Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
2 game series
Tuesday 5/24
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 4:
WP Vic Raschi (5-4)
LP Ken Raffensberger (5-3)
HR
Jackie Robinson (5) Tommy Heinrich (7) Ferris Fain (3)
Fain 2-4, 4 RBIs. Heinrich 2-3, 2 RBSIs.
Wednesday 5/25
Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 3:
WP Allie Reynolds (5-2)
LP Marv Breuer (3-3)
HR Ted Williams (7)
Williams 2-4, 2 RBIs. Elmer Valo 2 RBIs.
Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 5/27
Brooklyn 7 Boston 3:
WP Don Newcombe (6-2)
LP Howie Pollet (5-3)
HR Tommy Glaviano (2) Ray Boone (3)
Jim Tabor Phil Rizzuto (3)
Newcombe scatters seven hits.
Saturday 5/28
Brooklyn 10 Boston 2:
WP Warren Spahn (4-4)
LP Dave Koslo (4-5)
Anse Moore 2-4, 4 RBIs.
Calvin Chapman 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 5/29
Brooklyn 6 Boston 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (6-3)
LP Van Mungo (2-6)
HR Bobby Thomson (6)
Bud Stewart 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Joe Garagiola 2 RBIs.
Brooklyn vs New York
3 game series
Monday 5/30
Game 1
Brooklyn 6 NY 4:
WP Marv Breuer (4-3)
LP Steve Gromek (3-4)
HR Bill Howerton
Breuer 2-3, 2 RBIs. Howerton 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Game 2
NY 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bob Chipman (4-1)
LP Don Newcombe (6-3)
HR Carl Furillo (5)
5 run second lifts Giants
Tuesday 5/31
NY 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Carl Scheib (1-0)
LP Warren Spahn (4-5)
HR
Joe Garagiola (2)
Giants win on six run 4th.
St
Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Wednesday 6/1
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Charlie Sproull (3-4)
LP Ken Raffensberger (6-4)
Cardinals edge Dodgers.
Thursday 6/2
Brooklyn 6 St Louis 5:
WP Marv Breuer (5-3)
LP Les Mueller (4-4)
Jackie Robinson 2 RBIs. Dodgers win on five hits.
Friday 6/3
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Harry Brecheen (6-2)
LP Don Newcombe (6-4)
Johnny Pesky 2 RBIs.
Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Saturday 6/4
Brooklyn 11 Pittsburgh 5:
WP Warren Spahn (5-5)
LP Vic Raschi (5-6)
HR Ted Williams 2 (9)
Calvin Chapman (2)
Anse Moore
10 run 4th lifts Dodgers as
Moore hits a GRAND SLAM.
Sunday 6/5
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (7-4)
LP Allie Reynolds (5-3)
Granny Hamner 2 RBIs.
Raffensberger scatters 8 hits.
Monday 6/6
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Johnny Sain (8-0)
LP Marv Breuer (5-4)
Sain pitches a five hitter for his 2nd victory over the Dodgers.
Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Tuesday 6/7
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 4:
WP Lefty West (4-2)
LP Arnold Carter (2-3)
HR
Granny Hamner (2)
Hamner 2-5, 3 RBIs.
Mel Almada scores on a ninth inning error.
Wednesday 6/8
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Bob Rush (6-4)
LP Warren Spahn (5-6)
HR Lou Boudreau (3)
Mel Almada (2)
Cubs score 3 in the 8th.
Thursday 6/9
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Cliff Chambers (5-2)
LP Ken Raffesnberger (7-5)
HR Terry Lyons (6) Bobby Doerr (4)
Ned Garver
Doerr 3 RBIs. Lyons 4-5, 2 RBIs.
Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series
Friday 6/10
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 5:
WP Lefty West (5-2)
LP Alex Kellner (2-6)
HR Earl Torgeson (6)
Joe Garagiola 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 6/11
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Les Tietje (5-4)
LP Don Newcombe (6-5)
HR
Mickey Rocco (5)
Rocco 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Newcombe 0-3 in his last 4 starts
Sunday 6/12
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 2:
WP Warren Spahn (6-6)
LP Mike Garcia (8-5)
Jackie Robinson 3-4, 2 RBIs. Spahn six hitter.
Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series
Tuesday 6/14
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Earl Johnson (5-0)
LP Lefty West (5-3)
HR
Jackie Robinson (6)
Cardinals score 4 in the bottom of the ninth.
Wednesday 6/15
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 4:
WP Satchel Paige (3-0)
LP Ed Head (1-4)
HR
Jim Tabor (2)
Anse Moore ties game on 9th inning RBI single then scores winning run on Nellie Fox single.
Thursday 6/16
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 3 (10):
WP Earl Johnson (6-0)
LP Lefty West (5-4)
HR George McQuinn (7) Cliff Mapes (4)
McQuinn scores winning run in the 10th.
Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series
Friday 6/17
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 2:
WP Cliff Chambers (6-2)
LP Warren Spahn (6-7)
Terry Lyons 2-3, 3 RBIs. Chambers six hitter.
Saturday 6/18
Brooklyn 10 Chicago 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (8-5)
LP Tiny Bonham (3-3)
HR
Jackie Robinson (7)
Robinson 4 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Sunday 6/19
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 1:
WP Marv Breuer (6-4)
LP Bob Rush (6-6)
Calvin Chapman 3-4, 3 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 38 | 23 | .623 | - |
| Cleveland Indians | 33 | 24 | .579 | 3.0 |
| New York Yankees | 32 | 28 | .533 | 5.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 30 | 31 | .492 | 8.0 |
| Washington Senators | 29 | 33 | .468 | 9.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 29 | 33 | .468 | 9.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 28 | 32 | .467 | 9.5 |
| St. Louis Browns | 23 | 38 | .377 | 15.0 |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS |
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| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 22 | .621 | - |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 26 | .567 | 3.0 |
| New York Giants | 33 | 29 | .532 | 5.0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 31 | 29 | .517 | 6.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 31 | .492 | 7.5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 31 | .483 | 8.0 |
| Boston Braves | 25 | 37 | .403 | 13.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 38 | .397 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Calvin Chapman | BRO | .355 | | 3 | Joe Gordon | CHA | .325 | | 3 | Stan Musial | CLE | .325 | | 5 | Gene Woodling | SLA | .322 | | | 2 | Al Rosen | CLE | 14 | | 2 | Ted Williams | PIT | 14 | | 4 | Tommy Henrich | PIT | 12 | | 4 | 2 more tied with | | 12 | | | 2 | Carl Furillo | NY1 | 51 | | 3 | Yogi Berra | PHI | 47 | | 3 | Jackie Robinson | BRO | 47 | | 5 | Tommy Henrich | PIT | 46 | |
| 2 | Mike Garcia | CIN | 8 | | 2 | Rube Melton | PHI | 8 | | 2 | Ken Raffensberger | BRO | 8 | | 5 | 10 tied with | | 7 | | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA |
| | Cliff Chambers - CHN | | 1.52 | | | | 2 | Chuck Stobbs | PHA | 2.19 | | 3 | Jim Hearn | DET | 2.22 | | 4 | Johnny Sain | PIT | 2.55 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 2.60 | | | 2 | Ewell Blackwell | NYA | 67 | | 3 | Curt Simmons | NYA | 65 | | 4 | Larry Jansen | CHA | 63 | | 4 | 2 more tied with | | 63 | |