Chicago White Sox (1-2) at St. Louis Browns (0-1)

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

Chicago White Sox (1-2) at St. Louis Browns (0-1)

First Meeting in 1948

April 24-25

Saturday, April 24

Chicago 10, Washington 2
Chicago shelled St. Louis for ten runs, four coming from a pair of two-run homers by Aaron Robinson. Taffy Wright also doubled twice, scoring both times. Chicago was 7-for-12 with runners in scoring position in the game.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago White Sox At 1948 St. Louis Browns           4/24/1948
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Kolloway 2B       5  0  1  1 .222     B.Dillinger 3B      5  1  3  1 .500  
  L.Appling 3B        5  1  1  0 .188     C.Stevens 1B        4  0  2  0 .286  
  T.Lupien 1B         4  2  2  0 .294     J.Priddy 2B         4  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Kennedy RF        4  0  0  1 .067     W.Platt LF          4  0  1  1 .375  
  T.Wright LF         5  2  2  0 .125     A.Zarilla RF        5  0  1  0 .111  
  J.Wallaesa SS       5  1  2  1 .188     P.Layden CF         4  0  0  0 .250  
  D.Philley CF        5  2  2  2 .333     E.Pellagrini SS     4  0  1  0 .375  
  A.Robinson C        4  2  2  4 .364     R.Partee C          4  1  0  0 .167  
  E.Harrist P         3  0  1  0 .333     C.Fannin P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  G.Moulder P         0  0  0  0 ----     F.Biscan P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-R.Coleman PH        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          J.Wilson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 10 13  9                 Totals      36  2  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Biscan In 8th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 2 0  0 0 0  2 4 2  - 10 13  1
Browns.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  8  3
 
White Sox (2-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Harrist WIN(1-0)        8       8   2   2   5   4   0   2.25  A1 E2
G.Moulder                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E3
Totals                    9       8   2   2   5   4   0
 
Browns (0-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Fannin LOSS(0-1)        6 2/3   5   4   2   0   1   2   2.70  A1 C9
F.Biscan                  1 1/3   5   4   4   2   1   0  27.00  D1 E2
J.Wilson                  1       3   2   2   1   0   0  18.00  E3
Totals                    9      13  10   8   3   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,745 DATE- Saturday, April 24th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:01
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 7  Browns:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0  Browns: 1
ERRORS- D.Kolloway, J.Priddy, E.Pellagrini, C.Fannin
DOUBLES- T.Wright-2(2nd), D.Philley(1st), C.Stevens(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Robinson-2(2nd)
RBIs- D.Kolloway(2nd), B.Kennedy(1st), J.Wallaesa(2nd), D.Philley-2(3rd),
      A.Robinson-4(5th), B.Dillinger(1st), W.Platt(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- T.Lupien(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Kennedy
WALKS- T.Lupien, A.Robinson, E.Harrist, C.Stevens, J.Priddy, W.Platt, C.Fannin,
       R.Coleman
HIT BY PITCH- P.Layden
STRIKE OUTS- T.Wright, J.Wallaesa, A.Zarilla, P.Layden, E.Pellagrini, R.Partee
WILD PITCHES- C.Fannin, F.Biscan
2-out RBI- A.Robinson-4, D.Philley, D.Kolloway, B.Dillinger
RLISP 2-out- P.Layden-3, C.Stevens-2, E.Pellagrini, A.Zarilla, L.Appling-2
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 7 for 12  Browns: 3 for 12

Sunday, April 25

St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 [GAME 1 OF 2]
Game one of the doubleheader ended quick with a pair of seven-hit, complete games with only frame of scoring for both teams. Al Zarilla hit a two-run homer in the first, though he was injured later in the game and will miss at least a week. Joe Haynes is off two an 0-2 start after going 14-6 last year.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago White Sox At 1948 St. Louis Browns           4/25/1948
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Kolloway 2B       4  0  1  0 .227     B.Dillinger 3B      4  1  2  0 .500  
  L.Appling 3B        3  1  1  0 .211     C.Stevens 1B        3  0  0  0 .200  
B-F.Baker 3B          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Priddy 2B         2  1  2  1 .182  
  T.Lupien 1B         4  1  1  1 .286     W.Platt LF          4  0  0  0 .250  
  B.Kennedy RF        4  0  2  0 .158     A.Zarilla RF        2  1  1  2 .182  
  T.Wright LF         4  0  0  0 .100   A-R.Coleman RF        2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Wallaesa SS       3  0  1  1 .211     P.Layden CF         3  0  1  0 .273  
C-C.Michaels PH       1  0  0  0 .000     E.Pellagrini SS     3  0  0  0 .273  
  D.Philley CF        3  0  0  0 .278     R.Partee C          3  0  0  0 .111  
  M.Tresh C           3  0  1  0 .167     S.Zoldak P          3  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Haynes P          3  0  0  0 .200                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  7  2                 Totals      29  3  7  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Zarilla In 4th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Appling In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wallaesa In 9th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
Browns.......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  3  7  0
 
White Sox (2-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Haynes LOSS(0-2)        8       7   3   3   2   4   1   5.63  A1
Totals                    8       7   3   3   2   4   1
 
Browns (1-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Zoldak WIN(1-0)         9       7   2   2   0   3   0   2.00  A1
Totals                    9       7   2   2   0   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,169 DATE- Sunday, April 25th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 4  Browns: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Browns: 0
DOUBLES- L.Appling(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Priddy(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Zarilla(1st)
RBIs- T.Lupien(1st), J.Wallaesa(3rd), J.Priddy(1st), A.Zarilla-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- T.Lupien(2nd), P.Layden(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Kolloway
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Priddy
WALKS- C.Stevens, J.Priddy
STRIKE OUTS- B.Kennedy, J.Wallaesa, J.Haynes, C.Stevens, P.Layden, E.Pellagrini,
             R.Partee
GIDP- W.Platt
WILD PITCHES- J.Haynes
2-out RBI- A.Zarilla-2, J.Wallaesa
RLISP 2-out- E.Pellagrini, A.Zarilla, L.Appling, R.Coleman-2
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 2 for 5  Browns: 2 for 10

St. Louis 4, Chicago 0 [GAME 2 OF 2]
Nelson Potter allowed just four hits in eight innings of work, never giving Chicago a chance. Meanwhile, the Browns took the lead from their first at bat with a rare leadoff homer by Bob Dillinger. Ken Wood, making his first career start in the place of Al Zarilla, hit a triple in the sixth and would later score.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago White Sox At 1948 St. Louis Browns           4/25/1948
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Kolloway 2B       4  0  0  0 .192     B.Dillinger 3B      2  2  2  1 .563  
  L.Appling 3B        3  0  1  0 .227     C.Stevens 1B        4  0  2  0 .286  
  T.Lupien 1B         4  0  1  0 .280     J.Priddy 2B         4  0  1  1 .200  
  B.Kennedy RF        4  0  0  0 .130     W.Platt LF          4  0  1  1 .250  
  T.Wright LF         4  0  1  0 .125     K.Wood RF           4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Wallaesa SS       4  0  2  0 .261     P.Layden CF         3  0  1  1 .286  
  D.Philley CF        3  0  0  0 .238     E.Pellagrini SS     4  0  0  0 .200  
  A.Robinson C        3  0  0  0 .286     R.Partee C          4  0  2  0 .231  
  B.Wight P           2  0  0  0 .000     N.Potter P          2  1  0  0 .000  
  I.Pearson P         0  0  0  0 ----   A-J.Schultz PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          A.Widmar P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  0  5  0                 Totals      32  4 10  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Potter In 8th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
Browns.......... 1 0 0  0 0 1  2 0    -  4 10  0
 
White Sox (2-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Wight LOSS(0-1)         6 1/3   9   4   4   4   2   1   5.68  A1 D3
I.Pearson                 1 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D4
Totals                    8      10   4   4   4   2   1
 
Browns (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
N.Potter WIN(1-0)         8       4   0   0   3   8   0   0.00  A1 D4
A.Widmar                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D5
Totals                    9       5   0   0   3   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,286 DATE- Sunday, April 25th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 8  Browns: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Browns: 0
DOUBLES- J.Wallaesa(1st), W.Platt(1st)
TRIPLES- K.Wood(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Dillinger(1st)
RBIs- B.Dillinger(2nd), J.Priddy(2nd), W.Platt(3rd), P.Layden(1st)
STOLEN BASES- L.Appling(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Layden
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Wight
WALKS- L.Appling, D.Philley, A.Robinson, B.Dillinger-2, P.Layden, N.Potter
STRIKE OUTS- L.Appling, T.Lupien, B.Kennedy-2, J.Wallaesa-2, D.Philley,
             A.Robinson-2, C.Stevens, J.Priddy
GIDP- J.Priddy
RLISP 2-out- B.Kennedy, N.Potter, L.Appling, K.Wood, T.Wright, B.Wight,
             P.Layden-2, A.Robinson
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 0 for 9  Browns: 3 for 10

8.5.5

Washington Senators (2-1) at Philadelphia Athletics (2-1)

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

Washington Senators (2-1) at Philadelphia Athletics (2-1)

First Meeting in 1948

April 23-25

Friday, April 23

Washington 8, Philadelphia 1

Walt Masterson's six-hitter had Washington cruise to victory after they scored six runs in the fifth. They picked up six of their ten hits that inning, highlighted by a bases-clearing triple from Sherry Robertson.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Washington Senators At 1948 Philadelphia Athletics   4/23/1948
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           5  1  2  0 .263     E.Joost SS          3  0  0  0 .333  
  A.Kozar 2B          5  2  1  1 .438     B.McCosky LF        4  0  2  0 .591  
  G.Coan LF           4  1  1  0 .167     D.White RF          3  0  0  0 .158  
  M.Vernon 1B         4  1  1  2 .294     B.Savage P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  L.Culberson CF      3  1  1  1 .357   B-R.York PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Robertson RF      3  1  1  3 .364     D.Fowler P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Christman SS      4  0  1  1 .313     F.Fain 1B           4  0  1  0 .267  
  J.Early C           4  1  2  0 .300     H.Majeski 3B        4  0  0  0 .294  
  W.Masterson P       3  0  0  0 .000     S.Chapman CF        4  1  2  0 .353  
                                          B.Rosar C           3  0  1  1 .556  
                                          P.Suder 2B          3  0  0  0 .357  
                                          B.McCahan P         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-E.Valo PH,RF        3  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  8 10  8                 Totals      33  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For McCahan In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Savage In 8th Inning
 
Senators........ 2 0 0  0 6 0  0 0 0  -  8 10  1
Athletics....... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  1
 
Senators (3-1)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Masterson WIN(1-0)      9       6   1   1   3   5   0   1.00  A1
Totals                    9       6   1   1   3   5   0
 
Athletics (2-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.McCahan LOSS(0-1)       5       7   8   6   3   0   0  10.80  A1 C8
B.Savage                  3       3   0   0   1   3   0   0.00  C9 E3
D.Fowler                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  E4
Totals                    9      10   8   6   4   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,020 DATE- Friday, April 23rd 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 7  Athletics: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 0  Athletics: 0
ERRORS- W.Masterson, E.Joost
DOUBLES- E.Yost(1st), M.Vernon(1st), L.Culberson(2nd), F.Fain(2nd),
         S.Chapman(3rd)
TRIPLES- S.Robertson(1st)
RBIs- A.Kozar(1st), M.Vernon-2(3rd), L.Culberson(1st), S.Robertson-3(5th),
      M.Christman(6th), B.Rosar(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Masterson
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Vernon, L.Culberson
WALKS- G.Coan, L.Culberson, S.Robertson-2, E.Joost, B.Rosar, P.Suder
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, G.Coan, S.Robertson, W.Masterson, E.Joost, S.Chapman,
             B.Rosar, P.Suder, B.McCahan
2-out RBI- M.Vernon, S.Robertson-3, M.Christman
RLISP 2-out- M.Christman, G.Coan, B.Rosar, W.Masterson-2, B.McCosky
TEAM RISP- Senators: 5 for 11  Athletics: 1 for 5

Saturday, April 24

Philadelphia 5, Washington 4
Sherry Robertson had an inning to forget, committing two errors in the bottom of the ninth. Instead of getting out of the inning, Early Wynn then faced Eddie Joost with the winning run on third and just one out. Joost's single capped off a comeback from a 4-0 deficit.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Washington Senators At 1948 Philadelphia Athletics   4/24/1948
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           4  0  0  0 .217     E.Joost SS          5  0  2  1 .348  
  A.Kozar 2B          3  1  1  0 .421     B.McCosky LF        3  1  0  0 .520  
  G.Coan LF           4  1  1  0 .182     D.White RF          3  1  0  0 .136  
  M.Vernon 1B         4  1  3  0 .381     F.Fain 1B           3  0  1  0 .278  
  L.Culberson CF      3  1  1  2 .353     H.Majeski 3B        4  1  1  0 .286  
  S.Robertson RF      4  0  0  0 .267     S.Chapman CF        3  1  1  1 .350  
  M.Christman SS      3  0  0  0 .263     B.Rosar C           4  0  2  3 .545  
  J.Early C           3  0  0  1 .231     P.Suder 2B          4  1  1  0 .333  
  E.Wynn P            3  0  0  1 .000     P.Marchildon P      2  0  0  0 .200  
                                        A-E.Valo PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  4  6  4                 Totals      32  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Marchildon In 9th Inning
 
Senators........ 0 2 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  6  2
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 1 3  0 0 1  -  5  8  2
 
Senators (3-2)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Wynn LOSS(0-2)          8 1/3   8   5   4   4   3   0   7.63  A1
Totals                    8 1/3   8   5   4   4   3   0
 
Athletics (3-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Marchildon WIN(1-1)     9       6   4   3   5   1   0   4.24  A1
Totals                    9       6   4   3   5   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 22,803 DATE- Saturday, April 24th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Grieve, Charlie Berry, Eddie Hurley, 
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 5  Athletics: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 1  Athletics: 3
ERRORS- S.Robertson-2, E.Joost, P.Marchildon
DOUBLES- E.Joost(2nd), F.Fain(3rd), S.Chapman(4th)
RBIs- L.Culberson-2(3rd), J.Early(1st), E.Wynn, E.Joost(3rd), S.Chapman(6th),
      B.Rosar-3(8th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Coan(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Marchildon
WALKS- A.Kozar, L.Culberson, M.Christman, J.Early, E.Wynn, B.McCosky, D.White,
       F.Fain, S.Chapman
STRIKE OUTS- E.Wynn, E.Joost, D.White, P.Marchildon
GIDP- G.Coan, L.Culberson, S.Robertson, P.Suder
2-out RBI- S.Chapman, B.Rosar-2
RLISP 2-out- E.Yost, B.Rosar, B.McCosky, S.Robertson, P.Suder, S.Chapman
TEAM RISP- Senators: 1 for 7  Athletics: 4 for 12

Sunday, April 25

Philadelphia 11, Washington 4 [GAME 1 OF 2]
With a second game still to come for a doubleheader, Sid Hudson was left in to eat innings even after giving up seven runs in just the third. Barney McCosky's hot start continued with a three-hit, three-RBI game.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Washington Senators At 1948 Philadelphia Athletics   4/25/1948
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           4  0  0  1 .185     E.Joost SS          4  2  2  1 .370  
  A.Kozar 2B          4  0  0  0 .348     B.McCosky LF        5  1  3  3 .533  
  G.Coan LF           4  0  0  0 .154     D.White RF          5  1  1  1 .148  
  M.Vernon 1B         5  0  1  0 .346     F.Fain 1B           3  3  2  0 .333  
  L.Culberson CF      3  1  2  0 .400     H.Majeski 3B        5  1  2  2 .308  
  S.Robertson RF      4  2  2  2 .316     S.Chapman CF        4  0  0  0 .292  
  M.Christman SS      4  1  1  0 .261     B.Rosar C           3  0  0  0 .480  
  J.Early C           4  0  2  0 .294     P.Suder 2B          3  1  1  1 .333  
  S.Hudson P          2  0  0  0 .000     C.Scheib P          3  2  2  1 .667  
A-J.Difani PH         1  0  1  1 .500                                          
  M.Pieretti P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-J.Wooten PH         1  0  1  0 .667                                          
  T.Ferrick P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4 10  4                 Totals      35 11 13  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hudson In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pieretti In 8th Inning
 
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 2 0  -  4 10  2
Athletics....... 0 1 7  1 2 0  0 0    - 11 13  1
 
Senators (3-3)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Hudson LOSS(0-1)        6      12  11  10   6   0   0  16.03  A1 D8
M.Pieretti                1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D9 E3
T.Ferrick                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  E4
Totals                    8      13  11  10   6   1   0
 
Athletics (4-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Scheib WIN(1-0)         9      10   4   4   3   1   1   4.00  A1
Totals                    9      10   4   4   3   1   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,129 DATE- Sunday, April 25th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Red Jones, Joe Paparella, Johnny Stevens, Bill Summers
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 9  Athletics: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 1  Athletics: 1
ERRORS- S.Robertson, M.Christman, E.Joost
DOUBLES- F.Fain(4th), H.Majeski(1st)
TRIPLES- E.Joost(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Robertson(1st)
RBIs- E.Yost(3rd), S.Robertson-2(7th), J.Difani(1st), E.Joost(4th),
      B.McCosky-3(9th), D.White(1st), H.Majeski-2(7th), P.Suder(4th),
      C.Scheib(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.McCosky
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Yost, C.Scheib
WALKS- A.Kozar, G.Coan, L.Culberson, E.Joost, F.Fain-2, S.Chapman, B.Rosar,
       P.Suder
STRIKE OUTS- G.Coan, S.Chapman
GIDP- L.Culberson, S.Chapman
RLISP 2-out- M.Vernon, B.McCosky-2, M.Christman, P.Suder, G.Coan, E.Yost
TEAM RISP- Senators: 1 for 8  Athletics: 6 for 12

Philadelphia 1, Washington 0 [GAME 2 OF 2]
The only error in the game, by Al Kozar, also led to the only run of the game, which went unearned. Lou Brissie carried a three-hitter into the ninth, but gave up three walks before he was pulled with the shutout still on. Bob Savage retired the final batter to secure the victory for Philadelphia.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Washington Senators At 1948 Philadelphia Athletics   4/25/1948
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  0  0  0 .167     E.Joost SS          4  1  2  0 .387  
  A.Kozar 2B          4  0  1  0 .333     B.McCosky LF        4  0  2  0 .529  
  G.Coan LF           3  0  1  0 .172     D.White RF          4  0  0  0 .129  
  M.Vernon 1B         3  0  0  0 .310     F.Fain 1B           4  0  0  0 .280  
  L.Culberson CF      4  0  0  0 .333     H.Majeski 3B        4  0  2  0 .333  
  T.McBride RF        3  0  1  0 .667     S.Chapman CF        4  0  1  0 .286  
  M.Christman SS      3  0  0  0 .231     B.Rosar C           2  0  0  0 .444  
  A.Evans C           3  0  0  0 .125     P.Suder 2B          3  0  0  0 .292  
  R.Scarborough P     3  0  0  0 .000     L.Brissie P         3  0  1  0 .429  
                                          B.Savage P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  3  0                 Totals      32  1  8  0
 
 
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  1
Athletics....... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  1  8  0
 
Senators (3-4)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Scarboroug LOSS(0-1)    8       8   1   0   1   4   0   0.00  A1
Totals                    8       8   1   0   1   4   0
 
Athletics (5-2)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
L.Brissie WIN(2-0)        8 2/3   3   0   0   3   4   0   1.02  A1 D4
B.Savage SAVE(1st)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D5
Totals                    9       3   0   0   3   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,187 DATE- Sunday, April 25th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jim Boyer, , Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 5  Athletics: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 0  Athletics: 1
ERRORS- A.Kozar
WALKS- E.Yost, G.Coan, M.Vernon, B.Rosar
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kozar, G.Coan, R.Scarborough-2, B.McCosky, D.White-2, S.Chapman
GIDP- A.Kozar
WILD PITCHES- L.Brissie
RLISP 2-out- D.White, L.Culberson-2, P.Suder-2
TEAM RISP- Senators: 0 for 2  Athletics: 0 for 4

8.5.5

Boston Red Sox (1-2) at New York Yankees (1-2)

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

Boston Red Sox (1-2) at New York Yankees (1-2)

First Meeting in 1948

April 23-25

Friday, April 23

New York 11, Boston 6

Boston's four home runs were just about all of their offense. The remaining eight extra base hits in the contest came from New York, including a pair of triples hit by starter Spec Shea. Phil Rizzuto was a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBIs.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Boston Red Sox At 1948 New York Yankees              4/23/1948
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       5  0  1  0 .368     S.Stirnweiss 2B     5  1  0  0 .250  
  J.Pesky 3B          2  1  0  1 .133     T.Henrich RF        6  2  3  0 .455  
  T.Williams LF       4  1  2  2 .429     J.Lindell LF        3  1  0  0 .000  
  S.Spence 1B         4  1  1  1 .389     J.Dimaggio CF       3  3  2  2 .500  
  V.Stephens SS       4  0  0  0 .200     S.Souchock 1B       5  1  1  1 .111  
  B.Doerr 2B          3  1  1  1 .200     B.Johnson 3B        4  2  2  3 .438  
  S.Mele RF           4  0  0  0 .067     P.Rizzuto SS        4  1  4  4 .571  
  B.Tebbetts C        3  2  2  1 .385     G.Niarhos C         3  0  0  1 .231  
  M.Harris P          1  0  0  0 .000     S.Shea P            3  0  2  0 .667  
A-W.Moses PH          1  0  0  0 .500     K.Drews P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.McDermott P       0  0  0  0 ----   B-B.Stewart PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
C-J.Jones PH          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Page P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  6  7  6                 Totals      37 11 14 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Harris In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Drews In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McDermott In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 1  0 1 0  0 3 0  -  6  7  1
Yankees......... 0 3 2  0 0 4  2 0    - 11 14  0
 
Red Sox (1-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Harris LOSS(0-1)        6      11   9   7   7   1   1  10.50  A1 E1
M.McDermott               2       3   2   2   2   1   0   6.00  E2
Totals                    8      14  11   9   9   2   1
 
Yankees (2-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Shea WIN(1-0)           7       7   6   6   2   4   4   7.71  A1 D4
K.Drews                   1       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  D5 D7
J.Page                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13.50  D8
Totals                    9       7   6   6   3   5   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 8,521 DATE- Friday, April 23rd 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 4  Yankees:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- J.Pesky
DOUBLES- T.Henrich(1st), J.Dimaggio(2nd), B.Johnson(1st)
TRIPLES- S.Souchock(1st), P.Rizzuto(1st), S.Shea-2
HOME RUNS- T.Williams(2nd), S.Spence(2nd), B.Doerr(1st), B.Tebbetts(1st),
           B.Johnson(1st)
RBIs- J.Pesky(2nd), T.Williams-2(3rd), S.Spence(5th), B.Doerr(2nd),
      B.Tebbetts(1st), J.Dimaggio-2(4th), S.Souchock(1st), B.Johnson-3(5th),
      P.Rizzuto-4(6th), G.Niarhos(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Harris
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Pesky, G.Niarhos
WALKS- J.Pesky, B.Doerr, B.Tebbetts, S.Stirnweiss, J.Lindell-2, J.Dimaggio-2,
       B.Johnson, P.Rizzuto, G.Niarhos, S.Shea
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dimaggio, J.Pesky, S.Mele, M.Harris, W.Moses, S.Souchock, S.Shea
GIDP- S.Mele
BALKS- S.Shea
2-out RBI- B.Doerr, S.Souchock, B.Johnson-3, P.Rizzuto-2
RLISP 2-out- S.Stirnweiss-3, G.Niarhos-2, S.Souchock-2, B.Doerr
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 0 for 4  Yankees: 5 for 15

Saturday, April 24

New York 3, Boston 2
Joe DiMaggio's go-ahead, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth was his first blast out of the park in 1948. He also drove in the only other New York run with an RBI single in the first. Allie Reynolds pitched a complete game, allowing just five hits for his second win.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Boston Red Sox At 1948 New York Yankees              4/24/1948
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       4  0  1  0 .348     S.Stirnweiss 2B     4  0  1  0 .250  
  J.Pesky 3B          4  0  0  0 .105   B-B.Brown 2B          0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Williams LF       2  0  0  0 .375     T.Henrich RF        4  1  0  0 .385  
A-J.Jones 1B          2  0  0  0 .000     C.Keller LF         4  1  1  0 .385  
  S.Spence 1B,LF      4  0  1  0 .364     J.Dimaggio CF       4  1  2  3 .500  
  V.Stephens SS       4  0  1  0 .211     G.McQuinn 1B        4  0  1  0 .467  
  B.Doerr 2B          4  1  1  0 .211     B.Johnson 3B        4  0  2  0 .450  
  S.Mele RF           3  1  1  2 .111     P.Rizzuto SS        3  0  1  0 .529  
  B.Tebbetts C        2  0  0  0 .333     G.Niarhos C         3  0  0  0 .188  
  J.Dobson P          2  0  0  0 .000     A.Reynolds P        3  0  2  0 .429  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  5  2                 Totals      33  3 10  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Williams In 3rd Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Stirnweiss In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  2
Yankees......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 2    -  3 10  1
 
Red Sox (1-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Dobson LOSS(1-1)        8      10   3   2   1   4   1   2.65  A1
Totals                    8      10   3   2   1   4   1
 
Yankees (3-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Reynolds WIN(2-0)       9       5   2   2   1   2   1   2.50  A1
Totals                    9       5   2   2   1   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,984 DATE- Saturday, April 24th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 4  Yankees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 3  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- J.Pesky, J.Jones, B.Johnson
DOUBLES- B.Doerr(2nd), B.Johnson(2nd), A.Reynolds
HOME RUNS- S.Mele(1st), J.Dimaggio(1st)
RBIs- S.Mele-2(3rd), J.Dimaggio-3(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Dobson
WALKS- B.Tebbetts, P.Rizzuto
STRIKE OUTS- J.Pesky, J.Dobson, S.Stirnweiss-2, P.Rizzuto, A.Reynolds
GIDP- S.Mele, G.McQuinn, B.Johnson, G.Niarhos
WILD PITCHES- J.Dobson
RLISP 2-out- J.Dimaggio, C.Keller, P.Rizzuto, J.Pesky
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 1 for 3  Yankees: 2 for 9

Sunday, April 25

New York 4, Boston 3
In his major league debut, Windy McCall made it to the fifth without allowing a hit. Things quickly went south, though, as he allowed that runner to score and later gave up three consecutive hits to start the sixth, culminating in a Phil Rizzuto home run. Ed Lopat earned his first win on his team with a complete game victory.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Boston Red Sox At 1948 New York Yankees              4/25/1948
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dimaggio CF       4  0  1  0 .333     B.Brown 2B          3  1  1  0 .333  
  J.Pesky 3B          4  0  1  0 .130     T.Henrich RF        4  0  1  0 .367  
  S.Spence LF         3  1  1  0 .360     J.Lindell LF        3  0  0  1 .000  
  V.Stephens SS       4  1  1  0 .217     J.Dimaggio CF       4  0  1  0 .455  
  B.Doerr 2B          4  1  1  1 .217     S.Souchock 1B       4  1  1  0 .154  
  J.Jones 1B          4  0  2  1 .286     B.Johnson 3B        4  1  1  0 .417  
  S.Mele RF           4  0  0  0 .091     P.Rizzuto SS        2  1  1  3 .526  
  B.Tebbetts C        4  0  1  0 .316     G.Niarhos C         4  0  0  0 .150  
  W.McCall P          1  0  0  0 .000     E.Lopat P           3  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Deal P            0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-B.Hitchcock PH      1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  H.Dorish P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-B.Goodman PH        1  0  0  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  8  2                 Totals      31  4  6  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Deal In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Dorish In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 1 3  0 0    -  4  6  1
 
Red Sox (1-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.McCall LOSS(0-1)        5       5   4   4   4   2   1   7.20  A1 C7
C.Deal                    1       0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00  C8 D2
H.Dorish                  2       1   0   0   0   1   0   1.59  D3
Totals                    8       6   4   4   5   4   1
 
Yankees (4-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Lopat WIN(1-0)          9       8   3   2   2   5   0   5.29  A1
Totals                    9       8   3   2   2   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,479 DATE- Sunday, April 25th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:02
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Yankees: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Yankees: 2
ERRORS- J.Jones, E.Lopat
DOUBLES- J.Pesky(1st), V.Stephens(1st), B.Doerr(3rd), B.Brown(1st)
TRIPLES- S.Spence(1st)
HOME RUNS- P.Rizzuto(1st)
RBIs- B.Doerr(3rd), J.Jones(1st), J.Lindell(1st), P.Rizzuto-3(9th)
WALKS- S.Spence, W.McCall, B.Brown, J.Lindell, P.Rizzuto-2, E.Lopat
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dimaggio, J.Pesky, S.Mele-2, B.Goodman, G.Niarhos-2, E.Lopat-2
GIDP- S.Mele-2
RLISP 2-out- E.Lopat, B.Doerr-2
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 2 for 7  Yankees: 2 for 5

8.5.5

Cleveland Indians (1-0) at Detroit Tigers (2-1)

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

Cleveland Indians (1-0) at Detroit Tigers (2-1)

First Meeting in 1948

April 23-25

Friday, April 23

Cleveland 8, Detroit 7

Down five, Cleveland loaded the bases for Lou Boudreau, who had just 40 career homers coming into the game. His 41st marked his first ever grand slam. The next batter, Joe Gordon, then hit it out of the park to tie the game. In the ninth, pinch hitter Hal Peck doubled and then scored when Thurman Tucker singled in the next at bat. Newly acquired Russ Christopher pitched 1-2-3 ninth to seal the comeback victory for the visitors.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Detroit Tigers             4/23/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         5  2  2  1 .300     N.Berry SS          4  0  1  0 .357  
  L.Doby RF           4  2  1  1 .375     E.Mayo 2B           5  0  0  0 .158  
  L.Boudreau SS       4  1  3  4 .444     H.Evers CF          4  0  0  0 .294  
  J.Gordon 2B         3  1  2  2 .571     D.Wakefield LF      4  2  1  0 .308  
  E.Robinson 1B       2  0  0  0 .333     V.Wertz RF          3  2  0  0 .313  
A-W.Judnich PR,1B     1  0  0  0 .000     G.Kell 3B           4  2  3  1 .412  
  A.Clark LF          4  0  0  0 .000     S.Vico 1B           2  1  1  2 .500  
  K.Keltner 3B        4  0  0  0 .250     B.Swift C           4  0  2  3 .188  
  J.Hegan C           4  1  1  0 .286     F.Hutchinson P      2  0  0  1 .000  
  B.Lemon P           2  0  0  0 .000     H.White P           0  0  0  0 ----  
B-D.Mitchell PH       1  0  0  0 .000   C-H.Wagner PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Gromek P          0  0  0  0 ----     S.Overmire P        0  0  0  0 ----  
D-H.Peck PH           1  1  1  01.000                                          
  R.Christopher P     0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  8 10  8                 Totals      33  7  8  7
 
A-Pinch Ran For Robinson In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For White In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gromek In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 5 1  -  8 10  2
Tigers.......... 0 3 2  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  7  8  1
 
Indians (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Lemon                   7       7   7   7   6   2   0   9.00  A1 D7
S.Gromek WIN(1-0)         1       1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  D8 E3
R.Christophe SAVE(1st)    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E4
Totals                    9       8   7   7   7   2   0
 
Tigers (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Hutchinson              7 1/3   8   7   6   1   5   2   7.36  A1 D4
H.White                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D5 D6
S.Overmire LOSS(0-1)      1       2   1   1   0   0   0   9.00  D7
Totals                    9      10   8   7   1   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,004 DATE- Friday, April 23rd 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Johnny Stevens, Bill Summers, Red Jones, Joe Paparella
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 3  Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- W.Judnich, A.Clark, N.Berry
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau(1st), H.Peck(1st), G.Kell(1st)
HOME RUNS- L.Boudreau(1st), J.Gordon(2nd)
RBIs- T.Tucker(1st), L.Doby(1st), L.Boudreau-4(4th), J.Gordon-2(4th),
      G.Kell(7th), S.Vico-2(3rd), B.Swift-3(3rd), F.Hutchinson
STOLEN BASES- T.Tucker(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Gordon, S.Vico, F.Hutchinson
WALKS- L.Doby, N.Berry, H.Evers, D.Wakefield, V.Wertz-2, G.Kell, S.Vico
HIT BY PITCH- E.Robinson
STRIKE OUTS- T.Tucker, L.Doby, J.Gordon, B.Lemon-2, N.Berry, V.Wertz
GIDP- E.Robinson, A.Clark, E.Mayo, H.Wagner
2-out RBI- T.Tucker
RLISP 2-out- H.Evers-2, F.Hutchinson, J.Gordon, L.Doby
TEAM RISP- Indians: 3 for 5  Tigers: 3 for 10

Saturday, April 24

Detroit 8, Cleveland 2
Art Houtteman outdueled Bob Feller, who started out strong with no hits allowed until the fourth, and was bolstered by an efficient offensive output from Detroit. Feller was allowed to try and save his game in the seventh, but a two-out error allowed Neil Berry to come to bat with the bases loaded. His triple put the lead out of reach even after a Ken Keltner homer in the ninth.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Detroit Tigers             4/24/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         4  0  1  0 .286     N.Berry SS          3  0  1  3 .353  
  L.Doby RF           4  0  1  0 .333     E.Mayo 2B           5  0  0  0 .125  
  L.Boudreau SS       3  0  0  0 .333     H.Evers CF          4  2  2  1 .333  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  1  1  0 .455     D.Wakefield LF      5  1  1  0 .278  
  W.Judnich 1B        3  0  2  0 .500     V.Wertz RF          4  1  2  0 .350  
  A.Clark LF          4  0  0  0 .000     G.Kell 3B           4  0  2  3 .429  
  K.Keltner 3B        4  1  2  2 .333     S.Vico 1B           3  1  0  1 .400  
  J.Hegan C           4  0  1  0 .273     B.Swift C           3  1  1  0 .211  
  B.Feller P          3  0  1  0 .143     A.Houtteman P       2  2  1  0 .500  
  E.Klieman P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  9  2                 Totals      33  8 10  8
 
 
Indians......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  9  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  5 0    -  8 10  0
 
Indians (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Feller LOSS(1-1)        6 2/3  10   8   5   6   1   0   5.17  A1 E1
E.Klieman                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E2
Totals                    8      10   8   5   6   1   0
 
Tigers (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Houtteman WIN(1-0)      9       9   2   2   2   5   1   2.00  A1
Totals                    9       9   2   2   2   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 59,504 DATE- Saturday, April 24th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Jim Boyer, 
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- J.Hegan
DOUBLES- L.Doby(2nd), W.Judnich(1st), H.Evers(2nd)
TRIPLES- N.Berry(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Keltner(1st)
RBIs- K.Keltner-2(4th), N.Berry-3(3rd), H.Evers(3rd), G.Kell-3(10th),
      S.Vico(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Tucker, W.Judnich
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Berry, A.Houtteman
WALKS- L.Boudreau, W.Judnich, N.Berry, H.Evers, V.Wertz, S.Vico, B.Swift,
       A.Houtteman
STRIKE OUTS- J.Gordon-2, A.Clark, K.Keltner, B.Feller, D.Wakefield
GIDP- A.Clark
2-out RBI- K.Keltner-2, H.Evers, G.Kell-2, N.Berry-3
RLISP 2-out- L.Boudreau, E.Mayo-2, B.Swift-2, S.Vico, A.Clark-2, T.Tucker
TEAM RISP- Indians: 1 for 5  Tigers: 5 for 14

Sunday, April 25

Cleveland 5, Detroit 2
Al Gettel threw a complete game two-hitter and the combo of Lou Boudreau and Joe Gordon, who combined to push Cleveland to victory on Friday, picked up four hits and four RBIs against Hal Newhouser.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Detroit Tigers             4/25/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         4  0  0  0 .222     N.Berry SS          1  1  0  0 .333  
  L.Doby RF           4  2  0  0 .250     E.Mayo 2B           4  0  1  0 .143  
  L.Boudreau SS       4  1  2  1 .375     H.Evers CF          3  0  0  1 .292  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  1  2  3 .467     D.Wakefield LF      3  0  0  0 .238  
  A.Clark LF          5  0  1  0 .059     V.Wertz RF          4  0  0  0 .292  
  K.Keltner 3B        4  0  0  0 .250     G.Kell 3B           4  0  0  0 .360  
  W.Judnich 1B        4  0  2  0 .500     S.Vico 1B           2  0  0  0 .353  
  J.Hegan C           4  1  1  0 .267     B.Swift C           3  0  0  0 .182  
  A.Gettel P          4  0  1  1 .250     H.Newhouser P       2  0  0  0 .167  
                                        A-P.Mullin PH         1  1  1  11.000  
                                          H.White P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5  9  5                 Totals      27  2  2  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Newhouser In 8th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  3 0 0  -  5  9  0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  2  1
 
Indians (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Gettel WIN(1-0)         9       2   2   2   5   5   1   2.00  A1
Totals                    9       2   2   2   5   5   1
 
Tigers (3-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Newhouser LOSS(1-1)     8       9   5   5   2   3   1   2.65  A1 D9
H.White                   1       0   0   0   2   1   0   0.00  E1
Totals                    9       9   5   5   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 64,087 DATE- Sunday, April 25th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- E.Mayo
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau(2nd), J.Hegan(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Gordon(3rd), P.Mullin(1st)
RBIs- L.Boudreau(5th), J.Gordon-3(7th), A.Gettel, H.Evers(4th), P.Mullin(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Evers
WALKS- T.Tucker, L.Doby, L.Boudreau, J.Gordon, N.Berry-3, D.Wakefield, S.Vico
STRIKE OUTS- T.Tucker, L.Doby, L.Boudreau, W.Judnich, N.Berry, H.Evers-2,
             V.Wertz, G.Kell
GIDP- D.Wakefield
WILD PITCHES- A.Gettel
2-out RBI- J.Gordon-3, L.Boudreau
RLISP 2-out- A.Gettel, A.Clark-2, N.Berry
TEAM RISP- Indians: 3 for 7  Tigers: 0 for 3

8.5.5

National League Update: April 23rd

National League Update

April 23, 1948

Chicago swept Pittsburgh to end the opening series as just one of two undefeated teams in the National League. Bill Nicholson was 12-for-15 with four extra base hits and five RBIs as he turned back the clock, looking like the dominant slugger he was back during the war after a few down years in the time since.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1948 Chicago CHN              3   0 1.000 ----   152     1   2 .333   64  90 .416
1948 Boston BON               3   0 1.000 ----           1   2 .333   91  62 .595
1948 St. Louis SLN            2   1  .667  1.0           2   1 .667   85  69 .552
1948 Brooklyn BRN             2   1  .667  1.0           2   1 .667   84  70 .545
1948 New York NYN             1   2  .333  2.0           1   2 .333   78  76 .506
1948 Pittsburgh PIN           1   3  .250  2.5           2   2 .500   83  71 .539
1948 Cincinnati CIN           1   3  .250  2.5           2   2 .500   64  89 .418
1948 Philadelphia PHN         0   3  .000  3.0           2   1 .667   66  88 .429

Tuesday, April 20

Braves (1-0).......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  2 2 0  -  6 12  2
Phillies (0-1)........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  3
W: Johnny Sain (1-0) L: Dutch Leonard (0-1)
Dodgers (0-1)......... 0 0 0  0 1 2  0 2 0  -  5 11  0
Giants (1-0).......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 2  -  6  6  2
W: Andy Hansen (1-0) L: Hugh Casey (0-1)
HR: Bobby Thomson (1), Walker Cooper (1)
Cubs (1-0)............ 2 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  6  1
Pirates (1-1)......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  3  1
W: Russ Meyer (1-0) L: Rip Sewell (0-1)
HR: Ralph Kiner (2)
Reds (1-1)............ 0 2 0  2 0 0  3 0 0  -  7 16  2
Cardinals (0-1)....... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 12  1
W: Howie Fox (1-0) L: Murry Dickson (0-1)
HR: Hank Sauer (1)
Wednesday, April 21
Braves (2-0).......... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 -  5 10  0
Phillies (0-2)........ 2 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 -  4 13  3
W: Bill Voiselle (1-0) L: Ed Heusser (0-1)
Dodgers (1-1)......... 1 0 0  0 0 8  0 0 0  -  9  8  0
Giants (1-1).......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 2  -  3  8  2
W: Ralph Branca (1-0) L: Sheldon Jones (0-1)
HR: Arky Vaughan (1), Johnny Mize (1)
Cubs (2-0)............ 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 11  1
Pirates (1-2)......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3 14  4
W: Doyle Lade (1-0) L: Nick Strincevich (0-1)
HR: Phil Cavaretta (1), Cliff Aberson (1), Wally Westlake (1)
Reds (1-2)............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2 10  4
Cardinals (1-1)....... 1 0 1  0 0 0  2 2    -  6  5  0
W: George Munger (1-0) L: Johnny Vander Meer (0-1)
HR: Erv Dusak 2 (1,2)
Thursday, April 22
Braves (3-0).......... 1 0 0  2 0 0  4 1 1  -  9 11  2
Phillies (0-3)........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  2  7  3
W: Red Barrett (1-0) L: Curt Simmons (0-1)
HR: Earl Torgeson (1), Danny Litwhiler (1), Del Ennis (1)
Dodgers (2-1)......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  4 11  1
Giants (1-2).......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  -  2  5  3
W: Jack Banta (1-0) L: Thornton Lee (0-1)
HR: Johnny Mize (2)
Cubs (3-0)............ 0 2 5  0 0 0  0 0 0  6 - 13 18  1
Pirates (1-3)......... 2 0 0  3 1 0  0 1 0  2 -  9 15  2
W: Bob Chipman (1-0) L: Woody Main (0-1)
HR: Andy Pafko (1), Wally Westlake (2)
Reds (1-3)............ 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 2 7  - 11 15  3
Cardinals (2-1)....... 0 0 3  0 1 4  1 4    - 13 17  1
W: Howie Pollet (1-0) L: Ken Raffensberger (0-1)
HR: Stan Musial (1)

Upcoming Series

New York (1-2) at Boston (3-0)
Game 1 - Friday, April 23: Ray Poat (first appearance) vs. Warren Spahn (first appearance)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 24: Larry Jansen (0-0, 5.14) vs. Johnny Beazley (first appearance)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 25: Bobo Newsom (first appearance) vs. Johnny Sain (1-0, 0.00)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 25: Clint Hartung (first appearance) vs. Jim Prendergast (0-0, 0.00)

Philadelphia (0-3) at Brooklyn (2-1)
Game 1 - Friday, April 23: Blix Donnelly (first appearance) vs. Joe Hatten (first appearance)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 24: Monk Dubiel (first appearance) vs. Rex Barney (0-0, 4.70)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 25: Dutch Leonard (0-1, 3.38) vs. Ralph Branca (1-0, 3.00)

Pittsburgh (1-3) at Cincinnati (1-3)
Game 1 - Friday, April 23: Kirby Higbe (first appearance) vs. Tommy Hughes (first appearance)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 24: Elmer Singleton (first appearance) vs. Ewell Blackwell (0-1, 7.00)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 25: Mel Queen (first appearance) vs. Bucky Walters (first appearance)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 25: Hal Gregg (1-0, 3.00) vs. Howie Fox (1-0, 2.25)

St. Louis (2-1) at Chicago (3-0)
Game 1 - Friday, April 23: Harry Brecheen (first appearance) vs. Johnny Schmitz (0-0, 0.00)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 24: Al Brazle (first appearance) vs. Cliff Chambers (0-0, 0.00)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 25: Murry Dickson (0-1, 7.71) vs. Russ Meyer (1-0, 2.00)

8.5.5

Cincinnati Reds (0-1) at St. Louis Cardinals (0-0)

(0-1, 0-0 road)@(0-0, 0-0 home)

Cincinnati Reds (0-1) at St. Louis Cardinals (0-0)

First Meeting in 1948

April 20-22

Tuesday, April 20

Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 5

Cincinnati held off a late comeback attempt from the home team, who managed to bounce back from a five-run deficit in the final inning to bring the winning run to the plate before Harry Gumbert recorded the final out. Hank Sauer's three-run homer in the seventh ended  up being the difference following the near collapse.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Cincinnati Reds At 1948 St. Louis Cardinals          4/20/1948
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Baumholtz RF      5  1  2  0 .300     E.Dusak CF          5  1  2  0 .400  
  J.Wyrostek CF       5  0  2  0 .200     R.Schoendienst 2B   5  2  2  1 .400  
  G.Hatton 3B         5  1  1  0 .333     S.Musial RF         5  0  3  2 .600  
  H.Sauer LF          5  1  1  3 .111     E.Slaughter LF      4  1  1  1 .250  
  B.Young 1B          5  0  1  0 .167     W.Kurowski 3B       3  0  1  0 .333  
  R.Lamanno C         5  2  3  0 .429     N.Jones 1B          5  0  1  0 .200  
  B.Adams 2B          5  2  3  1 .556     D.Wilber C          4  0  2  0 .500  
  V.Stallcup SS       4  0  2  2 .429     M.Marion SS         4  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Fox P             3  0  1  1 .333     M.Dickson P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Gumbert P         0  0  0  0 ----   A-R.Northey PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          K.Burkhart P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-D.Lang PH           0  1  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  7 16  7                 Totals      37  5 12  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dickson In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burkhart In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 2 0  2 0 0  3 0 0  -  7 16  2
Cardinals....... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 12  1
 
Reds (1-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Fox WIN(1-0)            8       8   2   2   3   3   0   2.25  A1 D7
H.Gumbert                 1       4   3   3   1   0   0  27.00  D8
Totals                    9      12   5   5   4   3   0
 
Cardinals (0-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Dickson LOSS(0-1)       7      12   7   6   0   4   1   7.71  A1 D6
K.Burkhart                2       4   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D7
Totals                    9      16   7   6   0   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,673 DATE- Tuesday, April 20th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Stewart, Dusty Boggess, Butch Henline, 
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 9  Cardinals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 3  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- H.Sauer, H.Fox, N.Jones
DOUBLES- V.Stallcup(1st), R.Schoendienst(1st), W.Kurowski(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Wyrostek(1st), B.Adams(1st), E.Slaughter(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Sauer(1st)
RBIs- H.Sauer-3(3rd), B.Adams(2nd), V.Stallcup-2(3rd), H.Fox,
      R.Schoendienst(1st), S.Musial-2(2nd), E.Slaughter(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Fox, E.Slaughter
WALKS- W.Kurowski-2, M.Dickson, D.Lang
STRIKE OUTS- G.Hatton, R.Lamanno, V.Stallcup, H.Fox, N.Jones, D.Wilber,
             M.Dickson
GIDP- E.Slaughter-2, N.Jones
RLISP 2-out- F.Baumholtz-2, S.Musial, B.Young, E.Slaughter-2, J.Wyrostek,
             D.Wilber, B.Adams, N.Jones-2
TEAM RISP- Reds: 3 for 11  Cardinals: 3 for 8

Wednesday, April 21

St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 2
Despite getting double the hits, Johnny Vander Meer never had a chance with four errors committed by the Reds, including two by himself. Erv Dusak hit a pair of homers in a three-hit performance leading off the lineup.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cincinnati Reds At 1948 St. Louis Cardinals          4/21/1948
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Baumholtz RF      5  1  3  1 .400     E.Dusak CF,RF       4  2  3  3 .556  
  J.Wyrostek CF       4  0  0  0 .143     R.Schoendienst 2B   1  0  0  1 .333  
  G.Hatton 3B         4  0  1  1 .308     S.Musial RF,1B      4  0  0  0 .333  
  H.Sauer LF          4  0  3  0 .308     W.Kurowski 3B       3  1  0  0 .167  
  B.Young 1B          3  0  0  0 .111     E.Slaughter LF      4  1  1  0 .250  
  R.Lamanno C         4  0  0  0 .273     N.Jones 1B          3  0  0  0 .125  
  B.Adams 2B          4  1  2  0 .538   A-T.Moore CF          1  0  0  0 .000  
  V.Stallcup SS       3  0  0  0 .300     D.Wilber C          3  0  1  1 .429  
  J.Vander Meer P     3  0  0  0 .000     M.Marion SS         3  1  0  1 .000  
C-T.Kluszewski PH     1  0  1  0 .500     G.Munger P          3  1  0  0 .000  
                                        B-D.Lang PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          T.Wilks P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2 10  2                 Totals      30  6  5  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Jones In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Munger In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Vander Meer In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2 10  4
Cardinals....... 1 0 1  0 0 0  2 2    -  6  5  0
 
Reds (1-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Vander Mee LOSS(0-1)    8       5   6   3   5   3   2   3.38  A1
Totals                    8       5   6   3   5   3   2
 
Cardinals (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Munger WIN(1-0)         8       9   2   1   2   4   0   1.13  A1 D7
T.Wilks                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    9      10   2   1   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,022 DATE- Wednesday, April 21st 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, , George Barr
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 8  Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 2  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- J.Wyrostek, B.Adams, J.Vander Meer-2
DOUBLES- F.Baumholtz(1st), H.Sauer(1st), B.Adams-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- E.Dusak-2(2nd)
RBIs- F.Baumholtz(2nd), G.Hatton(1st), E.Dusak-3(3rd), R.Schoendienst(2nd),
      D.Wilber(1st), M.Marion(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Schoendienst
WALKS- B.Young, V.Stallcup, R.Schoendienst-2, W.Kurowski, D.Wilber, M.Marion
STRIKE OUTS- J.Wyrostek, R.Lamanno, B.Adams, V.Stallcup, S.Musial, N.Jones,
             G.Munger
GIDP- H.Sauer, S.Musial, W.Kurowski
PASSED BALLS- D.Wilber
2-out RBI- F.Baumholtz, E.Dusak-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Lamanno-3, J.Wyrostek, E.Slaughter, F.Baumholtz, D.Lang
TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 12  Cardinals: 1 for 8

Thursday, April 22

St. Louis 13, Cincinnati 11
Leading by nine going into the final inning, Eddie Dyer had no problem leaving Ken Burkhart in to try and work out of the jam he created trying to finish off the game. Facing nine batters, Burkhart only managed to retire one, allowing the tying run to come to the plate before he was pulled for Ted Wilks. Wilks retired the next two batters to stave off one of the biggest comeback wins of all time. Stan Musial had four hits and drove in five runs as he is off to a strong start to the season.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cincinnati Reds At 1948 St. Louis Cardinals          4/22/1948
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Baumholtz RF      6  1  1  2 .333     E.Dusak CF          3  4  2  0 .583  
  J.Wyrostek CF       6  1  2  1 .200     R.Schoendienst 2B   6  1  1  1 .250  
  G.Hatton 3B         4  2  2  0 .353     S.Musial 1B         6  2  4  5 .467  
  H.Sauer LF          4  1  2  1 .353     W.Kurowski 3B       4  2  2  0 .300  
  B.Young 1B          5  2  2  2 .214     E.Slaughter LF      4  1  2  0 .333  
  R.Lamanno C         3  1  1  0 .286     R.Northey RF        4  1  2  2 .400  
  B.Adams 2B          5  1  0  0 .389     D.Wilber C          5  1  2  1 .417  
  V.Stallcup SS       5  2  3  3 .400     M.Marion SS         4  0  1  0 .091  
  K.Raffensberger P   1  0  1  01.000     H.Pollet P          4  0  0  0 .000  
A-R.Mueller PH        1  0  0  0 .000   C-R.Lapointe PH       1  1  1  11.000  
  B.Lively P          0  0  0  0 ----     K.Burkhart P        0  0  0  0 ----  
B-A.Galan PH          1  0  0  0 .000     T.Wilks P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Holcombe P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
D-T.Kluszewski PH     1  0  1  0 .600                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 11 15  9                 Totals      41 13 17 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Raffensberger In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lively In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pollet In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Holcombe In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 2 7  - 11 15  3
Cardinals....... 0 0 3  0 1 4  1 4    - 13 17  1
 
Reds (1-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Raffensber LOSS(0-1)    6      11   8   7   7   0   1  10.50  A1 D9
B.Lively                  1       2   1   0   0   0   0   0.00  E1 E5
K.Holcombe                1       4   4   1   0   0   0   9.00  E6
Totals                    8      17  13   8   7   0   1
 
Cardinals (2-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Pollet WIN(1-0)         8      11   4   4   1   3   0   4.50  A1 D9
K.Burkhart                0 1/3   4   7   5   2   0   0  19.29  E1 E9
T.Wilks SAVE(1st)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  F1
Totals                    9      15  11   9   3   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 6,967 DATE- Thursday, April 22nd 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 9  Cardinals:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- G.Hatton-2, B.Adams, E.Slaughter
DOUBLES- F.Baumholtz(2nd), G.Hatton(1st), B.Young(1st), R.Schoendienst(2nd),
         W.Kurowski-2(3rd), R.Northey(1st), R.Lapointe(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Musial(1st)
RBIs- F.Baumholtz-2(4th), J.Wyrostek(1st), H.Sauer(4th), B.Young-2(2nd),
      V.Stallcup-3(6th), R.Schoendienst(3rd), S.Musial-5(7th), R.Northey-2(2nd),
      D.Wilber(2nd), R.Lapointe(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- K.Raffensberger
WALKS- G.Hatton, R.Lamanno-2, E.Dusak-3, W.Kurowski, E.Slaughter, R.Northey,
       M.Marion
HIT BY PITCH- H.Sauer, W.Kurowski
STRIKE OUTS- J.Wyrostek, G.Hatton-2
GIDP- M.Marion
WILD PITCHES- H.Pollet
2-out RBI- S.Musial-3, R.Northey, D.Wilber, V.Stallcup
RLISP 2-out- E.Slaughter, V.Stallcup-2, H.Sauer, B.Young, M.Marion, H.Pollet-2,
             A.Galan
TEAM RISP- Reds: 6 for 14  Cardinals: 7 for 18

8.5.5

Chicago Cubs (0-0) at Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0)

(0-0, 0-0 road)@(1-0, 0-0 home)

Chicago Cubs (0-0) at Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0)

First Meeting in 1948

April 20-22

Tuesday, April 20

Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 2

Bill Nicholson had three hits, as many as both the rest of his team and also the whole Pirates squad. He also picked up an RBI on each hit, totaling half the runs scored in the game by both teams combined. Russ Meyer threw a three-hitter for Chicago, notably ending on innings of no-hit ball after allowing all three hits in the first frame. Six walks and an error still allowed Pittsburgh to put up a fight, but going hitless with runners in scoring position doomed their chances.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago Cubs At 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates              4/20/1948
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Schenz 2B         3  1  0  0 .000     S.Rojek SS          4  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  0  0 .000     J.Hopp CF           3  1  1  0 .250  
  H.Jeffcoat CF       3  0  0  0 .000     R.Kiner LF          4  1  1  2 .222  
A-C.Aberson LF        1  0  0  0 .000     D.Walker RF         3  0  0  0 .125  
  A.Pafko 3B          3  2  2  0 .667     F.Gustine 3B        4  0  1  0 .429  
  P.Cavarretta LF,CF  4  1  1  1 .250     E.Stevens 1B        3  0  0  0 .143  
  B.Nicholson RF      4  0  3  3 .750     M.Basgall 2B        3  0  0  0 .429  
  C.McCullough C      4  0  0  0 .000     C.Kluttz C          3  0  0  0 .286  
  R.Smalley SS        4  0  0  0 .000     R.Sewell P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Meyer P           4  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  6  4                 Totals      29  2  3  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Jeffcoat In 5th Inning
 
Cubs............ 2 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  6  1
Pirates......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  3  1
 
Cubs (1-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Meyer WIN(1-0)          9       3   2   2   6   7   1   2.00  A1
Totals                    9       3   2   2   6   7   1
 
Pirates (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Sewell LOSS(0-1)        9       6   4   3   1   6   0   3.00  A1
Totals                    9       6   4   3   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,686 DATE- Tuesday, April 20th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 5  Pirates: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- C.McCullough, F.Gustine
DOUBLES- A.Pafko(1st), F.Gustine(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Nicholson(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Kiner(2nd)
RBIs- P.Cavarretta(1st), B.Nicholson-3(3rd), R.Kiner-2(5th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Walker(1st), E.Stevens(1st)
WALKS- H.Schenz, J.Hopp, D.Walker, E.Stevens, M.Basgall, C.Kluttz, R.Sewell
HIT BY PITCH- A.Pafko
STRIKE OUTS- H.Schenz, C.Aberson, C.McCullough, R.Smalley-2, R.Meyer, S.Rojek-2,
             D.Walker, F.Gustine, E.Stevens, M.Basgall, R.Sewell
GIDP- R.Sewell
2-out RBI- P.Cavarretta, B.Nicholson
RLISP 2-out- C.McCullough, E.Stevens, R.Meyer, F.Gustine, S.Rojek, B.Nicholson
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 4 for 10  Pirates: 0 for 5

Wednesday, April 21

Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 3 (15 innings)
Wally Westlake's pinch-hit home run with two outs in the ninth led to a marathon as runs were hard to come by. Chicago got the leadoff runner on three times in extra innings, and also loaded the bases in a separate, fourth inning, but could not score until Cliff Aberson's three-run homer in the 15th. The Pirates finally scored too, but an inning too late as they could only score once in the bottom half of the inning. Bill Nicholson did not drive in any runs like on Tuesday, but ended up going for 4-for-6.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago Cubs At 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates              4/21/1948
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Schenz 2B         6  0  0  0 .000     S.Rojek SS          6  0  2  0 .143  
  E.Waitkus 1B        6  1  1  0 .100     J.Hopp CF,1B        6  0  0  0 .143  
  P.Cavarretta CF     7  1  2  1 .273     R.Kiner LF          6  0  0  0 .133  
  A.Pafko 3B          6  1  1  0 .333     D.Walker RF         6  1  3  0 .286  
  C.Aberson LF        7  1  1  3 .125     F.Gustine 3B        6  0  0  0 .231  
  B.Nicholson RF      6  1  4  0 .700     E.Stevens 1B        3  0  1  0 .200  
  C.McCullough C      7  0  1  1 .091   A-W.Westlake PH,CF    3  1  2  1 .667  
  R.Smalley SS        6  0  1  0 .100     M.Basgall 2B        4  0  1  0 .364  
  H.Borowy P          3  0  0  0 .000     W.Main P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Chipman P         0  0  0  0 ----   E-E.Fitz Gerald PH,C  2  1  1  0 .500  
C-D.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .000     C.Kluttz C          5  0  2  0 .333  
  J.Dobernic P        0  0  0  0 ----     N.Strincevich P     0  0  0  0 ----  
D-R.Walker PH         1  0  0  0 .000     V.Lombardi P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Chambers P        0  0  0  0 ----   G-M.West PH           1  0  1  11.000  
F-B.Scheffing PH      1  0  0  0 .000     T.Bonham P          3  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Lade P            0  0  0  0 ----   B-D.Murtaugh 2B       3  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Schmitz P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      57  5 11  5                 Totals      54  3 14  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Stevens In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Bonham In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Chipman In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Dobernic In 12th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Main In 12th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Chambers In 14th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Lombardi In 15th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 11  1
Pirates......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3 14  4
 
Cubs (2-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Borowy                  8       7   1   0   1   6   0   0.00  A1 D3
B.Chipman BS(1st)         1       1   1   1   0   1   1   9.00  D4 D7
J.Dobernic                2       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8 E4
C.Chambers                2       3   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  E5 F3
D.Lade WIN(1-0)           1 1/3   3   1   1   0   0   0   6.75  F4 G1
J.Schmitz SAVE(1st)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  G2
Totals                   15      14   3   2   1   8   1
 
Pirates (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Bonham                  9       5   2   2   1   2   1   2.00  A1 D6
W.Main                    3       2   0   0   1   2   0   0.00  D7 F1
N.Strincevic LOSS(0-1)    2 1/3   4   3   3   2   1   1  11.57  F2 G6
V.Lombardi                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  G7
Totals                   15      11   5   5   4   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,971 DATE- Wednesday, April 21st 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan, , Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz
T- 4:08
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:12  Pirates: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 3  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- A.Pafko, S.Rojek, R.Kiner, M.Basgall, E.Fitz Gerald
DOUBLES- B.Nicholson-2(2nd), D.Walker(1st), E.Fitz Gerald(1st), C.Kluttz(2nd)
TRIPLES- C.McCullough(1st)
HOME RUNS- P.Cavarretta(1st), C.Aberson(1st), W.Westlake(1st)
RBIs- P.Cavarretta(2nd), C.Aberson-3(3rd), C.McCullough(1st), W.Westlake(1st),
      M.West(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Hopp
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Waitkus, S.Rojek
WALKS- H.Schenz, A.Pafko, B.Nicholson, R.Smalley, J.Hopp
STRIKE OUTS- A.Pafko, C.Aberson-2, R.Smalley, H.Borowy, R.Kiner-2, D.Walker,
             F.Gustine, E.Fitz Gerald, T.Bonham-3
GIDP- P.Cavarretta, C.McCullough, J.Hopp, E.Stevens, M.Basgall
2-out RBI- W.Westlake
RLISP 2-out- A.Pafko, T.Bonham-2, F.Gustine, H.Schenz-4, C.Aberson, R.Kiner
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 3 for 17  Pirates: 3 for 11

Thursday, April 22

Chicago 13, Pittsburgh 9 (10 innings)
Chicago bounced back after blowing a five-run lead to score six runs in the tenth against Woody Main. Bill Nicholson was a perfect 5-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two more runs, to improve his average at the end of the opening series to .800. Wally Westlake hit a pinch-hit homer for the second straight day, this time in the tenth. It was still too late as the Pirates trailed by four following the Cubs' avalanches of runs in the top half.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago Cubs At 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates              4/22/1948
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Schenz 2B         5  1  0  0 .000     S.Rojek SS          3  3  0  0 .118  
  E.Waitkus 1B        6  2  3  1 .250     J.Hopp CF,RF        6  2  3  3 .250  
  P.Cavarretta CF     6  1  2  2 .294     R.Kiner LF          4  1  2  2 .211  
  A.Pafko 3B          6  2  3  3 .400     D.Walker RF         4  0  1  0 .278  
  C.Aberson LF        4  2  1  0 .167   E-W.Westlake PH,CF    2  1  2  3 .800  
  B.Nicholson RF      5  3  5  2 .800     F.Gustine 3B        5  0  1  0 .222  
  C.McCullough C      3  0  0  0 .071     E.Stevens 1B        6  1  2  0 .250  
A-B.Scheffing C       2  1  1  1 .333     M.Basgall 2B        4  0  1  0 .333  
  R.Smalley SS        5  0  1  2 .133     C.Kluttz C          5  1  2  1 .353  
  B.Rush P            2  0  0  0 .000     E.Riddle P          3  0  1  0 .333  
B-R.Walker PH         1  0  1  0 .500   C-M.West PH           1  0  0  0 .500  
  D.Lade P            0  0  0  0 ----     V.Lombardi P        0  0  0  0 ----  
D-D.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .000   F-E.Fitz Gerald PH    1  0  0  0 .333  
  B.Chipman P         1  1  1  21.000     W.Main P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47 13 18 13                 Totals      44  9 15  9
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For McCullough In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rush In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Riddle In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lade In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Walker In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Lombardi In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 2 5  0 0 0  0 0 0  6 - 13 18  1
Pirates......... 2 0 0  3 1 0  0 1 0  2 -  9 15  2
 
Cubs (3-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Rush                    5      12   6   6   2   5   0  10.80  A1 D2
D.Lade HOLD(1st)          2       0   0   0   2   0   0   2.70  D3 D9
B.Chipman W(1-0) BS(2nd)  3       3   3   3   2   0   1   9.00  E1
Totals                   10      15   9   9   6   5   1
 
Pirates (1-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Riddle                  7       9   7   6   3   4   1   7.71  A1 D5
V.Lombardi                2       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00  D6 E3
W.Main LOSS(0-1)          1       8   6   6   0   1   0  13.50  E4
Totals                   10      18  13  12   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,195 DATE- Thursday, April 22nd 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 7  Pirates:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- A.Pafko, S.Rojek, J.Hopp
DOUBLES- E.Waitkus-2(2nd), A.Pafko(2nd), B.Nicholson(3rd), B.Chipman,
         D.Walker(2nd)
TRIPLES- J.Hopp-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Pafko(1st), W.Westlake(2nd)
RBIs- E.Waitkus(1st), P.Cavarretta-2(4th), A.Pafko-3(3rd), B.Nicholson-2(5th),
      B.Scheffing(1st), R.Smalley-2(2nd), B.Chipman-2, J.Hopp-3(3rd),
      R.Kiner-2(7th), W.Westlake-3(4th), C.Kluttz(1st)
STOLEN BASES- A.Pafko(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Kiner
WALKS- H.Schenz, C.Aberson-2, S.Rojek-3, R.Kiner, F.Gustine, M.Basgall
STRIKE OUTS- H.Schenz, P.Cavarretta, C.Aberson, C.McCullough, R.Smalley-2,
             B.Rush, R.Kiner, D.Walker, F.Gustine, C.Kluttz, E.Riddle
GIDP- C.McCullough, M.West
2-out RBI- R.Smalley, J.Hopp-2, R.Kiner, E.Waitkus, A.Pafko
RLISP 2-out- M.Basgall, R.Kiner, F.Gustine-2, J.Hopp, D.Johnson, E.Stevens,
             C.Aberson-2
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 9 for 18  Pirates: 4 for 12

8.5.5