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OCTOBER
1943
| SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 1, 1943 | | Chicago Cubs
3, Boston Braves
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, New York Giants
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees take 2 from the Browns 5-1 and
7-6 for their 14th sweep of a doubleheader, an
AL mark. Bud Metheny hits a HR in the opener for the
Yankees 100th roundtripper of the season.
The season finishes with attendance off
some 13 percent from the year before. The Dodgers
and Tigers, both good for a million in contending
years, each drop below 700,000. Only the Phils, under
new ownership, have a significant increases,
from 230,000 to 467,000. NL attendance falls from
8.9 million to 7.7 million.
| SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 2, 1943 | | New York Yankees
5, St. Louis Browns
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, St. Louis Browns
6 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
6, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Detroit Tigers
12, Washington Senators
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
2, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, New York Giants
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 3, 1943 | | Chicago White Sox
4, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
5, St. Louis Browns
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Boston Braves
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Boston Braves
5, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
11, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, New York Giants
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
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.
IN THE NEWS:
Robert Cooper, father of P Mort Cooper and C Walker
Cooper, dies at his home in Independence, MO, but
both players decide to play in the WS. Mort goes on
to beat the New York Yankees 4-3, resurrecting
memories of 1942 when the Yankees lost 4 straight
after winning the opener. Marty Marion and Ray Sanders
homer.
IN THE NEWS:
The attendance is nearly 70,000 as the Yankees take
the lead on a 6-2 win helped by 4 Cardinal errors.
IN THE NEWS:
Marius Russo, of little use during the season, pitches
and bats the Yankees to a 2-1 win.
IN THE NEWS:
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.
IN THE NEWS:
Dodger manager Leo Durocher signs his 1944 contract,
which calls for a base salary of $20,000 plus $5,000
for every 100,000 fans over 600,000.
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