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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…

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…