North American Baseball League

[scott1964]

Brooklyn vs Chicago
5 game series

Thursday 6/3
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hank Wyse (5-5)
LP Warren Spahn (0-1)
HR Mel Ott (8)
Cubs hand Dodgers 6th straight loss. [IMG]file:///I:\DOCUME~1\Scott\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\cl ip_image001.gif[/IMG]

Friday 6/4
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bob Klinger (5-6)
LP Bill Lee (7-4)
HR Hugh Alexander (2)
Alexander 4-4, 4 RBIs.

Saturday 6/5
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (8-3)
LP Hal White (3-5)
HR Mel Ott (9) Ed Fernandes
Al Zarilla's two run single in the ninth lifts Dodgers

Sunday 6/6
Game 1
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 6:
WP Roy Sherid (3-2)
LP Virgil Trucks (5-5)
HR Bob McNamara (3) Dom DiMaggio (2)
Mickey Owen hits another game winning two run single.

Game2
Chicago 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Hank Wyse (5-5)
LP Warren Spahn (0-1)
Wyse fires a four hit shut out.


Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
Single game series


Monday 6/7
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Bill Lee (8-4)
LP Lum Harris (8-4)
HR Mel Ott (10)
Ott 2-4, 3 RBIs.


Boston vs Brooklyn
5 game series


Wednesday 6/9
Brooklyn 3 Boston 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (9-3)

LP Elmer Riddle (0-2)
Al Zarilla 2 RBIs.


Thursday 6/10
Boston 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP Harry Brecheen (8-5)
LP Rube Melton (3-5)

HR Elbie Fletcher (6) Babe Dahlgren (2)

Fletcher hits an 8th inning GRAND SLAM.



Saturday 6/12
Brooklyn 3 Boston 2 (10):
WP Tommy Bridges (1-3)

LP Dutch Leonard (5-8)
HR Roy Weatherly (3) Mel Ott (11)
Ott's game winning HR in the 10th lifts Dodgeers



Sunday 6/13
Game 1
Boston 4 Brooklyn 0:

WP Nels Potter (6-1)
LP Bill Lee (8-5)

Potter shuts down Dodgers on four hits.



Game2
Boston 10 Brooklyn 1:
WP Elmer Riddle (1-2)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-4)
Lynn Meyers 3-4, RBI. Harlond Cift and Elbie Fletcher 2 RBIs each


Brooklyn vs New York

3 game series

Tuesday 6/15
NY 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Johnny Gorsica (6-2)
LP Rube Melton (3-6)

HR Mel Ott (12) Whitey Kurowski 2 (10)

Harry Walker singles in Bud Metheny in the 9th.



Wednesday 6/16
Brooklyn 6 NY 3:

WP Roy Sherid (4-2)

LP Jim Tobin (2-6)
Calvin Chapman 3-4. Al Zarilla 2 RBIs.



Thursday 6/17
NY 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Johnny Podgajny (5-5)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-5)
Giants scores six in the second inning.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
2 game series


Friday 6/18
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Paul Derringer (8-6)

LP Bill Lee (8-6)

HR Al Zarilla (3)
Derringer scatters four hits.



Saturday 6/19
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 2:
WP Tommy Bridges (2-3)
LP Cliff Melton (5-6)
HR Willard Marshall (3)

Calvin Chapman 3-4, 2 RBIs.



New York vs Brooklyn
5 game series


Sunday 6/20

NY 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Jim Tobin (3-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (5-5)
HR Babe Dahlgren (3) Al Zarilla (4)

Whitey Kurowski 2-5, 2 RBIs.



Monday 6/21
NY 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Johnny Podgajny (6-5)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-6)
Frank McCormick 2-5, 2 RBIs.



Tuesday 6/22
Brooklyn 6 NY 2:
WP Bill Lee (9-6)

LP Early Wynn (7-7)
Calvin Chapman 2-4, 2 RBIs.



Wednesday 6/23
Brooklyn 6 NY 5:
WP Tommy Bridges (3-3)

LP Marv Breuer (3-8)

HR Ken O'Dea (2) Whitey Kurowski (11) Ben Huffman
Huffman 2-3, 3 RBIs.



Thursday 6/24
NY 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Jim Tobin (4-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (5-6)

Bud Metheny and Mel Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.


AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	48	16	.750	-
Boston Red Sox	43	21	.672	5.0
Washington Senators	34	30	.531	14.0
Detroit Tigers	32	31	.508	15.5
New York Yankees	30	33	.476	17.5
Chicago White Sox	24	38	.387	23.0
Cleveland Indians	22	42	.344	26.0
St. Louis Browns	20	42	.323	27.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	33	30	.524	-
Philadelphia Blue Jays	33	30	.524	-
Cincinnati Reds	31	29	.517	.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	33	31	.516	.5
Boston Braves	31	31	.500	1.5
St. Louis Cardinals	30	32	.484	2.5
New York Giants	30	33	.476	3.0
Chicago Cubs	28	33	.459	4.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Pete Reiser - DET .399 2 Ron Northey PHA .346 3 Mickey Vernon WS1 .340 4 Joe DiMaggio CIN .339 5 Bob Elliott SLN .333	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Jeff Heath - NYA 14 2 Dolph Camilli PHA 12 2 Mel Ott BRO 12 4 Charlie Keller CIN 11 4 3 more tied with 11	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Rudy York - DET 50 2 Wally Judnich BOS 48 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 46 3 Butch Nieman PHA 46 5 2 tied with 44
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 15 2 Bob Muncrief BOS 12 2 Bobo Newsom CIN 12 4 Al Javery PHA 11 5 3 tied with 10	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Bob Muncrief - BOS 2.20 2 Max Lanier PHA 2.22 3 Dizzy Trout PHA 2.32 4 Bill Voiselle WS1 2.52 5 Bill Kalfass NYA 2.69	LEAGUE LEADERS K Johnny Vander Meer - BOS 86 2 Max Lanier PHA 85 3 Mort Cooper BOS 77 4 Preacher Roe BOS 72 5 2 tied with 67

[scott1964]

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Friday 6/25
Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (10-6)
LP Si Johnson (6-9)
HR Bob Kennedy
Al Zarilla scores wining run the top of the ninth.

Saturday 6/26
Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Paul Derringer (10-6)
LP Bill Lee (9-7)
Frank Colman's two run single in the bottom of the ninth lifts Blue Jays.

Sunday 6/27
Game 1
Philadelphia 12 Brooklyn 4:
WP Cliff Melton (7-6)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-4)
Harlan Pool 2-3, 4 RBIs. Lou Boudreau 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Game2
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Red Barrett (3-1)
LP Tiny Bonham (5-7)
HR Elmer Valo
Johnny Hopp singles in Valo in the bottom of the ninth.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Wednesday 6/30
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (11-6)
LP Denny Galehouse (10-6)
HR Ben Huffman (2) Bob Prichard (3)
Huffman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 7/1
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Russ Christopher (1-2)
LP Bill Lee (9-8)
HR Milt Byrnes (3)
Christopher scatters five hits.

Friday 7/2
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 0:
WP Hal Schumacher (4-4)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-5)
HR Bobby Doerr (5)
Schumacher pitches a 8 hit shut out.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 7/3
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 1:
WP Tiny Bonham (6-7)
LP Johnny Niggeling (7-5)
Dodgers score three in the third on two singles and a bases loaded walk

Sunday 7/4
Game 1
Brooklyn 10 St Louis 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (12-6)
LP Al Milnar (0-2)
HR Mel Ott (13)
Ott 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Game 2
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Herman Beese (2-2)
LP Bill Lee (9-9)
Dodgers commit four errors.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Monday 7/5
Game 1
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Hal White (5-9)
LP Tommy Bridges (3-6)
HR Roy Cullenbine (8) Johnny Mize (15) Max West (6)
West 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3 (10):
WP Tiny Bonham (7-7)
LP Orval Grove (1-3)
HR Roy Cullenbine (9) Max West (7)
Mel Ott scores winning run on a Bob Prichard single in the 10th.

Tuesday 7/6
Chicago 9 Brooklyn 6:
WP Orval Grove (2-3)
LP Ken Raffensberger (12-7)
HR Johnny Mize 2 (17) Mel Ott (14) Al Zarilla (5)
Mize 2-5, 5 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/7
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3:
WP Bill Lee (10-9)
LP Red Munger (3-3)
Lee picks up his 163rd win.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
5 game series

Thursday 7/8
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 5 (10):
WP Johnny Lanning (2-2)
LP Roy Henshaw (0-1)
George Case scores in the 10th.

Friday 7/9
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 1:
WP Les Tietje (8-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (7-8)
HR Phil Weinstraub (6)
Weinstraub 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/10
Pittsburgh 10 Brooklyn 7:
WP Spud Chandler (11-8)
LP Ken Raffensberger (12-8)
HR Eddie Lake (5) Ned Harris (3) Phil Rizzuto Al Zarilla (6) Vern Benson
Harris pinch hit three run HR.

Sunday 7/11
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Bill Lee (11-9)
LP Mickey Haefner (9-11)
Mickey Owen 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Roy Sherid (5-2)
LP Lum Harris (9-11)
Sherid scatters five hits.

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS AT AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 13TH, 1943 - GAME LOG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E National League All-Stars 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 11 2 American League All-Stars 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 10 1

WP Bill Lefebvre (Yankees)
LP Bill Lee (Dodgers)
MVP Butch Nieman (Athletics) 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Boston
4 game series

Thursday 7/15
Brooklyn 4 Boston 3:
WP Tiny Bonham (8-8)
LP Harry Brecheen (10-10)
Mel Ott ties the game in the ninth then wins it on an run scoring double by Bob McNamara

Friday 7/16
Boston 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Nels Potter (9-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (12-9)
Potter a three hit shut out.

Saturday 7/17
Brooklyn 7 Boston 4:
WP Bill Lee (12-9)
LP Elmer Riddle (3-6)
Babe Dahlgren 2-3, 2 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/18
Brooklyn 5 Boston 1:
WP Roy Sherid (6-2)
LP Dick Newsome (3-2)
Mel Ott 2 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	62	25	.713	-
Boston Red Sox	62	25	.713	-
Washington Senators	43	45	.489	19.5
Detroit Tigers	41	45	.477	20.5
New York Yankees	40	45	.471	21.0
Chicago White Sox	35	49	.417	25.5
Cleveland Indians	32	55	.368	30.0
St. Louis Browns	29	55	.345	31.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Blue Jays	45	42	.517	-
St. Louis Cardinals	43	41	.512	.5
New York Giants	43	42	.506	1.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	44	43	.506	1.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	44	44	.500	1.5
Cincinnati Reds	42	42	.500	1.5
Chicago Cubs	40	43	.482	3.0
Boston Braves	40	44	.476	3.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Pete Reiser - DET .376 2 Ron Northey PHA .351 3 Lonny Frey PHA .346 4 Billy Herman PIT .341 5 Johnny Pesky SLN .337	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Jeff Heath - NYA 20 2 Johnny Mize CHN 18 3 Dolph Camilli PHA 17 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 16 5 3 tied with 15	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Wally Judnich - BOS 75 2 Rudy York DET 71 3 Johnny Mize CHN 68 4 Jeff Heath NYA 67 5 Whitey Kurowski NY1 63
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 20 2 Bob Muncrief BOS 17 3 Bobo Newsom CIN 14 3 Johnny Vander Meer BOS 14 5 Al Javery PHA 13	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 2.27 2 Bob Muncrief BOS 2.28 3 Roy Sherid BRO 2.45 4 Lefty Sullivan WS1 2.81 5 2 tied with 2.88	LEAGUE LEADERS K Max Lanier - PHA 119 2 Johnny Vander Meer BOS 115 3 Mort Cooper BOS 96 4 Al Javery PHA 94 5 Preacher Roe BOS 93

[scott1964]

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
4 game series

Wednesday 7/21
Game 1Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bobo Newsom (15-5)
LP Tiny Bonham (8-9)
HR Babe Dahlgren (4)
Joe DiMaggio 3-3, RBI. Newsom scatters six hits

Game 2
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Denny Galehouse (12-8)
LP Ken Raffensberger (12-10)
HR Babe Dahlgren (5) Jake Early (5) Joe DiMaggio (13)
DiMaggio 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 7/22
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 4:
WP Tommy Bridges (4-6)
LP Snipe Hansen (0-1)
HR Al Zarilla (7) Mike Chartak (8)
Zarilla's 3 run HR in the ninth caps a six run inning

Friday 7/23
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hal Schumacher (5-5)
LP Roy Sherid (6-3)
Milt Byrnes 2-3, 2 RBIs. Catfish Metkovich 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
4 game series

Saturday 7/24
Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Tiny Bonham (9-9)
LP Mickey Haefner (9-14)
Calvin Chapman 3 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 3-5, RBI.

Sunday 7/25
Game 1
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Spud Chandler (13-9)
LP Ken Raffensberger (12-11)
HR Phil Rizzuto (5) Pete Fox (2) Jim Tabor (2)
Raffensberger 5th straight loss.

Game 2
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Bill Lee (13-9)
LP Lum Harris (9-14)
HR Mel Ott (15) Babe Herman (3)
Lee pitches a seven hitter

Monday 7/26
Brooklyn 11 Pittsburgh 9:
WP Roy Henshaw (1-1)
LP Johnny Lanning (3-3)
Eddie Stanky 3 RBIs. Al Zarilla and Mel Ott 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Wednesday 7/28
Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1 (11):
WP Tiny Bonham (10-9)
LP Orval Grove (2-4)
Mel Ott scores in the 11th.

Thursday 7/29
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (13-11)
LP Virgil Trucks (7-8)
Raffensberger 3-3, 2 RBIs.

Friday 7/30
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 2:
WP Bill Lee (14-9)
LP Hank Wyse (10-10)
Al Zarilla 2 RBIs

Brooklyn vs St Louis
4 game series

Saturday 7/31
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Bob Klinger (9-11)
LP Roy Sherid (6-4)
HR Nick Etten (8)
Etten hits a game winning 3 run HR.

Sunday 8/1
Game 1
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Tex Carleton (6-11)
LP Tiny Bonham (10-10)
HR Mel Ott (16)
Paul Waner scores winning run in the 7th.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (14-11)
LP Johnny Niggeling (9-8)
HR Babe Dahlgren (6) Ken Sears (3)
Phil Rizzuto 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/3
St Louis 9 Brooklyn 8 (12):
WP Herman Beese (4-2)
LP Roy Henshaw (1-2)
HR Stan Musial (9)
Bob Elliot's RBI single lifts Cardinals in 12.

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/6
Brooklyn 7 Boston 5:
WP Roy Henshaw (2-2)
LP Harry Brecheen (13-11)
HR Fred Sington
Sington hits a pinch hit two run HR in the bottom of the ninth.

Saturday 8/7
Brooklyn 5 Boston 4 (10):
WP Tiny Bonham (11-10)
LP Tommy Hughes (0-1)
HR Roy Weatherly (9) Mel Ott (17)
Dodgers win again on another walk off HR.

Sunday 8/8
Brooklyn 6 Boston 5:
WP Ken Raffensberger (15-11)
LP Elmer Riddle (5-7)
Art Park's 8th inning RBI double lifts Dodgers.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Wednesday 8/11
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Denny Galehouse (13-12)
LP Bill Lee (14-10)
Galehouse pitches a five hitter.

Thursday 8/12
Cicninnati 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Russ Christopher (6-18)
LP Tommy Bridges (4-7)
HR Joe DiMaggio (14)
DiMaggio 3 run HR.

Friday 8/13
Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 2:
WP Kirby Higbe (1-4)
LP Tiny Bonham (11-11)
HR Charlie Keller 2 (19) Mel Ott (18)
Keller 3-4, 4 RBIs.

Saturday 8/14
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 1 (12)
WP Bobo Newsom (19-7)
LP Frank Biscan (0-1)
HR Bobby Doerr (7)
Red sweep Dodgers

St Louis vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Sunday 8/15
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 2:
WP Bill Lee (15-10)
LP Bob Klinger (10-12)
HR Calvin Chapman
Chapman 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 9 St Louis 8:
WP Tommy Bridges (5-7)
LP Tex Carleton (8-12)
HR Stuffy Stirnweiss (7) Calvin Chapman (2)
Chapman 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Monday 8/16
Brooklyn 2 St Louis 0:
WP Tiny Bonham (12-11)
LP Johnny Niggeling (11-9)
HR Mel Ott (19)
Bonham shuts out Cardinals on five hits.

Tuesday 8/17
St Louis 9 Brooklyn 4:
WP Ernie White (13-8)
LP Ken Raffensberger (15-12)
HR Ford Garrison Joe Gallagher (3) Mel Ott (20)
Garrison 4-4, 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	80	33	.708	-
Boston Red Sox	77	38	.670	4.0
Washington Senators	60	56	.517	21.5
New York Yankees	57	55	.509	22.5
Detroit Tigers	51	62	.451	29.0
Chicago White Sox	46	66	.411	33.5
Cleveland Indians	46	67	.407	34.0
St. Louis Browns	36	76	.321	43.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	59	52	.532	-
Philadelphia Blue Jays	60	55	.522	1.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	58	55	.513	2.0
Cincinnati Reds	57	56	.504	3.0
Chicago Cubs	55	56	.495	4.0
New York Giants	55	57	.491	4.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	55	61	.474	6.5
Boston Braves	52	59	.468	7.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Pete Reiser - DET .372 2 Nick Etten SLN .333 3 Johnny Pesky SLN .332 3 Lonny Frey PHA .332 5 Ron Northey PHA .331	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Johnny Mize - CHN 27 2 Dolph Camilli PHA 22 3 Jeff Heath NYA 21 3 Wally Judnich BOS 21 5 Mel Ott BRO 20	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Wally Judnich - BOS 93 2 Johnny Mize CHN 91 3 Rudy York DET 85 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 81 4 Butch Nieman PHA 81
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 24 2 Bobo Newsom CIN 20 3 Bob Muncrief BOS 19 4 Al Javery PHA 17 4 Preacher Roe BOS 17	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 2.14 2 Bill Kalfass NYA 2.65 3 Johnny Niggeling SLN 2.73 4 Dizzy Trout PHA 2.75 5 2 tied with 2.88	LEAGUE LEADERS K Max Lanier - PHA 160 2 Johnny Vander Meer BOS 157 3 Preacher Roe BOS 132 4 Mort Cooper BOS 127 5 Bobo Newsom CIN 120

[scott1964]

Chicago vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Wednesday 8/18
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 2:
WP Bill Lee (16-10)
LP Hal Newhouser (9-6)
Johnny Mize 2-3, 2 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/19
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 0:
WP Tommy Bridges (6-7)
LP Virgil Trucks (7-11)
Bridges picks up his season's first shut out.

Friday 8/20
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Hank Wyse (14-11)
LP Tiny Bonham (12-12)
HR Pinky Higgins (8) Johnny Mize (28)
Higgins and Mize 4-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 8/21
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Red Munger (7-5)
LP Ken Raffensberger (15-13)
Cubs score twice in the first and then hold off Dodgers

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Sunday 8/22
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 5 (12):
WP Joe Coleman (1-0)
LP Harry Eisenstat (2-2)
HR Joe Gallagher (4)
Dodgers win on Gallagher's walk off HR.

Tuesday 8/24
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Tommy Bridges (7-7)
LP Spud Chandler (15-13)
HR Ned Harris (11) Phil Rizzuto (3)
Bridges scatters ten hits.

Wednesday 8/25
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Tiny Bonham (13-12)
LP Lum Harris (12-18)
Ben Huffman 3 RBIs. Phil Weintraub 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Saturday 8/28
Brooklyn 14 Philadelphia 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (16-13)
LP Monty Stratton (10-6)
HR Bob Prichard 2 (5) Al Zarilla (8)
Prichard 2-4, 6 RBIs. Zarilla 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Sunday 8/29
Game 1
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2
WP Butch Wensloff (2-0)
LP Frank Biscan (0-2)
HR Dibs Williams (4)
Wensloff scores on bases loaded walk.

Game 2
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Si Johnson (14-13)
LP Tommy Bridges (7-8)
Eddie Valo 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/31
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 1:
WP Tiny Bonham (14-12)
LP Cliff Melton (14-12)
Vince DiMaggio 2 RBIs.

New York vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Thursday 9/2
NY 13 Brooklyn 10 (12):
WP Pat Caraway (1-0)
LP Roy Sherid (6-5)
HR Whitey Kurowski (22) Fred Fink
Calvin Chapman 4-6, 3 RBIs. Kurowski 3-7, 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/3
Brooklyn 6 NY 4 (10):
WP Frank Biscan (1-2)
LP Jim Tobin (12-11)
HR Bill Nicholson (18) Bud Metheny (14) Mickey Owen
Owen's walk off HR lifts Dodgers

Saturday 9/4
NY 9 Brooklyn 5:
WP Johnny Gorsica (9-4)
LP Tommy Bridges (7-9)
HR Whitey Kurowski 2 (24) Bill Nicholson (19)
Kurowski 2-4, 4 RBIs. Salty Parker 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/5
Brooklyn 3 NY 2:
WP Tiny Bonham (15-12)
LP Marv Breuer (6-18)
HR Ray Sanders (14)
Dodgers split with Giants

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 9/6
Game 1
Boston 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Nels Potter (12-13)
LP Ken Raffensberger (16-14)
Potter shuts out Dodgers for third time this season.

Game 2
Brooklyn 1 Boston 0:
WP Bill Lee (17-10)
LP Elmer Riddle (7-10)
Lee fires shut out #2 of the season.

Wednesday 9/8
Brooklyn 16 Boston 4:
WP Rube Melton (4-6)
LP Dick Newsome (4-8)
HR Catfish Metkovich (3) Al Zarilla (9)
Zarilla hits a 7th inning GRAND SLAM. Metkovich 3-5, 4 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Thursday 9/9
Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Cliff Melton (16-12)
LP Tiny Bonham (15-13)
Gene Hasson 2-4, 3 RBIs. Johnny Hopp 2 RBIs.

Saturday 9/11
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (17-14)
LP Monty Stratton (11-8)
Mel Ott 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 9/12
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 1:
WP Bill Lee (18-10)
LP Harry Feldman (2-3)
HR Al Zarilla (10)
Zarilla 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	95	39	.709	-
Boston Red Sox	90	46	.662	6.0
New York Yankees	68	66	.507	27.0
Washington Senators	67	70	.489	29.5
Detroit Tigers	63	72	.467	32.5
Chicago White Sox	57	77	.425	38.0
Cleveland Indians	55	79	.410	40.0
St. Louis Browns	44	90	.328	51.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Blue Jays	74	62	.544	-
Brooklyn Dodgers	71	63	.530	2.0
St. Louis Cardinals	70	66	.515	4.0
Cincinnati Reds	70	67	.511	4.5
New York Giants	67	67	.500	6.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	73	.479	9.0
Chicago Cubs	65	71	.478	9.0
Boston Braves	59	74	.444	13.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Pete Reiser - DET .376 2 Johnny Pesky SLN .347 3 Tommy Holmes CLE .329 4 Joe Gantenbein CLE .327 5 Johnny Mize CHN .325	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Johnny Mize - CHN 31 2 Wally Judnich BOS 26 3 Dolph Camilli PHA 25 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 25 5 Charlie Keller CIN 23	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Wally Judnich - BOS 117 2 Johnny Mize CHN 108 3 Rudy York DET 102 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 97 5 2 tied with 93
LEAGUE LEADERS W ax Lanier - PHA 25 2 Bobo Newsom CIN 23 3 Al Javery PHA 21 3 Dizzy Trout PHA 21 5 2 tied with 20	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 2.35 2 Si Johnson PHI 2.67 2 Dizzy Trout PHA 2.67 4 Red Munger CHN 2.76 5 Johnny Vander Meer BOS 2.80	LEAGUE LEADERS K Johnny Vander Meer - BOS 186 2 Max Lanier PHA 183 3 Preacher Roe BOS 149 4 Allie Reynolds CHA 145 5 Mort Cooper BOS 144

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Sunday, September 12th, 1943
The speculation as to who will be the number one pick can now officially begin. Earlier today, North American BaseBall League published its list of players eligible for the annual rookie draft. For the next thirty days, scouts will be busy studying this untested talent in order to come up with a list of names to recommend that their clubs pursue. But just who those picks will be won't be known until the draft is conducted next month.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Ed Lopat, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Ted Wilks, 27 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
3. Tommy de la Cruz, 31 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
4. Bill Bevens, 26 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
5. Monk Dubiel, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Cal McLish, 17 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
7. Al Gionfriddo, 21 year-old center fielder out of college.
8. Joe Page, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Danny Gardella, 23 year-old left fielder out of college.
10. Augie Bergamo, 26 year-old right fielder out of college.

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Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Monday 9/13
Boston 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Dutch Leonard (10-12)
LP Rube Melton (4-7)
HR Calvin Chapman (3)
Braves score five in the 8th on three doubles.

Tuesday 9/14
Brooklyn 6 Boston 2:
WP Tiny Bonham (16-13)
LP Nels Potter (12-15)
HR Calvin Chapman (4)
Chapman 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 9/15
Boston 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Elmer Riddle (8-11)
LP Ken Raffensberger (17-15)
HR Babe Dahlgren (7) Mel Ott (21)
Jimmy Bloodworth 2-4, 2 RBIs. Dodger commit 4 errors

Brooklyn vs New York
4 game series

Friday 9/17
NY 6 Brooklyn 5 (10):
WP Mel Harder (1-0)
LP Warren Spahn (0-3)
Harry Walker scores on a based loaded walk.

Saturday 9/18
Brooklyn 4 NY 1:
WP Roy Sherid (7-5)
LP Jim Tobin (14-12)
HR Al Zarilla (12)
Zarilia 2-4, 2 RBIs. Ben Huffman 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/19
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 NY 2:
WP Tiny Bonham (17-13)
LP Mar Breuer (7-20)
HR Whitey Kurowski (26)
Dodgers hold of Giants

Game 2
NY 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Bob Chapman (5-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (17-16)
HR Whitey Kurowski (27)
Giants slip past Dodgers.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Wednesday 9/22
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Ernie White (17-11)
LP Bill Lee (18-11)
Nick Etten 2 RBIs. Johnny Pesky 2 RBIs.

Thursday 9/23
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 6 (11):
WP Lew Krause (1-0)
LP Warren Spahn (0-4)
HR Babe Dahlgren (8) Al Zarilla (13)
Bob Elliot 3 RBIs.

Friday 9/24
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 5:
WP Bob Klinger (13-13)
LP Tiny Bonham (17-14)
HR Vince DiMaggio (6) Ken Sears (6)
Cardinals sweep Dodgers

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Saturday 9/25
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 5:
WP Hal White (10-12)
LP Ken Raffenberger (17-17)
Raffensberger is 1-4 in September

Sunday 9/26
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 2:
WP Bill Lee (19-11)
LP Virgil Trucks (9-16)
HR Al Zarilla (14)
Lee fires a four hitter.

Game 2
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Hank Wyse (18-14)
LP Roy Sherid (7-6)
HR Johnny Mize (37)
Phil Rizzuto 3 RBIs. Mize 3 run HR.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Tuesday 9/28
Game 1
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Tiny Bonham (18-14)
LP Spud Chandler (18-17)
HR Ted Williams 2 (17)
Calvin Chapman 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 1:
WP Lum Harris (16-21)
LP Ken Raffensberger (17-18)
HR Vince DiMaggio (8) HR Sid Gordon (4)
Pirates hand Raffensberger his 4th straight loss. Dodgers are eliminated.

Wednesday 9/29
Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 3 (10):
WP Bill Lee (20-11)
LP Johnny Lanning (3-5)
HR Mel Ott 2 (23) Bob Prichard (6) Jerry Priddy (5)
Bob Prichard and Mel Ott hit 10th inning HRs.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
4 game series

Thursday 9/30
Cincinnati 11 Brooklyn 3:
WP Kirby Higbe (7-5)
LP Roy Sherid (7-7)
HR Mike Chartak (13) Charlie Keller (26)
Chartak and Keller 3 RBIs each.

Friday 10/1
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Joe Sullivan (4-1)
LP Tiny Bonham (18-15)
HR Mike Chartak (14) Bobby Doerr (16)
Chartak and Doerr 2 RBIs each
Saturday 10/2
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (18-18)
LP Bobo Newsom (24-11)
HR Calvin Chapman (5) Charlie Keller (27)
Chapman 3 RBIs.

Sunday 10/3
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 5:
WP Bill Lee (21-11)
LP Denny Galehouse (18-16)
HR Mike Chartak (15) Charlie Keller (28)
Lee 9-2 since All Star break.

Final
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	108	46	.701	-
Boston Red Sox	102	52	.662	6.0
New York Yankees	77	77	.500	31.0
Washington Senators	73	81	.474	35.0
Detroit Tigers	72	82	.468	36.0
Cleveland Indians	68	86	.442	40.0
Chicago White Sox	65	89	.422	43.0
St. Louis Browns	51	103	.331	57.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Blue Jays	84	70	.545	-
St. Louis Cardinals	82	72	.532	2.0
Cincinnati Reds	80	74	.519	4.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	79	75	.513	5.0
New York Giants	75	79	.487	9.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	80	.481	10.0
Chicago Cubs	72	82	.468	12.0
Boston Braves	70	84	.455	14.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Pete Reiser - DET .365 2 Johnny Pesky SLN .338 3 Tommy Holmes CLE .333 4 Johnny Mize CHN .331 4 Al Zarilla BRO .331	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Johnny Mize - CHN 38 2 Wally Judnich BOS 31 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 30 4 Charlie Keller CIN 28 5 2 tied with 26	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Wally Judnich - BOS 136 2 Johnny Mize CHN 126 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 113 4 Butch Nieman PHA 112 5 Rudy York DET 107
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 29 2 Bobo Newsom CIN 24 3 Al Javery PHA 23 3 Preacher Roe BOS 23 3 Dizzy Trout PHA 23	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 2.31 2 Johnny Niggeling SLN 2.79 3 Cliff Melton PHI 2.80 4 Red Munger CHN 2.92 5 Si Johnson PHI 2.93	LEAGUE LEADERS K Johnny Vander Meer - BOS 209 2 Max Lanier PHA 208 3 Preacher Roe BOS 170 4 Mort Cooper BOS 163 5 2 tied with 159

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, October 4th, 1943
The teams who survived the hard battles of the regular season now begin their new campaign -- the postseason! The playoffs begin today in North American BaseBall League as the North American Series commences with these match-ups of clubs hoping to win the title:
Philadelphia Blue Jays versus Philadelphia Athletics.

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1943 Playoffs

Philadelphia Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Athletics

Game 1
Tuesday 10/5
Blue Jays 9 Athletics 7:
WP Al Hollingsworth
LP Fred Hutchinson
HR Jimmy Grant Butch Nieman
Bob Kennedy 4-5, 3 RBIs. Grant's game winning pinch hit two run HR in the 8th.

Game 2
Wednesday 10/6
Athletics 1 Blue Jays 0:
WP Dizzy Trout
LP Si Johnson
Johnson allows a lone hit and Trout three hit shut out.

Game 3
Friday 10/8
Blue Jays 9 Athletics 8:
WP Ed Hanyzewski
LP Al Javery
HR Ron Northey Bill Lillard
Lou Boudreau 3 RBIs.

Game 4
Saturday 10/9
Athletics 6 Blue Jays 4:
WP Max Lanier
LP Al Hollingsworth (1-1)
Bama Rowell 2-3, 3 RBIs. Hank Leiber 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 5
Sunday 10/10
Blue Jays 4 Athletics 3:
WP Si Johnson (1-1)
LP Fred Hutchinson (0-2)
HR Butch Nieman (2) Hal Wagner
Wagner hits a game winning two run HR in the bottom of the ninth

Game 6
Tuesday 10/12
Athletics 7 Blue Jays 1:
WP Al Javery (1-1)
LP Monty Stratton
HR Dolph Camilli
Camilli 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Game 7
Wednesday 10/13
Blue Jays 2 Athletics 1:
WP Cliff Melton
LP Max Lanier (1-1)
Lou Boudreau's two run single in the 6th lifts Blue Jays to championship.

North American Series to Philadelphia
Wednesday, October 13th, 1943
It was a storybook year for the Philadelphia Blue Jays as they closed out a 4-3 series win over the Philadelphia Athletics to claim the 1943 North American Series. They wrapped it up with a 2-1 victory to cap an incredible season and brought home their 3rd championship.

The Blue Jays manager gave his view of the series, "We had a lot of things going for us, offense and defense doing it at the right time. That's what it takes to win a North American Series."

"We're disappointed we lost, but we're also very proud of what we did all year," said the Athletics manager. "They played better baseball than us and they beat us."

1943 Draft
NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Tuesday, October 12th, 1943
First-year players are drafted today in the North American BaseBall League while front offices buzz with anticipation and opinion from GM to receptionist. The initial picks go to St. Louis, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York and the favorites to be selected, according to the BNN reports, are ranked as follows:

1. Rex Cecil, 27 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Augie Bergamo, 26 year-old right fielder out of college.
3. Tommy de la Cruz, 32 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
4. Al Gionfriddo, 21 year-old center fielder out of college.
5. Ralph Branca, 17 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
6. Cal McLish, 17 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
7. Ted Wilks, 27 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
8. Charley Schanz, 24 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Bill Bevens, 26 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
10. Ed Lopat, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college.

Round 1 results


1943 Retirements


1943 Awards
Best Defenders Announced by NL
Monday, October 25th, 1943
Good glovemen take pride in their defensive skills. They know they make a difference in baseball. Even on days when they don't get a hit, they feel they can make a difference in the field -- and they do. The National League announced its Glove Wizard Award honorees for 1943. This year's recipients are:

Pitcher: Johnny Niggeling (St. Louis Cardinals)
Catcher: Jake Early (Cincinnati Reds)
First Baseman: Ray Sanders (New York Giants)
Second Baseman: Bobby Doerr (Cincinnati Reds)
Third Baseman: Bob Neighbors (Cincinnati Reds)
Shortstop: Phil Rizzuto (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Left Fielder: Fern Bell (Boston Braves)
Center Fielder: Johnny Hopp (Philadelphia Blue Jays)
Right Fielder: Milt Byrnes (Cincinnati Reds)

1943 Best Gloves Picked by AL
Monday, October 25th, 1943
In baseball circles, a player who has good range, a good arm and good hands is a great catch. Clubs strive to be strong in the field, especially "up the middle." Solid defenders can make a difference in the outcome of tight games and tight pennant races. The Glove Wizard Awards for 1943 in the American League go to these standout defenders:

Pitcher: Hank Borowy (Washington Senators)
Catcher: Tommy Heath (St. Louis Browns)
First Baseman: Dolph Camilli (Philadelphia Athletics)
Second Baseman: Joe Gordon (New York Yankees)
Third Baseman: Ken Keltner (Washington Senators)
Shortstop: Lonny Frey (Philadelphia Athletics)
Left Fielder: Charlie Uhlir (New York Yankees)
Center Fielder: Thurman Tucker (Washington Senators)
Right Fielder: Enos Slaughter (Cleveland Indians)

NL's Top Rookie Announced
Tuesday, October 26th, 1943
Brooklyn's left fielder Al Zarilla is the latest winner of the National League Newcomer of the Year Award.

During his first year in the league, the 24-year-old Zarilla hit .331 with 163 hits, 14 home runs, 70 RBIs and 89 runs scored. He also walked 67 times and put up a .416 on-base percentage.

Rookie Trophy Reeled In by Philadelphia's Nieman
Tuesday, October 26th, 1943
League officials announced today that Butch Nieman of the Philadelphia Athletics has been selected the 1943 Newcomer of the Year Award in the American League.

The talented right fielder finished his first year batting .306 with 22 home runs, 112 RBIs and 73 runs scored.

Newsom Top Choice, Wins Outstanding Pitcher Award
Thursday, October 28th, 1943
In the twilight of his career, Bobo Newsom has no intention of going anywhere anytime soon. The 36-year-old Reds starter hoisted up the National League Outstanding Pitcher Award earlier today, silencing critics who thought it was time for the "old man" to retire.

Newsom crafted an ERA of 3.52 as he won 24 games, dropped 11, fanned 159 and gave up 134 walks in 322 innings of work

#1 Pitcher Picked for 1943
Thursday, October 28th, 1943
The Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1943 has been presented and the American League winner is Max Lanier of Philadelphia.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Lanier. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Athletics star told reporters.

Lanier excelled with an impressive 29-8 record in 38 starts. In 327 innings he yielded 295 hits and 108 walks, while striking out 208 and compiling a fine 2.31 ERA.

NL's Top Hitter for 1943 Named
Friday, October 29th, 1943
Johnny Mize has been around North American BaseBall League enough to know a good hot streak when he sees one -- and he got to see one firsthand all year. For his standout run through the 1943 season, he's taking home the Outstanding Hitter Award in the National League.

The Chicago first baseman put up a batting average of .331 with 21 doubles, 5 triples, 38 home runs and 126 RBIs.

Reiser Selected AL's #1 Batter
Friday, October 29th, 1943
The top batter in the American League in 1943 was Detroit center fielder Pete Reiser. Today he was named the winner of the Outstanding Hitter Award.

Reiser starred this season with a .365 batting average, 218 hits, 19 home runs, 88 RBIs, .445 OBP and 118 runs scored.

1943 Accomplishments
Del Young (White Sox) 6 hits on 5/9
Dolph Camilli (Athletics) and Bob Johnson (Indians) hit for the Cycle
Ted Williams (Pirates) 33 game hitting streak.
Mel Ott 500th HR
Red Ruffing 300th win

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1944 Season

Dodgers Major Signings
Brooklyn Inks Vander Meer to $189,200 Deal
Tuesday, February 15th, 1944
Brooklyn fans embraced the signing of Johnny Vander Meer today with a few doubts. While most were appreciative that the club had signed a solid ballplayer, they were also concerned about his reputation as a "me first" kind of guy.

Vander Meer was signed for $189,200 over 4 years.

In his career stats Vander Meer has a record of 116 wins and 93 losses and a 3.52 ERA. He has struck out 1339 in 1904.2 innings.

Melton, Tabor Swap Teams
Wednesday, February 16th, 1944
After prolonged negotiations Brooklyn agreed to ship 26-year-old starting pitcher Rube Melton to Pittsburgh for 27-year-old third baseman Jim Tabor. The deal is awaiting confirmation from the league office but neither team expects any hang-ups. "It took longer than expected," said one GM, "but we knew that the deal was going to happen."

In his lifetime numbers Melton has a 5-13 won-lost record with a 5.70 ERA.

His career numbers show Tabor is currently carrying a .289 lifetime batting average with 84 home runs and 407 RBIs.

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 18th, 1944
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 17-year-old third baseman Eddie Yost of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) 3B Eddie Yost, 17, Pittsburgh Pirates
2) SP Stubby Overmire, 24, St. Louis Browns
3) CF Al Gionfriddo, 22, St. Louis Cardinals
4) SP Ed Lopat, 25, Chicago White Sox
5) RF Danny Gardella, 24, Detroit Tigers
6) SP Cal McLish, 18, Washington Senators
7) SP Ralph Branca, 18, Washington Senators
8) SP Charley Schanz, 24, Cleveland Indians
9) SS Granny Hamner, 16, Brooklyn Dodgers
10) SS Frankie Zak, 22, St. Louis Cardinals

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Boston Red Sox 89 65 .578 - 733 .266 100 49 631 3.35 645 443 Cleveland Indians 86 68 .558 3 780 .280 100 25 680 3.67 501 447 Philadelphia Athletics 79 75 .513 10 701 .265 69 53 677 3.68 707 557 Detroit Tigers 75 79 .487 14 750 .274 121 78 730 4.00 524 635 St. Louis Browns 75 79 .487 14 656 .260 90 69 692 3.82 540 558 New York Yankees 74 80 .481 15 661 .264 105 36 715 3.84 534 643 Washington Senators 71 83 .461 18 620 .248 71 73 656 3.59 628 542 Chicago White Sox 70 84 .455 19 620 .254 75 68 740 4.06 616 610

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Holmes, CF CLE 148 584 20 111 5 .326 .398 .506 P. Reiser, CF DET 148 593 18 92 39 .313 .392 .486 E. Slaughter, LF CLE 144 558 16 90 4 .311 .398 .484 R. York, 1B DET 145 559 30 118 3 .278 .342 .508 W. Judnich, CF BOS 150 595 22 107 2 .275 .353 .457 A. Vaughan, SS BOS 149 659 7 85 21 .297 .350 .411 M. Vernon, 1B WS1 152 548 15 71 26 .272 .383 .442 D. Wakefield, RF BOS 150 574 15 82 2 .281 .367 .435 D. Gardella, RF DET 135 398 23 91 0 .310 .393 .524 J. Heath, RF NYA 148 573 17 93 2 .277 .352 .439 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 A. Hollingsworth CLE 38 21 13 0 2.91 298.1 287 104 119 3.61 M. Cooper BOS 38 21 13 0 3.21 311.1 309 82 149 4.32 B. Muncrief BOS 38 20 13 0 2.98 305.2 298 88 111 3.29 P. Roe BOS 38 20 13 0 3.26 305.2 294 87 196 5.78 J. Haynes CLE 38 21 11 0 3.63 298.1 297 110 99 3.00 C. Passeau CLE 38 20 14 0 3.51 318.0 339 89 118 3.35 B. Voiselle WS1 38 17 15 0 3.01 309.0 293 122 151 4.41 S. Overmire SLA 38 19 15 0 3.36 305.0 324 73 100 2.95 M. Breuer DET 39 17 10 0 3.58 280.1 278 125 112 3.61 D. Trout PHA 38 17 17 0 3.43 311.1 314 109 145 4.19

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Boston Braves 85 69 .552 - 668 .247 75 66 635 3.38 532 529 Philadelphia Blue Jays 83 71 .539 2 702 .265 73 74 676 3.68 491 573 Cincinnati Reds 81 73 .526 4 727 .250 152 20 684 3.70 612 656 St. Louis Cardinals 80 74 .519 5 767 .275 73 136 698 3.71 639 742 Pittsburgh Pirates 75 79 .487 10 797 .273 105 41 837 4.58 460 639 Brooklyn Dodgers 75 79 .487 10 695 .264 100 93 728 3.92 451 588 New York Giants 72 82 .468 13 724 .266 108 25 748 3.97 537 697 Chicago Cubs 67 87 .435 18 686 .254 117 42 759 4.18 620 618

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Williams, RF PIT 150 570 37 121 0 .305 .434 .578 C. Keller, RF CIN 148 559 40 103 0 .272 .401 .556 S. Musial, RF SLN 146 576 13 92 8 .330 .425 .533 M. Ott, RF BRO 145 525 30 110 3 .308 .414 .553 J. Mize, 1B CHN 153 605 22 99 4 .307 .393 .488 H. Steinbacher, LF PHI 148 525 9 68 1 .317 .461 .463 R. Sanders, 1B NY1 154 606 17 82 0 .299 .387 .458 W. Kurowski, 3B NY1 148 603 23 117 0 .290 .345 .475 H. Greenberg, LF CIN 152 575 35 112 1 .257 .331 .507 J. Hopp, CF PHI 149 582 8 89 22 .301 .376 .432 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 H. Brecheen BSN 38 22 15 0 2.71 317.0 301 100 136 3.87 D. Leonard BSN 38 23 13 0 3.07 332.2 319 84 105 2.84 R. Christopher CIN 38 22 12 0 3.08 321.1 310 136 133 3.74 R. Barrett PHI 38 19 12 0 3.24 319.2 304 105 92 2.60 P. Derringer PHI 38 19 15 0 3.61 313.0 324 97 126 3.64 B. Bevens CHN 38 17 14 0 3.60 308.0 309 130 131 3.84 D. Galehouse CIN 39 17 15 0 3.69 317.2 300 130 124 3.53 V. Mungo SLN 38 15 16 0 3.27 298.1 276 150 161 4.85 J. Page NY1 38 15 14 0 3.36 285.1 257 168 157 4.96 N. Potter BSN 38 17 17 0 3.73 316.0 301 134 135 3.84

NABL News: Opening Day
Tuesday, April 18th, 1944
Experts and fans have made their preseason prognostications, so now it is time to play the games for real and see what happens. It is Opening Day in North American BaseBall League! And these match-ups headline the day's festivities:

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians @ Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns @ Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators
Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves @ New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers @ Philadelphia Blue Jays
Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

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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 Tony Lupien - NYA .457 2 Rudy York DET .449 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 .424 4 Tommy Holmes CLE .421 5 Stan Spence SLA .420	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Charlie Keller - CIN 6 2 Rudy York DET 5 3 Mel Ott BRO 4 3 Jim Russell BOS 4 3 Ted Williams PIT 4	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI 2 tied with 19 1 Lonny Frey PHA 19 1 Rudy York DET 19 3 Charlie Keller CIN 16 4 Ted Williams PIT 14
LEAGUE LEADERS W Harry Brecheen - BSN 4 2 Nate Andrews CLE 3 2 Red Barrett PHI 3 2 Marv Breuer DET 3 2 12 more tied with 3	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Tommy Hughes - BSN 0.53 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 2 tied with 22 1 Max Lanier PHA 22 1 Van Mungo SLN 22 3 Preacher Roe BOS 21 4 2 tied with 20

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Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 5/5
Philadelphia 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Si Johnson (1-1)
LP Roy Sherid (2-2
Johnny Hopp 2-3, RBI.

Saturday 5/6
Philadelphia 10 Brooklyn 7:
WP Monty Stratton (1-3)
LP Ken Raffensberger (2-2)
HR Dib Williams Johnny Hopp (2)
Hopp 2-5, 3 RBIs. Ben Huffman 4 RBIs.

Sunday 5/7
Game 1
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (2-2)
LP Paul Derringer (0-5)
Vander Meer fires a three hitter.

Game 2
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Red Barrett (4-0)
LP Bill Lee (2-3)
Hal Wagner 2 RBIs. Hank Steinbacher 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
4 game series

Wednesday 5/10
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Ken Heintzelman (3-1)
LP Roy Sherid (2-3)
Al Gionfriddo 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 5/11
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Tex Carleton (1-3)
LP Ken Raffensberger (2-3)
HR Bob Elliott Stan Musial (3) Nap Reyes (2)
Reyes 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Friday 5/12
Brooklyn 12 St Louis 5:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (3-2)
LP Van Mungo (3-2)
Mel Ott 2-3, 2 RBIs, Jim Tabor 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/13
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Johnny Niggeling (2-2)
LP Bill Lee (2-4)
HR Nick Etten (3)
Etten 3-5, RBI Stan Musial 2-4, RBI.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
4 game series

Sunday 5/14
Game 1
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bill Bevens (2-3)
LP Roy Sherid (2-4)
HR Roy Partee (2)
Partee 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (3-3)
LP Hal Newhouser (1-3)
HR Johnny Mize (4)
Raffensberger six hitter.

Monday 5/15
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 0:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (4-2)
LP Joe Dobson (1-2)Al Zarilla 2-3, RBI. Vander Meer fires a 5 hit shut out.

Tuesday 5/16
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 3:
WP Bill Lee (3-4)
LP Virgil Trucks (2-5)
HR Catfish Metkovich
Metkovich 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Wednesday 5/17
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Roy Sherid (3-4)
LP Les Tietje (1-4)
HR Jim Tabor 2 (4)
Tabor 3-4, 4 RBIs.

Thursday 5/18
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (4-3)
LP Mickey Haefner (5-3)
HR Mel Ott (5)
RBIs by Ott, Rizzuto, and Metkovich

Friday 5/19
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Lum Harris (4-3)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (4-3)
HR Ted Williams (8) Mel Ott (6)
Pirates win the bottom of the ninth on William's two run shot

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Saturday 5/20
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Kirby Higbe (3-5)
LP Bill Lee (3-5)
HR Benny McCoy
McCoy 3 RBIs.

Sunday 5/21
Game 1
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Russ Christopher (3-3)
LP Roy Sherid (3-5)
HR Bobby Doerr (4)
Doerr 3 RBIs. Christopher pitches a three hit shut out.

Game 2
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Denny Galehouse (6-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (4-4)
HR Joe DiMaggio (5) Bobby Doerr (5)
Reds sweep Dodgers.

New York vs Brooklyn
Single game series

Tuesday 5/23
Brooklyn 8 NY 2
WP Johnny Vander Meer (5-3)
LP Joe Page (4-4)
HR Fred Sington Catfish Metkovich (2)
Sington 3 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Wednesday 5/24
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Van Mungo (5-2)
LP Warren Spahn (0-1)
Snuffy Stirnweiss 4-4, 2 RBIs. Bob Elliott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 5/25
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Johnny Niggeling (5-2)
LP Roy Sherid (3-6)
HR Bob Elliott (2) Jim Tabor (5)
Tabor and Catfish Metkovich 2 RBIs each

Friday 5/26
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ken Heintzelman (6-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (4-50
Cardinals sweep ailing Dodgers.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Saturday 5/27
Cincinnati 10 Brooklyn 3:
WP Denny Galehouse (7-1)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (5-4)
HR Hank Greenberg (5) Bobby Doerr (7) Charlie Keller (11) Mel Ott 2 (8) Phil Rizzuto
Keller 2-5, 3 RBIs. Greenberg 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 5/28
Game 1
Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 2:
WP Bill Donovan (1-0)
LP Steve Roser (0-2)
Art Parks 2-4, game winning RBI in the 7th.

Game 2
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 6;
WP Kirby Higbe (4-6)
LP Johnny Johnson (0-1)
HR Hank Greenberg (6) Charlie Keller (12)
Keller 3 RBIs.

Monday 5/29
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (5-5)
LP Russ Christopher (3-5)
HR Joe DiMaggio (6)
Mel Ott 2-3, RBI.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	26	15	.634	-
Cleveland Indians	24	17	.585	2.0
Boston Red Sox	22	20	.524	4.5
Detroit Tigers	21	20	.512	5.0
St. Louis Browns	20	21	.488	6.0
New York Yankees	17	22	.436	8.0
Chicago White Sox	17	24	.415	9.0
Washington Senators	16	24	.400	9.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	24	15	.615	-
Cincinnati Reds	24	16	.600	.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	21	19	.525	3.5
Boston Braves	20	20	.500	4.5
New York Giants	20	21	.488	5.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	19	22	.463	6.0
Philadelphia Blue Jays	18	21	.462	6.0
Chicago Cubs	13	25	.342	10.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Tommy Holmes - CLE .405 2 Stan Sperry NY1 .398 3 Pete Reiser DET .350 4 Bill Dickey PHA .349 5 Stan Spence SLA .348	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Charlie Keller - CIN 12 2 Ted Williams PIT 10 3 Johnny Mize CHN 8 3 Mel Ott BRO 8 5 7 tied with 7	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Lonny Frey - PHA 35 2 Ray Sanders NY1 34 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN 33 3 Ernie Lombardi CHA 33 5 Johnny Mize CHN 32
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 10 2 Bob Muncrief BOS 8 3 Denny Galehouse CIN 7 3 Dutch Leonard BSN 7 3 3 more tied with 7	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Max Lanier - PHA 1.56 2 Lefty Sullivan CIN 1.66 3 Ed Lopat CHA 2.23 4 Van Mungo SLN 2.36 5 Roy Sherid BRO 2.41	LEAGUE LEADERS K Max Lanier - PHA 66 2 Bobo Newsom SLA 47 2 Johnny Niggeling SLN 47 4 Russ Christopher CIN 46 5 Preacher Roe BOS 45

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Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Tuesday 5/30
Game 1
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 0:
WP Mickey Haefner (7-3)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (5-5)
HR Ted Williams (11)
Dodgers are shut out for the 4th time in May.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 7:
WP Lum Harris (6-4)
LP Warren Spahn (0-2)
HR Buster Adams (4) Jim Tabor (6)
Adams 3-5, 4 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/31
Brooklyn 10 Pittsburgh 7:
WP Sig Jakucki (1-0)
LP Johnny Lanning (1-2)
HR Johnny Lucadello Mel Ott (9) Ben Huffman (2)
Ott 2-4, 4 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 6/1
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 0:
WP Tiny Bonham (1-0)
LP Lum Harris (6-6)
HR Jim Tabor (7) Bob Prichard 2 (2)
Bonham pitches a seven hit shut out

Chicago vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 6/2
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 5:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (6-5)
LP Hank Wyse (3-8)
HR Catfish Metkovich (3)
Art Parks 2 RBIs. Metkovich 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 6/3
Brooklyn 12 Chicago 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (6-5)
LP Hal White (0-1)
HR Dom DiMaggio (6)
Vic Barnhart 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 6/4
Game 1
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Bill Bevens (4-6)
LP Sig Jakucki (1-1)
DiMaggio 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Virgil Trucks (4-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-)
HR Johnny Mize (9) Bob Prichard (3)
Mize 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 6/6
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 3:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (7-5)
LP Monty Stratton (3-7)
Al Zarilla 2 RBIs.

Thursday 6/8
Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 8:
WP Bill Donovan (2-0)
LP Paul Derringer (4-8)
HR Mel Ott (10)
Elmer Valo 2-2, 4 RBI. Dodgers score four in bottom of the ninth

Boston vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 6/9
Brooklyn 2 Boston 0:
WP Roy Sherid (4-6)
LP Nels Potter (4-8)
HR Bob Prichard (4)
Sherid fires a five hit shut out.

Saturday 6/10
Brooklyn 2 Boston 1:
WP Tiny Bonham (2-1)
LP Tommy Hughes (3-10)
Bonham three hits Braves.

Sunday 6/11
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 Boston 0:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (8-5)
LP Dutch Leonard (9-4)
HR Mel Ott (11)
Vander Meer gets his second shut out of the season.

Game 2
Boston 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Harry Brecheen (7-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (6-6)
HR Harlond Cliff (3) Bob Prichard (5)
Cliff 2 RBIs.

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Brooklyn vs New York
3 game series

Monday 6/12
NY 10 Brooklyn 9:
WP Bill Butland (4-2)
LP Frank Biscan (2-1)
HR Mel Ott (12) Catfish Metkovich (4)
Eddie Miller singles in Ray Mack in the bottom of the ninth for the Giants

Tuesday 6/13
NY 2 Brooklyn 1 (13):
WP Hal Schumacher (4-2)
LP Bill Donovan (2-1)
HR Whitey Kurowski (12)
Kurowski's game winning RBI in the 13th lifts Giants.

Wednesday 6/14
Brooklyn 5 NY 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (9-5)
LP Red Munger (4-4)
Catfish 3-4, RBI. Ben Huffman 3-5, RBI.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Friday 6/16
Brooklyn 12 Philadelphia 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (7-6)
LP Ed Hanyzewski (0-1)
HR Jim Tabor 2 (9) Joe Cronin
Tabor blasts two HR one of which a 3rd inning GRAND SLAM, and drives in 7.

Saturday 6/17
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Paul Derringer (5-9)
LP Roy Sherid (4-7)
Harland Pool 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/18
Game1
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Red Barrett (9-2)
LP Tiny Bonham (2-2)
HR Calvin Chapman (2) Mel Ott (13)
Barrett fires a six hitter.

Game 2
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Larry Boerner (2-1)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (9-6)
HR Mel Ott (14)
Blue Jays score four in the bottom of the ninth.

New York vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Monday 6/19
Brooklyn 3 NY 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (8-6)
LP Joe Page (6-9)
HR Eddie Miller (2)
Raffensberger's seven hitter lifts Dodgers

Tuesday 6/20
Brooklyn 7 NY 5:
WP Bill Donovan (3-1)
LP Bill Butland (4-3)
HR Whitey Kurowski 2 (15) Bud Metheny (5) Fred Sington (2) Catfish Metkovich (5)
Dodgers win on Sington's pinch hit three run HR in the bottom of the ninth

Wednesday 6/21
Brooklyn 12 NY 11:
WP Bill Donovan (4-1)
LP Bucky Walters (2-4)
HR Hal Schumacher
Vic Barnhart 2-4, 5 RBIs. Ben Huffman 4-5, 3 RBIs. Schumacher GRAND SLAM.

Thursday 6/22
NY 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Red Munger (5-5)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (9-7)
HR Guy Curtright Jim Tabor (10)
Curtright 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 6/23
Brooklyn 13 Philadelphia 7:
WP Ken Raffensberger (9-6)
LP Bert Kuczynski (0-1)
HR Johnny Hopp (4) Bob Kennedy (2)
Dodgers score 8 on 8 hits in the 8th.

Saturday 6/24
Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 3:
WP Bill Lee (4-5)
LP Paul Derringer (5-11)
HR Mel Ott 2 (16)
Ott goes 5-5, 5 RBIs.

Sunday 6/25
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 1:
WP Tiny Bonham (3-2)
LP Red Barrett (9-3)
HR Mel Ott (17) Bob Prichard (7)
Ott and Prichard hit 2 run shots in the 4th.

Game 2
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Si Johnson (5-4)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (9-8)
Bob Kennedy 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Wednesday 6/28
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 1:
WP Ken Raffesnberger (10-6)
LP Orval Grove (2-1)
Raffensberger is Dodgers first 10 game winner

Thursday 6/29
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 4:
WP Bill Lee (5-5)
LP Bill Bevens (5-9)
Roy Partee 2-4, 2 RBIs. Dodgers win on Phil Rizzuto's pinch hit two run double

Friday 6/30
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 0:
WP Tiny Bonham (4-2)
LP Hal Newhouser (4-6)
Bonham shuts out Cubs for his second of the year.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Saturday 7/1
St louis 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Harry Gumbert (2-0)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (9-9)
Gumbert five hits Dodgers.

Sunday 7/2
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 3:
WP Ken Raffesnberger (11-6)
LP Van Mungo (9-5)
Ben Huffman 3-4, RBI.

Game 2
Brooklyn 10 St Louis 5:
WP Bill Lee (6-5)
LP Ken Heintzelman (9-3)
HR Jim Tabor (11) Luis Olmo (3)
Catfish Metkovich 4-6, 5 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	43	32	.573	-
Boston Red Sox	41	35	.539	2.5
Detroit Tigers	39	35	.527	3.5
Cleveland Indians	37	36	.507	5.0
Chicago White Sox	36	36	.500	5.5
New York Yankees	36	38	.486	6.5
St. Louis Browns	35	38	.479	7.0
Washington Senators	29	46	.387	14.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	44	26	.629	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	40	32	.556	5.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	41	35	.539	6.0
New York Giants	36	38	.486	10.0
Cincinnati Reds	36	38	.486	10.0
Boston Braves	34	40	.459	12.0
Philadelphia Blue Jays	31	42	.425	14.5
Chicago Cubs	29	40	.420	14.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Stan Sperry - NY1 .376 2 Tommy Holmes CLE .356 3 Stan Spence SLA .344 4 Stan Musial SLN .336 5 Bill Dickey PHA .335	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 23 2 Mel Ott BRO 17 3 Charlie Keller CIN 16 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 16 5 Hank Greenberg CIN 15	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Rudy York - DET 61 2 Hank Greenberg CIN 60 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 59 4 Phil Weintraub PIT 58 5 Ray Sanders NY1 56
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 14 2 Claude Passeau CLE 13 3 Mickey Haefner PIT 11 3 Tex Hughson WS1 11 3 3 more tied with 11	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Earl Johnson - CHA 2.33 2 Bob Muncrief BOS 2.50 3 Max Lanier PHA 2.56 4 Ed Lopat CHA 2.59 5 Harry Gumbert SLN 2.62	LEAGUE LEADERS K Max Lanier - PHA 113 2 Joe Page NY1 83 2 Preacher Roe BOS 83 4 Mort Cooper BOS 76 4 Johnny Vander Meer BRO 76

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Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
4 game series

Tuesday 7/4
Game 1
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 3:
WP Tiny Bonham (5-2)
LP Lefty Sullivan (7-4)
HR Jim Tabor (12) Bob McNamara Charlie Keller (17)
Bonham scatters six hits

Game 2
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Kirby Higbe (7-10)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (9-10)
Dick Bartell's 8th inning two run single lifts Reds

Wednesday 7/5
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Russ Christopher (6-10)
LP Ken Raffensberger (11-7)
HR Hank Greenberg (16) Connie Ryan
Ryan 2-4, 2 RBIs. Greenberg 2 RBIs.

Thursday 7/6
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Denny Galehouse (10-7)
LP Bill Lee (6-6)
HR Hank Greenberg (17)
Bartell 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
4 game series

Friday 7/7
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Tiny Bonham (6-2)
LP Mickey Haefner (11-7)
HR Bob McNamara (2) Phil Weintraub (14) Ted Williams (24)
McNamara 3 RBIs

Saturday 7/8
Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (10-10)
LP Milo Candini (3-8)
HR Mel Ott (18)
Catfish Metkovich 2-5, 4 RBIs. Eddie Yount 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/9
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (12-7)
LP Jim Bagby (6-3)
HR Catfish Metkovich (6) Jim Tabor (14)
Dodgers win on Metkovich's two run shot

Game 2
Brooklyn 15 Pittsburgh 13:
WP Bill Lee (7-6)
LP Les Tietje (4-8)
HR Mel Ott (19) Catfish Metkovich (7) Ted Williams (25) Ned Harris (5)
Metkovich 6th inning GRAND SLAM going 3-6, 6 RBIs. Williams 5-6, 3 RBIs.

1944 All-Star Game
Tuesday 7/11

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL-STARS AT NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STARS

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 11TH, 1944 - GAME LOG

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League All-Stars 1 1 3 0 0 2 3 0 4 14 18 5 National League All-Stars 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 10 2

WP Marv Breuer (Tigers)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (Dodgers)
HR Ernie Lombardi (White Sox)
MVP Lonny Frey (Athletics) 3-3, 4 runs, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Saturday 7/15
Boston 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Tommy Hughes (5-13)
LP Tiny Bonham (6-3)
Hughes scatters six hits

Sunday 7/16
Game 1
Boston 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bob Feller (3-3)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (10-11)
Dodger lose in the ninth on an error.

Game 2
Brooklyn 9 Boston 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (13-7)
LP Harry Brecheen (11-9)
Clyde McCullough 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Wednesday 7/19
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 3:
WP Bill Lee (8-6)
LP Denny Galehouse (10-9)
HR Bob Prichard (7)
Prichard and Catfish Metkovich 2-4, RBI.

Thursday 7/20
Brooklyn 12 Cincinnati 9:
WP Tommy Bridges (1-0)
LP Kirby Higbe (8-12)
HR Ernie Fletcher (4) Hank Greenberg (22) Bobby Doerr (14) Mel Ott (20) Bob McNamara (3)
Tommy Bridges' 4th inning two run double lifts Dodgers

Friday 7/21
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3:
WP Alex Carrasquel (1-0)
LP Russ Chistopher (6-13)
Phil Rizzuto's RBI single in teh bottom of the ninth lifts Dodgers to sweep.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Saturday 7/22
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 3 (10):
WP Mickey Haefner (13-8)
LP Bill Donovan (4-2)
HR Ted Williams (28)
Pirates score four in the 10th.

Sunday 7/23
Game 1
Pittsburgh 11 Brooklyn 1:
WP Milo Candini (5-9)
LP Bill Lee (8-7)
HR Phil Weintraub 2 (16) Ted Williams (29)
Williams 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Les Tietje (6-8)
LP Tiny Bonham (6-4)
HR Ted Williams (30)
Lietje shuts down Dodgers on six hits.

Monday 7/24
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Lum Harris (13-8)
LP Bill Donovan (4-3)
Harris six hits Dodgers.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox	53	43	.552	-
Philadelphia Athletics	52	43	.547	.5
Chicago White Sox	49	44	.527	2.5
Detroit Tigers	50	45	.526	2.5
New York Yankees	46	48	.489	6.0
Cleveland Indians	46	48	.489	6.0
St. Louis Browns	45	49	.479	7.0
Washington Senators	37	58	.389	15.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	56	33	.629	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	52	40	.565	5.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	50	44	.532	8.5
New York Giants	47	47	.500	11.5
Cincinnati Reds	43	50	.462	15.0
Chicago Cubs	40	49	.449	16.0
Boston Braves	41	52	.441	17.0
Philadelphia Blue Jays	39	53	.424	18.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Tommy Holmes - CLE .351 2 Stan Sperry NY1 .350 3 Stan Musial SLN .344 4 Ted Williams PIT .341 4 2 more tied with .341	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 30 2 Hank Greenberg CIN 24 3 Mel Ott BRO 20 4 Charlie Keller CIN 19 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 19	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Hank Greenberg - CIN 84 2 Ted Williams PIT 76 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 72 3 Rudy York DET 72 5 Phil Weintraub PIT 70
LEAGUE LEADERS W Claude Passeau - CLE 16 2 Max Lanier PHA 14 2 Bob Muncrief BOS 14 4 Mickey Haefner PIT 13 4 7 more tied with 13	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Earl Johnson - CHA 2.26 2 Ed Lopat CHA 2.36 3 Claude Passeau CLE 2.48 4 Bob Muncrief BOS 2.51 5 Harry Gumbert SLN 2.64	LEAGUE LEADERS K Max Lanier - PHA 130 2 Preacher Roe BOS 110 3 Van Mungo SLN 107 4 Joe Page NY1 102 5 Johnny Vander Meer BRO 100

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Chicago vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Tuesday 7/25
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Hal Newhouser (9-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (13-8)
HR Dom Dimaggio (11) Art Garibaldi Johnny Mize (15) Tommy O'Brien
Dodger come up short on five run ninth

Wednesday 7/26
Chicago 10 Brooklyn 4:
WP Hank Wyse (9-11)
LP Bill Lee (8-8)
HR Catfish Metkovich (8)
Roy Partee 4-5, 3 RBIs. Lou Boudreau 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 7/27
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 0:
WP Tiny Bonham (7-4)
LP Virgil Trucks (8-11)
HR Mel Ott (21)
Bonham shuts down Cubs on five hits

Friday 7/28
Chicago 12 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bill Bevens (8-12)
LP Johnny Vander Meer 910-12)
John Dudra 2-5, 4 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
5 game series

Saturday 7/29
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 2
WP Ken Raffensberger (14-8)
LP Ed Kieman (1-4)
Mel Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/30
Game 1
St Louis 12 Brooklyn 7:
WP Ken Heintzelman (14-3)
LP Bill Lee (8-9)
HR Luis Olmo (7) Bruce Campbell (7)
Clyde McCullough 2-4, 3 RBIs. Olmo 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 2 St Louis 0:
WP Tiny Bonham (8-4)
LP Tex Carleton (11-10)
Bonham fires another shut out.

Monday 7/31
St Louis 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Van Mungo (13-6)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (10-13)
HR Mel Ott (22)
Vander Meer is 1-8 in his last 11 games.

Tuesday 8/1
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 2
WP Ken Raffensberger (15-8)
LP Ed Kieman (1-5)
HR Mel Ott (23)
Bob Prichard 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/4
Boston 9 Brooklyn 6:
WP Nels Potter (9-10)
LP Jim Nuxhall (0-1)
HR Milt Byrnes (5)
Braves score 6 in the ninth.

Saturday 8/5
Boston 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Tommy Hughes (8-15)
LP Tiny Bonham (8-5)
Fern Bell 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 8/6
Brooklyn 2 Boston 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (11-13)
LP Harry Brecheen (13-12)
Dodgers slip past Braves on three hits

Brooklyn vs Chicago
4 game series

Wednesday 8/9
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 5:
WP Ken Raffensberger (16-8)
LP Bill Bevens (9-13)
HR Dom DiMaggio (12)
Catfish Metkovich 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/10
Brooklyn 2 Chicago 0:
WP Joe Coleman (1-0)
LP Hank Wyse (10-13)
Coleman and two relievers shut out Cubs.

Friday 8/11
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 5:
WP Tiny Bonham (9-5)
LP Orval Grove (3-3)
HR Mel Ott (24) Lin Storti (3) Max West (11)
Ott 3-5, 3 RBIs. Ben Huffman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 8/12
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 4 (13):
WP Hal White (1-2)
LP Bill Donovan (4-4)
HR Roy Partee (60
Partee's 13th inning HR lifts Cubs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
4 game series

Sunday 8/13
Game 1
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 2;
WP Ed Kieman (2-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (16-9)
HR Vic Barnhart (2) Stan Musial (19) Bob Elliott (4)
Musial 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 13 St Louis 1:
WP Warren Spahn (1-2)
LP Ken Heintzelman (15-5)
HR Fred Sington 2 (4) Jim Tabor 2 (15)
Tabor hits a first inning GRAND SLAM going 2-3, 5 RBIs. Sington 5 RBIs.

Monday 8/14
St Louis 17 Brooklyn 4:
WP Clarence Pickrel (5-3)
LP Tiny Bonham (9-6)
HR Stan Musial 2 (21) Luis Olmo (8) Snuffy Stirnweiss (4)
Stirnweiss 4-6, 4 RBIs. Musial 2-3, 5 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/15
Brooklyn 8 St Louis 6:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (12-13)
LP Van Mungo (14-8)
HR Mel Ott 2 (26) Catfish Metkovich (9)
Ott 2-4, 4 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	66	50	.569	-
Boston Red Sox	66	50	.569	-
Chicago White Sox	58	57	.504	7.5
New York Yankees	57	57	.500	8.0
Detroit Tigers	56	58	.491	9.0
Cleveland Indians	56	59	.487	9.5
St. Louis Browns	55	58	.487	9.5
Washington Senators	45	70	.391	20.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	66	43	.606	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	46	.589	1.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	60	54	.526	8.5
New York Giants	55	59	.482	13.5
Cincinnati Reds	53	59	.473	14.5
Chicago Cubs	50	59	.459	16.0
Boston Braves	51	62	.451	17.0
Philadelphia Blue Jays	47	66	.416	21.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .357 2 Tommy Holmes CLE .349 3 Pete Reiser DET .347 4 Phil Weintraub PIT .343 5 Stan Musial SLN .335	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 38 2 Hank Greenberg CIN 27 3 Mel Ott BRO 26 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 23 5 3 tied with 21	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 100 2 Rudy York DET 92 3 Hank Greenberg CIN 91 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 87 5 Ray Sanders NY1 82
LEAGUE LEADERS W 3 tied with 17 1 Mickey Haefner PIT 17 1 Max Lanier PHA 17 1 Claude Passeau CLE 17 4 5 tied with 16	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Earl Johnson - CHA 2.50 2 Ed Lopat CHA 2.53 3 Jack Kramer NYA 2.70 4 Bob Muncrief BOS 2.76 4 Harry Gumbert SLN 2.76	LEAGUE LEADERS K Max Lanier - PHA 151 2 Preacher Roe BOS 137 3 Joe Page NY1 132 4 Van Mungo SLN 124 5 Johnny Vander Meer BRO 119

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Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
4 game series

Wednesday 8/16
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 2
WP Russ Christopher (9-15)
LP Ken Raffensberger (16-10)
HR Bob Prichard (8) Hank Greenberg (28)
Greenberg 2-2, 2 RBIs. Charlie Keller 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/17
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hank Borowy (10-17)
LP Frank Biscan (2-2)
HR Charlie Keller (22)
Reds nip Dodgers on 8th inning wild pitch.

Friday 8/18
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3:
WP Tiny Bonham (10-6)
LP Denny Galehouse (14-12)
HR Vic Barnhart (3)
Bonham scatters ten hits

Saturday 8/19
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 5:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (13-13)
LP Steve Roser (3-3)
Vic Barnhart 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
4 game series

Sunday 8/20
Game 1
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP Mickey Haefner (19-9)
LP Ken Raffensberger (16-11)
HR Buster Adams (5) Jerry Priddy
Jim Tabor 3 RBIs. Adams 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 0:
WP Milo Candini (10-11)
LP Joe Coleman (1-1)
Candini fires five hit shut out.

Monday 8/21
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Stan Ferens (2-1)
LP Tiny Bonham (10-7)
Jerry Priddy scores winning run in the 6th.

Tuesday 8/22
Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (14-13)
LP Lum Harris (17-10)
HR Jim Tabor (16) Bob McNamara (4)
Vander Meer pitches a six hitter.

Brooklyn vs New York
4 game series

Friday 8/25
Brooklyn 4 NY 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (17-11)
LP Hal Schumacher (7-12)
HR Jim Tabor (17)
Raffensberger scatters nine hits.

Saturday 8/26
NY 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bob Chipman (5-6)
LP Bill Donovan (4-5)
HR Bobby Estalella (3) Bud Metheny (10)
Giants win on 4 runs in the 8th.

Sunday 8/27
Game 1
NY 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Joe Page (13-12)
LP Tiny Bonham (10-8)
HR Jim Castiglia
Castiglia 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 NY 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer 915-13)
LP Bill Butland (11-6)
Catfish Metkovich's two run single in the ninth lifts Dodgers.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
Single game series

Tuesday 8/29
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Red Barrett (13-12)
LP Ken Raffensberger (17-12)
Blue Jays score five in the ninth.

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 9/2
Brooklyn 2 NY 1:
WP Warren Spahn (2-2)
LP Joe Page (13-13)
Spahn and two relievers scatter three hits

Sunday 9/3
Game 1
NY 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Red Munger (10-12)
LP Tiny Bonham (10-9)
HR Whitey Kurowski (27) Jim Tabor (18)
Kurowski 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 5 NY 0:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (16-13)
LP Hal Schumacher (7-14)
HR Mel Ott (27) Catfish Metkovich (10)
Vander Meer shuts out Giants on five hits.

Brooklyn vs Boston
2 game series

Monday 9/4
Game 1
Brooklyn 6 Boston 5:
WP Ken Raffensberger (18-12)
LP Tommy Hughes (10-20)
HR Jim Tabor 2 (20)
Tabor 3 RBIs.

Game2
Boston 13 Brooklyn 4:
WP Harry Brecheen (19-13)
LP Warren Spahn (2-3)
HR Harlond Clift (4) Terry Moore (2) Bob Finley

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Thursday 9/7
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Paul Derringer (13-19)
LP Alex Carrasquel (1-1)
HR Mel Ott (28)
Derringer four hits Dodgers

Saturday 9/9
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 6:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (17-13)
LP Red Barrett (13-14)
HR Bob Kennedy (3)
Catfish Metkovich and Danny Doyle 2-3, 2 RBIs. Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/10
Game 1
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (19-12)
LP Monty Stratton (8-18)
Raffensberger picks up his second shut of the year

Game 2
Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 3:
WP Bill Lee (9-9)
LP Ed Hanyzewski (3-10)
HR Phil Rizzuto (2)
Lee picks up first win since July 19th.

Boston vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 9/12
Boston 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Harry Brecheen (20-13)
LP Alex Carrasquel (1-2)
Milt Byrnes 4-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 9/13
Boston 12 Brooklyn 3:
WP Nels Potter (15-12)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (17-14)
HR Fern Bell (11) Terry Moore (3) Bob Prichard (9)
Bell 3-4, 2 RBIs Bob Finley 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	80	60	.571	-
Boston Red Sox	79	60	.568	.5
New York Yankees	73	66	.525	6.5
Detroit Tigers	68	70	.493	11.0
Cleveland Indians	68	70	.493	11.0
Chicago White Sox	68	70	.493	11.0
St. Louis Browns	64	73	.467	14.5
Washington Senators	54	85	.388	25.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	82	55	.599	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	77	61	.558	5.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	71	67	.514	11.5
Boston Braves	69	69	.500	13.5
Cincinnati Reds	67	71	.486	15.5
Chicago Cubs	65	72	.474	17.0
New York Giants	63	75	.457	19.5
Philadelphia Blue Jays	57	81	.413	25.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Stan Musial - SLN .361 2 Ted Williams PIT .348 3 Augie Bergamo PHA .347 4 Tommy Holmes CLE .343 5 Pete Reiser DET .340	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 43 2 Hank Greenberg CIN 30 2 Charlie Keller CIN 30 4 Mel Ott BRO 28 5 Whitey Kurowski NY1 27	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 122 2 Rudy York DET 114 3 Stan Musial SLN 103 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 102 5 Hank Greenberg CIN 99
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 22 2 Preacher Roe BOS 21 3 Harry Brecheen BSN 20 3 Mickey Haefner PIT 20 3 3 more tied with 20	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA 2 tied with 2.68 1 Jack Kramer NYA 2.68 1 Earl Johnson CHA 2.68 3 Harry Gumbert SLN 2.73 4 Tex Hughson WS1 2.79	LEAGUE LEADERS K Max Lanier - PHA 188 2 Preacher Roe BOS 178 3 Hal Newhouser CHN 154 4 Joe Page NY1 151 5 Van Mungo SLN 146

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Tuesday, September 12th, 1944
North American BaseBall League has dealt the cards out on the table, announcing the list of players looking to draw a glimpse of success in the 1944 first-year player draft. Management and scouting veterans from all teams will be able to review candidates for 30 days prior to the draft and determine who might be appropriately suited for a future role in the upcoming shuffle of fortune and fate.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Whitey Lockman, 18 year-old center fielder out of high-school.
2. Tommy de la Cruz, 32 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
3. Vance Dinges, 29 year-old first baseman out of college.
4. Red Schoendienst, 21 year-old second baseman out of college.
5. Ken Burkhart, 27 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
6. Bill Salkeld, 27 year-old catcher out of college.
7. Ken Gables, 25 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
8. Frank Papish, 26 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Jim Wilson, 22 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
10. Joe Astroth, 22 year-old catcher out of college.

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Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Friday 9/15
Boston 16 Brooklyn 2:
WP Johnny Beazley (5-9)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (17-15)
Bob Finley 2-3, 3 RBIs. Terry Moore 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 9/16
Brooklyn 5 Boston 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (20-12)
LP Tommy Hughes (11-21)
HR Bert Hogg (11)
Raffensberger is Dodgers first 20 game winner

Sunday 9/17
Boston 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Harry Brecheen (21-13)
LP Bill Lee (9-10)
HR Babe Young (8)
Young's 3 run shot with one out in the bottom of the ninth lifts Braves.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Wednesday 9/20
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (18-15)
LP Milo Candini (11-15)
Catfish Metkovich 2 RBIs.

Thursday 9/21
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (21-12)
LP Les Tietje (9-14)
HR Ray Lamanno (4) Vic Barnhart (4)
Lamanno 9th inning GRAND SLAM. Barnhart 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/22
Pittsburgh 14 Brooklyn 6 (15):
WP Joe Bagby (8-4)
LP Joe Nuxhall (0-2)
HR Al Zarilla (2)
Pirates score eight in the 15th on 4 hits and four errors. Dodgers are eliminated.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 9/23
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 3:
WP Joe Nuxhall (1-2)
LP Hal Newhouser (16-8)
HR Jo-Jo Moore (5) Fred Sington (5)
Joe Nuxhall picks up first career win

Sunday 9/24
Game 1
Chicago 11 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bill Bevens (14-19)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (18-16)
HR Chet Laabs (3)
Pinky Higgins 3-3, 4 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (22-12)
LP Nick Strincevich (6-7)
HR Lou Boudreau (9)
9th inning error lifts Dodgers

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 9/25
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 4:
WP Bill Lee (10-10)
LP Tex Carleton (16-16)
HR Luis Olmo (10) Al Zarilla (3)
Dodgers win on Zarilla's HR

Tuesday 9/26
Brooklyn 3 St Louis 2:
WP Tommy Bridges (2-0)
LP Van Mungo (16-12)
HR Johnny Pesky (4)
Dodgers score three in the first.

Wednesday 9/27
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 4:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (19-16)
LP Ed Klieman (7-8)
Mel Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs. Bob Prichard 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Thursday 9/28
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 5:
WP Denny Galehouse (19-15)
LP Ken Raffensberger (22-13)
HR Hank Greenberg (32)
Eddie Waitkus 4-5, 3 RBIs. Greenberg 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/29
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3:
WP Joe Nuxhall (2-2)
LP Steve Roser (6-4)
HR Hank Edwards (5)
Al Zarilla 2-4, RBI.

Saturday 9/30
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hank Borowy (7-11)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (19-17)
HR Dick Bartell (3) Hank Greenberg (33) Bobby Doerr (15)
Doerr 4-5, 3 RBIs. Greenberg 3 RBIs.

Sunday 10/1
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (23-13)
LP Kirby Higbe (13-18)
HR Hank Edwards (6) Charlie Keller (33) Fred Sington (6)
Raffensberger leads NL with 23 wins.

Final
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	90	64	.584	-
New York Yankees	82	72	.532	8.0
Boston Red Sox	81	73	.526	9.0
Detroit Tigers	77	77	.500	13.0
Cleveland Indians	76	78	.494	14.0
Chicago White Sox	74	80	.481	16.0
St. Louis Browns	73	81	.474	17.0
Washington Senators	63	91	.409	27.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	.578	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	68	.558	3.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	81	73	.526	8.0
Boston Braves	80	74	.519	9.0
Cincinnati Reds	76	78	.494	13.0
Chicago Cubs	72	82	.468	17.0
New York Giants	70	84	.455	19.0
Philadelphia Blue Jays	62	92	.403	27.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Augie Bergamo - PHA .360 2 Stan Musial SLN .359 3 Ted Williams PIT .349 4 Pete Reiser DET .336 5 Tommy Holmes CLE .333	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 47 2 Hank Greenberg CIN 33 2 Charlie Keller CIN 33 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 30 5 Mel Ott BRO 28	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 136 2 Rudy York DET 117 3 Stan Musial SLN 115 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 114 5 2 tied with 109
LEAGUE LEADERS W Max Lanier - PHA 24 2 Ken Raffensberger BRO 23 3 Harry Brecheen BSN 22 3 Jack Kramer NYA 22 5 5 tied with 21	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Harry Gumbert - SLN 2.66 2 Earl Johnson CHA 2.67 3 Tex Hughson WS1 2.79 4 Jack Kramer NYA 2.82 5 Preacher Roe BOS 2.93	LEAGUE LEADERS K Max Lanier - PHA 207 2 Preacher Roe BOS 193 3 Joe Page NY1 176 4 Hal Newhouser CHN 175 5 Van Mungo SLN 155

Stan Musial Claims 1944 NL Batting Title
Monday, October 2nd, 1944
This season Stan Musial won the National League 1944 batting title. The 23-year-old right fielder hit .359 for the St. Louis Cardinals over a span of 147 games with 38 doubles, 12 triples and 25 home runs among his 213 hits. Musial drove in 115 runs and scored 104 times.

Augie Bergamo Paces AL with .360 Average
Monday, October 2nd, 1944
Augie Bergamo of the Philadelphia Athletics put the wraps on a fine season by winning the American League batting crown. The Athletics right fielder outperfromed all others with his .360 average. For the season, Bergamo played in 130 games, collected 168 hits, 10 home runs, scored 102 times and knocked in 72 runs.

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, October 2nd, 1944
"Baseball is a marathon," or so the saying goes. But once the North American BaseBall League playoffs start today, it's a sprint to the finish. One false move, one errant miscue, one pressure-packed flub will end your team's chances of winning the title. It could be over in a moment. On the other hand, one swing of the bat or a fastball blown by the last hitter could just as easily send your team parading down Main Street, hoisting a 24-carat gold-studded North American Series trophy before an adoring crowd. The contending ballclubs are all poised and ready -- the playoffs begin today with several North American Series showdowns:
St. Louis Cardinals versus Philadelphia Athletics.

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St Louis vs Philadelphia

Game 1
Tuesday 10/3
St Louis 7 Philadelphia 1:
WP Van Mungo
LP Max Lanier
HR Butch Neiman (PHA)
Stan Musial and Nap Reyes 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Wednesday 10/4
St Louis 5 Philadelphia 3:
WP Clarence Pickrel
LP Roger Wolff
HR Nick Etten (SLN)
Cardinals score two in the eighth

Game 3
Friday 10/6
Philadelphia 10 St Louis 2:
WP Jesse Flores
LP Ken Heintzelman
Johnny Berardino 3-5, 4 RBIs.

Game 4
Saturday 10/7
Philadelphia 3 St Louis 0 (10):
WP Max Lanier (1-1)
LP Van Mungo (1-1)
Athletics sore three in the 10th.

Game 5
Sunday 10/8
Philadelphia 13 St Louis 6:
WP Steve Gromek
LP Ed Klieman
HR Butch Nieman (2) Nick Etten 2 (3)
George Myatt 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Game 6
Tuesday 10/10
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 2:
WP Jesse Flores (2-0)
LP Ken Heintzelman (0-2)
Andy Pafko 2 RBIs.

Athletics Win North American Series Crown
Tuesday, October 10th, 1944
Today the Philadelphia Athletics won the 1944 North American Series with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Shibe Park. They won the series 4-2 and it was 9th time the victors have won the league title.

During the American League regular season Philadelphia posted a 90-64 record and claimed first place.

What's it like to win it all? "Words can't describe it," said the jubilant Athletics skipper. "It really hasn't sunk in. Maybe it will sink in when we go ride around Philadelphia with the trophy. Right now, it's just a lot of fun. This is the one you work for ever since you first picked up a baseball. This is what you dream of and this is what you work toward all year."

In defeat, the Cardinals manager told the press, "There's not that much difference," he said. "I know we got beat 4-2, but bad teams don't make it to the North American Series. They just executed better than we did. We're a good baseball team. The Athletics were just better this time around. We'll be back again."

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Off Season

Major Retirements


Draft Results




Awards
NL Honors Glove Wizard Award Winners
Sunday, October 22nd, 1944
Who are the Glove Wizard Award winners? They are the guys that steal outs. They make spectacular plays, but they also consistently make the routine plays. This year in the National League these defensive stalwarts made a name for themselves with their gloves:

Pitcher: Nels Potter (Boston Braves)
Catcher: Phil Masi (Pittsburgh Pirates)
First Baseman: Ray Sanders (New York Giants)
Second Baseman: Snuffy Stirnweiss (St. Louis Cardinals)
Third Baseman: Ralph Hodgin (Philadelphia Phillies)
Shortstop: Lou Boudreau (Chicago Cubs)
Left Fielder: Fern Bell (Boston Braves)
Center Fielder: Johnny Hopp (Philadelphia Phillies)
Right Fielder: Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals)


AL Rewards Top Defenders for 1944
Sunday, October 22nd, 1944
Any pitcher would love to have these defenders on the field backing them up. They are the best glovemen in the American League for 1944. This year's Glove Wizard Award winners are:

Pitcher: Ed Lopat (Chicago White Sox)
Catcher: Sammy Holbrook (Cleveland Indians)
First Baseman: Terry Lyons (St. Louis Browns)
Second Baseman: Joe Gordon (New York Yankees)
Third Baseman: Billy Johnson (St. Louis Browns)
Shortstop: Lonny Frey (Philadelphia Athletics)
Left Fielder: Enos Slaughter (Cleveland Indians)
Center Fielder: Thurman Tucker (Washington Senators)
Right Fielder: Eddie Morgan (Cleveland Indians)

Bevens Wins NL Rookie of the Year
Monday, October 23rd, 1944
Bill Bevens was an outstanding performer this season for Chicago, earning the National League Newcomer of the Year Award.

He went 15-20 on the year in 38 starts, striking out 134 in 321.1 innings while piecing together a 3.39 ERA.

American League Best Rookie Announced
Monday, October 23rd, 1944
Augie Bergamo, left fielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, had a good freshman year, highlighted today by his selection for the American League Newcomer of the Year Award for 1944.

The standout Athletics left fielder took the honor by hitting .360 in 130 games this season and finishing with 168 hits, 10 home runs, 72 RBIs and 102 runs scored.

#1 NL Hurler Named
Wednesday, October 25th, 1944
The Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1944 has been presented and the National League winner is Harry Brecheen of Boston.

"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Brecheen. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Braves star told reporters.

Brecheen excelled with an impressive 22-14 record in 38 starts. In 312.2 innings he yielded 308 hits and 105 walks, while striking out 152 and compiling a fine 3.11 ERA.

Outstanding Pitcher Award Goes to Lanier
Wednesday, October 25th, 1944
The #1 pitcher in the American League this season was Philadelphia reliever Max Lanier. He won the league's Outstanding Pitcher Award for 1944 by saving 0 games.

Lanier also had 24 wins and 11 losses in 38 appearances. He posted 207 strikeouts and 105 walks in 313.1 innings, permitted 293 base hits and compiled a 2.99 ERA.

Ted Williams Named NL's Best Batter
Thursday, October 26th, 1944
What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 1944 Outstanding Hitter Award in the National League. It had already been a very special season for Pittsburgh's Ted Williams, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake.

All season long Ted Williams gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .349 as he collected 196 hits, 28 doubles, 6 triples, 47 home runs and 136 RBIs.

Philadelphia's Dickey Wins AL Outstanding Hitter Award
Thursday, October 26th, 1944
It's been a year of triumph for veteran Bill Dickey of the Philadelphia Athletics as he hit his way to the 1944 American League Outstanding Hitter Award.

The 37-year-old veteran compiled a .321 average and .403 on-base percentage by putting together 173 hits, 29 doubles, 9 triples, 10 home runs and 77 walks. He also scored 97 times and drove in 87 runs.

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1945 Season

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 16th, 1945
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 23-year-old starting pitcher Dave Ferriss of the Philadelphia Phillies is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SP Dave Ferriss, 23, Philadelphia Phillies
2) CF Whitey Lockman, 18, Cincinnati Reds
3) 2B Red Schoendienst, 22, Detroit Tigers
4) MR Dick Mauney, 25, St. Louis Browns
5) MR Ralph Branca, 19, Washington Senators
6) C Del Rice, 22, New York Giants
7) MR Jim Wilson, 23, Chicago White Sox
8) 2B Ben Steiner, 23, Philadelphia Athletics
9) C Tom Jordan, 25, New York Giants
10) SP Ken Gables, 26, St. Louis Browns

Name Change: Philadelphia Blue Jays back to Philadelphia Phillies.

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Philadelphia Athletics 86 68 .558 - 787 .283 81 93 704 3.77 645 520 Boston Red Sox 84 70 .545 2 758 .277 88 70 696 3.77 671 534 Cleveland Indians 80 74 .519 6 744 .279 94 21 720 4.00 454 626 New York Yankees 78 76 .506 8 715 .266 92 57 727 3.96 528 574 Washington Senators 75 79 .487 11 610 .247 68 88 628 3.50 613 568 St. Louis Browns 73 81 .474 13 671 .265 98 37 740 4.15 516 593 Chicago White Sox 72 82 .468 14 665 .260 47 45 650 3.55 611 591 Detroit Tigers 70 84 .455 16 705 .272 96 103 791 4.32 520 621

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG D. Wakefield, RF BOS 149 560 18 86 4 .334 .436 .514 J. Russell, LF BOS 149 571 11 105 8 .299 .393 .466 D. Gardella, LF DET 149 583 24 107 6 .307 .376 .459 P. Reiser, 3B DET 145 545 13 79 54 .293 .384 .454 J. Hopp, CF BOS 147 655 5 66 30 .320 .374 .439 S. Spence, RF SLA 151 609 18 84 3 .291 .361 .470 B. Johnson, LF SLA 153 586 13 85 2 .292 .379 .445 L. Fleming, 1B BOS 154 598 15 105 0 .280 .367 .429 B. McCosky, LF PHA 145 583 5 81 3 .319 .391 .426 A. Bergamo, LF CHA 144 563 6 72 0 .311 .392 .445 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 T. Hughson WS1 38 22 14 0 2.98 323.0 306 93 155 4.32 D. Trout PHA 38 22 12 0 3.48 310.1 311 120 143 4.16 F. Hutchinson PHA 38 22 11 0 3.72 306.2 317 91 156 4.60 B. Muncrief BOS 38 21 13 0 3.38 308.2 321 86 112 3.28 O. Grove NYA 38 20 14 0 3.25 300.0 314 104 85 2.55 M. Cooper BOS 38 19 14 0 3.67 303.2 327 90 133 3.94 S. Overmire SLA 38 18 16 0 3.41 302.2 313 84 80 2.38 S. Gromek PHA 38 18 14 0 3.94 304.1 326 117 147 4.35 J. Haynes CLE 38 18 16 0 3.74 305.2 312 124 85 2.50 R. Prim CHA 38 16 11 0 3.39 245.0 230 85 88 3.23

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Boston Braves 88 66 .571 - 720 .272 88 24 640 3.54 720 582 Pittsburgh Pirates 84 70 .545 4 781 .276 130 52 709 3.88 549 644 Cincinnati Reds 84 70 .545 4 696 .253 144 32 640 3.58 559 585 St. Louis Cardinals 80 74 .519 8 734 .270 88 119 699 3.79 490 608 Chicago Cubs 77 77 .500 11 713 .266 78 41 686 3.75 640 656 New York Giants 74 80 .481 14 714 .264 110 55 746 4.26 558 656 Philadelphia Phillies 69 85 .448 19 686 .264 58 125 744 4.10 437 602 Brooklyn Dodgers 63 91 .409 25 630 .260 83 53 810 4.58 434 608

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Williams, LF PIT 148 540 42 121 1 .352 .488 .656 S. Musial, RF SLN 146 569 19 89 9 .336 .429 .568 C. Keller, RF CIN 152 548 36 106 2 .263 .393 .513 H. Steinbacher, RF PHI 147 505 9 66 4 .311 .476 .451 J. Pesky, SS SLN 148 590 4 89 8 .349 .414 .461 J. Mize, 1B CHN 154 583 22 98 2 .299 .389 .475 J. DiMaggio, LF CIN 150 597 25 102 3 .296 .350 .505 H. Greenberg, 1B CIN 154 596 32 95 3 .250 .350 .464 M. Ott, RF BRO 140 473 24 84 0 .288 .399 .496 W. Kurowski, 3B NY1 146 610 22 98 0 .288 .338 .457 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 H. Brecheen BSN 38 22 11 0 2.96 322.1 310 91 142 3.97 H. Newhouser CHN 38 21 13 0 2.91 311.2 290 129 218 6.30 R. Christopher CIN 38 21 12 0 3.21 315.2 292 117 121 3.46 M. Haefner PIT 38 21 13 0 3.24 323.2 320 108 118 3.28 P. Derringer PIT 38 23 14 0 3.65 324.0 329 101 108 3.00 N. Potter BSN 38 20 17 0 3.25 320.1 301 123 132 3.72 B. Feller BSN 38 20 14 0 3.81 314.0 287 160 261 7.48 S. Chandler SLN 38 18 14 0 3.54 318.1 292 147 117 3.32 H. Borowy CIN 38 17 15 0 3.41 316.0 292 126 116 3.31 N. Strincevich SLN 38 18 13 0 3.59 303.0 321 86 77 2.29

NABL News: Opening Day
Monday, April 16th, 1945
It is Opening Day in North American BaseBall League! Our hardball heroes are back in town for another fresh season of baseball. It is a time of joy and optimism, a time to get away from the world for three hours, enjoy a few hot dogs, hamburgers and soda pops, holler at the umpires and cheer our favorite teams to victory. Highlighting today's schedule are these games:

New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

Meet The 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers

Starting Rotation
1944 Stats
Ken Raffensberger 23-13, 3.48 146 Ks
Johnny Vander Meer 19-17, 3.69 144 Ks
Warren Spahn 2-3, 6.16 5 Ks
Bill Lee 10-10, 4.58 34 Ks

Bull Pen
1944 Stats
Dick Conger DNP
Johnny Johnson 0-1, 5.40 3 Ks
Lefty West DNP
Bill Donovan 4-5, 13 svs, 3.66 35 Ks

Starters


Prospects

TOP PROSPECTS - BATTERS

# Name Age Pos Contact Power Eye/Discipline Speed Defense Level AVG HR RBI 1 Joe Astroth 22 C 11 3 13 1 12 AA .135 0 4

TOP PROSPECTS - PITCHERS

# Name Age Role Stuff Control Movement Level Rec ERA IP HA BB K 2 Al LaMacchia 23 P 5 12 16 AA 0-0 .00 0.0 0 0 0 3 Harry Macpherson 18 P 4 3 13 AA 0-0 18.00 3.0 7 4 1

Salaries

Name	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954
Johnny Vander Meer	$47k	$47k	$47k
Bill Lee	$37k
Mel Ott	$36k	$40k	$43k	$47k
Tommy Bridges	$33k	$39k
Calvin Chapman	$26k	$29k	$31k	$34k
Ben Huffman	$19k	$21k
Jim Tabor	$16k	$19k	$22k
Phil Rizzuto	$14k	$19k(A)	$19k(A)	$19k(A)
Ken Raffensberger	$13k	$13k	$13k	$13k
Art Parks	$11k	$12k(A)
Fred Sington	$10k
Tiny Bonham	$10k	$12k(A)	$12k(A)	$12k(A)
Joe Gallagher	$10k	$12k(A)	$12k(A)
Bob McNamara	$9k	$10k(A)	$10k(A)
Bob Prichard	$9k	$10k(A)
Vic Barnhart	$6k	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Vern Benson	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Frank Biscan	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Joe Coleman	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Bill Donovan	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Granny Hamner	$6k	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Johnny Johnson	$6k	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Clyde McCullough	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Catfish Metkovich	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Al Montgomery	$6k	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Joe Nuxhall	$6k	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Warren Spahn	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Kermit Wahl	$6k	$6k	$6k	$6k	$9k(A)	$9k(A)	$9k(A)
Al Zarilla	$6k	$6k	$6k	$12k(A)	$12k(A)	$12k(A)
TOTAL	$379k	$361k	$291k	$230k	$122k	$114k	$51k

[scott1964]

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 4/17
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Dave Ferriss
LP Ken Raffensberger
Hal Wagner 2 RBIs. Ferriss four hitter

Wednesday 4/18
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5:
WP Lefty West
LP Ken Chase
Clyde McCullough singles in Jim Tabor in the bottom of the ninth

Thursday 4/19
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5:
WP Bill Donovan
LP Red Barrett
HR Mel Ott
Catfish Metkovich ties game on an RBI triple then scores winning run on a Calvin Chapman single

Brooklyn vs New York
3 game series

Friday 4/20
NY 6 Brooklyn 5 (10)
WP Bob Chipman
LP Bill Donovan (1-1)
HR Catfish Metkovich Whitey Kurowski 3 (4)
Kurowski blasts 3 homers and drives in 5 including the game winning in the bottom of the 10th.

Saturday 4/21
Brooklyn 5 NY 4 (11):
WP Lefty West (2-0)
LP Bob Chipman (1-1)
HR Ben Huffman Jim Tabor Bobby Estalella
Phil Rizzuto scores winning run in the 11th.

Sunday 4/22
Brooklyn 10 NY 6:
WP Johnny Vander Meer
LP Ken Burkhart
HR Mel Ott 2 (3) Eddie Miller Wally Moses
Ott 4-4, 3 RBIs. Moses 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Tuesday 4/24
Brooklyn 7 Boston 6:
WP Bill Donovan (2-1)
LP Alex Carrasquel (1-2)
HR Nap Reyes (2)
Dewey Williams 3 RBIs. Dodgers score 3 in the ninth highlighted by Granny Hammer's two run double.

Wednesday 4/25
Boston 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Harry Brecheen (2-1)
LP Bill Donovan (2-2)
HR Milt Byrnes (2)
Byrnes 3-4, 4 RBIs, including a game winning two run single in the bottom of the ninth

Thursday 4/26
Brooklyn 7 Boston 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (1-1)
LP Nels Potter (1-2)
HR Mel Ott (4)
Bob Prichard 3-5, 2 RBIs. Ott 2 RBIs and 3000th HIT

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 4/27
NY 9 Brooklyn 4 (10):
WP Ken Burkhart (2-1)
LP Lefty West (2-1)
Del Rice 3-6, 4 RBIs.

Saturday 4/28
NY 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Lefty Sullivan
LP Warren Spahn
Bobby Estalella lone RBI.

Sunday 4/29
NY 11 Brooklyn 5:
WP Joe Page (1-2)
LP Bill Lee
HR Whitey Kurowski (7) Aaron Robinson Calvin Chapman
Kurowski 3-5, 3 RBIs. Robinson 4 RBIs. Granny Hammer 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 5/1
Brooklyn 5 Boston 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (2-1)
LP Les Tietje
HR Ken Raffensberger
First career HR for Raffensberger. Mel Ott 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/2
Boston 11 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bob Feller (3-0)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-1)
HR Mel Ott (5)
Dewy Williams 2-4, 3 RBIs. Milt Byrnes 3-6, 2 RBIs

Thursday 5/3
Brooklyn 4 Boston 3:
WP Warren Spahn (1-1)
LP Harry Brecheen (3-2)
HR Milt Brynes (3) Bert Hogg
Phil Rizzuto 2 RBIs

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	11	3	.786	-
Cleveland Indians	9	5	.643	2.0
Chicago White Sox	10	6	.625	2.0
Detroit Tigers	9	6	.600	2.5
Washington Senators	8	7	.533	3.5
Boston Red Sox	6	9	.400	5.5
New York Yankees	4	10	.286	7.0
St. Louis Browns	2	13	.133	9.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	10	6	.625	-
Cincinnati Reds	9	6	.600	.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	8	7	.533	1.5
St. Louis Cardinals	6	6	.500	2.0
Chicago Cubs	7	8	.467	2.5
Boston Braves	8	10	.444	3.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	8	.429	3.0
Philadelphia Phillies	7	10	.412	3.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Butch Nieman - PHA .444 2 Phil Cavarretta CLE .417 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN .404 4 Mickey Vernon WS1 .393 5 Johnny Pesky SLN .391	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Whitey Kurowski - NY1 8 2 Mel Ott BRO 5 3 Joe DiMaggio CIN 4 3 Charlie Keller CIN 4 3 2 more tied with 4	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI 2 tied with 20 1 Whitey Kurowski NY1 20 1 Hank Steinbacher PHI 20 3 Pete Reiser DET 17 4 2 tied with 16
LEAGUE LEADERS W 2 tied with 4 1 Marv Breuer DET 4 1 Mickey Harris WS1 4 3 Harry Brecheen BSN 3 3 15 more tied with 3	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Mickey Harris - WS1 0.79 2 Johnny Gorsica HON 0.98 3 Mort Cooper BOS 1.06 4 Jesse Flores PHA 1.59 5 Claude Passeau CLE 1.69	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - BSN 34 2 Bill Bevens CHN 22 2 Fred Hutchinson PHA 22 4 Hal Newhouser CHN 20 5 Russ Christopher CIN 19

[CatKnight]

Ah, so this is why you were asking me about the Catfish. Metkovich is doing quite well for you!

I also hear that Ott guy is pretty good...