Author: david bancroft

April 30. Gm# 11 Yankee Stadium New York 2 Boston 1 10 innings RED SOX LEAVE BASES LOADED 3 TIMES, LOSE IN TEN INNINGS Despite the N.Y. Yankees walking ten, Boston could not manage to push more than one run across the plate, losing, 2-1 in ten innings. Incredibly, the Red Sox left the bases…

April 29. Gm# 10 Yankee Stadium New York 6 Boston 1 YANKEE POWER TOO MUCH FOR RED SOX IN 6-1 LOSS Tommy Heinrich hit a first inning grand slam; and Bobby Brown added a solo shot in the seventh, as New York powered past Boston, 6-1. The Red Sox drew first blood, when Dom DiMaggio…

April 28. Gm# 9 Fenway Park Boston 6 Philadelphia 0 MEL PARNELL GETS SECOND SHUTOUT IN THREE STARTS One day after grumbles from the Boston press about the state of Red Sox pitching, Mel Parnell (2-0)silenced the critics with a three hit shutout, his second whitewash in three starts. Parnell stopped the Philadelphia A’s on…

April 27. Gm# 8 Fenway Park Boston 11 Philadelphia 7 RED SOX GET BY A’S IN SLUGFEST Boston defeated the Philadelphia A’s, 11-7, in a slugfest at Fenway Park. It was nice to see the Red Sox offense come to life, with Dom DiMaggio going 4-5 and Billy Goodman smacking a couple doubles. Bobby Doerr(1)…

April 26. SOX-SENATORS GAME IS RAINED OUT Boston and Washington were washed out at Fenway Park. Here are the other American League scores: Detroit 6,7 Chicago 2, 5; Cleveland 1 St. Louis 0; New York 5 Philadelphia 4 Standing of the Clubs New York/8/7/1/.875 Detroit/7/5/2/.714 Cleveland/6/4/2/.667 Chicago/9/5/4/.556 Philadelphia/9/4/5/.444 Boston/7/3/4/.429 Washington/8/2/6/.250 St. Louis/8/1/7/.125

April 25. Gm# 7 Fenway Park Washington 5 Boston 4 HAPLESS SENATORS FIND WAY TO BEAT BOSTON The much maligned Washington Senators, about whom people quip, “First in war, first in peace and last in the American League”, found a way to get past our Red Sox, as they came out on top, 5-4 at…

April 24. Gm# 6 Fenway Park New York 7 Boston 4 YANKEES THROTTLE RED SOX ONCE MORE For the second straight day, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox with ease. This time, the Yanks rocked Ellis Kinder(0-1) and the Sox, 7-4. Kinder alowed six runs and 12 hits in five innings. Yogi…

April 23. Gm# 5 Fenway Park New York 9 Boston 4 YANKS BELT FOUR HOMERUNS IN ROUT OF RED SOX The first inning for Mel Parnell was a sign of things to come. Jerry Coleman doubled, Phil Rizzuto singled, Johnny Lindell hit a three run homer, then Tommy Heinrich followed that with a solo homerun.…

April 22. Gm# 4 Fenway Park Boston 5 New York 2 RED SOX BEAT YANKEES, 5-2 TO WIN HOME OPENER Boston found some two out lightning in the first inning. Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky were quickly retired, but then Bobby Doerr singled, Ted Williams doubled, Vern Stephens singled, driving in Doerr. A Jerry Coleman…

April 21. Gm# 3 Shibe Park Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 A’S ALEX KELLNER BEATS BOSTON BOTH ON THE MOUND AND AT THE PLATE Philadelphia’s Alex Kellner won a 3-2 decision on the mound against the Red Sox and also hit a two run double, which gave his team the lead for good, in the sixth…