IN THE NEWS:
Gerald Juzek pitches 3 innings for Los Angeles in
a PCL exhibition game less than 2 years after suffering
a severe leg wound while fighting in Guadalcanal.
Juzek was told he would never walk again.
IN THE NEWS:
Jack Hand of the Associated Press names the Yankees,
White Sox, and Senators as favorites to win the AL
pennant. Like most observers, he picks the Browns
to finish last.
IN THE NEWS:
All 16 ML teams see action on Opening Day. But Bobby
Doerr, Tex Hughson, and Mort Cooper are the only established
stars still on the wartime rosters. A potential star
among the new crop of rookies is George Kell, now
Connie Mack's 3B, who last year with Lancaster (Inter-State
League) led all minor league hitters with a .396 average.
Hank Borowy of the Yankees shuts out the Red
Sox 3-0, as Johnny Lindell hits the first
HR of 1944.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1944 » OPENING DAY |
| New York Yankees
3, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park |
|
| St. Louis Browns
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
3, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Chicago Cubs
3, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
2, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Giants defeat the Braves 2-1, as Mel Ott
hits the first NL HR of the year and the 464th
of his career.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1944 |
| Boston Red Sox
6, New York Yankees
1 at Fenway Park |
|
| Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
2 at Fenway Park |
|
| Chicago White Sox
3, Cleveland Indians
1 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| St. Louis Browns
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
2, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Shibe Park |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The major league career of Mike Kosman ends after
a 30-yard dash. Sent in to pinch-run for Steve Mesner
at 3rd base for the Cubs, Kosman is thrown out at
the plate and never appears in another box score.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1944 |
| St. Louis Browns
8, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
10, Boston Braves
8 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Mike Kreevich hits 2 HRs, as the Browns beat the
White Sox 5-3. In the preceding 3 years, a period
involving 297 games, Kreevich tallied just one homer.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1944 |
| Cleveland Indians
7, Detroit Tigers
4 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
5, Chicago White Sox
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| New York Giants
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees hand out 1943 WS rings before beating
the Senators 6-3.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1944 |
| New York Yankees
6, Washington Senators
3 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
4, Boston Red Sox
0 at Shibe Park |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
3, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field |
|
| New York Giants
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Jim Tobin tosses a one-hitter in the Braves' home
opener as Philadelphia 2B Ford Mullen gets the only
hit in the 6th inning. In his previous start Tobin
lost a 3-hitter to the Giants.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1944 |
| Detroit Tigers
6, Cleveland Indians
2 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
5, Chicago White Sox
2 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| St. Louis Browns
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Boston Braves
5, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Braves Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
3, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
11, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
5, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1944 |
| Philadelphia Athletics
8, New York Yankees
4 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Boston Red Sox
5, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
11, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
10, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Crosley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
4, New York Giants
3 at Shibe Park |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Frank McCormick homers in the bottom of the 13th
inning as Bucky Walters and the Reds beat the Cardinals
1-0.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1944 |
| New York Yankees
6, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
5, Cleveland Indians
2 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Washington Senators
2, Boston Red Sox
1 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
1, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Crosley Field |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Chicago Cubs
1 at Forbes Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Boston knuckleballer Jim Tobin hits a HR and no-hits
the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0 before a mid-week crowd
of 1,984 at Braves Field. Tobin walks Paul Waner to
lead off the game, then retires 26 consecutive batters
before again walking Waner with 2 outs in the 9th
inning.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1944 |
| Detroit Tigers
2, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| St. Louis Browns
5, Cleveland Indians
1 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Boston Braves
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Braves Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1944 |
| Philadelphia Athletics
7, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park |
|
| St. Louis Browns
3, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Cleveland Indians
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Boston Braves
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The White Sox beat the Browns 4-3 to hand St.
Louis their first loss after 9 wins.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1944 |
| Boston Red Sox
7, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Fenway Park |
|
| Chicago White Sox
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Cleveland Indians
7, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Washington Senators
9, New York Yankees
3 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
5, New York Giants
0 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
6, Boston Braves
3 at Shibe Park |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Before 58,000 at the Polo Grounds, the Giants pummel
the Dodgers 26-8. Player/manager Mel Ott reaches
base 7 times, scoring 6 runs for the 2nd time in his
career, and Phil Weintraub drives in 11 runs with
a homer, triple, and 2 doubles. Dodger pitchers gives
up 17 walks, including 6 in a row. But the Dodgers
earn a split as Hal Gregg wins the nitecap 5-4.
Elmer Gedeon, who played briefly for the
Senators in the outfield in 1939, is killed in
air action over France.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1944 |
| Boston Red Sox
3, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Fenway Park |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
3, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park |
|
| Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
5 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| St. Louis Browns
5, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Cleveland Indians
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
2 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
2, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
3, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
26, Brooklyn Dodgers
8 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
5, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
2, Boston Braves
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| Boston Braves
2, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
5, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
7, Chicago Cubs
5 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |