Baseball Classic Replays

  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...

  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)

  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.