Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
3 game series
Tuesday 4/18
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger
LP Paul Derringer
HR
Al Zarilla
Wednesday 4/19
Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 8 (10):
WP Frank Biscan
LP Monty Stratton
HR
Mel Ott Hank Steinbacher Bob Kennedy
Al Zarilla drives in go ahead run in the 10th.
Thursday 4/20
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Red Barrett
LP Bill Lee
HR
Mel Ott (2) Hank Steinbacher (2)
Steinbacher 2-4, 2 RBIs.
New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 4/21
Brooklyn 6 NY 3:
WP Roy Sherid
LP Harry Gumbert
HR
Mel Ott (3)
Ott 2-4, 3 RBIs. Bill Nicholson 3 RBIs
Saturday 4/22
Brooklyn 3 NY 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (2-0)
LP Joe Page (0-2)
Raffensberger fires an eight hit shut out.
Sunday 4/23
NY 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Red Munger (1-1)
LP Johnny Vander Meer
Lou Novikoff 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series
Tuesday 4/25
Brooklyn 8 Boston 5:
WP Bill Lee (1-1)
LP Nels Potter (1-1)
HR
Mel Ott (4)
Jim Tabor 2 (2) Fern Bell
Ott 3-4, 3 RBIs.
Tobin 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Wednesday 4/26
Boston 2 Brooklyn 0:
WP Tommy Hughes (2-0)
LP Roy Sherid (1-1)
HR Bert Hoag
Hughes pitches second straight shut out.
Thursday 4/27
Brooklyn 7 Boston 5 (12):
WP Frank Biscan (2-0)
LP Bob Feller
HR
Vic Barnhart Fern Bell (2)
Rookie
Barnhart cracks his first career HR, a two run shot in the top of the 12th
Brooklyn vs New York
4 game series
Friday 4/28
Brooklyn 5 NY 3:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (1-1)
LP Joe Page (0-3)
HR Ray Sanders
Clyde McCullough 3-4, 2 RBIs.
Vander Meer first win as a Dodger
Saturday 4/29
NY 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Red Munber (2-1)
LP Bill Lee (1-2)
HR Ray Sanders (2)
Sanders 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Catfish Metkovich 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 4/30
Game1
Brooklyn 5 NY 3:
WP Roy Sherid (2-1)
LP Johnny Gorsica (0-2)
HR
Ben Huffman Calvin Chapman
Ben Huffman 2-4, 2 RBIs Calvin Chapman 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Game 2
NY 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Harry Gumbert (2-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (2-1)
HR Bill Nicholson Whitey Kurowski (2)
Guy Curtright 2 RBIs.
Boston vs Brooklyn
2 game series
Tuesday 5/2
Boston 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Harry Brecheen (4-0)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-2)
HR Dewey Williams
Joe Gallagher
Brecheen scatters seven hits.
Wednesday 5/3
Brooklyn 1 Boston 0:
WP Bill Lee (2-2)
LP Tommy Hughes (2-2)
Bill shuts out Braves on four hits.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 10 | 6 | .625 | - |
| Washington Senators | 9 | 6 | .600 | .5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2.5 |
| New York Yankees | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 5 | 11 | .313 | 5.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Boston Braves | 11 | 5 | .688 | - |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 6 | .600 | 1.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 6 | .600 | 1.5 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 6 | .600 | 1.5 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5.0 |
| Philadelphia Blue Jays | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Rudy York | DET | .449 | | 3 | Whitey Kurowski | NY1 | .424 | | 4 | Tommy Holmes | CLE | .421 | | 5 | Stan Spence | SLA | .420 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Rudy York | DET | 5 | | 3 | Mel Ott | BRO | 4 | | 3 | Jim Russell | BOS | 4 | | 3 | Ted Williams | PIT | 4 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 1 | Lonny Frey | PHA | 19 | | 1 | Rudy York | DET | 19 | | 3 | Charlie Keller | CIN | 16 | | 4 | Ted Williams | PIT | 14 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Nate Andrews | CLE | 3 | | 2 | Red Barrett | PHI | 3 | | 2 | Marv Breuer | DET | 3 | | 2 | 12 more tied with | | 3 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Max Lanier | PHA | 1.29 | | 3 | Lefty Sullivan | CIN | 1.42 | | 4 | Jesse Flores | PHA | 1.50 | | 5 | Bob Muncrief | BOS | 1.69 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 1 | Max Lanier | PHA | 22 | | 1 | Van Mungo | SLN | 22 | | 3 | Preacher Roe | BOS | 21 | | 4 | 2 tied with | | 20 | |