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OCTOBER
1944
IN THE NEWS:
In Detroit 45,565 watch 27-game winner Dizzy Trout,
pitching on one day's rest, lose to Washington knuckleballer
Dutch Leonard 4-1. Prior to that, Leonard had
lost 7 straight to Detroit in 1943-44. Years later,
Leonard reports he had received a phone call offering
him $20,000 to throw the game.
The Browns have their first sellout in
20 years as 37,815 pack Sportsman's Park. St. Louis
clinches the flag on the final day of the
season by sweeping the Yankees and winning 5-2
on a pair of 2-run HRs by Chet Laabs. Sig Jakucki
is the winning pitcher.
| SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 1, 1944 | | Boston Red Sox
3, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Boston Red Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Cleveland Indians
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Washington Senators
4, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, New York Yankees
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
7, Chicago Cubs
6 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
6, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
10, New York Giants
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The first all-St. Louis WS opens with the Browns
beating the Cardinals 2-1 on George McQuinn's
HR. Denny Galehouse is the winning P. It is the first
Series in which all the games are played west of the
Mississippi River. The Series is dubbed the Streetcar
Series and is played with no days off.
IN THE NEWS:
Ken O'Dea's pinch single in the 11th drives in Ray
Sanders for a Cardinals' 3-2 win. Two errors
by Potter and one by Mark Christman give the Cards
2, early-inning, unearned runs.
IN THE NEWS:
The Browns take a 2-1 game lead with a 62
victory for Jack Kramer, who fans 10. Five singles
and a wild pitch by Fred Schmidt give the Browns 4
runs in the 3rd.
IN THE NEWS:
The Cards even the Series with a 5-1 win by
Harry Brecheen, who strands 10 runners.
IN THE NEWS:
Mort Cooper strikes out 12; Denny Galehouse, 10.
But the Cards get the runs to win 3-0.
IN THE NEWS:
Emil Verban drives in 3 runs as the Cardinals top
the Browns 3-1 and win the Series in 6 games.
Ted Wilks allows no one to reach base in 32Ž3
innings of relief, fanning 4 pinch hitters. George
McQuinn hits .438 for the Series. The winners get
$4,626 each; the Browns take $2,743, the lowest player
shares since 1933.
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