Considered a well-guarded secret, Mel Parnell reveals he pitched all but three of his 39 games for Boston last season with a sore elbow. The 27 year-old ‘Dusty’ finished the season 25-7 with a 2.77 ERA for the second-place Red Sox.
Despite 71 injuries that kept players out of games, Casey Stengel and his Yankees have been in first place all season. But today the Red Sox move into a tie for first place with a 4 – 1 victory over Allie Reynolds. Ted Williams hits his 43rd homer, and Mel Parnell wins his 25th game of the season. The lefty is 16-3 at Fenway Park this year. Joe DiMaggio listens to the game from a hospital, bedridden with pneumonia. The Yankees return to New York and are greeted at Grand Central Station by a huge crowd of fans, including Mrs. Babe Ruth, who predicts, “Whoever wins tomorrow should go all the way.”
The National League commits five errors, allowing the American League to record an 11 – 7 triumph in the All-Star Game at Ebbets Field. The contest marks the first appearance of black players in an All-Star Game: Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe in the NL lineup, and Larry Doby among the AL stars.
The Red Sox keep their precarious hold on 1st place with an 8 – 4 win over the Tigers. Mel Parnell is the complete game winner. Ted Williams has two hits, scores two runs and steals a base.
Mel Parnell Career Highlights Position: Pitcher Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg) Born: June 13, 1922 in New Orleans, LA Died: March 20, 2012 in New Orleans, LA Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA High School: Peters HS (New Orleans, LA) Debut: April 20, 1947 (7,966th in MLB history) vs. WSH 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L Last Game: September 29, 1956 vs. NYY 6.0 IP, 7…
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