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JUNE
1944

Thursday, June 1st

IN THE NEWS: Stan Spence goes 6-for-6 with a HR and five singles in the Senators' 11-5 win over the Browns.

Hal Newhouser picks up a victory in relief as the Tigers beat the Yankees 4-3 on Don Ross's 16th- inning RBI.

Dick Barrett, the winning pitcher in the Phillies 8-7 win over the Reds, has a double, triple, 4 RBI, plus 3 wild pitches.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1944
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 11, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Shibe Park
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Friday, June 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Mel Ott hits two HRs in the Giants' 6-4 win over the Pirates. These are Ott's seventh and eighth HRs in his last 10 games.

The Tigers beat the Red Sox 4-1 for their 7th straight win, as Red Sox SS Eddie Lake tosses 2 hitless innings in relief.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1944
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1944
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at League Park II
Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 18, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 6 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
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Sunday, June 4th

IN THE NEWS: In Hawaii, Joe DiMaggio hits a 435-foot HR, but the seventh Army Force team loses 6-2 to a Navy team, as former major-league P Bob Harris throw a 4-hitter for the Navy.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1944
Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 5 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 9, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 1, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Shibe Park
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Tuesday, June 6th

IN THE NEWS: All major-league games are canceled as the country's focus is turned toward Europe while allied forces invade occupied France.

Wednesday, June 7th

IN THE NEWS: Detroit's Hal Newhouser is wild and issues nine passes in six innings as the White Sox defeat the Tigers by the score of 3-1.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1944
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 1 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Forbes Field
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Thursday, June 8th

IN THE NEWS: Bucky Walters of the Reds outduels Max Lanier of the Cardinals 2-1. The Cardinal run, scored in the ninth, is the first they have scored off the Reds righty in 45 innings.

Three runs score for the Cubs on one wild pitch by Pirates rookie Cookie Cuccurullo.

The Cubs trade reserve infielder Eddie Stanky to the Dodgers for P Bob Chipman.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1944
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 7 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 4 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field
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Friday, June 9th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1944
Washington Senators 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
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Saturday, June 10th

IN THE NEWS: P Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds is the youngest player in major-league history. Nuxhall, only 15 years, 10 months old, pitches 2/3 of an inning in an 18-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He manages to give up five walks and two hits before Bill McKechnie takes him out.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1944
St. Louis Cardinals 18, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, June 11th

IN THE NEWS: Gene Moore hits a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the seventh off Joe Heving of Cleveland to give the Browns a 4-2 win in a doubleheader split with St. Louis. The Cardinals win the other game 13-1.

The Giants takes a doubleheader from the Phillies by identical scores of 6-5. In the first game the Giants use 22 players, including five pitchers, 3 catchers, 3 second basemen, 3 pinch hitters, and 2 pinch runners.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1944
Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 5 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 13, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 4 at Ebbets Field
Boston Braves 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
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Monday, June 12th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants defeat the Dodgers 15-9, as Mel Ott and Phil Weintraub each homer twice.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1944
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 3 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 15, Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Polo Grounds V
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Tuesday, June 13th

IN THE NEWS: Al Simmons, 42, comes to bat for the first time in 1944 in the ninth inning of the Athletics' 7-2 loss to the Red Sox. He hits into a double play.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 13, 1944
Boston Red Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 0 at Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 7 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, June 14th

IN THE NEWS: Bucky Walters beats the Pirates 3-2 in 11 innings to become the season's first 10-game winner.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 14, 1944
Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 10, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago Cubs 9 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, June 15th

IN THE NEWS: Tex Hughson runs his record to 9-2 with a 5-1 victory over the Athletics, as the Red Sox win their 9th in a row. Less than 800 fans are in attendance in Boston.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1944
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at League Park II
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2 at Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Boston Braves 4 at Shibe Park
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Friday, June 16th

IN THE NEWS: Milo Candini shuts out the Red Sox 4-0 to end the Boston win streak at 9.

Whit Wyatt wins his first game of the year as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 4-3. Phils P Bill Lee takes a one-hitter into the ninth inning but loses the game on two errors.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1944
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
St. Louis Browns 14, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
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Saturday, June 17th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1944
St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 11, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 1 at Braves Field
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, June 18th

IN THE NEWS: The White Sox take a pair from the Indians in Cleveland by the scores of 3-2 and 7­6. The White Sox win the first game on a 10th-inning HR by Wally Moses, who, in the twin bill, has two triples, a double, and a single.

Cal McLish is knocked from the mound by a 5-run outburst by the Phillies in the first inning of a Philadelphia 6-2 victory over the Dodgers. The 18-year-old McLish is followed to the mound by Dodgers hurlers Ralph Branca, also 18, and Charlie Osgood, 17, in his only major league appearance.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1944
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 9, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
New York Giants 7, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, June 19th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1944
New York Giants 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
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Tuesday, June 20th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1944
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 6 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
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Wednesday, June 21st

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 21, 1944
Cleveland Indians 9, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 3 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 11, Chicago White Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Giants 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Forbes Field
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Thursday, June 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Ron Northey homers in the top of the 15th for a 1-0 Phillies win over the Braves.

Jim Tobin throws his second no-hitter, winning 7-0 in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against Philadelphia. The game is called in the fifth inning because of darkness.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1944
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 0 at Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 10, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, New York Giants 3 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Forbes Field
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Friday, June 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers Ed Head tosses a 2-hitter against the Phillies as Philadelphia infielder Charlie Letchas accounts for both Phillies hits.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 23, 1944
Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
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Saturday, June 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals beat the Pirates 16-0 as Cards hurler Mort Cooper tosses a 3-hitter while his teammates pound out 22 hits.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 24, 1944
Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 16, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, June 25th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 25, 1944
Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 0 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 1 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
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Wednesday, June 28th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 28, 1944
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 7, St. Louis Browns 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 3 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 2 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, June 29th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 29, 1944
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, June 30th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 30, 1944
Boston Red Sox 11, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 8 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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