Author: david bancroft

GM#141 SEPTEMBER 13, 1941 VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 RUN, SEVENTH INNING, BY WHITE SOX, SINKS ATHLETICS IN 8-5 LOSS CHI 8 10 1 PHI 5 9 0 WP-ERNIE SMITH LP-LUM HARRIS(4-6) Lum Harris relieved starter, Joe Rogan after six innings, with Philadelphia trailing by a run. It quickly turned sour for Harris, who allowed…

GM#140 SEPTEMBER 12, 1941 VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX PAIGE’S 8TH SHUTOUT GETS ATHLETICS BACK ON TRACK, IN 8-0 WIN CHI 0 8 1 PHI 8 9 0 WP-SATCHEL PAIGE(21-3) LP-JOHNNY HUMPHRIES HR-JOSH GIBSON(41), BUCK LEONARD(19) After the team dropped two straight games, their best pitcher, Satchel Paige, put them on his back, with his eighth…

GM#139 SEPTEMBER 11, 1941 VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX BILL RIGNEY GOES DISTANCE TO STOP CALIGIURI AND ATHLETICS, 3-1 CHI 3 9 0 PHI 1 8 0 WP-BILL RIGNEY LP-FRED CALIGIURI(16-5) HR-JAMES BELL(10) Chicago’s Bill Rigney grinded out a complete game win, getting out of several jams along the way, as the Chicago White Sox defeated…

GM#138 SEPTEMBER 10, 1941 VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS ATHLETICS BULLPEN STUMBLES IN 6-3 LOSS TO INDIANS CLE 6 12 0 PHI 3 9 1 WP-CLINT BROWN SV-JOE HEVING LP-TOM FERRICK(7-7) Athletics starter, Bill Foster left the game with a 4-1 lead, but a two base error by Wally Moses, in the eighth inning, led to two…

GM#137 SEPTEMBER 9, 1941 VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS DICK GRIMES’ ERROR IN BOTTOM OF TENTH, COSTS CLEVELAND THE GAME CLE 4 12 1 PHI 5 10 1 WP-TOM FERRICK(3-6) LP-CLINT BROWN Cleveland led, 4-3, behind Bob Feller, who went seven innings. The game went into the bottom of the ninth, with the Athletics needing a run…

SEPTEMBER 8, 1941 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1941 PHILADELPHIA/136/91/45/0/.669 NEW YORK/140/88/50/2/.629 CHICAGO/139/67/71/1/.482 BOSTON/138/64/73/1/.464 DETROIT/137/63/74/0/.460 CLEVELAND/135/60/75/0/.444 ST. LOUIS/138/61/75/2/.442 WASHINGTON/135/55/78/2/.407

GM#’S 135, 136. SEPTEMBER 7, 1941 VS WASHINGTON SENATORS ATHLETICS MANAGE SPLIT WITH SENATORS IN SECOND TWINBILL, 4-2, 1-2 WSH 2 9 1 PHI 4 8 0 WP-BUMP HADLEY(8-3) SV-TOM FERRICK(12) LP-ALEX CARRASQUAL Philadelphia score three runs in the bottom of the eighth, enroute to a 4-2, comeback win, in the first of two games…

GM#’S 133, 134 SEPTEMBER 6, 1941 VS WASHINGTON SENATORS ATHLETICS TAKE BOTH GAMES OF INITIAL TWINBILL WITH SENATORS, 6-1; 6-5 WSH 1 9 1 PHI 6 8 0 WP-FRED CALIGIURI(16-4) LP-SID HUDSON HR-BOB JOHNSON(15) Fred Caligiuri went the distance for the eighth time this year, leading Philadelphia to a 6-1 win over the Washington Senators.…

SEPTEMBER 4, 1941 MOTHER NATURE NIXES SENATORS-ATHLETICS GAME Today’s game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators was a washout, due to heavy rain. The two clubs have a scheduled day off tomorrow, September 5th. As a result, they will play two games on September 6th. Today’s other action saw New York defeat Boston,…

GM# 132 SEPTEMBER 3, 1941 AT WASHINGTON SENATORS ATHLETICS SCORE EARLY, THEN HOLD ON FOR 5-4 WIN OVER SENATORS PHI 5 9 1 WSH 4 10 0 WP-BILL FOSTER(15-5) SV-TOM FERRICK(11) LP-KEN CHASE Philadelphia scored four runs off Ken Chase in the first inning, highlighted by a bases clearing triple from Bob Johnson. His big…