| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| New York Yankees | 109 | 45 | - | .708 | Philadelphia Phillies | 99 | 55 | - | .643 | |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 93 | 61 | 16.0 | .604 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 69 | 14.0 | .552 | |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 64 | 19.5 | .582 | Chicago Cubs | 82 | 72 | 17.0 | .532 | |
| Washington Nationals | 88 | 66 | 21.0 | .571 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 74 | 80 | 25.0 | .481 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 76 | 32.5 | .497 | New York Giants | 73 | 81 | 26.0 | .474 | |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | 46.0 | .409 | Boston Braves | 70 | 84 | 29.0 | .455 | |
| Chicago White Sox | 55 | 97 | 53.0 | .362 | Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 32.0 | .435 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 41 | 113 | 68.0 | .266 | St. Louis Cardinals | 66 | 88 | 33.0 | .429 | |
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
3+ Homers
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Buddy Myer Washington
3 homers
Philadelphia vs
Washington
April 28
Al Simmons Philadelphia
3 homers
St. Louis vs Philadelphia
July
19
Pinky Whitney Philadelphia
3 homers
Philadelphia vs New
York
September 24
The Cycle
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Tony Cuccinello Brooklyn
New York vs Brooklyn
September 4
5+ Hits
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Paul Waner Pittsburgh
5 hits
Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati
April 18
Wes Schulmerich Boston
5 hits
Boston vs New York
April 18
Heinie Manush Washington
5 hits
Washington vs Philadelphia
April
19
Bill Dickey New York
5 hits
Boston vs New York
April 24
Al Simmons Philadelphia
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Washington
April
24
Hal Rhyne Boston
5 hits
Boston vs New York
April 28
Carl Reynolds Washington
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Washington
April
28
Johnny Burnett Cleveland
5 hits
St. Louis vs Cleveland
May 2
Harry Davis Detroit
5 hits
Detroit vs Boston
May 10
Goose Goslin St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs Washington
May 15
Lloyd Waner Pittsburgh
5 hits
Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
May 15
Earl Averill Cleveland
5 hits
Cleveland vs Chicago
May 24
Ernie Orsatti St. Louis
5 hits
Cincinnati vs St. Louis
June
4
Heinie Manush Washington
5 hits
Washington vs St. Louis
June
12
Bill Cissell Cleveland
5 hits
New York vs Cleveland
June 14
Doc Cramer Philadelphia
6 hits
Philadelphia vs St. Louis
June
19
Billy Rhiel Detroit
5 hits
Boston vs Detroit
June 23
Harvey Hendrick Cincinnati
5 hits
Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh
June
25
Danny MacFayden New York
5 hits
Philadelphia vs New York
June
26
Charlie Devens New York
5 hits
Philadelphia vs New York
June
26
Tony Piet Pittsburgh
5 hits
Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati
June 26
Adam Comorosky Pittsburgh
5 hits
Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati
June
26
Jimmy Dykes Philadelphia
5 hits
Washington vs Philadelphia
July
1
Bill Terry New York
5 hits
Boston vs New York
July 1
Earl Averill Cleveland
6 hits
Cleveland vs Washington
July 7
Joe Vosmik Cleveland
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Cleveland
July
10
Al Simmons Philadelphia
5 hits
St. Louis vs Philadelphia
July
19
Bennie Tate Boston
5 hits
Boston vs New York
July 23
Randy Moore Boston
5 hits
St. Louis vs Boston
July 31
Paul Waner Pittsburgh
5 hits
Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
August 4
Eric McNair Philadelphia
5 hits
Philadelphia vs St. Louis
August
6
Larry French Pittsburgh
5 hits
Pittsburgh vs Boston
August
10
Al Simmons Philadelphia
5 hits
Philadelphia vs Boston
August
14
Smead Jolley Boston
6 hits
Philadelphia vs Boston
August 14
Rick Ferrell St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs New York
August
20
Joe Sewell New York
5 hits
St. Louis vs New York
August 21
Jackie Hayes Chicago
5 hits
Chicago vs New York
August 28
Mel Ott New York
5 hits
New York vs Chicago
August 28
Buck Jordan Boston
5 hits
Boston vs Pittsburgh
August 31
George Grantham Cincinnati
5 hits
Cincinnati vs Boston
September
10
Hal Lee Philadelphia
5 hits
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia
September
10
Debs Garms St. Louis
5 hits
Boston vs St. Louis
September 13
Rick Ferrell St. Louis
5 hits
Boston vs St. Louis
September
13
Jim Levey St. Louis
5 hits
St. Louis vs Detroit
September 23
4+ XB Hits
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Heinie Manush Washington
4 XB Hits
Washington vs Detroit
June 16
Don Hurst Philadelphia
4 XB Hits
Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
June
29
Al Simmons Philadelphia
4 XB Hits
St. Louis vs Philadelphia
July
19
Goose Goslin St. Louis
4 XB Hits
Detroit vs St. Louis
July
23
Mickey Cochrane Philadelphia
4 XB Hits
Philadelphia vs
Cleveland
July 31
Tony Lazzeri New York
4 XB Hits
Chicago vs New York
August
28
8+ RBI
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Al Simmons Philadelphia
9 RBI
Philadelphia vs Washington
April
24
Willie Kamm Cleveland
8 RBI
Cleveland vs New York
May 16
Al Simmons Philadelphia
11 RBI
St. Louis vs Philadelphia
July
19
Goose Goslin St. Louis
9 RBI
Detroit vs St. Louis
July 23
Bill Terry New York
8 RBI
New York vs Boston
July 23
Larry French Pittsburgh
8 RBI
Pittsburgh vs Boston
August 10
Heinie Manush Washington
8 RBI
Washington vs Chicago
September
11
No-Hit Games
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Lon Warneke Chicago
New York vs Chicago
August 31
1-Hit Games
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Jumbo Elliott Philadelphia
New York vs Philadelphia
May 24
Firpo Marberry Washington
Chicago vs Washington
August 19
Benny Frey Cincinnati
Cincinnati vs Chicago
September 25
14+ whoofs
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Red Ruffing New York
14 whiffs
Philadelphia vs New York
April 21
April 12 – St. Louis scores 11 runs in the top of the 2nd against Chicago in their opener. Browns win 13-20-1/4-8-3.
April 15 – Phils beat Bums, 19-18-2/7-13-2.
Every starting Phil, except for 2B Les Mallon, had at least 1 hit,
including the starting pitcher Phil Collins. Phils hit 5 HR, including 2 by Pinky
Whitney.
April 19 – Washington beats the A’s, 15-18-3/11-12-4. Every Washington starting player, including the pitcher Monte Weaver, had at least 1 hit. Heinie Manush 5-6, 2B, 5 RBI. For the A’s, Jimmie Foxx went 4-4, 6 RBI, 2B, 2 HR. Phils beat Bums, 16-22-2/3-9-3. Les Mallon, Kiddo Davis and Chuck Klein (2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI) each had 4 hits.
April 24 – A’s beat Washington, 28-25-1/10-18-1.
Every A’s starter, including pitcher George Earnshaw (3-0, 2.84) had at
least 1 hit. Al Simmons (.524) 5-6,
5 runs, 9 RBI, 2 2B, HR, 10 TB.
April 28 – Washington beats A’s,
21-23-1/9-10-2. Nats score 7 in
bottom of 2nd and 6 in 4th and 8th
innings. Carl Reynolds 5-6, 7 RBI,
3B, HR. Every Washington starter,
except Moe Berg, had at least 1 hit.
April 30 – Yanks beat Boston 3-1 and windup April with a record of 12-1. They’ve now won 12 straight. Their only loss was in their first game, 9-7 to the A’s.
May 2 – Lefty Gomez (3-1) shuts out
Washington 5-0 as Yanks are now 14-1 (they’ve won 14 straight).
May 3 – Giants score 11 runs on only 8
hits in bottom of 1st against Dodgers. Bums make 2 errors, and only 5 of the 11
runs are earned. Bums come back to
within 1, but lose 14-15-3/13/21/2.
Every Bum starter, except the pitcher Ray Phelps (who was knocked out
before he could bat), had at least 1 hit.
Every Giant starter, except pitcher Freddy FitzSimmons, had at least 1
hit too.
May 6 – Yanks’ 15 game winning streak
ends as they lose 12-6 to Detroit.
This is NY’s first loss since opening day.
May 13 – Cards hold on to beat
1st place Phills, 13-17-4/12-23-1. Every starting Phil, except pitcher Ed
Holley, had at least 1 hit, and every starting Cardinal, including pitcher Syl
Johnson, had at least 1 hit.
May 16 – Yanks win their
20th, beating the Tribe, 15-14-1/13-14-0. Every Yank starter, except Lyn Lary,
including Lefty Gomez, had at least 1 hit.
May 20 – Cubs and Reds hookup in 11
inning scoreless tie. Reds finally
break through, scoring in the bottom of the 12th to win
1-4-3/0-6-1. Lon Warneke (5-2,
0.42) and Benny Frey (2-0, 0.38) go the distance.
May 23 – A’s win their 5th in
a row, and 2nd in a row over the Yanks. A’s now only ½ game behind NY.
May 24 – Jumbo Elliott (3-0, 2.400 of the 1st place Phillies 1-hits the Giants, winning 1-4-0/0-1-1. Elliott walks 1, but only faces the minimum 27 batters. The only Giant hit is a leadoff single to start the game by Hugh Critz.
May 31 – A’s beat Nats, 20-21—0/1-8-4. Every Philly starter, including pitcher Tony Freitas, had at least 1 hit. There were no HR in the game.
June 1- Yanks beat 2nd place
A’s in opener, winning 25-25-0/2-4-4. Every NY starter, including pitcher Red
Ruffing, had at least 1 hit. Ben
Chapman 4-7, 4 RBI, 5 runs, 2B, HR.
NY scores 24 of the runs in the final 5 innings (7,3,1,4, and 9 runs,
respectively). Yanks win nightcap,
15-14-0/5-9-1. Again every NY
starter, this time except for starting pitcher George Pipgras, had at least 1
hit. NY scores 10 runs in the top
of the 8th.
June 3 – Yanks beat A’s 7-6. NY has now won 9 straight and they lead
AL by 5 games over the A’s.
June 9 – Washington beats Chisox,
14-19-2/5-10-4 as every Washington starter, including pitcher Monte Weaver, had
at least 1 hit. Weaver (8-2, 5.94,
.452 BA) was 4-5 with 3 runs.
June 12 – Phils score 10 runs in top of 5th against Reds. Phils win 16-19-3/1-6-3. Chuck Klein (.351, 16, 56) 3-4, GS, 2 HR, 7 RBI.
June 18 – Braves and Pirates hookup in
scoreless tie until bottom of 13th when Boston scores the game’s only
run to win, 1-6-0/0-7-2. In the
nightcap, Pittsburgh scores 9 runs in the top of the 1st and goes on
to win, 13-19-1/3-7-0. Every Buc
starter, including pitcher Ray Kremer, had at least 1 hit.
June 19 – A’s beat Browns in opener,
19-25-1/10-14-1. Every Philly
starter, including pitcher ray Mahaffey, had at least 1 hit. Doc Cramer (.360) 6-6, 2 2B. Jimmie Foxx (.401, 22, 80) 4-5, 2 HR, 4
RBI.
June 23 – Phils beat Cubs, 17-19-2/8-10-0. Every starting Phillies player, including pitcher Phil Collins, had at least 2 hits except for 3B Pinky Whitney (1-5).
July 6 – Bums beat Reds in opener,
18-22-1/3-14-2. Every Bum starter,
including pitcher Sloppy Thurston, had at least 1 hit. Johnny Frederick 4-7, Lefty O’Doul 4-5,
pitcher Thurston 3-6, 2B, 2 RBI.
July 7 – A’s sweep Chisox, winning
opener, 15-19-2/2-6-3 and taking the nightcap 13-17-2/5-8-0. In the opener, every A’s starter
including the pitcher George Earnshaw, had at least 1 hit, except for Mule Haas
(0-5). In the nightcap, every A’s
starter, including pitcher Rube Walberg, had at least 1 hit.
July 8 – Browns beat Bosox,
17-15-1/0-2-4. Every Brown starter
had at least 2 hits, except for LF Goslin (0-1) and Fisher (0-3). Melillo and Campbell each had 1
hit. Cubs beat 1st place
Phils, 15-18-2/14-19-5. Cubs were
leading 14-10 in top of 9th but Phils scores 4 to tie the game. The 4 came in on a 3-run homer by Pinky
Whitney in the top of the 9th, but Chicago scored the game winner in
the bottom of the inning.
July 10 – Giants and Reds split, with
Giants taking nightcap, 11-13-0/3-10-0.
In the nightcap, starter Dolf Luque (5-1, 2.37) hits 2 homers (he had
none in the actual ’31 season).
Every Giant starter had at least 1 hit. Washington hits back-to-back-to-back
homers (Myer, Manush, Cronin) in
bottom of 7th of opener against Vic Frasier of the Chisox. Sammy West then singles before Ossie
Bleuge hits yet another homer.
Washington wins, 10-7. Every
Washington starter had at least 2 hits, except for pitcher General Crowder
(10-9, 3.29) and for Sammy West (1-4, .288).
July 11 – Tribe takes twin bill from A’s as Wes Ferrell (17-9, 3.62) wins both games in relief. He pitches 2.2 innings in opener, and 4.2 in finale.
July 12 – Lefty grove (14-2, 1.76) and
Willis Hudlin (5-4, 4.02) hookup for 12 innings. A’s finally prevail, winning
2-11-0/0-5-2.
July 13 – Washington beats Chisox,
17-19-1/0-5-3. No homers in the
game. Washington’s pitcher, Monte
Weaver (11-3, 5.12) goes 3-5, 3 runs, 2 RBI.
July 14 – Yanks come back from 5-0
deficit to beat Tribe 10-11-2/6-10-2 on a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of
the 9th by Red Ruffing (.299, 3, 21).
July 17 – A’s score 13 runs in top of
5th against Detroit:
* TOP OF THE 5th, Athletics
4, Tigers 2
* J. Foxx facing W. Wyatt,
T 5th, No Outs, Bases Empty, Ahead 4-2
Wyatt now ... wide of the
mark ... and Foxx walks ... Foxx has now walked 70
times
* E. McNair facing W.
Wyatt, T 5th, No Outs, Runner on 1st, Ahead 4-2
Foxx going with the pitch
... quick move to the plate ... fouled back of the plate ... strike
one
* E. McNair facing W.
Wyatt, T 5th, No Outs, Runner on 1st, Ahead 4-2
They're holding Foxx ...
Jimmie Foxx is on the move ... quick move to the
plate
it's roped hard to right
... into the corner ... Webb's after it ... Foxx's
digging
he's around third ...
coming down the line ... he'll score ... the throw in to
second
not in time! ... and
McNair's in standing with a double
Athletics 5, Tigers
2
* J. Heving facing W.
Wyatt, T 5th, No Outs, Runner on 2nd, Ahead 5-2
McNair moves quietly toward
third ... the pitch comes in ... swung on ... hit hard to
Rogell
he'll go to first ... one
down ... McNair holds
* D. Williams facing W.
Wyatt, T 5th, 1 Out, Runner on 2nd, Ahead 5-2
McNair extending his lead
... the pitch ... swung on ... softly hit liner to
center
here comes Stone ... he
makes the running catch ... steals a hit from
Williams
McNair held up and now he
tags
TRY FOR THIRD? (1-yes,
2-no*)
but they'll hold him there
... as the throw comes in
* R. Mahaffey facing W.
Wyatt, T 5th, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd, Ahead 5-2
McNair at second takes a
big lead ... Wyatt now ... whacked to center field ... base
hit
Stone's racing over ...
still running ... he fields it ... McNair's well around
third
TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes,
2-no*)
they're waving McNair
in
THROW HOME? (1-yes, 2-no*)
and he scores ... as the
throw comes in to second ... Mahaffey holds at first with a
single
Athletics 6, Tigers
2
And here comes Tigers
manager Stew(NEW'30s) Rhodes(Non-AIM) ... he's asking Wyatt for the
ball
they'll go to Rip Sewell
... so Wyatt goes four and two thirds ... he yielded ... 6
runs
3 earned ... on 7 hits ...
4 walks ... he struck out 3 ... he's responsible for the
runner
he can only lose it ... the
right-hander Sewell ... enters this game with a 5.11
ERA
this is his 6th appearance
... he's worked 12 innings ... his record ... one
loss
he'll try to hold them to
let the Tigers get back in it
* M. Haas facing R. Sewell,
T 5th, 2 Outs, Runner on 1st, Ahead 6-2
They're holding Mahaffey
... the delivery from Sewell ... Sewell misses ... ball
four
Haas will go to
first
* D. Cramer facing R.
Sewell, T 5th, 2 Outs, 1st and 2nd, Ahead 6-2
The pitch ... spanked hard
to the hole on the right side ... it skips past
Gehringer
and on into right field for
a hit ... Webb racing over ... Mahaffey is well around
third
Haas is around
second
TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes,
2-no*)
they're waving Mahaffey
in
TRY FOR THIRD ALSO? (1-yes,
2-no*)
Haas's headed for
third
THROW HOME OR TO THIRD?
(1-home, 2-third, 3-no
throw*)
the throw
home
TRY FOR SECOND ON THROW?
(1-yes, 2-no*)
here's the play at the
plate ... and he's ... safe...ahead of the
throw
and Haas moves to third ...
Cramer is on with a single
Athletics 7, Tigers
2
* J. Dykes facing R.
Sewell, T 5th, 2 Outs, 1st and 3rd, Ahead 7-2
Sewell with the offering
... wide of the mark ... and Dykes walks ... that fills the
bases
* A. Simmons facing R.
Sewell, T 5th, 2 Outs, Bases Loaded, Ahead 7-2
Here comes the pitch ...
grounded right at Schuble ... he spears it ... long throw to
first
and it gets by Davis ...
two runs will score ... going first to third is Jimmy
Dykes
and Simmons will hold at
first
Athletics 9, Tigers
2
* J. Foxx facing R. Sewell,
T 5th, 2 Outs, 1st and 3rd, Ahead 9-2
To the plate ... grounded
deep into the hole ... Rogell is over ... he dives for
it
and he's got it! ... but
holds the ball ... he doesn't have a play ... Dykes
scores
and Simmons moves to
second
Athletics 10, Tigers
2
* E. McNair facing R.
Sewell, T 5th, 2 Outs, 1st and 2nd, Ahead 10-2
The pitch ... McNair puts a
charge into this one ... a big fly to deep
left
Walker will run out of room
... that's a Baltimore special ... a three-run
homer
Athletics 13, Tigers
2
* J. Heving facing R.
Sewell, T 5th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Ahead 13-2
The delivery from Sewell
... swung on ... a squibber in front of the plate ... Ruel's
out
he's up with it ... the
throw to first ... and it's high! ... Heving's
safe
score that an error on Ruel
... and the Tigers defense has been sloppy
here
and it's cost
them
* D. Williams facing R.
Sewell, T 5th, 2 Outs, Runner on 1st, Ahead 13-2
Sewell kicks and deals ...
high and tight ... the ump says ball four
and Dib will get down to
first
* R. Mahaffey facing R.
Sewell, T 5th, 2 Outs, 1st and 2nd, Ahead 13-2
He brings it home ... on
the ground to deep short ... Rogell can't get
there
it's through for a base hit
... Walker running in ... still coming
Heving is well around third
... Williams is rounding second
TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes,
2-no*)
they're waving Heving
in
TRY FOR THIRD ALSO? (1-yes,
2-no*)
THROW HOME? (1-yes, 2-no*)
Heving scores ... they're
holding Williams at second ... as the throw comes in to
second
Athletics 14, Tigers
2
And here comes Tigers
manager Stew(NEW'30s) Rhodes(Non-AIM) ...
again
he's asking Sewell for the
ball ... taking the mound for the Tigers is Art
Herring
so Sewell pitched to 9
batters ... the game for Sewell ... 7 runs ... all unearned ... on 4
hits
a homer ... 3 walks ...
he's responsible for the runners
the right-hander Herring
sporting a generous 8.10 ERA ... this is his 11th
appearance
he's worked ten ...
Stew(NEW'30s) will give him some work
* M. Haas facing A.
Herring, T 5th, 2 Outs, 1st and 2nd, Ahead 14-2
The delivery ... spanked
hard to the hole on the right side ... it skips past
Gehringer
and on into right field for
a hit ... Webb racing over ... Williams is well around
third
Mahaffey is around
second
TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes,
2-no*)
they're waving Williams
in
TRY FOR THIRD ALSO? (1-yes,
2-no*)
Mahaffey's headed for
third
THROW HOME OR TO THIRD?
(1-home, 2-third, 3-no
throw*)
Williams will score ... as
the throw comes in to Gehringer ... and Mahaffey gets in to
third
Athletics 15, Tigers
2
* D. Cramer facing A.
Herring, T 5th, 2 Outs, 1st and 3rd, Ahead 15-2
He brings it in ... hit
deep to center field ... Stone is racing back ... it's a
tweener
it one hops the wall ...
Stone corrals the ball ... Mahaffey scores ... Haas is around
third
TRY TO SCORE? (1-yes,
2-no*)
they're waving him
in
THROW HOME? (1-yes, 2-no*)
and he scores ... Cramer's
in standing with a double
Athletics 17, Tigers
2
* J. Dykes facing A.
Herring, T 5th, 2 Outs, Runner on 2nd, Ahead 17-2
Speedy Cramer edging toward
third ... the pitch ... and it's a hard liner to
Gehringer
great catch! ... that's
three away.
A’s win 22-21-1/3-7-4. Every A’s starter has at least 2 hits,
except for 2B Dib Williams (1-5) and catcher Joe Heving (1-6).
July 19 – A’s beat Browns in opener, winning 26-26-1/3-7-3. Al Simmons (.336, 16, 96) 5-6, 2B, 3 HR, 15 TB, 11 RBI. Every A’s starter, except for reliever Lefty Grove, had at least 2 hits, including starter George Earnshaw (he was injured during the game). A’s hit 6 homers (Simmons 3, Foxx, McNair, Haas 1 each).
July 23 – Tigers beat Browns in opener, 21-16-1/10-12-3. Every Tigers’ starter, including pitcher Earl Whitehill, had at least 1 hit.
July 26 – Phils beat Reds,
17-18-0/10-15-2. Every Red starter,
except starting pitcher Ownie Carroll, had at least 1 hit. Every Phillies’ starter, except 1B
Don Hurst, also had at least 1 hit.
July 30 – Pirates beat Phills in opener,
14-22-0/3-7-0. Every Pittsburgh
starter, including pitcher Bill Swift, had at least 1 hit.
July 31 – Cards sweep Braves as Dizzy Dean (10-11, 4.13) wins both games of the twin-bill. Dean pitches 5 innings in relief in the opener, and a CG in the nightcap.
August 2 – Giants beat Reds in 15
innings, 7-15-3/6-19-0.
August 4 – Red Sox are swept by Tribe,
but their overall record is now 24-77, .238. On July 9, the Red Sox were 11-64,
.147.
August 6 – Yanks sweep Chisox, winning
nightcap, 17-18-3/1-5-3. Every
Yankee starter, except pitcher Johnny Allen, had at least 1 hit. Babe Ruth 2-4, 2 HR, 5
RBI.
August 10 – Pirates split w/Braves,
winning nightcap, 20-24-3/3-6-4.
Every Pirates’ starter, including pitcher Larry French (13-9, 2.70), had
at least 1 hit. Pitcher French
(.293, 1, 13) was 5-6, with 8 RBI, 3B, HR and 3 runs. Bums split w/reds, taking the nightcap
in 17 innings, 2-12-2/1-8-1. Watty
Clark 13-12, 3.78) goes the first 16 innings and does not allow an earned run
but he does not figure in the decision.
SS Gordon Slade (.240) goes 0-8 for the Bums. Every Dodger starter, except for Slade,
has at least 1 hit.
August 12 – Braves hit 3 consecutive
homers (Wally Berger, Randy Moore and Wally Schulmerich) off Phills’ starter
Phil Collins in top of 1st.
Phills come back to win, 10-7.
August 15 – Bums beat Bucs, 20-20-0/2-13-2.
Every Bum starter, except for catcher Al Lopez but including pitcher Joe
Shaute, had at least 1 hit.
August 16 – Yanks sweep Tigers, winning nightcap, 17-18-1/11-10-2. Every NY starter, including pitcher Johnny Allen (13-1, 2.95), had at least 1 hit. Babe Ruth (.288, 31, 80) 3-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI. Cubs and Braves hookup in 13 inning scoreless tie until Cubs score the game’s only run in the bottom of the 14th. Chicago wins, 1-6-0/0-3-2. Lon Warneke (16-6, 1.86) goes the distance for the win. Ed Brandt (7-15, 4.19) pitches 13 innings but gets the loss as Ben Cantwell relieves him and gives up the winning run with no outs in the 14th.
August 17 – Bums beat Bucs, 13-19-0/0-8-1 as every
Bum starter, including pitcher Fred Heimach 4-6, 4.53), had at least 1 hit. Hack Wilson (.262, 17, 76) 3-5, 2 HR,
3B, 4 RBI.
August 20 – Tigers beat Bosox, 22-25-1/1-8-2.
Every Detroit starter, including pitcher Earl Whitehill (13-9, 5.45), had
at least 1 hit. Harry Davis (.294)
4-7, 3B, 4 RBI; Gene Desautels (.353) 4-5, 4 runs.
August 21 – Yanks beat Browns, 20-23-3/5-9-0.
Every Yankee starter, including pitcher Johnny Allen 14-1, 2.89), had at
least 1 hit. Joe Sewell (.297, 6,
61) 5-6, 5 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI. Babe
Ruth (.290, 32, 83) 4-5, HR, 3 RBI,
4 runs, 3B.
August 25 – Yanks beat Tribe 5-4 as Left Gomez (20-4,
3.64) pitches a complete game for his 20th
win.
August 26 – Lefty Grove (23-5, 1.94) no hits the Browns for 8 1/3 innings
until pinch-hitter Eddie Grimes triples.
A’s win, 15-15-0/1-3-1.
August 30 – Yanks beat Chisox 9-6 as Johnny Allen
(16-1, 3.14) wins his 16th.
August 31 – Cubs’ Lon Warneke (18-7, 1.94) no hits
the Giants, winning 4-10-0/0-0-0.
He relinquishes 3 walks and faces 29 batters:
September 4 – A’s score 10 runs in top
of 3rd against Nats.
They then score 8 in the next inning before going on to win 26-24-0/1-6-1:
September 5 – Yanks sweep A’s and reduce
their magic number to 4. Johnny
Allen (17-1, 3.22) wins the nightcap.
September 8 – Yanks score 10 runs on 8
hits in top of 1st in opener against Tigers. NY wins, 15-16-1/2-6-5. Every NY starter, except for Frank
Crosetti, had at least 1 hit, including starter George Pipgras (15-6,
3.85).
September 10 – Phils beat Bucs in
opener, 17-21-1/0-4-3. Every Phil
starter, including pitcher Snipe Hansen (13-5, 2.53), had at least 1 hit. Hal Lee 5-5 (.327). Phils take nightcap 7-6 in 11 innings and
clinch the NL pennant.
September 11 – Yanks clinch AL pennant
as they beat Cleveland 4-2 behind Johnny Allen (18-1, 3.16).
September 13 – Pirates beat Braves in 15
innings, winning 5-16-1/2-9-2. The
Braves issue 7 Intentional Walks to the Bucs including 2 each to Suhr, Piet and
Vaughan.
September 17 – Tigers beat Bosox in opener, 17-20-0-/0-5-3. Every Detroit starter, including pitcher Goergoe Uhle, except for catcher Ray Hayworth, had at least 1 hit.
September 28 – Yanks beat Phils I World Series opener in 13 innings,
2-7-1/1-5-1 as Red Ruffing and Flint Rhem both pitch complete games. Yanks score the winning run in the
bottom of the 13th as Lazzeri singles scoring Babe Ruth.
September 29 – Yanks trail Phils 3-1 in
bottom of 7th when Babe Ruth hits a grand slam to put NY up 5-3. Phils’ Chuck Klein then homers in the
top of the 9th off reliever Johnny Allen to put them up 6-5. Frankie Crosetti then singles in the
bottom of the 10th to score Dickey w/the winning run. NY wins, 7-11-2/6-12-0.
September 30 – NY goes up 3 games to 1
as they slaughter the Phils 20-19-1/0-4-0.
October 3 – Yanks win the series as they
take the finale, 13-24-0/5-10-1. Every Yank starter, including winning
pitcher Red Ruffing, had at least 1 hit.
Series MVP Babe Ruth (.316, 3, 13) 2-6, 2 HR, 6 RBI. Gehrig hit .478, 0, 4 for the
Series.
