Author: david bancroft

GM# 150 SEPTEMBER 23, 1941 AT NEW YORK YANKEES ATHLETICS CLINCH AT LEAST A TIE FOR PENNANT WITH 6-0 WIN OVER YANKS PHI 6 7 1 N.Y. 0 3 1 WP-BILL FOSTER(17-5) LP-RED RUFFING HR-BUCK LEONARD(21) Scheduled starter, Joe Rogan, was a late scratch and Bill Foster stepped in and pitched brilliantly, tossing a three…

ATHLETICS AND YANKS IDLE The situation remains unchanged between the top two teams in the American League. Philadelphia holds a 3.5 game lead over New York. Because of ties, the two clubs have an unequal number of games left. The Athletics play five more times, twice at New York, then three games at Boston. The…

GM#’S 148, 149. SEPTEMBER 21, 1941 AT WASHINGTON SENATORS PAIGE NOTCHES 3RD STRAIGHT SHUTOUT; ATHLETICS SPLIT, YANKS FALL TO BOSTON PHI 1 5 0 WSH 0 5 0 WP-SATCHEL PAIGE(23-3) LP-KEN CHASE HR-JOSH GIBSON(43) A shoo in for National League, Pitcher of the Year; Philadelphia’s Satchel Paige was amazing yet again, as he hurled his…

GM#147 SEPTEMBER 20, 1941 AT WASHINGTON SENATORS ATHLETICS BLOW EARLY LEAD, LOSE TO SENATORS, 8-7; YANKS WIN, NOW 3 BACK PHI 7 13 0 WSH 8 13 0 WP-RED ANDERSON LP-TOM FERRICK(8-8) HR-BUCK LEONARD(20) Philadelphia held a 7-3 lead over Washington after just three innings, but Fred Caligiuri stumbled again, allowing three more runs, in…

SEPTEMBER 19, 1941 AMERICAN LEAGUE IS DARK TODAY No games scheduled today, New York remains four games back of Philadelphia. TEAM/GAMES/WON/LOST/TIED/PCT/GAMES BEHIND PHILADELPHIA/146/87/49/0/.664/— NEW YORK/148/93/53/2/.628/4

SEPTEMBER 18, 1941 TODAY’S SCORES: CLEVELAND 6 BOSTON 1 WASHINGTON 9 ST. LOUIS 8 ONLY GAMES SCHEDULED

GM# 146 SEPTEMBER 17, 1941 VS. DETROIT TIGERS FOSTER GOES DISTANCE AS ATHLETICS BEAT TIGERS, 4-1, IN MAKE UP GAME DET 1 4 0 PHI 4 12 0 WP-BILL FOSTER(16-5) LP-BUD THOMAS In a make up game from earlier in the season, Philadelphia defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, behind a complete game effort from Big…

GM#145 SEPTEMBER 16, 1941 VS. ST. LOUIS BROWNS ATHLETICS HOLD ON TO EDGE BROWNS, 4-3; TAKE 3 OF 4 IN SERIES STL 3 10 1 PHI 4 8 0 WP-JOE ROGAN(14-6) LP-GEORGE CASTER HR-CHET LAABS Joe Rogan took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning. His teammates got him an insurance run,…

GM#144 SEPTEMBER 15, 1941 VS. ST. LOUIS BROWNS SATCHEL PAIGE TOSSES 2SD STRAIGHT SHUTOUT IN 10-0 BLOWOUT OF BROWNS STL 0 6 1 PHI 10 12 0 WP-SATCHEL PAIGE(22-3) LP-BOB HARRIS HR-JAMES BELL(11) Satchel Paige has pitched back to back shutouts, as he blanked the St. Louis Browns, 10-0. This comes on the heels of…

GM#’S 142, 143. SEPTEMBER 14, 1941 VS. ST. LOUIS BROWNS STL 2 9 1 PHI 3 5 2 WP-TOM FERRICK(8-7) LP-BILL TROTTER HR-JOSH GIBSON(42) The Athletics spotted Bill Foster a 2-0 lead, courtesy of Josh Gibson’s forty second home run of the season; Foster then pitched shutout ball until the Browns tied the game in…