1941 Philadelphia Athletics Remix

GM# 66 JUNE 28, 1941 VS. NEW YORK YANKEES

YANKS GAINING GROUND ON ATHLETICS WITH 5-4 WIN AND SERIES SWEEP

N.Y. 5 10 1

PHI. 4 8 0

WP-ATLEY DONALD LP-BULLET BOB FOSTER(8-3) SV-JOHN MURPHY

HR-CHARLIE KELLER 2; JOSH GIBSON(21), BOB JOHNSON(6)

Charlie “King Kong” Keller, homered twice and drove in every one of the Yankees runs as the defeated Philadelphia, 5-4.

That makes six straight wins for New York, while the skidding Athletics have lost four in a row. Philadelphia had a ten game lead on June 28th, that margin has shrunk to just six games.

The Athletics will try to right the ship against the Boston Red Sox, who come into Shibe Park tomorrow.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JUNE 28, 1941

TEAM/GAME #/WINS/LOSSES/TIES/WIN PCT./GAMES BEHIND

PHILADELPHIA/66/45/21/0/.682/—

NEW YORK/68/39/27/2/.574/6

CLEVELAND/70/36/34/0/.515/11

BOSTON/65/33/31/1/.508/11

CHICAGO/66/33/33/.500/12

DETROIT/69/31/38/0/.449/15.5

WASHINGTON/67/27/39/1/18

ST. LOUIS/63/23/40/0/.365/20.5