Phils Nip Bucs 3-2

19,817 fans were treated to a fine game at Forbes Field as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The sizzling Philadelphia Phillies won by the slimmest of margins, 3 to 2. Philadelphia had 1 run cross the plate in the top of the 7th inning. After an out was recorded, Mike Goliat ripped a solo home run (his 8th of the season). Bob Miller struck out, unable to help the rally. Pittsburgh had 10 hits in the game while Philadelphia had 5, but Philadelphia had the more timely hits. The winning pitcher was Miller(6-6) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Miller was helped out by Jim Konstanty who recorded his 14th save. Bill Macdonald(4-8) was tagged with the loss. This win by Philadelphia continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten games, they have a record of 9-1. For the season, they are 48-41. Pittsburgh can't seem to snap out of their recent 'funk'. Now they have a miserable 2-8 record over the last couple weeks.

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Philadelphia Phillies At 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates     7/24/1950
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  1  1 .269     B.Dillinger 3B      4  1  2  0 .444  
  R.Ashburn CF        3  0  0  0 .320     D.O'Connell SS      4  0  0  0 .289  
  D.Sisler LF         3  0  0  0 .305     R.Kiner LF          4  1  2  2 .254  
  J.Konstanty P       0  0  0  0 .143     G.Bell RF           4  0  1  0 .276  
  D.Ennis RF          4  0  0  0 .340     W.Westlake CF       3  0  1  0 .299  
  G.Hamner SS         3  0  0  0 .249     D.Murtaugh 2B       4  0  0  0 .275  
  W.Jones 3B          4  1  1  1 .311     J.Phillips 1B       3  0  2  0 .321  
  A.Seminick C        4  0  1  0 .276   B-J.Hopp PH           0  0  0  0 .332  
  M.Goliat 2B         3  1  1  1 .233     R.Mueller C         4  0  2  0 .373  
  B.Miller P          3  1  1  0 .214     B.Macdonald P       3  0  0  0 .069  
A-D.Whitman LF        0  0  0  0 .241                                          
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         Totals      31  3  5  3                 Totals      33  2 10  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Miller In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 1 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  3  5  0
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2 10  1
 
Phillies (48-41)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Miller WIN(6-6)         8      10   2   2   0   2   1 119   5.32
J.Konstanty SAVE(14th)    1       0   0   0   2   0   0  18   4.52
Totals                    9      10   2   2   2   2   1
 
Pirates (37-50)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Macdonald LOSS(4-8)     9       5   3   3   3   5   2 129   3.69
Totals                    9       5   3   3   3   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,817 DATE- Monday, July 24th 1950 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Scotty Robb, Lon Warneke, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 4  Pirates: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 3  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- G.Bell
DOUBLES- B.Miller, R.Kiner(7th), J.Phillips(7th)
TRIPLES- G.Bell(11th)
HOME RUNS- W.Jones(15th), M.Goliat(8th), R.Kiner(36th)
WALKS- R.Ashburn, D.Sisler, G.Hamner, W.Westlake, J.Hopp
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ennis, G.Hamner, A.Seminick, B.Miller-2, D.O'Connell,
             B.Macdonald
GIDP- R.Ashburn, D.Sisler, B.Dillinger, D.Murtaugh-2
WILD PITCHES- B.Macdonald

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Indians Power Past Senators 9-3

Al Rosen ripped a bases loaded blast and Bob Lemon went the distance at Griffith Stadium as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators by the count of 9 to 3. Cleveland brought 6 runs across the plate in the top of the 6th inning when they had 5 base hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Rosen who deflated the mood of the partisan fans when he cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 25th of the season). Cleveland managed 14 hits in their victory. The winning pitcher was Lemon(11-10) who allowed 3 runs for the game. The loss was charged to Bob Kuzava(5-8). He was touched for 4 homeruns in his 5 and 1/3 innings of work. With this win, Cleveland has a league leading 61-29 record. They have been 7-3 lately. With the loss Washington now has a record of 34-52.

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Cleveland Indians At 1950 Washington Senators        7/23/1950
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Mitchell LF       5  0  0  1 .316     E.Yost 3B           4  0  2  0 .299  
  L.Boudreau SS       4  1  2  0 .308     G.Coan LF           4  0  0  0 .286  
  L.Doby CF           4  1  1  0 .329     I.Noren CF          4  0  0  0 .298  
  A.Rosen 3B          5  1  2  4 .302     M.Vernon 1B         4  1  1  0 .294  
  L.Easter 1B         4  1  1  1 .307     B.Stewart RF        4  1  0  0 .261  
  J.Gordon 2B         5  1  2  1 .233     C.Michaels 2B       4  1  2  2 .313  
  B.Kennedy RF        5  0  1  0 .327     S.Dente SS          3  0  1  1 .286  
  J.Hegan C           4  2  2  1 .208     M.Grasso C          3  0  0  0 .274  
  B.Lemon P           4  2  3  1 .221     B.Kuzava P          1  0  0  0 .118  
                                          A.Sima P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-M.Combs PH          1  0  0  0 .222  
                                          E.Singleton P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-L.Okrie PH          0  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  9 14  9                 Totals      32  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Sima In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Singleton In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 1 0  2 0 6  0 0 0  -  9 14  2
Senators........ 0 1 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  1
 
Indians (61-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Lemon WIN(11-10)        9       6   3   2   3   3   1 131   4.37
Totals                    9       6   3   2   3   3   1
 
Senators (34-52)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Kuzava LOSS(5-8)        5 1/3  12   8   8   3   2   4 118   5.25
A.Sima                    1 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   1  23   5.93
E.Singleton               2       0   0   0   1   1   0  21   6.00
Totals                    9      14   9   9   4   3   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,428 DATE- Sunday, July 23rd 1950 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Bill McKinley, Eddie Hurley, Jim Honochick, Bill McGowan
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:10  Senators: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Senators: 0
ERRORS- D.Mitchell, J.Gordon, M.Vernon
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau(15th), B.Kennedy(11th), J.Hegan(6th), B.Lemon
HOME RUNS- A.Rosen(25th), L.Easter(19th), J.Gordon(15th), J.Hegan(8th),
           B.Lemon(3rd), C.Michaels(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Hegan, B.Kuzava
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Mitchell, S.Dente
WALKS- L.Boudreau, L.Doby, L.Easter, B.Lemon, E.Yost, M.Grasso, L.Okrie
STRIKE OUTS- D.Mitchell, L.Easter, B.Kennedy, I.Noren, B.Stewart-2

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Indians Whip Senators 7-1

Jim Hegan went yard and had 2 RBI and Early Wynn completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Senators by a score of 7 to 1 at Griffith Stadium. Cleveland came up with 6 runs in the top of the 5th inning when they had 7 base hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Dale Mitchell who quieted the home crowd when he lined a base-hit which was good for two runs. Cleveland managed 14 hits in their victory. Wynn(15-2) allowed 1 run on the game. Sid Hudson(8-8) absorbed the loss. He was not very effective, surrendering 6 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings.

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Cleveland Indians At 1950 Washington Senators        7/22/1950
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Mitchell LF       4  1  2  2 .321     E.Yost 3B           2  0  0  0 .296  
  L.Boudreau SS       5  0  2  0 .304     G.Coan LF           5  0  1  0 .293  
  L.Doby CF           5  1  1  1 .330     I.Noren CF          4  0  1  0 .302  
  A.Rosen 3B          4  0  1  1 .300     M.Vernon 1B         3  0  1  1 .295  
  L.Easter 1B         4  0  1  0 .307     B.Stewart RF        5  0  0  0 .266  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  1  1  0 .230     C.Michaels 2B       4  0  1  0 .310  
  B.Kennedy RF        4  1  1  0 .329     S.Dente SS          3  0  0  0 .285  
  J.Hegan C           4  2  2  2 .204     M.Grasso C          2  1  0  0 .283  
  E.Wynn P            4  1  3  1 .281     S.Hudson P          1  0  0  0 .125  
                                          J.Haynes P          0  0  0  0 .333  
                                        A-M.Combs PH          1  0  0  0 .224  
                                          A.Sima P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-L.Okrie PH          1  0  1  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 14  7                 Totals      31  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Haynes In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sima In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 6 1  0 0 0  -  7 14  0
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  5  0
 
Indians (60-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Wynn WIN(15-2)          9       5   1   1   8   7   0 144   2.65
Totals                    9       5   1   1   8   7   0
 
Senators (34-51)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Hudson LOSS(8-8)        4 1/3   9   6   6   1   0   0  84   4.17
J.Haynes                  2 2/3   3   1   1   0   0   1  34   5.17
A.Sima                    2       2   0   0   0   2   0  28   5.97
Totals                    9      14   7   7   1   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,089 DATE- Saturday, July 22nd 1950 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Art Passarella, Charlie Berry, Jim Boyer, Hank Soar
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 5  Senators:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Senators: 3
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau-2(14th), E.Wynn-2, G.Coan(11th), L.Okrie(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Hegan(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Hudson
WALKS- D.Mitchell, E.Yost-3, I.Noren, M.Vernon, S.Dente, M.Grasso-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Vernon
STRIKE OUTS- L.Doby, B.Kennedy, E.Yost, G.Coan, I.Noren-2, M.Vernon, S.Hudson,
             M.Combs
GIDP- L.Boudreau, J.Gordon

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Indians nip Senators 9-8

Larry Doby had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Griffith Stadium as the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators by the count of 9 to 8. Washington was unable to claim the lead after Cleveland went ahead in the 5th inning plating an isolated run using 2 hits. Overall Cleveland out-hit Washington 14 to 11. The victory went to Mike Garcia(9-5) who went 7 and 1/3 innings, allowing 6 runs. Sam Zoldak earned his 3rd save. The losing pitcher was Connie Marrero(3-10). He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 10 hits and 3 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings. 'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his best stuff,' Lou Boudreau said after the game. 'Garcia did not have command of his pitches most of the night, but he proved he really knew how to pitch!'

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Cleveland Indians At 1950 Washington Senators        7/21/1950
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Mitchell LF       4  1  1  1 .318     E.Yost 3B           3  0  0  0 .298  
E-A.Clark PH,LF       1  0  0  0 .207     G.Coan LF           4  1  1  0 .296  
  B.Avila 2B          5  0  1  0 .354   C-S.Mele PH,RF        0  0  0  1 .213  
  L.Doby CF           5  3  4  2 .332     I.Noren CF          5  0  2  1 .303  
  A.Rosen 3B          3  2  1  0 .301     M.Vernon 1B         5  1  1  0 .294  
  L.Easter 1B         4  1  1  4 .308     B.Stewart RF,LF     4  2  0  0 .271  
  L.Boudreau SS       5  1  3  0 .301     C.Michaels 2B       3  2  2  0 .311  
  B.Kennedy RF        5  1  2  0 .330   F-J.Ostrowski PH      1  0  0  0 .271  
  J.Hegan C           4  0  1  1 .199     S.Dente SS          2  1  1  2 .288  
  M.Garcia P          2  0  0  0 .255     J.Haynes P          0  0  0  0 .333  
  J.Flores P          0  0  0  0 .000   B-S.Robertson PH      0  0  0  1 .221  
  D.Rozek P           0  0  0  0 .000     M.Harris P          0  0  0  0 .444  
D-J.Gordon PH         1  0  0  0 .229     M.Grasso C          4  1  3  2 .289  
  S.Zoldak P          0  0  0  0 .273     C.Marrero P         1  0  0  0 .037  
                                        A-M.Combs SS          2  0  1  1 .226  
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         Totals      39  9 14  8                 Totals      34  8 11  8
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Marrero In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Haynes In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Coan In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Rozek In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Mitchell In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Michaels In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 1 0 0  2 1 0  2 3 0  -  9 14  0
Senators........ 0 0 0  3 0 0  0 5 0  -  8 11  2
 
Indians (59-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Garcia WIN(9-5)         7 1/3   8   6   6   4   0   0 117   3.91
J.Flores                  0 1/3   3   2   2   1   0   0  22   7.07
D.Rozek HOLD(1st)         0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   7   9.82
S.Zoldak SAVE(3rd)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.66
Totals                    9      11   8   8   6   0   0
 
Senators (34-50)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Marrero LOSS(3-10)      6 1/3  10   6   5   3   3   1 120   5.69
J.Haynes                  1 2/3   4   3   3   2   0   1  44   5.24
M.Harris                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.13
Totals                    9      14   9   8   5   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 8,874 DATE- Friday, July 21st 1950 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Hank Soar, Art Passarella, Charlie Berry, Jim Boyer
T- 2:22
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11  Senators: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Senators: 0
ERRORS- C.Michaels, M.Grasso
TRIPLES- G.Coan(2nd), S.Dente(2nd)
HOME RUNS- L.Doby(9th), L.Easter(18th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Doby(10th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Avila, M.Garcia, C.Marrero
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Easter, S.Robertson
WALKS- D.Mitchell, A.Rosen-2, J.Hegan, M.Garcia, E.Yost-2, S.Mele, B.Stewart,
       C.Michaels, S.Dente
STRIKE OUTS- A.Clark, B.Avila, A.Rosen, L.Easter
GIDP- E.Yost

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Doby and Clark Slug A's 13-3

Steve Gromek allowed Lou Boudreau to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game and center fielder Larry Doby had 4 hits and 4 RBI at Shibe Park as the indomitable Cleveland Indians embarrassed the Philadelphia Athletics by the lopsided score of 13 to 3. The Philadelphia fans didn't appreciate the big day Doby had. He laced a base-hit bringing in a run in the 4th inning, doubled in the 5th inning, rifled a three-run blast (his 8th of the season) in the 7th inning and slapped a single in the 9th inning. Cleveland rapped out 13 hits for the night. The victory was credited to Gromek(4-3) who went the distance, allowing 3 runs. Alex Kellner(3-12) took the loss. He couldn't find the strike zone and allowed 8 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.

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BOXSCORE: 1950 Cleveland Indians At 1950 Philadelphia Athletics     7/20/1950
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Boudreau SS       6  2  3  1 .293     E.Joost SS          4  0  0  0 .266  
  J.Gordon 2B         3  1  1  0 .230     W.Moses RF          4  1  2  0 .235  
  L.Easter 1B         3  2  0  0 .309     E.Valo LF           5  0  0  0 .285  
  A.Rosen 3B          5  2  2  2 .301     S.Chapman CF        4  1  1  1 .236  
  L.Doby CF           5  3  4  4 .325     F.Fain 1B           3  0  0  0 .280  
  A.Clark LF          6  2  2  5 .209     B.Hitchcock 2B      4  1  2  1 .288  
  B.Kennedy RF        3  1  0  0 .329     K.Wahl 3B           4  0  1  0 .268  
  J.Hegan C           4  0  0  0 .198     J.Tipton C          4  0  3  1 .443  
  S.Gromek P          5  0  1  1 .192     A.Kellner P         1  0  0  0 .171  
                                          J.Coleman P         1  0  0  0 .250  
                                        A-P.Lehner PH         1  0  0  0 .302  
                                          C.Scheib P          0  0  0  0 .385  
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         Totals      40 13 13 13                 Totals      35  3  9  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 8th Inning
 
Indians......... 2 0 0  6 2 0  3 0 0  - 13 13  1
Athletics....... 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  1
 
Indians (58-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Gromek WIN(4-3)         9       9   3   2   2   4   0 142   4.77
Totals                    9       9   3   2   2   4   0
 
Athletics (28-58)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Kellner LOSS(3-12)      3 2/3   9   8   8   8   2   0 100   4.83
J.Coleman                 4 1/3   3   5   5   3   2   2  82   5.49
C.Scheib                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  14   8.66
Totals                    9      13  13  13  11   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 3,741 DATE- Thursday, July 20th 1950 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Charlie Berry, Jim Boyer, Hank Soar, Art Passarella
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:12  Athletics: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Athletics: 1
ERRORS- L.Easter, K.Wahl
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau(12th), A.Rosen(21st), L.Doby(19th), A.Clark(4th),
         W.Moses(5th), B.Hitchcock(9th)
TRIPLES- W.Moses(3rd)
HOME RUNS- L.Doby(8th), A.Clark(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Coleman
WALKS- J.Gordon-3, L.Easter-3, L.Doby, B.Kennedy-3, J.Hegan, E.Joost, W.Moses
HIT BY PITCH- A.Rosen, F.Fain
STRIKE OUTS- L.Easter, J.Hegan, S.Gromek-2, E.Valo, S.Chapman-2, A.Kellner
GIDP- A.Clark

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