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   GM# 76 JULY 12, 1941 VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS LEONARD, DANDRIDGE BOTH HOMER LATE, TO BOOST ATHLETICS PAST INDIANS     PHI    7 11 0     CLE    4  8 0 WP-SMOKEY JOE WILLIAMS(2-4) LP-AL MILNAR HR-BUCK LEONARD(9), RAY DANDRIDGE(5)   Satchel Paige started and went six and a third inniings, staked to a 4-0 lead. However, Cleveland rallied late, scoring four runs over the final…

    JULY 11, 1941   There were three games played in the American League today. Detroit defeated Boston, 2-0; New York beat St. Louis, 6-2 and Chicago got by Washington, 2-1.   The Indians and Athletics were not scheduled to play.     AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JULY 11, 1941 PHILADELPHIA/75/51/24/0/.680/— NEW YORK/78/48/28/2/.615/3.5 CLEVELAND/41/37/0/.526/11.5 CHICAGO/39/37/0/.513/12.5 BOSTON/36/38/1/.480/14.5 DETROIT/37/43/0/.463/16.5…

    GM# 75 JULY 10, 1941 VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS FELLER OUTDUELS CALIGIURI IN 3-0 INDIANS WIN     PHI.    0 3 0     CLE.    3 6 0 WP-BOB FELLER LP-FRED CALIGIURI(11-2) HR-KEN KELTNER   The Athletics returned to action after the All Star Break, but were defeated by the Cleveland Indians, 3-0. Bob Feller, ace of the Indians, tossed a three hit shutout. Fred…

    GM’S 73,74. JULY 6, 1941 AT NEW YORK YANKEES ATHLETICS MANAGE SPLIT WITH YANKS IN TWINBILL     PHI.    3 6 1    N.Y.     5 10 1 WP-ATLEY DONALD LP-JOE ROGAN(7-5) SV-NORM BRANCH HR-TOMMY HEINRICH    PHI.    6 10 0    N.Y.    5 10 2 WP-SMOKEY JOE WILLIAMS(1-4) LP-JOHN MURPHY HR-CHARLIE KELLER, JOE GORDON   The Athletics managed a split with New York, dropping the first contest, 5-3 and winning the second,…

    GM# 72 JULY 5, 1941 AT NEW YORK YANKEES CHARLIE KELLER SINGLES IN GAME WINNER AS YANKS BEAT A’S, 5-4     PHILA    4 9 0     N.Y.     5 12 0 WP-STEVE PEEK LP-PORTER VAUGHAN(1-2) HR-CHARLIE KELLER; BUCK LEONARD(8)   Joe DiMaggio and Charlie Keller combined to drive in all five of New York’s runs. Keller belted a big, two run homer in…

    JULY 4, 1941 TWO HOLIDAY TWINBILLS ARE RAINED OUT, INCLUDING BOST. AT PHILA   Mother Nature said no to any Fourth of July baseball, for eight American League teams. Washed out were double headers between Boston and Philadelphia and Washington and New York.   Cleveland swept the Browns, 9-8 and 3-3; while Chicago spilt with Detroit,…

    GM# 71 JULY 3, 1941 VS. BOSTON RED SOX CALIGIURI NOTCHES 11TH WIN DESPITE STRUGGLING AGAINST BOSTON     BOS.    2 5 1     PHI.    3  8 0 WP-FRED CALIGIURI(11-1) LP-LEFTY GROVE HR-DOM DIMAGGIO   In a special game, two of Philadelphia’s legendary, former players, returned to Shibe Park to take on their old team. Lefty Grove, winner of near 300 games…

GM# 70 JULY 2, 1941 VS. WASHINGTON SENATORS ATHLETICS SCORE 2 RUNS IN BOTTOM OF 9TH TO EDGE SENATORS, 2-1 WASH 1 5 0 PHIL 2 12 1 WP-PORTER VAUGHAN(1-1) LP-WALT MASTERSON On the verge of losing 1-0 to the Senators, the Athletics dug down and scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning,…

GM#69 JULY 1, 1941 VS. WASHINGTON SENATORS WASH 1 6 1 PHIL 7 10 2 WP-BULLET JOE ROGAN(7-4) LP-STEVE SUNDRA Bullet Joe Rogan earned his third complete game of the season as the Athletics beat the Washington Senators, 7-1. Rogan also did well at the plate, going 3-4, with a double and two singles. Buck…

JUNE 30, 1941 ATHLETICS DARK TODAY; JUST TWO A.L. GAMES PLAYED Chicago defeated Detroit, 7-6 and St. Louis battered Cleveland, 12 to 6, in the only two games played today. The Yankees remain six games back of Philadelphia in the American League.