St Louis at Brooklyn
2 game series
Friday 9/11
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Herman Beese (2-0)
LP Tommy Bridges (15-13)
HR Eddie Joost (5) Stan Musial (22)
Musial 2-5, 3 RBIs.
Saturday 9/12
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Ernie White (15-14)
LP Roy Sherid (15-17)
White scatters 10 hits.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn
3 game series
Sunday 9/13
Game 1
Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 1:
WP Russ Bauers (1-1)
LP Joe Dobson (20-16)
HR
Gibby Brack (7)
Dodgers win in the ninth on Brack's HR.
Game 2
Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 2:
WP Bill Lee (17-11)
LP Denny Galehouse 919-12)
HR Charlie Keller (39)
Lee firs a seven hitter.
Monday 9/14
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 5 (13):
WP Howie Krist (2-0)
LP Vito Tamulis (2-5)
HR Joe Dimaggio 2 (37) Charlie Keller (40)
DiMaggio 2-3, 2 RBIs. Mel Ott 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn
2 game series
Wednesday 9/16
Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Roy Sherid (16-17)
LP Al Milnar (10-19)
HR Ted Williams (17)
Roy Sherid Vince DiMaggio (24)
Sherid and DiMaggio hit twin three run shots during the 6th.
Thursday 9/17
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 3 (12):
WP Spud Chandler (19-14)
LP Vito Tamulis (2-6)
Buster Adams hits a three run 12th inning triple.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
4 game series
Friday 9/18
Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn 6:
WP Murry Dickson (4-2)
LP Bill Lee (17-12)
HR Gibby Brack (8) Bob Neighbors (14)
Phillies score three in the ninth
Saturday 9/19
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5 (12):
WP Paul Derringer (18-13)
LP Vito Tamulis (2-7)
HR
Mel Ott (22)
Willard Marshall 5-6, 3 RBIs.
Sunday 9/20
Game 1
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Si Johnson (16-15)
LP Roy Sherid (16-18)
Johnson fires a four hit shut out.
Game 2
Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 7:
WP Ken Raffensberger (6-4)
LP Murry Dickson (4-3)
HR Lou Boudreau (7) Johnny Hopp (10)
Boudreau 2-3, 5 RBIs. Mickey owens scores in the ninth on a throwing error
New York at Brooklyn
Single game series
Tuesday 9/22
NY 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Marv Breuer (14-18)
LP Bill Lee (17-13)
HR Ray Sanders (11)
Soup Campbell 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
Single game series
Wednesday 9/23
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 0:
WP Si Johnson (17-15)
LP Tommy Bridges (15-14)
HR Hal Wagner (3)
Johnson shuts down Dodgers for the second time in a row.
Boston at Brooklyn
Single game series
Friday 9/25
Boston 9 Brooklyn 6:
Johnny Beazley (12-11)
LP Roy Sherid (16-19)
HR Elbie Fletcher (9)
Bob McNamara 3 RBIs. Fletcher 4-5, 3 RBIs.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
2 game series
Saturday 9/26
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Herman Fink (1-0)
LP Warren Spahn (5-5)
HR
Mel Ott (23)
Sunday 9/27
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bill Fleming (1-0)
LP Bill Lee (17-14)
HR Lou Boudreau (8)
Dodgers end season on 5 game losing streak.
A lone win in the last 10 games.
Final
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | - |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 68 | .558 | 8.0 |
| Washington Senators | 78 | 76 | .506 | 16.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 74 | 80 | .481 | 20.0 |
| New York Yankees | 74 | 80 | .481 | 20.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 66 | 88 | .429 | 28.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 55 | 99 | .357 | 39.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 64 | .584 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | .565 | 3.0 |
| Boston Braves | 85 | 69 | .552 | 5.0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 74 | 80 | .481 | 16.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 81 | .474 | 17.0 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 17.0 |
| New York Giants | 71 | 83 | .461 | 19.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | .409 | 27.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Harry Walker | NY1 | .351 | | 3 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | .349 | | 4 | Ted Williams | PIT | .345 | | 5 | Stan Musial | SLN | .329 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Charlie Keller | CIN | 43 | | 3 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | 39 | | 4 | Rudy York | DET | 37 | | 5 | Tommy Henrich | BOS | 33 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Charlie Keller | CIN | 141 | | 3 | Joe DiMaggio | CIN | 132 | | 4 | Rudy York | DET | 117 | | 5 | Pete Reiser | DET | 110 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 1 | Mort Cooper | BOS | 26 | | 1 | Bob Feller | CLE | 26 | | 3 | Tex Hughson | WS1 | 23 | | 4 | 3 tied with | | 22 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| | Johnny Humphries - BSN | | 2.37 |
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| 2 | Mort Cooper | BOS | 2.55 | | 3 | Max Lanier | PHA | 2.66 | | 4 | Bob Klinger | CHN | 2.90 | | 5 | Jack Kramer | NYA | 2.94 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Johnny Vander Meer | BOS | 247 | | 3 | Whit Wyatt | CLE | 187 | | 4 | Max Lanier | PHA | 183 | | 5 | Ernie White | SLN | 176 | |
Walker Bats .351, Wins NL Batting Title
Monday, September 28th, 1942
When the dust settled on the 1942 National League campaign, Harry Walker came out on top with a .351 batting average. "This was a nice way to end the season," said the New York Giants center fielder at the awards presentation yesterday. The 25-year-old Walker completed the year with 220 hits that included 32 doubles, 12 triples and 1 home run.
Tigers Reiser Wins AL Batting Title
Monday, September 28th, 1942
The American League's top batter in 1942 was Pete Reiser of the Detroit Tigers, who snagged the title with a .355 average. The 23-year-old center fielder recorded 216 hits in 608 at-bats, 26 home runs and 110 RBIs in his league-leading season.
NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Saturday, September 12th, 1942
The list of players who have declared for the first-year player draft was announced earlier today. BNN will have special coverage dedicated to this draft. Just look in the transaction section for the special page dedicated to the young players hoping to make a name for themselves in the show.
The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Hi Bithorn, 26 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Red Munger, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
3. Gene Woodling, 20 year-old right fielder out of college.
4. Andy Pafko, 21 year-old center fielder out of college.
5. Stubby Overmire, 23 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Milt Byrnes, 25 year-old center fielder out of college.
7. Snuffy Stirnweiss, 23 year-old second baseman out of college.
8. Milo Candini, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Mickey Haefner, 29 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
10. Eddie Stanky, 26 year-old second baseman out of college.
NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, September 28th, 1942
The North American BaseBall League playoffs begin today with the North American Series. For one lucky team, destiny is not far away. Soon one of the playoff teams will win the North American Series and be honored as the best of the best. In due time, they can have their parade, hoist up that championship banner and drink the champagne. It will be the crowning glory of the 1942 season. Here are the clubs that will be in action today:
Philadelphia Phillies versus Boston Red Sox.