schoolboy Rowe coasts in the opener and Alvin Crowder is the nitecap winner.
At St. Louis, leadoff hitter Pete Fox leads the Tigers to a twinbill drubbing of the Browns, as Detroit rolls, 18 – 1 and 11 – 6. Fox drives in 10 runs, six in the opener when he hits his second grand slam of the month. Fox has eight hits, five in the nitecap, and scores four runs in each game. Schoolboy Rowe coasts in the opener and Alvin Crowder is the nitecap winner.
At Boston, the Phils unload on the Braves, winning 15 – 5 to give Syl Johnson his 8th straight win.
At Boston, the Phils unload on the Braves, winning 15 – 5 to give Syl Johnson his 8th straight win.
