North American Baseball League - Page 38

scott1964 · 03-23-2013, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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...

Thanks for visiting and the comment

scott1964 · 03-23-2013, 08:39 PM

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Friday 5/4
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Red Barrett (3-1)
LP Bill Lee (0-2)
Hank Steinbacher 2-2, RBI. Catfish Metkovich 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/5
Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (3-1)
LP Si Johnson (0-1)
HR Calvin Chapman (2) Al Zarilla Mel Ott (6) Jack Bolling
Chapman 3 RBIs.

Sunday 5/6
Game 1
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Murry Dickson (1-1)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-2)
Catfish Metkovich 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 3:
WP Lefty West (3-1)
Dave Ferriss (3-3)
Bob Prichard 2-4, 3 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Wednesday 5/9
St Louis 14 Brooklyn 1:
WP Spud Chandler (2-2)
LP Bill Lee (0-3)
HR Nick Etten Leon Culbertson Johnny Pesky Snuffy Stirnweiss Catfish Metkovich (2)
Culbertson 2-5, 4 RBIs. Stirnweiss 2-6, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 5/10
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (4-1)
LP Van Mungo (1-4)
Art Parks 3-3, 2 RBIs.

Friday 5/11
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Nick Stirncevich (4-1)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-3)
Snuffy Stirnweiss 2-5, RBI Stan Musial 2-4, RBI.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 5/12
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Denny Galehouse (4-1)
LP Warren Spahn (1-2)
HR Rudy York (3)
York GRAND SLAM, Hank Greenberg 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 5/13
Game 1
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 5:
WP Ken Raffensberger (5-1)
LP Kirby Higbe (1-5)
HR Mel Ott (7)
Jim Tabor 2 RBIs. Ott 3-3, RBI.

Game 2
Cincinnati 11 Brooklyn 0:
WP Russ Christopher ( 5-2)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-4)
HR Frankie Crosetti Bobby Doerr (3) Charlie Keller (5)
Christopher fires a two hit shut out.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Monday 5-14
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Warren Spahn (2-2)
LP Paul Derringer (2-5)
HR Catfish Metkovich (3)
Phil Rizzuto 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 5/15
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Johnny Johnson (1-1)
LP Rube Melton (3-4)
HR Ted Williams (5) Mel Ott (8)
Ott 3-5, 5 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/16
Pittsburgh 12 Brooklyn 6:
WP Mickey Hefner (7-0)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-5)
HR Ted Williams (6) Pee Wee Reese (3) Art Parks
Ted Williams 3-3, 3 RBIs. Sid Gordon 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Thursday 5/17
Pittsburgh 16 Brooklyn 2:

WP Allie Reynolds (1-6)
LP Warren Spahn (2-3)
HR Sid Gordon 2 (2) Ted Williams (7) Catfish Metkovich (4)
Gordon 3-5, 10 RBIs, a GRAND SLAM.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 5/18
Brooklyn 8 Chicago 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (6-1)
LP Hal Newhouser (2-5)
Al Zarilla 3-4, RBI Sammy Holbrook 2-4, RBI

Saturday 5/19
Chicago 10 Brooklyn 0:
WP Hank Wyse (5-3)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-6)
HR Dom DiMaggio (3) Luis Olmo (3)
Wyse five hit shut out.

Sunday 5/20
Game 1
Brooklyn 12 Chicago 4:
WP Warren Spahn (3-3)
LP Bill Bevens (5-2)
Bob Prichard 3-4, 4 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 4-4, 2 RBIs

Game 2
Brooklyn 6 Chciago 1:
WP Bill Brandt (1-0)
LP Tommy de la Cruz (2-2)

Brooklyn, Cleveland Agree to Trade
Wednesday, May 9th, 1945
Newspapers in Brooklyn and Cleveland reported that the Dodgers have reached a deal sending 35-year-old minor league starting pitcher Sig Jakucki and 35-year-old starting pitcher Bill Lee to the Indians for 34-year-old catcher Sammy Holbrook.

So far this season Holbrook has put up a .176 batting average with 12 hits, 1 home run and 10 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	22	10	.688	-
Detroit Tigers	20	12	.625	2.0
Cleveland Indians	18	14	.563	4.0
Chicago White Sox	18	16	.529	5.0
Washington Senators	17	17	.500	6.0
Boston Red Sox	13	19	.406	9.0
St. Louis Browns	12	20	.375	10.0
New York Yankees	10	22	.313	12.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cincinnati Reds	20	13	.606	-
New York Giants	19	16	.543	2.0
Chicago Cubs	17	15	.531	2.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	17	16	.515	3.0
Boston Braves	18	18	.500	3.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	16	17	.485	4.0
Philadelphia Phillies	16	19	.457	5.0
St. Louis Cardinals	10	19	.345	8.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Johnny Pesky - SLN

.402

2	Vance Dinges	CHA	.387
3	Dom DiMaggio	CHN	.358
4	Jimmy Grant	SLA	.351
5	Johnny Lindell	DET	.350

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Whitey Kurowski - NY1

11

2	Danny Gardella	DET	9
2	Johnny Mize	CHN	9
4	Mel Ott	BRO	8
5	2 tied with		7

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Joe DiMaggio - CIN

34

2	Danny Gardella	DET	33
3	Hank Greenberg	CIN	32
4	Pete Reiser	DET	31
5	2 tied with		30

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Mickey Haefner - PIT

7

2	Red Barrett	PHI	6
2	Russ Christopher	CIN	6
2	Bob Feller	BSN	6
2	6 more tied with		6

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Bill Voiselle - WS1

1.77

2	Mort Cooper	BOS	2.15
3	Ray Prim	CHA	2.20
4	Mickey Harris	WS1	2.23
5	Denny Galehouse	CIN	2.39

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - BSN

60

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	41
3	Ed Lopat	CHA	39
4	Bill Bevens	CHN	38
5	2 tied with		35

scott1964 · 03-24-2013, 01:32 PM

Brooklyn vs St Louis
4 game series

Wednesday 5/23
Brooklyn 6 St Louis 4 (10):
WP Bill Donovan (3-2)
LP Mel Harder (0-1)
HR Art Parks (2) Catfish Metkovich (5)
Parks hits three run shot in the 10th to lift Dodgers.

Thursday 5/24
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 6:
WP Spud Chandler (3-5)
LP Lefty West (3-2)
HR Mel Ott (9) Leon Culbertson (2)
Snuffy Stirnweiss 2-4, 3 RBIs. Bob Elliott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Friday 5/25
Brooklyn 2 St Louis 1 (12):
WP Bob Lemon (1-0)
LP Clarence Pickrel (0-1)
HR Catfish Metkovich (6)
Dodgers win on Metkovich's 12th inning HR.

Saturday 5/26
St Louis 9 Brooklyn 8:
WP Van Mungo (2-7)
LP Bil Brandt (1-1)
HR Mel Ott 2 (11) Ernie Lombardi (3)
Ott 4-4, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
4 game series

Sunday 5/27
Game 1
Chicago 9 Brooklyn 0:
WP Hal Newhouser (4-5)
LP Ken Raffensberger (6-2)
HR Harlond Clift Hal Newhouser Luis Olmo (5)
Newhouser no hits Dodgers

Game 2
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hank Wyse (6-3)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-7)
HR Mel Ott (12) Al Zarilla (2)
Vander Meer is 0-7 in his last nine games.

Monday 5/28
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bill Bevens (6-3)
LP Warren Spahn (3-4)
HR Frank McCormick (2)
McCormick a first inning three run shot.

Tuesday 5/29
Brooklyn 9 Chicago 2:
WP Bill Barndt (2-1)
LP Tommy de la Cruz (2-4)
HR Mel Ott (13)
Catfish Metkovich 3-4, 3 RBIs. Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Wednesday 5/30
Game 1
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (7-2)
LP Mickey Haefner (8-2)
Art Parks 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 14 Pittsburgh 11 (11):
WP Bob Lemon (2-0)
LP Johnny Gee (0-1)
HR Sid Gordon (4)
Calvin Chapman 3-5, 6 RBIs. Art Parks 4-6, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 5/31
Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 5:
WP Lefty West (4-2)
LP Allie Reynolds (3-7)
HR Pee Wee Reese (4)
Bob Prichard 2-3, 3 RBIs. Tom McBride 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
4 game series

Friday 6/1
Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 0:
WP Bill Brandt (3-1)
LP Kirby Higbe (3-7)
Calvin Chapman lone RBI.

Saturday 6/2
Brooklyn 11 Cincinnati 6:
WP Bill Donovan (4-2)
LP Ray Scarborough (0-3)
Dodgers score 8 in the ninth. Bob McNamara and Art Parks 2 RBIs each

Sunday 6/3
Game 1
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Denny Galehouse (8-3)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-8)
HR Hank Greenberg (10) Bobby Doerr (7) Connie Ryan
Reds win on Greenberg's 8th inning Hr.

Game 2
Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 0:
WP Warren Spahn (4-4)
LP Hank Bororwy (7-5)
HR Mel Ott (14)
Al Zarilla 3 run triple in the 8th.

Brooklyn vs New York
2 game series

Tuesday 6/5
New York 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Howie Fox (4-0)
LP Bill Donovan (4-3)
HR Catfish Metkovich (7)
Del Rice scores in the bottom of the ninth.

Thursday 6/7
Brooklyn 7 NY 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (8-2)
LP Bob Chipman (5-5)
HR Al Zarilla (3)
Zarilla 3-4, 3 RBIs. Granny Hammer 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	35	15	.700	-
Washington Senators	28	23	.549	7.5
Detroit Tigers	26	23	.531	8.5
Cleveland Indians	26	24	.520	9.0
Chicago White Sox	23	29	.442	13.0
Boston Red Sox	22	28	.440	13.0
St. Louis Browns	21	29	.420	14.0
New York Yankees	20	30	.400	15.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	31	19	.620	-
Cincinnati Reds	29	21	.580	2.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	27	23	.540	4.0
New York Giants	27	25	.519	5.0
Boston Braves	26	27	.491	6.5
Philadelphia Phillies	24	29	.453	8.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	23	28	.451	8.5
St. Louis Cardinals	16	31	.340	13.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Vance Dinges - CHA

.382

2	Ted Williams	PIT	.360
2	Pete Reiser	DET	.360
4	Joe Medwick	PHA	.358
4	Stan Musial	SLN	.358

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Mel Ott - BRO

14

2	Danny Gardella	DET	13
2	Whitey Kurowski	NY1	13
2	Ted Williams	PIT	13
5	Johnny Mize	CHN	12

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

2 tied with

49

1	Joe DiMaggio	CIN	49
1	Hank Greenberg	CIN	49
3	Danny Gardella	DET	46
3	2 more tied with		46

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Roger Wolff - PHA

10

2	Denny Galehouse	CIN	9
2	Hank Wyse	CHN	9
4	Red Barrett	PHI	8
4	7 more tied with		8

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Sig Jakucki - CLE

2.18

2	Bill Voiselle	WS1	2.34
3	Hank Wyse	CHN	2.46
4	Denny Galehouse	CIN	2.47
5	Roger Wolff	PHA	2.53

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - BSN

86

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	71
3	Denny Galehouse	CIN	56
4	Bill Bevens	CHN	55
4	2 more tied with		55

Newhouser King of Fling with No-Hitter
Sunday, May 27th, 1945
The crowd sensed something special today at Wrigley Field. They seemed to get a little louder with passing of each out and each inning. It was obvious on the scoreboard that the pitcher had a no-hitter.

"It was like the playoffs or the North American Series," Hal Newhouser told the press after the game."

It ended up a very special day for Newhouser of the Chicago Cubs -- he held the Brooklyn Dodgers hitless and beat them 9-0, totaling 7 strikeouts with no walks and faced only 28 batters.

"Today was my day and I got lucky. I've had a couple of other shots that I've lost in the seventh inning and today I got through that and made it."

Lucky? Maybe so. But it usually takes more than luck to hold a team hitless.

In 10 starts this season Newhouser has chalked up a 4-5 record and a 3.78 ERA.

scott1964 · 03-24-2013, 08:39 PM

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 6/8
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 3 (12):
WP Roy Sherid (1-3)
LP Lefty West (4-3)
HR Red Barrett (2) Al Zarilla (4)
Damon Phillips 2 run single in the 12th lifts Phillies.

Saturday 6/9
Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn 3:
WP Roy Sherid (2-3)
LP Lefty West (4-4)
Willard Marshall 2-4, 3 RBIs. Hank Steinbacher 3 RBIs.

Sunday 6/10
Game 1
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Murry Dickson (3-6)
LP Bill Brandt (3-2)
Dickson pitches a six hitter.

Game 2
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (9-2)
LP Dave Ferriss (7-7)

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 6/12
NY 7 Brooklyn 6:
WP Lee Grissom (2-1)
LP Lefty West (4-5)
HR Bill Nicholson (11) Whitey Kurowski (14) Joe Gallagher Granny Hammer 2 (2)
Kurowski;s 9th inning HR lifts Giants.

Wednesday 6/13
NY 9 Brooklyn 2:
WP Howie Fox (5-0)
LP Warren Spahn (4-5)
HR Ray Sanders 2 (9)
Sanders 3-4, GRAND SLAM, 5 RBIs.

Thursday 6/14
Brooklyn 2 NY 1:
WP Bill Donovan (5-3)
LP Clyde Shoun (3-3)
Dodgers win in the ninth on a bases loaded walk.

Brooklyn vs Boston
4 game series

Friday 6/15
Brooklyn 4 Boston 1 (13):
WP Bill Donovan (6-3)
LP Sandy Ullrich (0-1)
HR Mel Ott (15)
Ott 2-6, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 6/16
Brooklyn 4 Boston 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (2-8)
LP Harry Brecheen (7-8)
Vander Meer snapps losing streak since winning on April 22nd

Sunday 6/17
Game 1
Boston 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Nels Potter (7-9)
LP Warren Spahn (4-6)
HR Catfish Metkovich (8) Roy Cullenbine (5)
Cullenbine 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Game2
Boston 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP Les Tietje (5-4)
LP Bill Brandt (3-3)
HR Milt Byrnes (8) Tommy Henrich (7) Sherry Robertson (4)
Robertson 2-4, 4 RBIs.

New York vs Brooklyn
Single game series

Monday 6/18
Brooklyn 8 NY 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (10-2)
LP Lefty Sullivan (1-5)
HR Whitey Kurowski (15)
Raffensberger scatters four hits.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
3 game series

Tuesday 6/19
Brooklyn 17 Philadelphia 2:
WP Bob Lemon (3-0)
LP Murry Dickson (4-7)
HR Calvin Chapman (3) Mel Ott (16)
Phil Rizzuto 2-5, 4 RBIs. Ott 2-4, 3 RBIs. Sammy Holbrook 3-6, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/20
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (3-8)
LP Dave Ferriss (7-9)
HR Mel Ott (17) Catfish Metkovich (9)
Mel Ott 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 6/21
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 2 (10):
WP Bill Brandt (4-3)
LP Roy Sherid (2-5)
HR Jim Tabor (2)
Bob McNamara scores in the 10th on a fielders choice.

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 6/22
Brooklyn 2 Boston 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (11-2)
LP Nels Potter (7-10)
Raffensberger five hits Braves.

Saturday 6/23
Boston 2 Brooklyn 0:
WP Les Tietje (6-4)
LP Bob Memon (3-1)
Roy Cullenbine 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/24
Brooklyn 5 Boston 4:
WP Bill Brandt (5-3)
LP Alex Carrasquel (4-5)
HR Glen Crawford (2) Bob Prichard
Prichard ties game in the 8th with a GRAND SLAM, then wins it in the ninth with a RBI single.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Wednesday 6/27
Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1:
WP Lefty West (5-5)
LP Hank Wyse (10-6)
Mel Ott 2-4, RBI.

Thursday 6/28
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (12-2)
LP Bill Bevens (8-7)
HR Mel Ott 2 (19) Bob Prichard (2)
Mel Ott 2-4, 2 RBI. Catfish Metkovich 2 RBIs.

Friday 6/29
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Tommy de la Cruz (3-6)
LP Bob Lemon (3-2)
HR Dom Dallassandro (3) Luis Olmo (7)
Lomo 4-4, 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	46	26	.639	-
Detroit Tigers	36	33	.522	8.5
Cleveland Indians	35	33	.515	9.0
Washington Senators	36	36	.500	10.0
Chicago White Sox	33	37	.471	12.0
Boston Red Sox	33	37	.471	12.0
New York Yankees	32	37	.464	12.5
St. Louis Browns	28	40	.412	16.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	39	29	.574	-
Brooklyn Dodgers	39	32	.549	1.5
New York Giants	39	33	.542	2.0
Cincinnati Reds	35	32	.522	3.5
Boston Braves	34	38	.472	7.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	32	38	.457	8.0
St. Louis Cardinals	30	37	.448	8.5
Philadelphia Phillies	32	41	.438	9.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Pete Reiser - DET

.354

2	Stan Musial	SLN	.352
3	Vance Dinges	CHA	.351
4	Ted Williams	PIT	.349
5	Willard Marshall	PHI	.347

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

2 tied with

19

1	Mel Ott	BRO	19
1	Ted Williams	PIT	19
3	Danny Gardella	DET	18
4	Whitey Kurowski	NY1	16

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Danny Gardella - DET

64

2	Ted Williams	PIT	60
3	Stan Spence	SLA	59
4	Pete Reiser	DET	58
5	2 tied with		56

LEAGUE LEADERS W

3 tied with

12

1	Dave Koslo	CHA	12
1	Ken Raffensberger	BRO	12
1	Nick Strincevich	SLN	12
4	2 tied with		11

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Dizzy Trout - PHA

2.41

2	Jack Kramer	NYA	2.46
3	Denny Galehouse	CIN	2.53
4	Ken Raffensberger	BRO	2.57
5	Ed Lopat	CHA	2.64

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - BSN

107

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	97
3	Fred Hutchinson	PHA	82
4	Bill Bevens	CHN	79
5	Mickey Harris	WS1	74

scott1964 · 03-25-2013, 12:25 AM

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 Game series

Saturday 6/30
Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Mickey Haefner (10-6)
LP Bill Brandt (5-4)
HR Ted Williams (20) Joe Gallagher (2)
Gallagher 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 7/1
Game 1
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 4 (15):
WP Joe Bagby (1-1)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (3-9)
Phil Masi 4-7, 2 RBIs. Ray Lamanno 15th inning two run single

Game 2
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Tommy Bridges (1-1)
LP Paul Derringer (6-12)
Jim Tabor scores winning run in the ninth.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Tuesday 7/3
Cincinnati 10 Brooklyn 7:
WP Kirby Higbe (9-8)
LP Warren Spahn (4-7)
HR Hank Greenberg (13) Mel Ott (20)
Ott 4-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/4
Game 1
Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 5:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (4-9)
LP Hank Borowy (9-8)
HR Hank Gerrnberg (14) Joe DiMaggio (13) Jim Tabor 2 (4)
Art Parks 2-4, 4 RBIs. Tabor 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Russ Christopher (9-7)
LP Ken Raffensbergert (12-3)
Jake Early 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 7/5
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 4:
WP Warren Spahn (5-7)
LP Denny Galehouse (11-9)
Mel Ott 2-4, 3 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Friday 7/6
St Louis 13 Brooklyn 6 (10):
WP Hugh Casey (3-3)
LP Bill Brandt (5-5)
HR Nick Etten (5) Van Mungo Catfish Metkovich (10)
Cardinals score seven on seven hits in the 10th.

Saturday 7/7
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Tex Carleton (5-6)
LP Johnny johnson (1-1)
HR Johnny Pesky (2)
Pesky 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/8
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (13-3)
LP Nick Stirncevich (13-4)
HR Ernie Lombardi (13)
Lombardi 4-4, 3 RBIs. Bob Prichard 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 12 St Louis 2:
WP Bill Brandt (6-5)
LP Spud Chandler (10-9)
HR Jim Tabor (5)
Phil Rizzuto 3-4, 4 RBIs.

1945 All Star Game
Tuesday 7/10
Cancelled because of WW II

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Thursday 7/12
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (5-9)
LP Kirby Higbe (10-9)
HR Phil Rizzuto Charlie Keller (13)
Paul Busby 2 RBIs. Vander Meer pitches a two hitter.

Friday 7/13
Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 2:
WP Bill Donovan (7-3)
LP Hank Borowy (10-9)
Calvin Chapman 3-5, RBI.

Saturday 7/14
Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (14-3)
LP Russ Christopher (10-8)
HR Jake Early (3)
Jim Tabor 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
4 game series

Sunday 7/15
Game 1
Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 3:
WP Paul Derringer (7-13)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (5-10)
HR Art Parks (3) Ted Williams (25)
Williams 2-4, 3 RBIs. Parks 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Warren Spahn (6-7)
LP Mickey Haefner (11-8)
HR Mel Ott (21)
Ott 2-3, 2 RBIs. Spahn pitches over 7 innings.

Monday 7/16
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Mickey Haefner (12-8)
LP Bill Donovan (7-4)
HR Bob McNamara Eddie Lake (11)
McNamara 3 RBIs.

Tuesday 7/17
Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (15-3)
LP Rube Melton (8-9)
HR Bob McNamara (2) Bob Prichard (3) Catfish Metkovich (11)
Raffensberger picks up league leading 15th win. Metkovich collects a cycle.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Wednesday 7/18
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 0:
WP Bill Bevens (10-10)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (5-11)
HR Dom DiMaggio (6)
Bevens fires a seven hit shut out.

Thursday 7/19
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 5:
WP Johnny Johnson (2-1)
LP Roy Henshaw (0-1)
HR Harlond Clift (2)
Calvin Chapman 4-5, 2 RBIs. Bob Prichard 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Friday 7/20
Chicago 13 Brooklyn 5:
WP Hal Newhouser (14-6)
LP Bill Brandt (6-6)
HR Sammy Holbrook (2) Johnny Mize (15)
Mize 2-2, 3 RBIs. Luis Olmo 4-5, 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
4 game series

Saturday 7/21
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Nick Stirncevich (15-5)
LP Ken Raffesnberger (15-4)
HR Joe Gallagher (3) Stan Musial (20)
Musial 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Sunday 7/22
Game 1
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 0:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (6-11)
LP Spud Chander (11-10)
HR Jim Tabor (6)
Vander Meer shuts down Cardinals on two hits.

Game 2
Brooklyn 6 St Louis 3:
WP Warren Spahn (7-7)
LP Van Mungo (6-14)

Tuesday 7/24
Brooklyn 8 St Louis 5 (10):
WP Schoolboy Rowe (1-0)
LP Tommy Hughes (0-1)
HR Al Zarilla (5)
Newly signed FA Rowe leads Dodgers over Cardinals.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	60	38	.612	-
Cleveland Indians	49	45	.521	9.0
Detroit Tigers	49	46	.516	9.5
Boston Red Sox	48	47	.505	10.5
Chicago White Sox	47	48	.495	11.5
Washington Senators	46	52	.469	14.0
St. Louis Browns	41	52	.441	16.5
New York Yankees	41	53	.436	17.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	53	40	.570	-
Brooklyn Dodgers	53	43	.552	1.5
Cincinnati Reds	50	42	.543	2.5
St. Louis Cardinals	47	46	.505	6.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	47	50	.485	8.0
New York Giants	47	50	.485	8.0
Boston Braves	43	56	.434	13.0
Philadelphia Phillies	42	55	.433	13.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Stan Musial - SLN

.355

2	Johnny Pesky	SLN	.353
3	Johnny Mize	CHN	.352
4	Willard Marshall	PHI	.349
5	2 tied with		.342

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Ted Williams - PIT

28

2	Danny Gardella	DET	23
3	Mel Ott	BRO	21
4	Stan Musial	SLN	20
5	3 tied with		18

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Ted Williams - PIT

83

2	Danny Gardella	DET	80
3	Hank Greenberg	CIN	79
4	Johnny Lindell	DET	76
4	Luis Olmo	CHN	76

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Nick Strincevich - SLN

16

2	Steve Gromek	PHA	15
2	Dave Koslo	CHA	15
2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	15
2	Ken Raffensberger	BRO	15

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Denny Galehouse - CIN

2.51

2	Dizzy Trout	PHA	2.56
2	Bill Voiselle	WS1	2.56
4	Ed Lopat	CHA	2.60
5	Jack Kramer	NYA	2.67

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - BSN

153

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	138
3	Fred Hutchinson	PHA	101
4	Allie Reynolds	PIT	100
5	2 tied with		99

scott1964 · 03-25-2013, 11:08 PM

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 7/27
Brooklyn 7 Boston 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (16-4)
LP Johnny Schmidz (0-3)
HR Catfish Metkovich (13)
Phil Rizzuto 3 RBIs. Metkovich 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/28
Brooklyn 5 Boston 4:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (7-11)
LP Bob Feller (8-13)
HR Dewey Williams Sammy Holbrook (3)
Holbrook 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/29
Boston 8 Brooklyn 3:
WP Harry Brecheen (10-13)
LP Bill Donovan (7-5)
Dib Williams 3-5, 3 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
3 game series

Tuesday 7/31
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 2:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (2-0)
LP Red Barrett (11-11)
HR Sammy Holbrook (4)
Al Zarilla 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/1
Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 8:
WP Ken Raffensberger (17-4)
LP Ben Wensloff (0-1)
HR Sammy Holbrook (5) Willard Marshall (10)
Holbrook 2-5, GRAND SLAM. Bob Prichard 3 RBIs.

Thursday 8/2
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Murray Dickson (9-10)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (7-12)
Al Zarilla 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Boston
4 game series

Friday 8/3
Brooklyn 4 Boston 2:
WP Warren Spahn (8-7)
LP Bob Feller (8-14)
Bob Prichard 3 RBIs.

Saturday 8/4
Brooklyn 3 Boston 1:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (3-0)
LP Harry Brecheen (10-14)
HR Sherry Robertson (7)
Rowe scatters eight hits.

Sunday 8/5
Game 1
Boston 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Les Tietje (12-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (17-5)
HR Erv Dusak Glenn Crawford (3)
Crawford 2-2, 2 RBIs. Dusak 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Boston 6 Brooklyn 0:
WP Nels Potter (10-14)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (7-13)
HR Nap Reyes (7)
Potter shuts out Dodgers on 8 hits.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Wednesday 8/8
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3:
WP Warren Spahn (9-7)
LP Hank Borowky (12-13)
HR Bobby Doerr (9) Connie Ryan (2)
Ryan 3-3, RBI.

Thursday 8/9
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 0:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (4-0)
LP Red Embree (0-1)
Rowe shuts out Reds on six hits, his first since 1943.

Friday 8/10
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Russ Christopher (14-9)
LP Ken Raffensberger (17-6)
Christopher 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 8/11
Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 6:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (8-13)
LP Denny Galehouse (16-9)
HR Rudy York (5)
Calvin Chapman 2-5, 3 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Sunday 8/12
Game 1
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Nick Stirncevich (19-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (0-1)
HR Leon Culbertson (6) Mel Ott (22)

Game 2
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 3:
WP Van Mungo (8-15)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-1)
HR Stan Musial (26) Leon Culbertson (7) Mel Ott (23)
Dodger loss with 10 BB?

Monday 8/13
Brooklyn 8 St Louis 7:
WP Ken Raffensberger (18-6)
LP Joe Dobson (4-3)
HR Ernie Lombardi (15) Johnny Pesky (3)
Sammy Holbrook and Mel Ott 2 RBIs each

Tuesday 8/14
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (9-13)
LP Tex Carleton (8-7)
HR Snuffy Stirnweiss (6) Jim Tabor (6) Catfish Metkovich (13)
Tabor 2-4, 3 RBIs. Sammy Holbrook 3-4, 2 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	68	49	.581	-
Cleveland Indians	61	51	.545	4.5
Detroit Tigers	60	53	.531	6.0
Washington Senators	56	59	.487	11.0
Boston Red Sox	55	58	.487	11.0
Chicago White Sox	53	60	.469	13.0
New York Yankees	51	62	.451	15.0
St. Louis Browns	49	61	.445	15.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	64	50	.561	-
Cincinnati Reds	60	50	.545	2.0
Chicago Cubs	60	50	.545	2.0
St. Louis Cardinals	58	54	.518	5.0
Boston Braves	54	62	.466	11.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	53	62	.461	11.5
Philadelphia Phillies	53	62	.461	11.5
New York Giants	51	63	.447	13.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Johnny Pesky - SLN

.355

2	Willard Marshall	PHI	.353
3	Stan Musial	SLN	.350
4	Danny Gardella	DET	.346
5	2 tied with		.342

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Ted Williams - PIT

32

2	Stan Musial	SLN	26
3	Danny Gardella	DET	25
4	Mel Ott	BRO	23
5	2 tied with		21

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Hank Greenberg - CIN

93

2	Ted Williams	PIT	92
3	Joe DiMaggio	CIN	91
3	Danny Gardella	DET	91
5	Johnny Lindell	DET	90

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Nick Strincevich - SLN

19

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	18
2	Ken Raffensberger	BRO	18
4	Denny Galehouse	CIN	17
4	2 more tied with		17

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Bill Voiselle - WS1

2.53

2	Denny Galehouse	CIN	2.70
2	Dizzy Trout	PHA	2.70
4	Hank Wyse	CHN	2.80
5	2 tied with		2.92

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - BSN

182

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	165
3	Fred Hutchinson	PHA	118
4	Allie Reynolds	PIT	116
5	Mickey Harris	WS1	114

Galehouse Brilliant -- Fires No-Hitter
Sunday, August 5th, 1945
Denny Galehouse of the Reds was standing behind the mound when the scoreboard caught his eye, confirming what he already knew... he was one out from a no-hitter. He froze... for a couple of seconds he didn't move.

"This hitter is the last one," Galehouse told himself. Then he collected himself and finished one of his greatest performances ever.

The Cincinnati hurler no-hit the Chicago Cubs 2-0 at Crosley Field, finishing with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts, facing only 29 batters.

Galehouse admitted to the press, "I knew from the fifth inning on it was a no-hitter, but really didn't worry about it until the last out. I just wanted to win the game until then... then I wanted the no-hitter, too."

This season Galehouse has compiled a 16-8 mark with a 2.53 ERA in 26 starts.

scott1964 · 03-30-2013, 05:03 PM

Chicago vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Wednesday 8/15
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 4:
WP Bill Donovan (8-5)
LP Bill Bevens (10-15)
HR Eddie Yount
Yount and Bob Prichard 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/16
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Virgil Trucks (6-7)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-2)
HR Johnny Mize (18) Dom Dallessandro (6)
Trucks fires a four hitter.

Friday 8/17
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Hal Newhouser (19-7)
LP Ken Raffensberger (18-7)
Newhouser shuts out Dodgers on five hits.

Saturday 8/18
Brooklyn 9 Chicago 4:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (10-13)
LP Hank Wyse (17-10)
Dodgers beat Cubs on six run 1st.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Sunday 8/19
Game 1
Pittsburgh 13 Brooklyn 2;
WP Rube Melton (12-11)
LP Warren Spahn (9-8)
HR Phil Weintraub (12)
Weintraub 3-5, 4 RBIs Babe Adams 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 4 (10):
WP Paul Derringer (11-18)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-3)
Red Treadway's 10th inning two run single lifts Pirates.

Monday 8/20
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Mickey Haefner (14-13)
LP Ken Raffensberger (18-8)
Jerry Priddy 2-3, RBI. Catfish Metkovich 3-5

Tuesday 8/21
Brooklyn 10 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (11-13)
LP Allie Reynolds (14-13)
Jim Tabor 2-3, 2 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs New York
single game series

Thursday 8/23
NY 3 Brooklyn 2
WP Clyde Shoun (7-6)
LP Lefty West (5-6)
Guy Curtright scores in the bottom of the 10th.

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/24
NY 11 Brooklyn 6:
WP Bob Chipman (6-8)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-4)
HR Ray Sanders (19)
Sanders 3 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 3-5, 4 RBIs. Wally Moses 3-6, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 8/25
Brooklyn 5 NY 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (19-8)
LP Red Munger (13-12)
Ray Sanders 2-5, 2 RBIs. Del Rice 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/26
NY 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ken Burkhart (10-12)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (11-14)
HR Whitey Kurowski (20) Art Parks (4)
Giants score twice in the 8th.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 8/28
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 0:
WP Warren Spahn (10-8)
LP Si Johnson (6-10)
HR Mel Ott (24)
Ott 3 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/29
Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Dave Ferriss (13-16)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-5)
HR Calvin Chapman (4)
Phillies slip past Dodgers on three run 8th.

Brooklyn vs New York
3 game series

Saturday 9/1
Brooklyn 8 NY 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (20-8)
LP Al Benton (8-15)
HR Mel Ott (25) Phil Rizzuto (2) Catfish Metkovich (14) Whitey Kurowski (21) Del Rice (2)
Rizzuto 3-4, 3 RBIs. Ott 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/2
Game 1
NY 10 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bob Chipman (7-8)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (11-15)
Whitey Kurowski 2-5, 5 RBIs. Packy Rogers 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 5 NY 3:
WP Warren Spahn (11-8)
LP Clyde Shoun (7-7)
HR Mel Ott (26)
Ott and Catfish Metkovich 2 RBIs. each

Brooklyn vs Boston
2 game series

Monday 9/3
Game 1
Boston 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bob Feller (14-14)
LP schoolboy Rowe (4-6)
Feller fires a four hitter.

Game2
Boston 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Harry Brecheen (14-15)
LP Ken Raffensberger (20-9)
HR Erv Dusak (2)
Fern Bell 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
4 game series

Wednesday 9/5
Brooklyn 10 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (12-15)
LP Allie Reynolds (16-15)
HR Mel Ott (27) Phil Rizzuto (3) Eddie Lake (16)
Rizzuto's 6th inning SLAM lifts Dodgers

Thursday 9/6
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Paul Derringer (13-20)
LP Warren Spahn (11-9)
HR Catfish Metkovich (15)
Sid Gordon and Phil Masi 2-3, RBI.

Friday 9/7
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 2:
WP Mickey Haefner (15-15)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-7)
Rowe loses 7th straight

Saturday 9/8
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (21-9)
LP Rube Melton (13-13)
Jim Tabor 4-5, RBI. Jim Busby 2-4, RBI.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
4 game series

Sunday 9/9
Game 1
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP Kirby Higbe (16-14)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (12-16)
HR Johnny Berardino Hank Greenberg (26) Rudy York (7)
Greenberg and York 2-4, RBI.

Game 2
Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 6:
WP Hank Borowy (16-16)
LP Warren Spahn (11-10)
Skeeter Scalzi 2-4, 3 RBIs. Art Parks 3 RBIs.

Monday 9/10
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Denny Galehouse (21-11)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-8)
Galehouse shuts out Dodgers again.

his 200th win.

Tuesday 9/11
Brooklyn 12 Cincinnati 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (22-9)
LP Russ Christopher (15-14)
HR Mel Ott (28) Jim Tabor (8)
Tabor 2-5, GRAND SLAM, 5 RBIs. Ott 2-3, 4 RBIs.

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Wednesday, September 12th, 1945
Earlier today, the NABL released its amateur draft pool, sending organizations into a flurry of action. For the next 30 days, scouts will be trying to gauge as many players as they can, hoping to get a true sense of the character, ability and passion of these young men with professional baseball aspirations.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Del Ennis, 20 year-old left fielder out of college.
2. Ralph Kiner, 22 year-old left fielder out of college.
3. Bobby Adams, 23 year-old second baseman out of college.
4. Carl Furillo, 23 year-old center fielder out of college.
5. Bob Dillinger, 26 year-old third baseman out of college.
6. Alvin Dark, 23 year-old shortstop out of college.
7. Sherm Lollar, 21 year-old catcher out of college.
8. Ellis Kinder, 31 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Bobby Brown, 20 year-old third baseman out of college.
10. Bruce Edwards, 22 year-old catcher out of college.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	87	57	.604	-
Detroit Tigers	74	65	.532	10.5
Cleveland Indians	73	65	.529	11.0
Washington Senators	71	72	.497	15.5
Chicago White Sox	66	75	.468	19.5
St. Louis Browns	65	74	.468	19.5
Boston Red Sox	65	76	.461	20.5
New York Yankees	62	79	.440	23.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	75	62	.547	-
St. Louis Cardinals	74	64	.536	1.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	74	67	.525	3.0
Cincinnati Reds	72	66	.522	3.5
Boston Braves	71	71	.500	6.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	77	.462	12.0
Philadelphia Phillies	66	78	.458	12.5
New York Giants	63	76	.453	13.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Johnny Pesky - SLN

.372

2	Willard Marshall	PHI	.354
3	Stan Musial	SLN	.353
4	Calvin Chapman	BRO	.347
5	2 tied with		.345

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Ted Williams - PIT

42

2	Stan Musial	SLN	31
3	Mel Ott	BRO	28
4	Danny Gardella	DET	27
5	2 tied with		26

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Ted Williams - PIT

114

2	Johnny Lindell	DET	111
3	Danny Gardella	DET	107
4	Stan Spence	SLA	106
5	Joe DiMaggio	CIN	104

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Nick Strincevich - SLN

25

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	24
3	Steve Gromek	PHA	22
3	Ken Raffensberger	BRO	22
5	Denny Galehouse	CIN	21

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Bill Voiselle - WS1

2.61

2	Denny Galehouse	CIN	2.63
3	Hal Newhouser	CHN	2.76
4	Jack Kramer	NYA	2.84
5	Ed Lopat	CHA	2.88

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - BSN

229

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	201
3	Mickey Harris	WS1	145
4	Bill Bevens	CHN	143
5	Fred Hutchinson	PHA	142

scott1964 · 03-30-2013, 05:59 PM

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Wednesday 9/12
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 1:
WP Johnny Niggeling (7-4)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (12-17)
Niggeling fires a five hitter.

Thursday 9/13
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ed Klieman (2-2)
LP Warren Spahn (11-11)
HR Mel Ott (29)
Bob Elliott and Johnny Pesky 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/14
Brooklyn 8 St Louis 2:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (5-8)
LP Spud Chandler (15-15)
Calvin Chapman 4-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
4 game series

Saturday 9/15
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Tommy de la Cruz (7-9)
LP Ken Raffensberger (22-10)
Raffensberger is 2-3 vs Cubs

Sunday 9/16
Game 1
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 6 (10):
WP Tommy de la Cruz (8-9)
LP Al LaMacchia (0-1)
HR Sammy Holbrook (5)
Sammy Holbrook andLou Bordeau 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 1:
WP Warren Spahn (12-11)
LP Bill Bevens (12-21)
HR Chet Laabs (4)
Dodgers score three in the ninth.

Monday 9/17
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Virgil Trucks (10-8)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (5-8)
Tommy O'Brien 2-3, RBI.

New York vs Brooklyn
Single game series

Wednesday 9/19
NY 11 Brooklyn 1:
WP Ken Burkhart (12-15)
LP Ken Raffensberger (22-11)
HR Whitey Kurowski (23)
Giants hammer out 17 hits.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Saturday 9/22
Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 7:
WP Al LaMacchia (1-1)
LP Roy Sherid (5-9)
HR Mel Ott (30)
Dodgers win in the bottom of the ninth on a Joe Gallagher RBI single.

Sunday 9/23
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 5 (12)
WP Lefty West (6-6)
LP Murry Dickson (11-12)
HR Catfish Metkovich (16)
Mel Ott scores winning run in the 12th.

Brooklyn vs New York
2 game series

Tuesday 9/25
NY 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ken Burkhart (13-15)
LP Al LaMacchia (1-2)
HR Roy Sanders (20) Bobby Estalella (4)
Sanders two run shot in the bottom of the ninth eliminated Dodgers.

Wednesday 9/26
Brooklyn 21 NY 2:

WP Ken Raffensberger (23-11)
LP Al Benton (10-18)
HR Sammy Holbrook (6) Del Rice (3)
Catfish Metkovich 4-7, 4 RBIs. Bob Prichard 4-6, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
Single game series

Sunday 9/30
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 3:
WP Red Barrett (16-16)
LP Warren Spahn (12-12)
Neb Stewart 3 RBIs.

Final
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	90	64	.584	-
Cleveland Indians	84	70	.545	6.0
Detroit Tigers	82	72	.532	8.0
Washington Senators	76	78	.494	14.0
St. Louis Browns	73	81	.474	17.0
Chicago White Sox	72	82	.468	18.0
Boston Red Sox	71	83	.461	19.0
New York Yankees	68	86	.442	22.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	84	70	.545	-
Chicago Cubs	83	71	.539	1.0
Cincinnati Reds	81	73	.526	3.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	79	75	.513	5.0
Boston Braves	78	76	.506	6.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	.461	13.0
Philadelphia Phillies	71	83	.461	13.0
New York Giants	69	85	.448	15.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Johnny Pesky - SLN

.372

2	Willard Marshall	PHI	.351
3	Johnny Mize	CHN	.350
3	Calvin Chapman	BRO	.350
5	Stan Musial	SLN	.348

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Ted Williams - PIT

45

2	Stan Musial	SLN	31
3	Mel Ott	BRO	30
4	Danny Gardella	DET	28
4	2 more tied with		28

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Ted Williams - PIT

123

2	Johnny Lindell	DET	122
3	Danny Gardella	DET	115
4	Joe DiMaggio	CIN	110
4	2 more tied with		110

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Nick Strincevich - SLN

28

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	27
3	Denny Galehouse	CIN	23
3	Ken Raffensberger	BRO	23
5	2 tied with		22

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

2 tied with

2.66

1	Bill Voiselle	WS1	2.66
1	Hal Newhouser	CHN	2.66
3	Denny Galehouse	CIN	2.85
4	Jack Kramer	NYA	2.86

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - BSN

250

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	223
3	Bobo Newsom	SLA	158
4	Bill Bevens	CHN	156
5	Mickey Harris	WS1	152

NL Batting Title Belongs to Pesky
Monday, October 1st, 1945
Johnny Pesky of the St. Louis Cardinals was this year's best hitter in the National League. The 26-year-old shortstop collected the batting title with a .372 average. Playing in 150 games, the NL champ racked up 221 hits in 594 at-bats with 3 home runs and 90 RBIs.

Danny Gardella's .336 Average Tops in AL
Monday, October 1st, 1945
Detroit right fielder Danny Gardella had added the 1945 American League batting crown to his resume. He batted .336 with 15 doubles, 4 triples and 28 home runs among his 159 hits. Gardella also drove in 115 runs and scored 88.

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, October 1st, 1945
The regular season has given way to heightened anxiety around the clubhouse as teams with championship aspirations prepare for the final sprint to the finish line. It's time for the great players to step up and earn their fame, for the average players to get a shot at immortality and for rookies to make a name for themselves. Some dread it, some relish it. Everyone who dreams of playing in North American BaseBall League wants to have a once-in-a-lifetime shot at championship glory. The 1945 North American Series kicks off today with these exciting match-ups:
St. Louis Cardinals versus Philadelphia Athletics.

scott1964 · 03-31-2013, 01:07 PM

1945 Playoffs

St. Louis Cardinals versus Philadelphia Athletics

Game 1
Tuesday 10/2
St Louis 4 Philadelphia 3:
WP Tex Carleton
LP Steve Gromek
HR Stan Musial (STN)
Musial 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Wednesday 10/3
St Louis 4 Philadelphia 3:
WP Van Mungo
LP Roger Wolff
HR Bill Dickey (PHA) Barney McCosky (PHA)

Game 3
Friday 10/5
St Louis 8 Philadelphia 0:
WP Nick Strincevich
LP Dizzy Trout
HR Ernie Lombardi (STN)
Strincevich five hit shut out

Game 4
Saturday 10/6
Philadelphia 3 St Louis 0:
WP Steve Gromek (1-1)
LP Spud Chandler
HR Butch Neiman (PHA)
Gromek two hit shut out.

Game 5
Sunday 10/7
Philadelphia 8 St Louis 4:
WP Roger Wolff (1-1)
LP Van Mungo (1-1)
HR Nick Etten (SLN)
George Myatt 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Game 6
Tuesday 10/9
St Louis 9 Philadelphia 6:
WP Nick Strincevich (2-0)
LP Dizzy Trout (0-2)
HR Joe Medwick (PHA)
Johnny Pesky 4-5, 2 RBIs.

St. Louis Cardinals Are Champs
Tuesday, October 9th, 1945
It was a storybook year for the St. Louis Cardinals as they closed out a 4-2 series win over the Philadelphia Athletics to claim the 1945 North American Series. They wrapped it up with a 9-6 victory to cap an incredible season and brought home their 4th championship.

The Cardinals 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." MVP was Nick Strincevich (2-0, 3.38, 7 Ks)

1945 Offseason

Major Retirements

Draft (Round 1 only)

Accomplishments
Whitey Kurowski and Butch Nieman hit 3 HRs in a game.
Catfish Metkovich hits for the cycle on 7/17
Hal Newhouser and Denny Galehouse pitch NO HITTERS
Joe DiMaggio 26 game hitting streak
Mel Ott 3000th hit
Denny Galehouse and Claude Passeau 200th win.
Johnny Mize 300th HR, 1000 RBIs, and 1000 runs scored.

scott1964 · 04-01-2013, 01:06 AM

News and Awards

Kish Drafted into United States Army
Wednesday, October 17th, 1945
Ernie Kish of St. Louis has been drafted into the Army. The Browns will grant Kish a leave of absence in order for him to fulfill his duty to his country. Kish says he expects to resume his playing career when his military service ends.

NL Announces 1945 Top Gloves
Sunday, October 21st, 1945
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 1945 in the National League go to these standout defenders:

Pitcher: Ken Burkhart (New York Giants)
Catcher: Johnny Peacock (Chicago Cubs)
First Baseman: Ray Sanders (New York Giants)
Second Baseman: Snuffy Stirnweiss (St. Louis Cardinals)
Third Baseman: Whitey Kurowski (New York Giants)
Shortstop: Lou Boudreau (Chicago Cubs)
Left Fielder: Joe DiMaggio (Cincinnati Reds)
Center Fielder: Milt Byrnes (Boston Braves)
Right Fielder: Charlie Keller (Cincinnati Reds)

Glove Wizard Award Winners in AL Announced
Sunday, October 21st, 1945
It's been said that the best offense is a good defense. That's why contending teams are always looking to improve on the defensive side of the game. Keeping runs from scoring is just as good as driving them in. The top fielders have been chosen in the American League for 1945. Here are the Glove Wizard Award winners:

Pitcher: Howie Pollet (Detroit Tigers)
Catcher: Bill Dickey (Philadelphia Athletics)
First Baseman: Joe Kuhel (Detroit Tigers)
Second Baseman: Red Borom (Washington Senators)
Third Baseman: Pete Reiser (Detroit Tigers)
Shortstop: Bob Neighbors (Chicago White Sox)
Left Fielder: Augie Bergamo (Chicago White Sox)
Center Fielder: Johnny Lindell (Detroit Tigers)
Right Fielder: Al Libke (Washington Senators)

National League Selects Best Rookie
Monday, October 22nd, 1945
Dave Ferriss's age didn't show very often in his first year. He performed more like a veteran on the hill for the Philadelphia Phillies and today he walked away with the 1945 National League Newcomer of the Year Award.

The 23-year-old starter registered a 17-17 record this season in 39 starts. Over 317 innings he gave up 306 hits, struck out 117 and issued 131 walks as he held the opposition to a .257 batting average and fashioned a 3.63 ERA.

Washington Catcher Named AL's Best Rookie
Monday, October 22nd, 1945
The #1 rookie in the American League was Washington catcher Bill Salkeld, who was today named the 1945 Newcomer of the Year Award winner.

He put up some solid numbers, including a .319 batting average and .429 on-base percentage, while racking up 20 home runs, 73 RBIs and 53 runs scored.

1945 NL Outstanding Pitcher Award Chosen
Wednesday, October 24th, 1945
24-year-old Hal Newhouser of the Chicago Cubs put together a good year in 1945 for such a young player. Newhouser was named today as the winner of the National League Outstanding Pitcher Award.

Newhouser crafted an impressive 27-8 record and a 2.66 ERA. In 328 innings he allowed 270 hits, struck out 223, and walked 128.

Voiselle Named AL Outstanding Pitcher Award Winner
Wednesday, October 24th, 1945
The Washington Senators have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making.
It's Bill Voiselle, this year's American League Outstanding Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.

Voiselle compiled a 20-17 record in 38 starts, tallied 148 strikeouts in 315 innings and recorded a 2.66 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .225 batting average against him.

NL Announces Outstanding Batter Award
Thursday, October 25th, 1945
Regardless of where Ted Williams signs on next year, the 27-year-old will be considered a marquee pickup after his award-winning 1945 season with Pittsburgh. Williams received word today that he has won the National League Outstanding Hitter Award.

The left fielder pounded out 183 hits, 32 doubles, 5 triples, and 45 home runs while hitting .340 and driving in 123 runs this season.

1945 Premier Batter Selected By AL
Thursday, October 25th, 1945
Detroit's Pete Reiser put the wraps on a fine campaign today by winning the 1945 American League Outstanding Hitter Award.

The 26-year-old veteran scorched the opposition with a .307 average, picking up 174 hits, 34 doubles, 7 triples, 22 home runs and 104 RBIs, while scoring 135 runs.

Major Free Agent Signings
RF Williams to Pittsburgh
Monday, November 19th, 1945
News of contract negotiations between Ted Williams and Pittsburgh spread like wildfire as the two sides moved ever closer to a deal yesterday.

When it was announced this morning, the city was abuzz with excitement as the young phenom was welcomed into the fold.

It took a 6-year deal worth $277,200 to land him.

During his career Williams has hit for a .358 average and totaled 1177 hits, 267 home runs and 798 RBIs.

It's Official: 1B Fleming Signs with Dodgers
Monday, November 19th, 1945
The Dodgers and Les Fleming appeared before the Brooklyn media today as the two sides emerged from marathon contract talks.

Fleming, a first baseman, is poised to make $84,000 over 3 years.

Fleming has a .259 career batting average and has hit a total of 34 home runs.

$124,000 Lands CF McCosky for Cardinals
Tuesday, November 20th, 1945
In what local scribes are hailing as huge, the Cardinals inked a $124,000 deal with center fielder Barney McCosky.

Team Officials expect McCosky to fill an immediate void on the roster and felt the deal would make them an instant playoff contender.

In a career spanning 815 games, McCosky has batted .302 with 857 hits, 19 home runs, 337 RBIs, and 474 runs scored.

LF Parks Signs $91,000 Deal with Chicago
Tuesday, December 4th, 1945
Despite his solid numbers, some fans questioned the value of the Art Parks signing even as Chicago officials paraded him before the media this afternoon.

Parks will surely bring a lot to the club, but he comes at a price of $91,000 over 3 years.

His career numbers show Parks is hitting .296 with a total of 10 home runs.

New York Inks Star SS to $55,000 Deal
Wednesday, December 19th, 1945
Feedback was positive in New York today as the club announced an agreement with shortstop Ken Keltner, one of the league's marquee players.

During his career Keltner has chalked up 1248 hits and a .262 average with 106 home runs and 716 RBIs.

Chicago Wins Lottery for LF Slaughter
Tuesday, January 8th, 1946
The euphoria surrounding a big name deal can sometimes overshadow the deal itself. Occasionally a team will mortgage its future to make a big splash, though no one in Chicago was worried about that today as the club finalized terms with Enos Slaughter.

Slaughter will earn $46,200 per year over 4 years.

Slaughter is hitting at a .315 rate over his 938-game career. Lifetime he has 179 doubles, 81 triples and 98 home runs with 567 RBIs and 589 runs scored.

Chicago Commits $49,200 to C Wagner
Sunday, January 20th, 1946
Cubs officials hailed the signing of Hal Wagner as "an integral piece to our championship puzzle," though fans were somewhat more reserved about the signing.

Wagner will pocket $49,200 over 2 years.

In his career Wagner has played in 852 games with a .259 batting average. Among his 769 hits are 150 doubles, 32 triples, and 22 home runs. He also has scored 331 runs, walked 399 times, has 5 stolen bases and driven in 394 runs.

Indians Win Sweepstakes for SP Feller
Friday, January 25th, 1946
Cleveland fans embraced the signing of Bob Feller 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.

Feller was signed for $230,000 over 5 years.

Over the course of his career, Feller has a won-lost record of 144 wins and 98 losses with 1761 strikeouts in 2219.2 innings pitched with a lifetime 3.48 ERA.

scott1964 · 04-01-2013, 01:27 AM

1946 Season

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 16th, 1946
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 23-year-old left fielder Ralph Kiner of the New York Yankees is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) LF Ralph Kiner, 23, New York Yankees
2) MR Karl Drews, 26, Cincinnati Reds
3) C Yogi Berra, 20, Philadelphia Phillies
4) MR Doyle Lade, 25, Chicago White Sox
5) SP Monte Kennedy, 23, Chicago White Sox
6) CF Carl Furillo, 24, New York Giants
7) MR Russ Meyer, 22, Cleveland Indians
8) SP Carl Scheib, 19, New York Giants
9) MR Bob Kuzava, 22, Boston Red Sox
10) C Sherm Lollar, 21, Cleveland Indians

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Runs	AVG	HR	SB	Runs against	ERA	K	BB
Cleveland Indians	88	66	.571	-	710	.272	77	29	601	3.20	723	538
Washington Senators	86	68	.558	2	628	.252	66	131	586	3.14	680	505
Philadelphia Athletics	85	69	.552	3	692	.259	84	50	602	3.22	611	495
New York Yankees	79	75	.513	9	635	.249	91	55	606	3.23	680	619
St. Louis Browns	75	79	.487	13	657	.261	83	67	685	3.74	588	578
Chicago White Sox	73	81	.474	15	632	.261	30	81	647	3.47	628	553
Detroit Tigers	68	86	.442	20	624	.263	80	148	750	4.11	547	669
Boston Red Sox	64	90	.416	24	663	.267	68	153	764	4.35	583	526

TOP 10 HITTERS

Player	Team	G	AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
P. Reiser, LF	DET	151	593	8	71	57	.313	.387	.437
T. Holmes, RF	CLE	150	613	13	93	6	.308	.362	.442
B. Dillinger, 3B	BOS	154	658	2	63	66	.299	.363	.384
B. Nieman, RF	PHA	153	573	17	78	18	.270	.357	.424
J. Hopp, CF	SLA	153	622	4	65	34	.297	.362	.412
D. Wakefield, LF	BOS	154	570	17	75	3	.278	.375	.424
G. Hatton, 3B	CLE	128	388	8	66	8	.331	.460	.477
M. Vernon, 1B	WS1	151	549	8	71	23	.318	.373	.443
R. Kiner, LF	NYA	149	576	23	83	0	.250	.347	.418
B. Blattner, 3B	DET	152	640	12	62	22	.260	.331	.399

TOP 10 PITCHERS

Player	Team	G	W	L	ERA	IP	HA	BB	K	K/9
T. Hughson	WS1	38	22	13	2.50	326.1	269	78	176	4.87
B. Feller	CLE	38	22	13	2.79	308.0	265	135	275	8.05
E. Blackwell	NYA	38	19	13	2.24	317.2	245	124	213	6.06
J. Sain	WS1	38	20	11	2.76	316.2	271	112	163	4.64
D. Trout	PHA	38	21	16	2.77	316.2	290	123	156	4.45
S. Jakucki	CLE	38	20	14	2.96	310.0	308	98	100	2.91
D. Koslo	CHA	38	18	15	2.90	321.0	286	101	156	4.39
R. Wolff	PHA	38	19	15	3.08	311.0	292	90	143	4.13
E. Lopat	CHA	38	19	16	3.19	324.2	319	86	145	4.02
C. Passeau	CLE	38	19	13	3.15	294.0	308	88	122	3.74

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Runs	AVG	HR	SB	Runs against	ERA	K	BB
Boston Braves	90	64	.584	-	665	.258	87	13	605	3.36	558	551
Chicago Cubs	86	68	.558	4	677	.265	89	67	576	3.21	742	557
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	72	.532	8	679	.274	83	33	635	3.59	563	580
Cincinnati Reds	77	77	.500	13	594	.243	92	24	577	3.13	630	548
St. Louis Cardinals	74	80	.481	16	701	.272	80	65	711	3.96	542	688
New York Giants	72	82	.468	18	574	.248	79	40	639	3.59	605	657
Philadelphia Phillies	70	84	.455	20	631	.259	56	33	709	3.95	529	518
Brooklyn Dodgers	68	86	.442	22	606	.246	60	44	673	3.72	538	507

TOP 10 HITTERS

Player	Team	G	AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
T. Williams, LF	PIT	154	555	30	93	0	.350	.457	.593
J. Mize, 1B	CHN	154	582	35	107	2	.309	.395	.544
S. Musial, RF	SLN	154	599	15	91	8	.330	.409	.515
L. Boudreau, SS	CHN	153	583	7	91	3	.321	.387	.449
J. Pesky, SS	SLN	154	657	0	58	13	.316	.380	.398
C. Keller, LF	CIN	153	589	28	96	0	.240	.347	.442
H. Steinbacher, RF	PHI	153	573	6	68	2	.301	.412	.403
B. Elliott, 3B	PHI	154	637	10	74	3	.270	.347	.387
L. Appling, 2B	PIT	154	663	2	64	11	.299	.368	.361
S. Hack, SS	BSN	152	612	1	61	4	.318	.375	.404

TOP 10 PITCHERS

Player	Team	G	W	L	ERA	IP	HA	BB	K	K/9
H. Newhouser	CHN	38	23	10	2.30	326.0	265	108	253	6.99
H. Brecheen	BSN	38	20	14	2.58	317.2	276	93	156	4.43
J. Schmitz	BSN	38	20	13	2.87	309.0	289	98	184	5.36
F. Hutchinson	CIN	38	19	15	2.88	315.0	283	113	140	4.01
M. Haefner	PIT	38	19	13	3.00	317.0	309	108	129	3.66
R. Munger	NY1	38	17	14	2.71	300.1	254	115	150	4.50
B. Bevens	CHN	38	17	12	3.11	309.0	265	135	142	4.13
D. Leonard	PIT	38	18	18	3.24	317.2	306	90	133	3.78
K. Burkhart	BSN	38	20	10	3.82	276.0	274	107	87	2.84
D. Galehouse	CIN	38	16	15	2.99	312.1	293	114	108	3.12

NABL News: Opening Day
Tuesday, April 16th, 1946
Infields and outfields are manicured to perfection. The old ball yard has been refurbished, spruced up and freshly painted. Baseball is back in town and it's about darn time! It is Opening Day for the North American BaseBall League. The fans, players and teams are all poised for another great season of baseball. It all gets under way today with this slate of games:

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

1946 Brooklyn Dodgers

CatKnight · 04-01-2013, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott1964

News and Awards

Kish Drafted into United States Army
Wednesday, October 17th, 1945

Hm...I've never seen that before. Then again, I've never played during the middle of a war before (though technically WW II was over by October.) How long is Kish 'out'?

scott1964 · 04-01-2013, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatKnight

Hm...I've never seen that before. Then again, I've never played during the middle of a war before (though technically WW II was over by October.) How long is Kish 'out'?

Kish is out for 12 months. I am hoping 14 has more of theses for Spanish/American War, WWI, WW 2 , Korea, and Vietnam, and so forth. Maybe increase the chances. I can recall a handful that were drafted.

scott1964 · 04-05-2013, 10:41 PM

Brooklyn vs Boston
2 game series

Tuesday 4/16
Brooklyn 2 Boston 1 (10):
WP Bill Donovan
LP Tom Ferrick
Dodgers win the 10th on Al Zarilla's RBI double

Wednesday 4/17
Brooklyn 3 Boston 2:
WP Warren Spahn
LP Johnny Schmitz
HR Jim Tabor Roy Cullenbine
Joe Gallagher 2-4, game winning RBI.

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Thursday 4/18
NY 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Art Johnson
LP Marv Breuer
Dick Whitman 2 RBIs.

Saturday 4/20
Brooklyn 6 NY 0:
WP Johnny Vander Meer
LP Carl Scheib
HR Mel Ott
Jim Tabor 2 RBIs. Ott 3-3, 2 RBIs. Vander Meer four hit shut out.

Sunday 4/21
NY 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Red Munger
LP Ken Raffensberger
Munger out duels Raffensberger

each allows seven hits

Boston vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Monday 4/22
Brooklyn 2 Boston 1:
WP Warren Spahn (2-0)
LP Ken Burkhart (0-2)
HR Al Zarilla
Dodgers win on Zarilla's walk off 9th inning HR.

Tuesday 4/23
Boston 8 Brooklyn 2:
WP Dick Newsome (1-1)
LP Marv Breuer (0-2)
HR Charlie Uhlir Mel Ott (2)
Milt Brynes 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
2 game series

Wednesday 4/24
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (2-0)
LP Dave Ferriss (0-2)
Mel Ott 2-5, RBI.

Thursday 4/25
Philadelphia 9 Brooklyn 8 (10):
WP Randy Gumbert
LP Bill Donovan (1-1)
HR Al Zarilla (2) Williard Marshall
Bob Kennedy lifts Phillies on his game winning two run single in the bottom of the 10th.

Brooklyn vs New York
4 game series

Friday 4/26
Brooklyn 6 NY 4:
WP Warren Spahn (3-0)
LP Kirby Higbe (0-3)
HR Eddie Miller
Les Fleming 4 RBIs.

Saturday 4/27
NY 16 Brooklyn 2:
WP Art Johnson (2-1)
LP Marv Breuer (0-3)

HR Bobby Estalella (2) Aaron Robinson 2 (3)
Robinson 2-2, 4 RBIs. Estalella 3 RBIs. Packy Rogers 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 4/28
Game 1
NY 6 Brooklyn 4:
WP Carl Scheib (1-2)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (2-1)
HR Bobby Estalella (3)
Bobby Estalella 4th inning GRAND SLAM

Game 2
NY 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Red Munger (2-0)
LP Ken Raffensberger (0-2)
HR Eddie Miller 2 (3)
Munger 4 hitter.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Tuesday 4/30
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hal Newhouser (3-1)
LP Warren Spahn (3-1)
HR Johnny Mize (2) Luis Olmo (2)
Mize 4-4, 2 RBIs. Olmo 3-4, RBI

Wednesday 5/1
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 1:
WP Marv Breuer (1-3)
LP Hank Wyse (1-2)
Les Fleming 3-4, RBI. Calvin Chapman RBI.

Thursday 5/2
Chicago 12 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bill Bevens (3-1)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (2-2)
Frankie Gustine 3-6, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
2 game series

Friday 5/3
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (1-2)
LP Rube Melton (1-2)
HR Mel Ott (3)
Ott 3 RBIs.

Saturday 5/4
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Van Mungo (2-3)
LP Warren Spahn (3-2)
Mungo 7 hit shut out

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Sunday 5/5
Game 1
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2 (11):
WP Lefty West
LP Earl Johnson (0-3)
HR Jim Tabor (2) Catfish Metkovich
Dodgers win on Metkovich's 12th inning shot

Game 2
Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 1:
WP Dutch Leonard (6-0)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (2-3)
Vander Meer walks 10.

Tuesday 5/7
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Mickey Haefner (2-2)
LP Ken Raffensberger (1-3)
HR Joe Gallagher Jerry Priddy
Haefner seven hitter.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	13	8	.619	-
St. Louis Browns	12	9	.571	1.0
Detroit Tigers	12	9	.571	1.0
Washington Senators	11	9	.550	1.5
Chicago White Sox	10	9	.526	2.0
Philadelphia Athletics	11	12	.478	3.0
Boston Red Sox	8	14	.364	5.5
Cleveland Indians	6	13	.316	6.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	13	7	.650	-
Philadelphia Phillies	13	8	.619	.5
Boston Braves	11	10	.524	2.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	11	11	.500	3.0
Cincinnati Reds	11	12	.478	3.5
New York Giants	9	12	.429	4.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	9	12	.429	4.5
St. Louis Cardinals	8	13	.381	5.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Danny Gardella - DET

.417

2	Johnny Mize	CHN	.402
3	Stan Musial	SLN	.400
4	Yogi Berra	PHI	.397
4	Dixie Walker	BOS	.397

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

3 tied with

5

1	Yogi Berra	PHI	5
1	Danny Gardella	DET	5
1	Ted Williams	PIT	5
4	4 tied with		4

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Ted Williams - PIT

22

2	Danny Gardella	DET	20
3	Yogi Berra	PHI	19
3	Tommy Henrich	BSN	19
5	Jeff Heath	NYA	18

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Dutch Leonard - PIT

6

2	Bill Bevens	CHN	4
2	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	4
2	Jack Kramer	NYA	4
2	3 more tied with		4

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Tex Hughson - WS1

2.11

2	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	2.18
3	Preacher Roe	BOS	2.19
3	Red Munger	NY1	2.19
5	Mickey Harris	CIN	2.20

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Hal Newhouser - CHN

38

2	Bob Feller	CLE	36
3	Dizzy Trout	PHA	32
4	Red Munger	NY1	30
5	Preacher Roe	BOS	28

scott1964 · 04-06-2013, 07:45 PM

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
2 game series

Wednesday 5/8
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Russ Christopher (2-0)
LP Warren Spahn (3-3)
Joe Schultz 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 5/9
Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 2:
WP Marv Breuer (2-3)
LP Mickey Harris (3-4)
HR Joe DiMaggio (3)
Joe Garagiola 2 RBIs.

Boston vs Brooklyn
Single game series

Friday 5/10
Brooklyn 5 Boston 3:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (3-3)
LP Ken Burkhart (3)
Calvin Chapman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Saturday 5/11
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (2-3)
LP Paul Derringer (3-2)
HR Mel Ott (4) Jim Tabor (3) Joe Garagiola
Garagiola first career HR.

Sunday 5/12
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 2:
WP Warren Spahn (4-3)
LP Red Barrett (2-4)
Mel Ott 3-4, RBI. Joe Garagiola 2 RBIs.

Monday 5/13
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Dave Ferriss (2-4)
LP Marv Breuer (2-4)
Eddie Joost 2-2, RBI.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 5/14
St Louis 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Tommy Hughes (3-0)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (3-4)
Johnny Lindell lone first inning RBI.

Wednesday 5/15
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2 (10):
WP Nick Stirncevich (1-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (2-4)
Joe Garagiola 2 RBIs.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Thursday 5/16
Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Warren Spahn (5-3)
LP Mickey Haefner (3-3)
Bob McNamara 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Friday 5/17
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Lefty West (2-0)
LP Milo Candini (0-1)
HR Bruce Campbell (2)
Catfish Metkovich scores in the bottom of the ninth on a double by Joe Gallagher

Saturday 5/18
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bob Savage (4-3)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (3-5)
HR Ted Williams (8)
Williams 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Sunday 5/19
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (3-4)
LP Denny Galehouse (3-6)
HR Hank Greenberg (5)
Mel Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Monday 5/20
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Hank Borowy (4-1)
LP Warren Spahn (5-4)
Benny McCoy RBI.

Tuesday 5/21
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 4:
WP Marv Breuer (3-4)
LP Mickey Harris (3-7)
HR Buddy Lewis (2)
Eddie Waitkus 2 RBIs.
Breuer 3 RBIs.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 5/22
Chicago 11 Brooklyn 1:
WP Hank Wyse (3-4)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (3-6)
HR Johnny Mize (6) Chet Laabs
Laabs 2-4, 5 RBIs.

Thursday 5/23
Chicago 11 Brooklyn 10:
WP Joe Orrell (1-1)
LP Lefty West (2-1)
HR Johnny Mize (7) Mel Ott (5) Jim Tabor (4)
Mel Ott and Charlie Moss 2-4, 3 RBIs. each

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
3 game series

Friday 5/24
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Red Barrett (3-6)
LP Warren Spahn (5-5)
Williard Marshal and Yogi Berra 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/25
Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn 0:
WP Dave Ferriss (4-4)
LP Marv Breuer (3-5)
HR Elmer Valo
Ferriss 5 hit shut out.

Sunday 5/26
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 3:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (1-0)
LP Ken Gables (2-3)
HR Calvin Chapman Joe Garagiola (2) Willard Marshall (4)
Chapman 2-5, 2 RBIs.

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 5/27
NY 12 Brooklyn 0:
WP Art Johnson (6-3)
LP Ken Raffensberger (3-5)
HR Bobby Estalella (5) Whitey Kurowski (4)
Terry Lyons 2-5, 2 RBIs. Dodgers blanked on three hits.

Tuesday 5/28
Brooklyn 5 NY 3:
WP Warren Spahn (6-5)
LP Kirby Higbe (0-9)
HR Les Fleming Joe Garagiola (3)
Fleming 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/29
NY 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Carl Scheib (5-5)
LP Marv Breuer (3-6)
Dick Whitman 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Boston vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Thursday 5/30
Game 1
Boston 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Tom Ferrick (4-2)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (1-1)
Augie Galan 3-5, 4 RBIs. Braves score four in the ninth.

Game 2
Boston 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Johnny Schmitz (2-4)
LP Keen Raffensberger (3-6)
Augie Galan and Milt Byrnes 2-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	28	18	.609	-
Philadelphia Athletics	27	20	.574	1.5
Detroit Tigers	25	20	.556	2.5
St. Louis Browns	22	23	.489	5.5
Chicago White Sox	20	22	.476	6.0
Washington Senators	19	25	.432	8.0
Boston Red Sox	19	25	.432	8.0
Cleveland Indians	19	26	.422	8.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	28	17	.622	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	25	20	.556	3.0
Boston Braves	23	22	.511	5.0
New York Giants	22	24	.478	6.5
Cincinnati Reds	22	24	.478	6.5
Philadelphia Phillies	20	22	.476	6.5
St. Louis Cardinals	20	24	.455	7.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	19	26	.422	9.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Stan Musial - SLN

.384

2	Johnny Hopp	SLA	.380
3	Whitey Kurowski	NY1	.373
4	Jack Bolling	SLA	.370
5	Ted Williams	PIT	.361

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Ted Williams - PIT

10

2	Ralph Kiner	NYA	9
2	Johnny Mize	CHN	9
4	Yogi Berra	PHI	8
4	Vern Stephens	SLA	8

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Ted Williams - PIT

37

2	Yogi Berra	PHI	35
3	Jeff Heath	NYA	33
3	Ralph Kiner	NYA	33
5	2 tied with		32

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Dutch Leonard - PIT

10

2	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	9
3	Bill Bevens	CHN	8
4	Fred Hutchinson	CIN	7
4	4 more tied with		7

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Charlie Gassaway - SLA

1.86

2	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	2.09
3	Hal Newhouser	CHN	2.16
4	Russ Christopher	CIN	2.22
5	Roger Wolff	PHA	2.45

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Hal Newhouser - CHN

89

2	Bob Feller	CLE	87
3	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	67
4	Red Munger	NY1	52
5	3 tied with		49

scott1964 · 04-06-2013, 11:31 PM

My post was eaten.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	37	23	.617	-
Philadelphia Athletics	34	25	.576	2.5
Detroit Tigers	30	26	.536	5.0
Washington Senators	29	28	.509	6.5
St. Louis Browns	28	31	.475	8.5
Boston Red Sox	25	31	.446	10.0
Cleveland Indians	25	33	.431	11.0
Chicago White Sox	22	33	.400	12.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	36	21	.632	-
Philadelphia Phillies	29	25	.537	5.5
Boston Braves	31	27	.534	5.5
New York Giants	30	29	.508	7.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	28	30	.483	8.5
St. Louis Cardinals	27	30	.474	9.0
Cincinnati Reds	26	32	.448	10.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	22	35	.386	14.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Stan Musial - SLN

.368

2	Johnny Hopp	SLA	.364
3	Johnny Pesky	SLN	.352
4	Yogi Berra	PHI	.351
4	Whitey Kurowski	NY1	.351

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

2 tied with

13

1	Ralph Kiner	NYA	13
1	Johnny Mize	CHN	13
3	Ted Williams	PIT	12
4	Vern Stephens	SLA	10

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

2 tied with

43

1	Yogi Berra	PHI	43
1	Ralph Kiner	NYA	43
3	Danny Gardella	DET	42
4	2 tied with		40

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Dutch Leonard - PIT

12

2	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	10
2	Tex Hughson	WS1	10
2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	10
5	4 tied with		9

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Hal Newhouser - CHN

1.80

2	Tex Hughson	WS1	2.15
3	Roger Wolff	PHA	2.23
3	Art Johnson	NY1	2.23
5	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	2.24

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - CLE

118

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	113
3	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	81
4	Virgil Trucks	CHN	68
5	2 tied with		63

scott1964 · 04-07-2013, 12:14 AM

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 6/14
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 2 (11):
WP Tommy de la Cruz 92-3)
LP Bill Donovan (1-2)
HR Mel Ott (7)
Cubs hand Dodger 7th straight loss with five in the 11th.

Saturday 6/15
Chicago 7 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bill Bevens (10-3)
LP Marv Breuer (4-9)
HR Johnny Mize (14) Mel Ott (8) Phil Rizzuto
Frankie Gustine 3 RBIs. Dodgers are hitting a crappy .230 as a team.

News Alert
Phillies, Dodgers Trade Players
Sunday, June 16th, 1946
The Philadelphia Phillies addressed a concern today, coming to terms with the Brooklyn Dodgers on a trade that will send 31-year-old right fielder Ralph Hodgin from the Phillies to the Dodgers in exchange for 27-year-old right fielder Al Zarilla and 17-year-old minor league reliever Joe Nuxhall.

Thus far this year Hodgin is batting .600 with no home runs, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

For the season Zarilla has hit .243 with 2 home runs and 9 RBIs. He has played in 46 games and scored 12 times.

Sunday 6/16
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 5:
WP Johnny Johnson (1-0)
LP Virgil Trucks (8-7)
HR Merv Connors (4) Mel Ott (9) Catfish Metkovich (2)
Dodgers snap 8 game losing streak.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 6/18
Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Warren Spahn (9-6)
LP Bob Savage (6-6)
HR Calvin Chapman (2) Joe Garagiola (4)
Calvin Chapman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/19
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 0:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (2-2)
LP Eddie Smith (2-8)
HR Mel Ott (10)
Ott 2-2, 3 RBIs. Rowe fires a 7 hit shut out.

Thursday 6/20
Brooklyn 11 Pittsburgh 5:
WP Marv Breuer (5-9)
LP Dutch Leonard (13-3)
HR Mel Ott (11)
Phil Rizzuto 3-4, 4 RBIs. Ott 2-5, 2 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 6/21
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4 (10)
WP Nick Stirncevich (4-2)
LP Bill Donovan (1-3)
HR Mel Ott (12)
Johnny Pesky 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 6/22
St Louis 10 Brooklyn 2:
WP Nick Stirncevich (5-2)
LP Warren Spahn (9-7)
Snuffy Stirnweiss 3-5, 3 RBIs. Joe Gordon 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/23
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Nick Stirncevich (6-2)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (2-3)
HR Mickey Rocco (3) Schoolboy Rowe

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	41	29	.586	-
Philadelphia Athletics	39	31	.557	2.0
Detroit Tigers	36	29	.554	2.5
Washington Senators	35	32	.522	4.5
St. Louis Browns	34	36	.486	7.0
Chicago White Sox	29	37	.439	10.0
Boston Red Sox	29	38	.433	10.5
Cleveland Indians	29	40	.420	11.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	41	26	.612	-
Boston Braves	38	32	.543	4.5
Philadelphia Phillies	35	30	.538	5.0
New York Giants	36	33	.522	6.0
St. Louis Cardinals	34	34	.500	7.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	32	37	.464	10.0
Cincinnati Reds	29	39	.426	12.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	26	40	.394	14.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Johnny Mize - CHN

.354

2	Stan Musial	SLN	.353
3	Johnny Hopp	SLA	.351
4	Johnny Pesky	SLN	.344
5	Whitey Kurowski	NY1	.343

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Johnny Mize - CHN

17

2	Ralph Kiner	NYA	16
3	Ted Williams	PIT	14
4	Mel Ott	BRO	12
5	Wally Judnich	PIT	11

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Ralph Kiner - NYA

53

2	Danny Gardella	DET	50
3	Johnny Mize	CHN	49
4	Ted Williams	PIT	48
5	Yogi Berra	PHI	47

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Dutch Leonard - PIT

14

2	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	12
3	Bill Bevens	CHN	11
3	Tex Hughson	WS1	11
3	Hal Newhouser	CHN	11

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Hal Newhouser - CHN

1.96

2	Tex Hughson	WS1	2.00
3	Roger Wolff	PHA	2.21
4	Russ Christopher	CIN	2.28
5	Art Johnson	NY1	2.39

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - CLE

148

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	125
3	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	100
4	Virgil Trucks	CHN	77
5	Red Munger	NY1	75

scott1964 · 04-07-2013, 03:27 PM

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 6/24
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 1:
WP Marv Breuer (6-9)
LP Russ Christopher (4-3)
Joe Garagiola 3-4, 2 RBIs

Tuesday 6/25
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 2:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (4-7)
LP Fred Hutchinson (8-7)
Bill Burgo 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/26
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Mickey Harris (5-13)
LP Warren Spahn (9-8)
HR Bob Usher
Bill Burgo and Harris 2 RBIs each.

Boston vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Thursday 6/27
Brooklyn 3 Boston 1:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (3-3)
LP Harry Brecheen (8-9)
HR Jim Tabor (5) Bob McNamara
Rowe scatters nine hits

Friday 6/28
Brooklyn 5 Boston 0:
WP Marv Breuer (7-9)
LP Whitey Whilshere (5-4)
HR Phil Rizzuto (2)
Rizzuto 3-4, RBI. Jim Tabor 4-5, RBI

Major News
Cincinnati, Brooklyn Close Deal
Saturday, June 29th, 1946
The Cincinnati Reds have finalized a deal that will send 35-year-old first baseman Hank Greenberg to Brooklyn for 31-year-old minor league catcher Ben Huffman and 21-year-old center fielder Bob Usher. Minor details still need to be worked out before the trade becomes official, but the players involved are expected to be with their new clubs soon.

This season in 68 games Greenberg is batting .262 with 9 home runs, 34 RBIs and has scored 26 times.

In his career Huffman has played in 879 games with a .300 batting average. Among his 917 hits are 135 doubles, 23 triples and 28 home runs. He also has scored 320 runs and driven in 406 runs.

Saturday 6/29
Boston 8 Brooklyn 7:
WP Nels Potter (1-1)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (4-8)
HR Tommy Heinrich (5) Nap Reyes Hank Greenberg
Heinrich 2-5, 3 RBIs. Greenberg 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 6/30
Brooklyn 5 Boston 3:
WP Warren Spahn (10-8)
LP Johnny Schmitz (4-8)
HR Bobby Thomson (8) Joe Gallagher (2)
Spahn pitches an eight hitter.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Monday 7/1
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 4:
WP Bill Donovan (2-3)
LP Red Gumpert (7-3)
HR Hank Greenberg (2) Jim Tabor (6) Willard Marshall (10)
Dodgers win in the 8th on Greenberg's three run balst

Tuesday 7/2
Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 4:
WP Marv Breuer (8-9)
LP Dave Ferris (6-10)
HR Hank Steinbacher (4) Catfish Metkovich (3)
Metkovich 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs New York
3 game series

Thursday 7/4
Game 1
NY 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Red Munger (12-4)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (4-9)
Catfish Metkovich 3-4, 2 RBIs. Mickey Witek 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 3 NY 2:
WP Warren Spahn (11-8)
LP Joe Page (3-3)
HR Whitey Kurowski (12)
Joe Garagiola scores winning run in the ninth.

Friday 7/5
Brooklyn 13 NY 4:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (4-3)
LP Johnny Rigney (2-2)
HR Whitey Kurowski (13)
Hank Greenberg 4-4, 3 RBIs. Ralph Hodgin 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Saturday 7/6
Brooklyn 2 Boston 1 (11):
WP Lefty West (3-2)
LP Tom Ferrick (8-3)
HR Hank Greenberg (3)
Greenberg 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/7
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 Boston 3 (10):
WP Bill Donovan (3-3)
LP Sam Ullrich (4-4)
HR Hank Greenberg 2 (5)
Greenberg 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Game 2
Boston 4 Brooklyn 3 (10)
WP Nels Potter (2-2)
LP Johnny Johnson (1-1)
HR Ralph Hodgin
Johnson walks in Bobby Thomson in the bottom of the 10th.

Tuesday 7/9

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

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 9TH, 1946 - GAME LOG

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
American League All-Stars	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	0
National League All-Stars	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	6	1

WP Ken Gables (Phillies)
LP Al Gerheauser (Browns)
HR Stan Musial (Cardinals)
MVP Stan Musial 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Thursday 7/11
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 5 (10):
WP Joe Orrell (2-2)
LP Bill Donovan (3-4)
HR Calvin Chapman (3) Hank Greenberg (6)
John Dudra scores on a 10th inning single

Friday 7/12
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Bill Bevens (14-3)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (3-4)
HR Dom DiMaggio (7)
Bevens scatters six hits.

Saturday 7/13
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Virgil Trucks (9-12)
LP Marv Breuer (8-10)
Trucks six hits Dodgers

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	51	35	.593	-
Detroit Tigers	45	37	.549	4.0
Philadelphia Athletics	46	40	.535	5.0
Washington Senators	44	41	.518	6.5
Boston Red Sox	41	44	.482	9.5
St. Louis Browns	41	45	.477	10.0
Cleveland Indians	37	50	.425	14.5
Chicago White Sox	36	49	.424	14.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	52	32	.619	-
Philadelphia Phillies	44	38	.537	7.0
New York Giants	44	41	.518	8.5
Boston Braves	42	44	.488	11.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	41	45	.477	12.0
Cincinnati Reds	39	44	.470	12.5
St. Louis Cardinals	38	46	.452	14.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	37	47	.440	15.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Danny Gardella - DET

.356

2	Johnny Mize	CHN	.342
3	Stan Musial	SLN	.341
3	Red Schoendienst	DET	.341
5	Johnny Hopp	SLA	.340

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

Johnny Mize - CHN

20

2	Ralph Kiner	NYA	18
3	Ted Williams	PIT	17
4	Danny Gardella	DET	15
4	2 more tied with		15

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Danny Gardella - DET

72

2	Ralph Kiner	NYA	60
2	Johnny Mize	CHN	60
4	Yogi Berra	PHI	57
4	Ted Williams	PIT	57

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Dutch Leonard - PIT

18

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	15
3	Bill Bevens	CHN	14
4	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	13
4	Red Munger	NY1	13

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Hal Newhouser - CHN

1.88

2	Russ Christopher	CIN	2.21
3	Tex Hughson	WS1	2.28
4	Al Brazle	NYA	2.36
5	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	2.44

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - CLE

174

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	146
3	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	120
4	Red Munger	NY1	95
4	2 more tied with		95

scott1964 · 04-07-2013, 07:45 PM

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Sunday 7/14
Game 1
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 6:
WP Nick Stirncevich (8-4)
LP Ken Raffensberger (3-8)
HR Johnny Lindell
Phil Rizzuto 2-3, 3 RBIs. Les Moss 3 RBIs.

Game 2
St Louis 11 Brooklyn 4:
WP Joe Dobson (3-2)
LP Warren Spahn (11-9)
HR Mel Ott (13)
Johnny Lindell 2-5, 3 RBIs. Joe Gordon 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Monday 7/15
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 1
WP Schoolboy Rowe (5-4)
LP Rube Melton (4-9)
HR Jim Tabor (7)
Tabor 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Wednesday 7/17
Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Mickey Harris (7-13)
LP Marv Breuer (8-11)
Harris scatters three hits.

Thursday 7/18
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Steve Roser (2-2)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (4-10)
Red score three in the ninth.

Friday 7/19
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 2:
WP Warren Spahn (12-9)
LP Fred Hutchinson (10-10)
HR Mel Ott (14)
Calvin Chapman 2-5, 3 RBIs. Mel Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Saturday 7/20
Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Eddie Smith (4-12)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (5-5)
Smith three hit shut out.

Sunday 7/21
Game 1
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1 (10):
WP Bill Donovan (4-4)
LP Dutch Leonard (19-4)
Mel Ott doubles in Calvin Chapman in the 10th.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Mickey Haefner (9-11)
LP Ken raffensberger (3-9)
HR Sid Gordon (3)
Gordon 8th inning GRAND SLAM, 2-4, 5 RBIs.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 7/23
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Hank Wyse (11-8)
LP Warren Spahn (12-10)
Luis Olmo 3-5, 2 RBIs. Frankie Gustine 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/24
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 1:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (6-5)
LP Virgil Trucks (10-13)
HR Lou Boudreau (4) Hank Greenberg (7) Schoolboy Rowe (2)
Rowe homers and fires asix hitter.

Thursday 7/25
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 2:
WP Bill Bevens (17-3)
LP Marv Breuer (8-12)
HR Lou Boudreau (5) Hank Greenberg 2 (9)
Cubs are 14-3 vs Dodgers.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 7/26
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2 (10):
WP Johnny Vander Meer (5-10)
LP Mickey Haefner (9-12)
Catfish Metkovich scores winning run in the 10th.

Saturday 7/27
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Warren Spahn (13-10)
LP Bob Savage (9-8)
HR Ted Williams (20)
Spahn scatters five hits.

Sunday 7/28
Pittsburgh 10 Brooklyn 4:
WP Eddie Smith (5-13)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (6-6)
HR Joe Gallagher (3) Jim Tabor (8) Joe Garagiola (5)
Pee Wee Reese 4-5, 3 RBIs. Phil Masi 3-5, 2 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 7/30
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Roy Prim (11-9)
LP Marv Breuer (8-13)
HR Stan Musial (13) Joe Gallagher (4)
Gallagher 3 RBIs. Cardinals are 12-2 vs Dodgers.

Wednesday 7/31
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 3:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (6-10)
LP Max Lanier (2-6)
HR Hugh Alexander Snuffy Stirnweiss
Calvin Chapman 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/1
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 3 (10):
WP Lefty West (4-2)
LP Nick Stirncevich (10-5)
Mel Ott scores in the 10th on a throwing error

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/2
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (4-9)
LP Mickey Harris (8-14)
Raffensberger picks up first win since 5/19.

Saturday 8/3
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Russ Christopher (5-5)
LP Marv Breuer (8-14)
Dutch Meyer 2-2, 4 RBIs. Breuer losses 5th straight.

Sunday 8/4
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 2:
WP Tiny Bonham (1-2)
LP Hank Borowy (13-5)
HR Hank Greenberg (10)
Greenberg is batting .240 with 10 HR and 30 RBIs since being acquired.

Brooklyn vs Boston
Single game series

Monday 8/5
Brooklyn 4 Boston 3:
WP Warren Spahn (14-10)
LP Harry Brecheen (9-13)
HR Hank Greenberg 2 (12)
Greenberg's second HR, a two run shot in the ninth, lifts Dodgers.

Brooklyn vs New York
2 game series

Tuesday 8/6
Brooklyn 6 NY 5 (10):
WP Bob Lemon (1-0)
LP Jack Brewer (3-4)
HR Hank Greenberg (13) Whitey Kurowski (17)
Dodgers win again on Greenberg's extra inning HR.

Wednesday 8/7
Brooklyn 6 NY 4:
WP Marv Breuer (9-14)
LP Johnny Rigney (3-6)
HR Dick Whitman (4)
Jim Tabor 2-4, 2 RBIs. Whitman 3-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	62	48	.564	-
New York Yankees	60	49	.550	1.5
Detroit Tigers	57	48	.543	2.5
Washington Senators	55	55	.500	7.0
St. Louis Browns	54	54	.500	7.0
Boston Red Sox	53	56	.486	8.5
Chicago White Sox	49	61	.445	13.0
Cleveland Indians	46	65	.414	16.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	69	38	.645	-
Philadelphia Phillies	57	52	.523	13.0
St. Louis Cardinals	52	54	.491	16.5
Cincinnati Reds	52	56	.481	17.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	56	.477	18.0
New York Giants	50	58	.463	19.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	50	58	.463	19.5
Boston Braves	50	59	.459	20.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Danny Gardella - DET

.348

2	Johnny Mize	CHN	.347
3	Red Schoendienst	DET	.337
4	Stan Musial	SLN	.336
5	Johnny Hopp	SLA	.329

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

2 tied with

27

1	Ralph Kiner	NYA	27
1	Johnny Mize	CHN	27
3	Hank Greenberg	BRO	22
4	Ted Williams	PIT	21

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Danny Gardella - DET

86

2	Ralph Kiner	NYA	80
3	Johnny Mize	CHN	72
4	Yogi Berra	PHI	69
4	Ted Williams	PIT	69

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Hal Newhouser - CHN

21

2	Dutch Leonard	PIT	20
3	Bill Bevens	CHN	18
4	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	16
4	2 more tied with		16

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Hal Newhouser - CHN

1.69

2	Tex Hughson	WS1	2.23
3	Russ Christopher	CIN	2.43
4	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	2.45
4	Roger Wolff	PHA	2.45

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - CLE

209

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	186
3	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	159
4	Virgil Trucks	CHN	126
5	2 tied with		119

scott1964 · 04-08-2013, 12:45 AM

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Friday 8/9
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ken Chase (7-0)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-3)
HR Willard Marshall (19)
Marshall scores winning run in the 8th.

Saturday 8/10
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 3:
WP Paul Derringer (11-14)
LP Warren Spahn (14-11)
HR Joe Garagiola (6) Hank Majeski
Derringer allows seven hits

Sunday 8/11
Game 1
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (5-9)
LP Red Barrett (12-12)
HR Mel Ott (15) Hank Greenberg (14)
Ott 2-5, 3 RBIs. Raffensberger six hitter.

Game 2
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 5:
WP Bob Lemon (2-0)
LP Randy Gumpert (9-6)
HR Bill Rodgers
Joe Garagiola 2-5, 3 RBIs.

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 8/13
NY 9 Brooklyn 3:
WP Red Munger (18-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-4)
Harry Walker 4-6, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/14
Brooklyn 4 NY 3:
WP Lefty West (5-2)
LP Jack Brewer (3-5)
HR Mel Ott (16)
Dodgers win on Ott's 9th inning two run shot.

Thursday 8/15
Brooklyn 4 NY 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (6-9)
LP Bob Chipman (4-7)
Raffensberger gets his 1st season shut out.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/16
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Dave Ferriss (10-14)
LP Marv Breuer (9-15)
HR Elmer Valo (3) Willard Marshall (20) Jim Tabor (9)
Valo 3-5, 3 RBIs. Ferriss five hitter.

Saturday 8/17
Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Ken Gables (10-6)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-5)
Danny Doyle 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/18
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 3:
WP Warren Spahn (15-11)
LP Red Barrett (13-13)
HR Willard Marshall (21) Mel Ott (17)
Spahn five hitter. Catfish Metkovich 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
2 game series

Tuesday 8/20
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Dutch Leonard (22-7)
LP Ken Raffensberger (6-10)
Mike McCormick 2-3, 2 RBIs. Mel Ott 2-4, RBI.

Wednesday 8/21
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Marv Breuer (10-15)
LP Vic Raschi (2-2)
HR Phil Rizzuto (3) Bob Brown (4)
Breuer fires a four hitter.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Thursday 8/22
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 1:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (7-10)
LP Russ Christopher (7-7)
Calvin Chapman 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Sad News
Dodgers Announce Bridges Will Retire
Friday, August 23rd, 1946
Sources in Brooklyn close to Tommy Bridges report that the reliever will retire once the season is over.

In his career Bridges has compiled a 193-156 mark in 443 games with 1694 strikeouts and 1339 walks in 3248.1 innings. He has been credited with 5 saves and has a 3.82 ERA.

Friday 8/23
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 6:
WP Hank Borowy (17-5)
LP Warren Spahn (15-12)
HR Jim Tabor (10) Bill Burgo (5)
Burgo GRAND SLAM, 2-3, 5 RBIs.

Saturday 8/24
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (7-10)
LP Fred Hutchinson (14-14)
Catfish Metkovich 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Sunday 8/25
Game 1
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 4:
WP Marv Breuer (11-15)
LP Rube Melton (5-10)
Catfish Metkovich 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 3:
WP Johnny Vander Meer (8-10)
LP Charlie Sproull (0-4)
HR Mel Ott (18)
Ott 2-4, 2 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 2 RBIs.

Monday 8/26
Brooklyn 10 St Louis 3:
WP Warren Spahn (16-12)
LP Van Mungo (8-15)
HR Johnny Lindell (3)
Hank Greenberg 3 RBIs. Ralph Hodgin 4-5, RBI. Phil Rizzuto 4-5, 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
2 game series

Wednesday 8/28
Chicago 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Virgil Trucks (15-15)
LP Ken Raffensberger (7-11)
Trucks shuts down dodgers on four hits.

Thursday 8/29
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 2:
WP Hank Wyse (14-12)
LP Marv Breuer (11-16)
HR Mel Ott (19)
Cubs dominate Dodgers this season, 16-3 record.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	71	59	.546	-
Detroit Tigers	67	58	.536	1.5
Washington Senators	69	62	.527	2.5
New York Yankees	68	62	.523	3.0
St. Louis Browns	61	65	.484	8.0
Boston Red Sox	61	69	.469	10.0
Chicago White Sox	60	70	.462	11.0
Cleveland Indians	59	71	.454	12.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	83	44	.654	-
Philadelphia Phillies	71	59	.546	13.5
Cincinnati Reds	64	64	.500	19.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	61	67	.477	22.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	66	.476	22.5
New York Giants	59	70	.457	25.0
St. Louis Cardinals	57	70	.449	26.0
Boston Braves	57	72	.442	27.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG

Danny Gardella - DET

.363

2	Johnny Mize	CHN	.354
3	Johnny Hopp	SLA	.329
4	Stan Musial	SLN	.327
5	Ted Williams	PIT	.324

LEAGUE LEADERS HR

2 tied with

30

1	Ralph Kiner	NYA	30
1	Johnny Mize	CHN	30
3	Willard Marshall	PHI	24
3	Ted Williams	PIT	24

LEAGUE LEADERS RBI

Danny Gardella - DET

105

2	Ralph Kiner	NYA	89
3	Johnny Mize	CHN	84
4	Willard Marshall	PHI	83
5	Ted Williams	PIT	81

LEAGUE LEADERS W

Dutch Leonard - PIT

24

2	Bill Bevens	CHN	23
2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	23
4	Roger Wolff	PHA	20
5	Red Munger	NY1	19

LEAGUE LEADERS ERA

Hal Newhouser - CHN

1.67

2	Tex Hughson	WS1	2.28
3	Russ Christopher	CIN	2.43
4	Roger Wolff	PHA	2.48
5	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	2.50

LEAGUE LEADERS K

Bob Feller - CLE

240

2	Hal Newhouser	CHN	226
3	Ewell Blackwell	NYA	205
4	Virgil Trucks	CHN	148
5	2 tied with		140

03-31-2013, 01:07 PM	#749
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	1945 Playoffs St. Louis Cardinals versus Philadelphia Athletics Game 1 Tuesday 10/2 St Louis 4 Philadelphia 3: WP Tex Carleton LP Steve Gromek HR Stan Musial (STN) Musial 2-5, 3 RBIs. Game 2 Wednesday 10/3 St Louis 4 Philadelphia 3: WP Van Mungo LP Roger Wolff HR Bill Dickey (PHA) Barney McCosky (PHA) Game 3 Friday 10/5 St Louis 8 Philadelphia 0: WP Nick Strincevich LP Dizzy Trout HR Ernie Lombardi (STN) Strincevich five hit shut out Game 4 Saturday 10/6 Philadelphia 3 St Louis 0: WP Steve Gromek (1-1) LP Spud Chandler HR Butch Neiman (PHA) Gromek two hit shut out. Game 5 Sunday 10/7 Philadelphia 8 St Louis 4: WP Roger Wolff (1-1) LP Van Mungo (1-1) HR Nick Etten (SLN) George Myatt 3-5, 3 RBIs. Game 6 Tuesday 10/9 St Louis 9 Philadelphia 6: WP Nick Strincevich (2-0) LP Dizzy Trout (0-2) HR Joe Medwick (PHA) Johnny Pesky 4-5, 2 RBIs. St. Louis Cardinals Are Champs Tuesday, October 9th, 1945 It was a storybook year for the St. Louis Cardinals as they closed out a 4-2 series win over the Philadelphia Athletics to claim the 1945 North American Series. They wrapped it up with a 9-6 victory to cap an incredible season and brought home their 4th championship. The Cardinals 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." MVP was Nick Strincevich (2-0, 3.38, 7 Ks) 1945 Offseason Major Retirements Draft (Round 1 only) Accomplishments Whitey Kurowski and Butch Nieman hit 3 HRs in a game. Catfish Metkovich hits for the cycle on 7/17 Hal Newhouser and Denny Galehouse pitch NO HITTERS Joe DiMaggio 26 game hitting streak Mel Ott 3000th hit Denny Galehouse and Claude Passeau 200th win. Johnny Mize 300th HR, 1000 RBIs, and 1000 runs scored. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.

04-01-2013, 01:06 AM	#750
scott1964 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 5,626	News and Awards Kish Drafted into United States Army Wednesday, October 17th, 1945 Ernie Kish of St. Louis has been drafted into the Army. The Browns will grant Kish a leave of absence in order for him to fulfill his duty to his country. Kish says he expects to resume his playing career when his military service ends. NL Announces 1945 Top Gloves Sunday, October 21st, 1945 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 1945 in the National League go to these standout defenders: Pitcher: Ken Burkhart (New York Giants) Catcher: Johnny Peacock (Chicago Cubs) First Baseman: Ray Sanders (New York Giants) Second Baseman: Snuffy Stirnweiss (St. Louis Cardinals) Third Baseman: Whitey Kurowski (New York Giants) Shortstop: Lou Boudreau (Chicago Cubs) Left Fielder: Joe DiMaggio (Cincinnati Reds) Center Fielder: Milt Byrnes (Boston Braves) Right Fielder: Charlie Keller (Cincinnati Reds) Glove Wizard Award Winners in AL Announced Sunday, October 21st, 1945 It's been said that the best offense is a good defense. That's why contending teams are always looking to improve on the defensive side of the game. Keeping runs from scoring is just as good as driving them in. The top fielders have been chosen in the American League for 1945. Here are the Glove Wizard Award winners: Pitcher: Howie Pollet (Detroit Tigers) Catcher: Bill Dickey (Philadelphia Athletics) First Baseman: Joe Kuhel (Detroit Tigers) Second Baseman: Red Borom (Washington Senators) Third Baseman: Pete Reiser (Detroit Tigers) Shortstop: Bob Neighbors (Chicago White Sox) Left Fielder: Augie Bergamo (Chicago White Sox) Center Fielder: Johnny Lindell (Detroit Tigers) Right Fielder: Al Libke (Washington Senators) National League Selects Best Rookie Monday, October 22nd, 1945 Dave Ferriss's age didn't show very often in his first year. He performed more like a veteran on the hill for the Philadelphia Phillies and today he walked away with the 1945 National League Newcomer of the Year Award. The 23-year-old starter registered a 17-17 record this season in 39 starts. Over 317 innings he gave up 306 hits, struck out 117 and issued 131 walks as he held the opposition to a .257 batting average and fashioned a 3.63 ERA. Washington Catcher Named AL's Best Rookie Monday, October 22nd, 1945 The #1 rookie in the American League was Washington catcher Bill Salkeld, who was today named the 1945 Newcomer of the Year Award winner. He put up some solid numbers, including a .319 batting average and .429 on-base percentage, while racking up 20 home runs, 73 RBIs and 53 runs scored. 1945 NL Outstanding Pitcher Award Chosen Wednesday, October 24th, 1945 24-year-old Hal Newhouser of the Chicago Cubs put together a good year in 1945 for such a young player. Newhouser was named today as the winner of the National League Outstanding Pitcher Award. Newhouser crafted an impressive 27-8 record and a 2.66 ERA. In 328 innings he allowed 270 hits, struck out 223, and walked 128. Voiselle Named AL Outstanding Pitcher Award Winner Wednesday, October 24th, 1945 The Washington Senators have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Bill Voiselle, this year's American League Outstanding Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance. Voiselle compiled a 20-17 record in 38 starts, tallied 148 strikeouts in 315 innings and recorded a 2.66 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .225 batting average against him. NL Announces Outstanding Batter Award Thursday, October 25th, 1945 Regardless of where Ted Williams signs on next year, the 27-year-old will be considered a marquee pickup after his award-winning 1945 season with Pittsburgh. Williams received word today that he has won the National League Outstanding Hitter Award. The left fielder pounded out 183 hits, 32 doubles, 5 triples, and 45 home runs while hitting .340 and driving in 123 runs this season. 1945 Premier Batter Selected By AL Thursday, October 25th, 1945 Detroit's Pete Reiser put the wraps on a fine campaign today by winning the 1945 American League Outstanding Hitter Award. The 26-year-old veteran scorched the opposition with a .307 average, picking up 174 hits, 34 doubles, 7 triples, 22 home runs and 104 RBIs, while scoring 135 runs. Major Free Agent Signings RF Williams to Pittsburgh Monday, November 19th, 1945 News of contract negotiations between Ted Williams and Pittsburgh spread like wildfire as the two sides moved ever closer to a deal yesterday. When it was announced this morning, the city was abuzz with excitement as the young phenom was welcomed into the fold. It took a 6-year deal worth $277,200 to land him. During his career Williams has hit for a .358 average and totaled 1177 hits, 267 home runs and 798 RBIs. It's Official: 1B Fleming Signs with Dodgers Monday, November 19th, 1945 The Dodgers and Les Fleming appeared before the Brooklyn media today as the two sides emerged from marathon contract talks. Fleming, a first baseman, is poised to make $84,000 over 3 years. Fleming has a .259 career batting average and has hit a total of 34 home runs. $124,000 Lands CF McCosky for Cardinals Tuesday, November 20th, 1945 In what local scribes are hailing as huge, the Cardinals inked a $124,000 deal with center fielder Barney McCosky. Team Officials expect McCosky to fill an immediate void on the roster and felt the deal would make them an instant playoff contender. In a career spanning 815 games, McCosky has batted .302 with 857 hits, 19 home runs, 337 RBIs, and 474 runs scored. LF Parks Signs $91,000 Deal with Chicago Tuesday, December 4th, 1945 Despite his solid numbers, some fans questioned the value of the Art Parks signing even as Chicago officials paraded him before the media this afternoon. Parks will surely bring a lot to the club, but he comes at a price of $91,000 over 3 years. His career numbers show Parks is hitting .296 with a total of 10 home runs. New York Inks Star SS to $55,000 Deal Wednesday, December 19th, 1945 Feedback was positive in New York today as the club announced an agreement with shortstop Ken Keltner, one of the league's marquee players. During his career Keltner has chalked up 1248 hits and a .262 average with 106 home runs and 716 RBIs. Chicago Wins Lottery for LF Slaughter Tuesday, January 8th, 1946 The euphoria surrounding a big name deal can sometimes overshadow the deal itself. Occasionally a team will mortgage its future to make a big splash, though no one in Chicago was worried about that today as the club finalized terms with Enos Slaughter. Slaughter will earn $46,200 per year over 4 years. Slaughter is hitting at a .315 rate over his 938-game career. Lifetime he has 179 doubles, 81 triples and 98 home runs with 567 RBIs and 589 runs scored. Chicago Commits $49,200 to C Wagner Sunday, January 20th, 1946 Cubs officials hailed the signing of Hal Wagner as "an integral piece to our championship puzzle," though fans were somewhat more reserved about the signing. Wagner will pocket $49,200 over 2 years. In his career Wagner has played in 852 games with a .259 batting average. Among his 769 hits are 150 doubles, 32 triples, and 22 home runs. He also has scored 331 runs, walked 399 times, has 5 stolen bases and driven in 394 runs. Indians Win Sweepstakes for SP Feller Friday, January 25th, 1946 Cleveland fans embraced the signing of Bob Feller 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. Feller was signed for $230,000 over 5 years. Over the course of his career, Feller has a won-lost record of 144 wins and 98 losses with 1761 strikeouts in 2219.2 innings pitched with a lifetime 3.48 ERA. __________________ This just feels more like waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. PETA.....People Eating Tasty Animals.