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JULY
1941

Tuesday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: Before 52,832 at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio leads a sweep of the Red Sox 7-2 and 9­2. The 2nd game is called after 5 innings. DiMaggio has 2 hits in the first game and one in the second to tie Willie Keeler's major-league batting streak of 44 games. The Yankees have 25 hits in the two games but fail to hit a HR in the first game, ending their AL streak of 25 consecutive games with at least one HR. The previous record, set by the Tigers in 1940, was 17 games.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1941
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Washington Senators 1 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 10, St. Louis Browns 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 4 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Forbes Field
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Wednesday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Joe DiMaggio extends his consecutive-game hitting streak to 45 by hitting a HR off Boston's Dick Newsome, surpassing Willie Keeler's all-time record.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1941
Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Washington Senators 6 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 4 at Braves Field
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Forbes Field
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Thursday, July 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1941
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field
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Friday, July 4th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1941
Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 8 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 6 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
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Saturday, July 5th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1941
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 0 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 10, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 10, Detroit Tigers 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Boston Braves 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 6 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, July 6th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1941
Boston Red Sox 6, Washington Senators 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 8, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Chicago Cubs 4 at Forbes Field
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Tuesday, July 8th

IN THE NEWS: At the All-Star Game at Briggs Stadium, Ted Williams, hitting .405 at the break, homers off Chicago Cubs P Claude Passeau with two out and two on in the ninth inning to give the AL a dramatic 7-5 victory. Williams's 4 RBI are matched by NL SS Arky Vaughan, who hits HRs in the seventh and eighth.

Thursday, July 10th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1941
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago Cubs 3, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 13, New York Giants 9 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
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Friday, July 11th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1941
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 12, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Ebbets Field
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Saturday, July 12th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1941
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
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Sunday, July 13th

IN THE NEWS: Former major-league player Eddie Mayo, playing for Los Angeles (Pacific Coast League), spits in the face of umpire Ray Snyder. PCL President W. C. Tuttle suspends Mayo for one year.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1941
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
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Monday, July 14th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1941
Chicago White Sox 7, New York Yankees 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Washington Senators 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 7, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shibe Park
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Tuesday, July 15th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1941
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 0 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
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Wednesday, July 16th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1941
Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
St. Louis Browns 11, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shibe Park
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Thursday, July 17th

IN THE NEWS: In front of more than 60,000 fans at Cleveland, Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak is ended at 56 games. Indian P Al Smith and Jim Bagby, Sr., plus sensational plays by 3B Ken Keltner, stop the Yankee Clipper, but New York edges the Indians 6-5.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1941
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
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Friday, July 18th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1941
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at League Park II
Washington Senators 8, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
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Saturday, July 19th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1941
Chicago White Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 8 at League Park II
New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, Boston Red Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Braves Field
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Sunday, July 20th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1941
Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 10, Boston Red Sox 0 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
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Monday, July 21st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1941
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
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Tuesday, July 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1941
Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 13, Boston Braves 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 6 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, July 23rd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1941
Chicago White Sox 10, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Giants 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, July 24th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1941
Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, St. Louis Browns 7 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 4 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, July 25th

IN THE NEWS: Forty-one-year-old Lefty Grove wins his 300th game as the Boston Red Sox defeat the Cleveland Indians 10-6 before a Fenway Ladies Day crowd of 16,000. Though he will make six more starts, this will be Grove's last career win.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1941
Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 6 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 11, Detroit Tigers 5 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, July 26th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1941
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 6, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, July 27th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1941
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Detroit Tigers 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 9, New York Giants 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 12, St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 6 at Sportsman's Park III
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Tuesday, July 29th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1941
St. Louis Browns 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 12, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 3 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, July 30th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 30, 1941
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 0 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, July 31st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 31, 1941
St. Louis Browns 16, Boston Red Sox 11 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Giants 5 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Boston Braves 8 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
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