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June 12, 1941 (Replay Baseball)

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  June 12, 1941 -           The Yankees beat the White Sox 7-2 today in Chicago, as Yankees starter Spud Chandler improved to an impressive 7-0 on the season.   Slugger Joe DiMaggio also stayed hot, going 3-5 and keeping his batting average above .400. Joe DiMaggio (Yankees) -           Not to be outdone, Joe's little brother Dom had a day that ballplayers dream of today in St. Louis for a doubleheader.  In the day’s first game, the Red Sox outlasted the Browns in 12 innings to win 12-8.  In that game, DiMaggio went a sizzling 5-6 with four RBI and hit for the cycle – the first and only cycle so far this season in the big leagues!  Then, for an encore in the second game, the “Little Professor” hit an inside-the-park home run and finished that game 4-5 with three RBI.  The Red Sox won the second game as well, bringing their current win streak to four games, and keeping them within distance...
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June 11, 1941 (Replay Baseball)

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  June 11, 1941 -           A wild game in Detroit today, as the Tigers managed a walk-off win against the Philadelphia Athletics.   Lots of runs were scored, with Philadelphia jumping out to a 6-1 win, before an eight-run 5 th inning from the Tigers turned the tide.   Ultimately it was a walk-off single from centerfielder Pat Mullin that gave the Tigers a 13-12 win. Pat Mullin (Tigers) -           In the National League pennant race, both the Reds and the Dodgers lost, while the Cardinals managed a victory to move back into a tie atop the NL standings with Brooklyn.  The star for the Cardinals today was starting pitcher Mort Cooper, who went the distance and gave up only one run.  The Reds remain a half-game back. Mort Cooper (Cardinals)
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June 10, 1941 (Replay Baseball)

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  June 10, 1941 -           They Yankees went home run crazy today at Comiskey Park, blasted four homers within the first three innings of the game – two of them coming from the red hot Joe DiMaggio.   After going 3-5 today, DiMaggio improved his batting average to .402 (trailing only Ted Williams), increased his MLB-leading RBI total to 58 after driving three against the White Sox, and brought his season home run total up to eight. Joe DiMaggio (Yankees) -           A classic matchup between the Dodgers and the Pirates took place today at Ebbets Field.  With the Dodgers up 3-2 in the top of the 9 th inning, Pirates centerfielder Vince DiMaggio smacked his X home run of the season with a solo shot to tie the game.  In the bottom of the 9 th , however, Dodgers slugger Dolph Camilli ended things with a walk-off, three-run home run.  With the win, the Dodgers pulled into a to...
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June 9, 1941 (Replay Baseball)

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  June 9, 1941 -           In Brooklyn, the Dodgers pulled within a half game of the first place Reds by beating the Reds 9-3.   It started out promising for the Reds, as they scored three runs in the first inning thanks to two untimely Dodger errors, but from that point on it was all Dodgers.   Starter Hugh Casey went the distance, allowing only two hits and striking out six, while the offense was provided by Pete Reiser’s two triples and three RBI. Pete Reiser (Dodgers) -           Danny Litwhiler also had two triples today in Philadelphia, as the last-place Phillies took one from the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 8-3.  Litwhiler finished the day 3-4 with five RBI. Danny Litwhiler (Phillies)
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Weekly Roundup (games thru 6/8/41)

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  The Ohio teams are holding strong, sitting atop both leagues! Now through the first week of June and it looks like two good pennant races shaping up.  I'll update with a full blown leaders post at the end of the month - until then, the weekly roundups will mirror this post.
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June 8, 1941 (Replay Baseball)

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  June 8, 1941 -           The Philadelphia Athletics remain in the American League cellar, but its centerfielder Sam Chapman continues his monstrous season.   In the second game of a doubleheader today in Cleveland (after the Indians took the first game 7-1), Chapman helped secure a split with a two-triple performance.   He finished the day 2-5 with three RBI.   For the season, he is tied for the AL lead in home runs with 13 and is hitting a spectacular .376. Sam Chapman (Athletics) -           Aging superstar Lefty Grove went the distance today in the first game of a doubleheader in Chicago, beating the White Sox 4-3 and driving in a run himself, essentially winning the game on both sides.  In the second game of the doubleheader, the Red Sox completed the sweep with a 4-3 win.  Third baseman Jim Tabor blasted two home runs in the second game, to bring his season tota...
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June 7, 1941 (Replay Baseball)

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  June 7, 1941 -           The Yankees kept pace with the Indians, staying three games back, after an offensive barrage and a stellar outing from starting pitcher Lefty Gomez.   Gomez went the distance, giving up one run on four hits, while the Yankees got home runs from Joe DiMaggio (#6), Johnny Sturm (#2), and Tommy Heinrich (two homers to give him 6 on the year). Lefty Gomez (Yankees) -           In a battle of top flight NL teams, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Dodgers 7-2 today at Ebbets Field.  The play that put the game away was a Frank McCormick three-run home run in the top of the 8 th inning.  With the win, Reds starter Bucky Walters moves to 8-1 on the season and the Reds now have a 1.5 game lead over the Cardinals and 2.5 over the Dodgers. Bucky Walters (Reds) -          
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