GM#89 JULY 24, 1941 VS. ST. LOUIS BROWNS
SUBSTITUTES SHINE AS ATHLETICS TAKE FINAL GAME OF SERIES VS. BROWNS
STL 4 5 1
PHI 7 10 0
WP-BUMP HADLEY(6-3) LP-ELDON AUKER
Several bench players had major contributions, as Philadelphia won, 7-4, taking the series from St. Louis, two games to three.
Sam Chapman and Crash Davis each had a pair of doubles and third string catcher, Hal Wagner got a start, while #2 backstop, Biz Mackey played shortstop. Wagner responded with three hits.
Fred Caligiuri started, but was ineffective, allowing four runs in just four innings pitched. The Athletics plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth, for a 7-4 lead, which they never relinquished.
The Detroit Tigers next come into town, for a four game series, winding up with a double header.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 24, 1941
Note: Games behind not shown as discrepancy in games played skews results
PHILADELPHIA/89/59/30/0/.663
NEW YORK/92/60/30/2/.652
CLEVELAND/92/47/45/0/.511
BOSTON/91/43/47/1/.478
CHICAGO/91/43/48/0/.473
DETROIT/93/41/52/0/.441
WASHINGTON/88/35/52/1/.398
ST. LOUIS/88/35/53/0/.398
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