April 16, 1941 (Replay Baseball)

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Highlights of today's action:

- Dodgers starter Kirby Higbe took a no-hitter into the 9th inning in Brooklyn and was able to get the first batter in the inning.  He then gave up a bloop single, however, to break up the no-hit bid.  Regardless, he won a 5-0 shutout of the Giants, striking out four and giving up no walks.

Kirby Higbe (Dodgers)

- Game in Cincinnati between the Reds and the Cardinals is easily the game of the young season.  Both starters went nine innings – Reds’ starter Johnny Vander Meer walking four and striking out nine, while allowing one earned run; Cardinals’ starter Mort Cooper walked three, struck out six, and ultimately allowed two earned runs.  The Cardinals lead 1-0 in the bottom of the 9th, with two outs and running on first, when pinch hitter Hank Sauer roped a double to tie the game.  The Cardinals came back and scored a run in the top of the 10th, but the Reds came back again in the bottom of the inning for a 3-2 win.

Hank Sauer (Reds)

- In the Chicago White Sox 8-2 win over the Cleveland Indians, the White Sox offense was cooking - led by first baseman Joe Kuhel, who recorded an incredible six hits on the day, going 6-7 and driving in three runs.

Joe Kuhel (White Sox)



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