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APRIL
1948
IN THE NEWS:
The White Sox beat the Cubs 4-1 at Wrigley
Field with Jack Brickhouse at the WGN-TV mike. This
is the first telecast in Chicago history.
IN THE NEWS:
Rookie LH Lou Brissie defeats the Red Sox at Fenway
4-2 in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. Wounded
in W W II, Brissie, who has a metal plate in one leg
and wears a shinguard as protection, is hit on the
shin by a Ted Williams line drive.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1948 » OPENING DAY | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
12, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
George Vico of the Tigers hits the first pitch
thrown to him in the ML for a HR. Chicago's Joe Haynes
is the pitcher.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1948 | | Detroit Tigers
5, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
0 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Washington Senators
9, New York Yankees
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, New York Giants
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
3, Boston Braves
1 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Chicago Cubs
2 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Leo Durocher, back at the helm of the Dodgers after
a one-year suspension, uses 24 men in one game, a
9-5 loss to the Giants.
White Sox C Mike Tresh hits his first HR
in 787 games, 2,568 at bats. He hit his previous HR
in 1940.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1948 | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Washington Senators
6, New York Yankees
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | New York Giants
9, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Boston Braves
3 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1948 | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
10, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Chicago Cubs
0 at Forbes Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1948 | | Cleveland Indians
8, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
4, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
10, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Cubs hit 4 home runs at home in a 6-2 win
over the Phils. Bill Nicholson's HR, to the right
of the Wrigley Field scoreboard, lands on Sheffield
Avenue. It bounces off a building and allegedly lands
on the hood of a southbound car.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1948 | | Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, Boston Red Sox
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
3, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Chicago White Sox
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Giants
16, Boston Braves
9 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
11, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1948 | | Cleveland Indians
7, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Washington Senators
0 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
7, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Chicago White Sox
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Giants
6, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
6, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
13, Cincinnati Reds
10 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1948 | | Cleveland Indians
12, Chicago White Sox
11 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
6, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1948 | | New York Yankees
4, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
9, Detroit Tigers
8 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
7, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1948 | | Detroit Tigers
9, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
7, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Cards relief pitcher Ted Wilks bows 5-4 in
14 innings to the Cincinnati Reds on rookie Hank Sauer's
single. It is his first loss after 77 mound appearances
dating back to 1945. He had won 12 in a row.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1948 | | Chicago White Sox
5, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Washington Senators
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
11, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
5, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
17, New York Giants
7 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
A 5-hit game by Stan Musial at Cincinnati is the
first of 4 such performances by him during the
year. He will do it again on May 19, June 22, and
September 22. Only Cobb and Keeler have done it before.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1948 | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
0 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
5, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
10, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
13, Cincinnati Reds
7 at Crosley Field | | | Boston Braves
7, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
11, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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