1950 – Both Mel Parnell and rookie Harry Taylor of the Red Sox shut out Philadelphia, winning 8 – 0 and 3 – 0. Parnell throws a three-hitter, and Taylor allows only two hits in the nightcap to win his first major league game.

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1950 – Both Mel Parnell and rookie Harry Taylor of the Red Sox shut out Philadelphia, winning 8 – 0 and 3 – 0. Parnell throws a three-hitter, and Taylor allows only two hits in the nightcap to win his first major league game.

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.”

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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.”

In front of a cheering crowd of 33,977 attending the Indians’ final home game, Charley Lupica, after spending 113 days in the air waiting for the Tribe to take first place or be eliminated from the pennant race, climbs down from his flagpole perch, which was recently shifted five miles from his confectionery store to the ballpark on a hydraulic lift. After the wobbly loyal fan kisses the Municipal Stadium’s home plate, he receives a new automobile from team owner Bill Veeck, in addition to receiving a 50-foot flagpole as a souvenir.

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In front of a cheering crowd of 33,977 attending the Indians’ final home game, Charley Lupica, after spending 113 days in the air waiting for the Tribe to take first place or be eliminated from the pennant race, climbs down from his flagpole perch, which was recently shifted five miles from his confectionery store to the ballpark on a hydraulic lift. After the wobbly loyal fan kisses the Municipal Stadium’s home plate, he receives a new automobile from team owner Bill Veeck, in addition to receiving a 50-foot flagpole as a souvenir.

The Cardinals, in first place for two months, win their final home game, and the Dodgers lose to Philadelphia, maintaining the Cards’ 1 1/2-game lead.

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The Cardinals, in first place for two months, win their final home game, and the Dodgers lose to Philadelphia, maintaining the Cards’ 1 1/2-game lead.

1947 – Giants rookie Larry Jansen wins his 21st game of the season, beating the Braves’ Red Barrett, 2 – 1. It is Jansen’s 10th win in a row, all complete games.

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1947 – Giants rookie Larry Jansen wins his 21st game of the season, beating the Braves’ Red Barrett, 2 – 1. It is Jansen’s 10th win in a row, all complete games.

Handling 13 chances without an error against the Braves in an 8 – 0 loss, Giants SS Buddy Kerr runs his errorless streak to 254 chances, breaking Eddie Miller’s 1940 record.

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Handling 13 chances without an error against the Braves in an 8 – 0 loss, Giants SS Buddy Kerr runs his errorless streak to 254 chances, breaking Eddie Miller’s 1940 record.

The Phils score 5 in the 9th to beat the Dodgers, 11 – 9, a loss that will haunt the Dodgers at the season’s end. Phils 1B Frank McCormick makes his first error of the season after a major league record 131 straight errorless games.

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The Phils score 5 in the 9th to beat the Dodgers, 11 – 9, a loss that will haunt the Dodgers at the season’s end. Phils 1B Frank McCormick makes his first error of the season after a major league record 131 straight errorless games.

Going into the final Monday of the season, the Tigers hold a one-game lead over the Browns with the Yankees now out of the running. Russ Christopher of the A’s beats the Tigers, 2 – 1, to produce a tie for the lead.

Going into the final Monday of the season, the Tigers hold a one-game lead over the Browns with the Yankees now out of the running. Russ Christopher of the A’s beats the Tigers, 2 – 1, to produce a tie for the lead.

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1944 – Going into the final Monday of the season, the Tigers hold a one-game lead over the Browns with the Yankees now out of the running. Russ Christopher of the A’s beats the Tigers, 2 – 1, to produce a tie for the lead.

1942 – With the Giants’ 3rd-place finish secure, OF Hank Leiber pitches a complete game 9 – 1 loss against the Phillies at the Polo Grounds. He yields 9 hits and strikes out 5 in his only major league pitching appearance. The Phils score 5 of their runs without a hit.

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1942 – With the Giants’ 3rd-place finish secure, OF Hank Leiber pitches a complete game 9 – 1 loss against the Phillies at the Polo Grounds. He yields 9 hits and strikes out 5 in his only major league pitching appearance. The Phils score 5 of their runs without a hit.

1941 – Combined with a Cardinal defeat, the Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years when they beat the Braves, 6 – 0. Whitlow Wyatt throws a five-hitter and Pete Reiser hits a homer in the winning cause.

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1941 – Combined with a Cardinal defeat, the Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years when they beat the Braves, 6 – 0. Whitlow Wyatt throws a five-hitter and Pete Reiser hits a homer in the winning cause.