» May 21, 1938: The power-laden Yankees give little support to P Spud Chandler, but he hits a home run in the 8th to gain a 1–0 victory over Thornton Lee and the White Sox.
» July 29, 1938:
New York's Spud Chandler pitches 15 innings as the Yankees beat the White Sox 7-3.
» July 26, 1940:
New York P Spud Chandler beats the White Sox with his bat, knocking in six runs with a single and two HRs, one a grand slam off Pete Appleton. The six RBI ties the AL record held by Appleton, George Uhle and Wes Ferrell.
» October 5, 1943:
Many ML players have gone into the war, including
several key Yankees and Cardinals players. Nevertheless,
both these clubs are back in the Series. New York
wins the opener at Yankee Stadium 4-2 behind
Spud Chandler, who will later be named 1943 AL MVP.
» October 11, 1943:
Bill Dickey's 2-run HR off Mort Cooper in the 6th
gives the Yanks the championship. Spud Chandler gives
up 10 hits but strands 11 in the 2-0 victory.
Chandler won 2 games and compiled an 0.50 ERA. A full
share is worth $6,139 to the New York players; the
Cards get $4,321 each. The Series grosses $1.1 million
at the gate, receives $100,000 for broadcast rights,
and donates $308,000 to War Funds.
» November 1, 1943: League statistics show the White Sox Luke Appling
leading the AL hitters with .328, the lowest since
Cobb hit .324 to lead in 1908. Conversely, of course,
the pitchers' marks were topped by Spud Chandler's
1.64 ERA, the best since 1919. Spud also has the best
percentage at .833, on a 20-4 won-lost mark. The White
Sox aging OF Wally Moses stole 56 bases after stealing
only 3 two years before. The veteran Mel Ott hits
only .234 for his Giants, but he still has 18 homers -- all
in the Polo Grounds.
» November 11, 1943: The MVPs for both leagues are named. Spud Chandler
wins it in the AL; Stan Musial, in the NL.
» May 2, 1946:
At Yankee Stadium, the Yanks do all their scoring in the 4th to beat Cleveland, 8–2. Nick Etten cracks a grand slam and then ends the inning by lining into a DP with the bases loaded. Spud Chandler wins his 4th straight.
» May 12, 1946: A crowd of 69,401, the largest in Stadium history, watch the Yankees give the Red Sox two unearned runs and manage just three hits off Mickey Harris, and lose to Boston, 3–1. The Sox gets just three hits off loser Spud Chandler.
» July 2, 1946:
The Yankees nip the Red Sox 2-1 before a Stadium crowd of 69,107. Spud Chandler walks nine in the first 4 innings but takes a no-hitter into the 9th before
Bobby Doerr hits a one-out single.
» April 15, 1947:
With yesterday's opener in Washington rained out, the A's open at Yankee Stadium before 39,344. Under new manager Bucky Harris, the Yanks manage just six hits off Phil Marchildon as the A's win, 6–1. Eddie Joost and Elmer Valo pull off a double steal in the 5th when the A's increase their lead to 3–0. Joost scores on the swipe of home. Former A's vet George McQuillan, playing 1B for Nick Etten, scores New York's only run. Spud Chandler takes the loss.
» May 17, 1947:
The Yanks win a pair from the White Sox by 4–3 scores. Spec Shea wins the opener, collecting three hits a two runs scored. Joe DiMaggio's homer in the bottom of the 9th, off Maltzberger, is the winner. Bill Dickey has a pair of hits and a stolen base for the White Sox. In the nitecap, George McQuinn has three hits and scores the winning run in the 8th to break up the pitching duel between Spud Chandler and Chicago' Ed Lopat.
» May 23, 1947: Matching the Chief's game yesterday, Spud Chandler gives the Yankees a 5–0 win over Boston, allowing two hits.
» May 30, 1947:
A's pitchers Dick Fowler and Joe Coleman stop the Yankees, recording two shutouts over New York, 1–0 and 4–0. Spud Chandler loses the opener, despite allowing three hits. Bill Bevens drops the nitecap, walking Coleman to force in a run and giving up a roundtripper to Eddie Joost. Joost scores a pair in the nitecap, and the lone run in the opener.
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