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APRIL
1946
IN THE NEWS:
Eddie Klepp, a white pitcher signed by the defending
Negro League champion Cleveland Buckeyes, is barred
from the field in Birmingham, AL.
IN THE NEWS:
Manager Mel Ott of the Giants hits his 511th and
final HR on Opening Day, an 8-4 home victory
over the Phils (now back to their original nickname).
The next day Ott will injure his knee diving for a
ball and will play only occasionally.
The Tigers, Cubs, Reds, Athletics, and Phillies
retain their 1945 ticket prices. Other clubs increase
admission costs. Typical: $2 to $2.50 for boxes, general
admission $1.25, bleachers 60 cents.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1946 » OPENING DAY | | Boston Braves
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
8, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
1, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1946 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
11, Cincinnati Reds
7 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, New York Yankees
1 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
13, Washington Senators
6 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Robert Murphy, Boston labor relations counsel, announces
the formation of the American Baseball Guild.
Jackie Robinson debuts as 2B for the Montreal
Royals (International League) and is the first
recognized black in organized ball in this century.
A HR and 3 singles versus Jersey City start off the
season in which he will win the IL batting championship
at .349.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1946 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, New York Giants
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Detroit Tigers
6, St. Louis Browns
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
8, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
3, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1946 | | New York Yankees
7, Washington Senators
6 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Bucky Walters, in a tight pitching duel with the
Pirates Rip Sewell, steals home in the 6th, but Sewell
wins the squeaker 2-1 before 28,000 in Pittsburgh.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1946 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
9, New York Giants
8 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Boston Braves
6, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Red Sox
2, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Washington Senators
7, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Cleveland C Frank Hayes catches the last of 1,312
consecutive games as a backstop, a streak begun on
October 12, 1943, when he was with the Browns. Virgil
Trucks wins 3-2 for the Tigers.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1946 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
2, New York Giants
1 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Chicago Cubs
6 at Wrigley Field | | | Boston Braves
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Boston Braves
1 at Shibe Park | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Red Sox
12, Philadelphia Athletics
11 at Fenway Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
3, Cleveland Indians
2 at Cleveland Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Washington Senators
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Boston's Eddie Pellagrini homers in his first
at bat in the ML, in a 5-4 Red Sox win over Washington.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1946 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Boston Braves
4 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
7, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Washington Senators
4 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
2, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers tosses a no-hitter
at the Braves, beating Boston 5-0 before 30,287
at Ebbets Field. It is Head's first ML start
since his return from the military.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1946 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Boston Braves
0 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, New York Giants
1 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | Washington Senators
8, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
3, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Eleven former players--Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers,
Frank Chance, Jess Burkett, Tom McCarthy, Rube Waddell,
Eddie Plank, Ed Walsh, Jack Chesbro, Clark Griffith,
and Joe McGinnity--are named to the Hall of Fame.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1946 | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | Boston Braves
10, New York Giants
7 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
11, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Chicago Cubs
3 at Forbes Field | | | New York Yankees
12, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
5, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
4, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Leo Durocher is acquitted of assaulting a baseball
fan, John Christian, under the grandstands at Ebbets
Field on June 8, 1945. Christian will admit that he
received $6,750 from the Dodgers for his injuries.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1946 | | Cincinnati Reds
7, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Boston Braves
5, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Red Sox
12, New York Yankees
5 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
11, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
6, St. Louis Browns
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Giants pitchers Ace Adams and Harry Feldman jump
to the Mexican League.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1946 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
11, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Boston Red Sox
7, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Detroit Tigers
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
11, Washington Senators
7 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1946 | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
5, Cleveland Indians
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
9, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Two days after buying Goody Rosen and Jack Graham
from the Dodgers, the Giants sweep a doubleheader
from Brooklyn 7-3 and 104. Rosen is the
hitting star and, when the Dodgers end the season
in a tie with the Cardinals, fans speculate that the
Dodgers traded Rosen 2 days too soon.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1946 | | Boston Braves
6, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
10, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
9, St. Louis Cardinals
7 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
11, Chicago White Sox
8 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
2, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
3, New York Yankees
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Dispelling the rumors that he had lost his fastball
after nearly 4 years in the Navy, Bob Feller of the
Cleveland Indians hurls his 2nd no-hitter, beating
the New York Yankees 1-0 on Frankie Hayes's HR
in the 9th inning.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1946 | | Chicago Cubs
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
0 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
1, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
12, St. Louis Browns
8 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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