St Louis at Brooklyn
2 game series
Wednesday 5/20
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 6 (10):
WP Roy Henshaw (2-0)
LP Bill crouch (0-3)
HR Bobby Estalella (3)
Bob Neighbors 2 (5)
Neighbors second HR of the game in the 10th wins it for the Dodgers.
Thursday 5/21
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Ernie White (4-5)
LP Tommy Bridges (5-2)
HR
Bob McNamara
Ray Mueller 2-5, 2 RBIs. Eddie Joost 3-4, 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn at New York
3 game series
Friday 5/22
NY 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Early Wynn (5-5)
LP Tiny Bonham (3-4)
HR Ray Sanders (5)
Sanders 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 5/23
Brooklyn 11 NY 4:
WP Roy Sherid (6-3)
LP Jim Tobin (3-6)
HR
Gibby Brack (2) Paul Waner (3) Earl Grace (3) Salty Parker (4)
Brack 3-4, 3 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 3-6, 3 RBIs.
Sunday 5/24
Brooklyn 11 NY 9:
WP Warren Spahn
LP Johnny Gorsica (1-4)
HR Bill Nicholson (7) Lou Novikoff
Novikoff 2-4, 3 RBIs. Ben Huffman 2-5, 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
Single game series
Monday 5/25
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Cliff Melton (7-2)
LP Bill Lee (3-5)
Melton shuts down Dodgers on ten hits.
Brooklyn at Boston
2 game series
Wednesday 5/27
Boston 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Dutch Leonard (8-2)
LP Tiny Bonham (3-5)
HR Elbie Fletcher (2) Gilly Campbell (2)
Campbell 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Thursday 5/28
Boston 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Bobo Newsom (6-6)
LP Roy Sherid (6-4)
HR
Mel Ott (6) Fern Bell (6) Bert Hogg (6)
Newsom scatters six hits.
New York at Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 5/29
Brooklyn 6 NY 5:
WP Larry Boerner (2-0)
LP Max Butcher (1-5)
HR Bill Nicholson (9) Phil Rizzuto 2 (4)
Rizzuo 2-4, 5 RBIs. Art Parks scores winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
Saturday 5/30
Game 1
Brooklyn 3 NY 1:
WP Warren Spahn (2-0)
LP Marv Breur (3-6)
HR
Mel Ott (7)
Fred Sington (2)
Ott and Sington 1-3, RBI.
Game 2
NY 7 Brooklyn 5:
WP Early Wynn (7-5)
LP Tiny Bonham (3-6)
HR Art Parks 2 (2) Phil Rizzuto (5)
Salty Parker 2-5, 2 RBIs. Rizzuto 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn at Boston
2 game series
Sunday 5/31
Game 1
Brooklyn 6 NY 2:
WP Roy Sherid (7-4)
LP Bobo Newsom (6-7)
HR
Mel Ott (8)
Phil Rizzuto (6)
Sherid scatters eight hits
Game 2
Brooklyn 2 NY 1:
WP Tommy Bridges (6-2)
LP Tom Ferrick (1-2)
HR
Phil Rizzuto (70
Mel Ott and Rizzuto RBI each
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
2 game series
Tuesday 6/2
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Bill Lee (4-5)
LP Johnny Lanning (2-7)
HR
Vince DiMaggio (11)
DiMaggio hits a game winning two run HR in the top of the ninth.
Wednesday 6/3
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Tiny Bonham (4-6)
LP Bob Weiland (3-8)
HR
Bob Neighbors (6) Roy Cullenbine (4)
Neighbors 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Brooklyn at Chicago
4 game series
Friday 6/5
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 0:
WP Virgil Trucks (8-6)
LP Roy Sherid (7-5)
Trucks pitches a five hit shut out
Saturday 6/6
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Hal White (5-3)
LP Tommy Bridges (6-3)
HR
Vince DiMaggio (12)
Dodgers lose on five run 8th.
Sunday 6/7
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 3:
WP Warren Spahn (3-0)
LP Bob Klinger (6-5)
HR
Mel Ott (9) Alex Kampouris
Ott 304, 3 RBIs.
Game 2
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (8-7)
LP Tiny Bonham (4-7)
HR Zeke Bonura (3)
Frankie Cosetti 3-4, 2 RBIs. Gibby Brack 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Brooklyn at St Louis
3 game series
Tuesday 6/9
Brooklyn 6 St Louis 4 (11):
WP Roy Sherid (8-5)
LP Joe Beggs (1-2)
HR
Bob McNamara (2) Stan Musial 2 (10)
Gibby Brack 11th inning two run double.
Wednesday 6/10
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bill Crouch (2-3)
LP Tommy Bridges (6-4)
HR
Fred Sington (3)
Cardinals score twice in the bottom of the 8th.
Thursday 6/11
St Louis 14 Brooklyn 8:
WP Tex Carleton (6-5)
LP Warren Spahn (3-1)
Eddie Joost 2-5, 5 RBIs. Johnny Pesky 2-5, 3 RBIs. Ray Mueller 2-2, 2 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 40 | 20 | .667 | - |
| Boston Red Sox | 36 | 24 | .600 | 4.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 34 | 27 | .557 | 6.5 |
| New York Yankees | 29 | 28 | .509 | 9.5 |
| Washington Senators | 29 | 32 | .475 | 11.5 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 29 | 35 | .453 | 13.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 22 | 35 | .386 | 16.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 22 | 40 | .355 | 19.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 19 | .661 | - |
| Boston Braves | 35 | 26 | .574 | 4.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 26 | .544 | 6.5 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 28 | .517 | 8.0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 31 | 29 | .517 | 8.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 32 | .439 | 12.5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 35 | .407 | 14.5 |
| New York Giants | 20 | 38 | .345 | 18.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Cecil Travis | CLE | .367 | | 3 | Ted Williams | PIT | .362 | | 4 | Dom DiMaggio | CHN | .331 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | .330 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | 17 | | 3 | Rudy York | DET | 16 | | 4 | Joe Gordon | NYA | 13 | | 5 | 4 tied with | | 12 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | 56 | | 3 | Wally Judnich | BOS | 49 | | 4 | Rudy York | DET | 46 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 44 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Jack Kramer | NYA | 10 | | 2 | Max Lanier | PHA | 10 | | 2 | Whit Wyatt | CLE | 10 | | 5 | 5 tied with | | 9 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Johnny Schmitz | BSN | 2.45 | | 3 | Bob Klinger | CHN | 2.49 | | 4 | Ted Lyons | CIN | 2.62 | | 5 | Johnny Rigney | BOS | 2.63 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Johnny Vander Meer | CHN | 97 | | 3 | Max Lanier | PHA | 82 | | 4 | Virgil Trucks | CHN | 77 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 69 | |