GIL HODGES

Hodges sets franchise single season homerun mark

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With his second home run of the game, the sixth time he has accomplished the feat this year, Gil Hodges hits his 36th round-tripper to establish a new franchise record for homers in a season. The Dodger first baseman’s seventh-inning three-run blast in the team’s 13-1 rout of Cincinnati at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field surpasses the mark of 35 set by Babe Herman in 1930.

At Pittsburgh, the Dodgers take a 7 – 2 lead against Murry Dickson, then make two hits off four relievers and lose, 12 – 9. The Pirates score four in the 4th and four more in the 8th, including Ralph Kiner’s 27th homer, to win and snap the Dodgers’ victory streak at 10 games.

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At Pittsburgh, the Dodgers take a 7 – 2 lead against Murry Dickson, then make two hits off four relievers and lose, 12 – 9. The Pirates score four in the 4th and four more in the 8th, including Ralph Kiner’s 27th homer, to win and snap the Dodgers’ victory streak at 10 games.

The Pirates’ Ralph Kiner drives in seven runs, hitting three home runs, including his 10th grand slam

The Pirates’ Ralph Kiner drives in seven runs, hitting three home runs, including his 10th grand slam

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The Pirates’ Ralph Kiner drives in seven runs, hitting three home runs, including his 10th grand slam, in a 13 – 12 slugfest win over the Dodgers. His final homer, a solo shot off Erv Palica in the 8th, breaks a 12 – 12 tie. Manager Chuck Dressen berates Palica, publicly questioning the pitcher’s courage by clutching his throat in a choke signal. In Kiner’s final at bat, in the 9th, Carl Furillo pulls down the slugger’s long drive near the CF gate. Joe Garagiola and Gus Bell also homer for the Bucs, while Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson homer for Brooklyn.

Using four home runs from Stan Musial, Bob Elliott, Ralph Kiner and Gil Hodges, the National League All-Stars defeat the American League 8-3

Using four home runs from Stan Musial, Bob Elliott, Ralph Kiner and Gil Hodges, the National League All-Stars defeat the American League 8-3

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Using four home runs from Stan Musial, Bob Elliott, Ralph Kiner and Gil Hodges, the National League All-Stars defeat the American League at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium in the 1951 All-Star Game. Kiner hits a home run for the third year in a row.

1951 – Don Newcombe gives up a 1st-inning single to Ralph Kiner in beating the Bucs on a one-hitter, 13 – 1. The Dodgers jump on Bill Werle and successors for 16 hits, including homers by Carl Furillo and Rocky Bridges.

1951 – Don Newcombe gives up a 1st-inning single to Ralph Kiner in beating the Bucs on a one-hitter, 13 – 1. The Dodgers jump on Bill Werle and successors for 16 hits, including homers by Carl Furillo and Rocky Bridges.

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1951 – Don Newcombe gives up a 1st-inning single to Ralph Kiner in beating the Bucs on a one-hitter, 13 – 1. The Dodgers jump on Bill Werle and successors for 16 hits, including homers by Carl Furillo and Rocky Bridges.

Boston Braves catcher Walker Cooper goes 5 for 5 in a 12 – 3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Surkont wins his fifth game, scattering 10 hits and giving up home runs to Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake in the late innings.

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Boston Braves catcher Walker Cooper goes 5 for 5 in a 12 – 3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Surkont wins his fifth game, scattering 10 hits and giving up home runs to Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake in the late innings.

The Pirates outslug the Cubs, 13 – 9, for their sixth win in seven games. Ralph Kiner slugs two homers to put him seven days and nine games ahead of last year’s pace, when he hit 54. He has rapped eight dingers this month and four in the last five games. Clyde McCullough adds a bases-loaded triple, sac fly, and two-run double, while Johnny Hopphomers. The Cubs answer with homers by Hank Sauer, Mickey Owen, and Roy Smalley, but it’s not enough. Reliever Bob Rush loses to Murry Dickson.

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The Pirates outslug the Cubs, 13 – 9, for their sixth win in seven games. Ralph Kiner slugs two homers to put him seven days and nine games ahead of last year’s pace, when he hit 54. He has rapped eight dingers this month and four in the last five games. Clyde McCullough adds a bases-loaded triple, sac fly, and two-run double, while Johnny Hopphomers. The Cubs answer with homers by Hank Sauer, Mickey Owen, and Roy Smalley, but it’s not enough. Reliever Bob Rush loses to Murry Dickson.

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In a late-developing barn burner between bottom feeders, the last place Bucs waste one of the longest home runs of Ralph Kiner’s career by blowing a 9th-inning lead to the next-to-last Reds, giving up 6 runs in the top of the frame. However, displaying great resilience, they come all the way back, scoring six and winning, 10 – 9, as Clyde McCullough lines one off pitcher John Hetki to score Wally Westlake with the game-ending tally. The Post-Gazette’s Jack Hernon recalls fondly the game’s initial eight innings: “It was a good game to watch for eight innings as Ralph Kiner gave Bill Werle a 4 – 2 lead over Ewell Blackwell with a two-run homer in the 5th inning. The ball left the field slightly to the left of the light tower near dead center field and carried far into Schenley Park. It was one of Kiner’s longest homers.” Researcher Bill Jenkinson places it at 480 feet.

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In a late-developing barn burner between bottom feeders, the last place Bucs waste one of the longest home runs of Ralph Kiner’s career by blowing a 9th-inning lead to the next-to-last Reds, giving up 6 runs in the top of the frame. However, displaying great resilience, they come all the way back, scoring six and winning, 10 – 9, as Clyde McCullough lines one off pitcher John Hetki to score Wally Westlake with the game-ending tally. The Post-Gazette’s Jack Hernon recalls fondly the game’s initial eight innings: “It was a good game to watch for eight innings as Ralph Kiner gave Bill Werle a 4 – 2 lead over Ewell Blackwell with a two-run homer in the 5th inning. The ball left the field slightly to the left of the light tower near dead center field and carried far into Schenley Park. It was one of Kiner’s longest homers.” Researcher Bill Jenkinson places it at 480 feet.

Ted Williams All Star Injury

Ted Williams fractures Elbow in first network televised an All-Star Game

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On July 11, 1950, network television broadcasts an All-Star Game for the first time in history and it is also the first-ever extra-inning All-Star Game. Making a leaping, off-the-wall catch of a Ralph Kiner drive in the 1st inning, Ted Williams fractures his left elbow in the All-Star Game at Chicago. Remaining in the game,…

Red Schoendienst of the Cards goes 5 for 5 against Pittsburgh, but the Cards lose, 7 – 6, to drop the Birds into 2nd place, a game behind the Phillies. The Bucs win in the 9th when they load the bases and pinch-hitterJack Phillips’ long fly ball is seemingly snagged by Stan Musial, but then drops into Greenberg Gardens for a walk-off grand slam. Ralph Kiner and Stan Rojek also homer for the Corsairs.

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Red Schoendienst of the Cards goes 5 for 5 against Pittsburgh, but the Cards lose, 7 – 6, to drop the Birds into 2nd place, a game behind the Phillies. The Bucs win in the 9th when they load the bases and pinch-hitterJack Phillips’ long fly ball is seemingly snagged by Stan Musial, but then drops into Greenberg Gardens for a walk-off grand slam. Ralph Kiner and Stan Rojek also homer for the Corsairs.