National League Update: April 28th

National League Update

April 28, 1948

New York won an eleven inning pitching duel against Philadelphia on Monday and then won in a shootout on Tuesday. Willard Marshall went a perfect 5-for-5 with five RBIs and three homers in the second game, and the Giants needed all of his production to pull ahead in the 19-16 game.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1948 St. Louis SLN            5   2  .714 ----   147     3   4 .429   85  69 .552
1948 New York NYN             6   3  .667 ----           7   2 .778   78  76 .506
1948 Boston BON               6   3  .667 ----           3   6 .333   91  62 .595
1948 Chicago CHN              4   4  .500  1.5           4   4 .500   64  90 .416
1948 Brooklyn BRN             4   4  .500  1.5           3   5 .375   84  70 .545
1948 Pittsburgh PIN           4   5  .444  2.0           5   4 .556   83  71 .539
1948 Cincinnati CIN           4   6  .400  2.5           5   5 .500   64  89 .418
1948 Philadelphia PHN         1   7  .125  4.5           4   4 .500   66  88 .429

Monday, April 26

Dodgers (4-3)......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 0  -  3  8  2
Braves (5-3).......... 0 2 1  2 0 0  0 0    -  5 10  1
W: Bill Voiselle (2-0) L: Jack Banta (1-1)
HR: Jeff Heath (1)
Phillies (1-6)........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 -  2  8  2
Giants (5-3).......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  3  9  1
W: Ken Trinkle (1-0) L: Sam Nahem (0-1)
HR: Del Ennis (3), Walker Cooper (2)
Tuesday, April 27
Dodgers (4-4)......... 0 0 0  0 0 4  1 0 0  -  5 10  3
Braves (6-3).......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 2    -  6  7  1
W: Bobby Hogue (1-1) L: Preacher Roe (0-1)
Cubs (4-3)............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  8  4
Reds (3-6)............ 0 0 1  0 1 0  1 0    -  3  9  3
W: Johnny Vander Meer (1-1) L: Dutch McCall (0-1)
Phillies (1-7)........ 2 8 0  0 1 1  4 0 0  - 16 17  3
Giants (6-3).......... 4 3 1  0 3 2  3 3    - 19 15  4
W: Dave Koslo (1-0) L: Oscar Judd (0-1)
HR: Del Ennis (4), Johnny Mize 2 (3,4), Willard Marshall 3 (1,2,3)
Cardinals (5-2)....... 0 0 0  0 2 3  0 0 0  -  5  8  0
Pirates (4-5)......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  7  0
W: George Munger (2-0) L: Elmer Riddle (0-1)
HR: Joe Garagiola (1)
Wednesday, April 28
Cubs (4-4)............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  1
Reds (4-6)............ 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  6  0
W: Ken Raffensberger (1-1) L: Johnny Schmitz (0-2)

Upcoming Series

New York (6-3) at Brooklyn (4-4)
Game 1 - Wednesday, April 28: Larry Jansen (1-0, 3.60) vs. Rex Barney (0-1, 3.24)
Game 2 - Thursday, April 29: Ray Poat (1-0, 0.00) vs. Joe Hatten (1-0, 0.00)

Philadelphia (1-7) at Boston (6-3)
Game 1 - Wednesday, April 28: Blix Donnelly (0-1, 1.13) vs. Warren Spahn (0-1, 7.88)
Game 2 - Thursday, April 29: Dutch Leonard (0-2, 2.25) vs. Johnny Beazley (0-0, 7.71)

Pittsburgh (4-5) at Chicago (4-4)
Game 1 - Thursday, April 29: Rip Sewell (0-1, 3.00) vs. Hank Borowy (0-0, 0.00)
Game 2 - Friday, April 30: Tiny Bonham (0-0, 2.00) vs. Bob Rush (0-0, 10.80)

St. Louis (5-2) at Cincinnati (4-6)
Game 1 - Thursday, April 29: Howie Pollet (1-0, 4.50) vs. Ewell Blackwell (0-1, 4.26)
Game 2 - Friday, April 30: Harry Brecheen (1-0, 0.00) vs. Howie Fox (1-1, 2.40)

St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) at Pittsburgh Pirates (4-4)

(4-2, 2-1 road)@(4-4, 0-3 home)

St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) at Pittsburgh Pirates (4-4)

First Meeting in 1948

April 27

Tuesday, April 27

St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2

In his season debut, Joe Garagiola hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put St. Louis in the lead and then added a third RBI with a sacrifice fly the following inning. That alone was enough to beat Pittsburgh, who could only score two runs, both driven in by Ralph Kiner. The Cardinals did lose Whitey Kurowski to an injury and will expect to be without him for some time.

BOXSCORE: 1948 St. Louis Cardinals At 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates       4/27/1948
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Dusak CF          4  0  0  0 .393     S.Rojek SS          3  2  1  0 .205  
  R.Schoendienst 2B   4  1  2  0 .200     F.Gustine 3B        4  0  2  0 .310  
  S.Musial RF         4  1  2  0 .387     R.Kiner LF          4  0  1  2 .325  
  E.Slaughter LF      4  0  0  0 .250     D.Walker RF         4  0  1  0 .229  
  W.Kurowski 3B       1  0  0  0 .263     W.Westlake CF       4  0  0  0 .357  
A-R.Lapointe PR,3B    1  1  0  0 .250     E.Stevens 1B        4  0  2  0 .333  
  N.Jones 1B          4  1  2  2 .368     D.Murtaugh 2B       4  0  0  0 .143  
  J.Garagiola C       3  1  1  3 .333     C.Kluttz C          3  0  0  0 .278  
  M.Marion SS         4  0  1  0 .231     E.Riddle P          3  0  0  0 .167  
  G.Munger P          4  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  5  8  5                 Totals      33  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Kurowski In 6th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 2 3  0 0 0  -  5  8  0
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  7  0
 
Cardinals (5-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Munger WIN(2-0)         9       7   2   2   1   3   0   1.59  A1
Totals                    9       7   2   2   1   3   0
 
Pirates (4-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Riddle LOSS(0-1)        9       8   5   5   1   6   1   5.94  A1
Totals                    9       8   5   5   1   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 22,787 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1948 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Babe Pinelli, Artie Gore, Scotty Robb, 
T- 1:52
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 4  Pirates: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Pirates: 1
DOUBLES- R.Schoendienst(3rd), S.Musial(1st), N.Jones(2nd), F.Gustine(4th),
         E.Stevens(2nd)
TRIPLES- E.Stevens(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Garagiola(1st)
RBIs- N.Jones-2(3rd), J.Garagiola-3(3rd), R.Kiner-2(17th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Rojek-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Garagiola
WALKS- W.Kurowski, S.Rojek
HIT BY PITCH- W.Kurowski
STRIKE OUTS- E.Dusak-2, E.Slaughter, N.Jones, G.Munger-2, R.Kiner, E.Riddle-2
GIDP- N.Jones, D.Walker
RLISP 2-out- C.Kluttz, R.Kiner, W.Kurowski, D.Murtaugh, D.Walker
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 2 for 6  Pirates: 2 for 9

Chicago Cubs (4-2) at Cincinnati Reds (2-6)

(4-2, 3-0 road)@(2-6, 1-4 home)

Chicago Cubs (4-2) at Cincinnati Reds (2-6)

First Meeting in 1948

April 27-28

Tuesday, April 27

Cincinnati 3, Chicago 0

Despite seven total errors in the contest, only one unearned run scored in a pitcher's duel. The Cubs repeatedly had chances to score but never could, going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and hitting into double plays in three consecutive innings from the sixth to the eighth.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago Cubs At 1948 Cincinnati Reds                 4/27/1948
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Schenz 2B         5  0  1  0 .161     F.Baumholtz RF      4  1  0  0 .333  
  E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  2  0 .300     C.Corbitt 3B        5  1  2  1 .333  
  P.Lowrey CF         3  0  1  0 .333     A.Galan LF          3  0  1  0 .333  
  A.Pafko 3B          4  0  0  0 .214     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  1  3  0 .667  
  C.Aberson LF        3  0  1  0 .130     J.Wyrostek CF       3  0  2  1 .256  
  B.Nicholson RF      4  0  2  0 .552     R.Lamanno C         4  0  0  0 .176  
  C.McCullough C      3  0  0  0 .059     B.Adams 2B          1  0  0  0 .333  
  D.Culler SS         3  0  0  0 .000   A-B.Zientara 2B       3  0  0  0 .000  
  D.McCall P          3  0  0  0 .000     V.Stallcup SS       4  0  0  0 .257  
C-D.Johnson PH        1  0  1  0 .200     J.Vander Meer P     3  0  0  0 .000  
                                          H.Gumbert P         0  0  0  01.000  
                                        B-B.Young PH          1  0  1  0 .194  
                                          K.Peterson P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  0  8  0                 Totals      35  3  9  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Adams In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gumbert In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McCall In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  8  4
Reds............ 0 0 1  0 1 0  1 0    -  3  9  3
 
Cubs (4-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.McCall LOSS(0-1)        8       9   3   2   2   2   0   2.00  A1
Totals                    8       9   3   2   2   2   0
 
Reds (3-6)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Vander Mee WIN(1-1)     6 1/3   5   0   0   5   5   0   1.88  A1 D2
H.Gumbert HOLD(1st)       1 2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0  13.50  D3 D7
K.Peterson SAVE(1st)      1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.45  D8
Totals                    9       8   0   0   5   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,209 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:11  Reds:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Reds: 3
ERRORS- C.Aberson, C.McCullough-2, D.McCall, V.Stallcup-2, J.Vander Meer
DOUBLES- D.Johnson(1st), T.Kluszewski(1st)
RBIs- C.Corbitt(2nd), J.Wyrostek(5th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Baumholtz(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Waitkus
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Wyrostek
WALKS- E.Waitkus, P.Lowrey, C.Aberson, C.McCullough, D.Culler, F.Baumholtz,
       A.Galan
STRIKE OUTS- P.Lowrey, A.Pafko, C.Aberson, D.McCall-2, T.Kluszewski, B.Zientara
GIDP- P.Lowrey, C.McCullough-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Wyrostek, D.Culler-3, B.Zientara-4, E.Waitkus
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 1 for 10  Reds: 3 for 10

Wednesday, April 28

Cincinnati 2, Chicago 0
Another pitcher's duel resulted in a shutout against Chicago, as Johnny Schmitz falls to 0-2 despite a 1.53 ERA. Claude Corbitt was the only player to score in the game, doing so twice after reaching base in all four of his plate appearances. Ken Raffensberger held the Cubs to just six hits and did not allow a walk for the shutout victory.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago Cubs At 1948 Cincinnati Reds                 4/28/1948
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Schenz 2B         0  0  0  0 .161     F.Baumholtz RF      4  0  0  0 .304  
A-D.Culler PR,2B      3  0  0  0 .000     C.Corbitt 3B        3  2  3  0 .429  
B-D.Johnson 2B        0  0  0  0 .200     J.Wyrostek CF       3  0  2  0 .286  
  E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  1  0 .294     H.Sauer LF          2  0  0  1 .292  
  P.Lowrey CF         4  0  2  0 .429     R.Lamanno C         3  0  0  1 .162  
  A.Pafko 3B          4  0  1  0 .219     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  0  0  0 .500  
  C.Aberson LF        4  0  1  0 .148     B.Zientara 2B       4  0  1  0 .143  
  B.Nicholson RF      4  0  0  0 .485     V.Stallcup SS       3  0  0  0 .237  
  C.McCullough C      3  0  0  0 .050     K.Raffensberger P   3  0  0  0 .250  
  R.Smalley SS        3  0  1  0 .148                                          
  J.Schmitz P         2  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  6  0                 Totals      29  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Schenz In 1st Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Culler In 8th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  1
Reds............ 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  6  0
 
Cubs (4-4)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Schmitz LOSS(0-2)       8       6   2   1   4   6   0   1.53  A1
Totals                    8       6   2   1   4   6   0
 
Reds (4-6)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Raffensber WIN(1-1)     9       6   0   0   0   5   0   4.20  A1
Totals                    9       6   0   0   0   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,989 DATE- Wednesday, April 28th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Goetz, Jocko Conlan, , Beans Reardon
T- 2:07
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 6  Reds: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Reds: 1
ERRORS- E.Waitkus
DOUBLES- C.Aberson(1st), C.Corbitt(1st), B.Zientara(1st)
RBIs- H.Sauer(8th), R.Lamanno(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Schmitz
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Sauer
WALKS- C.Corbitt, J.Wyrostek, H.Sauer, R.Lamanno
HIT BY PITCH- H.Schenz
STRIKE OUTS- A.Pafko, C.Aberson, B.Nicholson, R.Smalley, J.Schmitz, F.Baumholtz,
             H.Sauer, R.Lamanno-2, K.Raffensberger-2
GIDP- E.Waitkus
RLISP 2-out- T.Kluszewski-3, E.Waitkus, B.Nicholson, F.Baumholtz, C.Aberson
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 0 for 4  Reds: 0 for 9

Philadelphia Phillies (1-5) at New York Giants (4-3)

(1-5, 1-2 road)@(4-3, 1-2 home)

Philadelphia Phillies (1-5) at New York Giants (4-3)

First Meeting in 1948

April 26-27

Monday, April 26

New York 3, Philadelphia 2 (11 innings)

Making a spot start, Andy Hansen shut down the Phillies for eight innings and had the advantage on Schoolboy Rowe, who gave up two runs in the first off of four hits before settling down. The game ended up in a tie, though, after a leadoff single by Johnny Blatnik and two-run homer by Del Ennis with one out. The game then went to the bullpens in extra innings. In the top of the eleventh, the Phillies got two runners in scoring position but could not score. In the bottom half with two outs, Walker Cooper hit a walk-off home run.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Philadelphia Phillies At 1948 New York Giants        4/26/1948
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Caballero 3B      5  0  0  0 .000     B.Blattner 2B       5  0  2  0 .333  
  E.Verban 2B         5  0  0  0 .355     B.Thomson CF        5  1  1  0 .167  
  J.Blatnik LF        5  1  3  0 .571     S.Gordon LF         5  1  3  1 .444  
  D.Sisler 1B         5  0  2  0 .259     J.Mize 1B           3  0  0  1 .207  
  D.Ennis RF          5  1  1  2 .241     W.Marshall RF       5  0  1  0 .258  
  H.Walker CF         5  0  1  0 .259     W.Cooper C          5  1  1  1 .222  
  G.Hamner SS         4  0  0  0 .125     J.Lohrke 3B         4  0  1  0 .231  
  A.Seminick C        4  0  1  0 .148     B.Kerr SS           4  0  0  0 .222  
  S.Rowe P            3  0  0  0 .167     A.Hansen P          2  0  0  0 .000  
B-B.Rowell PH         1  0  0  0 .333   A-J.McCarthy PH       1  0  0  0 .500  
  S.Nahem P           0  0  0  0 ----     K.Trinkle P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  2  8  2                 Totals      39  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hansen In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rowe In 10th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 -  2  8  2
Giants.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  3  9  1
 
Phillies (1-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Rowe                    9       8   2   2   2   2   0   2.00  A1 D9
S.Nahem LOSS(0-1)         1 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   5.40  E1
Totals                   10 2/3   9   3   3   2   2   1
 
Giants (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Hansen                  9       6   2   2   0   3   1   1.35  A1 D7
K.Trinkle WIN(1-0)        2       2   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                   11       8   2   2   0   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,256 DATE- Monday, April 26th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 7  Giants: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Giants: 0
ERRORS- D.Ennis, A.Seminick, J.Lohrke
DOUBLES- J.Blatnik(1st), D.Sisler(2nd), H.Walker(2nd), B.Thomson(2nd),
         S.Gordon-2(3rd)
TRIPLES- W.Marshall(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Ennis(3rd), W.Cooper(2nd)
RBIs- D.Ennis-2(4th), S.Gordon(3rd), J.Mize(5th), W.Cooper(8th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Mize
WALKS- J.Mize, A.Hansen
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ennis, S.Rowe-2, W.Cooper, A.Hansen
GIDP- W.Cooper
2-out RBI- W.Cooper
RLISP 2-out- W.Cooper, H.Walker-3, W.Marshall, A.Seminick, J.Mize-2, J.McCarthy
TEAM RISP- Phillies: 1 for 7  Giants: 1 for 6

Tuesday, April 27

New York 19, Philadelphia 16
There were lead changes aplenty in one may end up being the highest scoring game of the year by season's end. No lead was safe after eleven extra-base hits, including six homers, and seven errors combined were given up by the two teams. It was Dave Koslo, the man who was supposed to start on Monday and who was the sixth of seven relievers for the Giants in this game, who got the win after the Giants took the lead in the eighth. Willard Marshall was a perfect 5-for-5 with three home runs and five RBIs. Johnny Mize also had a pair of homers and easily surpassed his teammate with eight RBIs. The Phillies spread out their success, with eight different players driving in at least one run, though it wasn't enough.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Philadelphia Phillies At 1948 New York Giants        4/27/1948
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Ashburn LF        3  1  1  2 .241     B.Blattner 2B       4  4  2  2 .400  
D-J.Blatnik PH,LF     3  0  1  1 .500     W.Lockman CF        6  0  0  0 .320  
  E.Verban 2B         6  1  2  1 .351     S.Gordon LF         6  2  2  2 .417  
  H.Walker CF         3  3  1  1 .267     J.Mize 1B           6  3  4  8 .286  
E-B.Rowell PR,CF      1  1  0  0 .250     W.Cooper C          4  1  1  0 .226  
  D.Sisler 1B         6  1  2  2 .273     D.Koslo P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Haas 3B           6  2  4  3 .313   G-B.Thomson PH        1  0  0  0 .161  
  D.Ennis RF          4  2  3  3 .303     H.Andrews P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  G.Hamner SS         5  1  2  1 .231     W.Marshall RF       5  4  5  5 .361  
  A.Seminick C        4  2  0  0 .129     J.Lohrke 3B         3  0  0  0 .207  
  C.Simmons P         1  1  0  0 .000     B.Kerr SS           3  2  0  1 .167  
C-D.Padgett PH        0  1  0  0 ----     S.Jones P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  O.Judd P            1  0  0  0 .000     J.Beggs P           0  0  0  0 ----  
H-W.Jones PH          1  0  1  01.000   A-R.Rhawn PH          1  1  1  0 .238  
                                          T.Lee P             1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-L.Layton PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          K.Trinkle P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          M.McGowan P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        F-W.Westrum PH,C      0  2  0  0 .400  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      44 16 17 14                 Totals      41 19 15 18
 
A-Pinch Hit For Beggs In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lee In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Simmons In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ashburn In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Walker In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For McGowan In 7th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Koslo In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Judd In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 2 8 0  0 1 1  4 0 0  - 16 17  3
Giants.......... 4 3 1  0 3 2  3 3    - 19 15  4
 
Phillies (1-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Simmons                 5       9  11   6   3   3   3   9.53  A1 D2
O.Judd LOSS(0-1) BS(1st)  3       6   8   5   5   4   2  11.57  D3
Totals                    8      15  19  11   8   7   5
 
Giants (6-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Jones                   1 2/3   5   8   5   3   1   1   5.59  A1 B6
J.Beggs                   0 1/3   2   2   2   2   0   0  54.00  B7 C2
T.Lee                     3       4   1   1   1   3   0   1.54  C3 D6
K.Trinkle                 1       3   5   4   3   0   0   7.20  D7 E7
M.McGowan                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  E8 F2
D.Koslo WIN(1-0)          1       2   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  F3 F7
H.Andrews SAVE(1st)       1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  F8
Totals                    9      17  16  10   9   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,607 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:51
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies:12  Giants: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0  Giants: 1
ERRORS- E.Verban, G.Hamner, O.Judd, B.Blattner, W.Cooper, J.Lohrke, B.Kerr
DOUBLES- B.Haas(1st), D.Ennis(2nd), G.Hamner(1st), B.Blattner(1st),
         W.Marshall(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Ennis(4th), J.Mize-2(4th), W.Marshall-3(3rd)
RBIs- R.Ashburn-2(2nd), J.Blatnik(2nd), E.Verban(3rd), H.Walker(2nd),
      D.Sisler-2(3rd), B.Haas-3(5th), D.Ennis-3(7th), G.Hamner(1st),
      B.Blattner-2(2nd), S.Gordon-2(5th), J.Mize-8(13th), W.Marshall-5(7th),
      B.Kerr(1st)
STOLEN BASES- H.Walker(1st), B.Haas(1st), B.Blattner(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Simmons
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Blattner
WALKS- R.Ashburn, H.Walker, D.Ennis-2, G.Hamner, A.Seminick-2, C.Simmons,
       D.Padgett, B.Blattner, W.Cooper, J.Lohrke-2, B.Kerr-2, W.Westrum-2
HIT BY PITCH- H.Walker
STRIKE OUTS- R.Ashburn, D.Sisler-2, B.Haas, A.Seminick, O.Judd, W.Lockman,
             S.Gordon, J.Mize-2, B.Thomson, T.Lee, L.Layton
GIDP- J.Blatnik
WILD PITCHES- C.Simmons, K.Trinkle-2
2-out RBI- B.Haas-2, W.Marshall-3, D.Ennis-3, R.Ashburn-2, J.Mize-5, D.Sisler
RLISP 2-out- G.Hamner-3, E.Verban-4, W.Cooper, D.Ennis, W.Lockman, J.Lohrke-2
TEAM RISP- Phillies: 8 for 21  Giants: 6 for 17

Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2) at Boston Braves (4-3)

(4-2, 2-1 road)@(4-3, 1-3 home)

Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2) at Boston Braves (4-3)

First Meeting in 1948

April 26-27

Monday, April 26

Boston 5, Brooklyn 3

Bill Voiselle held Brooklyn to just one run through seven innings while driving in two himself with a pair of RBI singles. Three hits for the Dodgers in the eighth led to two more runs, ending Voiselle's game and putting Brooklyn within two runs for the final frame. Ernie White allowed the first two batters to reach base but then recorded three straight outs to finish off a scoreless relief appearance.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1948 Boston Braves               4/26/1948
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Robinson 1B       5  1  1  0 .240     E.Stanky 2B         3  0  0  0 .185  
  S.Jorgensen 3B      4  1  1  0 .250     T.Holmes RF         4  1  2  0 .303  
  P.Reiser CF         3  0  0  0 .000     E.Torgeson 1B       3  0  1  2 .344  
  G.Hermanski LF      4  1  2  2 .500     B.Elliott 3B        4  0  1  0 .300  
  B.Edwards C         4  0  1  1 .222     J.Heath LF          3  1  1  1 .333  
  P.Reese SS          3  0  0  0 .115     M.McCormick CF      4  1  1  0 .286  
  D.Whitman RF        4  0  1  0 .364     B.Salkeld C         4  1  2  0 .500  
  G.Mauch 2B          4  0  0  0 .000     A.Dark SS           4  0  0  0 .167  
  J.Banta P           1  0  1  01.000     B.Voiselle P        3  1  2  2 .571  
  J.Hall P            0  0  0  0 ----     E.White P           0  0  0  0 ----  
A-D.Snider PH         1  0  1  01.000                                          
  J.Van Cuyk P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  P.Haugstad P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-M.Rackley PH        1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  H.Casey P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
C-D.Lund PH           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3  8  3                 Totals      32  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hall In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Haugstad In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Casey In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 0  -  3  8  2
Braves.......... 0 2 1  2 0 0  0 0    -  5 10  1
 
Dodgers (4-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Banta LOSS(1-1)         3       9   5   4   0   0   1   9.00  A1 B9
J.Hall                    1       0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00  C1 C4
J.Van Cuyk                2       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  C5 D1
P.Haugstad                1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D2 D5
H.Casey                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0  18.00  D6
Totals                    8      10   5   4   2   1   1
 
Braves (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Voiselle WIN(2-0)       8       7   3   3   1   2   0   3.00  A1 D5
E.White SAVE(1st)         1       1   0   0   1   0   0   5.40  D6
Totals                    9       8   3   3   2   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,725 DATE- Monday, April 26th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:17
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7  Braves: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Braves: 0
ERRORS- S.Jorgensen, G.Mauch, E.Stanky
DOUBLES- G.Hermanski-2(2nd), J.Banta, B.Salkeld-2(2nd)
TRIPLES- D.Snider(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Heath(1st)
RBIs- G.Hermanski-2(2nd), B.Edwards(1st), E.Torgeson-2(5th), J.Heath(2nd),
      B.Voiselle-2
STOLEN BASES- T.Holmes(1st), B.Elliott(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Robinson
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Torgeson
WALKS- P.Reiser, P.Reese, E.Stanky, J.Heath
STRIKE OUTS- S.Jorgensen, B.Edwards, B.Elliott
GIDP- M.McCormick-2
2-out RBI- B.Voiselle, B.Edwards, G.Hermanski-2
RLISP 2-out- E.Stanky, S.Jorgensen, B.Elliott, J.Robinson-2, J.Heath, B.Edwards
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 9  Braves: 3 for 13

Tuesday, April 27

Boston 6, Brooklyn 5
Preacher Roe's first appearance as a Dodger started out horribly as he allowed four runs on two walks, three hits, and two wild pitches in just the first inning. After that, he was nearly perfect for the next six innings, and Brooklyn helped him out with a four-run innings of their own in the sixth followed by one more in the seventh to take the lead. But Boston was not yet done after an Al Dark RBI double to tie the game and an error allowing him to score later in the inning put the Braves back ahead by one. Bobby Hogue got the win for pitching the eighth before Boston took the lead and then finished off the ninth to hold off the comeback attempt from the Dodgers. Although they lost, Pee Wee Reese broke out of his early season slump with three hits, including an RBI triple.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1948 Boston Braves               4/27/1948
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Robinson 2B       4  1  1  0 .241     E.Stanky 2B         2  1  0  0 .172  
  S.Jorgensen 3B      4  1  1  0 .250     T.Holmes RF         4  1  1  0 .297  
  P.Reiser CF         5  1  2  2 .250     E.Torgeson 1B       4  0  0  0 .306  
  A.Vaughan LF        4  0  0  1 .231     B.Hogue P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Edwards C         4  1  2  0 .308     B.Elliott 3B        3  1  1  1 .303  
  P.Reese SS          4  1  3  1 .200     C.Conatser LF       4  1  1  0 .250  
  D.Whitman RF        4  0  1  1 .346     M.McCormick CF      4  0  2  2 .333  
  P.Ward 1B           3  0  0  0 .214     P.Masi C            4  1  1  0 .294  
  P.Roe P             3  0  0  0 .000     A.Dark SS           4  1  1  1 .200  
  C.King P            0  0  0  0 ----     R.Barrett P         2  0  0  0 .000  
B-G.Hermanski PH      1  0  0  0 .400     C.Shoun P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-F.McCormick PH,1B   2  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5 10  5                 Totals      33  6  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Shoun In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For King In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 4  1 0 0  -  5 10  3
Braves.......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 2    -  6  7  1
 
Dodgers (4-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Roe LOSS(0-1)           7 1/3   7   6   5   5   8   0   5.87  A1 D8
C.King                    0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D9
Totals                    8       7   6   5   5   8   0
 
Braves (6-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Barrett                 5 2/3   7   4   4   2   2   0   3.95  A1 C7
C.Shoun                   1 1/3   1   1   1   1   1   0   3.86  C8 D4
B.Hogue WIN(1-1)          2       2   0   0   0   0   0   1.50  D5
Totals                    9      10   5   5   3   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 9,953 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:03
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7  Braves: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Braves: 1
ERRORS- S.Jorgensen, P.Reiser, P.Reese, B.Elliott
DOUBLES- M.McCormick(1st), A.Dark(1st)
TRIPLES- P.Reiser(1st), P.Reese(1st)
RBIs- P.Reiser-2(2nd), A.Vaughan(5th), P.Reese(2nd), D.Whitman(4th),
      B.Elliott(7th), M.McCormick-2(2nd), A.Dark(1st)
WALKS- J.Robinson, S.Jorgensen, P.Ward, E.Stanky-3, T.Holmes, B.Elliott
STRIKE OUTS- P.Reese, P.Roe-2, T.Holmes-2, E.Torgeson, C.Conatser, P.Masi,
             A.Dark, R.Barrett-2
GIDP- D.Whitman, E.Torgeson
WILD PITCHES- P.Roe-2
2-out RBI- P.Reese, D.Whitman
RLISP 2-out- A.Vaughan, A.Dark, P.Roe, C.Conatser-2, P.Ward
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 7  Braves: 2 for 9

American League Update: April 28th

American League Update

April 28, 1948

Even without Ted Williams in the lineup, Boston easily swept Washington in a two-game series with a combined score of 11-1. Moving out to left field to replace Williams was newly acquired Stan Spence, who went 4-for-7 with a double and two walks. With the two wins, the Red Sox are back out of the basement in the American League.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1948 Philadelphia PHA         6   2  .750 ----   146     4   4 .500   84  70 .545
1948 New York NYA             4   3  .571  1.5           4   3 .571   94  60 .610
1948 Cleveland CLA            4   3  .571  1.5           6   1 .857   97  58 .626
1948 Detroit DEA              5   4  .556  1.5           4   5 .444   78  76 .506
1948 Chicago CHA              4   5  .444  2.5           3   6 .333   51 101 .336
1948 St. Louis SLA            3   4  .429  2.5           4   3 .571   59  94 .386
1948 Boston BOA               3   5  .375  3.0           3   5 .375   96  59 .619
1948 Washington WAA           3   6  .333  3.5           5   4 .556   56  97 .366

Monday, April 26

Red Sox (2-5)......... 0 1 1  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  4  6  0
Senators (3-5)........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  5  1
W: Mel Parnell (1-0) L: Mickey Haefner (1-1)
Indians (3-2)......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  7  1
White Sox (3-4)....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2    -  2  6  3
W: Orval Grove (1-1) L: Don Black (0-1)
Tigers (4-3).......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  2 1 0  -  5  8  2
Browns (2-3).......... 0 0 0  3 0 0  1 0 0  -  4 10  3
W: Dizzy Trout (2-0) L: Ray Shore (0-1)
Tuesday, April 27
Red Sox (3-5)......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 3 1  -  7 13  0
Senators (3-6)........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
W: Earl Johnson (1-0) L: Marino Pieretti (0-1)
Indians (4-2)......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 3  -  4 10  0
White Sox (3-5)....... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  1
W: Bob Lemon (1-0) L: Ike Pearson (0-1)
Tigers (5-3).......... 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 4 0  -  7 12  1
Browns (2-4).......... 0 0 0  0 6 0  0 0 0  -  6 13  1
W: Fred Hutchinson (1-0) L: Clem Dreisewerd (0-1)
HR: Johnny Lipon (1), Hoot Evers (1), Sam Vico (1)
Yankees (4-3)......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  1
Athletics (6-2)....... 0 0 0  2 0 2  2 0    -  6  6  0
W: Joe Coleman (2-0) L: Karl Drews (0-1)
HR: George McQuinn (1), Sam Chapman (1)
Wednesday, April 28
Indians (4-3)......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  7  1
White Sox (4-5)....... 0 2 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  3  6  1
W: Glen Moulder (1-0) L: Bob Feller (1-2)
HR: Larry Doby (1)
Tigers (5-4).......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  -  3  8  2
Browns (3-4).......... 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 2    -  4  9  0
W: Cliff Fannin (1-1) L: Virgil Trucks (0-2)

Upcoming Series

Boston (3-5) at Philadelphia (6-2)
Game 1 - Wednesday, April 28: Dave Ferriss (0-1, 12.86) vs. Bill McCahan (0-1, 10.80)
Game 2 - Thursday, April 29: Mickey Harris (0-1, 10.50) vs. Phil Marchildon (1-1, 4.24)

Chicago (4-5) at Detroit (5-4)
Game 1 - Thursday, April 29: Bill Wight (0-1, 5.68) vs. Art Houtteman (1-0, 2.00)
Game 2 - Friday, April 30: Joe Haynes (0-2, 5.63) vs. Hal Newhouser (1-1, 2.65)

Cleveland (4-3) at St. Louis (3-4)
Game 1 - Thursday, April 29: Bob Muncrief (first appearance) vs. Al Gerheauser (first appearance)
Game 2 - Friday, April 30: Al Gettel (1-0, 2.00) vs. Fred Sanford (0-1, 4.80)

Washington (3-6) at New York (4-3)
Game 1 - Wednesday, April 28: Walt Masterson (1-0, 1.00) vs. Vic Raschi (0-1, 1.13)
Game 2 - Thursday, April 29: Early Wynn (0-2, 7.63) vs. Spec Shea (1-0, 7.71)

New York Yankees (4-2) at Philadelphia Athletics (5-2)

(4-2, 1-2 road)@(5-2, 3-1 home)

New York Yankees (4-2) at Philadelphia Athletics (5-2)

First Meeting in 1948

April 27

Tuesday, April 27

Philadelphia 6, New York 2

Karl Drews only gave up his first hit of the game in the fourth, a two-run homer to Sam Chapman after Ferris Fain reached on an error. Chapman picked up another two RBIs with a single in the sixth and then the Athletics picked up another two runs the following inning for good measure.

BOXSCORE: 1948 New York Yankees At 1948 Philadelphia Athletics      4/27/1948
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Rizzuto SS        5  0  1  0 .458     E.Joost SS          3  1  1  0 .382  
  T.Henrich RF        4  0  1  0 .353     B.McCosky LF        4  0  0  0 .474  
  C.Keller LF         3  0  1  1 .375     E.Valo RF           2  2  1  0 .167  
  J.Dimaggio CF       3  0  0  0 .400     F.Fain 1B           3  2  0  0 .250  
  Y.Berra C           4  0  0  0 .000     H.Majeski 3B        2  0  1  1 .344  
  B.Johnson 3B        4  0  2  0 .429     S.Chapman CF        4  1  2  4 .313  
  G.McQuinn 1B        4  1  2  1 .474     B.Rosar C           3  0  0  0 .400  
  S.Stirnweiss 2B     3  1  0  0 .222     P.Suder 2B          4  0  1  0 .286  
  K.Drews P           2  0  0  0 .000     J.Coleman P         4  0  0  0 .000  
A-B.Stewart PH        1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  R.Gumpert P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-B.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  7  2                 Totals      29  6  6  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Drews In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gumpert In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  1
Athletics....... 0 0 0  2 0 2  2 0    -  6  6  0
 
Yankees (4-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Drews LOSS(0-1)         6       4   4   2   5   3   1   2.57  A1 C9
R.Gumpert                 2       2   2   2   1   0   0   9.00  D1
Totals                    8       6   6   4   6   3   1
 
Athletics (6-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Coleman WIN(2-0)        9       7   2   2   3   2   1   3.50  A1
Totals                    9       7   2   2   3   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,712 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8  Athletics: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Athletics: 0
ERRORS- G.McQuinn
DOUBLES- E.Joost(3rd), H.Majeski(2nd)
TRIPLES- T.Henrich(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.McQuinn(1st), S.Chapman(1st)
RBIs- C.Keller(7th), G.McQuinn(4th), H.Majeski(8th), S.Chapman-4(10th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Joost(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Majeski
WALKS- C.Keller, J.Dimaggio, S.Stirnweiss, E.Joost, E.Valo-2, F.Fain, H.Majeski,
       B.Rosar
STRIKE OUTS- G.McQuinn, S.Stirnweiss, S.Chapman, P.Suder, J.Coleman
GIDP- B.Rosar
PASSED BALLS- Y.Berra-2
2-out RBI- C.Keller, S.Chapman-2, H.Majeski
RLISP 2-out- Y.Berra-2, B.McCosky, J.Coleman, C.Keller, S.Chapman
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 1 for 4  Athletics: 2 for 8

Boston Red Sox (1-5) at Washington Senators (3-4)

(1-5, 0-3 road)@(3-4, 2-1 home)

Boston Red Sox (1-5) at Washington Senators (3-4)

First Meeting in 1948

April 26-27

Monday, April 26

Boston 4, Washington 1

Mel Parnell fanned seven and held Washington to just five hits for a complete game victory in his first start of the year. The offense for Boston took advantage of its four extra-base hits, three of which were triples, by scoring a run each time. Washington's lone one, a triple by Eddie Yost, also led to their only run of the game.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Boston Red Sox At 1948 Washington Senators           4/26/1948
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       4  2  1  0 .323     E.Yost 3B           3  1  1  0 .182  
  J.Pesky 3B          4  0  2  1 .185     A.Kozar 2B          3  0  0  0 .300  
  S.Spence LF         3  1  1  0 .357     G.Coan LF           4  0  1  1 .182  
  V.Stephens SS       4  0  1  1 .222     M.Vernon 1B         4  0  0  0 .273  
  B.Doerr 2B          3  0  0  0 .192     J.Wooten CF         4  0  1  0 .429  
  J.Jones 1B          3  0  0  0 .200     S.Robertson RF      4  0  0  0 .261  
  S.Mele RF           3  1  1  1 .120     J.Sullivan SS       4  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Tebbetts C        3  0  0  1 .273     A.Evans C           3  0  2  0 .273  
  M.Parnell P         4  0  0  0 .000     M.Haefner P         2  0  0  0 .200  
                                        A-T.McBride PH        1  0  0  0 .571  
                                          M.Candini P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  4  6  4                 Totals      32  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Haefner In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 1  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  4  6  0
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  5  1
 
Red Sox (2-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Parnell WIN(1-0)        9       5   1   1   2   7   0   1.00  A1
Totals                    9       5   1   1   2   7   0
 
Senators (3-5)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Haefner LOSS(1-1)       8       6   4   4   5   1   0   2.12  A1 D7
M.Candini                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    9       6   4   4   5   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 6,975 DATE- Monday, April 26th 1948 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7  Senators: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Senators: 1
ERRORS- J.Wooten
DOUBLES- S.Spence(2nd)
TRIPLES- D.Dimaggio(1st), J.Pesky(1st), S.Mele(2nd), E.Yost(1st)
RBIs- J.Pesky(3rd), V.Stephens(4th), S.Mele(4th), B.Tebbetts(2nd), G.Coan(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Mele, B.Tebbetts
WALKS- D.Dimaggio, J.Pesky, S.Spence, B.Doerr, J.Jones, E.Yost, A.Kozar
STRIKE OUTS- J.Jones, G.Coan, M.Vernon-3, J.Wooten, S.Robertson, M.Haefner
GIDP- B.Doerr
2-out RBI- G.Coan
RLISP 2-out- B.Doerr, A.Kozar, B.Tebbetts, J.Pesky
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 1 for 9  Senators: 1 for 3

Tuesday, April 27

Boston 7, Washington 0
With the bases loaded in the fifth, Vern Stephens cleared them with a triple. Boston scored another three runs in the eighth after four consecutive hits to start the inning and then scored one more in the ninth. Earl Johnson tossed a shutout, his fourth since last July, by holding the Senators to just four hits.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Boston Red Sox At 1948 Washington Senators           4/27/1948
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       5  0  1  0 .306     E.Yost 3B           3  0  1  0 .194  
  J.Pesky 3B          4  2  3  0 .258     A.Kozar 2B          4  0  1  0 .294  
  S.Spence LF         4  1  3  0 .406     G.Coan LF           4  0  0  0 .162  
  V.Stephens SS       5  0  1  3 .219     M.Vernon 1B         4  0  0  0 .243  
  B.Doerr 2B          4  1  1  0 .200     L.Culberson CF      3  0  0  0 .296  
  J.Jones 1B          4  1  1  1 .214     S.Robertson RF      3  0  0  0 .231  
  S.Mele RF           4  1  1  0 .138     M.Christman SS      3  0  2  0 .276  
  B.Tebbetts C        3  0  1  0 .280     A.Evans C           3  0  0  0 .214  
A-M.Batts C           1  0  1  11.000     M.Pieretti P        1  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Johnson P         3  1  0  0 .000     D.Thompson P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-T.McBride PH        1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          T.Ferrick P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  7 13  5                 Totals      29  0  4  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Tebbetts In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Thompson In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 3 1  -  7 13  0
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
 
Red Sox (3-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Johnson WIN(1-0)        9       4   0   0   3   5   0   0.82  A1
Totals                    9       4   0   0   3   5   0
 
Senators (3-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Pieretti LOSS(0-1)      7      12   6   6   3   2   0   5.79  A1 D8
D.Thompson                1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D9 E1
T.Ferrick                 1       1   1   1   1   0   0   3.00  E2
Totals                    9      13   7   7   4   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 9,859 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1948 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7  Senators: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 2  Senators: 3
ERRORS- E.Yost
DOUBLES- J.Pesky(2nd), S.Mele(1st), B.Tebbetts(1st)
TRIPLES- V.Stephens(1st)
RBIs- V.Stephens-3(7th), J.Jones(2nd), M.Batts(1st)
WALKS- J.Pesky, S.Spence, B.Doerr, E.Johnson, E.Yost, L.Culberson, M.Pieretti
STRIKE OUTS- V.Stephens, E.Johnson, G.Coan, M.Vernon, S.Robertson-2, M.Pieretti
GIDP- V.Stephens-2, E.Johnson, E.Yost, T.McBride
BALKS- E.Johnson-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Doerr, E.Johnson, A.Kozar, J.Jones, L.Culberson
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 3 for 11  Senators: 2 for 8

Detroit Tigers (3-3) at St. Louis Browns (2-2)

(3-3, 2-1 road)@(2-2, 2-1 home)

Detroit Tigers (3-3) at St. Louis Browns (2-2)

First Meeting in 1948

April 26-28

Monday, April 26

Detroit 5, St. Louis 4

In his season debut, Johnny Lipon managed to reach base three times, scoring each time. Jimmy Outlaw, who also made his first appearance of the young season, then crossed the plate for the winning run in the eighth.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Detroit Tigers At 1948 St. Louis Browns              4/26/1948
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Lipon SS          4  3  1  0 .250     B.Dillinger 3B      5  0  1  0 .476  
  E.Mayo 2B           4  1  2  1 .188     C.Stevens 1B        5  0  1  1 .263  
  H.Evers CF          4  0  2  2 .321     J.Priddy 2B         3  0  0  0 .167  
  D.Wakefield LF      5  0  1  0 .231     W.Platt LF          4  0  2  0 .300  
  P.Mullin RF         5  0  0  0 .167     P.Layden CF         4  1  1  0 .278  
  J.Outlaw 3B         4  1  1  0 .250     R.Coleman RF        4  0  1  0 .167  
  S.Vico 1B           3  0  1  0 .350     E.Pellagrini SS     4  1  1  1 .211  
  H.Wagner C          4  0  0  0 .000     R.Partee C          4  1  1  0 .235  
  D.Trout P           3  0  0  0 .143     F.Sanford P         2  0  1  2 .200  
B-P.Campbell PH       0  0  0  1 ----   A-J.Schultz PH        1  1  1  0 .500  
  S.Overmire P        0  0  0  0 ----     R.Shore P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-T.Jordan PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5  8  4                 Totals      37  4 10  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Sanford In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Trout In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Shore In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  2 1 0  -  5  8  2
Browns.......... 0 0 0  3 0 0  1 0 0  -  4 10  3
 
Tigers (4-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Trout WIN(2-0)          7       9   4   4   1   3   0   2.25  A1 D4
S.Overmire SAVE(1st)      2       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.00  D5
Totals                    9      10   4   4   1   4   0
 
Browns (2-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Sanford                 7       7   4   3   3   4   0   4.80  A1 D5
R.Shore LOSS(0-1)         2       1   1   1   1   1   0   4.50  D6
Totals                    9       8   5   4   4   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,043 DATE- Monday, April 26th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Summers, Red Jones, Joe Paparella, Johnny Stevens
T- 2:14
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 9  Browns: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Browns: 1
ERRORS- D.Trout-2, B.Dillinger, J.Priddy, E.Pellagrini
DOUBLES- E.Mayo(2nd), H.Evers(3rd), R.Coleman(1st), F.Sanford, J.Schultz(1st)
TRIPLES- E.Mayo(1st)
RBIs- E.Mayo(3rd), H.Evers-2(6th), P.Campbell(1st), C.Stevens(2nd),
      E.Pellagrini(2nd), F.Sanford-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Campbell
WALKS- J.Lipon, E.Mayo, H.Evers, S.Vico, J.Priddy
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wakefield-2, P.Mullin-2, D.Trout, C.Stevens, J.Priddy, W.Platt,
             R.Partee
GIDP- D.Wakefield, J.Priddy, F.Sanford
2-out RBI- E.Pellagrini, F.Sanford-2
RLISP 2-out- P.Mullin-4, P.Layden, B.Dillinger, W.Platt
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 10  Browns: 5 for 12

Tuesday, April 27

Detroit 7, St. Louis 6
Down three in the eighth, Sam Vico and Johnny Lipon both hit two-run homers to cap off another Detroit come-from-nehind win. The game had many similarities with Monday's contest, where Detroit's starter also hung around for the win while a Browns reliver got the loss.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Detroit Tigers At 1948 St. Louis Browns              4/27/1948
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Lipon SS          5  1  2  2 .333     B.Dillinger 3B      4  1  2  1 .480  
  N.Berry 2B          5  0  2  0 .348     C.Stevens 1B        5  1  2  1 .292  
  G.Kell 3B           5  0  1  0 .333     J.Priddy 2B         4  1  2  0 .227  
  P.Mullin RF         5  1  1  0 .182     W.Platt LF          4  1  1  1 .292  
  H.Evers CF          4  2  1  1 .313     P.Layden CF         4  0  2  2 .318  
  D.Wakefield LF      3  1  2  0 .276     R.Coleman RF        4  1  2  0 .300  
  S.Vico 1B           5  1  1  2 .320     L.Moss C            4  0  1  0 .250  
  H.Wagner C          3  1  2  2 .250     E.Pellagrini SS     4  0  0  0 .174  
  F.Hutchinson P      3  0  0  0 .000     B.Stephens P        3  1  1  1 .333  
A-J.Outlaw PH         1  0  0  0 .200     C.Dreisewerd P      0  0  0  0 ----  
  H.White P           0  0  0  0 ----   B-J.Schultz PH        1  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  7 12  7                 Totals      37  6 13  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hutchinson In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dreisewerd In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 4 0  -  7 12  1
Browns.......... 0 0 0  0 6 0  0 0 0  -  6 13  1
 
Tigers (5-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Hutchinson WIN(1-0)     7      11   6   6   1   4   0   7.53  A1 D3
H.White SAVE(1st)         2       2   0   0   0   2   0   0.00  D4
Totals                    9      13   6   6   1   6   0
 
Browns (2-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Stephens                7      10   6   6   3   2   2   7.71  A1 D8
C.Dreisewerd L(0-1)B(1st) 2       2   1   1   1   0   1   4.50  D9
Totals                    9      12   7   7   4   2   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,352 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Art Passarella, Jim Boyer, , Eddie Rommel
T- 2:10
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 9  Browns: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Browns: 1
ERRORS- H.Wagner, J.Priddy
DOUBLES- H.Wagner(1st), B.Dillinger(3rd), W.Platt(2nd)
TRIPLES- J.Lipon(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Lipon(1st), H.Evers(1st), S.Vico(1st)
RBIs- J.Lipon-2(2nd), H.Evers(7th), S.Vico-2(6th), H.Wagner-2(2nd),
      B.Dillinger(3rd), C.Stevens(3rd), W.Platt(4th), P.Layden-2(3rd),
      B.Stephens
STOLEN BASES- H.Wagner(1st), B.Dillinger(1st)
WALKS- H.Evers, D.Wakefield-2, H.Wagner, B.Dillinger
STRIKE OUTS- N.Berry, F.Hutchinson, C.Stevens-2, W.Platt, L.Moss, B.Stephens,
             J.Schultz
GIDP- G.Kell, P.Layden, E.Pellagrini
WILD PITCHES- H.White
PASSED BALLS- H.Wagner
2-out RBI- H.Wagner-2, B.Stephens, B.Dillinger, C.Stevens, W.Platt, P.Layden-2
RLISP 2-out- H.Wagner, C.Stevens, F.Hutchinson-3, P.Mullin, H.Evers, J.Priddy,
             E.Pellagrini
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 11  Browns: 5 for 10

Wednesday, April 28

St. Louis 4, Detroit 3
Eddie Pellagrini was the MVP of the game, hitting in the tying run in the sixth and then the tying and winning runs in the eighth on back-to-back singles.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Detroit Tigers At 1948 St. Louis Browns              4/28/1948
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  N.Berry SS          5  0  2  0 .357     B.Dillinger 3B      3  0  0  0 .429  
  E.Mayo 2B           4  0  1  0 .194     C.Stevens 1B        3  0  0  0 .259  
  G.Kell 3B           4  1  1  0 .324     J.Priddy 2B         3  0  1  0 .240  
  P.Mullin RF         4  1  2  0 .267     W.Platt LF          4  1  1  0 .286  
  H.Evers CF          3  1  1  0 .314     P.Layden CF         4  2  2  0 .346  
  J.Outlaw LF         3  0  1  2 .250     R.Coleman RF        4  0  1  0 .286  
  S.Vico 1B           3  0  0  1 .286     E.Pellagrini SS     4  1  2  3 .222  
  H.Wagner C          3  0  0  0 .182     R.Partee C          4  0  1  1 .238  
  V.Trucks P          3  0  0  0 .000     C.Fannin P          3  0  1  0 .200  
  R.Gentry P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-J.McHale PH         1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  8  3                 Totals      32  4  9  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gentry In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  -  3  8  2
Browns.......... 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 2    -  4  9  0
 
Tigers (5-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
V.Trucks LOSS(0-2)        7 1/3   9   4   3   2   5   0   3.52  A1 D7
R.Gentry                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    8       9   4   3   2   5   0
 
Browns (3-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Fannin WIN(1-1)         9       8   3   3   2   6   0   2.87  A1
Totals                    9       8   3   3   2   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 4,790 DATE- Wednesday, April 28th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 1:55
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  Browns: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Browns: 0
ERRORS- N.Berry, G.Kell
DOUBLES- N.Berry(1st), E.Mayo(3rd), P.Mullin(1st), R.Partee(1st)
RBIs- J.Outlaw-2(2nd), S.Vico(7th), E.Pellagrini-3(5th), R.Partee(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Pellagrini
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Stevens
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Outlaw, S.Vico
WALKS- H.Evers, H.Wagner, B.Dillinger, J.Priddy
STRIKE OUTS- N.Berry, G.Kell, P.Mullin, H.Wagner-2, V.Trucks, C.Stevens-2,
             W.Platt, P.Layden, R.Partee
PASSED BALLS- H.Wagner
2-out RBI- R.Partee, E.Pellagrini
RLISP 2-out- P.Mullin, R.Partee-3, C.Fannin, G.Kell, S.Vico
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 6  Browns: 3 for 9

Cleveland Indians (3-1) at Chicago White Sox (2-4)

(3-1, 2-1 road)@(2-4, 1-2 home)

Cleveland Indians (3-1) at Chicago White Sox (2-4)

First Meeting in 1948

April 26-28

Monday, April 26

Chicago 2, Cleveland 1

A scoreless tie ended in the bottom of the eighth when Taffy Wright picked up his third hit of the day, a bases-loaded single to drive in two runs. Cleveland managed to load the bases, too, and scored one run when Wally Judnich drew a walk. But Allie Clark flew out with two outs, ending the comeback attempt.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Chicago White Sox          4/26/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         5  1  3  0 .304     D.Kolloway 2B       4  1  2  0 .233  
  L.Doby RF           5  0  0  0 .190     L.Appling 3B        2  1  0  0 .208  
  L.Boudreau SS       5  0  0  0 .286     T.Lupien 1B         3  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  0  1  0 .421     T.Wright RF         4  0  3  2 .214  
  W.Judnich 1B        3  0  1  1 .455     A.Robinson C        4  0  0  0 .222  
  A.Clark LF          5  0  1  0 .091     D.Philley LF        4  0  1  0 .240  
  K.Keltner 3B        2  0  0  0 .222     J.Scala CF          3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Tipton C          4  0  0  0 .000     C.Michaels SS       1  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Black P           2  0  1  0 .500     O.Grove P           2  0  0  0 .000  
  L.Linde P           0  0  0  0 ----     E.Caldwell P        0  0  0  0 ----  
A-D.Mitchell PH       1  0  0  0 .000     G.Moulder P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  1  7  1                 Totals      27  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Linde In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  7  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2    -  2  6  3
 
Indians (3-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Black LOSS(0-1)         7       5   2   2   5   1   0   2.57  A1 D2
L.Linde                   1       1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  D3
Totals                    8       6   2   2   6   1   0
 
White Sox (3-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
O.Grove WIN(1-1)          8       6   0   0   4   3   0   6.92  A1 D8
E.Caldwell HOLD(1st)      0 2/3   1   1   0   2   0   0   0.00  D9 E5
G.Moulder SAVE(1st)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E6
Totals                    9       7   1   0   6   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 2,735 DATE- Monday, April 26th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:14  White Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2  White Sox: 1
ERRORS- J.Tipton, D.Kolloway, T.Lupien, C.Michaels
DOUBLES- A.Clark(1st)
RBIs- W.Judnich(1st), T.Wright-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Kolloway(1st), L.Appling(2nd), D.Philley(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Kolloway
WALKS- J.Gordon, W.Judnich-2, K.Keltner-2, D.Black, L.Appling-2, T.Lupien,
       C.Michaels-2, O.Grove
STRIKE OUTS- L.Doby-3, O.Grove
GIDP- J.Gordon
2-out RBI- W.Judnich
RLISP 2-out- W.Judnich, D.Philley, L.Doby, J.Tipton-2, A.Clark-2
TEAM RISP- Indians: 0 for 7  White Sox: 1 for 5

Tuesday, April 27

Cleveland 4, Chicago 1
Lou Boudreau missed out on his second grand slam of the season, but a bases-clearing double to break the tie in the ninth was more than enough with Bob Lemon shutting the White Sox down on the mound. Lemon, who also benefitted from Boudreau's grand slam last week to avoid the loss, earned the win by allowing just five hits in his complete game. He also was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and scored twice in the contest.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Chicago White Sox          4/27/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         4  1  2  0 .333     F.Baker 2B          4  0  0  0 .000  
  L.Doby RF           5  0  1  1 .192     L.Appling 3B        4  0  0  0 .179  
  L.Boudreau SS       5  0  2  3 .308     T.Lupien 1B         3  0  0  0 .226  
  J.Gordon 2B         3  0  0  0 .364     T.Wright RF         4  0  0  0 .188  
  W.Judnich 1B        2  0  1  0 .462     A.Robinson C        3  1  2  0 .286  
  K.Keltner 3B        5  0  0  0 .174     D.Philley LF        4  0  2  1 .276  
  D.Mitchell LF       3  1  1  0 .200     C.Michaels SS       2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Hegan C           4  0  0  0 .211     J.Delsing CF        4  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Lemon P           3  2  3  0 .600     H.Judson P          2  0  0  0 .250  
                                        A-R.Hodgin PH         1  0  1  01.000  
                                          I.Pearson P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-B.Kennedy PH        1  0  0  0 .125  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4 10  4                 Totals      32  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Judson In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pearson In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 3  -  4 10  0
White Sox....... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  1
 
Indians (4-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Lemon WIN(1-0)          9       5   1   1   6   5   0   4.50  A1
Totals                    9       5   1   1   6   5   0
 
White Sox (3-5)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Judson                  7       5   1   0   5   5   0   1.80  A1 D3
I.Pearson LOSS(0-1)       2       5   3   3   3   0   0   7.36  D4
Totals                    9      10   4   3   8   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 4,290 DATE- Tuesday, April 27th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11  White Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- D.Philley
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau-2(4th), D.Philley(2nd)
TRIPLES- D.Philley(1st)
RBIs- L.Doby(2nd), L.Boudreau-3(8th), D.Philley(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Gordon
WALKS- T.Tucker, J.Gordon-2, W.Judnich-3, D.Mitchell, B.Lemon, F.Baker,
       L.Appling, T.Lupien, A.Robinson, C.Michaels-2
STRIKE OUTS- L.Doby, W.Judnich, K.Keltner-2, J.Hegan, L.Appling-2, T.Wright,
             D.Philley, C.Michaels
GIDP- L.Boudreau, K.Keltner
2-out RBI- D.Philley, L.Doby, L.Boudreau-3
RLISP 2-out- L.Doby, C.Michaels, K.Keltner-3, J.Delsing-2, L.Boudreau, T.Wright
TEAM RISP- Indians: 3 for 10  White Sox: 0 for 4

Wednesday, April 28

Chicago 3, Cleveland 2
There were only two occasions where a Chicago batter game to the plate with a runner in scoring position, yet both times the batter drove in the run. For comparison, Cleveland failed get a hit in any of their chances, only scoring with Larry Doby's first career home run with the bases empty and a wild pitch allowing Jim Hegan to score from third in the seventh.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Chicago White Sox          4/28/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         4  0  1  0 .323     D.Kolloway 2B       4  0  0  0 .206  
  L.Doby RF           2  1  1  1 .214     L.Appling 3B        3  0  1  0 .194  
  L.Boudreau SS       4  0  1  0 .300     T.Lupien 1B         4  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  0  0  0 .308     T.Wright RF         4  0  0  0 .167  
  W.Judnich 1B        2  0  1  0 .467     A.Robinson C        3  0  0  0 .250  
  A.Clark LF          4  0  0  0 .077     D.Philley LF        3  1  1  0 .281  
  K.Keltner 3B        4  0  1  0 .185     C.Michaels SS       3  1  1  1 .143  
  J.Hegan C           4  1  2  0 .261     J.Delsing CF        3  1  2  1 .286  
  B.Feller P          2  0  0  0 .111     G.Moulder P         3  0  1  1 .333  
A-D.Mitchell PH       1  0  0  0 .167     E.Caldwell P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  7  1                 Totals      30  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Feller In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  7  1
White Sox....... 0 2 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  3  6  1
 
Indians (4-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Feller LOSS(1-2)        8       6   3   2   3   6   0   4.18  A1
Totals                    8       6   3   2   3   6   0
 
White Sox (4-5)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Moulder WIN(1-0)        8       6   2   2   4   1   1   1.74  A1 D6
E.Caldwell SAVE(1st)      1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D7
Totals                    9       7   2   2   4   1   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 3,912 DATE- Wednesday, April 28th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Grieve, Charlie Berry, Eddie Hurley, 
T- 2:39
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- L.Doby, D.Kolloway
TRIPLES- C.Michaels(1st)
HOME RUNS- L.Doby(1st)
RBIs- L.Doby(3rd), C.Michaels(1st), J.Delsing(1st), G.Moulder
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Tucker
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Feller
WALKS- L.Doby-2, W.Judnich-2, L.Appling, A.Robinson, D.Philley
STRIKE OUTS- K.Keltner, D.Kolloway, T.Wright, A.Robinson, D.Philley,
             G.Moulder-2
GIDP- A.Clark, D.Mitchell
WILD PITCHES- G.Moulder
RLISP 2-out- B.Feller-3
TEAM RISP- Indians: 0 for 4  White Sox: 2 for 2

National League Update: April 26th

National League Update

April 26, 1948

The historic start to Ralph Kiner's career continued with four home runs in the series against Cincinnati, which Pittsburgh won. Three came in a doubleheader on Sunday, the last of which marked his 80th career home run in just 304 total games.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1948 St. Louis SLN            4   2  .667 ----   149     3   3 .500   85  69 .552
1948 Chicago CHN              4   2  .667 ----           3   3 .500   64  90 .416
1948 Brooklyn BRN             4   2  .667 ----           3   3 .500   84  70 .545
1948 New York NYN             4   3  .571   .5           5   2 .714   78  76 .506
1948 Boston BON               4   3  .571   .5           1   6 .143   91  62 .595
1948 Pittsburgh PIN           4   4  .500  1.0           4   4 .500   83  71 .539
1948 Cincinnati CIN           2   6  .250  3.0           4   4 .500   64  89 .418
1948 Philadelphia PHN         1   5  .167  3.0           4   2 .667   66  88 .429

Friday, April 23

Giants (2-2).......... 3 0 2  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  7 12  4
Braves (3-1).......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  0
W: Ray Poat (1-0) L: Warren Spahn (0-1)
HR: Rocky Rhawn (1)
Phillies (0-4)........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  2
Dodgers (3-1)......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  1  3  0
W: Joe Hatten (1-0) L: Blix Donnelly (0-1)
HR: Jackie Robinson (1)
Pirates (1-4)......... 2 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  4 11  1
Reds (2-3)............ 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 2 3  -  6  9  0
W: Harry Gumbert (1-0) L: Elmer Singleton (0-1)
HR: Ralph Kiner (3), Ted Kluszewski (1)
Cardinals (3-1)....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 2 0  -  3  7  0
Cubs (3-1)............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  2
W: Harry Brecheen (1-0) L: Johnny Schmitz (0-1)
Saturday, April 24
Giants (3-2).......... 0 0 1  4 0 0  1 2 0  -  8 10  2
Braves (3-2).......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  4 0 0  -  6 13  3
W: Larry Jansen (1-0) L: Bobby Hogue (0-1)
HR: Whitey Lockman (1), Rocky Rhawn (2)
Phillies (1-4)........ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  2  9  1
Dodgers (3-2)......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
W: Monk Dubiel (1-0) L: Rex Barney (0-1)
HR: Harry Walker (1)
Pirates (2-4)......... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 7  - 10 14  2
Reds (2-4)............ 0 0 1  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 13  3
W: Vic Lombardi (1-0) L: Harry Gumbert (1-1)
Cardinals (3-2)....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 4 0  -  5 10  1
Cubs (4-1)............ 0 4 0  0 0 2  0 0    -  6  8  1
W: Cliff Chambers (1-0) L: Al Brazle (0-1)
HR: Stan Musial (2)
Sunday, April 25
GAME 1 OF 2
Giants (3-3).......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  2  5  0
Braves (4-2).......... 0 0 4  2 0 0  0 0    -  6 12  1
W: Johnny Sain (2-0) L: Bobo Newsom (0-1)
HR: Bob Elliott (1)
GAME 2 OF 2
Giants (4-3).......... 0 1 0  2 6 0  0 0 0  -  9 15  1
Braves (4-3).......... 0 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  7  2
W: Clint Hartung (1-0) L: Jim Prendergast (0-1)
HR: Clint Conatser (1)
Phillies (1-5)........ 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  -  2 13  2
Dodgers (4-2)......... 2 0 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  3  6  0
W: Ralph Branca (2-0) L: Dutch Leonard (0-2)
HR: Del Ennis (2)
GAME 1 OF 2
Pirates (3-4)......... 1 0 0  1 2 0  0 2 4  - 10 12  3
Reds (2-5)............ 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 1 0  -  4  8  2
W: Mel Queen (1-0) L: Bucky Walters (0-1)
HR: Ralph Kiner 2 (4,5), Ed Stevens (1)
GAME 2 OF 2
Pirates (4-4)......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 1 1  -  4  8  1
Reds (2-6)............ 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2 10  0
W: Hal Gregg (2-0) L: Howie Fox (1-1)
HR: Ralph Kiner (6), Frankie Gustine (2), Ed Stevens (2), Monty Basgall (2)
Cardinals (4-2)....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  8  0
Cubs (4-2)............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  3
W: Murry Dickson (1-1) L: Russ Meyer (1-1)

Upcoming Series

Brooklyn (4-2) at Boston (4-3)
Game 1 - Monday, April 26: Jack Banta (1-0, 4.50) vs. Bill Voiselle (1-0, 2.70)
Game 2 - Tuesday, April 27: Preacher Roe (0-0, 0.00) vs. Red Barrett (1-0, 2.25)

Chicago (4-2) at Cincinnati (2-6)
Game 1 - Tuesday, April 27: Dutch McCall (0-0, 0.00) vs. Johnny Vander Meer (0-1, 3.38)
Game 2 - Wednesday, April 28: Johnny Schmitz (0-1, 1.86) vs. Ken Raffensberger (0-1, 10.50)

Philadelphia (1-5) at New York (4-3)
Game 1 - Monday, April 26: Schoolboy Rowe (0-0, 2.00) vs. Dave Koslo (first appearance)
Game 2 - Tuesday, April 27: Curt Simmons (0-1, 8.53) vs. Sheldon Jones (0-1, 1.13)

St. Louis (4-2) at Pittsburgh (4-4)
Game 1 - Tuesday, April 27: George Munger (1-0, 1.13) vs. Elmer Riddle (0-0, 7.04)