Pittsburgh, Thursday May 15. Higbe vs Johnny Lanning.
5th Inning. Brooklyn scores first, on an RBI triple by Camilli.
8th Inning. Owen makes it 2-0 on an RBI single.
The final out of the game is when former Dodger Billy Herman pops up behind the plate.
Higbe wins and Kimball earns the save as they combine for the shutout. It's the Dodgers' 9th consecutive victory.
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Friday May 16. A cool 53 degrees at Forbes Field, with the wind blowing out to RF at 12 mph. Casey vs Rip Sewell.
1st Inning. With 2 out and Reese on 2nd, Musial singles and Pee Wee scores. Medwick singles, and Musial advances to 3rd. Reiser strikes out. Pittsburgh ties it in the bottom half.
The Pirates break the deadlock in the 5th and take a 2-1 lead. They score again in the 6th. 3-1.
Wittig relieves Casey in the 8th.
Sewell pitches a CG victory, ending our winning streak.
In the AL, the Tigers (20-11) now lead the Yankees by 2 games.
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Saturday, May 17. Wyatt vs Max Butcher.
1st Inning. We start with two singles and a walk, loading the bases. Musial doubles, and 2 runs score. Stan is on 2nd and Camilli's on 3rd. Medwick brings in Dolph on a sac fly. Reiser flies out, and Musial goes to 3rd. Lavagetto singles, Musial scores. Owen strikes out. 4-0.
2nd Inning. 1 out, runners on 2nd and 3rd. Camilli doubles; 2 RBIs. The Dodgers have scored 6 runs even before the Pirates can get a man on base. They do get 2 hits in the bottom half, but no runs.
3rd Inning. Reiser, now nicknamed "Pistol Pete", hits a leadoff triple. He scores on an Owen groundout. Wyatt even gets a 2-out single. 7-0. The Pirates make it 7-2 in the bottom of the inning.
We score another run in the 5th. 8-2. The Pirates score one in the 6th, and one in the 8th. 8-4.
Wyatt (6-1, 2.44) completes the game, but not without giving up a run in the bottom of the 9th. We win it 8-5.
The Pirates (16-14) drop to 3rd place, while the Reds (17-14) move up to 2nd. The Dodgers are now 25-8, leading Cincinnati by 7 games.
It's on to Chicago for a three game series.
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RE: The Brooklyn Dodgers 1941--?
Chicago, Sunday May 18. Camilli gets a rare day off, and young Eddie Waitkus will start at 1B, batting eighth in the order. Two southpaws square off today: Ken Heintzelman and Larry French.
The Cubs score first, as Hank Leiber hits a 2-run HR in the 1st inning.
We score one in the 2nd, an RBI single by Owen. The Cubs make it 3-1 in the bottom of the inning.
In the 4th, Owen scores Wasdell on a sac fly. 3-2.
6th Inning. Reiser ties it up with an RBI triple. Heintzelman helps his own cause by hitting a double, scoring Reiser. We take a 4-3 lead. The Cubs respond with 5 runs in the bottom half. 8-4.
Wittig relieves Heintzelman in the 8th, but the Cubs score 2 more runs. 10-4. That's the final. French gets the CG win.
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Monday, May 19. The windy city indeed, swirling at 15 mph. A chilly day: it's 48 degrees. Higbe vs Bill Lee.
The first hit is a 2-out double by Lavagetto in the 2nd. Owen drives him in with a single.
6th Inning. Wasdell singles, and Lavagetto triples. It's 2-0.
7th Inning. Gustine singles and steals second. Reese brings him in with a single. 3-0.
Bottom of the 8th. Nicholson homers. 3-1. Higbe then gives up two singles. He's done. In comes Kimball. He holds.
Kimball retires the side in the 9th and saves the victory for Higbe. Dodgers win 3-1.
In the AL, the Tigers have won six straight, and lead the Yankees by 3 games.
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Tuesday, May 20. Casey vs Charlie Root.
5th Inning. Root loads the bases, and walks in Reiser. 1-0.
7th Inning. 1 out. Runners on 2nd and 3rd. "Pistol Pete" Reiser homers, and it's 4-0.
Casey (3-3, 3.44) tired in the 9th, but still completed the game and got a 4-2 win.
The road trip continues west to St. Louis.
The Cubs score first, as Hank Leiber hits a 2-run HR in the 1st inning.
We score one in the 2nd, an RBI single by Owen. The Cubs make it 3-1 in the bottom of the inning.
In the 4th, Owen scores Wasdell on a sac fly. 3-2.
6th Inning. Reiser ties it up with an RBI triple. Heintzelman helps his own cause by hitting a double, scoring Reiser. We take a 4-3 lead. The Cubs respond with 5 runs in the bottom half. 8-4.
Wittig relieves Heintzelman in the 8th, but the Cubs score 2 more runs. 10-4. That's the final. French gets the CG win.
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Monday, May 19. The windy city indeed, swirling at 15 mph. A chilly day: it's 48 degrees. Higbe vs Bill Lee.
The first hit is a 2-out double by Lavagetto in the 2nd. Owen drives him in with a single.
6th Inning. Wasdell singles, and Lavagetto triples. It's 2-0.
7th Inning. Gustine singles and steals second. Reese brings him in with a single. 3-0.
Bottom of the 8th. Nicholson homers. 3-1. Higbe then gives up two singles. He's done. In comes Kimball. He holds.
Kimball retires the side in the 9th and saves the victory for Higbe. Dodgers win 3-1.
In the AL, the Tigers have won six straight, and lead the Yankees by 3 games.
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Tuesday, May 20. Casey vs Charlie Root.
5th Inning. Root loads the bases, and walks in Reiser. 1-0.
7th Inning. 1 out. Runners on 2nd and 3rd. "Pistol Pete" Reiser homers, and it's 4-0.
Casey (3-3, 3.44) tired in the 9th, but still completed the game and got a 4-2 win.
The road trip continues west to St. Louis.
RE: The Brooklyn Dodgers 1941--?
St. Louis, Wednesday May 21. Wyatt vs Ernie White.
2nd Inning. Stan Musial leads off with a triple. Owen grounds to second --Crespi commits an error -- Owen reaches first, and Musial scores.
4th Inning. Billy Cox, subbing for Reese, hits an RBI double. Wyatt follows with an RBI sacfly . 3-0. Gustine singles. Cox scores from 2nd. 4-0.
Reiser and Camilli hit back to back doubles in the 9th. 5-0. Medwick singles. Camilli scores. 6-0.
Wyatt (7-1, 2.15) gets the CG shutout. Whit gave up 8 hits and 1 walk. He struck out 6. Wyatt has already pitched 3 shutouts in this season.
KG notes: The folks in Brooklyn are going nuts. We haven't been to a World Series in 21 years, and we've been dominant, so far. There's still a long way to go.
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Thursday, May 22. Heintzelman vs Curt Davis.
There was no score until the bottom of the 6th, when the Cards took a 2-0 lead.
7th Inning. Reiser and Musial hit back to back singles. Medwick doubles -- both runners score. 2-2. No outs. Lavagetto singles -- runners at the corners. Owen hits a sac fly. We take a 3-2 lead.
Kimball relieves Heintzelman in the bottom of the 7th. Newt loads up the bases, and St. Louis scores three runs. 5-3.
Wittig replaces Kimball in the 8th.
9th Inning. Mort Cooper now pitching for St. Louis. Musial singles. Medwick singles. Lavagetto doubles -- game tied at 5. Harry Gumbert relieves Cooper. Owen bunts Lavagetto to 3rd. Riggs pinch hits -- he's intentionally walked. Gustine singles, and it's 6-5.
Bottom of the 9th. Fitzsimmons attempts to save it for Wittig. Unfortunately, he blows it. Cardinals win 7-6. Gumbert earns the victory.
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Friday is an off day.
2nd Inning. Stan Musial leads off with a triple. Owen grounds to second --Crespi commits an error -- Owen reaches first, and Musial scores.
4th Inning. Billy Cox, subbing for Reese, hits an RBI double. Wyatt follows with an RBI sacfly . 3-0. Gustine singles. Cox scores from 2nd. 4-0.
Reiser and Camilli hit back to back doubles in the 9th. 5-0. Medwick singles. Camilli scores. 6-0.
Wyatt (7-1, 2.15) gets the CG shutout. Whit gave up 8 hits and 1 walk. He struck out 6. Wyatt has already pitched 3 shutouts in this season.
KG notes: The folks in Brooklyn are going nuts. We haven't been to a World Series in 21 years, and we've been dominant, so far. There's still a long way to go.
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Thursday, May 22. Heintzelman vs Curt Davis.
There was no score until the bottom of the 6th, when the Cards took a 2-0 lead.
7th Inning. Reiser and Musial hit back to back singles. Medwick doubles -- both runners score. 2-2. No outs. Lavagetto singles -- runners at the corners. Owen hits a sac fly. We take a 3-2 lead.
Kimball relieves Heintzelman in the bottom of the 7th. Newt loads up the bases, and St. Louis scores three runs. 5-3.
Wittig replaces Kimball in the 8th.
9th Inning. Mort Cooper now pitching for St. Louis. Musial singles. Medwick singles. Lavagetto doubles -- game tied at 5. Harry Gumbert relieves Cooper. Owen bunts Lavagetto to 3rd. Riggs pinch hits -- he's intentionally walked. Gustine singles, and it's 6-5.
Bottom of the 9th. Fitzsimmons attempts to save it for Wittig. Unfortunately, he blows it. Cardinals win 7-6. Gumbert earns the victory.
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Friday is an off day.
RE: The Brooklyn Dodgers 1941--?
We return to Brooklyn for the first of a five game series with the Phillies. We play three at Ebbets, then travel to Shibe Park for the final two.
Saturday, May 24. Higbe vs Ike Pearson.
Higbe doesn't have a good outing. He strikes out 5, but allows 4 walks and a home run. He's also charged with a wild pitch. Trailing 4-0 in the 6th, Hig is pulled for a pinch-hitter.
The Phillies put it out of reach in the 8th, when Litwhiler hit a 3-run homer off of Wittig. 7-0.
Pearson tires in the 9th, and the Dodgers score 5 runs. Ike stays in the game, though, and gets the 7-5 CG victory.
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Sunday, May 25. Casey vs Si Johnson.
We get off to a good start with an RBI double by Reiser and an RBI single by Musial in the 1st.
Musial drives in another run in the 3rd. 3-0.
The Phils narrow the margin to 3-2 in the 6th.
Kimball relieves Casey in the 8th, and earns his 5th save as he preserves the win.
Casey is now 4-3, with a 3.11 ERA.
In the AL, the Tigers (26-14) hold a one-game lead over the Yankees.
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Monday, May 26. Wyatt vs Johnny Podgajny. Today at Ebbets Field the wind is blowing out to RF at 14 mph.
The Phillies take advantage of the windy conditions in the 2nd, as Bobby Bragan hits a 2-run homer to RF. Stan Benjamin immediately follows with a solo HR.
Pinky May hits another one out in the 5th, and it's 5-0.
The Dodgers strike back in the 6th, with a leadoff HR by Gustine. Medwick hits one out in the 7th. Riggs triples, and pinch-hitter Lavagetto drives him in. 5-3.
Fitzsimmons takes the mound in the 8th. In the bottom of the inning, the late-inning rally continues, as Medwick hits a 2-out RBI single. 5-4.
Bottom of the 9th. Podgajny is still pitching. Owen hits a leadoff double. Pinch-hitter Wasdell grounds out, and Owen advances to 3rd. Gustine grounds out. Owen holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Reese then singles, and we're tied at 5. Camilli grounds out, and we go into extra innings.
Kimball pitches the top of the 10th, and holds the Phillies.
Bottom of the 10th. Reiser walks, but gets caught stealing second on a pitchout. Musial doubles. Tommy Hughes relieves Podgajny, and Medwick grounds out, advancing the runner. Riggs flies out.
The top of the 12th is disastrous, as Roy Bruner gives up 6 runs. 11-5, Phillies. Cy Blanton gives up one run in the bottom of the inning, but gets the 11-6 win.
Saturday, May 24. Higbe vs Ike Pearson.
Higbe doesn't have a good outing. He strikes out 5, but allows 4 walks and a home run. He's also charged with a wild pitch. Trailing 4-0 in the 6th, Hig is pulled for a pinch-hitter.
The Phillies put it out of reach in the 8th, when Litwhiler hit a 3-run homer off of Wittig. 7-0.
Pearson tires in the 9th, and the Dodgers score 5 runs. Ike stays in the game, though, and gets the 7-5 CG victory.
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Sunday, May 25. Casey vs Si Johnson.
We get off to a good start with an RBI double by Reiser and an RBI single by Musial in the 1st.
Musial drives in another run in the 3rd. 3-0.
The Phils narrow the margin to 3-2 in the 6th.
Kimball relieves Casey in the 8th, and earns his 5th save as he preserves the win.
Casey is now 4-3, with a 3.11 ERA.
In the AL, the Tigers (26-14) hold a one-game lead over the Yankees.
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Monday, May 26. Wyatt vs Johnny Podgajny. Today at Ebbets Field the wind is blowing out to RF at 14 mph.
The Phillies take advantage of the windy conditions in the 2nd, as Bobby Bragan hits a 2-run homer to RF. Stan Benjamin immediately follows with a solo HR.
Pinky May hits another one out in the 5th, and it's 5-0.
The Dodgers strike back in the 6th, with a leadoff HR by Gustine. Medwick hits one out in the 7th. Riggs triples, and pinch-hitter Lavagetto drives him in. 5-3.
Fitzsimmons takes the mound in the 8th. In the bottom of the inning, the late-inning rally continues, as Medwick hits a 2-out RBI single. 5-4.
Bottom of the 9th. Podgajny is still pitching. Owen hits a leadoff double. Pinch-hitter Wasdell grounds out, and Owen advances to 3rd. Gustine grounds out. Owen holds at 3rd. 2 outs. Reese then singles, and we're tied at 5. Camilli grounds out, and we go into extra innings.
Kimball pitches the top of the 10th, and holds the Phillies.
Bottom of the 10th. Reiser walks, but gets caught stealing second on a pitchout. Musial doubles. Tommy Hughes relieves Podgajny, and Medwick grounds out, advancing the runner. Riggs flies out.
The top of the 12th is disastrous, as Roy Bruner gives up 6 runs. 11-5, Phillies. Cy Blanton gives up one run in the bottom of the inning, but gets the 11-6 win.
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Philadelphia, Tuesday May 27. Heintzelman vs Lee Grissom.
The Dodgers waste no time in getting on the scoreboard. Gustine leads off with a double, and Reese hits an RBI single. Pee Wee advances to second. Camilli grounds out, and Reese goes to 3rd. Medwick walks. Reiser singles, Reese scores. Musial singles, Medwick scores. 3-0.
In the 2nd, Grissom loads up the bases. 1 out. Medwick singles, two runs score. 5-0.
The Phillies score a run in the 3rd. 5-1.
Musial hits a 2-out RBI double in the 4th. Lavagetto follows with a 2-run single. 8-1. Grissom is pulled, and Bill Harman relieves. Phelps triples. 9-1.
The Phillies make it 9-2 in the 5th.
7th Inning. Bill Crouch now pitching for the Phils. Brooklyn, however, continues to extract revenge for yesterday's loss and score two runs. 11-2.
It becomes 12-4 in the 8th, and that is the final. Heintzelman is now 4-2, with a 3.30 ERA. Grissom is 3-5, with a horrendous 7.03 ERA.
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Wednesday, May 28. Higbe vs Ike Pearson.
We take a 2-0 lead going into the 3rd, and Camilli makes it 3-0 with a solo HR.
We added another run in the 8th. 4-0.
Higbe (7-3, 2.52) cruised to a 4-hit CG shutout. He walked 3 and struck out 3.
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We have a day off on Thursday, then go to the Polo Grounds for a series with the Giants.
Minor league update: we signed free agent P Emil Kush, and immediately traded him to the Athletics for a prospect named Don Richmond. Don, who is 22 years old, will be groomed as our 3B of the future. He is hitting .331, with 3 HR and 19 RBI.
Lineup note: with Pistol Pete Reiser improving, he and Camilli switch places in the batting order.
Team notes: in individual performances, we have the leader in stolen bases (Reiser, with 12), and shutouts (Wyatt, with 3). As a TEAM, we are batting .303, as are the Yankees.
Our one weakness: the bullpen. I've made some offers, but there's no one available. At this point, no team wants to deal with us.
The Dodgers waste no time in getting on the scoreboard. Gustine leads off with a double, and Reese hits an RBI single. Pee Wee advances to second. Camilli grounds out, and Reese goes to 3rd. Medwick walks. Reiser singles, Reese scores. Musial singles, Medwick scores. 3-0.
In the 2nd, Grissom loads up the bases. 1 out. Medwick singles, two runs score. 5-0.
The Phillies score a run in the 3rd. 5-1.
Musial hits a 2-out RBI double in the 4th. Lavagetto follows with a 2-run single. 8-1. Grissom is pulled, and Bill Harman relieves. Phelps triples. 9-1.
The Phillies make it 9-2 in the 5th.
7th Inning. Bill Crouch now pitching for the Phils. Brooklyn, however, continues to extract revenge for yesterday's loss and score two runs. 11-2.
It becomes 12-4 in the 8th, and that is the final. Heintzelman is now 4-2, with a 3.30 ERA. Grissom is 3-5, with a horrendous 7.03 ERA.
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Wednesday, May 28. Higbe vs Ike Pearson.
We take a 2-0 lead going into the 3rd, and Camilli makes it 3-0 with a solo HR.
We added another run in the 8th. 4-0.
Higbe (7-3, 2.52) cruised to a 4-hit CG shutout. He walked 3 and struck out 3.
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We have a day off on Thursday, then go to the Polo Grounds for a series with the Giants.
Minor league update: we signed free agent P Emil Kush, and immediately traded him to the Athletics for a prospect named Don Richmond. Don, who is 22 years old, will be groomed as our 3B of the future. He is hitting .331, with 3 HR and 19 RBI.
Lineup note: with Pistol Pete Reiser improving, he and Camilli switch places in the batting order.
Team notes: in individual performances, we have the leader in stolen bases (Reiser, with 12), and shutouts (Wyatt, with 3). As a TEAM, we are batting .303, as are the Yankees.
Our one weakness: the bullpen. I've made some offers, but there's no one available. At this point, no team wants to deal with us.
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New York, Friday May 30. A doubleheader today.
Game 1. Casey vs Hal Schumacher. The Giants are in the second division, and hate our guts.
This is a hard-fought game. Both pitchers are bearing down. It is indeed a pitchers' duel.
Brooklyn gets a break in the 5th. Musial and Medwick hit back to back singles. Lew Riggs doubles, and we lead 2-0!
The Giants take a 3-2 lead with a Mel Ott homer in the bottom of the 5th.
Bottom of the 6th. Moore homers. 4-2. Jurges homers. 5-2.
Bottom of the 7th. Casey blows up, allowing two more runs. He's had it. I bring in Kimball to minimize the damage. He gives up a double. We're screwed. The Giants takes a 9-2 lead.
Now we get angry. The hits start coming. Reese homers in the 8th. 9-4.
In the 8th I bring in the "sacrificial lamb", Roy Bruner. This time he only gives up one run. 10-4.
The Dodgers fought back, but the final was 10-5.
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Game 2. Whit Wyatt vs Carl Hubbell.
It was scoreless until the 3rd. With 2 outs and a runner on, Pistol Pete Reiser tripled. 1-0.
In the 7th, with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs, Wyatt executes a perfect sac bunt. Both runners advance. Gustine doubles --2 RBI. 3-0.
The Giants scored one in the 8th.
Wyatt (8-1, 2.36) held on for the 3-1 CG win.
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Game 1. Casey vs Hal Schumacher. The Giants are in the second division, and hate our guts.
This is a hard-fought game. Both pitchers are bearing down. It is indeed a pitchers' duel.
Brooklyn gets a break in the 5th. Musial and Medwick hit back to back singles. Lew Riggs doubles, and we lead 2-0!
The Giants take a 3-2 lead with a Mel Ott homer in the bottom of the 5th.
Bottom of the 6th. Moore homers. 4-2. Jurges homers. 5-2.
Bottom of the 7th. Casey blows up, allowing two more runs. He's had it. I bring in Kimball to minimize the damage. He gives up a double. We're screwed. The Giants takes a 9-2 lead.
Now we get angry. The hits start coming. Reese homers in the 8th. 9-4.
In the 8th I bring in the "sacrificial lamb", Roy Bruner. This time he only gives up one run. 10-4.
The Dodgers fought back, but the final was 10-5.
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Game 2. Whit Wyatt vs Carl Hubbell.
It was scoreless until the 3rd. With 2 outs and a runner on, Pistol Pete Reiser tripled. 1-0.
In the 7th, with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs, Wyatt executes a perfect sac bunt. Both runners advance. Gustine doubles --2 RBI. 3-0.
The Giants scored one in the 8th.
Wyatt (8-1, 2.36) held on for the 3-1 CG win.
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Saturday, May 31. Heintzelman vs Bill Lohrman.
Ken gets in trouble in the 2nd and loads up the bases. However, he gets out of the inning allowing only one run.
We tie it with a 2-out double by Owen in the 4th. The Giants make it 2-1 in the bottom half.
NY scores in the 6th. 3-1. That becomes the final.
The standings at the end of May:
Ken gets in trouble in the 2nd and loads up the bases. However, he gets out of the inning allowing only one run.
We tie it with a 2-out double by Owen in the 4th. The Giants make it 2-1 in the bottom half.
NY scores in the 6th. 3-1. That becomes the final.
The standings at the end of May:
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We begin June with an 11 day homestand.
Brooklyn, Sunday June 1. The Cardinals visit. Higbe vs ex-Dodger Curt Davis.
Bottom of the 1st. Gustine singles, and Reese triples. 1-0. Reiser hits a sac fly. 2-0.
2nd Inning. Johnny Mize hits a leadoff HR. 2-1. They later tie it up.
3rd Inning. Pee Wee Reese is mad as hell. He's committed two errors in this game, and leads off with a double. Reiser is next. On a 1-1 pitch, he hits it out! 4-2, Dodgers.
Bottom of the 5th. Reiser hits a leadoff single, and steals second. Pistol Pete leads the majors in SB. Camilli flies to left, and Reiser races to 3rd. Medwick singles , and Reiser scores! 5-2. Musial draws a walk. Lavagetto walks. Bases loaded, 1 out. Davis is in deep trouble.
Mickey Owen swings at the first pitch -- it's goes back, deep to right --and it's gone! A grand slam ! 9-2. Davis is knocked out of the game -- Clyde Shoun enters. Shoun closes the inning.
Meanwhile, Higbe has walked 3, struck out 3, and given up 4 hits.
With 1 out, Kirby gives up a 2-run HR to Marty Marion in the bottom of the 9th. 9-4. That will be the final.
Higbe (8-3, 2.68) completes the game by striking out Enos Slaughter.
We now lead the Reds by 7.5 games. In the AL, the Tigers lead the Yankees by 3.5.
Individual stats: Ted Williams leads the majors with 11 HR. He is hitting .313, with 28 RBI. The Red Sox (18-28) are currently 6th in the AL, 13.5 games behind the Tigers. Rumor has it that Ted could be on the trading block.
The rumor was true. The Dodgers traded P Whit Wyatt to the Red Sox for Ted Williams. No joke. The Sox agreed to the deal, considering it a "fair trade". Indeed.
Now, we have to rebuild our pitching rotation.
I traded Newt Kimball to the Tigers for SP Dizzy Trout, who is currently on the DL.
We also sent 1B Eddie Waitkus to the Browns for veteran SP Johnny Niggeling.
The Dodgers now have an OF (Williams, Reiser and Musial) that is second to none. The pitching now becomes questionable, but this is all part of the deconstruction and reconstruction of the team. To do this now, when we are winning, may seem like madness. We shall see.
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Monday, June 2. A sudden heat wave. It's 89 degrees at Ebbets, with the wind blowing out to RF at 10 mph. Casey vs LHP Max Lanier.
The Cards score first. 1-0. The Dodgers come right back, and tie it. Then, Ted Williams' first AB as a Dodger is a 2-run HR. 3-1.
2nd Inning. In making a routine play, Frankie Gustine twists the wrong way and falls back awkwardly, flat on his back. He hears something crack. He doesn't get up. He can't move. He has to be carted off the field and taken to the hospital. Pete Coscarart takes over at 2nd.
St. Louis scores one in the 6th. 3-2. They tie it in the 7th.
It remains tied through the 9th, and we go into extra innings.
Bottom of the 10th. Howie Krist pitching. Camilli walks. The hit & run is called: Musial singles, and Camilli advances to 3rd. Lavagetto, on a 2-2 pitch, singles, Camilli scores , and the Dodgers win it 4-3!
Freddie Fitzsimmons got the win, and Krist took the loss.
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Injury update: Frankie Gustine suffered a serious back injury, and was placed on the 60-day DL. It is likely that he will be out for the remainder of the season. I call up recently-signed Rusty Peters from AAA to fill the roster spot. Pete Coscarart will now become our regular 2B.
The Dodgers now have 3 players on the DL. We're in first place, but we're hurting.
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Tuesday, June 3. Heintzelman vs Lon Warneke. Williams gets the day off.
6th Inning. The Cardinals score one in the top, but the Dodgers respond with 3 in the bottom.
St. Louis makes it 3-2 in the top of the 7th. Mort Cooper pitches in the bottom half. He loads the bases. Musial sac flys. 4-2.
8th Inning. Heintzelman gives up a 3-run homer to Jonny Mize. 5-4, Cards.
5-4 is the final. Cooper wins, Heintzelman loses.
Brooklyn, Sunday June 1. The Cardinals visit. Higbe vs ex-Dodger Curt Davis.
Bottom of the 1st. Gustine singles, and Reese triples. 1-0. Reiser hits a sac fly. 2-0.
2nd Inning. Johnny Mize hits a leadoff HR. 2-1. They later tie it up.
3rd Inning. Pee Wee Reese is mad as hell. He's committed two errors in this game, and leads off with a double. Reiser is next. On a 1-1 pitch, he hits it out! 4-2, Dodgers.
Bottom of the 5th. Reiser hits a leadoff single, and steals second. Pistol Pete leads the majors in SB. Camilli flies to left, and Reiser races to 3rd. Medwick singles , and Reiser scores! 5-2. Musial draws a walk. Lavagetto walks. Bases loaded, 1 out. Davis is in deep trouble.
Mickey Owen swings at the first pitch -- it's goes back, deep to right --and it's gone! A grand slam ! 9-2. Davis is knocked out of the game -- Clyde Shoun enters. Shoun closes the inning.
Meanwhile, Higbe has walked 3, struck out 3, and given up 4 hits.
With 1 out, Kirby gives up a 2-run HR to Marty Marion in the bottom of the 9th. 9-4. That will be the final.
Higbe (8-3, 2.68) completes the game by striking out Enos Slaughter.
We now lead the Reds by 7.5 games. In the AL, the Tigers lead the Yankees by 3.5.
Individual stats: Ted Williams leads the majors with 11 HR. He is hitting .313, with 28 RBI. The Red Sox (18-28) are currently 6th in the AL, 13.5 games behind the Tigers. Rumor has it that Ted could be on the trading block.
The rumor was true. The Dodgers traded P Whit Wyatt to the Red Sox for Ted Williams. No joke. The Sox agreed to the deal, considering it a "fair trade". Indeed.
Now, we have to rebuild our pitching rotation.
I traded Newt Kimball to the Tigers for SP Dizzy Trout, who is currently on the DL.
We also sent 1B Eddie Waitkus to the Browns for veteran SP Johnny Niggeling.
The Dodgers now have an OF (Williams, Reiser and Musial) that is second to none. The pitching now becomes questionable, but this is all part of the deconstruction and reconstruction of the team. To do this now, when we are winning, may seem like madness. We shall see.
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Monday, June 2. A sudden heat wave. It's 89 degrees at Ebbets, with the wind blowing out to RF at 10 mph. Casey vs LHP Max Lanier.
The Cards score first. 1-0. The Dodgers come right back, and tie it. Then, Ted Williams' first AB as a Dodger is a 2-run HR. 3-1.
2nd Inning. In making a routine play, Frankie Gustine twists the wrong way and falls back awkwardly, flat on his back. He hears something crack. He doesn't get up. He can't move. He has to be carted off the field and taken to the hospital. Pete Coscarart takes over at 2nd.
St. Louis scores one in the 6th. 3-2. They tie it in the 7th.
It remains tied through the 9th, and we go into extra innings.
Bottom of the 10th. Howie Krist pitching. Camilli walks. The hit & run is called: Musial singles, and Camilli advances to 3rd. Lavagetto, on a 2-2 pitch, singles, Camilli scores , and the Dodgers win it 4-3!
Freddie Fitzsimmons got the win, and Krist took the loss.
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Injury update: Frankie Gustine suffered a serious back injury, and was placed on the 60-day DL. It is likely that he will be out for the remainder of the season. I call up recently-signed Rusty Peters from AAA to fill the roster spot. Pete Coscarart will now become our regular 2B.
The Dodgers now have 3 players on the DL. We're in first place, but we're hurting.
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Tuesday, June 3. Heintzelman vs Lon Warneke. Williams gets the day off.
6th Inning. The Cardinals score one in the top, but the Dodgers respond with 3 in the bottom.
St. Louis makes it 3-2 in the top of the 7th. Mort Cooper pitches in the bottom half. He loads the bases. Musial sac flys. 4-2.
8th Inning. Heintzelman gives up a 3-run homer to Jonny Mize. 5-4, Cards.
5-4 is the final. Cooper wins, Heintzelman loses.
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June 4. Vs the Cubs. New arrival Jonny Niggeling faces Charley Root.
The Cubs take an early 1-0 lead. They make it 3-0 in the 4th.
I tried a couple of the untested pitchers in the 8th, and it was awful. Wolff and Bruner gave up 8 runs. The only bright spot was Bob Chipman, who entered in the 9th and allowed no hits. Bob also got a strikeout.
It was humiliating. Root shuts us out 11-0.
The Pirates are creeping up on us. They are 6 games back, but have won 5 in a row.
In the AL, the Tigers are 5.5 games ahead of the Yankees. Detroit has won 7 straight.
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KG notes: in remaking this team, I'm paying a price. The batting lineup may be strong in youth, power and speed, but the pitching staff has been weakened considerably. So be it. Ebbets Field is a hitter's park.
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Thursday, June 5. Higbe vs Claude Passeau.
1st Inning. With 2 outs and 2 runners on, Camilli homers. 3-0. Two more runners reach base, and Medwick singles. 4-0. It's revenge time.
3rd Inning. Two outs, Reiser on 3rd. Camilli triples! It's 5-0. Medwick lines to Passeau, who muffs the catch. Camilli scores on the error. 6-0.
4th Inning. Passeau loads the bases, and walks in a run. 7-0. Riggs hits a sac fly. 8-0.
The Cubs scored 2 in the 6th. 8-2. Joe Medick came back with a 3-run homer. 11-2.
We score in the 7th. 12-2. No mercy. We're out for blood.
Kirby gives up a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9th, but refuses to be taken out. I don't argue with him.
He gets the 12-4 CG win. Hig, who is now our staff ace, goes 9-3, with a 2.81 ERA.
We have Friday off.
KG note: for the next game, I'm gonna move Billy Cox over to 2B. He has a great arm, average range, average hands and excellent speed. He will bat 2nd in the lineup. Let's see what he can do.
The Cubs take an early 1-0 lead. They make it 3-0 in the 4th.
I tried a couple of the untested pitchers in the 8th, and it was awful. Wolff and Bruner gave up 8 runs. The only bright spot was Bob Chipman, who entered in the 9th and allowed no hits. Bob also got a strikeout.
It was humiliating. Root shuts us out 11-0.
The Pirates are creeping up on us. They are 6 games back, but have won 5 in a row.
In the AL, the Tigers are 5.5 games ahead of the Yankees. Detroit has won 7 straight.
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KG notes: in remaking this team, I'm paying a price. The batting lineup may be strong in youth, power and speed, but the pitching staff has been weakened considerably. So be it. Ebbets Field is a hitter's park.
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Thursday, June 5. Higbe vs Claude Passeau.
1st Inning. With 2 outs and 2 runners on, Camilli homers. 3-0. Two more runners reach base, and Medwick singles. 4-0. It's revenge time.
3rd Inning. Two outs, Reiser on 3rd. Camilli triples! It's 5-0. Medwick lines to Passeau, who muffs the catch. Camilli scores on the error. 6-0.
4th Inning. Passeau loads the bases, and walks in a run. 7-0. Riggs hits a sac fly. 8-0.
The Cubs scored 2 in the 6th. 8-2. Joe Medick came back with a 3-run homer. 11-2.
We score in the 7th. 12-2. No mercy. We're out for blood.
Kirby gives up a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9th, but refuses to be taken out. I don't argue with him.
He gets the 12-4 CG win. Hig, who is now our staff ace, goes 9-3, with a 2.81 ERA.
We have Friday off.
KG note: for the next game, I'm gonna move Billy Cox over to 2B. He has a great arm, average range, average hands and excellent speed. He will bat 2nd in the lineup. Let's see what he can do.
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(Historical note: Right now, Pete Reiser is batting .343, which was his exact BA in real life in 1941.)
The next three games are with the Reds.
Saturday, June 7. Hugh Casey (4-4, 3.87) vs Bucky Walters (6-5, 4.27).
Bottom of the 3rd. 2 outs, runners on 1st and 2nd. Williams singles to deep right -- a run scores.
4th Inning. Casey gives up a 2-run HR. 2-1, Reds.
9th Inning. Eddie Joost hits a 2-run homer off of Wittig, who'd relieved Casey in the 8th. 4-1, Reds.
Walters ends up with a CG win.
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Sunday, June 8. Heintzelman (4-4. 3.60) vs Paul Derringer (4-3, 3.89).
Ken gets hit hard in the 1st, and the Reds jump to a 3-0 lead. We respond with a 2-out RBI single by Williams.
It becomes 4-1 in the 4th, and 5-1 in the 5th. The Dodgers are flat -- not hitting, and performing poorly on defense. I say nothing, but give each player an accusing glare as he returns to the dugout.
Bottom of the 5th. Derringer loads up the bases, and Lavagetto smacks a single. 2 runs score. 5-3.
Hientzelman then has a horrific 6th inning -- the Reds score 5 runs. 10-3. He's finished. Fitzsimmons takes over in the 7th.
The Dodgers make it 10-5 in the bottom of the 7th.
Bottom of the 8th. Camilli hits a 3-run HR, and it's 10-8.
The Reds make it 12-8 in the top of the 9th.
Bottom of the 9th. Bob Logan now pitching for the Reds. Lavagetto hits a leadoff double. Owen bunts him to 3rd. Coscarart pinch-hits, and hits a sac fly. 12-9. Reese walks. A wild pitch is charged to Logan, and Reese moves to 2nd. Billy Cox doubles -- Reese scores. 12-10. Reiser doubles -- it's 12-11! Williams singles -- the game is tied !! Belatedly, Logan exits -- Junior Thompson is now pitching. Camilli singles! Runners on 1 st and 2nd. Musial grounds out. Amazingly, we go to extra innings.
The Reds took a 13-12 lead in the top of the 11th.
That's how it ends. Ray Starr gets the win, and Bob Chipman takes the loss. A heartbreaker for us.
While we've dropped two games, the Pirates have reeled off 9 straight wins, and are just 3.5 games behind us.
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Monday, June 9. Niggeling vs Jim Turner.
Bottom of the 3rd. Bases loaded, no outs. Cox hits a sac fly. 1-0. Reiser hits a 3-run HR! 4-0. Ted Williams then hits a 451-ft HR to CF. 5-0.
Bottom of the 5th. Runners at the corners, no outs. Camilli hits an RBI double. 6-0. 2 outs later, Lavagetto hits an RBI single. 7-0.
That was the final. Niggeling gets the CG shutout.
In Philadelphia, the Phillies beat the Pirates, making our lead 4.5 over Pittsburgh.
We face the Pirates in the next two home games.
Association note: since trading off Williams, the Red Sox have lost 5 straight games and are in the AL cellar. Boston's fans are likening this to the infamous Babe Ruth fiasco, and are calling it "The Curse of the Kid".
The next three games are with the Reds.
Saturday, June 7. Hugh Casey (4-4, 3.87) vs Bucky Walters (6-5, 4.27).
Bottom of the 3rd. 2 outs, runners on 1st and 2nd. Williams singles to deep right -- a run scores.
4th Inning. Casey gives up a 2-run HR. 2-1, Reds.
9th Inning. Eddie Joost hits a 2-run homer off of Wittig, who'd relieved Casey in the 8th. 4-1, Reds.
Walters ends up with a CG win.
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Sunday, June 8. Heintzelman (4-4. 3.60) vs Paul Derringer (4-3, 3.89).
Ken gets hit hard in the 1st, and the Reds jump to a 3-0 lead. We respond with a 2-out RBI single by Williams.
It becomes 4-1 in the 4th, and 5-1 in the 5th. The Dodgers are flat -- not hitting, and performing poorly on defense. I say nothing, but give each player an accusing glare as he returns to the dugout.
Bottom of the 5th. Derringer loads up the bases, and Lavagetto smacks a single. 2 runs score. 5-3.
Hientzelman then has a horrific 6th inning -- the Reds score 5 runs. 10-3. He's finished. Fitzsimmons takes over in the 7th.
The Dodgers make it 10-5 in the bottom of the 7th.
Bottom of the 8th. Camilli hits a 3-run HR, and it's 10-8.
The Reds make it 12-8 in the top of the 9th.
Bottom of the 9th. Bob Logan now pitching for the Reds. Lavagetto hits a leadoff double. Owen bunts him to 3rd. Coscarart pinch-hits, and hits a sac fly. 12-9. Reese walks. A wild pitch is charged to Logan, and Reese moves to 2nd. Billy Cox doubles -- Reese scores. 12-10. Reiser doubles -- it's 12-11! Williams singles -- the game is tied !! Belatedly, Logan exits -- Junior Thompson is now pitching. Camilli singles! Runners on 1 st and 2nd. Musial grounds out. Amazingly, we go to extra innings.
The Reds took a 13-12 lead in the top of the 11th.
That's how it ends. Ray Starr gets the win, and Bob Chipman takes the loss. A heartbreaker for us.
While we've dropped two games, the Pirates have reeled off 9 straight wins, and are just 3.5 games behind us.
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Monday, June 9. Niggeling vs Jim Turner.
Bottom of the 3rd. Bases loaded, no outs. Cox hits a sac fly. 1-0. Reiser hits a 3-run HR! 4-0. Ted Williams then hits a 451-ft HR to CF. 5-0.
Bottom of the 5th. Runners at the corners, no outs. Camilli hits an RBI double. 6-0. 2 outs later, Lavagetto hits an RBI single. 7-0.
That was the final. Niggeling gets the CG shutout.
In Philadelphia, the Phillies beat the Pirates, making our lead 4.5 over Pittsburgh.
We face the Pirates in the next two home games.
Association note: since trading off Williams, the Red Sox have lost 5 straight games and are in the AL cellar. Boston's fans are likening this to the infamous Babe Ruth fiasco, and are calling it "The Curse of the Kid".
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Tuesday, June 10. Higbe (9-3, 2.81) vs Max Butcher (9-3, 4.66).
The Pirates score first, a 2-run HR by Elbie Fletcher in the 4th.
Lee Handley hit another one in the 8th. 4-0.
Butcher and Klinger combine to get the shutout. Max (10-3, 4.39) becomes the first 10-game winner of the season
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Wednesday, June 11. Casey (4-5, 3.77) vs Johnny Lanning (6-4, 2.86).
Pittsburgh scores a run in the 1st, but we come back with a 2-run homer by Reiser. 2-1, Dodgers.
Casey gives up a 2-run shot to Bud Stewart in the 4th. 3-2, Pirates.
Reese and Coscarart hit back to back doubles in the bottom of the 5th, tying up the game.
Fitzsimmons relieves Casey in the 8th, and gets into trouble, loading up the bases. He escapes and and allows only one run to score. 4-3, Pirates.
Lefty Dutch Dietz relieves Lanning in the bottom of the 8th. 1 out. Reiser singles, and steals second. Williams walks. Here comes Camilli, who hits a 3-run HR to right. 6-4, Dodgers. Then, with 2 outs, Lew Riggs hits a solo HR! 7-4.
Top of the 9th, 2 outs. Fitzsimmons loads up the bases. Wittig enters to face Arky Vaughan. He pops up -- game over. Dodgers win! Fitz gets the victory, and Wittig earns the save.
Thursday is a travel day. We head to St. Louis to begin a 12-day road trip.
The Pirates score first, a 2-run HR by Elbie Fletcher in the 4th.
Lee Handley hit another one in the 8th. 4-0.
Butcher and Klinger combine to get the shutout. Max (10-3, 4.39) becomes the first 10-game winner of the season
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Wednesday, June 11. Casey (4-5, 3.77) vs Johnny Lanning (6-4, 2.86).
Pittsburgh scores a run in the 1st, but we come back with a 2-run homer by Reiser. 2-1, Dodgers.
Casey gives up a 2-run shot to Bud Stewart in the 4th. 3-2, Pirates.
Reese and Coscarart hit back to back doubles in the bottom of the 5th, tying up the game.
Fitzsimmons relieves Casey in the 8th, and gets into trouble, loading up the bases. He escapes and and allows only one run to score. 4-3, Pirates.
Lefty Dutch Dietz relieves Lanning in the bottom of the 8th. 1 out. Reiser singles, and steals second. Williams walks. Here comes Camilli, who hits a 3-run HR to right. 6-4, Dodgers. Then, with 2 outs, Lew Riggs hits a solo HR! 7-4.
Top of the 9th, 2 outs. Fitzsimmons loads up the bases. Wittig enters to face Arky Vaughan. He pops up -- game over. Dodgers win! Fitz gets the victory, and Wittig earns the save.
Thursday is a travel day. We head to St. Louis to begin a 12-day road trip.
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St. Louis, Friday June 13. Heintzelman (4-4, 4.00) vs Curt Davis (3-7, 6.42).
The Cards jump off to a 2-0 lead in the 1st with a HR by Johnny Mize.
We come right back with a 3-run homer by Phelps in the 2nd.
Williams hits an RBI single in the 3rd. 4-2. St. Louis makes it 4-3 in the bottom of the inning.
Heintzelman gets an RBI single in the 4th. 5-3. The Cards narrow the gap to 5-4 in the 5th, and tie the game in the 6th.
7th Inning. Mort Cooper now pitching. Camilli hits a 2-run double. 7-5.
7-5 is the final. Wittig pitches two innings to save the win for Heintzelman. Cooper takes the loss.
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Saturday, June 14. Niggeling (7-5, 4.49) vs Max Lanier (5-4, 5.29). I'm trying another experiment today, moving Billy Cox over to 3B.
With 1 out in the 1st, Williams hit a line drive that struck Lanier's shoulder. Max had to leave the game, and Mort Cooper replaced him.
3rd Inning. Williams hit a tremendous 2-run HR to CF (estimated distance 460 feet!). That's his 14th homer of the season. It's also enough to knock out Cooper. Single-handedly, Ted Williams has forced two opposing pitchers out of the game. Howie Krist relieves him. Reiser's up next. He singles, and then steals second. Camilli follows with a double. Reiser scores! 3-0, Dodgers.
4th Inning. Reese makes it 4-0 with an RBI single.
Brooklyn makes it 6-0 in the 5th.
The Cardinals stage a comeback in the 8th, scoring 3 runs. The Dodgers pad their lead to 7-3 in the 9th.
Niggeling gets the 7-3 CG win over Mort Cooper.
Here are the standings:
The Cards jump off to a 2-0 lead in the 1st with a HR by Johnny Mize.
We come right back with a 3-run homer by Phelps in the 2nd.
Williams hits an RBI single in the 3rd. 4-2. St. Louis makes it 4-3 in the bottom of the inning.
Heintzelman gets an RBI single in the 4th. 5-3. The Cards narrow the gap to 5-4 in the 5th, and tie the game in the 6th.
7th Inning. Mort Cooper now pitching. Camilli hits a 2-run double. 7-5.
7-5 is the final. Wittig pitches two innings to save the win for Heintzelman. Cooper takes the loss.
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Saturday, June 14. Niggeling (7-5, 4.49) vs Max Lanier (5-4, 5.29). I'm trying another experiment today, moving Billy Cox over to 3B.
With 1 out in the 1st, Williams hit a line drive that struck Lanier's shoulder. Max had to leave the game, and Mort Cooper replaced him.
3rd Inning. Williams hit a tremendous 2-run HR to CF (estimated distance 460 feet!). That's his 14th homer of the season. It's also enough to knock out Cooper. Single-handedly, Ted Williams has forced two opposing pitchers out of the game. Howie Krist relieves him. Reiser's up next. He singles, and then steals second. Camilli follows with a double. Reiser scores! 3-0, Dodgers.
4th Inning. Reese makes it 4-0 with an RBI single.
Brooklyn makes it 6-0 in the 5th.
The Cardinals stage a comeback in the 8th, scoring 3 runs. The Dodgers pad their lead to 7-3 in the 9th.
Niggeling gets the 7-3 CG win over Mort Cooper.
Here are the standings:
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St. Louis, June 15. Doubleheader Sunday.
Game 1: Higbe vs Warneke. Kirby goes to 10-4 with a 2.89 ERA as the Dodgers win 4-2. Fitzsimmons pitches the 9th and earns his first save.
Game 2: Casey vs White. White gets a 3-2 CG win.
Monday is a travel day. We begin a three game series with the Cubs on Tuesday.
Game 1: Higbe vs Warneke. Kirby goes to 10-4 with a 2.89 ERA as the Dodgers win 4-2. Fitzsimmons pitches the 9th and earns his first save.
Game 2: Casey vs White. White gets a 3-2 CG win.
Monday is a travel day. We begin a three game series with the Cubs on Tuesday.
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Chicago, Tuesday June 17. It's my birthday, and for the occasion, my parents and my two sisters are at Wrigley Field today.
Heintzelman (5-4) faces Bill Lee ( 5-6).
The Cubs take a 3-0 lead in the 1st. They make it 4-0 in the 2nd.
We battle back, and tie it up with 4 runs in the 5th.
6th Inning. Reese hits a solo HR, and we take a 5-4 lead. Lee gets pulled, and Paul Erickson comes in. Musial hits an RBI single. 6-4.
9th Inning. No outs. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Heintzelman hits an RBI single. 7-4. Runners advance. Reese hits a sac fly. 8-4. That becomes the final.
Heintzelman (6-4, 4.18) gets a CG victory.
Afterwards, KG takes the family and the entire team over to Adam's Ribs at Dearborn Station. It's a birthday party to remember.
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Heintzelman (5-4) faces Bill Lee ( 5-6).
The Cubs take a 3-0 lead in the 1st. They make it 4-0 in the 2nd.
We battle back, and tie it up with 4 runs in the 5th.
6th Inning. Reese hits a solo HR, and we take a 5-4 lead. Lee gets pulled, and Paul Erickson comes in. Musial hits an RBI single. 6-4.
9th Inning. No outs. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Heintzelman hits an RBI single. 7-4. Runners advance. Reese hits a sac fly. 8-4. That becomes the final.
Heintzelman (6-4, 4.18) gets a CG victory.
Afterwards, KG takes the family and the entire team over to Adam's Ribs at Dearborn Station. It's a birthday party to remember.
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In the meantime, the Yankees have won 8 straight, and are in a virtual tie with the Tigers in the AL.
Former Yankee slugger Lou Gehrig died two weeks ago, and his buddies are dedicating this season to him.
More stat notes: Arky Vaughan of the Pirates leads the majors with a .376 BA. Tommy Henrich of the Yankees has 54 RBI. Jeff Heath of the Indians has hit 11 triples in 204 AB.
Johnny Babich of the As is 7-1, with a 1.56 ERA. Bob Feller of the Indians has 111 strikeouts in 130 innings!
Former Yankee slugger Lou Gehrig died two weeks ago, and his buddies are dedicating this season to him.
More stat notes: Arky Vaughan of the Pirates leads the majors with a .376 BA. Tommy Henrich of the Yankees has 54 RBI. Jeff Heath of the Indians has hit 11 triples in 204 AB.
Johnny Babich of the As is 7-1, with a 1.56 ERA. Bob Feller of the Indians has 111 strikeouts in 130 innings!
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Chicago, Wedneday June 18. Niggeling vs Charlie Root.
In the 1st inning, Coscarart singles, and Root suffers an arm injury. Erickson relieves him.
Niggeling hits a sac fly in the 2nd. 1-0, Dodgers. Coscarart later hits a 2-RBI double. 3-0. The Cubs come back and score one. 3-1.
Reese hits a 2-out RBI single in the 4th. 4-1.
Bill Nicholson smacks a solo HR in the 6th. 4-2. We score a run in the 7th. 5-2. The Cubs come back with a run. 5-3.
8th Inning. Tot Presnell now pitching. Reiser hits an RBI single. 6-3. Williams singles, run scores. 7-3.
Wittig relieves Niggeling in the bottom of the 8th, and gives up a run. 7-4. He ends the inning by striking out Babe Dahlgren.
Niggeling (9-5, 4.34) ends up with the win. Erickson (1-5, 6.35) takes the loss.
League note: the Cubs placed Charlie Root on the 15 day DL after the game.
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Thursday, June 19. Higbe vs Russ Meers.
Higbe (11-4, 2.67) gives up 5 hits in a CG 10-0 rout of the Cubs.
In the 1st inning, Coscarart singles, and Root suffers an arm injury. Erickson relieves him.
Niggeling hits a sac fly in the 2nd. 1-0, Dodgers. Coscarart later hits a 2-RBI double. 3-0. The Cubs come back and score one. 3-1.
Reese hits a 2-out RBI single in the 4th. 4-1.
Bill Nicholson smacks a solo HR in the 6th. 4-2. We score a run in the 7th. 5-2. The Cubs come back with a run. 5-3.
8th Inning. Tot Presnell now pitching. Reiser hits an RBI single. 6-3. Williams singles, run scores. 7-3.
Wittig relieves Niggeling in the bottom of the 8th, and gives up a run. 7-4. He ends the inning by striking out Babe Dahlgren.
Niggeling (9-5, 4.34) ends up with the win. Erickson (1-5, 6.35) takes the loss.
League note: the Cubs placed Charlie Root on the 15 day DL after the game.
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Thursday, June 19. Higbe vs Russ Meers.
Higbe (11-4, 2.67) gives up 5 hits in a CG 10-0 rout of the Cubs.
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Cincinnati, Friday June 20. Casey vs Bucky Walters.
Pete Coscarart breaks a 1-1 tie in the 4th with a 2-out RBI double. Musial, Phelps and Lavagetto each hit RBI singles in the 5th. 5-1, Brooklyn. The Reds made it 5-2 in the bottom of the 5th.
In the 9th, the Dodgers score two more runs. 7-2.
Casey (5-6, 3.65) gets a CG victory. The Dodgers win their 4th straight.
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Saturday, June 21. Heintzelman vs Elmer Riddle.
A pitchers' duel ensues until the bottom of the 7th, when the Reds take a 1-0 lead.
Riddle (3-4, 5.29) puzzles the Brooklyn hitters, allowing just 5 hits, and gets the CG shutout.
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Sunday, June 22. Doubleheader.
Game 1 . Fitzsimmons vs Derringer. Billy Cox plays 2B in this game, and bats second. This season, he has definitely been a utility infielder, having played at SS, 2B and 3B.
No score until the 5th, when Pistol Pete Reiser hit an RBI double.
The Reds take a 3-1 lead with 2 outs in the 6th. Freddie is removed, and Wittig comes in.
7th Inning. Cincy takes a 5-1 lead. Owen gets a ground-out RBI in the 8th. 5-2.
We score one run in the 9th, but Derringer (6-4, 3.95) gets a 5-3 CG win.
Game 2. Niggeling vs Johnny Vander Meer. Reiser takes a rest, and Tatum starts in CF. Cincy starts Johnny "Mutt" Riddle at C. He has a weak throwing arm.
Camilli hits a sac fly RBI in the 1st. 1-0. Brooklyn manager KG Erwin elects to take a "damn the torpedoes" attitude and play the bases aggressively.
The Reds tie it in the 2nd.
Brooklyn doesn't help its cause by committing two errors in the first three innings. The Reds score three runs in the 3rd. 4-1.
Ival Goodman hits a solo HR in the 5th. 5-1.
7th Inning. The Dodgers move to within 5-2, and with 2 outs and the bases loaded, Ted Williams makes it 5-4 with a 2-run double! Camilli is intentionally walked, again loading the bases. Medwick singles, and we're tied at 5!
Pete Reiser is then taken off the bench to hit for Tatum. He hits a 3-run double, and the Dodgers lead it 8-5! Mickey Owen singles! Resier scores! It's 9-5! That's 8 runs in the inning! Vander Meer is shell-shocked. Wasdell flies out to end it.
Kirby Higbe is brought in to hold the Reds. He succeeds.
8th Inning. After 150 pitches, Vander Meer is relieved by Bob Logan. We score five more runs. 14-5. We now bring in Bob Chipman to mop up.
9th Inning. The rout continues. We score again. 15-5.
That's the final. What a comeback for Brooklyn! Niggeling is now 10-5, with a 4.49 ERA. The surprise is lefty Bob Chipman, who has performed well despite his youth and inexperience.
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Our next three games are in Pittsburgh. The Pirates are in 2nd place, 5.5 games behind us.
Pete Coscarart breaks a 1-1 tie in the 4th with a 2-out RBI double. Musial, Phelps and Lavagetto each hit RBI singles in the 5th. 5-1, Brooklyn. The Reds made it 5-2 in the bottom of the 5th.
In the 9th, the Dodgers score two more runs. 7-2.
Casey (5-6, 3.65) gets a CG victory. The Dodgers win their 4th straight.
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Saturday, June 21. Heintzelman vs Elmer Riddle.
A pitchers' duel ensues until the bottom of the 7th, when the Reds take a 1-0 lead.
Riddle (3-4, 5.29) puzzles the Brooklyn hitters, allowing just 5 hits, and gets the CG shutout.
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Sunday, June 22. Doubleheader.
Game 1 . Fitzsimmons vs Derringer. Billy Cox plays 2B in this game, and bats second. This season, he has definitely been a utility infielder, having played at SS, 2B and 3B.
No score until the 5th, when Pistol Pete Reiser hit an RBI double.
The Reds take a 3-1 lead with 2 outs in the 6th. Freddie is removed, and Wittig comes in.
7th Inning. Cincy takes a 5-1 lead. Owen gets a ground-out RBI in the 8th. 5-2.
We score one run in the 9th, but Derringer (6-4, 3.95) gets a 5-3 CG win.
Game 2. Niggeling vs Johnny Vander Meer. Reiser takes a rest, and Tatum starts in CF. Cincy starts Johnny "Mutt" Riddle at C. He has a weak throwing arm.
Camilli hits a sac fly RBI in the 1st. 1-0. Brooklyn manager KG Erwin elects to take a "damn the torpedoes" attitude and play the bases aggressively.
The Reds tie it in the 2nd.
Brooklyn doesn't help its cause by committing two errors in the first three innings. The Reds score three runs in the 3rd. 4-1.
Ival Goodman hits a solo HR in the 5th. 5-1.
7th Inning. The Dodgers move to within 5-2, and with 2 outs and the bases loaded, Ted Williams makes it 5-4 with a 2-run double! Camilli is intentionally walked, again loading the bases. Medwick singles, and we're tied at 5!
Pete Reiser is then taken off the bench to hit for Tatum. He hits a 3-run double, and the Dodgers lead it 8-5! Mickey Owen singles! Resier scores! It's 9-5! That's 8 runs in the inning! Vander Meer is shell-shocked. Wasdell flies out to end it.
Kirby Higbe is brought in to hold the Reds. He succeeds.
8th Inning. After 150 pitches, Vander Meer is relieved by Bob Logan. We score five more runs. 14-5. We now bring in Bob Chipman to mop up.
9th Inning. The rout continues. We score again. 15-5.
That's the final. What a comeback for Brooklyn! Niggeling is now 10-5, with a 4.49 ERA. The surprise is lefty Bob Chipman, who has performed well despite his youth and inexperience.
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Our next three games are in Pittsburgh. The Pirates are in 2nd place, 5.5 games behind us.
RE: The Brooklyn Dodgers 1941--?
Pittsburgh, Monday June 23. Casey vs Luke Hamlin.
The Pirates pound Casey and get off to a 6-1 lead in the 1st.
We start climbing back in the 2nd. One run. 6-2.
6th Inning. We score two. 6-4.
6-4 is the final. Hamlin wins, and Klinger earns a save.
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Tuesday, June 24. Higbe vs Rip Sewell.
The Pirates once agin jump to a 3-0 lead in the 1st. We score one in the 4th.
We fight back and tie it up in the 7th.
It remains 3-3 at the end of 9. Extra innings.
The Pirates win it 4-3 in the 10th. Lefty Wilkie gets the win, and Roy Bruner takes the loss.
Pittsburgh cuts our lead to 3.5 games.
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Wednesday, June 25. Heintzelman vs Butcher.
1st Inning. Reese leads off with a triple. Cox and Reiser are easy outs, but Williams hits a solid double. Reese scores. 1-0. Camilli singles, and Williams scores! 2-0.
The Pirates come back in the 5th as Butcher hits an RBI double. 2-1. Heintzelman loads the bases and ends up with a 3-2 deficit.
An error by ex-Dodger Billy Herman allows us to tie it in the 8th. Butcher walks in two runs, and it's 5-3, Brooklyn.
Bottom of the 8th. In comes Fitzsimmons to save the game.
He blew it. He gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th, and the Pirates win it 6-5. Pittsburgh completes the sweep.
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Team note: SP Dizzy Trout, acquired from the Tigers in the trade for Newt Kimball in early June, returns from the disabled list. He will be inserted into the starting rotation. Ken Heintzelman will now become a reliever and spot starter. Roger Wolff will be unconditionally released.
The Pirates pound Casey and get off to a 6-1 lead in the 1st.
We start climbing back in the 2nd. One run. 6-2.
6th Inning. We score two. 6-4.
6-4 is the final. Hamlin wins, and Klinger earns a save.
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Tuesday, June 24. Higbe vs Rip Sewell.
The Pirates once agin jump to a 3-0 lead in the 1st. We score one in the 4th.
We fight back and tie it up in the 7th.
It remains 3-3 at the end of 9. Extra innings.
The Pirates win it 4-3 in the 10th. Lefty Wilkie gets the win, and Roy Bruner takes the loss.
Pittsburgh cuts our lead to 3.5 games.
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Wednesday, June 25. Heintzelman vs Butcher.
1st Inning. Reese leads off with a triple. Cox and Reiser are easy outs, but Williams hits a solid double. Reese scores. 1-0. Camilli singles, and Williams scores! 2-0.
The Pirates come back in the 5th as Butcher hits an RBI double. 2-1. Heintzelman loads the bases and ends up with a 3-2 deficit.
An error by ex-Dodger Billy Herman allows us to tie it in the 8th. Butcher walks in two runs, and it's 5-3, Brooklyn.
Bottom of the 8th. In comes Fitzsimmons to save the game.
He blew it. He gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th, and the Pirates win it 6-5. Pittsburgh completes the sweep.
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Team note: SP Dizzy Trout, acquired from the Tigers in the trade for Newt Kimball in early June, returns from the disabled list. He will be inserted into the starting rotation. Ken Heintzelman will now become a reliever and spot starter. Roger Wolff will be unconditionally released.