Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series
Friday 8/9
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ken Chase (7-0)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-3)
HR Willard Marshall (19)
Marshall scores winning run in the 8th.
Saturday 8/10
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 3:
WP Paul Derringer (11-14)
LP Warren Spahn (14-11)
HR
Joe Garagiola (6) Hank Majeski
Derringer allows seven hits
Sunday 8/11
Game 1
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (5-9)
LP Red Barrett (12-12)
HR
Mel Ott (15)
Hank Greenberg (14)
Ott 2-5, 3 RBIs.
Raffensberger six hitter.
Game 2
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 5:
WP Bob Lemon (2-0)
LP Randy Gumpert (9-6)
HR Bill Rodgers
Joe Garagiola 2-5, 3 RBIs.
New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Tuesday 8/13
NY 9 Brooklyn 3:
WP Red Munger (18-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-4)
Harry Walker 4-6, 2 RBIs.
Wednesday 8/14
Brooklyn 4 NY 3:
WP Lefty West (5-2)
LP Jack Brewer (3-5)
HR
Mel Ott (16)
Dodgers win on
Ott's 9th inning two run shot.
Thursday 8/15
Brooklyn 4 NY 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (6-9)
LP Bob Chipman (4-7)
Raffensberger gets his 1st season shut out.
Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 8/16
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Dave Ferriss (10-14)
LP Marv Breuer (9-15)
HR Elmer Valo (3) Willard Marshall (20)
Jim Tabor (9)
Valo 3-5, 3 RBIs. Ferriss five hitter.
Saturday 8/17
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Ken Gables (10-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-5)
Danny Doyle 2 RBIs.
Sunday 8/18
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 3:
WP Warren Spahn (15-11)
LP Red Barrett (13-13)
HR Willard Marshall (21)
Mel Ott (17)
Spahn five hitter.
Catfish Metkovich 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
2 game series
Tuesday 8/20
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Dutch Leonard (22-7)
LP Ken Raffensberger (6-10)
Mike McCormick 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Mel Ott 2-4, RBI.
Wednesday 8/21
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Marv Breuer (10-15)
LP Vic Raschi (2-2)
HR
Phil Rizzuto (3) Bob Brown (4)
Breuer fires a four hitter.
Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series
Thursday 8/22
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (7-10)
LP Russ Christopher (7-7)
Calvin Chapman 2-5, 3 RBIs.
Sad News
Dodgers Announce Bridges Will Retire
Friday, August 23rd, 1946
Sources in Brooklyn close to Tommy Bridges report that the reliever will retire once the season is over.
In his career Bridges has compiled a 193-156 mark in 443 games with 1694 strikeouts and 1339 walks in 3248.1 innings. He has been credited with 5 saves and has a 3.82 ERA.
Friday 8/23
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 6:
WP Hank Borowy (17-5)
LP Warren Spahn (15-12)
HR
Jim Tabor (10) Bill Burgo (5)
Burgo GRAND SLAM, 2-3, 5 RBIs.
Saturday 8/24
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (7-10)
LP Fred Hutchinson (14-14)
Catfish Metkovich 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series
Sunday 8/25
Game 1
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 4:
WP Marv Breuer (11-15)
LP Rube Melton (5-10)
Catfish Metkovich 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Game 2
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 3:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (8-10)
LP Charlie Sproull (0-4)
HR
Mel Ott (18)
Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Calvin Chapman 2 RBIs.
Monday 8/26
Brooklyn 10 St Louis 3:
WP Warren Spahn (16-12)
LP Van Mungo (8-15)
HR Johnny Lindell (3)
Hank Greenberg 3 RBIs.
Ralph Hodgin 4-5, RBI.
Phil Rizzuto 4-5, 4 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs Chicago
2 game series
Wednesday 8/28
Chicago 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Virgil Trucks (15-15)
LP Ken Raffensberger (7-11)
Trucks shuts down dodgers on four hits.
Thursday 8/29
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 2:
WP Hank Wyse (14-12)
LP Marv Breuer (11-16)
HR
Mel Ott (19)
Cubs dominate Dodgers this season, 16-3 record.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 71 | 59 | .546 | - |
| Detroit Tigers | 67 | 58 | .536 | 1.5 |
| Washington Senators | 69 | 62 | .527 | 2.5 |
| New York Yankees | 68 | 62 | .523 | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 61 | 65 | .484 | 8.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 61 | 69 | .469 | 10.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 60 | 70 | .462 | 11.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 59 | 71 | .454 | 12.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 44 | .654 | - |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 59 | .546 | 13.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 64 | .500 | 19.5 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 61 | 67 | .477 | 22.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 66 | .476 | 22.5 |
| New York Giants | 59 | 70 | .457 | 25.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 57 | 70 | .449 | 26.0 |
| Boston Braves | 57 | 72 | .442 | 27.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| | Danny Gardella - DET | | .363 |
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| 2 | Johnny Mize | CHN | .354 | | 3 | Johnny Hopp | SLA | .329 | | 4 | Stan Musial | SLN | .327 | | 5 | Ted Williams | PIT | .324 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 1 | Ralph Kiner | NYA | 30 | | 1 | Johnny Mize | CHN | 30 | | 3 | Willard Marshall | PHI | 24 | | 3 | Ted Williams | PIT | 24 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Ralph Kiner | NYA | 89 | | 3 | Johnny Mize | CHN | 84 | | 4 | Willard Marshall | PHI | 83 | | 5 | Ted Williams | PIT | 81 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Bill Bevens | CHN | 23 | | 2 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 23 | | 4 | Roger Wolff | PHA | 20 | | 5 | Red Munger | NY1 | 19 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Tex Hughson | WS1 | 2.28 | | 3 | Russ Christopher | CIN | 2.43 | | 4 | Roger Wolff | PHA | 2.48 | | 5 | Ewell Blackwell | NYA | 2.50 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Hal Newhouser | CHN | 226 | | 3 | Ewell Blackwell | NYA | 205 | | 4 | Virgil Trucks | CHN | 148 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 140 | |