IN THE NEWS: Against the Yankees in New York, the A's score 11 runs in the 2nd inning, then watch New York score 10 in the 5th. The A's fail to score after the 2nd, as pitcher Jumbo Brown strikes out 12 A's in six 1/3 innings of relief. The Yanks win 17–11. Not until the Red Sox in 1998 will another opponent tally eleven runs in an inning at Yankee Stadium.
IN THE NEWS: The Cards and Reds battle to a 6–2 St. Louis decision, with Dizzy Dean beating Paul Derringer. The pre-game fight between the two pitchers, who exchanged words then fists during batting practice, goes to the Reds pitcher, who landed the first blow. Reds manager Jewel Ens was tossed during the game, and several bottles were tossed as well. One bottle strikes Burgess Whitehead on the shoulder. Pepper Martin, the National League's top hitter at .386, has four hits, as does Ducky Medwick.
New York's Herb Pennock allows 11 hits but still shuts out the Red Sox, 4–0.
In a slugfest in Philadelphia, the Senators break a 13-13 tie by scoring a run in the 10th off reliever Ray Coombs, nephew of Jack Coombs. The rookie is spared a loss when rain washes out the game in the bottom of the 10th, and the score reverts. Coombs will not pitch again until July 8th when he makes his "official" ML debut.
IN THE NEWS: Welcome to the Bigs. A's pitcher Bobby Coombs gives up a homer to his first ML batter, but Jimmie Foxx homers in his first three at bats, as the A's outscore the Yankees 14–10. He had homered his last time up the previous day to give him four consecutive home runs.
The aptly named Homer Peel hits a grand slam to help the Giants to a 7–6 win over the Phillies.
IN THE NEWS: The Giants never lose the league lead after Freddie Fitzsimmons beats Philadelphia, 5–2.
He's not there for his hitting. Lefty Grove strikes out five times, a ML first in the 20th century, but his Athletics beat the Yankees, 9–5. Lefty will hit .086 this year.
IN THE NEWS: On a day off, the Giants team accompanies P Hal Schumacher to St. Lawrence University where he receives his diploma. After graduation, Schumacher pitches the first two innings in a game against his old college teammates. He gives up one hit, as the Giants win 12–4.
IN THE NEWS: White Sox P Whit Wyatt has his no hitter spoiled when, with two outs in the 9th, Brownie Ted Gullic gets a hit. Wyatt wins, 6–1. The Sox acquired Wyatt just 11 days ago from the Tigers for Vic Frasier.
IN THE NEWS: At Boston, Lou Gehrig's consecutive-game streak survives, even though he and manager Joe McCarthy are thrown out of a game in the 7th inning for protesting that Boston's Rick Ferrell ran out of the baseline between 1B and 2B. Joe McCarthy is suspended three games but Gehrig's streak, now at 1,249, continues. Gehrig is 1-for-3 with a triple in the 13–5 loss to Tommy Bridges.
IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers send Lefty O'Doul, last year's batting champ, and 20-game winner Watson Clark to the Giants for Sam Leslie. The two Brooklyn stars have struggled during the year.
IN THE NEWS: The Senators take over first place, winning their 3rd in a row over the White Sox while the Yankees break even in St. Louis. Joe Cronin leads the way with his 5th consecutive multi-hit game. With his two hits today matching his output on the 18th, and 13 hits in the three games of the 19th, 21st and 22nd, Cronin sets record for most hits in three games (13) as well as four games (15).
In a doubleheader split with the Braves, Tex Carlton pitches the Cards to a 12–0 win in game 1. The Braves Bob Brown ties the National League balk mark with 2: Zabala will top in '49. Boston wins the nitecap, 2–1.
The Cubs sweep with the Phillies, winning the opener, 9–5 on Harvey Hendrick's pinch grand slam in the 10th inning. It is the 2nd pinch grand slam in ML history and the 2nd for the Cubs in three years. Chicago takes the nitecap, 3–1.
IN THE NEWS: At the Polo Grounds, 25,000 see the Giants win twice over the Reds and increase their National League lead to three games. Hal Schumacher, the June graduate of St. Lawrence, wins the opener, 7–1, giving up a run on an error. New York scores five runs in two innings to knock out Ray Kolp. The Giants take the 2nd game, 6–3, as Johnny Vergez drives in four runs. Fred Fitzsimmons is the winner over Benton, in relief of Benny Frey.
The Senators win twice over the Indians, 9–0 and 10–1, to widen their lead in the American League to one 1/2 games over New York. Washington has now won 14 of 15. Earl Whitehill pitches the shutout and Bob Burke, making his first start of the season, almost matches him in game 2. Ossie Bluege has five of the Nats 29 hit total. For the host Indians, Milt Galatzer, recently of the Toledo Mud Hens, debuts with four walks in the opener and no official at bats. He's 2-for-5 in the nitecap.
IN THE NEWS: Spitballer Jack Quinn, one week short of his 50th birthday, loses his final career decision as the Dodgers edge the Reds 6–5.
2B Billy Herman sets National League fielding records with 11 putouts in the first game and 16 for the twin bill, as the Cubs take a pair from the Phillies, 9–5 and 8–3.
IN THE NEWS: In the top of the 2nd, Ethan Allen of the Cards races around the bases for an inside-the-park home run at the Polo Grounds, but is out for batting out of turn. Joe Medwick was the correct batter. Allen then bats for himself and grounds out. But St. Louis prevails, 7–3.
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