IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers complete a suspended game of June 24th with the Pirates, by scoring 2 more runs in the eighth to post a 21–12 win, outhitting the Pirates 25 to 8. Roe is the winner over Bill Werle. 12 extra base hits are made by the 2 teams, including 5 HRs. Jackie Robinson hits his second career grand slam as the Dodgers score 7 runs in both the third and eighth innings. In the regular contest, Erv Palica gives the Brooks a 3–1 win. Acting on the suggestion of Florida International League President Johnny Burroughs, the last-place St. Petersburg Saints players elect their own manager. Their choice, by a near unanimous vote to succeed Jim Pruitt, who resigned, is recently acquired RF Roxie Huberson. He is the team’s fourth manager this season.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1950 |
| Chicago White Sox
8, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Cleveland Indians
8, Washington Senators
2 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
7, New York Yankees
3 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Boston Red Sox
7, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
6, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Ebbets Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
6, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Shibe Park |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
4, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Andy Pafko of the Cubs hits three HRs in the second game of a doubleheader, but the Cubs lose both to the Giants, 11–1 and 8–6.Larry Doby hits three HRs in a game as Cleveland beats Washington 11–0. Besides tossing the shutout, Indians hurler Bob Lemon hits a HR. Lemon has now won nine in a row.
Elmer Valo hits for the cycle as the A’s thrash the White Sox 10–3.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1950 |
| Philadelphia Athletics
10, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Cleveland Indians
11, Washington Senators
0 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
4, New York Yankees
0 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Boston Red Sox
9, St. Louis Browns
8 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Boston Braves
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Braves Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Ebbets Field |
|
| New York Giants
11, Chicago Cubs
1 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| New York Giants
8, Chicago Cubs
6 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
2, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Shibe Park |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: The Pirates sell Hank Borowy to the Tigers, and the Indians waive Gene Bearden to the Senators.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1950 |
| Chicago White Sox
1, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Detroit Tigers
5, New York Yankees
2 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Boston Braves
5, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Braves Field |
|
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| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1950 |
| Chicago White Sox
3, Boston Red Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| New York Yankees
1, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Washington Senators
5, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
12, St. Louis Browns
9 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Boston Braves
10, Chicago Cubs
2 at Braves Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Ebbets Field |
|
| New York Giants
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
4, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Shibe Park |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Jim Hearn gives up a leadoff single to Bob Dillinger, then throttles the Pirates the rest of the way for a 5–0 win at the Polo Grounds. It is his second win since joining the Giants on July 10,
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
12, Chicago White Sox
7 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Cleveland Indians
4, New York Yankees
2 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
9, Washington Senators
8 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
4, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Chicago Cubs
4, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field |
|
| New York Giants
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
2, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Boston P Ellis Kinder hits a grand slam off White Sox ace Billy Pierce, and totals six RBIs in the game. Kinder's HR comes after an intentional pass to Birdie Tebbetts. For "Old Folks," it is his first and only career homer. The Red Sox roll, 9–2. Kinder also stops rookie Chico Carrasquel's consecutive game batting steak of 24 games. Joe Dobson gives up seven hits in the nitecap and wins, 4–3, to give the Bosox a sweep. Sal Maglie and Larry Jansen of the Giants both hurl shutouts, winning 3–0 and 5–0 respectively, against the Pirates.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
9, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Boston Red Sox
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| New York Yankees
9, Cleveland Indians
0 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
4, Washington Senators
0 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
10, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Boston Braves
5, Chicago Cubs
2 at Braves Field |
|
| Chicago Cubs
9, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
11, Brooklyn Dodgers
7 at Ebbets Field |
|
| New York Giants
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| New York Giants
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
7, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
2, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Police bar three white players—Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, and Frank Dyle, all of the Chicago American Giants—from playing in the Negro American League against the Birmingham Black Barons, who sweep a doubleheader.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1950 |
| New York Giants
9, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
9, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Shibe Park |
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| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1950 |
| Chicago White Sox
9, Detroit Tigers
6 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Boston Red Sox
7, New York Yankees
4 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
5, Washington Senators
0 at Shibe Park |
|
| New York Giants
2, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Ebbets Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
10, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
9, Chicago Cubs
0 at Crosley Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Forbes Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1950 |
| Detroit Tigers
5, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| New York Yankees
2, Boston Red Sox
1 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
7, Washington Senators
6 at Shibe Park |
|
| Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| St. Louis Browns
10, Cleveland Indians
8 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Boston Braves
3, New York Giants
2 at Braves Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Ebbets Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: In the second game of a twinbill, Washington pitcher Gene Bearden bats eighth with batterymate Len Okie in the ninth spot. Bearden picks up a hit but loses the game, 4–3, to Boston's Walt Masterson. Masterson swipes a base, the first stolen base by a Red Sox pitcher this year.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1950 |
| Detroit Tigers
10, Chicago White Sox
6 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Detroit Tigers
1, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
5, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Cleveland Indians
5, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Washington Senators
11, Boston Red Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Boston Red Sox
4, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
6, New York Giants
5 at Shibe Park |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Chicago Cubs
4 at Forbes Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Boston P Vern Bickford no-hits the Dodgers in Boston before 29,008 fans. Bickford has lost only once to Brooklyn since joining Boston 1948. The win puts Boston just five games behind the first-place Phillies.Hitting just .279, Yankee great Joe DiMaggio is benched for the first time in his career. He is currently languishing in a 4-for-38 slump. His sub, Cliff Mapes, wallops a seventh-inning HR to give the Yankees a 7–6 win over the A's.
RF Ken Wood of the Browns nails two Tiger runners in the eighth inning of the second game of a DH, tying a major-league mark. The Browns prevail 2–1, after winning game one, 4–3, in 10 innings. The split keeps the Tigers three games ahead of Cleveland and three 1/2 ahead of New York.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1950 |
| Cleveland Indians
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| New York Yankees
7, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| St. Louis Browns
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Washington Senators
5, Boston Red Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Boston Braves
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Braves Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
5, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| Chicago Cubs
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: The Giants Eddie Stanky is banished by umpire Lon Warneke for refusing to stop waving his arms in an attempt to distract Phillies batter Andy Seminick. In the fourth, Stanky moves over behind 2B and goes into a windup the same time as the pitcher. Giants manager Leo Durocher had agreed to await a league ruling on the tactic, but after Seminick knocks Hank Thompson unconscious in a collision at 3B, Durocher turns Stanky loose. In the fourth, Seminick reaches base on an error, then on a force at 2B he puts a linebacker block on Bill Rigney, Stanky’s replacement, and both dugouts empty for a brawl. The Phils go on to win 5–4 in 11 innings, on Stan Lopata's triple and a sac fly by Waitkus. The Giants protest Stanky’s ouster to no avail.Allie Reynolds hits a bases loaded single and hurls the Yanks to a 7–2 win over the A's. The loss goes to Schieb, but Bobby Shantz pitches the last 6.2 innings and clouts his only career homer, off the Chief.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1950 |
| Chicago White Sox
11, Cleveland Indians
4 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| New York Yankees
7, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Boston Red Sox
10, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Boston Braves
10, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Braves Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
5, New York Giants
4 at Shibe Park |
|
| Chicago Cubs
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: The Giants earn a split with the Phils as Jim Hearn shuts out the Whiz Kids, 2–0. But the Phils will take 11 of their next 14 games to hold a 7-game edge over second-place Brooklyn.At Rochester (International League), Rochester edges Jersey City 3–2 in 22 innings. Pitchers Tom Poholsky of Rochester and Andy Tomasic of Jersey City go all the way.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1950 |
| Cleveland Indians
5, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Chicago White Sox
7, Cleveland Indians
5 at Comiskey Park I |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
5, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Washington Senators
6, Boston Red Sox
5 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
2, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Chicago Cubs
4 at Forbes Field |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
2, Chicago Cubs
0 at Forbes Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: NL President Ford Frick reproaches Giant Eddie Stanky and bans his tactics, disallowing the Giants’ protest. He also fines Andy Seminick and Bill Rigney for the incident. The Reds plate 11 runs in the third inning as they beat the host Pirates, 13–8.
Before 60,120, the Indians turn back the Tigers, 3–2, in 10 innings, and reduce Detroit's first-place advantage to two 1/2 games. Al Rosen had tied the game in the ninth with a 2-out HR. RF Bob Kennedy helps the Tribe's cause by starting a triple play from the outfield, recalling Tribe LF Charlie Jamieson's two triple plays of 1928.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1950 |
| Cleveland Indians
3, Detroit Tigers
2 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Chicago Cubs
7, St. Louis Cardinals
6 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
13, Pittsburgh Pirates
8 at Forbes Field |
|
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IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox defeat the Athletics 8–3 and 9–4 to begin a streak in which they reel off 27 of 30, propelling themselves back into the pennant race. Walt Dropo is hospitalized, however, after being beaned by the A's Hank Wyse.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
8, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Fenway Park |
|
| Boston Red Sox
9, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Fenway Park |
|
| Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Washington Senators
10, New York Yankees
5 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
9, Washington Senators
0 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
1, New York Giants
0 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
9, Boston Braves
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
10, Cincinnati Reds
9 at Forbes Field |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers denies news reports that Jackie Robinson, last year's MVP, will be traded. The latest tempest was started by the second baseman's comments after he was removed from the lineup on August 12th by Bert Shotton after making an error. "I wouldn't be surprised if I was traded," Jackie was quoted as saying. At the Polo Grounds, Henry Thompson of the Giants hits two HRs, both inside-the-park, as the Giants pummel the Dodgers, 16–7. Thompson is the first to do this since Terry Moore hit two for the Cardinals at Forbes Field on this same date in 1939. Don Mueller adds a grand slam. The Giants jump on Erskine in the first inning as 13 of the first 14 batters reach first safely. Sal Maglie is the winner despite giving up two homers, good for six runs, to Gil Hodges. The win leaves the Dodgers in third place, seven games out and the Giants in fifth, 10 games in back of the Phils.
The Phils polish off the second place Braves, 5–1 on Robin Roberts' three-hitter. The Phils score four in the fourth off Vern Bickford, concluding the scoring with Del Ennis' 26th homer.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
11, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Fenway Park |
|
| Boston Red Sox
12, Philadelphia Athletics
7 at Fenway Park |
|
| Cleveland Indians
2, St. Louis Browns
0 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Cleveland Indians
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
6, Chicago White Sox
2 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
9, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Chicago Cubs
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Wrigley Field |
|
| New York Giants
16, Brooklyn Dodgers
7 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
5, Boston Braves
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
5, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: In the AL's first Ladies Night Game, the Red Sox top the A's, 10–6, at Fenway. It is the 19th straight loss for the A's at Fenway Park, stretching back to a win on September 12, 1948. Bobby Doerr hits a first inning grand slam off lefty Joe Murray in his major-league debut.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
10, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Fenway Park |
|
| Cleveland Indians
5, St. Louis Browns
4 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
8, Chicago White Sox
3 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Washington Senators
2, New York Yankees
1 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
8, New York Giants
6 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
5, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: A's lefty Lou Brissie gives up just one Yankee hit in the last five innings, but it's a critical one. With the score 2–2 in the top of the ninth, Joe DiMaggio cracks his 22nd HR of the year to give the third place New Yorkers a 3–2 win and hand the Mackmen their sixth straight loss.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
7, Washington Senators
6 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
3, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Boston Braves
3 at Ebbets Field |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field |
|
| New York Giants
7, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
2, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: The Gillette Safety Razor Co. pays $800,000 for TV rights to the WS. Radio rights will add another $175,000 more.The Pirates outslug the Cubs, 13–9, for their sixth win in seven games. Ralph Kiner slugs two homers to put him seven days and nine games ahead of last year, when he hit 54. He has rapped eight this month and four in the last five games. Clyde McCullough adds a bases loaded triple, sac fly, and two-run double, while Johnny Hopp homers. The Cubs answer with homers by Hank Sauer, Mickey Owen, and Roy Smalley, but its not enough. Reliever Bob Rush loses to Murry Dickson.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
5, Washington Senators
4 at Fenway Park |
|
| Cleveland Indians
1, Chicago White Sox
0 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
6, St. Louis Browns
0 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
6, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
13, Chicago Cubs
8 at Wrigley Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1950 |
| Chicago White Sox
2, Cleveland Indians
1 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Chicago White Sox
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at Cleveland Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
5, St. Louis Browns
4 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
6, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
6, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park |
|
| New York Yankees
5, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park |
|
| Chicago Cubs
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Chicago Cubs
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Wrigley Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1950 |
| Detroit Tigers
7, St. Louis Browns
1 at Tiger Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
4, New York Giants
0 at Polo Grounds V |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
9, Boston Braves
2 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
9, St. Louis Browns
5 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
13, Detroit Tigers
6 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Cleveland Indians
5, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| New York Giants
6, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
8 at Forbes Field |
|
| Boston Braves
5, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
9, St. Louis Browns
5 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
7, Detroit Tigers
5 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Chicago White Sox
1, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
6, Chicago White Sox
5 at Shibe Park |
|
| New York Giants
5, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
6, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Crosley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Forbes Field |
|
| Boston Braves
2, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Boston SS Vern Stephens ninth inning grand slam against the Browns gives the Red Sox a 6–2. win. The Sox have now won nine straight. The Sox have whipped the Browns 18 times in 19 games this year.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
2 at Fenway Park |
|
| Detroit Tigers
6, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Cleveland Indians
3, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Cleveland Indians
5, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Boston Braves
11, Chicago Cubs
9 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Chicago Cubs
4, Boston Braves
3 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
1, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Crosley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field |
|
| New York Giants
3, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: The Cubs win 7-6 over Braves, as reliever Dutch Leonard tops Warren Spahn.The Red Sox win their 11th straight, beating the leading Tigers, 6–2, behind Mel Parnell. Boston, in fourth place, is just three 1/2 games in back of Detroit.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
6, Detroit Tigers
2 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
10, St. Louis Browns
0 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Cleveland Indians
6, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park |
|
| Chicago White Sox
6, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Chicago White Sox
10, Washington Senators
5 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Chicago Cubs
7, Boston Braves
6 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
7 at Forbes Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
7, New York Giants
4 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Roy Campanella of the Dodgers hits three HRs in a 7–5 win over the Reds at Crosley Field.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1950 |
| Detroit Tigers
8, Boston Red Sox
6 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
3, St. Louis Browns
2 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Cleveland Indians
5, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park |
|
| Washington Senators
7, Chicago White Sox
6 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Boston Braves
12, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Crosley Field |
|
| Pittsburgh Pirates
14, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Forbes Field |
|
| New York Giants
3, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Yankee Allie Reynolds hurls a 2-hitter in a 2–1 win over the White Sox.The Indians Ray Boone and Clyde Vollmer of the Red Sox match grand slams today. Boone’s comes in the 7-run third to give Bob Feller a 7–0 cushion. Vollmer’s pinch slam against Al Benton in the Sox 6-run seventh helps Boston to an 11–9 win. It is the Red Sox ninth slam of the season.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
11, Cleveland Indians
9 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Shibe Park |
|
| Detroit Tigers
8, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| Washington Senators
8, St. Louis Browns
0 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
11, Washington Senators
10 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
6, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
4, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field |
|
| New York Giants
11, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Crosley Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
3, New York Giants
1 at Crosley Field |
|
| Boston Braves
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field |
|
| Boston Braves
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
13, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
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IN THE NEWS: Earle and Roy Mack, Connie’s sons by his first marriage, purchase 54 percent interest in the Athletics from Connie Mack, Jr., their younger brother from a 2nd marriage. Earle, Roy and Connie Mack now own 1,198 shares out of 1,500. "As long as dad wants to manage," the two announce, "he will continue to manage."
At Fenway the Red Sox come back from 10–0 and 12–1 deficits to beat the Indians 15–14. Bob Feller is the loser, this time in his only relief appearance of the season, coming in for starter Bob Lemon, the AL’s winningest pitcher. Dom DiMaggio's two triples and a single pace the offense. It is the second day in a row the Tribe has blown a big lead, losing a seven run yesterday.
At Wrigley Field, Hank Sauer socks three consecutive home runs, off Curt Simmons, as the Cubs edge the Phillies 7–5 in game 1. Sauer will connect for three homers off Simmons once more, in 1952. Knuckleballer Dutch Leonard, in his only start of the year, is today's winner. The Phils then take the nitecap, 9–5, to move five 1/2 games ahead of the Dodgers.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
15, Cleveland Indians
14 at Fenway Park |
|
| Chicago White Sox
6, New York Yankees
4 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Shibe Park |
|
| Washington Senators
9, St. Louis Browns
3 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Chicago Cubs
7, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
9, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Cincinnati Reds
3, New York Giants
2 at Crosley Field |
|
| St. Louis Cardinals
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
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| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
13, Chicago White Sox
6 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| Washington Senators
5, Detroit Tigers
4 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Boston Braves
4, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Forbes Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
5, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
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IN THE NEWS: Eddie Stanky of the Giants walks twice in the sixth inning against the Pirates for a total of seven straight times over two games, tying the major-league record set by Billy Rogell and Mel Ott. The Giants win 4–0 behind Sal Maglie.The Tigers drop out of first place for the first time since June 10 when they split a pair with the Senators, losing 3–2 in 11 innings, then taking the nitecap, 10–8.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
6, Chicago White Sox
1 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| New York Yankees
3, Cleveland Indians
0 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
2, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park |
|
| St. Louis Browns
7, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Shibe Park |
|
| Washington Senators
3, Detroit Tigers
2 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Detroit Tigers
10, Washington Senators
8 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Chicago Cubs
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Wrigley Field |
|
| Boston Braves
9, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Crosley Field |
|
| New York Giants
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field |
|
| Philadelphia Phillies
9, St. Louis Cardinals
8 at Sportsman's Park III |
|
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IN THE NEWS: Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers hits 4 HRs and a single, driving in 9 runs in the Dodgers 19–3 rout of the Boston Braves in Ebbets Field. Hodges’ 17 total bases is the most since 1894. Gil's first homer is a 2-run shot off loser Warren Spahn in the second inning, adds a 2-run homer in the third off Norman Roy, another 2-run homer off Bob Hall in the sixth, and a 3-run shot off Johnny Antonelli in the eighth. Erskine is the winner of the rout. Hodges had 4 long hits on June 25 last year, the first Dodger to twice have 4 extra base hits in a game.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1950 |
| Boston Red Sox
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Fenway Park |
|
| New York Yankees
7, Cleveland Indians
5 at Yankee Stadium |
|
| St. Louis Browns
4, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park |
|
| Philadelphia Athletics
3, St. Louis Browns
2 at Shibe Park |
|
| Washington Senators
2, Detroit Tigers
1 at Griffith Stadium |
|
| Brooklyn Dodgers
19, Boston Braves
3 at Ebbets Field |
|
| New York Giants
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field |
|
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