Baseball Classic Replays

  June 3, 1941 -           Tigers starter Dizzy Trout went the distance today at home against the Yankees, giving up only one run on four hits and striking out eight.   The Tigers scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back, winning the game 5-1. Dizzy Trout (Tigers) -           The Dodgers throttled the St. Louis Cardinals today at Ebbets Field, but it initially looked like it was going to be a nailbiter between starters Whit Wyatt and Mort Cooper.  The game was scoreless into the 6 th inning, when Dixie Walker opened things up for the Dodgers with a solo home run (#2 on the year).  Whit Wyatt then helped his own cause later in the 6 th , hitting a two-out single to drive in the second run of the game.  Pete Reiser truly blew things open that same inning with a three-run home run, to push the Dodger lead to 7-0.  That was more than Wyatt needed, as he...

 June 2, 1941 -           It looked as if the Yankees were about to pull one game closer to the first-place Indians, as starter Marius Russo was on form and took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the 9 th inning in Cleveland.   Russo was one out away from a win before giving up a single to Hal Trosky.   Second baseman Ray Mack stepped to the plate next and then proceeded to blast one over the wall and give the Indians a 3-2 walk-off victory.   With the win, the Indian extend their lead to 4 games. Ray Mack (Indians) -           They say big-time players step up in big moments and Ted Williams proved that maxim true today at Tiger Stadium.  With the Red Sox trailing Detroit 8-6 in the 9 th inning, The Kid stepped up and blasted a two-run home run (#7 on the year) to tie the game.  Later in the inning, with two outs, the light-hitting fill-in second baseman Odell Hale pick...

 What a week of action on the diamonds!  It looks like we are going to have a tight three-way race to the National League title, as the Reds, Cardinals, and Dodgers each appear to be legit contenders.  On the American League side, will anyone be able to catch the Cleveland Indians? And individually, the American League now has three men with batting averages above .400 as Jeff Heath has caught absolute fire in leading the first-place Indians.  It should be a great ride the rest of the way. Standings American League Leaders National League Leaders

  June 1, 1941 We reach the month of June and have 13 games on tap for the day! -           The Yankees took the first of a doubleheader in Cleveland in thrilling fashion when a Charlie Keller solo homer in the top of the 10 th secured a 6-5 win.   This was after the Yankees scored in the top of the 9 th to take a one-run lead and then the Indians answered in the bottom of the inning to send it to extras.   Joe DiMaggio and Jeff Heath both stay red hot and keep their respective batting averages above .400. Charlie Keller (Yankees) -           In the second game of the doubleheader in Cleveland, Yankees third baseman Joe Gordon led a power surge as the Yankees smoked the Indians 9-3.  Gordon hit a grand slam in the first inning and the route was immediately on.  Gordon finished the day 3-5 with five RBI.  By sweeping the doubleheader, the Yankees pull back within thre...

  May 31, 1941 -           The defending world champions are flexing their muscle, riding incredible starting pitching and timely hitting to drive toward the top of the National League standings.   The Reds have now won seven straight, besting the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 behind Johnny Vander Meer’s complete game 1-run performance.   Vander Meer struck out nine along the way and only surrendered the lone St. Louis run in the 9 th inning.   Meanwhile, the Cardinals continue their slide as this makes four straight losses. Johnny Vander Meer (Reds) -           A classic took place at the Polo Grounds as Dodgers starter Hugh Casey went toe-to-toe with Giants legend Carl Hubbell.  Heading into the last inning, it looked as if Casey was going to get the best of it, holding a 2-1 lead.  But in the bottom of the 9 th , Giants left fielder Jo-Jo Moore hit a solo home run to sen...

  May 30, 1941 A total of 16 games played today, with doubleheaders in nearly every city in the big leagues!  There were some great games and stellar individual performances today. -           In the first game in Boston, Ted Williams continued his incredible season, going 3-4 and coming up only a single shy of the cycle. He hit his sixth home run of the year and drove his season batting average up to an astonishing .431.   The Red Sox bested the Yankees by a score of 8-6.   It should also be noted that Yankees centerfielder Joe DiMaggio has also pushed his average over the .400 mark, currently sitting at .406. Ted Williams (Red Sox) -           In Cleveland, the Indians split a doubleheader with the White Sox.  In winning the first game, the Indians won their seventh straight game and opened a 5.5 game lead over the second-place Yankees.  In the second game, however, ...