IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees are eliminated from the AL race by losing
to the Red Sox 7-5. The Indians are sure of at
least a tie by whitewashing Detroit 8-0 behind
Feller.
SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 2, 1948
Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians
8, Detroit Tigers
0 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators
7, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants
8, Boston Braves
2 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves
2, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals
9, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III
IN THE NEWS:
Cleveland can clinch the flag with a win over
Detroit, but Hal Newhouser gives up only 5 hits in
the 7-1 Detroit victory.
The Red Sox tie for the lead by blasting New
York 10-5, despite 4 hits by Joe DiMaggio.
Johnny Mize hits his 40th HR of the year to
again tie Ralph Kiner for the NL lead, as was the
case in 1947. Kiner had hit his final 1948 HR
on September 26. In 1946 rookie Kiner led with 23
to the 22 of Mize, who missed 50 games because of
injury.
Luke Easter's grand slam highlights the Homestead
Grays' 19-hit assault on the Birmingham Black Barons
in the 4th game of the Negro World Series. The Grays
will win the Championship in 5 games. This will be
the final Negro WS, as the Negro National League
becomes a casualty of integration and folds during
the winter.
Joe Sewell so dominated the low-strikeout records
that part of the heroics of Lou Boudreau in this season
is often missed. Boudreau finishes the year with
only 9 strikeouts, the best record by a RH batter
in the AL since Stuffy McInnis fanned just 5 times
in 142 games in 1922.
SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 3, 1948
Boston Red Sox
10, New York Yankees
5 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox
10, St. Louis Browns
5 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns
2, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers
7, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators
7, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds
1, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves
11, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III
IN THE NEWS:
In a one-game playoff for the AL pennant at Fenway
Park, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox
8-3 behind rookie knuckleballer Gene Bearden,
who wins his 20th game. Player-manager Lou Boudreau
gets 4 hits, including 2 HRs. Red Sox manager Joe
McCarthy ignores his rotation pitchers to go with
journeyman Denny Galehouse (8-7). With the score 1-1
in the 4th, Ken Keltner hits a 3-run HR over the LF
fence.
SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 4, 1948
Cleveland Indians
8, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park
IN THE NEWS:
In the WS opener in Boston, Phil Masi is called
safe at 2B on a disputed call by umpire Bill Stewart
on a pickoff attempt in the 8th. Masi then scores
on a single by Tommy Holmes as Johnny Sain and the
Boston Braves top the Cleveland Indians and Bob Feller
1-0.
IN THE NEWS:
Before a record WS 81,897, the Indians take a 3-1
Series lead, as Steve Gromek outpitches Johnny Sain.
The first HR of the Series, by Larry Doby, is
decisive.
IN THE NEWS:
A 6-run 7th kayoes Bob Feller and 2 successors for
the Braves' 11-5 victory. Bob Elliott has 2 HRs,
one for 3 runs. The WS crowd is even larger than the
day before, 86,288, only to be exceeded in the LA
Coliseum in 1959.
IN THE NEWS:
Commissioner Chandler orders free agency for 10
Detroit-owned minor leaguers for the club's coverup
of their contracts. One of the players who will make
the ML is Bill Serena, with a 6-year career.
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