Author: david bancroft

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME FIVE EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, N.Y. DODGERS STAY ALIVE WITH THRILLING, 7-6 WIN. SERIES RETURNS TO PHILLY PHI 6 12 2 BRO 7 10 1 WP-CURT DAVIS(1-0) LP-BUMP HADLEY(0-1) HR-BOB JOHNSON(1) Satchel Paige’s magic run suddenly came to an end, as Brooklyn rallied with their backs to the wall and came out…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, N.Y. ATHLETICS TAKE COMMANDING, 3-1 SERIES LEAD WITH 9-6 WIN OVER DODGERS PHI 9 13 3 BRO 6 13 1 WP-TOM FERRICK(1-0) LP-NEWT KIMBALL(0-1) SV-SMOKEY JOE WILLIAMS(1) HR-PETE REISER(1); BUCK LEONARD(1), SAM CHAPMAN(1) After striking out in three out of four previous at bats, Sam Chapman redeemed…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME THREE EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN, N.Y. FITZSIMMONS HAS STRONG OUTING AS DODGERS WIN GAME 3, 4-1 BELL AND REESE HIT BY PITCHES; BENCHS CLEAR, BOTH OUT FOR SERIES PHI 1 5 1 BRO 4 5 1 WP-FRED FITZSIMMONS(1-0) LP-FRED CALIGIURI(0-1) HR-DIXIE WALKER(1) Brooklyn won their first game of the series, with a…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME TWO SHIBE PARK, PHILADELPHIA BELL, GIBSON LEAD ATHLETICS TO 4-1 WIN AND 2-0 SERIES LEAD BRO 1 7 3 PHI 4 9 0 WP-BILL FOSTER(1-0) LP-KIRBY HIGBE(0-1) James Bell had two hits and scored twice, while Josh Gibson had two hits and drove in a pair of runs as Philadelphia took…

1941 WORLD SERIES GAME ONE (PHILA LEADS SERIES, 1-0) PAIGE, ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, AS ATHLETICS WIN GAME ONE, 4-0 BRO 0 3 0 PHI 4 9 1 WP-SATCHEL PAIGE(1-0) LP-WHIT WYATT(0-1) The Brooklyn Dodgers knew they’d have their hands full facing Satchel Paige, but they couldn’t have imagined just how tall a task it would be.…

SEASON WRAP UP Connie Mack’s experiment of hiring several Negro League stars to his Philadelphia Athletics roster, proved a huge success, as the newcomers led the team to a 102 and 52 record. The result was the American League Pennant, with the Athletics finishing a full six games ahead of the New York Yankees. Two…

GM#’S 153, 154. SEPTEMBER 28, 1941 VS. BOSTON RED SOX ATHLETICS FINISH SEASON WITH DOUBLE HEADER SWEEP OF BOSTON RED SOX BOS 5 8 4 PHI 6 10 2 WP-PORTER VAUGHAN(3-6) LP-JOE DOBSON Pete Suder smacked a two run, walkoff triple, as Philadelphia took a sloppy, error filled, 6-5 win from Boston, in the opener.…

GM# 152 SEPTEMBER 27, 1941 VS. BOSTON RED SOX MICKEY HARRIS GOES DISTANCE IN 5-2 RED SOX WIN OVER ATHLETICS BOS 5 10 0 PHI 2 3 1 WP-MICKEY HARRIS; LP-JOE ROGAN(14-7) Boston’s Mickey Harris went the full nine innings, as Boston got past Philadelphia, 5-2. Harris limited the Athletics to just three runs and…

SEPTEMBER 26, 1941 AMERICAN LEAGUE SCORES New York 4 Washington 1 New York 1 Washington 0 St. Louis 6 Cleveland 5 Cleveland 3 St. Louis 2 Detroit 4 Chicago 3 Only games scheduled AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941 Philadelphia/151/100/51/0/.662 New York/154/96/56/2/.623 Boston/152/75/76/1/.493 Chicago/154/72/80/2/.468 Detroit/153/70/82/1/.458 Cleveland/153/68/85/0/.444 St.Louis/154/66/86/2/.429 Washington/154/65/87/2/.427

GM#151 SEPTEMBER 24, 1941 AT NEW YORK YANKEES WORST TO FIRST! ATHLETICS CAPTURE PENNANT WITH 4-3 WIN OVER YANKEES PHI 4 8 1 NY 3 7 2 WP-FRED CALIGIURI-(17-6) LP-ATLEY DONALD HR-BUCK LEONARD(22); GEORGE SELKIRK Connie Mack’s bold experiment has paid off. Signing several stars from the Negro Leagues has turned out to be the…