North American Baseball League

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Brooklyn vs New York
2 game series

Saturday 8/31
NY 6 Brooklyn 5 (10):
WP Jack Bewer (4-6)
LP Tommy Bridges (0-1)
HR Carl Furillo (9)
Hank Greenberg 3-5, 4 RBIs.

Sunday 9/1
Brooklyn 3 NY 1:
WP Warren Spahn (17-12)
LP Bob Chipman (6-8)
HR Joe Gallagher (5)
Gallagher 2 RBIs. Phil Rizzuto 2-3, RBI.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
2 game series

Monday 9/2
Game 1
Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ken Gable (13-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (7-12)
Eric Tipton 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia 0:
WP Marv Breuer (12-16)
LP Dave Ferriss (12-15)
Breuer and two relievers shut out Phillies.

Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Wednesday 9/4
Boston 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Harry Brecheen (11-18)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (8-11)
HR Al Evans
Evans 3-3, RBI.

Thursday 9/5
Boston 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Nels Potter (9-7)
LP Warren Spahn (17-13)
HR Jim Tabor (11)
Potter scatters four hits.

Friday 9/6
Brooklyn 8 Boston 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (8-12)
LP Whitey Whilshere (6-13)
HR Joe Gallagher (6) Catfish Metkovich (4) Erv Dusak
Gallagher 6th inning GRAND SLAM.

New York vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Saturday 9/7
NY 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Red Munger (21-8)
LP Marv Breuer (12-170
Harry Walker 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/8
NY 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Art Johnson (11-13)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (8-12)
HR Mel Ott (20)
Bert Hogg 3-4, 4 RBIs. Ott 3 RBIs.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 9/10
Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 1:
WP Warren Spahn (18-13)
LP Fred Hutchinson (16-16)
Calvin Chapman 3-4, 3 RBIs. 2000th hit.

Wednesday 9/11
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Mickey Harris (12-16)
LP Ken Raffensberger (8-13)
HR Charlie Keller (16)
Harris shuts out Dodgers on four hits.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Thursday 9/12
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Rube Melton (8-11)
LP Marv Breuer (12-18)
HR Ernie Lombardi (9)
Fern bell 3-5, 2 RBIs. Lombardi 2 RBIs.

Friday 9/13
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Van Mungo (10-17)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (8-13)
HR Johnny Berardino
Mungo shuts down Dodgers with a five hit shut out.

Saturday 9/14
Brooklyn 8 St Louis 1:
WP Warren Spahn (19-13)
LP Joe Dobson (9-8)
Jim Tabor 3-4, 3 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Sunday 9/15
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hal Newhouser (26-5)
LP Ken Raffensberger (8-14)
HR Merv Connors (8) Mel Ott 2 (22) Hank Greenberg (15)
Cubs slip past Dodger in the ninth on Connors' two run shot.

Monday 9/16
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 6 (10):
WP Lefty West (6-2)
LP Joe Orrell (2-4)
HR Ralph Hodgin (2) Joe Garagiola (7)
Dodgers win in the 10th on a Hank Greenberg RBI double

Tuesday 9/17
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Hank Wyse (17-13)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (8-14)
HR Lou Boudreau (6) Enos Slaughter (7)
Cubs finish season 18-4 vs Dodgers.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 9/18
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Allie Reynolds (3-3)
LP Warren Spahn (19-14)
Sid Gordon 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 9/19
Brooklyn 1 Pittsburgh 0:
WP Bill Donovan (5-4)
LP Dutch Leonard (25-11)
HR Hank Greenberg (16)
Dodgers win in the 9th on Greenberg's HR

Brooklyn vs Boston
2 game series

Saturday 9/21
Boston 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Johnny Schmitz (12-17)
LP Marv Breuer (12-19)
Roy Cullenbine lone RBI in the first

Sunday 8/22
Boston 7 Brooklyn 6:
WP Lefty Wallace (1-1)
LP Bob Lemon (2-1)
HR Joe Gallagher (7) Augie Galan (10) Johnny Ostrowski
Braves win in the ninth on Galan's HR

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 9/23
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 0:
WP Warren Spahn (20-14)
LP Ken Gables (12-10)
Spahn records his second shut out on seven hits.

Tuesday 9/24
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (9-14)
LP Red Barrett (20-14)
HR Yogi Berra (17)
Dodgers win on three run 8th.

Wednesday 9/25
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 0:
WP Marv Breuer (13-19)
LP Kirby Higbe (6-16)
Catfish Metkovich 2-4, RBI. Sammy Holbrook 2 RBIs.

Boston vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Saturday 9/28
Boston 8 Brooklyn 1:
WP Johnny Schmitz (13-17)
LP Warren Spahn (20-15)
Charlie Uhlir and Clyde Vollmer 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/29
Boston 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Harry Brecheen (12-21)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-15)
Dodgers finish in last place.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	82	72	.532	-
Washington Senators	81	73	.526	1.0
Philadelphia Athletics	80	74	.519	2.0
Detroit Tigers	80	74	.519	2.0
St. Louis Browns	78	76	.506	4.0
Boston Red Sox	74	80	.481	8.0
Chicago White Sox	72	82	.468	10.0
Cleveland Indians	69	85	.448	13.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Chicago Cubs	94	60	.610	-
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	.539	11.0
Cincinnati Reds	77	77	.500	17.0
St. Louis Cardinals	73	81	.474	21.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	81	.474	21.0
New York Giants	73	81	.474	21.0
Boston Braves	72	82	.468	22.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	71	83	.461	23.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Danny Gardella - DET .349 2 Johnny Mize CHN .334 3 Johnny Hopp SLA .326 3 Ted Williams PIT .326 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 .326	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ralph Kiner - NYA 36 2 Johnny Mize CHN 32 3 Ted Williams PIT 30 4 Willard Marshall PHI 27 5 Hank Greenberg BRO 25	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Danny Gardella - DET 117 2 Ralph Kiner NYA 108 3 Ted Williams PIT 104 4 Willard Marshall PHI 95 5 Stan Musial SLN 93
LEAGUE LEADERS W Hal Newhouser - CHN 28 2 Dutch Leonard PIT 25 3 Bill Bevens CHN 23 3 Roger Wolff PHA 23 5 2 tied with 21	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Hal Newhouser - CHN 1.81 2 Russ Christopher CIN 2.30 3 Ewell Blackwell NYA 2.48 4 Roger Wolff PHA 2.51 5 Tex Hughson WS1 2.61	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 284 2 Hal Newhouser CHN 261 3 Ewell Blackwell NYA 243 4 Virgil Trucks CHN 179 5 Johnny Schmitz BSN 174

Mize of Chicago Earns NL Batting Crown
Monday, September 30th, 1946
The end of the baseball season brings with it a bevy of awards. The latest went to Johnny Mize, the 1946 National League batting champion. For the year, the Cubs first baseman posted a .334 batting average. His 193 base hits included 33 doubles, 5 triples, and 32 home runs. Additionally, Mize scored 105 times and knocked in 91 runs.

Detroit's Gardella Takes Home AL Batting Honors
Monday, September 30th, 1946
This season Danny Gardella won the American League 1946 batting title. The 26-year-old right fielder hit .349 for the Detroit Tigers over a span of 140 games with 17 doubles, no triples and 23 home runs among his 166 hits. Gardella drove in 117 runs and scored 84 times.

Newhouser Wins Triple Crown
Monday, September 30th, 1946
Few men in baseball history have won the pitching triple crown. Hal Newhouser of the Chicago Cubs joined this elite company today when the season ended, officially making him the league leader in ERA, K's and wins.

Newhouser put up a 28-5 record, an ERA of 1.81 and 261 strikeouts this season. He started 38 times, walked 88 and held opposing clubs to a .214 average.

Newhouser is the odds-on favorite to capture the Walter Johnson Award this year.

NABL News: Draft Pool Revealed
Thursday, September 12th, 1946
With the rookie draft only weeks away, clubs are huddled in their conference rooms, mapping out scouting strategies with their eye toward the future. These sabermetrical speculators will be traipsing across the fruited plain, hunting for the ideal find, trying to decipher the will, drive and pure passion on the unknown youthful faces before them. Some will rely on tried-and-true baseball knowledge, others psychology. And others will live by luck alone. Though their final assessments will be made and hashed over many times before draft day, the repercussions of draft day, good or bad, will endure long after the dust has settled.

The top players available (in no particular order) seem to be:
1. Bobby Adams, 24 year-old second baseman out of college.
2. Spider Jorgensen, 26 year-old third baseman out of college.
3. Wes Westrum, 23 year-old catcher out of college.
4. Curt Simmons, 17 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
5. Wally Westlake, 25 year-old right fielder out of college.
6. Ferris Fain, 25 year-old first baseman out of college.
7. Larry Jansen, 26 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
8. Ted Kluszewski, 22 year-old first baseman out of college.
9. Larry Doby, 22 year-old center fielder out of college.
10. Hank Thompson, 20 year-old second baseman out of college.

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, September 30th, 1946
From spring training to the last out of the regular season, it has been the goal of every GM, team, manager and player to reach the North American BaseBall League playoffs. They all aspire to win baseball's Holy Grail, the North American Series title. Now, for the elite teams, the first steps of that journey begin in earnest with the North American Series starting today. The opening playoff series will pit these teams against one another:
New York Yankees versus Chicago Cubs.

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1946 World Series

New York Yankees vs Chicago Cubs

Game 1
Tuesday 10/1
NY 12 Chicago 6:
WP Art Houtteman
LP Hal Newhouser
HR Dom DiMaggio (Cubs)
Yankee score 8 in the ninth.

Game 2
Wednesday 10/2
Chicago 3 NY 2 (10):
WP Arnold Carter
LP Art Houtteman (1-1)
Dale Mitchell scores in the 10th on Lou Boudreau's single

Game 3
Friday 10/4
NY 3 Chicago 0:
WP Al Brazle
LP Hank Wyse
Brazle fires a one hitter.

Game 4
Saturday 10/5
Chicago 3 NY 1:
WP Hal Newhouser (1-1)
LP Jack Kramer
Newhouser pitches a four hitter and Joe Grace drives in two

Game 5
Sunday 10/6
NY 5 Chicago 0:
WP Ewell Blackwell
LP Virgil Trucks
HR Ralph Kiner Salty Parker
Blackwell shuts out Cubs on four hits.

Game 6
Tuesday 10/8
Chicago 4 NY 3:
WP Bill Bevens
LP Art Brazle (1-1)
HR Dom DiMaggio (2)
Bevens scatters nine hits.

Game 7
Wednesday 10/9
NY 8 Chicago 4 (10):
WP Jack Kramer (1-1)
LP Art Carter (1-1)
HR Lou Boudreau (Cubs) Enos Slaughter (Cubs)
Yankees win Series on four runs in the 10th.

New York 1946 North American Series Champions
Wednesday, October 9th, 1946
The Yankees earned their 6th North American Series title and now get to spend all winter basking in glory, while the beaten Cubs will have plenty of time to wonder what went wrong.

New York is the North American BaseBall League Champions for 1946. They did it with a 8-4 triumph to capture the series 4-3.

"Both clubs are talented. We just made fewer mistakes than they did," the winning manager said to the press corps at the postgame press conference. "We made the crucial plays and got the timely hits."

The Chicago skipper agreed with that assessment and added, "We were a little weak on fundamentals at crucial times. I have a sneaky suspicion we will be working on fundamentals a lot next spring."

OffSeason

Retirements


NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Saturday, October 12th, 1946
Cleveland, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago and New York have the opportunity to really make some organization-altering changes today. Their GMs have been huddled around the conference room all night, playing over scenarios with the scouting staff, arguing out the merits of every possible scenario they can fathom. Who they pick might set their clubs up for ten years of quality baseball or it might mean ten years of languishing as an also-ran. BNN experts have concluded that these ten young men should be picked at the top of the draft:

1. Curt Simmons, 17 year-old starting pitcher out of high-school.
2. Vic Wertz, 21 year-old left fielder out of college.
3. Earl Torgeson, 22 year-old first baseman out of college.
4. Mel Parnell, 24 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
5. Hank Thompson, 20 year-old second baseman out of college.
6. Larry Doby, 22 year-old center fielder out of college.
7. Jackie Robinson, 27 year-old first baseman out of college.
8. Larry Jansen, 26 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
9. Al Rosen, 22 year-old third baseman out of college.
10. Spider Jorgensen, 26 year-old third baseman out of college.

Round 1


Supplemental


Accomplishments
Ernie Lombardi (SLN) 6 hits on 5/30
Dave Philley (SLA) hits for the Cycle on 8/4
Larry French (SLA) NO HITTER on 7/4
Ernie Lombardi and Billy Herman 2500th hit
Hank Greenberg, Calvin Chapman, and Johnny Mize 2000th hit
Hank Greenberg 400th HR
Joe Medwick 35 game hitting streak

Awards
Best Defenders Announced by NL
Monday, October 21st, 1946
Glove Wizard Awards are the symbol for defensive excellence, a recognition of the best of the best in defense. The National League Glove Wizard Award trophies for 1946 have been awarded to these outstanding fielders:

Pitcher: Dave Ferriss (Philadelphia Phillies)
Catcher: Yogi Berra (Philadelphia Phillies)
First Baseman: Sid Gordon (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Second Baseman: Luke Appling (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Third Baseman: Whitey Kurowski (New York Giants)
Shortstop: Lou Boudreau (Chicago Cubs)
Left Fielder: Elmer Valo (Philadelphia Phillies)
Center Fielder: Dom DiMaggio (Chicago Cubs)
Right Fielder: Buddy Lewis (Cincinnati Reds)

AL Glove Wizard Award Selections Announced
Monday, October 21st, 1946
Good glovemen take pride in their defensive skills. They know they make a difference in baseball. Even on days when they don't get a hit, they feel they can make a difference in the field -- and they do. The American League announced its Glove Wizard Award honorees for 1946. This year's recipients are:

Pitcher: Preacher Roe (Boston Red Sox)
Catcher: Buddy Rosar (Chicago White Sox)
First Baseman: Nick Etten (New York Yankees)
Second Baseman: Red Borom (Washington Senators)
Third Baseman: Salty Parker (New York Yankees)
Shortstop: Lynn Myers (Philadelphia Athletics)
Left Fielder: Augie Bergamo (Chicago White Sox)
Center Fielder: Hoot Evers (Detroit Tigers)
Right Fielder: Ron Northey (Washington Senators)

NL's Best Rookie Picked
Tuesday, October 22nd, 1946
Yogi Berra, catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, had a good freshman year, highlighted today by his selection for the National League Newcomer of the Year Award for 1946.

The standout Phillies catcher took the honor by hitting .312 in 137 games this season and finishing with 170 hits, 18 home runs, 87 RBIs and 67 runs scored.

1946 Best AL Rookie Picked
Tuesday, October 22nd, 1946
The top-ranked rookie performer in the American League was New York left fielder Ralph Kiner. It was announced today by league officials that he had been named the winner of the 1946 Newcomer of the Year Award.

Kiner chalked up some good season stats, including a .263 batting average and .340 on-base percentage, while racking up 36 home runs, 108 RBIs and 84 runs scored.

Walter Johnson Award Winner Announced
Thursday, October 24th, 1946
The Walter Johnson Award for 1946 has been presented and the National League winner is Hal Newhouser of Chicago.

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

Newhouser excelled with an impressive 28-5 record in 38 starts. In 333 innings he yielded 263 hits and 88 walks, while striking out 261 and compiling a fine 1.81 ERA.

Philadelphia Star Wolff Cops Walter Johnson Award
Thursday, October 24th, 1946
In the twilight of his career, Roger Wolff has no intention of going anywhere anytime soon. The 35-year-old Athletics starter hoisted up the American League Walter Johnson Award earlier today, silencing critics who thought it was time for the "old man" to retire.

Wolff crafted an ERA of 2.51 as he won 23 games, dropped 10, fanned 165 and gave up 87 walks in 325.2 innings of work.

Mize Heads NL Best Batter List
Friday, October 25th, 1946
It's been a year of triumph for veteran Johnny Mize of the Chicago Cubs as he hit his way to the 1946 National League Ty Cobb Award.

The 33-year-old veteran compiled a .334 average and .409 on-base percentage by putting together 193 hits, 33 doubles, 5 triples, 32 home runs and 73 walks. He also scored 105 times and drove in 91 runs.

AL's Top Hitter for 1946 Named
Friday, October 25th, 1946
Danny Gardella of the Detroit Tigers proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the American League Ty Cobb Award.

Gardella hit for a .349 average while collecting 166 hits, 17 doubles, no triples, 23 home runs, 117 RBIs and scoring 84 times.

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1947 Brooklyn Dodgers

Important Update Report





April 1947


Roster




Preseason Predictions

NORTH AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON PREDICTIONS REPORT 04/14/1947

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Cleveland Indians 87 67 .565 - 644 .251 121 38 590 3.24 645 608 Detroit Tigers 83 71 .539 4 643 .255 88 99 634 3.59 548 576 Washington Senators 80 74 .519 7 673 .258 90 72 635 3.49 730 539 New York Yankees 80 74 .519 7 612 .251 125 48 566 3.18 701 539 Philadelphia Athletics 74 80 .481 13 659 .260 77 58 674 3.81 594 616 Boston Red Sox 72 82 .468 15 685 .259 116 81 735 4.14 584 591 St. Louis Browns 72 82 .468 15 614 .262 98 69 651 3.71 487 575 Chicago White Sox 70 84 .455 17 560 .245 66 65 607 3.38 589 528

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG D. Wakefield, LF BOS 148 540 24 93 2 .306 .434 .509 R. Northey, RF WS1 151 595 25 97 1 .310 .389 .528 R. Kiner, LF NYA 148 549 35 97 0 .255 .361 .488 D. Gardella, RF DET 128 447 29 85 0 .284 .362 .505 K. Keltner, SS NYA 151 616 23 75 1 .269 .337 .444 D. Ennis, RF SLA 144 564 21 78 3 .299 .340 .486 P. Reiser, LF DET 149 571 11 60 49 .274 .368 .404 L. Appling, 3B WS1 153 589 6 60 12 .288 .386 .372 V. Stephens, SS SLA 154 587 24 83 3 .283 .332 .457 E. Stevens, 1B DET 152 565 15 101 0 .267 .340 .439 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 H. Newhouser WS1 35 19 9 0 2.46 287.0 255 93 227 7.11 B. Feller CLE 37 21 11 0 2.90 306.1 253 141 210 6.17 E. Blackwell NYA 36 17 13 0 2.62 287.1 237 109 222 6.97 S. Jakucki CLE 35 20 10 0 3.14 292.0 275 91 83 2.57 D. Trout PHA 36 19 12 0 2.96 293.2 277 119 130 4.00 F. Hutchinson DET 35 17 14 0 2.97 295.2 265 73 125 3.82 S. Gromek PHA 34 14 12 0 3.14 270.0 268 84 128 4.26 K. Higbe BOS 34 16 10 0 3.55 228.1 220 129 119 4.71 N. Potter SLA 32 14 11 0 2.99 231.1 217 80 99 3.85 D. Leonard NYA 32 14 13 0 3.23 267.0 234 103 114 3.84

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Chicago Cubs 88 66 .571 - 699 .271 110 42 610 3.41 542 572 Philadelphia Phillies 82 72 .532 6 715 .263 104 21 715 4.10 496 584 St. Louis Cardinals 81 73 .526 7 772 .267 112 69 716 4.14 474 696 Pittsburgh Pirates 80 74 .519 8 812 .275 118 33 779 4.40 617 693 New York Giants 77 77 .500 11 628 .254 113 50 662 3.77 519 654 Cincinnati Reds 77 77 .500 11 676 .257 96 41 625 3.37 481 591 Boston Braves 68 86 .442 20 622 .249 84 38 670 3.69 557 620 Brooklyn Dodgers 65 89 .422 23 567 .253 57 72 713 3.99 506 557

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Williams, LF PIT 152 567 39 107 1 .323 .442 .594 S. Musial, CF SLN 149 559 31 109 7 .340 .425 .609 G. Hermanski, RF SLN 148 558 22 98 24 .283 .373 .479 W. Kurowski, 3B NY1 153 590 26 98 0 .291 .369 .494 F. Fain, 1B PIT 153 582 9 80 4 .287 .419 .396 E. Torgeson, 1B CIN 153 642 20 90 19 .265 .361 .431 J. Mize, 1B CHN 125 425 32 74 1 .308 .403 .576 H. Steinbacher, LF PHI 150 560 7 65 2 .306 .432 .432 E. Slaughter, RF CHN 146 584 15 85 2 .308 .369 .474 J. Robinson, 1B BRO 151 584 12 73 40 .286 .372 .420 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 H. Brecheen BSN 36 17 14 0 2.29 308.0 260 84 157 4.58 M. Haefner CIN 33 17 13 0 3.05 284.1 272 110 89 2.83 B. Bevens CHN 30 17 8 0 3.24 233.0 200 105 98 3.80 E. Lopat CHN 32 17 12 0 3.32 273.0 247 99 116 3.83 V. Trucks CHN 34 16 14 0 3.37 281.2 247 126 154 4.92 H. Wyse CHN 31 14 11 0 2.78 254.0 224 84 71 2.51 R. Barrett PHI 35 18 11 0 3.87 278.2 286 72 77 2.50 V. Raschi PIT 37 18 15 0 3.87 282.0 296 117 138 4.40 J. Schmitz BSN 33 15 12 0 3.44 260.1 241 116 124 4.30 R. Munger NY1 34 14 10 0 3.24 252.1 238 91 97 3.46

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 14th, 1947
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 17-year-old starting pitcher Curt Simmons of the New York Yankees is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) SP Curt Simmons, 17, New York Yankees
2) SP Russ Meyer, 23, Cleveland Indians
3) 3B Al Rosen, 23, Boston Braves
4) CF Duke Snider, 20, Cleveland Indians
5) RF Vic Wertz, 22, Boston Red Sox
6) SP Bill Wight, 25, Philadelphia Athletics
7) RF Larry Doby, 23, New York Giants
8) 1B Ferris Fain, 26, Pittsburgh Pirates
9) SP Lou Brissie, 22, New York Yankees
10) 1B Earl Torgeson, 23, Cincinnati Reds

NABL News: Opening Day
Monday, April 14th, 1947
Experts and fans have made their preseason prognostications, so now it is time to play the games for real and see what happens. It is Opening Day in North American BaseBall League! And these match-ups headline the day's festivities:

New York Yankees @ Washington Senators

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1947 Brooklyn Season

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 4/15
Brooklyn 2 Boston 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger
LP Johnny Schmitz
Jim Tabor 2-3, RBI

Wednesday 4/16
Brooklyn 3 Boston 1:
WP Warren Spahn
LP Harry Brecheen
HR Hank Greenberg Jim Tabor

Thursday 4/17
Brooklyn 6 Boston 0:
WP Marv Breuer
LP Les Tietje
HR Clyde McCullough Jackie Robinson 2 (2)
Breuer fires a two hit shut out.

Brooklyn vs New York
2 game series

Friday 4/18
Brooklyn 7 NY 6:
WP Schoolboy Rowe
LP Carl Scheib
Jim Tabor 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 4/19
Brooklyn 7 NY 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (2-0)
LP Johnny Page
Granny Hammer 2 RBIs. Dodgers score 4 in the ninth for their 5th win.

Brooklyn vs Boston
2 game series

Sunday 4/20
Brooklyn 1 Boston 0:
WP Warren Spahn (2-0)
LP Whitey Whilshere
Spahn in control with a four hit shut out.

Monday 4/21
Brooklyn 5 Boston 3 (11):
WP Johnny Vander Meer
LP Lefty Wallace
Dodgers score two in the 11th for their 7th straight win.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 4/22
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Red Barrett (1-1)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (1-1)
HR Hank Steinbacher Jim Tabor (2)
Clyde McCullough 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 4/23
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (3-0)
LP Harry Feldman (1-1)
Raffensberger six hit shut out. Catfish Metkovich 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 4/24
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 1:
WP Warren Spahn (3-0)
LP Bobo Newsome (0-2)
HR Bob Elliott Calvin Chapman
Spahn is batting .556

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 4/25
NY 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Red Munger
LP Tiny Bonham
HR Aaron Robinson (2) Catfish Metkovich Jackie Robinson (3)
Bobby Estalella 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 4/26
Brooklyn 6 NY 2:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (2-1)
LP Art Johnson (1-2)
HR Carl Furillo
Granny Hammer 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 4/27
NY 11 Brooklyn 10:
WP Howie Fox (1-2)
LP Bill Donovan
HR Larry Dolby 2 (3) Catfish Metkovich (2)
Dolby destroys Dodgers with a GRAND SLAM and 9 RBIs.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 4/29
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 0:
WP Warren Spahn (4-0)
LP Bill Bevens (0-3)
HR Warren Spahn
Spahn is batting .667 with 1 HR (career first) and 2 RBIs for the season.

Wednesday 4/30
Chicago 9 Brooklyn 6:
WP Virgil Trucks (3-1)
LP Marv Breuer (1-1)
HR Johnny Mize (4) Frankie Gustine (3) Catfish Metkovich (3) Jackie Robinson (4)
Mize 3 RBIs. Gustine 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 5/1
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 2:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (3-1)
LP Ed Lopat (2-2)
HR Schoolboy Rowe
Rowe 5th inning GRAND SLAM

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	12	4	.750	-
Cleveland Indians	10	4	.714	1.0
St. Louis Browns	10	7	.588	2.5
Philadelphia Athletics	9	7	.563	3.0
Detroit Tigers	9	8	.529	3.5
Boston Red Sox	7	9	.438	5.0
New York Yankees	6	11	.353	6.5
Chicago White Sox	2	15	.118	10.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	12	4	.750	-
Cincinnati Reds	11	7	.611	2.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	10	7	.588	2.5
Philadelphia Phillies	9	9	.500	4.0
Chicago Cubs	8	8	.500	4.0
St. Louis Cardinals	7	8	.467	4.5
New York Giants	6	10	.375	6.0
Boston Braves	4	14	.222	9.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .431 2 Buddy Blattner SLN .415 3 Ferris Fain PIT .414 4 Red Borom PHA .370 5 2 tied with .357	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 9 2 Vern Stephens SLA 6 3 Larry Doby NY1 4 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 4 3 3 more tied with 4	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 18 2 Catfish Metkovich BRO 16 3 Ferris Fain PIT 15 4 Stan Hack PHA 14 5 2 tied with 13
LEAGUE LEADERS W Warren Spahn - BRO 4 2 Hank Borowy CIN 3 2 Ken Chase PHI 3 2 Joe Dobson CIN 3 2 12 more tied with 3	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Hal Newhouser - WS1 0.31 2 Joe Dobson CIN 0.51 2 Warren Spahn BRO 0.51 4 Ken Chase PHI 0.67 5 Bob Feller CLE 1.04	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 26 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 24 3 Warren Spahn BRO 23 4 Preacher Roe BOS 21 5 Larry Jansen CHA 20

News
Snider Pounds 3 HR Against Athletics
Tuesday, April 29th, 1947
Philadelphia won't soon forget the display of raw power put on today by Duke Snider of the Cleveland Indians. He victimized the Athletics by pounding three pitches out of Cleveland Stadium. The homers sparked his club to a 6-5 win and got him a spot in the league record book.

"I got three pitches down the pipe and popped them," Snider told reporters. "Today I was in a groove ... tomorrow I could just pop up the same pitches and go oh-for-three."

In addition to the homers, he collected 3 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

Duke Snider hit a solo-shot off Jack Wilson in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Jack Wilson in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Jack Wilson in the 6th and grounded out in the 8th.

Snider is hitting .500 this year with 3 home runs, 6 RBIs and 6 runs scored. He has 8 hits in 16 at-bats, no walks and a .500 on-base percentage. Snider has played in 10 games.

Achievements

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Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Friday 5/2
Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (4-0)
LP Denny Galehouse (1-3)
Raffensberger records his second shut out of the season.

Saturday 5/3
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 3:
WP Warren Spahn (5-0)
LP Joe Sullivan (0-2)
HR Catfish Metkovich (4)
Paul Busby 3 RBIs.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Sunday 5/4
Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 5:
WP Marv Breuer (2-1)
LP Rex Barney (1-2)
HR Ted Williams (12)
Calvin Chapman and Ferris Fain 2-4, 2 RBIs. Williams 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Monday 5/5
Pittsburgh 10 Brooklyn 2:
WP Oscar Judd (4-0)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (3-2)
HR Ferris Fain (2)
Fain 3-6, 2 RBIs. Ted Williams 2-5, 2 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 5/6
Brooklyn 2 St Louis 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (5-0)
LP Van Mungo (3-2)
HR Les Moss (2)
Raffensberger 4 hitter.

Wednesday 5/7
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 1:
WP Warren Spahn (6-0)
LP Don Black (3-2)
HR Clyde McCullough (2) Eddie Miksis
McCullough 2-4, 3 RBIS. Spahn three hitter

Thursday 5/8
Brooklyn 3 St Louis 1:
WP Marv Breuer (3-1)
LP Rube Melton
Calvin Chapman and Vic Barnhart 2-4, RBI.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Friday 5/9
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 0:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (4-2)
LP Dave Ferriss (3-3)
Rowe three hit shut out Jackie Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/10
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (6-0)
LP Bobo Newsome (0-4)
HR Bobby Doerr (2)
Ralph Hodgin 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 5/11
Game1
Brooklyn 11 Philadelphia 8 (11)
WP Bill Donovan (1-1)
LP Ken Gables (2-1)
HR Granny Hammer Dib Williams
Jackie Robinson 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia 6:
WP Bob Lemon
LP Randy Gumpert (1-1)
HR Vic Barnhart Willard Marshall (4)
Barnhart's 9th inning 2 run HR caps a five run inning.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
2 game series

Tuesday 5/13
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Hank Borowy (4-3)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (4-3)
HR Jackie Robinson (5) Salty Parker (2) Earl Torgeson (5)
Reds snap Dodgers 7 game winning streak

Wednesday 5/14
Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 1:
WP Raffensberger (7-0)
LP Joe Dobson (3-3)
Ralph Hodgin 3-3, game winning 7th inning RBI.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Thursday 5/15
Brooklyn 12 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Warren Spahn (7-0)
LP Rex Barney (1-3)
HR Calvin Chapman (2) Vic Barnhart (2) Ralph Hodgin Jackie Robinson (6)
Robinson 3-5, 3 RBIs. Clyde McCullough 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Friday 5/16
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bob Savage (2-1)
LP Marv Breuer (3-2)
HR Phil Cavarretta (3) Bobby Brown
Cavarretta 3-5, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 5/17
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (5-3)
LP Allie Reynolds (2-3)
HR Ferris Fain (4)
Paul Busby scores winning run in the 7th.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
2 game series

Sunday 5/18
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 5:
WP Ken Raffensberger (8-0)
LP Hank Wyse (4-3)
HR Lou Boudreau (5) Luis Olmo (3)
Raffensberger is the NL's first 8 game winner.

Monday 5/19
Chicago 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bill Bevens (4-3)
LP Warren Spahn (7-1)
HR Jackie Robinson (7)
Bevens fires a six hitter.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	24	11	.686	-
Philadelphia Athletics	23	11	.676	.5
New York Yankees	18	16	.529	5.5
Cleveland Indians	16	15	.516	6.0
Boston Red Sox	17	16	.515	6.0
Detroit Tigers	17	18	.486	7.0
St. Louis Browns	14	20	.412	9.5
Chicago White Sox	7	29	.194	17.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	26	8	.765	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	19	15	.559	7.0
Philadelphia Phillies	21	17	.553	7.0
New York Giants	18	16	.529	8.0
Cincinnati Reds	19	18	.514	8.5
Chicago Cubs	16	18	.471	10.0
St. Louis Cardinals	14	20	.412	12.0
Boston Braves	8	29	.216	19.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .397 2 Ferris Fain PIT .364 3 Stan Musial SLN .362 4 Willard Marshall PHI .343 5 Red Borom PHA .342	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 16 2 Whitey Kurowski NY1 9 3 Larry Doby NY1 8 4 Stan Musial SLN 7 4 2 more tied with 7	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI 2 tied with 36 1 Larry Doby NY1 36 1 Ted Williams PIT 36 3 Ferris Fain PIT 30 4 Jackie Robinson BRO 29
LEAGUE LEADERS W Ken Raffensberger - BRO 8 2 Warren Spahn BRO 7 3 Vic Raschi PIT 6 3 Roger Wolff WS1 6 5 8 tied with 5	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Bob Feller - CLE 1.17 2 Ken Raffensberger BRO 1.57 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 1.57 4 Warren Spahn BRO 1.60 5 Russ Meyer CLE 1.86	LEAGUE LEADERS K Ewell Blackwell - NYA 49 2 Bob Feller CLE 46 3 Warren Spahn BRO 43 4 Hal Newhouser WS1 42 5 Dave Koslo CHA 39

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Brooklyn vs St Louis
2 game series

Tuesday 5/20
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 4:
WP Marv Breuer (4-2)
LP Don Black (5-3)
Granny Hammer 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/21
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 4:
WP Van Mungo (4-3)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (5-4)
Stan Musial 2-3, 2 RBI. Ernie Lombardi 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 5/23
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (9-0)
LP Harry Feldman (3-4)
HR Jackie Robinson (8)
Robinson 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 5/24
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 3:
WP Warren Spahn (8-1)
LP Dave Ferriss (5-4)
Phil Rizzuto 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 5/25
Philadelphia 12 Brooklyn 2:
WP Bobo Newsome (2-6)
LP Marv Breuer (4-3)
HR Hal Trosky Bobby Doerr (3) Yogi Berra (7) Jackie Robinson (9)
Berra 2-4, 4 RBIs. Doerr 2-5, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs New York
3 game series

Tuesday 5/27
Brooklyn 2 NY 1:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (6-4)
LP Red Munger (3-3)
Rowe scatters seven hits.

Wednesday 5/28
NY 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Art Johnson (4-5)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-1)
HR Terry Lyons (5)
Giants hand Raffensberger first defeat of the season

Thursday 5/29
NY 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Red Embree (3-3)
LP Warren Spahn (8-2)
HR Del Rice (3)
Embree five hit shut out

Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Friday 5/30
Game 1
Boston 9 Brooklyn 6:
WP Harry Brecheen (1-7)
LP Marv Breuer (4-4)
HR Jim Tabor (3) Phil Rizzuto Roy Cullenbine (7) Dick Sisler (4)
Dodgers commit five errors.

Game 2
Boston 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Claude Passeau (3-5)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (6-5)
HR Augie Galan (3) Roy Cullenbine (8)
Dodgers lose 4th straight

Saturday 5/31
Brooklyn 14 Boston 10:
WP Bill Donovan (2-1)
LP Ted Wilks (2-5)
Dodgers score 8 in the ninth.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Sunday 6/1
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 2:
WP Max Lanier (4-6)
LP Warren Spahn (8-3)
Buddy Blattner 3-4, 3 RBIs. Elbie Flatcher 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Monday 6/2
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Van Mungo (7-3)
LP Marv Breuer (4-5)
Mungo scatters seven hits.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 6/3
Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (7-5)
LP Sid Perterson (4-3)
HR Ted Williams (18) Spider Jorgensen Phil Rizzuto (2)
Ralph Hodgin's 8th inning two run double lifts Dodgers

Wednesday 6/4
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Vic Raschi (7-4)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-2)
Pirates score four in the ninth.

Thursday 6/5
Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Warren Spahn (9-3)
LP Allie Reynolds (3-5)
Dodgers win in the ninth on Granny Hammer's RBI single.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 6/6
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Virgil Trucks (6-6)
LP Marv Breuer (4-6)
HR Johnny Mize (12) Calvin Chapman (3) Jackie Robinson (10)
Mize 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 6/7
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Ed Lopat (8-3)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (7-6)
HR Johnny Mize (13)
Mize 2 RBIs. Lopat scatters three hits.

Sunday 6/8
Chicago 2 Brooklyn
WP Arnold Carter 93-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-4)
Cubs sweep Dodgers

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 6/9
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Hank Borowy (6-5)
LP Warren Spahn (9-4)
HR Tommy Heinrich (11)
Dodgers second four game losing streak.

Tuesday 6/10
Brooklyn 10 Cincinnati 9:
WP Lefty West
LP Mickey Haefner (6-6)
HR Jackie Robinson 2 (12)
Robinson 2-3, 4 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/11
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 5:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (8-6)
LP Denny Galehouse (5-6)
HR Charlie Keller (4) Vic Barnhart (3)
Paul Busby 4-4, 2 RBIs. Barnhart 2-3, 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Friday 6/13
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Hugh Casey (2-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-4)
HR Buddy Battner (4)
Phil Rizzuto 3 RBIs.

Saturday 6/14
Brooklyn 15 St Louis 1:
WP Warren Spahn (10-4)
LP Roy Primm (4-4)
HR Phil Rizzuto (3) Jackie Robinson (13) Elbie Fletcher (5)
Spahn two hitter, Rizzuto 3-5, 3 RBIs. Jim Tabor 3-4, 4 RBIs.

Sunday 6/15
St Louis 16 Brooklyn 2:
WP Don Black (6-6)
LP Bob Lemon (1-1)
HR Elbie Fletcher (6) Johnny Pesky
Pesky 2-5, GRAND SLAM.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
4 game series

Monday 6/16
Brooklyn 8 Chicago 3:
WP Schoolboy Rowe (9-6)
LP Ed Lopat (8-4)
HR Jim Tabor (4) Phil Rizzuto (4)
Tabor 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Tuesday 6/17
Chicago 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Virgil Trucks (8-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-5)
HR Jackie Robinson (14) Sam Chapman (3) Enos Slaughter (7)
Chapman and Slaughter 2-4, 2 RBIs. Raffensberger 5th straight loss after receiving Pitcher of the Month Award for May

Wednesday 6/18
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Bill Bevens (6-4)
LP Warren Spahn (10-5)
HR Eddie Lake (2)
Cubs score twice in the eighth.

Thursday 6/19
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bob Harris 4-6)
LP Marv Breuer (4-7)
Breuer 5th straight loss. Dodgers 6-12 in June.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Saturday 6/21
Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 8:
WP Hank Borowy (7-6)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (9-7)
HR Calvin Chapman (4) Schoolboy Rowe (2) Benny McCoy (5) Charlie Keller (6) Earl Torgeson (9)
Another four game losing streak.

Sunday 6/21
Game 1
Cincinnati 8 Brooklyn 7:
WP Hank Borowy (8-6)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-1)
HR Joe Gallagher 2 (2) Hank Greenberg (2)
Another come from behind loss with four in the bottom of the ninth.

Game 2
Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 0:
WP Warren Spahn (11-5)
LP Denny Galehouse (6-7)
Spahn fires a seven hit shut out.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	44	25	.638	-
Philadelphia Athletics	40	30	.571	4.5
Cleveland Indians	38	29	.567	5.0
Boston Red Sox	35	32	.522	8.0
Detroit Tigers	35	33	.515	8.5
New York Yankees	35	35	.500	9.5
St. Louis Browns	28	36	.438	13.5
Chicago White Sox	18	53	.254	27.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Brooklyn Dodgers	38	28	.576	-
Chicago Cubs	39	29	.574	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	38	32	.543	2.0
New York Giants	35	31	.530	3.0
Cincinnati Reds	35	33	.515	4.0
St. Louis Cardinals	33	35	.485	6.0
Philadelphia Phillies	30	39	.435	9.5
Boston Braves	24	45	.348	15.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Willard Marshall - PHI .379 2 Ted Williams PIT .373 3 Stan Musial SLN .349 4 Dale Mitchell CHN .338 5 2 tied with .326	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 26 2 Johnny Mize CHN 17 3 Whitey Kurowski NY1 15 4 Jackie Robinson BRO 14 5 2 tied with 13	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 70 2 Johnny Mize CHN 57 3 Jackie Robinson BRO 52 4 Willard Marshall PHI 51 5 Whitey Kurowski NY1 49
LEAGUE LEADERS W 3 tied with 11 1 Bob Feller CLE 11 1 Hal Newhouser WS1 11 1 Warren Spahn BRO 11 4 Roger Wolff WS1 10	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ewell Blackwell - NYA 1.60 2 Al Gerheauser SLA 1.83 3 Warren Spahn BRO 1.96 4 Hal Newhouser WS1 1.99 5 Joe Dobson CIN 2.18	LEAGUE LEADERS K Ewell Blackwell - NYA 104 2 Bob Feller CLE 93 3 Hal Newhouser WS1 82 4 Preacher Roe BOS 77 5 Warren Spahn BRO 74

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Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
2 game series

Tuesday 6/24
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Rex Barney (5-5)
LP Marv Breuer (4-8)
Barney four hit shut out.

Wednesday 6/25
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 5:
WP Vic Raschi (9-7)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (9-8)
HR Bruce Campbell (6) Ted Williams (27) Ferris Fain (6)
Another come from behind loss.

Boston vs Brooklyn
Single game series

Thursday 6/26
Boston 7 Brooklyn 3 (10)
WP Ted Wilks (3-7)
LP Johnny Vander Meer (1-2)
HR Joe Gallagher (3)
Braves score 4 in the 10th on four hits.

Brooklyn vs Boston
2 game series

Friday 6/27
Boston 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Harry Brecheen (5-8)
LP Warren Spahn (11-6)
HR Bobby Thomson (5) Lloyd Gearhart, Jack Lohrke (4)
Another come from behind loss.

Saturday 6/28
Brooklyn 1 Boston 0:
WP Marv Breuer (5-8)
LP Les Tietje (0-8)
Jackie Robinson scores lone run in the 7th.

Brooklyn vs New York
2 game series

Sunday 6/29
Game 1
NY 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Monty Stratton (7-5)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (9-9)
HR Monty Stratton
Stratton five hit shut out.

Game 2
NY 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Howie Fox (4-4)
LP Bob Lemon (1-2)
HR Hank Leiber Larry Doby (13)
Dolby homers in the ninth.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
2 game series

Monday 6/30
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Johnny Beazley (2-1)
LP Warren Spahn (11-7)
Dodgers finish out June with a 8-21 record.

Tuesday 7/1
Philadelphia 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Dave Ferriss (9-7)
LP Marv BReuer (5-9)
Ferriss records a seven hit shut out.

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Wednesday 7/2
NY 6 Brooklyn 1:
WP Art Johnson (7-5)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (9-10)
HR Terry Lyons (7) Larry Doby (14)
Doby 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Friday 7/4
Game 1
Brooklyn 7 NY 6 (10):
WP Johnny Vander Meer (2-2)
LP Howie Fox (4-5)
HR Hank Leiber (2) Carl Furillo (2) Bud Stewart Jackie Robinson 2 (16)
Joe Garagiola scores winning 10th inning run

Game 2
NY Carl Scheib (8-5)
LP Warren Spahn (11-8)
HR Bert Hogg (9) Whitey Kurowski 2 (18) Carl Furillo (3) Bud Stewart (2)
Johny Lindell 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Boston vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Saturday 7/5
Boston 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Whitey Whilshere (2-6)
LP Marv Breuer (5-10)
Augie Galan 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/6
Boston 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Johnny Schmitz (10-7)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (9-11)
HR Billy Cox (5)
Dodger continue skidding

Important News
Washington, Brooklyn Trade Made
Saturday, June 28th, 1947
Done deal! The Washington Senators have agreed to send 31-year-old left fielder Bud Stewart to the Brooklyn Dodgers for 30-year-old catcher Clyde McCullough and 22-year-old minor league left fielder Vern Benson. The trade, rumored for days, was completed in the wee hours this morning.

This season Stewart is batting .262 with 27 hits and 1 home run. He has scored 15 times and has 22 RBI.

So far this year McCullough is batting .222 with 2 home runs, 15 RBIs and 19 runs scored.

St. Louis, Brooklyn Trade Players
Monday, July 7th, 1947
The St. Louis Cardinals addressed a concern today, coming to terms with the Brooklyn Dodgers on a trade that will send 34-year-old center fielder Guy Curtright from the Cardinals to the Dodgers in exchange for 31-year-old minor league shortstop Claude Corbitt and 24-year-old minor league third baseman Kermit Wahl.

Hitting .385 to date, Curtright has 1 home run and 12 RBIs. He has played in 27 games.

Brooklyn-Philadelphia Deal Confirmed
Monday, July 7th, 1947
BNN is reporting a rumored trade between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Athletics has been finalized. The deal, which is expected to be announced sometime during the next few hours, will reportedly send 31-year-old first baseman Les Fleming to Philadelphia in return for 34-year-old left fielder Mel Almada. The clubs were noncommittal on the trade, but did not deny it.

Looking at his present stats, Fleming has compiled a .300 batting average in 49 games with a .491 on-base percentage, while hitting no home runs and driving in 4 runs.

On the year Almada is hitting .404 with 19 hits, no home runs, 4 RBIs, .451 OBP and has scored 10 runs.

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

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH, 1947 - GAME LOG

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

WP Steve Gromek (Athletics)
LP Arnold Carter (Cubs)
HR Stan Musial (Cardinals)
MVP Yogi Berra (Phillies) 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Vander Meer, Harris Swap Teams
Thursday, July 10th, 1947
There were plenty of hugs and handshakes passed out as 32-year-old closer Johnny Vander Meer left the Brooklyn Dodgers today en route to joining the New York Yankees organization. 30-year-old reliever Mickey Harris will be traveling to Brooklyn Dodgers to complete the swap.

This season Vander Meer has picked up 7 saves and a 2-2 mark with a 4.88 ERA. He has made 15 relief appearances, thrown 24 innings, walked 19 and struck out 17.

Crunching the numbers on Harris for the year, he has made 12 relief appearances, recorded 3 saves and compiled a 6-7 won-lost mark and 3.45 ERA. In pitching 101.2 innings, he has totaled 49 strikeouts and 32 walks.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Thursday 7/10
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 4 (13):
WP Schoolboy Rowe (10-11)
LP Joe Orrell
Dodgers win on Granny Hammer's RBI single

Friday 7/11
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3:
WP Kenn Raffensberger (10-5)
LP Bil Bevens (6-7)
HR Sam Chapman (4) Johnny Mize (23)
Granny Hammer's delivers another game winning RBI single.

Saturday 7/12
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 0:
WP Mickey Harris (1-0)
LP Bucky Walters (0-1)
HR Calvin Chapman (5)
Chapman 2-3, 3 RBIs.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Sunday 7/13
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 5 (10):
WP Dick Mauney (5-2)
LP Marv Breuer (5-11)
HR Charlie Keller (8) Earl Torgeson (11)
Dodger blow another lead and lose in extra innings.

Monday 7/14
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 3:
WP Warren Spahn (12-8)
LP Micky Haefner (7-9)
HR Vince DiMaggio (2)
Spahn and Bill Donovan scatter seven hits

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	54	31	.635	-
Cleveland Indians	50	38	.568	5.5
Detroit Tigers	47	41	.534	8.5
Philadelphia Athletics	48	42	.533	8.5
Boston Red Sox	45	42	.517	10.0
New York Yankees	44	44	.500	11.5
St. Louis Browns	39	44	.470	14.0
Chicago White Sox	23	68	.253	34.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	38	.573	-
Chicago Cubs	45	41	.523	4.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	44	41	.518	5.0
Cincinnati Reds	45	42	.517	5.0
New York Giants	42	42	.500	6.5
St. Louis Cardinals	42	44	.488	7.5
Philadelphia Phillies	41	47	.466	9.5
Boston Braves	36	51	.414	14.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .365 2 Willard Marshall PHI .360 3 Johnny Mize CHN .329 4 Stan Musial SLN .328 5 Tommy Henrich CIN .326	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 35 2 Johnny Mize CHN 24 3 Ron Northey WS1 21 4 Whitey Kurowski NY1 19 5 Jackie Robinson BRO 16	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 98 2 Johnny Mize CHN 71 3 Ron Northey WS1 66 4 Jackie Robinson BRO 61 5 2 tied with 59
LEAGUE LEADERS W Hal Newhouser - WS1 13 2 Bob Feller CLE 12 2 Vic Raschi PIT 12 2 Johnny Schmitz BSN 12 2 Warren Spahn BRO 12	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ewell Blackwell - NYA 1.58 2 Hal Newhouser WS1 2.34 3 Bob Feller CLE 2.36 4 Joe Dobson CIN 2.53 5 Dizzy Trout PHA 2.62	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 125 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 124 3 Hal Newhouser WS1 108 4 Preacher Roe BOS 98 5 Warren Spahn BRO 92

Feller Twirls No-Hitter Against Boston
Sunday, July 13th, 1947
"Bob Feller was just plain nasty on the mound today," according to his batterymate and quite a few of the Boston Red Sox after the Cleveland hurler fired a 2-0 no-hitter.

The Red Sox were powerless against him. "It is what we call in baseball 'filthy'... his stuff was just too much for us today," the losing manager told reporters after the game."

In an overpowering performance Feller faced 30 batters in all and finish the game with 12 strikeouts and 4 walks.

"After the first couple of innings, I knew I had some good stuff going," Feller said. "In the bullpen, it really wasn't that good, to be honest. But when I got out on the mound and flipped the switch, I had some pretty good stuff. I had a good fastball with control and I was able to throw my breaking ball and changeup for strikes."

So far this year Feller has a 12-6 record with a 2.36 ERA.

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Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 7/15
Brooklyn 10 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (11-5)
LP Bob Savage (4-3)
Paul Busby 3-3, 4 RBIs. Ralph Hodgin 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/16
Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 0:
WP Mickey Harris (2-0)
LP Gene Bearden (4-12)
HR Hank Greenberg (3)
Greenberg 6th inning GRAND SLAM. Harris a seven hit shut out.

Thursday 7/17
Pittsburgh 10 Brooklyn 4:
WP Oscar Judd (10-4)
LP Marv Breuer (5-12)
HR Bobby Brown (7) Ferris Fain (7) Hank Greenberg (4)
Fain first inning GRAND SLAM, 2-3, 5 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 7/18
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 6 (12)
WP Schoolboy Rowe (11-11)
LP Ken Gables (5-3)
HR Les Moss (5) Guy Curtright
Bud Stewart scores winning run after tying the game with an RBI triple.

Saturday 7/19
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP Rube Melton (4-2)
LP Ken Raffensberger (11-6)
HR Buddy Blattner (6)
Blattner 3-4, 3 RBIs. Elbie Fletcher 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 7/20
St Louis 2 Brooklyn 0:
WP Charlie Sproull (3-2)
LP Mickey Harris (2-1)
Cardinals scatter four hits.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
Single game series

Monday 7/21
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Joe Dobson (10-8)
LP Marv Breuer (5-13)
HR Earl Jorgeson (12) Tommy Heinrich (15) Joe Garagiola
Dobson fires a two hitter.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Tuesday 7/22
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 5:
WP Warren Spahn (13-8)
LP Hank Borowy (9-11)
HR Calvin Chapman (6) Jackie Robinson 2 (18) Whitey Lockman (3)
Robinson 2-4, 5 RBIs.

Wednesday 7/23
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (12-6)
LP Joe Dobson (10-9)
HR Mel Almada Jackie Robinson (9) Vince DiMaggio (3) Joe Dobson Bobby Estalella
Dodgers win on Robinson's three HR in the 8th.

Thursday 7/24
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Denny Galehouse (9-8)
LP Micky Harris (2-2)
Galehouse scatters seven hits.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
4 game series

Friday 7/25
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Bob Savage (5-4)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (11-12)
HR Ted Williams (37)
Dodgers can't find 4th starter.

Saturday 7/26
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 2:
WP Allie Reynolds (8-8)
LP Warren Spahn (13-9)
HR Mel Almada (2)
Reynolds scatter eight hits.

Sunday 7/27
Game 1
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Gene Bearden (2-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (12-7)
HR Ferris Fain (8)
Bearden shuts down Dodgers on 7 hits.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 6:
WP Bob Savage (6-4)
LP Mickey Harris (2-3)
HR Calvin Chapman (7) Ted Williams (38)
Dodgers fire Manager, Bench, Pitching and Hitting Coaches.

BNN Says Dodgers Manager Rodriguez Gone
Sunday, July 27th, 1947
In an expected move, the Brooklyn Dodgers fired manager Jose Rodriguez today. The team had not been performing up to expectations and it was just a matter of time before the move was made. "We've decided to go in a different direction," Brooklyn's general manager explained to the assembled press. "We'd like to thank Jose for his service and wish him well in the future." The organization has been mum on possible candidates for the position, but expect to name a replacement soon. Taking over on an interim basis will be the club's pitching coach.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Tuesday 7/29
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 7 (10):
WP Earl Harrist (2-0)
LP Lefty West (1-1)
HR Hank Greenberg (5) Jackie Robinson (20) Stan Musial (13) Buddy Blattner (8)
Dodgers on six game losing streak.

Wednesday 7/30
St Louis 3 Broklyn 2 (10):
WP Earl Harrist (3-0)
LP Warren Spahn (13-10)
Cardinals win in the 10th on Whitey Platt RBI single

Thursday 7/31
Brooklyn 9 St Louis 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (13-7)
LP Ray Primm (5-7)
HR Al Montgomery
Dodgers snap 7 game losing streak.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Friday 8/1
Chicago 1 Brooklyn 0 (11):
WP Bill Bevens (8-9)
LP Bill Donovan (2-2)
Bevens pitches a no hitter for 11 innings.

Saturday 8/2
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 1:
WP Warren Spahn (14-10)
LP Bob Harris (4-8)
HR Bud Stewart (3)
Stewart 4-4, RBI Paul Busby 2-4, RBI.

Sunday 8/3
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Virgil Trucks (15-7)
LP Mickey Harris (2-4)
Don Lang 2-4, RBI. Trucks scatters eight hits.

Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Tuesday 8/5
Boston 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Whitey Whilshere (3-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (13-8)
HR Bobby Thomson (10) Jack Lohrke (6)
Dodgers can only manage three hits.

Wednesday 8/6
Brooklyn 6 Boston 3:
WP Marv Breuer (6-13)
LP Lefty Wallace (1-6)
HR Al Evans (3) Charlie Uhlir (4)
Mel Almada 2 RBIs. Breuer is 2-11 since May 20th.

Thursday 8/7
Brooklyn 4 Boston 2:
WP Warren Spahn (15-10)
LP Ralph Hamner (3-4)
HR Bud Stewart (5) Bobby Thomson (11)
Spahn 55th career victory.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/8
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 1:
WP Mickey Harris (3-3)
LP Harry Feldman (6-14)
HR Hank Steinbacher (6)
Dodgers score five in the bottom of the 8th.

Saturday 8/9
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ray Poat (2-1)
LP Ken Raffesnberger (13-9)
Joe Garagiola 2-3, 2 RBIs. Hank Steinbacher 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/10
Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 8:
WP Lefty West (2-1)
LP Earl Johnson (2-5)
HR Mel Almada (3) Yogi Berra (19)
Almada and Berra each hit GRAND SLAMs.

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 8/12
Boston 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Lefty Wallace (2-6)
LP Warren Spahn (15-11)
HR Bobby Thomson (12)
Thomson 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/13
Brooklyn 8 Boston 3:
WP Mickey Harris (4-4)
LP Bobo Newsome (0-1)
Paul Busby 2-5, 3 RBIs. Nellie Fox 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/14
Boston 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Harry Brecheen (12-9)
LP Ken Raffensberger (13-10)
HR Hank Greenberg (6)
Late run lifts Braves.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Washington Senators	65	47	.580	-
Detroit Tigers	66	51	.564	1.5
Cleveland Indians	64	51	.557	2.5
Boston Red Sox	62	51	.549	3.5
Philadelphia Athletics	61	57	.517	7.0
New York Yankees	59	56	.513	7.5
St. Louis Browns	49	65	.430	17.0
Chicago White Sox	35	83	.297	33.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	46	.613	-
Chicago Cubs	61	54	.530	10.0
Cincinnati Reds	58	59	.496	14.0
New York Giants	56	58	.491	14.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	56	58	.491	14.5
St. Louis Cardinals	53	60	.469	17.0
Boston Braves	53	63	.457	18.5
Philadelphia Phillies	52	64	.448	19.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .348 2 Willard Marshall PHI .343 3 Dale Mitchell CHN .332 4 Stan Musial SLN .317 5 Johnny Mize CHN .315	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 40 2 Johnny Mize CHN 31 3 Ron Northey WS1 26 4 Ralph Kiner NYA 25 5 Whitey Kurowski NY1 21	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 111 2 Johnny Mize CHN 87 3 Ferris Fain PIT 78 4 Ron Northey WS1 77 5 Whitey Kurowski NY1 76
LEAGUE LEADERS W 4 tied with 16 1 Bob Feller CLE 16 1 Fred Hutchinson DET 16 1 Hal Newhouser WS1 16 1 Johnny Schmitz BSN 16	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ewell Blackwell - NYA 1.92 2 Hal Newhouser WS1 2.24 3 Mel Parnell NYA 2.39 4 Fred Hutchinson DET 2.51 5 Bob Feller CLE 2.52	LEAGUE LEADERS K Ewell Blackwell - NYA 169 2 Hal Newhouser WS1 156 3 Bob Feller CLE 153 4 Warren Spahn BRO 121 5 Preacher Roe BOS 120

Bevens Brilliant -- Fires No-Hitter
Friday, August 1st, 1947
Bill Bevens was unhittable today as he beat the Dodgers 1-0. The Chicago pitcher breezed through the Brooklyn lineup and got himself a no-hitter. Bevens had them talking to themselves as he struck out 5 and issued 2 walks in an outstanding performance at Wrigley Field.

His catcher said to reporters after the game, "He started off slow. He didn't have command of anything in the first three innings, but lucked his way through them. The Dodgers really helped him out by not being patient... they hit a lot of first pitches. Then it all came together in the fourth. From there on, the Dodgers never had a chance. He dominated them."

To date this season, Bevens has registered 19 starts, 8-9 won-lost mark, 4.66 ERA, 141 IP, 53 strikeouts and 62 walks. Opposing teams have hit .242 against him.

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Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Friday 8/15
Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 6:
WP Marv Breuer (7-13)
LP Dave Ferriss (14-10)
HR Catfish Metkovich (5)
Metkovich 3-5, 2 RBIs. Jackie Robinson 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 8/16
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 2:
WP Warren Spahn (16-11)
LP Johnny Beazley (3-5)
Spahn 8 hitter

Sunday 8/17
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 1:
WP Mickey Harris (5-4)
LP Red Barrett (9-12)
HR Jackie Robinson (21)
Robinson and Nellie Fox 2-4, RBI each.

Game 2
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (14-10)
LP Harry Feldman (7-15)
HR Al Montgomery (2)
Dodgers first series sweep since April.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 8/18
St Louis 7 Brooklyn 5:
WP Ken Gables (6-5)
LP Marv Breuer (7-14)
HR Stan Musial (17) Phil Rizzuto (5)
Musial 2-4, 3 RBIs. Rizzuto 3-4, 3 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/19
St Louis 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Van Mungo (16-10)
LP Warren Spahn (16-12)
HR Eddie Joost (2)
Joost 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/20
Brooklyn 2 St Louis 0:
WP Mickey Harris (6-4)
LP Charlie Sproull (3-5)
Harris records four hit shut out.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Thursday 8/21
Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (15-10)
LP Joe Dobson (10-15)
HR Joe Garagiola (2)
Raffensberger fires a seven hitter.

Friday 8/22
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Hank Borowy (13-13)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (11-13)
HR Tommy Heinrich (19)

No-Hit Masterpiece by Borowy
Friday, August 22nd, 1947
In a dominant outing, Hank Borowy of Cincinnati totally silenced the bats of the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the 3-0 victory he faced only 29 batters, surrendered no hits, had 4 strikeouts and no walks.

"I'll be very honest with you," his manager said. "I didn't know the situation was what it was until the seventh inning. I happened to look up there to see how many hits we had. Then I happened to notice that they didn't have any hits."

Commenting on his defeat, the losing manager told reporters in the clubhouse how he saw the game, "Well, it was pretty simple today, the Reds had all the hits and all the runs. And Borowy pitched a heck of a ballgame."

In season stats Borowy shows a 13-13 record in 27 games, 194.2 innings, 77 strikeouts and a 4.62 ERA.

Saturday 8/23
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Mickey Haefner (10-13)
LP Warren Spahn (16-13)
HR Earl Torgeson (15)
Haefner scatters nine hits.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Sunday 8/24
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Oscar Judd (15-5)
LP Mickey Harris (6-5)
HR Ted Williams (44) Joe Garagiola (3)
Dick West 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Monday 8/25
Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 3:
WP Gene Bearden (11-12)
LP Ken Raffensberger (15-11)
Dick Culler 3-4, 2 RBIs. Jim Tabor 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 8/26
Pittsburgh 10 Brooklyn 3:
WP Vic Raschi (16-12)
LP Schoolboy Rowe (11-14)
HR Al Montgomery (3)
Pirate sweep Dodgers.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 8/27
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 1:
WP Warren Span (17-13)
LP Bill Bevens (9-13)
Vic Barnhart 2 RBIs.

Thursday 8/28
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 0:
WP Bob Harris (7-9)
LP Mickey Harris (6-6)
Luis Olmo 3-4, RBI.

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/29
Brooklyn 9 NY 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (16-11)
LP Art Johnson (10-9)
HR Larry Doby (23)
Guy Curtright, Ralph Hodgin, and Hank Greenberg 2 RBIs each.

Saturday 8/30
Brooklyn 7 NY 6:
WP Bob Lemon (2-2)
LP Red Munger (12-12)
HR Buddy Stewart (5)
Jackie Robinson 2-3, 3 RBIs. Paul Busby 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/31
Brooklyn 3 NY 2:
WP Warren Spahn (18-13)
LP Ken Heintzelman (4-3)
Ralph Hodgin 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Monday 9/1
Game 1
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Earl Johnson (3-6)
LP Mickey Harris (6-7)
Terry Moore 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 1
WP Ken Raffensberger (17-11)
LP Harry Fledman (8-16)
Raffensberger scatters 10 hits.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Boston Red Sox	77	57	.575	-
Cleveland Indians	75	59	.560	2.0
Washington Senators	73	58	.557	2.5
Detroit Tigers	74	61	.548	3.5
Philadelphia Athletics	71	65	.522	7.0
New York Yankees	68	65	.511	8.5
St. Louis Browns	58	75	.436	18.5
Chicago White Sox	40	96	.294	38.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	82	55	.599	-
Chicago Cubs	75	59	.560	5.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	67	67	.500	13.5
New York Giants	64	67	.489	15.0
Cincinnati Reds	64	72	.471	17.5
St. Louis Cardinals	62	70	.470	17.5
Boston Braves	63	72	.467	18.0
Philadelphia Phillies	60	75	.444	21.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .359 2 Willard Marshall PHI .332 3 Dale Mitchell CHN .331 4 Stan Musial SLN .324 5 Johnny Hopp SLA .319	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 47 2 Johnny Mize CHN 36 3 Ralph Kiner NYA 33 4 Ron Northey WS1 28 5 2 tied with 24	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 132 2 Johnny Mize CHN 102 3 Ferris Fain PIT 90 4 Ron Northey WS1 87 5 Whitey Kurowski NY1 86
LEAGUE LEADERS W 3 tied with 19 1 Fred Hutchinson DET 19 1 Vic Lombardi BOS 19 1 Van Mungo SLN 19 4 3 tied with 18	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ewell Blackwell - NYA 2.02 2 Bob Feller CLE 2.35 2 Hal Newhouser WS1 2.35 4 Fred Hutchinson DET 2.41 5 Bob Gillespie DET 2.64	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 177 2 Hal Newhouser WS1 173 3 Ewell Blackwell NYA 172 4 Warren Spahn BRO 139 5 Tex Hughson WS1 132

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Brooklyn vs New York
4 game series

Thursday 9/4
NY 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Art Johnson (11-9)
LP Warren Spahn (18-14)
HR Carl Furillo (4)
Johnson scatters six hits

Friday 9/5
Brooklyn 7 NY 4:
WP Mickey Harris (7-7)
LP Red Munger (12-13)
HR Jackie Robinson (22) Johnny Lindell (8) Larry Doby (25)
Paul Busby 3 RBIs. Robinson 2 RBIs

Saturday 9/6
Brooklyn 7 NY 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (18-11)
LP Monty Stratton (12-11)
HR Whitey Kurowski (24)
Bud Stewart 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 9/7
NY 6 Brooklyn 5:
WP Newt Kimbal (1-1)
LP Lefty West (2-2)
Vince Barnhart 2-2, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
2 game series

Tuesday 9/9
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Virgil Trucks (16-13)
LP Warren Spahn (18-15)
HR Joe Garagiola (4) Bud Stewart (7) Wally Judnich (10)
Judnich 2-2, 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 9/10
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 2 (10):
WP Mickey Harris (8-7)
LP Otey Clark (1-1)
Bud Stewart drives in Paul Busby in the 10th.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Thursday 9/11
Brooklyn 6 St Louis 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (19-11)
LP Max Lanier (10-15)
5 run 8th lifts Dodgers

Friday 9/12
St Louis 1 Brooklyn 0:
WP Charlie Sproull (4-8)
LP Bill Brandt (0-1)
HR Stan Musial (22)

Saturday 9/13
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 3:
WP Warren Spahn (19-15)
LP Ray Prim (5-8)
HR Joe Garagiola (5)
Garagiola 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Sunday 9/14
Game 1
Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 2:
WP Mickey Harris (9-7)
LP Mickey Haefner (11-16)
HR Jim Tabor (5) Bobby Estallela (2) Will Lockman (8)
Ralph Hodgin 3-5, 3 RBIs. Harris 5 hitter

Game 2
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Joe Sullivan (14-9)
LP Bill Donovan (2-3)
HR Bob Neighbors (5)
Reds win in the bottom of the ninth on Neighbors' HR.

Tuesday 9/15
Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 5:
WP Bill Donovan (3-3)
LP Joe Dobson (11-19)
HR Jackie Robinson (23) Buddy Lewis (8)
Lewis 3-3, 3 RBIs. Ralph Hodgin 3-5, 2 RBIs. Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
2 game series

Wednesday 9/16
Brooklyn 13 Pittsburgh 2:
WP Warren Spahn (20-15)
LP Vic Raschi (16-15)
HR Nellie Fox Pee Wee Reese (6)
Fox first career HR. Calvin Chapman 4-4. Paul Busby 3-6, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 9/17
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Allie Reynolds (10-11)
LP Mickey Harris (9-8)
HR Tommy Brown
Pirates win on Brown's three run shot.

Boston vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Saturday 9/20
Boston 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Johnny Schimtz (20-13)
LP Ken Raffesnberger ((19-12)
HR Augie Galan (9)
Bobby Thomson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 9/21
Boston 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Harry Brecheen (17-11)
LP Warren Spahn (20-16)
HR Johnny Groth (3)

New York vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Tuesday 9/23
NY 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ken Heintzelman (6-4)
LP Mickey Harris (9-9)
Heintzelman tosses a five hitter.

Wednesday 9/24
NY 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Howie Fox (6-6)
LP Ken Raffensberger (19-13)
HR Jackie Robinson (24) Ed Freed (2)
Giants score three in the ninth.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
Single game series

Thursday 9/25
Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Dave Ferris (18-12)
LP Warren Spahn (20-17)
HR Yogi Berra (25) Bob Elliot (16)
Another come from behind loss and another losing season.

Brooklyn vs Boston
Single game series

Sunday 9/28
Boston 7 Brooklyn 1:
WP Les Tietje (6-12)
LP Ken Raffesnberger (19-14)
Dodgers end season on eight game skid.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Cleveland Indians	89	66	.574	-
Boston Red Sox	88	67	.568	1.0
Washington Senators	87	67	.565	1.5
New York Yankees	82	72	.532	6.5
Philadelphia Athletics	79	75	.513	9.5
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	10.5
St. Louis Browns	66	88	.429	22.5
Chicago White Sox	48	106	.312	40.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	66	.571	-
Chicago Cubs	83	71	.539	5.0
St. Louis Cardinals	75	79	.487	13.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	75	79	.487	13.0
Philadelphia Phillies	74	80	.481	14.0
New York Giants	74	80	.481	14.0
Cincinnati Reds	74	80	.481	14.0
Boston Braves	73	81	.474	15.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Ted Williams - PIT .356 2 Stan Musial SLN .326 3 Dale Mitchell CHN .324 4 Willard Marshall PHI .322 5 Johnny Hopp SLA .317	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ted Williams - PIT 53 2 Johnny Mize CHN 41 3 Ron Northey WS1 37 4 Ralph Kiner NYA 36 5 Larry Doby NY1 29	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 146 2 Johnny Mize CHN 118 3 Ron Northey WS1 106 4 Tommy Henrich CIN 100 5 Jackie Robinson BRO 99
LEAGUE LEADERS W Van Mungo - SLN 24 2 Bob Feller CLE 21 2 Vic Lombardi BOS 21 2 Johnny Schmitz BSN 21 5 4 tied with 20	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ewell Blackwell - NYA 2.02 2 Bob Feller CLE 2.21 3 Mel Parnell NYA 2.28 4 Hal Newhouser WS1 2.29 5 Fred Hutchinson DET 2.64	LEAGUE LEADERS K Bob Feller - CLE 221 2 Hal Newhouser WS1 214 3 Ewell Blackwell NYA 172 4 Warren Spahn BRO 167 5 Tex Hughson WS1 158

Big Numbers Net Williams Triple Crown
Tuesday, September 30th, 1947
Pirates right fielder Ted Williams will look back on 1947 as a magical season after eclipsing his peers in the three major batting categories -- batting average, home runs and RBIs. He batted .356 with 53 home runs and 146 RBIs to pick up the 9th Triple Crown in NABL play.

"It's been an incredible year," said a smiling Williams, "I really can't explain how this happened. A lot of things have to go your way to accomplish something like this. You have to stay healthy and you have to stay away from long slumps."

The Pittsburgh skipper told reporters at the press conference, "There were days when Ted played hurt. It really is amazing the things he has done this year."

The latest Triple Crown winner added, "I'm thankful to Pirates fans and to my teammates for their encouragement. It was a joy to come to the ballpark every day."

.317 Average Wins Title for Hopp
Tuesday, September 30th, 1947
According to his manager, "Hard work and a good, quick swing were the keys to Johnny Hopp winning the American League batting championship this season." It became official with the close of the regular season that the St. Louis center fielder had won the title with a .317 batting average. During the year Hopp played in 131 games and accumulated 148 hits, including 21 doubles, 9 triples and 4 home runs. The AL's leading batter also put up 48 RBIs and scored 68 runs.

NABL News: Playoffs begin
Tuesday, September 30th, 1947
With a championship to be decided, the North American BaseBall League is filled with excitement. There's nothing like the thrill of the playoffs. There will be some career-defining moments played out in the coming days. There will be some heroes, some great plays, some blunders and some failures, but it will be a great time for fans. Playoff baseball is here and it gets underway today. The North American Series starts today with this slate of games:
Pittsburgh Pirates versus Cleveland Indians.

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1947 Post Season




It's Over! Cleveland Defeats Pittsburgh
Wednesday, October 8th, 1947
Another page has been added to the North American BaseBall League record book. The Cleveland Indians have won their 8th league championship with a 7-4 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

They took the North American Series 4-2 in games this season.

Off Season
Major Retirements


1947 Draft
NABL News: First-Year Player Draft
Sunday, October 12th, 1947
Today's North American BaseBall League first-year player draft will produce a new pool of potential all-stars, players with aspirations of one day holding position in the lineup, starting rotation or bullpen. The prime candidates, according to BNN's predictions, includes:

1. Robin Roberts, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
2. Jim Delsing, 21 year-old center fielder out of college.
3. Roy Campanella, 25 year-old catcher out of college.
4. Hank Bauer, 25 year-old right fielder out of college.
5. Ray Boone, 24 year-old shortstop out of college.
6. Dick Kokos, 19 year-old right fielder out of high-school.
7. Cliff Mapes, 25 year-old center fielder out of college.
8. George Shuba, 22 year-old left fielder out of college.
9. Bob Rush, 21 year-old starting pitcher out of college.
10. Joe Tipton, 25 year-old catcher out of college.

1947 Draft Results






Awards
1947 Best Gloves Picked by NL
Monday, October 20th, 1947
Who are the Glove Wizard Award winners? They are the guys that steal outs. They make spectacular plays, but they also consistently make the routine plays. This year in the National League these defensive stalwarts made a name for themselves with their gloves:

Pitcher: Harry Brecheen (Boston Braves)
Catcher: Al Evans (Boston Braves)
First Baseman: Earl Torgeson (Cincinnati Reds)
Second Baseman: Bobby Doerr (Philadelphia Phillies)
Third Baseman: Spider Jorgensen (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Shortstop: Lou Boudreau (Chicago Cubs)
Left Fielder: Hank Steinbacher (Philadelphia Phillies)
Center Fielder: Stan Musial (St. Louis Cardinals)
Right Fielder: Gene Hermanski (St. Louis Cardinals)

AL Best Fielders for 1947 Selected
Monday, October 20th, 1947
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 1947 in the American League go to these standout defenders:

Pitcher: Tex Hughson (Washington Senators)
Catcher: Jim Castiglia (St. Louis Browns)
First Baseman: Eddie Morgan (Cleveland Indians)
Second Baseman: Eddie Stanky (Chicago White Sox)
Third Baseman: Bob Dillinger (Philadelphia Athletics)
Shortstop: Lynn Myers (Chicago White Sox)
Left Fielder: Augie Bergamo (Chicago White Sox)
Center Fielder: Gene Woodling (Philadelphia Athletics)
Right Fielder: Tommy Holmes (Cleveland Indians)

Fain This Year's Best Rookie
Tuesday, October 21st, 1947
The debut season of Pittsburgh's first baseman Ferris Fain was capped off today with the announcement that he has been crowned the 1947 National League Newcomer of the Year Award winner.

Here are his season stats: 153 games played, a .303 average, 172 hits, 12 home runs, 121 walks and a .421 on-base percentage. Fain also drove in 95 runs and scored 98 times.

1947 Top Rookie Trophy Awarded
Tuesday, October 21st, 1947
Mel Parnell's age didn't show very often in his first year. He performed more like a veteran on the hill for the New York Yankees and today he walked away with the 1947 American League Newcomer of the Year Award.

The 25-year-old starter registered a 14-10 record this season in 23 starts. Over 224.2 innings he gave up 186 hits, struck out 106 and issued 60 walks as he held the opposition to a .224 batting average and fashioned a 2.28 ERA.

Mungo Picked Best NL Pitcher
Thursday, October 23rd, 1947
With speculation about his retirement gaining steam last offseason, Cardinals ace Van Mungo had something to prove. He proved it in award-winning style as he accepted the National League Walter Johnson Award today.

The veteran St. Louis hurler posted a record of 24 wins and 10 losses this year with a 2.87 ERA. In 36 starts he struck out 91 and walked 128 in 294.1 innings.

Feller of Cleveland Named Best Pitcher
Thursday, October 23rd, 1947
The Walter Johnson Award for 1947 has been presented and the American League winner is Bob Feller of Cleveland.

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

Feller excelled with an impressive 21-13 record in 37 starts. In 313 innings he yielded 224 hits and 143 walks, while striking out 221 and compiling a fine 2.21 ERA.

1947 Top Batter Selected In NL
Friday, October 24th, 1947
Ted Williams of the Pittsburgh Pirates proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the National League Ty Cobb Award.

Williams hit for a .356 average while collecting 196 hits, 24 doubles, 9 triples, 53 home runs, 146 RBIs and scoring 139 times.

Ron Northey Captures AL Ty Cobb Award
Friday, October 24th, 1947
It's been a year of triumph for veteran Ron Northey of the Washington Senators as he hit his way to the 1947 American League Ty Cobb Award.

The 27-year-old veteran compiled a .286 average and .360 on-base percentage by putting together 168 hits, 23 doubles, 4 triples, 37 home runs and 66 walks. He also scored 94 times and drove in 106 runs.

1947 Hall Of Fame


Dodgers News

Raffensberger Signs for 9 years
Tuesday, October 14th, 1947
A throng of media gathered as Ken Raffensberger announced that he had come to terms with the Dodgers and that he would be sticking around town another 9 years. Raffensberger is set to draw $432,000 in pay over that time.

In his career Raffensberger has 104 wins and 80 losses and a 3.59 ERA.

Yankees-Dodgers Swap: Rocco for Curtright
Tuesday, November 25th, 1947
It has been in the rumor mill for several weeks, but today team officials for New York and Brooklyn confirmed an agreement. The Yankees dealt 31-year-old first baseman Mickey Rocco and a 3rd round draft pick to the Dodgers for 35-year-old center fielder Guy Curtright and 24-year-old minor league second baseman Johnny Bero.

Over his 264-game career Rocco has compiled a .249 batting average and collected 156 hits, 15 home runs and 84 RBIs.

During his career Curtright has played in 348 games, batted .264 with 11 home runs and 253 base hits.

Phillies, Dodgers Make Deal
Monday, December 8th, 1947
The general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies has signed off on a trade for Brooklyn's 30-year-old minor league third baseman Bob Prichard and 24-year-old minor league reliever Ken Johnson. To complete the deal, the Phillies will send 30-year-old left fielder Barney McCosky to the Dodgers.

During his career McCosky is batting .301 and has totaled 20 home runs.

During his career Prichard has compiled a .263 batting average and collected 484 hits, 26 home runs and 257 RBIs.

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1948 Season

Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 19th, 1948
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 24-year-old third baseman Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians is the #1 prospect overall.

Here is the top 10:
1) 3B Al Rosen, 24, Cleveland Indians
2) SP Bob Rush, 22, Chicago Cubs
3) SP Mickey McDermott, 18, New York Giants
4) C Stan Lopata, 22, Cincinnati Reds
5) MR Johnny Antonelli, 18, Brooklyn Dodgers
6) SP Robin Roberts, 21, New York Giants
7) SS Ray Boone, 24, Boston Braves
8) SP Bill Wight, 26, Boston Braves
9) LF Richie Ashburn, 21, St. Louis Browns
10) LF George Shuba, 23, Cleveland Indians

AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB New York Yankees 90 64 .584 - 667 .259 148 15 573 3.24 728 552 Cleveland Indians 88 66 .571 2 738 .255 156 46 630 3.47 615 554 Washington Senators 77 77 .500 13 632 .250 81 53 626 3.45 697 574 Chicago White Sox 76 78 .494 14 667 .257 104 34 684 3.87 583 520 Boston Red Sox 73 81 .474 17 711 .262 108 52 808 4.54 600 737 St. Louis Browns 72 82 .468 18 689 .273 105 89 701 4.09 507 750 Detroit Tigers 71 83 .461 19 657 .264 79 91 686 3.88 519 502 Philadelphia Athletics 71 83 .461 19 664 .263 60 56 717 3.91 602 636

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG S. Musial, 1B CLE 154 568 30 106 4 .320 .408 .580 R. Kiner, LF NYA 148 549 41 101 0 .264 .388 .527 J. DiMaggio, LF CLE 152 595 24 114 0 .280 .368 .486 D. Snider, CF CLE 150 631 23 85 31 .280 .362 .468 H. Evers, RF DET 149 631 15 75 8 .298 .381 .456 H. Sauer, 1B BOS 152 586 32 111 0 .262 .330 .472 W. Westlake, CF CHA 153 583 28 98 2 .272 .340 .471 R. Ashburn, LF SLA 147 595 2 61 53 .321 .377 .403 G. Hodges, C SLA 136 538 21 99 4 .288 .341 .473 P. Reiser, CF DET 149 599 14 74 37 .275 .362 .407 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 H. Newhouser WS1 37 19 14 0 2.28 303.2 260 106 231 6.87 A. Houtteman NYA 33 19 8 0 2.63 259.2 218 84 126 4.38 T. Hughson WS1 34 17 10 0 2.91 288.2 261 90 149 4.66 E. Blackwell NYA 35 16 13 0 2.79 260.0 212 94 199 6.89 B. Feller CLE 37 17 13 0 3.38 282.1 245 128 171 5.45 D. Koslo CHA 36 16 16 0 3.33 289.0 298 88 124 3.87 M. Parnell NYA 35 16 14 0 3.50 275.2 262 114 124 4.07 D. Trout PHA 37 16 12 0 3.72 255.2 261 95 120 4.23 E. Kinder CLE 31 14 12 0 3.56 251.2 246 98 132 4.74 S. Jakucki CLE 34 16 11 0 4.04 272.1 268 89 74 2.46

NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS

Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Runs against ERA K BB Pittsburgh Pirates 91 63 .591 - 878 .287 89 57 733 4.16 582 634 Chicago Cubs 86 68 .558 5 701 .271 83 28 610 3.30 609 588 Philadelphia Phillies 80 74 .519 11 717 .264 111 21 685 3.85 480 526 New York Giants 80 74 .519 11 680 .259 93 47 679 3.78 571 676 Brooklyn Dodgers 78 76 .506 13 677 .265 53 67 728 3.99 589 632 Boston Braves 75 79 .487 16 678 .259 86 33 637 3.40 630 585 Cincinnati Reds 67 87 .435 24 660 .262 63 92 728 4.20 454 661 St. Louis Cardinals 61 93 .396 30 643 .260 57 73 834 4.80 527 783

TOP 10 HITTERS Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG T. Williams, LF PIT 154 585 35 137 1 .350 .475 .582 T. Henrich, CF PIT 152 580 20 130 2 .300 .385 .495 J. Mize, 1B CHN 153 607 31 112 1 .272 .357 .484 F. Fain, 1B PIT 154 635 3 61 8 .288 .406 .374 L. Doby, CF NY1 150 573 19 86 17 .286 .376 .448 J. Robinson, 2B BRO 147 589 13 81 37 .289 .371 .427 E. Torgeson, 1B CIN 154 640 12 72 28 .270 .368 .391 G. Hermanski, LF SLN 151 580 14 79 32 .277 .380 .419 B. Elliott, 3B PHI 151 599 14 87 0 .293 .370 .447 D. Mitchell, CF CIN 151 640 4 85 16 .314 .358 .425 TOP 10 PITCHERS Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9 E. Lopat CHN 34 18 12 0 2.62 284.2 264 84 107 3.40 B. Rush CHN 35 17 9 0 2.95 274.2 249 115 123 4.03 H. Brecheen BSN 36 17 13 0 3.18 294.1 289 80 160 4.90 J. Sain PIT 36 20 9 0 3.97 288.2 313 95 114 3.55 H. Pollet BSN 33 16 13 0 2.75 261.0 235 79 134 4.61 G. Bearden PIT 32 17 11 0 3.73 253.2 251 138 92 3.29 A. Johnson BSN 34 14 13 0 3.12 224.2 205 92 102 4.08 R. Munger NY1 34 15 14 0 3.66 254.2 240 95 114 4.03 W. Spahn BRO 26 11 10 0 3.10 210.1 204 70 123 5.25 V. Trucks CHN 31 13 15 0 3.55 247.0 224 122 127 4.64

1948 Brooklyn Dodgers

Right Fielder Ott Will Retire
Monday, April 19th, 1948
Brooklyn right fielder Mel Ott revealed today at a press conference that he will retire at the end of the year.

His career numbers show Ott is currently carrying a .306 lifetime batting average with 596 home runs and 2058 RBIs.

NABL News: Opening Day
Monday, April 19th, 1948
The offseason is over at last. Spring training has come and gone and it is now time to play ball. The 1948 North American BaseBall League season begins today. Some teams have changed, but the game is still the same. Another great baseball season is here and you can check out these teams on this year's Opening Day schedule:

Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees @ Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

[scott1964]

Brooklyn vs New York
3 game series

Tuesday 4/20
Brooklyn 6 NY 0:
WP Warren Spahn
LP Robin Roberts
HR Mel Almada Jackie Robinson
Spahn shuts down Giants on five hits.

Wednesday 4/21
NY 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Red Munger
LP Mickey Harris
HR Jackie Robinson (2)
Red Munger one hitter through 8.

Thursday 4/22
NY 7 Brooklyn 2:
WP Lefty Sullivan
LP Ken Raffensberger
HR Jackie Robinson (3) Larry Doby
Doby 3 RBIs. Carl Furillo 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 4/23
Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Tiny Bonham
LP Marv Breuer
HR Joe Garagiola
Jackie Robinson out with a high ankle sprain for three weeks

Saturday 4/24
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 1:
WP Warren Spahn (2-0)
LP Paul Erickson
HR Joe Garagiola
Garagiola 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 4/25
Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia 1:
WP Mickey Harris (1-1)
LP Red Barrett (1-1)
HR Bob Elliot
Harris scatters three hits.

Brooklyn vs Boston
2 game series

Monday 4/26
Boston 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Howie Pollet
LP Ken Raffensberger (0-2)
Billy Goodman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 4/27
Boston 6 Brooklyn 3:
WP Harry Brecheen (1-2)
LP Marv Breuer (0-2)
HR Charlie Uhlir 2 (2) Willie Jones
Dodgers get swept by a 0-7 team.

New York vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 4/28
Brooklyn 8 NY 6:
WP Warren Spahn (3-0)
LP Robin Roberts (1-2)
HR Mickey Rocco
Rocco 3 RBIs. Paul Busby 3-4.

Thursday 4/29
NY 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Carl Scheib (2-0)
LP Mickey Harris (1-2)
Carl Furillo 3-4, 3 RBIs. Johnny Lindell 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
4 game series

Friday 4/30
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (1-2)
LP Red Barrett (1-2)
Raffensberger fires a four hitter.

Saturday 5/1
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 3:
WP Marv Breuer (1-2)
LP Max Lanier (1-2)
HR Bob Elliot (2) Yogi Berra
Granny Hammer 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Sunday 5/2
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 2 (14):
WP Bill Donovan
LP Jack Banta
Dodgers win in 14 on three hits, highlighted by Paul Busby's two run triple.

Game 2
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 3:
WP Mickey Harris (2-2)
LP Tiny Bonham (1-1)
HR Mickey Rocco (2)
Calvin Chapman 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
2 game series

Tuesday 5/3
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 4 (11):
WP Satchel Paige
LP Sandy Ullrich (0-2)
Mel Almada scores winning run in the 11th on a bases loaded walk.

Wednesday 5/4
St Louis 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Van Mungo (3-1)
LP Marv Breuer (1-3)
HR Buddy Blattner
Elbie Fletcher 2-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	11	3	.786	-
Philadelphia Athletics	11	6	.647	1.5
Cleveland Indians	8	5	.615	2.5
Detroit Tigers	7	8	.467	4.5
St. Louis Browns	6	8	.429	5.0
Washington Senators	7	11	.389	6.0
Chicago White Sox	6	10	.375	6.0
Boston Red Sox	5	10	.333	6.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	14	2	.875	-
St. Louis Cardinals	8	6	.571	5.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	9	7	.563	5.0
Chicago Cubs	8	7	.533	5.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	8	.500	6.0
Philadelphia Phillies	6	10	.375	8.0
Cincinnati Reds	6	11	.353	8.5
Boston Braves	4	12	.250	10.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Stan Musial - CLE .500 2 Calvin Chapman BRO .397 3 Bobby Brown PIT .393 4 Bob Elliott PHI .386 5 Ken Keltner NYA .385	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Stan Musial - CLE 6 2 Ken Keltner NYA 5 3 Cliff Dapper CLE 3 3 Bruce Edwards BOS 3 3 5 more tied with 3	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Whitey Lockman - CIN 16 2 Johnny Mize CHN 14 2 Vern Stephens SLA 14 4 Johnny Lindell NY1 13 4 2 more tied with 13
LEAGUE LEADERS W Mel Parnell - NYA 4 2 Red Munger NY1 3 2 Van Mungo SLN 3 2 Hal Newhouser WS1 3 2 4 more tied with 3	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Jerry Staley - DET 0.56 2 Dizzy Trout PHA 0.84 3 Cliff Chambers CHN 1.67 4 Carl Scheib NY1 1.69 5 Warren Spahn BRO 1.70	LEAGUE LEADERS K Hal Newhouser - WS1 31 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 28 3 Warren Spahn BRO 26 4 Preacher Roe DET 25 5 Vic Raschi PIT 22

Quittin' Time: Hack Retires
Wednesday, May 5th, 1948
At a brief press conference this afternoon, Philadelphia third baseman Stan Hack announced his retirement from baseball.

Over his career Hack is batting .291 with 309 doubles, 77 triples, 56 home runs, 841 RBIs and scored 991 runs in 1824 games.

[progen]

Stan the Man, what a player. I love this quote from him:

"The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future."

[scott1964]

Originally Posted by progen

Stan the Man, what a player. I love this quote from him:

"The first principle of contract negotiations is don't remind them of what you did in the past - tell them what you're going to do in the future."

Thanks for stopping by.

[scott1964]

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Thursday 5/6
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 1:
WP Warren Spahn (4-0)
LP Hank Wyse (1-2)
HR Wally Judnich
Spahn fires a six hitter.

Friday 5/7
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Ed Lopat (2-2)
LP Mickey Harris (2-3)
Lou Boudreau and Clint Conaster 2-4, RBI.

Saturday 5/8
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3 (15):
WP Lefty West (1-0)
LP Tom Ferrick (0-1)
Dodgers win 15th on a sac fly.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Sunday 5/9
Game 1
Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh1:
WP Marv Breuer (2-3)
Johnny Sain (2-3)
Paul Busby 4-5, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 0:
WP Gene Bearden (3-1)
LP Warren Spahn (4-1)
Bearden shuts out Dodgers on 8 hits.

Monday 5/10
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Vic Raschi (3-2)
LP Mickey Harris (2-4)
HR Dick West
West 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
2 game series

Wednesday 5/12
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 1:
WP Hank Borowy (3-1)
LP Ken Raffensberger (1-3)
Whitey Lockman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 5/13
Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 6:
WP Marv Breuer (3-3)
LP Joe Sullivan (1-4)
Jackie Robinson 3 RBIs. Bob Kennedy 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 5/14
Brooklyn 16 Boston 5:
WP Warren Spahn (5-1)
LP Spec Shea (1-2)
HR Bobby Thomson (4) Willie Jones (2) Granny Hammer
Hammer 2-5, 3 RBIs. Paul Busby and Barney McCosky 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 5/15
Brooklyn 6 Boston 2:
WP Mickey Harris (3-4)
LP Art Johnson (1-3)
HR Bobby Thomson (5)
Harris scatters five hits.

Sunday 5/16
Brooklyn 5 Boston 4:
WP Lefty West (2-0)
LP Howie Pollet (2-3)
HR Jackie Robinson (4)
Milt Brynes 1-2, 2 RBIs. Robinson 2 RBIs.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 5/18
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 1:
WP Marv Breuer (4-3)
LP Les Tietje (1-1)
HR Les Moss (3) Joe Garagiola (3) Jackie Robinson (5)
Garagiola 3 RBIs.

Wednesday 5/19
St Louis 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bill Sayles (1-2)
LP Warren Spahn (5-2)
Cardinals nip Dodgers with a lone run in the 9th.

Thursday 5/20
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 1:
WP Mickey Harris (4-4)
LP Van Mungo (3-4)
HR Mickey Rocco (3)
Rocco 3 RBIs.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Friday 5/21
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Ken Raffensberger (2-3)
LP Vic Raschi (4-3)
HR Tommy Henrich 2 (2)
Henrich 2-4, 4 RBIs. Jackie Robinson 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 5/22
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 5 (11):
WP Satchel Paige (2-0)
LP Bobby Hogue (0-2)
HR Ted Williams (6) Jackie Robinson (6)
Granny Hammer scores in the 11th.

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Sunday 5/23
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn 5 (18):
WP Joe Sullivan (2-5)
LP Johnny Antonelli (0-1)
HR Sam Chapman (2) Mickey Rocco (4) Joe Garagiola (4)
Rocco 5-6, 2 RBIs. Garagiola 3-7, 2 RBIs.

Monday 5/24
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 0:
WP Mickey Harris (5-4)
LP Mike Garcia (0-7)
HR Joe Garagiola (5)
Harris pitches a three hit shut out.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 5/25
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (3-3)
LP Bob Rush (2-6)
Raffensberger shuts down Cubs on six hits.

Wednesday 5/26
Chicago 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Virgil Trucks (6-0)
LP Marv Breuer (4-4)
HR Wally Judnich (4)
Trucks shuts out Dodgers on seven hits.

Thursday 5/27
Brooklyn 6 Chicago 3:
WP Warren Spahn (6-2)
LP Hank Wyse (1-5)
HR Jackie Robinson (7)
Granny Hammer 3 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	21	14	.600	-
Cleveland Indians	20	14	.588	.5
Detroit Tigers	19	16	.543	2.0
Philadelphia Athletics	19	18	.514	3.0
St. Louis Browns	16	17	.485	4.0
Chicago White Sox	16	20	.444	5.5
Washington Senators	17	22	.436	6.0
Boston Red Sox	15	22	.405	7.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	24	13	.649	-
Brooklyn Dodgers	23	14	.622	1.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	20	16	.556	3.5
Chicago Cubs	20	16	.556	3.5
St. Louis Cardinals	19	17	.528	4.5
Philadelphia Phillies	19	20	.487	6.0
Cincinnati Reds	12	25	.324	12.0
Boston Braves	10	26	.278	13.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Stan Musial - CLE .423 2 Bobby Brown PIT .365 3 Bob Elliott PHI .364 4 Andy Pafko NYA .360 5 Calvin Chapman BRO .359	LEAGUE LEADERS HR 2 tied with 8 1 Stan Musial CLE 8 1 Hank Sauer BOS 8 3 Bruce Edwards BOS 7 3 3 more tied with 7	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 30 2 Bob Elliott PHI 28 3 Larry Doby NY1 27 4 Whitey Lockman CIN 25 4 2 more tied with 25
LEAGUE LEADERS W 2 tied with 7 1 Hal Newhouser WS1 7 1 Preacher Roe DET 7 3 Russ Meyer CLE 6 3 3 more tied with 6	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Jerry Staley - DET 0.75 2 Randy Gumpert PHI 1.70 3 Cliff Chambers CHN 1.81 4 Johnny Vander Meer BOS 1.94 5 Hank Borowy CIN 2.09	LEAGUE LEADERS K Warren Spahn - BRO 62 2 Hal Newhouser WS1 60 3 Ewell Blackwell NYA 58 4 Preacher Roe DET 48 5 Bob Feller CLE 46

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Brooklyn vs Boston
3 game series

Friday 5/28
Brooklyn 2 Boston 0:
WP Mickey Harris (6-4)
LP Harry Brecheen (2-7)
Harris 4 hit shut out for his second of the season.

Saturday 5/29
Boston 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Howie Pollet (4-4)
LP Ken Raffensberger (3-4)
HR Jack Lohrke 2 (2)
Lohrke 2-3, 4 RBIs.

Sunday 5/30
Brooklyn 5 Boston 4:
WP Marv Breuer (5-4)
LP Art Johnson (1-5)
Anse Moore 2 RBIs.

New York vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Monday 5/31
Game 1
Brooklyn 6 NY 3:
WP Warren Spahn (7-2)
LP Lefty Sullivan (3-3)
HR Mel Almada (2) Jim Tabor
Almada 2-4, 2 RBIs. Tabor 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 11 NY 4:
WP Mickey Harris (7-4)
LP Mickey McDermott (2-2)
HR Johnny Lindell (5) Paul Busby
Busby 2-5, 4 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
4 game series
Wednesday 6/2
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (4-4)
LP Johnny Rigney (3-3)
Raffensberger fires a two hit shut out.

Thursday 6/3
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 5:
WP Van Mungo (4-6)
LP Lefty West (2-1)
HR Gene Hermanski (8) Les Moss (4) Hank Bauer (2)
Cardinals score 4 in the 8th.

Friday 6/4
St Louis 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Charlie Sproull (7-0)
LP Warren Spahn (7-3)
Cardinals win on Pete Coscarat's sac fly

Saturday 6/5
St Louis 8 Brooklyn 7 (12)
WP Sandy Ullrich (4-3)
LP Bob Lemon (0-1)
HR Mickey Rocco (5) Pete Coscarat Hank Bauer (3)
Cardinals win in the 12th on Baeur's HR.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Sunday 6/6
Game 1
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (5-4)
LP Dick Mauney (0-4)
Charlie Keller (3) Paul Busby 2 (3)
Busby 3-4, 4 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnati 0:
WP Marv Breuer (6-4)
LP Ed Bahr (2-4)
Breuer shuts out Reds on three hits.

Tuesday 6/8
Brooklyn 12 Cincinnati 4:
WP Warren Spahn (8-3)
LP Joe Dobson (4-6)
HR Paul Busby (4) Joe Garagiola (6) Sam Chapman (3)
Garagiola 2-5, 3 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 3-6, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Wednesday 6/9
Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Johnny Sain (6-4)
LP Mickey Harris (7-5)
Mike McCormick 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 6/10
Pittsburgh 10 Brooklyn 2:
WP Gene Bearden (7-2)
LP Ken Raffensberger (5-5)
HR Al Montgomery Tommy Brown 2 (2)
Brown 3-3, 4 RBis. Ferris Fain4-5, 2 RBIs.

Friday 6/11
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Marv Breuer (7-4)
LP Sal Maglie (2-1)
HR Ralph Hodgin Tommy Henrich 95)
Hodgin PH game winning 2 run HR.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
2 game series

Saturday 6/12
Chicago 11 Brooklyn 2:
WP Bob Rush (5-7)
LP Warren Spahn (8-4)
HR Wally Judnich (7) Johnny Mize 2 (9) Frankie Gustine Clint Conaster
Mize GRAND SLAM, 2-4, 6 RBIs.

Sunday 6/13
Chicago 13 Brooklyn 7:
WP Cliff Chambers (8-1)
LP Mickey Harris (7-6)
Lou Boudreau 2-4, 4 RBIs. Wally Judnich 2-4, 2 RBIs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	38	18	.679	-
Cleveland Indians	33	19	.635	3.0
Detroit Tigers	27	25	.519	9.0
Washington Senators	28	29	.491	10.5
Philadelphia Athletics	26	30	.464	12.0
Chicago White Sox	24	30	.444	13.0
St. Louis Browns	21	31	.404	15.0
Boston Red Sox	20	35	.364	17.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	36	19	.655	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	33	22	.600	3.0
Chicago Cubs	32	22	.593	3.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	32	22	.593	3.5
St. Louis Cardinals	27	28	.491	9.0
Philadelphia Phillies	24	32	.429	12.5
Boston Braves	19	35	.352	16.5
Cincinnati Reds	16	39	.291	20.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Stan Musial - CLE .396 2 Lou Boudreau CHN .343 3 Augie Bergamo CHA .340 4 Calvin Chapman BRO .336 5 Willie Jones BSN .333	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ralph Kiner - NYA 15 2 Hank Sauer BOS 12 3 Stan Musial CLE 10 3 Ted Williams PIT 10 5 3 tied with 9	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ted Williams - PIT 44 2 Ralph Kiner NYA 41 3 Wally Westlake CHA 40 4 Larry Doby NY1 38 4 Johnny Lindell NY1 38
LEAGUE LEADERS W Hal Newhouser - WS1 11 2 Russ Meyer CLE 9 2 Red Munger NY1 9 2 Preacher Roe DET 9 5 4 tied with 8	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Cliff Chambers - CHN 1.83 2 Russ Meyer CLE 1.94 3 Lou Brissie NYA 2.02 4 Hal Newhouser WS1 2.07 5 Preacher Roe DET 2.20	LEAGUE LEADERS K Hal Newhouser - WS1 93 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 86 3 Warren Spahn BRO 72 4 Bob Feller CLE 68 5 2 tied with 62

[scott1964]

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 6/15
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 1:
WP Dick Mauney (1-4)
LP Ken Raffensberger (5-6)
Eddie Waitkus 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/16
Brooklyn 4 Cincinnait 2:
WP Marv Breuer (8-4)
LP Joe Dobson (4-7)
HR Catfish Metkovich
Metkovich 2-3, RBI Calvin Chapman 2-4, RBI.

Thursday 6/17
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 3:
WP Joe Sullivan (4-5)
LP Warren Spahn (8-5)
HR Eddie Waitkus
Waitkus 2 RBIs. Mel Almada 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 6/18
Chicago 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hank Wyse (3-6)
LP Mickey Harris (7-7)
Eddie Yount 2 RBIs.

Saturday 6/19
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 4 (11):
WP Satchel Paige (3-0)
LP Ed Lopat (9-4)
HR Hugh Alexander Jackie Robinson (8)
Satchel Paige scores on based loaded walk.

Sunday 6/20
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 1:
WP Bob Rush (7-7)
LP Marv Breuer (8-5)
HR Mickey Rocco (6)
Rush five hitter.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
4 game series

Monday 6/21
Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 2:
WP Vic Raschi (8-6)
LP Warren Spahn (8-6)
Bobby Brown 2-4, 4 RBIs.

Tuesday 6/22
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 5:
WP Mickey Harris (8-7)
LP Allie Reynolds (4-4)
Mickey Rocco and Catfish Matkovich 1-3, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/23
Brooklyn 14 Pittsburgh 1:
WP Ken Raffensberer (6-6)
LP Johnny Sain (8-5)
HR Art Parks Mickey Rocco (7) Granny Hammer (2)
Rocco 4-5, 3 RBIs. Calvin Chapman 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Thursday 6/24
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Vic Raschi (9-6)
LP Johnny Antonelli (0-2)
Calvin Chapman 3-4, RBI.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 6/25
Brooklyn 5 St Louis 0:
WP Warren Spahn (9-6)
LP Les Tietje (3-5)
Spahn 2nd shut out of the season.

Saturday 6/26
Brooklyn 7 St Louis 2:
WP Mickey Harris (9-7)
LP Johnny Rigney (4-6)
HR Granny Hammer (3)
Hammer 3-3, 2 RBIs. Paul Busby 2-5, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 6/27
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 3 (10):
WP Satchel Paige (4-0)
LP Bill Sayles (2-4)
HR Mickey Rocco (8)
Rocco scores winning run in the 10th.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 6/29
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 1:
WP Marv Breuer (9-5)
LP Tiny Bonham (3-9)
Calvin Chapman 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 6/30
Brooklyn 12 Philadelphia 2:
WP Warren Spahn (10-6)
LP Harry Feldman (3-8)
Barney McCosky 4-5, 5 RBIs.

Thursday 7/1
Brooklyn 12 Philadelphia 2:
WP Mickey Harris (10-7)
LP Paul Erickson (3-7)
HR Joe Garagiola (7)
Garagiola 1st inning GRAND SLAM, 2-4. Mickey Rocco 3 RBIs.

New York vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 7/2
NY 10 Brooklyn 9 (11):
WP Howie Fox (8-4)
LP Ned Garver (0-1)
HR Larry Doby (10)
Doby 5th inning GRANS SLAM. Tommy Tatum 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/3
Brooklyn 4 NY 2:
WP Marv Breuer (10-5)
LP Mickey McDermott (3-5)
HR Aaron Robinson (10)
Mickey Rocco 2-4, RBI. Catfish Metkovich 2-3, RBI.

Sunday 7/4
NY 4 Brooklyn 1:
WP Robin Roberts (5-6)
LP Warren Spahn (10-7)
Eddie Lake 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
3 game series

Monday 7/5
Game 1
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (7-6)
LP Harry Feldman (3-9)
HR Eddie Yost
Raffensberger scatters 7 hits.

Game 2
Brooklyn 13 Philadelphia 2:
WP Mickey Harris (11-7)
LP Tiny Bonham (3-11)
HR Joe Garagiola (8) Jackie Robinson (9)
Garagiola 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Tuesday 7/6
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 0:
WP Marv Breuer (11-5)
LP Red Barrett (7-7)
Breuer fires a six hit shut out.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	48	30	.615	-
Cleveland Indians	47	30	.610	.5
Detroit Tigers	39	36	.520	7.5
Washington Senators	41	40	.506	8.5
Philadelphia Athletics	40	40	.500	9.0
Chicago White Sox	34	43	.442	13.5
St. Louis Browns	31	46	.403	16.5
Boston Red Sox	31	46	.403	16.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	49	29	.628	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	47	30	.610	1.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	46	30	.605	2.0
Chicago Cubs	43	34	.558	5.5
St. Louis Cardinals	35	42	.455	13.5
Boston Braves	34	44	.436	15.0
Philadelphia Phillies	31	49	.388	19.0
Cincinnati Reds	25	52	.325	23.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Stan Musial - CLE .387 2 Augie Bergamo CHA .345 3 Andy Pafko NYA .334 3 Calvin Chapman BRO .334 5 Willie Jones BSN .332	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ralph Kiner - NYA 19 2 Hank Sauer BOS 17 3 Ted Williams PIT 14 4 Duke Snider CLE 13 5 3 tied with 12	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Stan Musial - CLE 57 2 Ralph Kiner NYA 56 3 Larry Doby NY1 55 3 Ted Williams PIT 55 5 2 tied with 53
LEAGUE LEADERS W Hal Newhouser - WS1 13 2 Red Munger NY1 12 2 Vic Raschi PIT 12 4 Marv Breuer BRO 11 4 3 more tied with 11	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Howie Pollet - BSN 1.97 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 2.14 3 Red Munger NY1 2.34 4 Russ Meyer CLE 2.41 5 Al Brazle NYA 2.45	LEAGUE LEADERS K Hal Newhouser - WS1 116 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 115 3 Bob Feller CLE 89 3 Warren Spahn BRO 89 5 Vic Raschi PIT 84

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Boston vs Brooklyn
2 game series

Wednesday 7/7
Boston 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Art Johnson (7-6)
LP Warren Spahn (10-8)
HR Granny Hamner (4)
Bobby Thomson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 7/8
Brooklyn 4 Boston 1:
WP Ken Raffensberger (8-6)
LP Howie Pollet (9-7)
Mickey Rocco 3-4, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs New York
3 game series

Friday 7/9
Brooklyn 12 NY 5:
WP Mickey Harris (12-7)
LP Mickey McDermott (3-6)
HR Granny Hamner (5) Salty Parker
Jackie Robinson 2-5, 3 RBIs. Parker 3 RBIs.

Saturday 7/10
NY 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Red Munger (13-2)
LP Marv Breuer (11-6)
HR Granny Hamner (6)
Hamner 3-4, 3 RBIs. Giants slip past Dodgers.

Sunday 7/11
NY 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Robin Roberts (6-7)
LP Satchel Paige (4-1)
HR Mel Almada (3)
Eddie Lake is doubled home in the bottom of the ninth.

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

GAME ID: 1234 - TUESDAY, JULY 13TH, 1948 - GAME LOG

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

WP Bill Sayles (Cardinals)
LP TEx Hughson (Senators)
MVP Larry Doby (Giants) 3-3, RBI.

Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
3 game series

Thursday 7/15
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Joe Dobson (8-9)
LP Warren Spahn (10-9)
Dobson six hitter.

Friday 7/16
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 3:
WP Hank Borowy (7-7)
LP Ken Raffensberger (8-7)
HR Dib Williams
Reds slip past Dodgers on 9th inning sac fly.

Saturday 7/17
Cincinnait 12 Brooklyn 2:
WP Mike Garcia (1-13)
LP Mickey Harris (12-8)
HR Paul Busby (5)
Lynn Myers 3 RBIs. Dale Mitchell 4-5, 3 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs St Louis
3 game series

Sunday 7/18
Game 1
Brooklyn 6 St Louis 2:
WP Marv Breuer (12-6)
LP Les Tietje (5-6)
HR Hank Bauer (9)
Bauer 2 RBIs. Ralph Hodgin 1-1, 2 RBIs.

Game 2
Brooklyn 9 St Louis 8 (11):
WP Satchel Paige (5-1)
LP Russ Bauers (1-3)
HR Hank Bauer (10) Gene Hermanki (11) Pete Coscarart (2)
Jackie Robinson 3-6, 4 RBIs.

Monday 7/19
Brooklyn 2 St Louis 1:
WP Ken Raffensbeger (9-7)
LP Van Mungo (7-10)
Raffensberger scatters nine hits.

Brooklyn vs Chicago
3 game series

Tuesday 7/20
Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1:
WP Mickey Harris (13-8)
LP Bob Rush (9-10)
HR Mel Almada (4)
Barney McCosky scores on a Jackie Robinson single in the 8th.

Wednesday 7/21
Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3:
WP Marv Breuer (13-6)
LP Ed Lopat (12-7)
HR Al Montgomery (2) Granny Hamner (7)
Montgomery 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Thursday 7/22
Chicago 8 Brooklyn 0:
WP Cliff Chambers (11-5)
LP Warren Spahn (10-10)
HR Johnny Mize (16)
Chambers shuts out Dodger on four hits. Spahn is 2-7 in his last 12 games.

Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh
3 game series

Friday 7/23
Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 1:
WP Oscar Judd (8-5)
LP Ken Raffensberger (9-8)
Granny Hamner 2-3, RBI. Pirates win on a run scoring double play.

Sunday 7/25
Game 1
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 0:
WP Vic Raschi (16-6)
LP Mickey Harris (13-9)
HR Tommy Brown (6) Ted Williams (20)
Raschi three hit shut out.

Game 2
Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Johnny Sain (13-7)
LP Lefty West (2-2)
Pirates score in the bottom of the ninth on a fielders choice.

New York vs Brooklyn
Single game series

Monday 7/26
Brooklyn 7 NY 1:
WP Warren Spahn (11-10)
LP Red Munger (15-3)
Spahn fires a two hitter.

St Louis vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 7/27
Brooklyn 4 St Louis 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (10-8)
LP Van Mungo (7-12)
2 run error in the 7th lifts Dodgers

Wednesday 7/28
St Louis 3 Brooklyn 2:
WP Doyle Lade (4-3)
LP Satchel Paige (5-2)
Cardinals score two in the ninth

Thursday 7/29
St Louis 4 Brooklyn 0:
WP Les Tietje (6-7)
LP Marv Breuer (13-7)
Dodgers have been shut out 3 times in one week.

Pittsburgh vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 7/30
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 2:
WP Vic Raschi (17-6)
LP Warren Spahn (11-11)
Bobby Brown 2 RBIs.

Saturday 7/31
Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (11-8)
LP Johnny Sain (13-8)
HR Barney McCosky
Mickey Rocco 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/1
Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 4:
WP Mickey Harris (14-9)
LP Gene Bearden (13-6)
Jackie Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs. Granny Hamner 4-5.

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	61	38	.616	-
Cleveland Indians	59	40	.596	2.0
Detroit Tigers	50	49	.505	11.0
Chicago White Sox	49	51	.490	12.5
Washington Senators	48	55	.466	15.0
Philadelphia Athletics	47	56	.456	16.0
Boston Red Sox	44	56	.440	17.5
St. Louis Browns	43	56	.434	18.0

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Giants	64	37	.634	-
Pittsburgh Pirates	60	40	.600	3.5
Brooklyn Dodgers	57	43	.570	6.5
Chicago Cubs	55	46	.545	9.0
St. Louis Cardinals	47	53	.470	16.5
Boston Braves	46	56	.451	18.5
Philadelphia Phillies	40	64	.385	25.5
Cincinnati Reds	36	66	.353	28.5

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Stan Musial - CLE .361 2 Grady Hatton PHA .332 3 Augie Bergamo CHA .331 4 Ted Williams PIT .328 5 Andy Pafko NYA .323	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ralph Kiner - NYA 29 2 Hank Sauer BOS 24 3 Ted Williams PIT 21 4 Johnny Mize CHN 19 5 Duke Snider CLE 17	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ralph Kiner - NYA 80 2 Ted Williams PIT 77 3 Stan Musial CLE 69 3 Hank Sauer BOS 69 5 Wally Westlake CHA 66
LEAGUE LEADERS W Vic Raschi - PIT 17 2 Red Munger NY1 16 3 Hal Newhouser WS1 15 4 Mickey Harris BRO 14 5 6 tied with 13	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ewell Blackwell - NYA 1.96 2 Howie Pollet BSN 2.24 3 Vic Raschi PIT 2.47 4 Al Brazle NYA 2.49 5 Red Munger NY1 2.54	LEAGUE LEADERS K Hal Newhouser - WS1 144 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 143 3 Warren Spahn BRO 121 4 Bob Feller CLE 110 4 Vic Raschi PIT 110

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Chicago vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Tuesday 8/3
Brooklyn 7 Chicago 6 (10):
WP Bill Donovan (2-0)
LP Joe Orrell (0-1)
HR Jackie Robinson (10)
Robinson 2-5, 3 RBIs. Bill Drescher 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/4
Brooklyn 5 Chicago 4 (12):
WP Satchel Paige (6-2)
LP Joe Orrell (0-2)
Calvin Chapman doubles in Mel Almada in the 12th.

Thursday 8/5
Brooklyn 3 Chicago 0:
WP Ken Raffensberger (12-8)
LP Arnold Carter (3-5)
HR Mel Almada (5)
Raffensberger shuts out Cubs on 4 hits for his 3rd of the season/

Cincinnati vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/6
Cincinnati 11 Brooklyn 4:
WP Mike Garcia (3-16)
LP Mikey Harris (14-10)
HR Phil Rizzuto
John Davis and Dale Mitchell 2-4, 3 RBIs.

Saturday 8/7
Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 3:
WP Marv Breuer (14-7)
LP Hank Browoy (8-9)
HR Mickey Rocco (9)
Barney McCosky 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Sunday 8/8
Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP Ed Bahr (5-12)
LP Warren Spahn (11-12)
HR Dibs Williams (2) Jim Hegan (5)
Jackie Robinson 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Philadelphia vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Monday 8/9
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 3:
WP Ken Raffensberger (13-8)
LP Red Barrett (10-12)
HR Bobby Doerr (3) Jackie Robinson (11)
Robinson and Mel Almada 2-4, RBI.

Tuesday 8/10
Philadelphia 9 Brooklyn 3:
WP Harry Feldman (5-13)
LP Micky Harris (14-11)
HR Willard Marshall (15) Yogi Berra (7) Allie Clark (3)
Clark 3-5, 3 RBIs.Eddie Yost 2-4, 2 RBIs.

Wednesday 8/11
Philadelphia 10 Brooklyn 8 (13):
WP Randy Gumpert (3-4)
LP Satchel Paige (6-3)
HR Bruce Campbell (3) Yogi Berra (8)
Al Montgomery 2-7, 4 RBIs. Jim Tabor 3-5, 2 RBIs.

Brooklyn vs Boston
4 game series

Thursday 8/12
Brooklyn 5 Boston 3:
WP Warren Spahn (12-12)
LP Harry Brecheen (12-13)
HR Erv Dusak
Dodgers score 3 times in the ninth.

Friday 8/13
Boston 5 Brooklyn 4:
WP Billy Pierce (6-4)
LP Ken Raffensberger (13-9)
HR Jim Tabor (2) Bill Pierce Johnny Groth (8)
Braves score two in the bottom of the ninth.

Saturday 8/14
Brooklyn 8 Boston 1:
WP Mickey Harris (15-11)
LP Spec Shea (7-10)
HR Jackie Robinson (12)
Harris pitches a two hitter.

Sunday 8/15
Boston 5 Brooklyn 0:
WP Art Johnson (8-9)
LP Marv Breuer (14-9)
Dodgers gets shut out on 3 hits.

Brooklyn vs Philadelphia
2 game series

Tuesday 8/17
Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 0:
WP Warren Spahn (13-12)
LP Max Lanier (9-13)
Spahn picks up shut out #3 of the season.

Wednesday 8/18
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 2:
WP Ken Raffensberger (14-9)
LP Randy Gumpert (4-5)
HR George Vico (6) Allie Clark (4)
Raffensberger fires a four hitter.

Boston vs Brooklyn
3 game series

Friday 8/20
Brooklyn 13 Boston 2:
WP Ned Garver (1-1)
LP Art Johnson (8-10)
HR Johnny Groth (7) Al Montgomery (3)
Garver picks up first career win.

Saturday 8/21
Boston 7 Brooklyn 4:
WP Spec Shea (8-10)
LP Marv Breuer (14-9)
Johnny Groth 2 RBIs. Shea 3 RBIs.

Sunday 8/22
Brooklyn 3 Boston 2 (11):
WP Lefty West (3-2)
LP Howie Pollet (11-13)
HR Willie Jones (15)
Dodgers win in the 11th on Jackie Robinson's run scoring double

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Yankees	76	44	.633	-
Cleveland Indians	73	45	.619	2.0
Detroit Tigers	57	59	.491	17.0
Chicago White Sox	56	64	.467	20.0
Philadelphia Athletics	56	65	.463	20.5
St. Louis Browns	52	64	.448	22.0
Washington Senators	53	67	.442	23.0
Boston Red Sox	52	67	.437	23.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

	W	L	PCT	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	73	46	.613	-
New York Giants	72	49	.595	2.0
Brooklyn Dodgers	68	50	.576	4.5
Chicago Cubs	60	59	.504	13.0
St. Louis Cardinals	57	63	.475	16.5
Boston Braves	56	64	.467	17.5
Cincinnati Reds	47	73	.392	26.5
Philadelphia Phillies	48	77	.384	28.0

LEAGUE LEADERS AVG Stan Musial - CLE .345 2 Ted Williams PIT .344 3 Bobby Brown PIT .325 4 Calvin Chapman BRO .316 5 Bob Elliott PHI .315	LEAGUE LEADERS HR Ralph Kiner - NYA 37 2 Ted Williams PIT 28 3 Hank Sauer BOS 27 4 Johnny Mize CHN 22 5 Duke Snider CLE 20	LEAGUE LEADERS RBI Ralph Kiner - NYA 97 2 Ted Williams PIT 92 3 Stan Musial CLE 83 4 Hank Sauer BOS 80 5 2 tied with 75
LEAGUE LEADERS W Red Munger - NY1 20 2 Vic Raschi PIT 19 3 Johnny Sain PIT 17 4 Russ Meyer CLE 16 4 2 more tied with 16	LEAGUE LEADERS ERA Ewell Blackwell - NYA 1.79 2 Curt Simmons NYA 1.84 3 Red Munger NY1 2.31 4 Howie Pollet BSN 2.37 5 Bob Feller CLE 2.53	LEAGUE LEADERS K Hal Newhouser - WS1 173 2 Ewell Blackwell NYA 164 3 Warren Spahn BRO 145 4 Bob Feller CLE 132 4 Vic Raschi PIT 132