Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
2 day series
Friday 5/1
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 8:
WP Jack Salveson (1-0)
LP Vito Tamulis (1-2)
HR Ted Williams (8)
Pirates score twice in the bottom of the ninth.
Saturday 5/2
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Al Milnar (4-0)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-2)
Charlie Gilbert and Ted Williams each hit RBI singles in the 8th.
Brooklyn at St Louis
3 game series
Sunday 5/3
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 2:
WP Roy Sherid (3-1)
LP Tex Carleton (2-1)
HR Phil Weintraub
Phil Rizzuto 2-3, 2 RBIs. Ben Huffman 2-5.
Game 2
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 9:
WP Mace Brown
LP Vito Tamulis (1-3)
HR
Vince DiMaggio (7) Stan Musial (3)
Musial 4-5, 4 RBIs. Sig Gryska hits a two run single in the bottom of the ninth
Tuesday 5/5
Brooklyn 13 St Louis 6:
WP Tommy Bridges (3-0)
LP Ernie White (2-4)
HR
Vince DiMaggio (8)
Bob Neighbors (2) Ray Mueller
DiMaggio 2-5, 5 RBIs, including an 5th inning GRAND SLAM. Mueller 3-4, 4 RBIs.
Brooklyn at Chicago
2 game series
Wednesday 5/6
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 1:
WP Tiny Bonham (2-2)
LP Virgil Trucks (3-3)
HR
Bob Neighbors (3)
Ben Huffman 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Thursday 5/7
Brooklyn 11 Chicago 2:
WP Roy Sherid (4-1)
LP Orval Grove (0-4)
HR
Mel Ott (2)
Vince DiMaggio (10) Dom DiMaggio (2)
Ott 2-5, 3 RBIs. DiMaggio 3-4, 4 RBIs.
New York at Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 5/8
NY 6 Brooklyn 0:
WP Marv Breuer (2-3)
LP Bee Lee (2-3)
HR Whitey Kurowski (4)
Kurowski 3-5, 2 RBIs. Salty Parker 3-3, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 5/9
Brooklyn 1 NY 0:
WP Tommy Bridges (4-0)
LP Early Wynn (3-4)
HR
Phil Rizzuto
Bridges fires a four hit shut out
Sunday 5/10
NY 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Johnny Gorsica (1-2)
LP Tiny Bonham (2-3)
HR Salty Parker (2) Chet Laabs (2)
Mel Ott (3)
Paul Waner 3-4, 2 RBIs. Parker 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn
2 game series
Tuesday 5/12
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 4:
WP Roy Sherid (5-1)
LP Al Hollingsworth (3-4)
HR Charlie Keller (9)
Bob Neighbors 3-4, 2 RBIs. Keller 3 RBIs.
Wednesday 5/13
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 2:
WP Joe Dobson (5-3)
LP Bill Lee (2-4)
HR
Mel Ott (4)
Roy Weatherly 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
3 game series
Thursday 5/14
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 5:
WP Tommy Bridges (5-0)
LP Bob Weiland (2-4)
HR Merv Connors (3) George Case
Mickey Owens 4-4, RBI. Phil Rizzuto 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Friday 5/15
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Tiny Bonham (3-3)
LP Spud Chandler (4-4)
HR
Vince DiMaggio (10)
Mickey Owens ties game in the ninth with a run scoring single and Phil Rizzuto doubles Owens in for the win.
Saturday 5/16
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Les Tietje (3-2)
LP Roy Sherid (5-2)
HR Eddie Morgan (3) Ted Williams (15)
Mel Ott (5)
Morgan and Williams hit back to back HRs in the 8th.
Chicago at Brooklyn
4 game series
Sunday 5/17
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 2 (15)
WP Bill Lee (3-4)
LP Wayne LaMasters (0-2)
HR
Phil Rizzuto (2)
Joe Gallagher (2)
Gallagher's 15th inning 3 run HR lifts Dodgers
Game 2
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Virgil Truck (5-4)
LP Tommy Bridges (5-1)
HR
Calvin Chapman
Johnny Mize 3-5, RBI Zeke Bonura 2 RBIs.
Monday 5/18
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 6 (10):
WP Jim Bagby
LP Bil Donovan
Bob Neighbors 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Cubs score twice in the 10th,
Tuesday 5/19
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 1:
WP Johny Vander Meer (4-4)
LP Roy Sherid (5-3)
Vandeer Meer scatters four hits.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 26 | 10 | .722 | - |
| Detroit Tigers | 23 | 15 | .605 | 4.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 20 | 16 | .556 | 6.0 |
| Washington Senators | 20 | 18 | .526 | 7.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 19 | 20 | .487 | 8.5 |
| New York Yankees | 16 | 18 | .471 | 9.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 11 | 23 | .324 | 14.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 11 | 26 | .297 | 15.5 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 12 | .657 | - |
| Boston Braves | 22 | 14 | .611 | 1.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 20 | 15 | .571 | 3.0 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 19 | 17 | .528 | 4.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 18 | .514 | 5.0 |
| New York Giants | 14 | 22 | .389 | 9.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 14 | 23 | .378 | 10.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 23 | .361 | 10.5 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Cecil Travis | CLE | .390 | | 3 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | .387 | | 4 | Ben Huffman | BRO | .358 | | 4 | Buddy Lewis | BOS | .358 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Rudy York | DET | 12 | | 3 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | 10 | | 3 | Vince DiMaggio | BRO | 10 | | 3 | Charlie Keller | CIN | 10 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Charlie Keller | CIN | 37 | | 3 | Vince DiMaggio | BRO | 33 | | 4 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | 32 | | 5 | Wally Judnich | BOS | 31 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Monty Stratton | PHI | 7 | | 3 | Joe Dobson | CIN | 6 | | 3 | Bob Feller | CLE | 6 | | 3 | 10 more tied with | | 6 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Bucky Walters | CIN | 2.01 | | 3 | Bob Feller | CLE | 2.02 | | 4 | Bob Klinger | CHN | 2.21 | | 5 | Johnny Rigney | BOS | 2.28 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| | Johnny Vander Meer - CHN | | 58 |
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| 2 | Max Lanier | PHA | 51 | | 3 | Virgil Trucks | CHN | 49 | | 4 | Tex Hughson | WS1 | 47 | | 5 | Bob Feller | CLE | 45 | |