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JUNE
1949

Wednesday, June 1st

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1949
Boston Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 11, Chicago Cubs 5 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The Philadelphia Phillies hit five HRs in the eighth inning, tying the mark set by the 1939 Giants. The Phillie 5 includes Del Ennis, Andy Seminick (2), Pudding Head Jones, and Schoolboy Rowe. Jones adds a triple, and Gran Hamner's 2B jumps the extra base total to 18, still a record. Seminick has three HRs in all.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1949
Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 15, Chicago Cubs 5 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 12, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 4th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1949
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 2, Washington Senators 1 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 10, Boston Red Sox 9 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 11, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 5th

IN THE NEWS: Commissioner Happy Chandler lifts the ban on all players who jumped to Mexico, starting in 1946. Only Sal Maglie will make a significant mark after the exile. Lou Klein will be the first jumper to make a major-league box score, successfully pinch-hitting on June 16.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 5, 1949
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 4 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 11, Boston Red Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 7, New York Yankees 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 6th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 6, 1949
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cleveland Indians 11, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 9 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 7th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1949
Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 13, Washington Senators 11 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 8th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1949
Boston Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 9th

IN THE NEWS: The Phillies tip the Pirates 4-3 in 18 innings in Philadelphia.

Athletics P Dick Fowler records nine putouts in a 12-inning 1-0 win over the White Sox.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1949
Boston Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 5 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Boston Red Sox 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 10th

IN THE NEWS: Frank Frisch, who began the season as coach of the Giants, replaces Charlie Grimm as manager of the last-place Cubs.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1949
Boston Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 11th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1949
Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park
New York Yankees 12, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 9, Detroit Tigers 8 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 12th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1949
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 20, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 15, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 0 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Washington Senators 5 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 13, St. Louis Browns 10 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants trade C Walker Cooper to Cincinnati for Ray Mueller.

Tuesday, June 14th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 14, 1949
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 3 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 15, Chicago White Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 15th

IN THE NEWS: Eddie Waitkus of the Phillies is shot by 19-year-old Ruth Steinhagen at Chicago's Edgewater Beach Hotel. She will later be placed in a mental hospital. Waitkus battles for his life and will come back to play the following season.

Rookie OF Dino Restelli joins the Pirates from San Francisco (PCL) and hits seven HRs in his first 39 at bats. He will finish with 12, hitting .250 in 72 games, and is out of the league the next year.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1949
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 7 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 9, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 16th

IN THE NEWS: The Braves bring up 19-year-old Del Crandall from Evansville (IN) and make him their regular catcher.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1949
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 10, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 17th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 4 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 10, Chicago White Sox 8 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 18th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1949
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 19th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1949
Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 8, St. Louis Browns 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 20th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1949
Boston Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 21st

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 21, 1949
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 4 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1949
Chicago Cubs 9, Boston Braves 8 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 11, New York Giants 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 13, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 8 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 23rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 23, 1949
Boston Braves 12, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Giants 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 11, Chicago White Sox 4 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 24th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 24, 1949
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 2 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 21, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 25th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 25, 1949
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 1 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 17, Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 13, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 26th

IN THE NEWS: Pat Mullin hits three HRs for the Detroit Tigers.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 26, 1949
New York Giants 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Boston Braves 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 12, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 27th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 27, 1949
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 28th

IN THE NEWS: After missing the first 69 games of the season because of an ailing heel, Joe DiMaggio wakes to find the pain has disappeared. He returns to the Yankee lineup with a single and a HR that help the Bombers beat the Red Sox 6-4 in a night game at Fenway. He will hit four HRs in a 3-game sweep.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 28, 1949
New York Giants 2, Boston Braves 1 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 29th

IN THE NEWS: Mickey Owen and Luis Olmo rejoin the Dodgers from Mexican League exile.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 29, 1949
New York Giants 9, Boston Braves 3 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 30th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 30, 1949
Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Shibe Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 12, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 12, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)