St Louis vs Boston
3 game series
Thursday 5/1
St Louis 4 Boston 2:
WP Joe Presko (3-0)
LP Ted Gray (0-3)
HR Dale Long
Red Schoendienst 2 RBIs.
Friday 5/2
St Louis 5 Boston 3:
WP Johnny Sain (2-1)
LP Bob Kuzava (1-2)
HR
Sammy White (2)
Frank Thomas (2) Mickey Vernon (3)
Sain fires a four hitter.
Saturday 5/3
Boston 2 St Louis 1:
WP Carl Erskine (4-0)
LP Warren Hacker (3-1)
Erskine wins duel over
Hacker
St Louis vs Washington
3 game series
Sunday 5/4
Game 1
Washington 3 St Louis 2 (11):
WP Charlie Bowles (1-2)
LP Luis Aloma (1-2)
HR Carl Furrillo (4)
Furrillo's 11th inning HR lifts Senators
Game 2
Washington 5 St Louis 0:
WP Herm Wehmeier (3-1)
LP Bob Feller (2-1)
Randy Jackson 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Monday 5/5
Washington 5 St Louis 0:
WP Sal Maglie (2-2)
LP Joe Presko (3-1)
HR Johnny Mize (2) Johnny Pramesa
Maglie fires a two hit shut out.
St Louis vs Philadelphia
3 game series
Tuesday 5/6
St Louis 9 Philadelphia 5:
WP Johnny Sain (3-1)
LP Cal McLish (1-1)
HR
Sammy White (3) Ferris Fain Cal Abrams (4)
Abrams 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Phil Rizzuto 4-4, 3 RBIs.
Wednesday 5/7
St Louis 4 Philadelphia 0:
WP Warren Hacker (4-1)
LP Ray Scarborough ( 2-3)
Hacker 6 hit shut out.
Thursday 5/8
St Louis 3 Philadelphia 2:
WP Joe Presko (4-1)
LP Allie Reynolds (3-3)
Richie Ashburn scores winning run in the 9th
St Louis vs Cleveland
4 game series
Friday 5/9
St Louis 11 Cleveland 4:
WP Lou Kretlow (2-1)
LP Johnny Schmitz (3-2)
HR
Sammy White (4)
Richie Ashburn 3-5, 3 RBIs.
White 2-5, 2 RBIs.
Saturday 5/10
Cleveland 3 St Louis 2 (11):
WP Bill Lefebvre (3-1)
LP Bob Mahoney (2-2)
HR Jim Dyck (2) Stan Musial (6) Don Mueller
Musial wins it in the 11th with his 6th HR.
Sunday 5/11
Game 1
Cleveland 2 St Louis 0:
WP Don Johnson (5-0)
LP Johnny Sain (3-2)
Phil Rizzuto 4-4
Game 2
St Louis 8 Cleveland 7:
WP Warren Hacker (5-1)
LP Tom Morgan (3-2)
HR Jim Dyck (3) Sam Lollar (5)
Herb Adams 3-3, 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia vs St Louis
3 game series
Tuesday 5/13
Philadelphia 7 St Louis 1:
WP Ray Scarborough (3-3)
LP Joe Presko (4-2)
HR Minnie Minoso (2)
Minoso 2-4, 2 RBIs.
Wednesday 5/14
Philadelphia 4 St Louis 0:
WP Virgil Trucks (1-0)
LP Lew Kretlow (2-2)
HR Alvin Dark (2)
Dark 3-4, 3 RBIs.
Thursday 5/15
Philadelphia 7 St Louis 2:
WP Warren Spahn (3-3)
LP Bob Feler (2-2)
HR Willard Marshall (2) Warren Spahn
Bob Elliott (2)
Marshall 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Boston vs St Louis
2 game series
Friday 5/16
St Louis 3 Boston 2 (10):
WP Luis Aloma (2-2)
LP Steve Roser (2-1)
Herb Adams singles in
Luke Easter in the 10th.
Saturday 5/17
Boston 4 St Louis 2 (12):
WP Steve Roser (3-1)
LP Warren Hacker (5-2)
HR
Luke Easter (4)
Grady Hatton 3 RBIs, including a 12th inning two run single.
New York vs St Louis
2 game series
Sunday 5/18
Game 1
St Louis 4 NY 3 (11)
WP Luis Aloma (3-2)
LP Cookie Cuccurullo
HR
Frank Thomas (3)
Luke Easter (5)
Herb Adams delivers another game winning RBI.
Game 2
St Louis 10 NY 8:
WP Lew Kretlow (3-2)
LP Nels Potter (1-1)
HR Ralph Kiner (3) Hank Thompson (5)
Gene Woodling (4)
Woodling 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Richie Ashburn 2-5, 2 RBIs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Cleveland Indians | 23 | 10 | .697 | - |
| St. Louis Browns | 22 | 13 | .629 | 2.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | 16 | .556 | 4.5 |
| New York Yankees | 16 | 17 | .485 | 7.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 14 | 18 | .438 | 8.5 |
| Washington Senators | 15 | 20 | .429 | 9.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 14 | 20 | .412 | 9.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 12 | 22 | .353 | 11.5 |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS |
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| W | L | PCT | GB |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 12 | .625 | - |
| Boston Braves | 20 | 15 | .571 | 1.5 |
| New York Giants | 17 | 16 | .515 | 3.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 17 | .514 | 3.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 16 | 19 | .457 | 5.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 14 | 18 | .438 | 6.0 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | 19 | .406 | 7.0 |
| LEAGUE LEADERS AVG |
| | Ted Kluszewski - DET | | .366 | | |
| 2 | Stan Musial | CLE | .364 | | 3 | Gil McDougald | CHN | .355 | | 4 | Gene Woodling | SLA | .353 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | .331 | | | 2 | Duke Snider | CLE | 8 | | 2 | Gus Zernial | SLN | 8 | | 4 | Sam Jethroe | BOS | 7 | | 4 | 2 more tied with | | 7 | | | 2 | Duke Snider | CLE | 29 | | 3 | Sherm Lollar | CLE | 25 | | 3 | Gene Woodling | SLA | 25 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 23 | |
| 2 | Carl Erskine | BOS | 5 | | 2 | Warren Hacker | SLA | 5 | | 2 | Don Johnson | CLE | 5 | | 2 | 5 more tied with | | 5 | | | 2 | Mike Fornieles | SLN | 1.72 | | 3 | Herm Wehmeier | WS1 | 1.75 | | 4 | Joe Dobson | CIN | 1.80 | | 5 | Jim McDonald | NYA | 2.01 | | | 2 | Billy Pierce | BSN | 48 | | 3 | Curt Simmons | NYA | 47 | | 4 | Preacher Roe | NYA | 39 | | 5 | Carl Erskine | BOS | 38 | |
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