Baseball Classic Replays

  -           Unheralded Reds third baseman Chuck Aleno had a career day at Crosley Field, hitting a double and a triple and driving in five runs.   The Reds smashed the Phillies 9-3. Chuck Aleno (Reds) -           Cardinals starter Lon Warneke has been fantastic this season, even if his win-loss record doesn’t reflect it.  He pitched another gem today, going the distances and allowing only one run while striking out six.  With the win, Warneke moves to 2-3 on the year and the Cardinals maintain their one-game lead over the Dodgers atop the National League. Lon Warneke (Cardinals)

  -           Cubs first baseman Hank Leiber hit a grand slam to cap off an eight-run 8 th inning at Wrigley Field, as the Cubs came from behind to beat the New York Giants 9-4.   Lieber now has four homers on the year. Hank Leiber (Cubs)

  -           In Cincinnati, the Reds walked it off in the bottom of the 10 th on a Lonny Frey two-out single to score Harry Craft and seal a 3-2 win. Lonny Frey (Reds)

  -           In Philadelphia, the Browns' Chet Laabs and Walt Judnich went back to back in the St. Louis Browns’ 8-2 route of the Athletics. Walt Judnich (Browns) -           In Boston today, the Red Sox routed the White Sox, with Joe Cronin driving in five runs and going a perfect 3-3 on the day with two walks. Joe Cronin (Red Sox) -           Tigers’ centerfielder Pat Mullin hit a grand slam in the top of the 8 th inning to cap a five-run inning for Detroit and to give the Tigers a 7-6 lead.  The Tigers couldn’t hold the lead, however, as the Senators got a run in the bottom of the 9 th to send it into extra innings.  In the bottom of the 11 th , Senators’ second baseman Jimmy Bloodworth hit a walk-off single for an 8-7 Washington victory. Jimmy Bloodworth (Senators)