IN THE NEWS:
The Cards lose to the Cubs, and the Dodgers lose
to Philadelphia, preserving the one-game Brooklyn
margin.
The Red Sox need to win just one of the final
2 games against New York to clinch the title. Before
a crowd of 69,551 at Yankee Stadium, New York overcomes
a 4-0 deficit, as Joe Page is nearly untouchable
in 5 innings of relief. Johnny Lindell's HR wins it
5-4.
Alex Kellner wins his 20th to finish the
season as the A's first 20-game winner since
Lefty Grove in 1933. A future pitching trend is foretold
by the record of Yankee ace Allie Reynolds (17-6),
who finishes only 4 of 31 starts. Dave Koslo
of the Giants is the surprise ERA leader in the NL,
but his 2.50 mark contains not a single shutout.
| SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 1, 1949 |
| Boston Braves
3, New York Giants
0 at Braves Field |
|
| Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Shibe Park |
|
| Cleveland Indians
4, Detroit Tigers
0 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
8, Chicago White Sox
6 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
7, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox enter
the final day of the season tied for first
place. Nearly 70,000 pack Yankee Stadium to see the
finale. Vic Raschi nurses a 1-0 lead into
the 8th against Ellis Kinder before the Yankees score
4 against a tired Mel Parnell and an unlucky Tex Hughson.
A Sox rally falls short, and the Yankees win the game
and the pennant 5-3.
George Kell of the Tigers goes 2-for-3 and Ted
Williams is hitless in 2 official trips. Kell's
final mark is .3429 and Williams's is .3427.
One game back on the final day, the Cards
finally win 13-5 over the Cubs and await
the progress of the Dodgers against the Phils. The
Phillies shell Don Newcombe and tie the game 7-7
in the 6th. The game goes overtime before the Dodgers
get 2 in the 10th for the win and the pennant.
In a promotional stunt, the Browns use a different
pitcher in each of 9 innings against the Tigers. Detroit
wins 4-3.
| SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 2, 1949 |
| Boston Braves
2, New York Giants
1 at Braves Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
13, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
9, Philadelphia Phillies
7 at Shibe Park |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Forbes Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Forbes Field |
|
| Cleveland Indians
8, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Chicago White Sox
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| St. Louis Browns
5, Chicago White Sox
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Washington Senators
3, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In the Series opener at the stadium, the New York
Yankees and Allie Reynolds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers
1-0 on Tommy Henrich's 9th-inning HR off Don
Newcombe. Newcombe had struck out 11 and walked none
before Henrich's blast. Allie Reynolds gives up only
2 hits and fans 9.
IN THE NEWS:
Another 1-0 game, and Preacher Roe wins this
one for Brooklyn to knot the Series. Gil Hodges' single
drives in Jackie Robinson in the 2nd for the winner.
IN THE NEWS:
The 9th inning decides the 3rd game also. At Ebbetts
Field, with the game tied 1-1, the Yanks score
3, the Dodgers 2 in the final stanza. Johnny
Mize's 2-run pinch single is the big factor followed
by Jerry Coleman's run-scoring hit. Roy Campanella
and Luis Olmo hit bases-empty HRs in the bottom of
the 9th.
Danny Gardella drops his suit against baseball,
settling out of court for a reported $80,000. All
other suits by players who had jumped to Mexico have
been dropped.
IN THE NEWS:
Allie Reynolds relieves Lopat with 2 on and 2 out
in the 6th, strikes out Johnny Jorgensen on 3 pitches,
and then retires the next 9 batters. The Yankees win
6-4.
IN THE NEWS:
The Yankees pound the Dodgers 10-6 to win the
WS in 5 games. Pinch hitter and 3B Bobby Brown is
the hitting hero, batting .500 and driving in 5 runs.
IN THE NEWS:
The San Francisco Seals (PCL), managed by Lefty
O'Doul, finish a tour of the Orient that includes
5 games in Japan, one of which draws 100,000.
IN THE NEWS:
Arguably their best trade ever, the White Sox send
C Joe Tipton, who hit .204 in his one season in Chicago,
to the Athletics for young Nellie Fox.
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