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JULY 1949
1949 Teams
Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers New York Giants New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Browns St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :Monte Kennedy hits a grand slam and shuts out the Dodgers 16-0.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 3, 1949Philadelphia Phillies 7, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field New York Giants 16, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Sportsman's Park III Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Cleveland Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Philadelphia Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 1 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Max Lanier dropping his first start since reinstatement, divide with the Cubs.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 4, 1949New York Giants 11, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field Boston Braves 8, New York Giants 7 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Ebbets Field St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium Philadelphia Athletics 9, Washington Senators 7 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 8, Washington Senators 0 at Shibe Park Chicago White Sox 12, St. Louis Browns 5 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 :Walker Cooper , acquired on June 13th from the Giants, collects six hits in seven at bats, including 3 HRs, and scores 5 times.
IN THE NEWS :Dave Koslo hits the first two HRs of his career while beating the Phils 11-3 at the Polo Grounds .
IN THE NEWS :Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson , brought up from Jersey City three days earlier, are the first blacks to play for the Giants. Thompson, who was also the first black to play for the St. Louis Browns in 1947, starts at 2B, and Irvin pinch-hits in the eighth for Hartung.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 10, 1949Brooklyn Dodgers 7, New York Giants 3 at Ebbets Field St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field Boston Red Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 11, Philadelphia Athletics 10 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 Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :All-Star Game at Ebbets Field . The contest marks the first appearance of black players--Jackie Robinson , Roy Campanella ,
and Don Newcombe in the NL lineup and Larry Doby among the AL stars.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 16, 1949Boston Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 1 at Braves Field Cincinnati Reds 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 6 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Shibe Park Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 2 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 17, 1949Boston Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Braves Field Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Ebbets Field St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 7, New York Yankees 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 15, Washington Senators 8 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 4 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 19, 1949Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 13, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shibe Park Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 6 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 9, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ebbets Field , as they take over the lead Brooklyn has held through most of the season.
Four members of the Duluth club in the Northern League are killed, and 14 are injured, 7 critically, in a bus-truck crash near St. Paul. All told, five are dead including manager George Treadwell, three
players, and the driver of the truck. The injured include Mel McGaha , future ML manager, and Elmer Schoendienst, brother of the Cardinal infielder, Red Schoendienst . The tragedy recalls the bus crash three years ago in Spokane which took the lives of nine players.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 24, 1949Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Braves 6 at Braves Field St. Louis Cardinals 14, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V Cincinnati Reds 10, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Philadelphia Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 9, Boston Red Sox 8 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Wally Moses gets his 2,000th hit, off Joe Ostrowski of the Browns.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 27, 1949Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Boston Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Crosley Field New York Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park Philadelphia Athletics 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 8, St. Louis Browns 6 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Griffith Stadium Detroit Tigers 11, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jackie Robinson 's NL-leading average to .364. Jackie will tail off from that mark but will win the batting title at .342.
Detroit pitcher Dizzy Trout hits a ninth inning grand slam against the Senators to help the Tigers to a victory.
IN THE NEWS :Sid Gordon of the New York Giants blasts two HRs in the second inning of game two, as the Giants sweep the Reds 10-0 and 9-0 behind Larry Jansen and Adrian Zabala.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 31, 1949Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field New York Giants 10, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field New York Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field Boston Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Boston Braves 5 at Forbes Field Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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