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JULY
1950

Saturday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: At Boston, Tommy Byrne takes the loss for the Yankees, but reliever Whitey Ford does little to help. In his ML debut, Ford throws four 2/3 inning, allowing seven hits, six walks, and five earned runs. Boston rolls, 13–4. Rookie Walt Dropo hits a grand slam for the Bosox to dump the Yanks into 3rd place.

Behind unbeaten rookie Bob Miller, the first-place Phils trip the Dodgers, 6–4. Jim Konstanty makes his 30th relief appearance to help Miller win his 7th straight. Mike Goliat and Willie Jones homer to pace an 11-hit attack. By winning their second straight game from Brooklyn, the Whiz Kids move .002 ahead of St. Louis and a game and a half ahead of Brooklyn.

The Reds Ewell Blackwell has to go ten innings but finally beats the Cubs, 5–3, striking out 14 and allowing just two hits. One of the hits is Andy Pafko's 3-run home run in the 9th.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1950
Boston Red Sox 13, New York Yankees 4 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Indian great Bob Feller wins his 200th ML game, 5–3, over Detroit in the 2nd game of a doubleheader split. Detroit wins the opener, 8–5, for their only win in the four game series.

The Yankees gain a split of their 4-game series in Boston by trouncing the Red Sox 15–9. Big John Mize plays first and contributes a home run and a single.

At Crosley Field, Monk Dubiel makes his 4-hitter hold up as the Cubs win 16–0 over the Reds. Andy Pafko drives in five runs with a double, triple and home run, Bill Serena adds a 3-run homer, and Hank Edwards has three RBIs on four hits.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1950
New York Yankees 15, Boston Red Sox 9 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 16, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 11, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 3rd

IN THE NEWS: With rookie Joe Collins not hitting and Tommy Henrich still injured, Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1B in an experiment. In the 7–2 loss he handles 13 cleanly but is clearly not happy with the move. After this one-game experiment, Joe returns to the outfield.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1950
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 2 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: Braves slugger Sid Gordon ties the major-league record for season grand slams with four when he hits one against the Phillies. Boston's 12–9 win in game two gives the two teams a total of 40 runs, 55 hits, and 90 total bases for the day.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1950
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 9 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, St. Louis Browns 7 at Cleveland Stadium
St. Louis Browns 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 16, Washington Senators 9 at Griffith Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 14, Boston Braves 5 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 12, Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: In a sloppy game that features 18 walks, Cliff Mapes drives in five runs with a homer and single to pace the Yankees to a 12–8 win over the Athletics. Tommy Byrne (9-3) is the winner despite giving up six hits and six walks in five innings (he walks two in the 6th). He also hits four batters to tie the ML record. Alex Kellner pitches four innings, giving up six runs in the loss. The A's lose Eddie Joost who tears ligaments in his left knee in a collision with Mapes at 2B in the 7th.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1950
Washington Senators 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, St. Louis Browns 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 12, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Yankee Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 10, New York Giants 3 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 6th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1950
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, New York Giants 6 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 7th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds' Connie Ryan steals home in the 11th to give Cincinnati a 5–4 win over Chicago.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 7, 1950
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 8, New York Giants 2 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 8th

IN THE NEWS: Red Schoendienst of the Cards goes 5-for-5 against Pittsburgh, but the Cards lose 7–6, to drop the Birds into 2nd place, a game behind the Phillies. The Bucs win in the 8th when they load the bases and Jack Phillips' long fly ball is seemingly snagged by Stan Musial, but then drops into Greenberg Gardens for a grand slam. Kiner and Rojek also homer for the Corsairs.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 8, 1950
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 0 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 11, Chicago White Sox 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 4, New York Giants 2 at Braves Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 9th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 9, 1950
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 5 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 10th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants pick up P Jim Hearn on waivers from St. Louis.

Tuesday, July 11th

IN THE NEWS: Making a leaping, off-the-wall catch of a Ralph Kiner drive in the first inning, Ted Williams fractures his left elbow in the All-Star game at Chicago. Remaining in the game, he puts the AL ahead, 3–2, with an RBI single. Kiner's 9th-inning home run ties the game, and Red Schoendienst's blast in the 14th wins it. Williams later states he was never the same after this injury.

Thursday, July 13th

IN THE NEWS: Doctors remove seven bone fragments from Ted Williams' elbow in a 75-minute operation. He will be sidelined until mid-September. But he will go on to hit .350 for the rest of 1950 and .336 throughout the rest of his career, including .388 and .328 to lead the AL in 1957 and 1958 respectively.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1950
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Boston Braves 3 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 14th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox produce a second 11-run inning of the year, as they score 11 in the 2nd inning against the White Sox to win at home, 13–1. Vern Stephens hits his 19th homer and now leads the AL in RBI with 84, one ahead of teammates Dropo and Williams.

The Waterbury (Colonial League) club has a franchise but no players when the 12-man squad is fired after refusing to board the team bus for two scheduled games at Kingston, NY. Strike issues are several: The players claim that the team bus is unsafe; the bus is scheduled to bring them home after the first game and return for the second rather than lay over; six players claim that the club reneged on the promise of a pay raise if they were still on the roster on June 2.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1950
Boston Red Sox 13, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 2, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Colonial League ceases its operation, citing the competition of TV and radio as the cause of their failure.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1950
Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers 13, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Boston Braves 4 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 16th

IN THE NEWS: ML players connect for 37 home runs today for a new record. Leading the offense today is Cincinnati with two wins over the Giants, 16–4 and 11–10. In the AL, the Red Sox and Indians hit seven home runs in their doubleheader split: Moose Dropo collects three homers.

The Cubs knock the Phillies out of a tie for first place, sweeping 8–0 and 10–3. The Cubs lose Phil Cavarretta when he is hit by a Ken Johnson pitch in game 1, fracturing his forearm. Hank Sauer takes over 1B. Walt Dubiel fires the shutout and Doyle Lade is the CG winner in game 2. The loss goes to Bob Miller in game 2, the first defeat for the rookie after eight straight wins. Ex-Bruin Russ Meyer loses the first game after defeating the Cubs five straight times (as noted by Ed Hartig). The Mad Monk, the greatest ever Cubs killer, will win his next 17 decisions against Chicago before losing on May 11, 1955.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1950
Boston Red Sox 13, Cleveland Indians 10 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Griffith Stadium
St. Louis Browns 10, Washington Senators 8 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 16, New York Giants 4 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 11, New York Giants 10 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Boston Braves 5 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 17th

IN THE NEWS: Yankee rookie Whitey Ford wins his first ML game, beating the visiting White Sox, 4–3. Tom Ferrick finished for New York.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1950
Cleveland Indians 11, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, St. Louis Browns 1 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 10, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 18th

IN THE NEWS: At Chicago, the Phils split with the Cubs, winning the nitecap 8–3 as Bubba Church beats big Bob Rush. Chicago wins the opener, 5–2, with Paul Minner besting Robin Roberts. The Phils now share the top spot in the NL with Boston and the Cards.

Virgil Stallcup's 3rd-inning home run is the only tally as the Reds beat the visiting Giants, 1–0.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1950
Boston Red Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 9 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 12, St. Louis Browns 1 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 10, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 1, New York Giants 0 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 19th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees obtain their first black players, OF Elston Howard and P Frank Barnes. They purchase them from the Kansas City Monarchs and assign them to Muskegon (Central League).

Southpaw Ed Lopat of the Yanks wins 16–1 over the Browns, throwing a 2-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader.

At Fenway, Vern Stephens crashes a 3-run home run, his 200th career homer, in the first off Fred Hutchinson. Detroit wins 9–5 with a little help in the 9th from ump Boyer. Boyer calls time just before pinch-hitter Tom Wright triples to CF. In his do-over, Wright grounds out. Stephens joins five other active players with more than 200 homers: DiMaggio, Mize, Williams, Gordon, and Nicholson.

Frank E. McKinney resigns as president of the Pirates. He sells interests in the club to John Galbreath and T. Johnson, with Galbreath assuming the presidency. Vice President Bing Crosby retains his minority interest.

The Pirates purchase 3B Bob Dillinger from the Athletics for $35,000.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1950
Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 16, St. Louis Browns 1 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 11, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 18, New York Giants 4 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants beat St. Louis 13–3 with an 8-run 3rd inning. Roy "Stormy" Weatherly has a double and triple in the inning.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1950
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Cincinnati Reds 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 13, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 21st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1950
Boston Red Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 14, Detroit Tigers 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Red Sox manager "Old Marse" Joe McCarthy leaves the team, citing ill health as the reason. Steve O'Neill replaces him. The Red Sox whip the Browns, 11–2, for their 12th win in 13th meetings with St. Louis. Mickey McDermott pitches the complete game win, pulling the Bosox to within six 1/2 of first-place Detroit.

The Phils split a pair with the Reds to retain a tie for the NL lead with the Cardinals. Robin Roberts wins his 11th in the opener, stopping the Reds, 2–0, on four hits. Willard Ramsdell takes the loss. In game 2, Howie Fox shuts out the Phils till the 9th to win, 6–1.

The Giants Jim Hearn pitches his second straight complete game since being purchased from the Cards, and the Durochermen stop the Cubs, 7–0.

In a battle of diminutive southpaws, Chicago's Billy Pierce outduels the A's Bobby Shantz to win, 6–1. Consecutive homers by Dave Philley and Phil Masi in the 6th do in Shantz, pitching on three days rest.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1950
Boston Red Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Boston Braves 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Tigers P Saul Rogovin hits a 2nd inning grand slam off Yankees P Eddie Lopat as the first-place Bengals nip onrushing New York Yankees, 6–5.

Sheldon Jones of the NY Giants pitches a one-hitter against the Cubs, winning 3–0 in the 2nd game of a doubleheader. Rube Walker's hit in the 8th is the only safety. Larry Jansen takes the first, 5–3.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1950
Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Boston Braves 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 24th

IN THE NEWS: At the annual Hall of Fame game in Cooperstown, the Red Sox beat the Giants, 8–5. Dick Littlefield goes all the way for Boston.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1950
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 25th

IN THE NEWS: Phillies pitchers Bubba Church and Robin Roberts shut out the Cubs 7–0 and 1–0 in a doubleheader sweep. The wins put the Phils in 1st-place by a half-game over St. Louis.

After 10 straight losses at Ebbets Field dating back to 1949, the Cards win 9–5.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1950
Washington Senators 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 26th

IN THE NEWS: Brooklyn beats the Cardinals 7–5 as the Dodgers' Jim Russell switch-hits home runs, making him the first switch-hitter in history to do it more than once. Stan Musial hits in his 30th straight game, the longest streak of the decade. He is en route to a .346 BA for the season and his 4th batting title. The Cards, currently 11/2 games behind Brooklyn, will begin a slow and steady descent to 5th place.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1950
Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 27th

IN THE NEWS: Former Dodger great Kirby "Koiby" Higbe hurls a no-hitter for the Minneapolis Millers (American Association) against the Columbus Clippers.

Philadelphia's Del Ennis cracks a double in the 7th and a grand slam in the 8th inning to drive in seven runs against the Cubs as the Phils win 13–3 at home. Philadelphia will win 11 of their next 15 games to hold 1st place by four games over the Braves.

Stan Musial goes hitless to end his 30-game hit streak. But everyone else in the Cards lineup has a safety as St. Louis dusts the Dodgers, 13–3.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1950
Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 3 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 13, Chicago Cubs 3 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 28th

IN THE NEWS: The Indians' Larry Doby, Al Rosen, and Luke Easter connect for consecutive home runs in the 3rd in a 13–1 whipping of the Red Sox.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 28, 1950
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 29th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1950
New York Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 10, Washington Senators 9 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 30th

IN THE NEWS: Del Ennis of the Phils hits his 2nd grand slam in three days in a 10–0 pasting of Pittsburgh. He adds a two-run homer as the Phils take the 2nd game, 4–2, and helps the Phils boost their lead to three games over St. Louis. His seven RBIs in two games gives him 41 for the month, A new Phils record.

The Cards stop the Giants, 6–3, to end New York's win streak of nine games. Gerry Staley wins his 10th on a 7-hitter and is back by Enos Slaughter's single, double, and triple. Red Schoendienst's wide toss to 3rd in the 9th ends his streak of 57 games without an error. He had handled 323 chances without an error.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 30, 1950
New York Yankees 15, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 12, Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 9, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 13, St. Louis Browns 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Shibe Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 31st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 31, 1950
Boston Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Ebbets Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)