Author: david bancroft

September 23. Boston did not play today YANKS SPLIT WITH SENATORS, RED SOX MAGIC NUMBER IS 1 The Red Sox moved a bit closer to clinching the pennant, despite not playing today. The New York Yankees split a double header with the Washington Senators. That result means Boston has clinched a tie for the American…

September 21. Gm# 147 Fenway Park Boston 8 Cleveland 3 RED SOX MAGIC # IS DOWN TO 2 WITH 8-3 WIN OVER CLEVELAND Ted Williams(47, 48) slammed two home runs, Vern Stephens(29) hit one and Mel Parnell(22-6) earned the win on the mound as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians, 8-3. Boston’s magic…

September 20. Gm# 146 Fenway Park Cleveland 2 Boston 1 WILLIAMS’ 46TH HR SPOILS LEMON’S SHUTOUT BID BUT BOSOX LOSE GAME For the second straight game, a Ted Williams home run has spoiled a pitcher’s afternoon. First, he broke up Randy Gumpert’s bid for a no hitter, with a solo shot in the seventh, then…

September 19. MOST OF A.L. IDLE; YANKS BEAT INDIANS TO EDGE CLOSER There were only two games in the American League. New York defeated Cleveland, 6-0 and Philadelphia beat St. Louis, 7-4. With Boston not playing, the Yankees are now 8.5 games back. Standing of the Clubs Boston/145/97/48/.669/— New York/143/87/55/1/.612/8.5 Detroit/147/88/59/.599/10 Cleveland/143/77/66/.538/19 Philadelphia/145/79/66/.545/19 Chicago/143/59/84/.413/37 Washington/143/47/96/.329/49…

September 18. Gm# 145 Fenway Park Chicago 4 Boston 1 RANDY GUMPERT HOLDS BOSTON TO ONE HIT IN 4-1 WHITE SOX WIN Ted Williams broke up Randy Gumpert’s bid for a no hitter, with his (45th) home run in the seventh inning, but despite losing the no-no and a shutout on one pitch, Gumpert led…

September 17. Gm# 144 Fenway Park Boston 14 St. Louis 13 RED SOX PULL OUT PERHAPS THE WILDEST GAME SO FAR THIS SEASON You wouldn’t expect a last place team to give a first place team such a battle, but the cellar dwelling, St. Louis Browns did exactly that, making Boston use everything in their…

September 16. Gm# 143 Fenway Park Boston 8 St. Louis 1 ONCE AGAIN, MEL PARNELL LEADS RED SOX TO A WIN Like he has done many times this season, Mel Parnell(21-6) put the team on his back and led Boston to an 8-1 win over the St. Louis Browns. Parnell allowed just one run on…

September 15. BOSTON IDLE; TIGERS TAKE OVER SECOND PLACE AS YANKS LOSE TO INDIANS The Boston Red Sox were off today. The Cleveland Indians defeated New York, 10-6, allowing the Detroit Tigers to take over sole possession of second place, though that situation is sure to move back and forth between Detroit and the New…

September 14. Gm# 142 Fenway Park Detroit 8 Boston 0 HAL NEWHOUSER FLIPS SCRIPT, TOSSES ONE HITTER AGAINST RED SOX One day after Boston’s Mitch McDermott shutout the Detroit Tigers, Hal Newhouser turned the tables in a big way, pitching a one hitter, while his teammates pounded out an 8-0 win. Things didn’t go perfectly…

September 13. Gm# 141 Fenway Park Boston 2 Detroit 0 MICKEY MCDERMOTT SHUTS OUT TIGERS, 2-0 Mickey McDermott(14-11) was up to the task, scattering six hits as he white washed Detroit, 2-0. Boston themselves could only manage two runs off Art Houtteman, both of those coming in the bottom of the sixth. In that inning,…