[Westheim]

Week 18 / 1950 - August 14-20, 1950

Results and Performances

Mon Aug 14 - @ CLE ... W 2-0 ... Swift 1-3, HR, 2 RBI; Hutchinson 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, W (12-7);
Tue Aug 15 - @ CLE ... W 9-3 ... Kell 2-4, 2 BB; Evers 2-6, HR, 2 RBI; Ginsberg 3-4, BB, RBI; Lipon 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI; Newhouser 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, W (8-10);
Wed Aug 16 - v CWS ... W 5-1 ... Evers 2-3, BB, 2B, 2 RBI; Gray 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, W (12-10);
Thu Aug 17 - v CWS ... L 8-4 ... Groth 3-5; Ginsberg 3-4, BB, 2B, RBI; Lipon 3-4, BB, RBI; Houtteman 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K and 1-1, BB;
Fri Aug 18 - v SLA ... L 5-4 (10) ... Evers 2-5, 2 RBI; Ginsberg 2-4, 2 2B, RBI; Priddy 2-3, BB, RBI;
Sat Aug 19 - v SLA ... W 9-5 ... Wertz 3-4, BB, 2 2B, 2 RBI; Vico 2-4, BB; Priddy 3-3, BB;
Sun Aug 20 - v SLA ... W 4-2 ... Wertz 1-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI; Barnacle 3-4, 2B; Newhouser 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, W (9-10);

Ranking at week's end: 3rd place, 68-49, 11 1/2 GB
Power rankings: 3rd (+1)

Key plays

Ted Gray was denied a potential shutout by an hour-long rain delay on Wednesday, but on the other hand he also had two runners caught stealing by Aaron Robinson, so it was a bit of a mixed bag.

On Friday, Bobby Avila defeated the Tigers mostly by himself. He came up six times, whacked out five hits and walked once, and scored three times, including in the 10th after a leadoff double against Nick Andromidas, who could not keep him on board and lost the game.

Around the leagues

August 15 - STL LF/RF/1B Stan Musial (.365, 9 HR, 55 RBI) will miss two to three weeks with a strained back.
August 16 - BOB SP Vern Bickford (14-10, 3.72 ERA) 3-hits the Phillies in a 7-0 shutout.
August 16 - BOS 1B Walt Dropo (.329, 30 HR, 103 RBI) and 3B/SS Johnny Pesky (.329, 0 HR, 59 RBI) both have three hits and drive in four in the Sox' 16-1 rout of the A's.
August 18 - CIN RF/CF Johnny Wyrostek (.282, 7 HR, 51 RBI) is done for the year with a torn labrum.

Players of the Week

AL: BOS CF Dom DiMaggio (.374, 4 HR, 61 RBI) went .630 (17-27), 1 HR, 6 RBI
NL: NYG INF/RF Hank Thompson (.304, 25 HR, 77 RBI) went .500 (11-22), 1 HR, 10 RBI

Complaints and stuff

Jerry Priddy missed most of the week with a pulled abdominal muscle, but it was not bad enough to shunt him off to the DL.

We happened to eliminate the Browns on Saturday, although of course not on our win total, but more on the Red Sox'. And as we are also stuck in a double-digit deficit and have been for months, it is also safe to say that we will be eliminated in due time.