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APRIL
1942
IN THE NEWS:
The Sporting News raises its price to 15 cents
a copy, $7 per year.
IN THE NEWS:
The season will start with Lou Boudreau of Cleveland,
Mel Ott of the Giants, and Hans Lobert of the Phillies
as new managers.
IN THE NEWS:
Ted Williams opens the season with a 3-run first-inning
homer at Fenway Park. He adds 2 other hits and 5 RBI,
as the Red Sox beat the A's 8-3.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1942 » OPENING DAY | | Boston Red Sox
8, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, New York Giants
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
5, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
For the first time in nearly 70 years there
will be no Spalding or Reach guides. The Sporting
News takes over the role. Its first edition
has some improvements but also some flaws: Additional
AL pitching records are missing, and so is Lou Boudreau's
entire batting record.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1942 | | Boston Red Sox
3, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Chicago White Sox
5 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Cleveland Indians
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
9, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
6, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1942 | | Boston Red Sox
19, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
13, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Cleveland Indians
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
8, Washington Senators
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
7 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
11, Chicago Cubs
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1942 | | Chicago White Sox
1, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
1, Boston Red Sox
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Washington Senators
4 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Detroit Tigers
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
4, New York Giants
3 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Military leaders on the Pacific Coast ask that
the PCL limit crowds to 3,000.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1942 | | Cleveland Indians
1, Chicago White Sox
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
10, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Shibe Park | | | Detroit Tigers
4, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Giants
8, Boston Braves
5 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1942 | | Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Washington Senators
1 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Detroit Tigers
1, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Giants
5, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1942 | | Washington Senators
10, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at League Park II | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
9, Boston Braves
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Only 4 games are played in the ML, but all end in
shutouts: Pirate Rip Sewell blanks the Cubs 6-0;
Reds P Johnny Vander Meer beat the Cards 1-0
in 11 innings; Cleveland's Jim Bagby nips the Tigers
1-0, and the Browns Al Hollingsworth beats the
White Sox 3-0.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1942 | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
2 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
10, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
13, Boston Braves
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Chicago Cubs
2 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1942 | | Chicago White Sox
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
3, St. Louis Browns
2 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
11, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
13, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
3, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Chicago Cubs
1 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1942 | | Detroit Tigers
9, Chicago White Sox
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
9, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
10, Boston Red Sox
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
9, Boston Braves
5 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
2, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1942 | | New York Yankees
8, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
2, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1942 | | Boston Red Sox
4, New York Yankees
2 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
4, St. Louis Browns
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
10, Philadelphia Athletics
7 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
5, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Alvin Montgomery, C on the Braves training roster,
is killed in an auto wreck.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1942 | | New York Yankees
7, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
10, St. Louis Browns
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
7, St. Louis Browns
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, Chicago Cubs
5 at Crosley Field | | | Boston Braves
3, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
8, New York Giants
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
10, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
2, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1942 | | Chicago Cubs
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1942 | | Boston Red Sox
6, Detroit Tigers
1 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
3, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
6, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, New York Giants
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1942 | | Detroit Tigers
4, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
11, New York Yankees
6 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
11, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
10, Chicago White Sox
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
8, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Forbes Field | | | New York Giants
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
A month after selling veteran P Bobo Newsom, who
had slipped to 12-20 record after three 20-win seasons,
to Washington, the Tigers sell Schoolboy Rowe to the
Dodgers. The vet will win just 2 in Brooklyn before
making a comeback in Philadelphia.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1942 | | Boston Red Sox
8, Detroit Tigers
3 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
3, St. Louis Browns
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
1, Chicago White Sox
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
3, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
11, Cincinnati Reds
8 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, New York Giants
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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