Clem Labine blanks the Reds on two hits as the visiting Dodgers

Clem Labine blanks the Reds on two hits as the visiting Dodgers win, 7 – 0. Andy Pafko drives in three runs on three singles.

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Clem Labine blanks the Reds on two hits as the visiting Dodgers win, 7 – 0. Andy Pafko drives in three runs on three singles.

New York’s  ends the Cards’ 7-game win streak

New York’s  ends the Cards’ 7-game win streak

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In St. Louis, New York’s Dave Koslo wins the opener of a twinbill, 10 – 5, ending the Cards’ 7-game win streak. Bobby Thomson has three hits and Monte Irvin has a double and his 5th steal of home this year. He has 13 steals overall. Leading 6 – 4 in the 9th, Wes Westrum breaks an 0 for 20 skein and delivers a grand slam. The Cards win the nitecap, 4 – 3, behind Cliff Chambers to leave the Giants six games in back of the Dodgers.

The Phillies, for the 16th consecutive season, will have a losing season when the team loses its 78th game of the year, dropping a 13-2 decision to the Braves at Shibe Park. The drought, which began in 1933, will be the longest in big league history until the Pirates suffer through twenty downtrodden years from 1993 to 2012.

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The Phillies, for the 16th consecutive season, will have a losing season when the team loses its 78th game of the year, dropping a 13-2 decision to the Braves at Shibe Park. The drought, which began in 1933, will be the longest in big league history until the Pirates suffer through twenty downtrodden years from 1993 to 2012.

Paul Gillespie homers in his first major league at-bat, hitting a solo shot off Harry Feldman in the second inning of the Cubs’ 4-3 loss to New York at the Polo Grounds. The Chicago reserve catcher will become the first of only two players in baseball history, along with John Miller (1966-1969), to a hit home run in their first and last big league at bats, when he blasts a round-tripper in his final plate appearance in 1945.

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Paul Gillespie homers in his first major league at-bat, hitting a solo shot off Harry Feldman in the second inning of the Cubs’ 4-3 loss to New York at the Polo Grounds. The Chicago reserve catcher will become the first of only two players in baseball history, along with John Miller (1966-1969), to a hit home run in their first and last big league at bats, when he blasts a round-tripper in his final plate appearance in 1945.

1942 – Ed Freed of the Philadelphia Phillies collects one single, 2 doubles, and a triple in his major league debut, but the Reds win 8 – 5 in 11 innings. The 5′ 6″ Freed will total only 10 hits during his brief big league career.

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1942 – Ed Freed of the Philadelphia Phillies collects one single, 2 doubles, and a triple in his major league debut, but the Reds win 8 – 5 in 11 innings. The 5′ 6″ Freed will total only 10 hits during his brief big league career.

1940 – In a doubleheader, the Yankees’ first-game win at Cleveland puts them in first place, the only time they reach that spot. A second-game loss drops them out of first.

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1940 – In a doubleheader, the Yankees’ first-game win at Cleveland puts them in first place, the only time they reach that spot. A second-game loss drops them out of first.