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    GM#95 JULY 30, 1941 VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX SATCHEL PAIGE’S 6TH SHUTOUT GIVES ATHLETICS SEVENTH STRAIGHT WIN     CHI    0 5 1     PHI    7 11 1 WP-SATCHEL PAIGE(16-2) LP-BUCK ROSS HR-BOB JOHNSON(10)   Ho hum, another pitching gem from Satchel Paige. The lanky boxman hurled his sixth shutout of the season, blanking the Chicago White Sox, 7-0. He also pitched in…

    GM#94  JULY 29, 1941 VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX CALIGIURI GETS WIN; GIBSON GOES DEEP, IN 4-3 ATHLETICS WIN     CHI    3  9 0     PHI    4  4 0 WP-FRED CALIGIURI(13-2) LP-SMITH HR-JOSH GIBSON(28)   Philadelphia was outhit, nine to four, however, Chicago pitching issued nine walks, three of which led to runs, as the Athletics held off the White Sox, 4-3. Fred Caligiuri…

        JOSH GIBSON’S TRIPLE CROWN CHASE   Philadelphia Athletics catcher, Josh Gibson, is making a bid for baseball’s triple crown. However, he will have to collect some more rbi’s as he is currently ten behind the current leader. BATTING AVERAGE: GIBSON, PHI. .413; WILLIAMS, BOS. .408 HOME RUNS: GIBSON, PHI. 27; KELLER, N.Y. 25 RUNS BATTED IN: KELLER, N.Y. 89; DIMAGGIO, N.Y. 88; GIBSON, PHI. 79

    JULY 28, 1941   The American League was dark today. Here are the current standings:     AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 28, 1941 PHILADELPHIA/93/63/30/0/.667/— NEW YORK/96/63/31/2/.656/.5 CLEVELAND/95/48/47/0/.505/16 BOSTON/94/45/48/1/.479/18 CHICAGO/95/44/51/0/.463/20 DETROIT/97/41/56/0/.423/24 WASHINGTON/92/37/54/1/.402/25 ST. LOUIS/92/37/55/0/.402/25.5

    GM#’S 92, 93 JULY 27, 1941 VS. DETROIT TIGERS ATHLETICS BEAT TIGERS TWICE TO SWEEP SERIES     DET    1 6 0     PHI    5 9 1 WP-BILL FOSTER(9-3) LP-TOMMY BRIDGES   Bill Foster notched his fourth complete game of the season, with a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Foster fanned eight in the outing. Ray Dandridge and Wally Moses each had…

    GM#91 JULY 26, 1941 VS. DETROIT TIGERS ROGAN GOES DISTANCE FOR 10TH WIN; GIBSON HOMERS IN 6-1 ATHLETICS WIN     DET    1 9 0     PHI    6 11 1 WP-JOE ROGAN(10-5) LP-DIZZY TROUT HR-JOSH GIBSON(27)   Bullet Joe Rogan earned his fifth complete game win, in a 6-1 victory, as the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers, for the second day in a…

    GM#90 JULY 25, 1941 VS. DETROIT TIGERS SATCHEL PAIGE GRINDS OUT FIFTEENTH WIN AGAINST TIGERS     DET    2 9 0    PHI     3 8 0 WP-SATCHEL PAIGE(15-2) LP-SCHOOLBOY ROWE HR-JOSH GIBSON(26)   Satchel Paige allowed seven hits and four walks, yet was able to chalk up win #15, despite leaving the game in the seventh inning, trailing, 1-0. Philadelphia scored twice in the bottom…

    GM#89 JULY 24, 1941 VS. ST. LOUIS BROWNS SUBSTITUTES SHINE AS ATHLETICS TAKE FINAL GAME OF SERIES VS. BROWNS     STL    4 5 1     PHI    7 10 0 WP-BUMP HADLEY(6-3) LP-ELDON AUKER   Several bench players had major contributions, as Philadelphia won, 7-4, taking the series from St. Louis, two games to three.   Sam Chapman and Crash Davis each had a…

    GM#88 JULY 23, 1941 VS. ST. LOUIS BROWNS ATHLETICS FALL IN 13 INNINGS TO BROWNS; YANKS BEAT INDIANS     STL.    3 13 0     PHI.    2  9 0  13 INN WP-GEORGE CASTER  LP-JOE WILLIAMS(3-5) HR-BOB JOHNSON(9); DAN MCQUINN   The St. Louis Browns pushed across a run in the top of the thirteenth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie and defeating the Philadelphia…

    GAME #87 JULY 22, 1941 VS. ST. LOUIS BROWNS ATHLETICS BEAT BROWNS, 4-1, IN RETURN TO SHIBE PARK     STL    1 6 1     PHI   4 8 0 WP-JOE ROGAN(9-5) LP-JOE GRACE   After a long road trip, the Philadelphia Athletics returned home and notched a 4-1 win over St. Louis, thanks to a complete game performance by Joe Rogan, who improves to 9-5.…