Baseball Classic Replays

  June 4, 1941 -           Athletics centerfielder Sam Chapman hit his league-leading 11 th home run of the year by blasting a grand slam off of White Sox starter Thornton Lee.   That was more than enough run support for Athletics starter Les McCrabb, who pitched a complete game shutout and allowed only four hits. Sam Chapman (Athletics) -           It took 16 innings to deiced today’s contest in Boston between the Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals.  Ultimately, it was decided by a Gus Mancuso two-out double in the top of the 16 th inning, give the Cardinals a lead they would not relinquish. Gus Mancuso (Cardinals)

  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