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September 29. Rain Out RED SOX-SENATORS WASHED OUT ALONG WITH ATHLETICS-YANKS Mother Nature allowed only one game in the A.L. Cleveland beat Chicago, 6-3. Standing of the Clubs Boston/152/99/53/.651/— New York/152/93/58/1/.615/5.5 Detroit/152/91/61/.599/8 Cleveland/151/82/69/.543/16.5 Philadelphia/151/81/70/.536/17.5 Chicago/151/62/89/.411/36.5 Washington/151/52/99/.344/46.5 St. Louis/152/47/104/1/.313/52

September 28. Gm# 152. Griffith Stadium Washington 4 Boston 1 SENATORS KEEP RED SOX STUCK ON 99 GAMES IN WIN COLUMN The Washington Senators once again defeated the Boston Red Sox, this time, Ray Scarborough went eight innings in a 4-1 win. Boston has been stuck on 99 wins now, for four games. Their 99…

September 27. Gm# 151 Griffith Stadium Washington 2 Boston 0 CALVERT OUT DUELS PARNELL WITH SHUTOUT OF RED SOX Washington’s Paul Calvert got the best of it in this one, beating the Boston Red Sox, 2-0 and handing Mel Parnell(22-7) his seventh loss of the season. Parnell cost himself a chance to tie the Stratball…

September 26. Gm# 150 Yankee Stadium New York 12 Boston 8 N.Y. KEEPS BOSTON AT 99 WINS IN WALK HEAVY SLUGFEST When a team makes three errors and walks 13 batters in a game, the odds of winning can’t be very good. However, the New York Yankees defied those odds, winning a 12-8 slugfest, to…

September 25. Gm# 149 Fenway Park Boston 2 New York 1 BOSTON RED SOX CLINCH AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT! The Boston Red Sox have clinched the American League pennant and once again, Vern Stephens was the hero. One day after tying the Stratball record for home runs in a game with 3, Stephens(33) again used the…

September 24. Gm# 148 Fenway Park New York 9 Boston 8 DESPITE 3 HR’S FROM VERN STEPHENS, YANKS STAY ALIVE WITH 9-8 WIN Vern Stephens tied the Stratball record for an individual hitting home runs in a game, with 3, but despite that, the New York Yankees, clung to hope in the pennant race by…

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…