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APRIL
1943
IN THE NEWS:
The season starts, 2 weeks later than customary.
Stalwarts such as Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Enos
Slaughter and Johnny Mize are gone, among some 60
players who could have been classified as regulars
in the 1942 season.
Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a
taxi, fractures a leg, and will miss much of the season.
The cabdriver is nominated Sportsman of the Year in
Boston by a local newspaper, weary of Stengel's humor
in the face of the Braves' pitiful record.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1943 » OPENING DAY | | Washington Senators
7, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Travel restrictions limit the crowd to 4,000 in
St. Louis as the Browns Al Hollingsworth blanks the
White Sox 3-0, the Browns' 7th consecutive Opening
Day win.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1943 | | Cleveland Indians
1, Detroit Tigers
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Chicago White Sox
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
1, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Despite going 4-for-4 in a 5-2 win at Ebbets
Field, the Giants' Mel Ott declares the new baseballs
hit like overripe grapefruits. Reds slugger Frank
McCormick adds, "It was like hitting a piece of cement."
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1943 | | Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
0 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
5, Washington Senators
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
1, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, New York Giants
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
1, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1943 | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Boston Red Sox
0 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
A spokesman for A. G. Spalding defends the ball,
saying the 11 shutouts in the first 29 games
are the result of it being "too wet and too cold.
In time the new ball will prove to be just as lively
as the old one." A few days later the company admits
that the balls contain an inferior grade of rubber
cement, which has hardened. The teams agree to use
up their stock of balls left over from the 1942 season
while a new supply of higher-quality balls is made.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1943 | | Cleveland Indians
3, Detroit Tigers
2 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
1, Washington Senators
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Boston Red Sox
6 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
3, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Giants
4, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
11, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Rufe Gentry of Buffalo (International League) wins
an 11-inning no-hitter against Newark 1-0. The
last IL no-hitter of this length was thrown by Toronto's
Urban Shocker on July 22, 1916.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1943 | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Boston Red Sox
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
12, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Chicago White Sox
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
8, New York Giants
3 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1943 | | Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
1 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
2, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | New York Giants
11, Boston Braves
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1943 | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
2, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
4, St. Louis Browns
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
3, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
3, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1943 | | New York Yankees
7, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
3, St. Louis Browns
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
5, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1943 | | Washington Senators
2, New York Yankees
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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