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Friday 10/20/1949: Shirley and Rigney receive Most Valuable Pitcher
Tex Shirley will never forget this year. His dominating season convinced the American League to name Philadelphia (A)'s right-hander the Most Valuable Pitcher winner of 1949. This season Shirley compiled an ERA of 2.97, going 26-9 in 41 starts. He fanned 263 while giving up 283 hits in 355 innings. Tex has pitched 5 shutouts and 27 complete games. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins! Shirley wins the award for the 3rd time in his 6-year career. All the hard work finally paid off for Philadelphia (N)'s Johnny Rigney as well. The right-hander was named the Most Valuable Pitcher winner in the National League today. Opposing players hit .229 against Johnny this season. While posting an ERA of 3.06 he went 26-12 in 41 starts, fanning 271 and walking 124 hitters. He has 34 complete games and 6 shutouts. He's 1st in the National League in ERA and 2nd in wins! Rigney wins the award for the 2nd time in his 11-year career.
 
Friday 10/20/1949: Hasson and Williams win Most Valuable Hitter
A season for the ages earned Chicago (A)'s first baseman Gene Hasson the American League Most Valuable Hitter this year. While compiling an on base percentage of .475, Gene hit .344 and slugged .685. He has collected 154 runs batted in this year. He's 2nd in the American League in batting, 6th in homeruns and 2nd in RBI! Chicago (N)'s leftfielder Ted Williams had a fabulous season as well, no doubt about it. The National League shared this opinion and names the 31 year old the Most Valuable Hitter winner! While compiling an on base percentage of .558, Ted hit .402 and slugged .978. He has collected 182 runs batted in this year. HE HAS WON THE TRIPLE CROWN!!! Williams wins the award for the 9th time in his 10-year career.
 
Friday 10/20/1949: Chicago (A)'s Antonelli earns Rookie Of The Year
Getting an award is a nice way to start a career. Chicago (A)'s Johnny Antonelli smiled as he was named the American League Rookie Of The Year winner. Johnny has a record of 20-7 this season, with an ERA of 5.73. In 252.2 Innings he was able to strike out 174 batters. He's 8th in the American League in wins! Getting an award is a nice way to start a career. New York (N)'s Mel Parnell smiled as he was named the National League Rookie Of The Year winner. His ERA of 4.20 helped him to a 23-14 record this year. He struck out 181 and walked 154 in 334.2 innings. He has 31 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 8th in the National League in wins!
 
Thursday 10/19/1949: Philadelphia (N)'s Vic Wertz has great day, hits three longballs
PHILADELPHIA (N) - Hitting homeruns is one of the most difficult things in sports. To hit three of them in one game is almost sensational. Philadelphia (N)'s rightfielder Vic Wertz accomplished that feat in a 9-8 win over Chicago (A). His 1st shot, off Ewell Blackwell in the 1st inning, was a two-run homerun and cleared the fence in left field. His 2nd blast, a solo homerun off Ewell Blackwell in the 5th inning, landed an estimated 376 feet from home plate. A pitch from Ewell Blackwell in the 6th inning left his bat for a three-run homerun, landing 388 feet from home plate in right-center.
 
Monday 10/2/1949: New York (N)'s Kurowski wins Player of the Week award
It's the 17th time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Cleveland's second baseman Ken Keltner. Keltner helped his team with an average of .391 and 7 RBI in 23 at bats. The National League's best player of the week was New York (N)'s Whitey Kurowski, who wins the award for the 8th time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .630 and hit .600, while driving in 9 runs. Whitey has gone 189 for 584 (.324) this season, hitting 40 homeruns and driving in 127 runs. He has scored 122 runs on his own. He's 9th in the National League in RBIs and 7th in homeruns!
 
Sunday 10/1/1949: Hutchinson and Mathis receive Pitcher of the Month award
Fred Hutchinson pitched like a legend in September, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He struck out 19 hitters in his 5 starts, putting together a record of 4-0 while pitching 19 innings. His ERA in September was 1.64. This season Hutchinson compiled an ERA of 3.55, going 21-7 in 32 starts. He fanned 106 while giving up 276 hits in 276.1 innings. He has 21 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 5th in the American League in ERA and 5th in wins! Verdell Mathis pitched like a legend in September, and the National League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He had an ERA of just 2.17 in 54 innings of work in which he struck out 27 hitters. His record in September is 6-0. Opposing players hit .245 against Verdell this season. While posting an ERA of 3.64 he went 25-11 in 39 starts, fanning 188 and walking 72 hitters. Verdell has pitched one shutout and 29 complete games. He's 4th in the National League in ERA and 2nd in wins!
 
Sunday 10/1/1949: Cleveland's Keltner earns Batter of the Month award
The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Ken Keltner, Cleveland's starting second baseman. Ken went 37 for 96 (.385), while hitting 12 HR and collecting 30 RBI. Keltner has walked 65 times this year and posts a .364 OBP. While batting .296, 171 for 577, he has driven in 129 runs. Ted Williams of Chicago (N) wins his 28th Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the National League. He hit .402 with 27 RBI and slugged .841 in 82 at bats. Ted is hitting .402 this year, with 200 hits in 498 at bats. He has driven in 180 runs, slugging .980. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
 
Friday 9/29/1949: Jack Wallaesa slams 3 HR
CHICAGO (N) - Hitting a homerun is fine, but hitting three of them in one game is something special. Chicago (N)'s shortstop Jack Wallaesa accomplished that feat in a 18-3 win over St. Louis (N). In the 1st inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Lee Pfund. A pitch from Lee Pfund in the 1st inning left his bat for a three-run homerun, landing 341 feet from home plate in right field. A 366 foot drive to right field marked his 3rd bomb, a two-run homerun off Joe Gonzales in the 8th inning. Overall he collected 3 hits in 6 trips to the plate, scoring three runs with 7 RBI. His homerun total this year is 18, along with 71 RBI.
 
Monday 9/25/1949: Player of the Week honors go to Keltner and Berra
Ken Keltner wins his 16th Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Ken went 10 for 19 (.526), while hitting 5 HR and collecting 8 RBI. Yogi Berra wins his 2nd Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Yogi pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .474 with 4 HR and 12 RBI while slugging 1.263.
 
Sunday 9/24/1949: Phil Cavarretta hits for the cycle against New York (N)
NEW YORK (N) - Phil Cavarretta is a pretty good hitter, but his 4 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself considering that the hits added up to the cycle, one of the most difficult things to accomplish in baseball. A 361 foot drive to right field marked his 1st hit, a solo homerun off Jim Mains in the 1st inning. A two-run double off Jim Mains in the 4th inning accounted for his 2nd hit. A single in the 6th off Virgil Trucks accounted for his 3rd hit. A triple off John Mcgillen in the 9th inning, accounted for his 4th hit. That drive completed the cycle, causing a smile on his face! Phil scored 3 runs, and he collected 3 RBI as well! He's having a very good season so far, batting .335. 88 players in league history have so far hit for the cycle, including Phil. Elbie Fletcher was the last player to hit for the cycle, doing it 6/4/1949.
 
Saturday 9/23/1949: Lee Howard blanks Cincinnati with a 2-hitter
NEW YORK (N) - New York (N)'s southpaw Lee Howard is clearly one of the best pitchers in the game. Cincinnati found out the hard way, getting just 2 hits. Howard 3rd shutout this season was a masterpiece, as he was almost untouchable. He has now hurled 5th shutouts in his career. Howard (23-11) struck out 5 and issued 2 BB, throwing 63 of 102 pitches for strikes. 'I really like to play baseball, and I love the way I was able to play it today.' Mickey Vernon helped Howard at the plate, he stroked 1 hit in 4 AB, blasting a homerun. New York (N) scored 1 run on 5 hits.
 
Thursday 9/21/1949: Yogi Berra parks three against Boston (N)
NEW YORK (N) - Hitting a homerun is fine, but hitting three of them in one game is something special. New York (N)'s catcher Yogi Berra accomplished that feat in a 10-0 win over Boston (N). His 1st shot, off Allie Reynolds in the 1st inning, was a two-run homerun and cleared the fence in left-center. Number 2 in the 5th inning, a shot estimated at 379 feet, cleared the wall in right field. A pitch from Spec Shea in the 7th inning left his bat for a two-run homerun, landing 361 feet from home plate in right field. Overall he stroked 4 hits in 4 AB, with FOUR runs scored and collecting 7 RBI.
 
Thursday 9/21/1949: Mel Parnell shuts out Boston (N) on 2 hits
NEW YORK (N) - It was a great day for New York (N)'s southpaw Mel Parnell. The 27-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Boston (N) on Thursday. The bid for a no-hitter was broken up when Buddy Lewis singled with two outs in the 6th inning. Parnell (21-14) struck out 5 and walked 1, throwing 72 of 112 pitches for strikes. 'My catcher called a very good game. I have to give credit to him.' The hitting star for New York (N) was catcher Yogi Berra, he stroked 4 hits in 4 AB, hitting THREE homeruns, scoring FOUR runs with 7 RBI. The final score of the game was 10-0.
 
Monday 9/18/1949: Robinson and Davis win Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Boston (A)'s Eddie Robinson, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career. Robinson helped his team with an average of .500 and 8 RBI in 20 at bats. It's the 7th time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Chicago (N)'s rightfielder Johnny Davis. He had an on base percentage of .519 and hit .435, while driving in 7 runs.
 
Monday 9/11/1949: Pittsburgh's Doby wins Player of the Week award
Eddie Lukon from Cleveland wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Eddie went 9 for 22 (.409), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 11 RBI. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Larry Doby, Pittsburgh's starting second baseman. Doby helped his team with an average of .611 and 10 RBI in 18 at bats. His season numbers are: .345 AVG, 175 hits, 42 doubles, 3 triples and 41 homeruns, along with 132 RBI and 114 runs scored. He's 4th in the National League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 2nd in RBI!
 
Monday 9/4/1949: New York (N)'s Vernon wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Chicago (A)'s Bobby Doerr, who wins the award for the 5th time in his career. In 25 at bats he hit .520 with 4 HR and 10 RBI. Doerr has hit 30 longballs this year while batting .276. He adds 29 doubles, along with 88 runs scored. He's 9th in the American League in RBIs and 10th in homeruns! The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to New York (N)'s Mickey Vernon this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He hit .483 with 10 RBI and slugged 1.138 in 29 at bats. His season numbers are: .345 AVG, 173 hits, 42 doubles, 9 triples and 25 taters, along with 94 RBI and 98 runs scored. He's 4th in the National League in batting!
 
Sunday 9/3/1949: Chet Johnson fires NO-NO against New York (N)
PITTSBURGH - With his best stuff going, Pittsburgh's Chet Johnson overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. New York (N) had no chance, getting NO hits against the southpaw. Damon Phillips spoiled the bid for a perfect game when he walked with 1 away in the 7th inning. Johnson (12-13) struck out 1 and issued 2 BB, throwing 58 of 100 pitches for strikes. 'They took some ugly cuts at my breaking stuff, so I kept throwing it. Fortunately they were not able to adjust in time.' The hitting star for Pittsburgh was second baseman Larry Doby, he went 3 for 4, homering once, with 2 RBI. Pittsburgh improved its record to 55-81, scoring 3 runs on 7 hits.
 
Friday 9/1/1949: Pitcher of the Month award winners announced
Dick Mulligan couldn't have pitched much better than he did in August, and the American League thought so as well, naming the southpaw Pitcher of the Month. His ERA of just 1.72 helped him to a 4-1 record in August. He worked 57.2 innings, striking out 41 hitters while walking 21. Dick also fired a shutout. Dick has a record of 17-14 this season, with an ERA of 3.44. In 301 Innings he was able to strike out 166 batters. Dick has pitched 4 shutouts and 18 complete games. He's 4th in the American League in ERA and 6th in wins! It's the 4th time that the National League Pitcher of the Month award goes to New York (N)'s pitcher Johnny Podgajny. He started 7 games in August, going 6-0 and compiling an ERA of 2.37 in 57 innings. Johnny fanned 24 hitters. Johnny fired two shutouts! Opposing players hit .257 against Johnny this season. While posting an ERA of 3.77 he went 21-3 in 33 starts, fanning 85 and walking 62 hitters. He has 11 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 7th in the National League in ERA and 5th in wins!
 
Friday 9/1/1949: Hasson (CHA) and Williams (CHC) win monthly award
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Chicago (A)'s Gene Hasson this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Gene was on fire, hitting .354 with 7 homeruns and 31 RBI. Hasson has hit 33 taters this year while batting .349. He adds 49 doubles, along with 108 runs scored. He's 1st in the American League in batting, 6th in homeruns and 2nd in RBI! Ted Williams of Chicago (N) wins his 27th Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the National League. Williams helped his team with an average of .419 and 37 RBI in 86 at bats. While compiling an on base percentage of .557, Ted hit .401 and slugged 1.007. He has collected 153 runs batted in this year. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
 
Thursday 8/31/1949: Whitey Kurowski on fire, laces five hits
PITTSBURGH - New York (N)'s third baseman Whitey Kurowski accomplished a difficult feat in a 10-1 win over Pittsburgh, drilling five hits to improve his career batting average to .306! His 1st hit was a double off Ed Hanyzewski in the 2nd inning. A double off Ed Hanyzewski in the 3rd inning accounted for his 2nd hit. His 3rd hit, off Ed Hanyzewski in the 5th inning, was a solo homerun and cleared the fence in left-center. He collected singles in the 7th inning (one RBI) and in the 8th . Whitey scored 3 runs, and he collected 2 RBI as well! He is hitting .317 this season, with 34 HR and 109 RBI. New York (N) scored 10 runs on 15 hits.
 
Thursday 8/31/1949: Johnny Rigney quiets St. Louis (N) bats with shutout
ST. LOUIS (N) - Philadelphia (N)'s right-hander Johnny Rigney is a great pitcher. And he once again showed his stuff, blanking St. Louis (N) on just 2 hits. It's his 5th shutout this season, and the 15th time he has done it in his career. Rigney (22-9) struck out 8 and walked 2, throwing 61 of 97 pitches for strikes. 'I felt early that I was on top of my game. Fortunately I was able to keep that feeling the entire game.' Bill Salkeld helped Rigney at the plate, he went 2 for 5, hitting a homerun, and driving in 5 runs. The final score of the game was 8-0.
 
Monday 8/28/1949: Philadelphia (A)'s Tabor wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Philadelphia (A)'s Jim Tabor, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .640 and hit .526, while driving in 8 runs. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to St. Louis (N)'s Johnny Mize this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He hit .571 with 11 RBI and slugged 1.381 in 21 at bats. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well! His season numbers are: .308 AVG, 137 hits, 29 doubles, no triples and 35 taters, along with 105 RBI and 87 runs scored. He's 8th in the National League in RBIs and 4th in homeruns!
 
Friday 8/25/1949: Johnny Vander meer fires 2-hitter against Boston (A)
BOSTON (A) - Boston (A)'s hitters looked uncomfortable, and Philadelphia (A)'s Johnny Vander meer didn't help them. The lefty fired his 2nd shutout of the season, a 2-hitter. 'I really like to play baseball, and I love the way I was able to play it today.' Vander meer (8-12) was overpowering, fanning 12 while walking 7, throwing 134 pitches. The hitting star for Philadelphia (A) was catcher Bill Mills, he finished 2 for 3. The final score of the game was 4-0.
 
Monday 8/21/1949: Kiner (WAS) and Thompson (PHI) win P.O.W. award
It's the 4th time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Washington's rightfielder Ralph Kiner. Ralph went 10 for 24 (.417), while hitting 5 HR and collecting 14 RBI. His season numbers are: .278 AVG, 111 hits, 20 doubles, 2 triples and 39 homeruns, along with 107 RBI and 111 runs scored. He's 3rd in the American League in RBIs and 2nd in homeruns! Hank Thompson wins his 8th Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Hank went 14 for 33 (.424), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 11 RBI.
 
Sunday 8/20/1949: Chicago (N)'s Josh Gibson laces 3000th career hit
BROOKLYN - Josh Gibson got a standing ovation from 11233 fans in Brooklyn, who witnessed his 3000th career hit. In 20 years of big league action so far, Josh has compiled a batting average of .303, along with 563 homeruns and 2083 RBI. 'Baseball is a great game, and adding something to it's history is smething I've always wanted. What a great day!' He hit a single in the 3rd off Al Javery for number 3000. It's no secret that he will one day be in the Hall of Fame!
 
Sunday 8/20/1949: Dick Mulligan pitches 1-hit shutout against Detroit
CLEVELAND - Cleveland's Dick Mulligan overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Detroit had no chance, collecting just one hit against the left-hander. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Mulligan (16-14) struck out 4 and walked 3, throwing 73 of 132 pitches for strikes. Cleveland's shortstop Lou Klein got 3 hits in 4 AB, scoring 2 runs and collecting 2 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Mulligan. Cleveland scored 11 runs on 11 hits.
 
Monday 8/14/1949: Nicholson (CHA) and Roberts (STL) win P.O.W. award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Bill Nicholson, Chicago (A)'s starting rightfielder. Bill pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .476 with 3 HR and 6 RBI while slugging 1.000. His season features a batting average of .273 (116 hits in 425 AB), 23 doubles, 3 triples and 40 taters. Nicholson collected 103 RBI and 94 runs as well. He's 3rd in the American League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns! The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to St. Louis (N)'s Robin Roberts this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching perfomance in his league. Roberts was overpowering all week long, going 2-0 with an ERA of 2.50. Along the way he struck out 12 in 18 innings. He hurled a shutout as well. His ERA of 5.34 helped him to a 11-11 record this year. He struck out 96 and walked 72 in 193.2 innings. He has 18 complete games and 3 shutouts.
 
Saturday 8/12/1949: Ted Williams unloads, hits number 700
CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N)'s Ted Williams showed a smile on his face after he belted his 700th career homerun against Cincinnati on Saturday. Along with his 700 homeruns, Ted collected 1864 hits and 1766 RBI in 10 seasons. Ted hit 30+ homeruns in a season 11 times, hitting 40 bombs 10 times. 'I guess I'll celebrate a bit today. But the most important thing is winning, and my whole career I gave everything I could to help my team.' The historic drive, a two-run homerun off Jack Wilson in the 6th inning, landed an estimated 447 feet from home plate. The Hall of Fame already has reserved a place for this great player.
 
Monday 8/7/1949: Player of the Week honors go to Hasson and West
The Player of the Week award in the American League goes to Chicago (A)'s Gene Hasson this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .533 and hit .462, while driving in 11 runs. This year Hasson drove in 107 and scored 88 runs while batting .354 with 26 homeruns. He's 1st in the American League in batting, 9th in homeruns and 2nd in RBI! The National League Player of the Week award goes to Max West, Philadelphia (N)'s starting leftfielder. In 22 at bats he hit .500 with 4 HR and 12 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 16 game hitting streak right now.
 
Sunday 8/6/1949: Ted Williams homers three times against Boston (N)
CHICAGO (N) - Hitting a homerun is fine, but hitting three of them in one game is something special. Chicago (N)'s leftfielder Ted Williams accomplished that feat in a 9-2 win over Boston (N). His 1st blast, a two-run homerun off Al Brazle in the 1st inning, landed an estimated 437 feet from home plate. His 2nd shot, off Al Brazle in the 5th inning, was a solo homerun and cleared the fence in right-center. A 450 foot drive to center field marked his 3rd bomb, a solo homerun off Al Brazle in the 7th inning. Ted stroked 3 hits in 4 AB, scoring three times and driving in 4 runs.
 
Sunday 8/6/1949: Ken Johnson pitches his 1st shutout of the season
DETROIT - Detroit's Ken Johnson overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. Boston (A) had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the left-hander. 'I hit the corners with all of my pitches. That helped a lot!' Johnson (11-14) struck out 2 and walked 3, throwing 56 of 99 pitches for strikes. Detroit's third baseman Bobby Thomson finished with 1 hit in 2 AB. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Johnson. Detroit scored 4 runs on 5 hits.
 
Wednesday 8/2/1949: Max West found the stroke, smashes three homers
BROOKLYN - Max West was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered Philadelphia (N) to a 7-1 win over Brooklyn by homering three times. His 1st blast, a two-run homerun off Russ Meyer in the 4th inning, landed an estimated 383 feet from home plate. A 414 foot drive to right-center marked his 2nd bomb, a solo homerun off Russ Meyer in the 6th inning. His 3rd shot, off Russ Meyer in the 8th inning, was a three-run homerun and cleared the fence in right field. Max collected 3 hits in 4 trips to the plate, with three runs scored and driving in 6 runs. On 7/15/1949, Ted Williams was the last player to hit 3 dingers in a single game.
 
Tuesday 8/1/1949: Philadelphia (N)'s Schmitz named Pitcher of the Month
Cleveland's pitcher Dick Mulligan is the American League winner of the Pitcher of the Month award in July. His record of 5-2 in 7 was among the leagues best this month. In 60.2 innings of work he allowed just 44 hits while striking out 33, compiling an ERA of just 1.78. Dick pitched THREE complete game shutouts! His ERA of 3.85 helped him to a 13-13 record this year. He struck out 125 and walked 95 in 243.1 innings. Dick has pitched 3 shutouts and 15 complete games. He's 9th in the American League in ERA and 7th in wins! It's the 2nd time that the National League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Philadelphia (N)'s pitcher Johnny Schmitz. He went 5-1 in July and finished the month with an ERA of 2.36. He struck out 26 in 53.1 innings. This season Schmitz compiled an ERA of 3.81, going 16-8 in 26 starts. He fanned 119 while giving up 210 hits in 224.1 innings. He has 21 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 7th in the National League in ERA and 5th in wins!
 
Tuesday 8/1/1949: Batter of the Month award winners announced
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Chicago (A)'s Gene Hasson this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Hasson helped his team with an average of .386 and 25 RBI in 88 at bats. His season numbers are: .348 AVG, 126 hits, 39 doubles, 4 triples and 26 homeruns, along with 99 RBI and 81 runs scored. He's 1st in the American League in batting, 8th in homeruns and 2nd in RBI! Ted Williams of Chicago (N) wins his 26th Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the National League. In 84 at bats he hit .381 with 19 HR and 32 RBI. Ted is hitting .397 this year, with 131 hits in 330 at bats. He has driven in 116 runs, slugging .988. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
 
Monday 7/31/1949: New York (N) has no chance in a 2-hitter by Johnny Rigney
PHILADELPHIA (N) - Great days are rare. But not for Philadelphia (N)'s right-hander Johnny Rigney. New York (N) found out the hard way that he is among the leagues top pitchers, getting just 2 hits. It's his 4th shutout this season, and the 14th time he has done it in his career. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Rigney (18-8) struck out 7 and issued 4 BB, throwing 69 of 117 pitches for strikes. Philadelphia (N)'s shortstop Jimmy Bloodworth went 3 for 3. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Rigney. The final score of the game was 2-0.
 
Monday 7/31/1949: Philadelphia (N)'s West wins Player of the Week award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Snuffy Stirnweiss, St. Louis (A)'s starting shortstop. In 17 at bats he hit .588 with 1 HR and 8 RBI. The National League's best player of the week was Philadelphia (N)'s Max West, who wins the award for the 6th time in his career. He hit .545 with 10 RBI and slugged 1.091 in 22 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 10 games. He now has homered in 4 consecutive games as well!
 
Friday 7/28/1949: St. Louis (A) has no chance in a 1-hitter by Hal Newhouser
ST. LOUIS (A) - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Chicago (A)'s Hal Newhouser did so today, in a 1-hit shutout against St. Louis (A). Newhouser (12-6) struck out 4 and issued 5 BB, throwing 59 of 117 pitches for strikes. 'Well, the ball went where I wanted it. I was able to hit the corners with all of my pitches.' Chicago (A)'s first baseman Gene Hasson collected 2 hits in 4 trips to the plate, blasting a homerun, scoring two runs and driving in 3 runs. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Newhouser. Chicago (A) scored 7 runs on 10 hits.
 
Thursday 7/27/1949: Joe Medwick stars with 3000th career hit
NEW YORK (A) - New York (A)'s centerfielder Joe Medwick was in good mood after the game against Boston (A), and he had every reason as he made some history while collecting his 3000th career hit. His hit in the 7th inning was a single off Steve Gromek. Along with his 3000 hits, Joe collected 402 homeruns and 1868 RBI in 17 seasons. 'I'm out of words. I'll probably realize it tomorrow, but for now I'm done.' The Hall of Fame already has reserved a place for this great player.
 
Monday 7/24/1949: Player of the Week honors go to Hasson and Judnich
Gene Hasson wins his 10th Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Gene was on fire, hitting .423 with 3 HR and 10 RBI. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to New York (N)'s Wally Judnich this time, as the centerfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He hit .500 with 8 RBI and slugged 1.250 in 16 at bats.
 
Tuesday 7/18/1949: Tal Abernathy quiets St. Louis (N) bats with shutout
ST. LOUIS (N) - Philadelphia (N)'s Tal Abernathy overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. St. Louis (N) had no chance, collecting just 2 hits against the left-hander. With one out in the 5th inning Johnny Mize doubled to break up the no-hitter. 'I'll have to give a lot of credit to my catcher. He put all the right fingers down today.' Abernathy (10-10) fanned 5 and walked 2, throwing 99 pitches. Willard Marshall helped Abernathy at the plate, he stroked 1 hit in 3 AB. Philadelphia (N) scored 1 run on 1 hits.
 
Monday 7/17/1949: Boston (A)'s Chapman wins Player of the Week award
Boston (A)'s leftfielder Sam Chapman had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He had an on base percentage of .545 and hit .375, while driving in 8 runs. It's the 35th time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Chicago (N)'s leftfielder Ted Williams. Ted pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .565 with 9 HR and 11 RBI while slugging 1.783. Williams has walked 111 times this year and posts a .569 OBP. While batting .406, 116 for 286, he has driven in 100 runs. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
 
Sunday 7/9/1949: Pittsburgh has no chance in a 1-hitter by Tal Abernathy
PHILADELPHIA (N) - Pittsburgh's hitters looked uncomfortable, and Philadelphia (N)'s Tal Abernathy didn't help them. The lefty fired his 3rd shutout of the season, a 1-hitter. 'Today I just felt fine. I had a good feeling while warming up.' Abernathy (9-9) fanned 6 and walked 4, throwing 127 pitches. Philadelphia (N)'s catcher Bill Salkeld finished 2 for 4, hitting a double, with 2 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Abernathy. The final score of the game was 6-0.
 
Monday 7/3/1949: Boston (N)'s Hamner wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Detroit's Al Rosen, who wins the award for the 3rd time in his career. Al was on fire, hitting .375 with 4 HR and 10 RBI. He now has homered in 3 consecutive games as well! While compiling an on base percentage of .435, Al hit .303 and slugged .625. He has collected 69 runs batted in this year. He's 4th in the American League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns! Granny Hamner from Boston (N) wins his 2nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Granny was on fire, hitting .484 with 2 HR and 14 RBI. Granny managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. His season features a batting average of .345 (112 hits in 325 AB), 20 doubles, 2 triples and 7 bombs. Hamner collected 65 RBI and 55 runs as well. He's 6th in the National League in batting!
 
Saturday 7/1/1949: Christopher and Rigney receive Pitcher of the Month award
Russ Christopher pitched like a legend in June, and the American League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He had an ERA of just 2.00 in 45 innings of work in which he struck out 25 hitters. His record in June is 5-0. Russ pitched a shutout as well. In 16 starts this year Russ struck out 52 batters in 131.2 innings of work. His ERA is 4.65, his record 9-5. Russ has pitched one shutout and 12 complete games. The best month of June in the National League certainly had Philadelphia (N)'s right-hander Johnny Rigney, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 42 hitters in his 7 starts, putting together a record of 7-0 while pitching 42 innings. His ERA in June was 2.32. Johnny pitched a shutout as well. Opposing players hit .225 against Johnny this season. While posting an ERA of 3.11 he went 13-6 in 20 starts, fanning 129 and walking 58 hitters. Johnny has pitched 3 shutouts and 17 complete games. He's 3rd in the National League in ERA and 4th in wins!
 
Saturday 7/1/1949: Red hot Lukon and Doby win Batter of the Month award
The American League's best player of the month was Cleveland's Eddie Lukon, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. In 95 at bats he hit .347 with 10 HR and 32 RBI. Lukon has hit for a .329 average this season. He has 26 extra base hits along with 105 total bases, resulting in a .652 slugging percentage. Pittsburgh's second baseman Larry Doby had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Batter of the Month. He hit .382 with 25 RBI and slugged .794 in 102 at bats. His season numbers are: .338 AVG, 98 hits, 21 doubles, 2 triples and 25 homeruns, along with 77 RBI and 70 runs scored. He's 10th in the National League in batting, 3rd in homeruns and 2nd in RBI!
 
Friday 6/30/1949: Tex Hughson blanks Boston (A) with a 2-hitter
WASHINGTON - Tex Hughson had his best stuff going, and Boston (A) hitters were chanceless. Washington's right-hander fired a 2-hitter, his 3rd shutout of the season. 'I felt early that I was on top of my game. Fortunately I was able to keep that feeling the entire game.' Hughson (13-6) was overpowering, fanning 10 while walking 1, throwing 121 pitches. Walker Cooper helped Hughson at the plate, he finished 2 for 3, with 2 RBI. Washington improved its record to 39-40, scoring 3 runs on 6 hits.
 
Monday 6/26/1949: Detroit's Jeff Heath crushes homerun #500
PHILADELPHIA (A) - Detroit's centerfielder Jeff Heath already had some highlights in his career, and today he added a historic one, unloading for his 500th career homerun. His monumental drive, a solo homerun off Stuart Jones in the 5th inning, cleared the fence in right field. Perhaps his best year so far was 1940 where he hit .337 with 36 homeruns and 138 RBI. Jeff hit 30+ homeruns in a season 12 times, hitting 40 bombs 6 times. 'This day is special, I'll probably remember it my whole life. Thank god I'm blessed with the talent to play this game.' It's no secret that he will one day be in the Hall of Fame!
 
Monday 6/26/1949: New York (N)'s Judnich wins Player of the Week award
Cleveland's centerfielder Eddie Lukon had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. In 28 at bats he hit .464 with 4 HR and 14 RBI. He has hit 10 taters while batting .322 this season. His 47 hits and 13 walks add up to a .370 on-base percentage. The National League's best player of the week was New York (N)'s Wally Judnich, who wins the award for the 6th time in his career. In 29 at bats he hit .483 with 2 HR and 9 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 8 games. He has hit 14 longballs while batting .332 this season. His 93 hits and 40 walks add up to a .410 on-base percentage. He's 9th in the National League in batting and 6th in RBI!
 
Friday 6/23/1949: Andy Lapihuska turns in great performance against Boston (A)
BOSTON (A) - Andy Lapihuska had his best stuff going, and Boston (A) hitters had nothing to cheer about. Cleveland's right-hander pitched a 2-hitter, his 3rd shutout of the season. 'That was one of the best games of my career. I had my stuff working very well today.' Lapihuska (8-10) did not have perfect control, walking 6. He struck out 9. Eddie Lukon provided Cleveland with the offense Lapihuska needed as he collected 3 hits in 5 trips to the plate, hitting a homerun, doubling once, scoring FOUR runs and driving in 7 runs. Cleveland scored 23 runs on 22 hits.
 
Monday 6/19/1949: Washington's Schoendienst wins Player of the Week award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Red Schoendienst, Washington's starting leftfielder. In 23 at bats he hit .565 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Red is hitting .335 this year, with 90 hits in 269 at bats. He has driven in 34 runs, slugging .502. He's 5th in the American League in batting! The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Chicago (N)'s Del Ennis this time, as the first baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .500 and hit .476, while driving in 9 runs.
 
Saturday 6/17/1949: Sam Nahem dominates St. Louis (N), gives up just one hit
CINCINNATI - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Cincinnati's Sam Nahem did so today, in a 1-hit shutout against St. Louis (N). 'My catcher called a very good game. I have to give credit to him.' Nahem (5-5) fanned 8 and walked 5, throwing 119 pitches. Joe Gordon helped Nahem at the plate, he stroked 1 hit in 3 AB, with 2 RBI. Cincinnati improved its record to 38-29, scoring 2 runs on 5 hits.
 
Monday 6/12/1949: Chicago (A)'s Doerr wins Player of the Week award
Bobby Doerr from Chicago (A) wins his 4th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the American League. Bobby pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .375 with 3 HR and 7 RBI while slugging .833. While compiling an on base percentage of .416, Bobby hit .317 and slugged .613. He has collected 50 runs batted in this year. The National League Player of the Week award goes to Johnny Mize, St. Louis (N)'s starting first baseman. Johnny was on fire, hitting .440 with 2 HR and 7 RBI.
 
Thursday 6/8/1949: Earl Johnson shuts out St. Louis (A) on one hit
CLEVELAND - Cleveland's Earl Johnson overmatched the opposing hitters all day long. St. Louis (A) had no chance, collecting just one hit against the southpaw. 'I was hitting my spots. Now I'll start concentrating on my next start, and hopefully it will work again.' Johnson (9-6) struck out 7 and issued 2 BB, throwing 67 of 118 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Cleveland was rightfielder Elbie Fletcher, he finished with 2 hits in 4 AB, homering once, scoring three times. The final score of the game was 4-0.
 
Monday 6/5/1949: Fletcher (CLE) and Kluszewski (CLE) win P.O.W. award
Elbie Fletcher wins his 5th Player of the Week award. American League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. He hit .583 with 7 RBI and slugged 1.167 in 24 at bats. It's the 4th time that the American League Player of the Week award goes to Cleveland's first baseman Ted Kluszewski. Kluszewski helped his team with an average of .481 and 14 RBI in 27 at bats.
 
Sunday 6/4/1949: Elbie Fletcher ropes four hits, completes cycle
WASHINGTON - Elbie Fletcher is a pretty good hitter, but his 4 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself considering that the hits added up to the cycle, one of the most difficult things to accomplish in baseball. A single in the 1st off Jim Tobin accounted for his 1st hit. His 2nd hit, a solo homerun off Jim Tobin in the 3rd inning, landed an estimated 365 feet from home plate. His 3rd hit was a double off Preacher Roe in the 7th inning. A pitch from Preacher Roe in the 9th inning left his bat for a triple. That drive completed the cycle, causing a smile on his face! Elbie scored 2 runs, and he collected one RBI as well! He now has a total of 55 hits this season, accounting for a .286 batting average. He's now the 87th player in league history to hit for the cycle! On 9/15/1948, Joe Dimaggio was the last player to hit for the cycle.
 
Friday 6/2/1949: Cincinnati's Arky Vaughan laces 3000th career hit
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati's players had every reason to congratulate Arky Vaughan, who reached a milestone today, collecting his 3000th career hit! With one out in the 1st inning, Arky drilled a single, causing a standing ovation from the crowd. In 17 years of big league action so far, Arky has compiled a batting average of .318, along with 405 homeruns and 1881 RBI. 'I'm out of words. I'll probably realize it tomorrow, but for now I'm done.' It's no secret that he will one day be in the Hall of Fame!
 
Thursday 6/1/1949: Ted Kluszewski knocks lights out with four homeruns
BROOKLYN - Hitting a homerun is fine, but hitting four of them in one game is something special. Boston (N)'s first baseman Ted Kluszewski accomplished that feat in a 8-5 win over Brooklyn. In the 1st inning he unloaded a solo homerun off Al Javery. Number 2 in the 3rd inning, a shot estimated at 362 feet, cleared the wall in right field. A 386 foot drive to right field marked his 3rd bomb, a two-run homerun off Al Javery in the 5th inning. His 4th shot, a solo homerun off Al Javery in the 7th inning, cleared the fence in center field. Overall he stroked 4 hits in 5 AB, scoring FOUR runs with 6 RBI.
 
Thursday 6/1/1949: Shirley (PHA) and Parnell (NYN) win monthly pitcher award
It's the 5th time that the American League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Philadelphia (A)'s pitcher Tex Shirley. His record of 6-0 in 6 was among the leagues best this month. In 53.2 innings of work he allowed just 38 hits while striking out 34, compiling an ERA of just 1.51. Tex got two complete game shutouts as well! This season Shirley compiled an ERA of 2.28, going 10-2 in 13 starts. He fanned 85 while giving up 88 hits in 114.2 innings. He has 10 complete games and 3 shutouts. He's 1st in the American League in ERA and 1st in wins! The best month of May in the National League certainly had New York (N)'s left-hander Mel Parnell, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. His record of 5-1 in 7 was among the leagues best this month. In 62 innings of work he allowed just 53 hits while striking out 35, compiling an ERA of just 3.05. Mel has a record of 9-3 this season, with an ERA of 3.55. In 109 Innings he was able to strike out 61 batters. He's 8th in the National League in ERA and 4th in wins!
 
Thursday 6/1/1949: Batter of the Month award winners announced
St. Louis (A)'s first baseman Stan Musial had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Batter of the Month. Musial helped his team with an average of .402 and 38 RBI in 97 at bats. His season numbers are: .354 AVG, 64 hits, 18 doubles, 3 triples and 14 homeruns, along with 60 RBI and 48 runs scored. He's 3rd in the American League in batting, 4th in homeruns and 1st in RBI! Ted Williams of Chicago (N) wins his 25th Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the National League. In 83 at bats he hit .422 with 11 HR and 25 RBI. This year Williams drove in 65 and scored 70 runs while batting .426 with 25 bombs. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
 
Monday 5/29/1949: St. Louis (A)'s Stirnweiss wins Player of the Week award
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Snuffy Stirnweiss, St. Louis (A)'s starting shortstop. Stirnweiss helped his team with an average of .519 and 5 RBI in 27 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 8 games. The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Chicago (N)'s Ted Williams this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He had an on base percentage of .606 and hit .480, while driving in 11 runs. While compiling an on base percentage of .570, Ted hit .423 and slugged 1.000. He has collected 63 runs batted in this year. He's 1st in the National League in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI!
 
Tuesday 5/23/1949: Johnny Rigney blanks Pittsburgh with a 2-hitter
PITTSBURGH - Johnny Rigney took the mound and never left. And Pittsburgh hitters couldn't touch him at all. Philadelphia (N)'s right-hander gave up just 2 hits in his 1st shutout of the season. He now has 11 career shutouts in 331 games started. Rigney (5-6) fanned 3 and walked none, throwing 94 pitches. 'I had a good grip on the ball today and I was able to put it where I wanted. That kept them out of balance.' The hitting star for Philadelphia (N) was centerfielder Charlie Keller, he finished with 3 hits in 5 AB, homering once, with three runs scored and collecting 2 RBI. Philadelphia (N) scored 8 runs on 13 hits.
 
Monday 5/22/1949: Player of the Week honors go to Hasson and Thompson
The American League Player of the Week award goes to Gene Hasson, Chicago (A)'s starting first baseman. He hit .550 with 12 RBI and slugged 1.050 in 20 at bats. Hasson has hit 7 longballs this year while batting .291. He adds 18 doubles, along with 28 runs scored. Philadelphia (N)'s second baseman Hank Thompson had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Thompson helped his team with an average of .520 and 9 RBI in 25 at bats. Hank managed to drive in at least one run in every game he played this week. He now has homered in 4 consecutive games as well! Thompson has hit for a .335 average this season. He has 27 extra base hits along with 108 total bases, resulting in a .614 slugging percentage.
 
Monday 5/15/1949: Pearson and West win Player of the Week award
Philadelphia (A)'s first baseman Lennie Pearson had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He hit .536 with 13 RBI and slugged .821 in 28 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 11 games. Lennie has gone 54 for 153 (.353) this season, hitting 2 bombs and driving in 27 runs. He has scored 26 runs on his own. He's 2nd in the American League in batting! It's the 5th time that the National League Player of the Week award goes to Philadelphia (N)'s leftfielder Max West. West helped his team with an average of .500 and 11 RBI in 24 at bats. This year West drove in 33 and scored 28 runs while batting .316 with 11 longballs.
 
Monday 5/8/1949: St. Louis (N)'s Snider wins Player of the Week award
The American League's best player of the week was Philadelphia (A)'s Joe Dimaggio, who wins the award for the 20th time in his career. Joe pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .538 with 4 HR and 10 RBI while slugging 1.115. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 7 game hitting streak right now. Joe has gone 38 for 126 (.302) this season, hitting 7 taters and driving in 17 runs. He has scored 21 runs on his own. The National League's best player of the week was St. Louis (N)'s Duke Snider, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career. He had an on base percentage of .424 and hit .387, while driving in 17 runs.
 
Monday 5/1/1949: Andy Lapihuska blanks Detroit with a 2-hitter
CLEVELAND - Detroit's hitters were dominated by Cleveland's Andy Lapihuska. He gave up just 2 hits in recording his 1st shutout of the season. Lapihuska (4-4) struck out 3 and issued 4 BB, throwing 73 of 137 pitches for strikes. 'Wow, what a nice day. I guess I had a good breakfast today.' Rudy York helped Lapihuska at the plate, he got 2 hits in 5 AB, hitting a homerun, scoring two runs. Cleveland improved its record to 16-11, scoring 7 runs on 9 hits.
 
Monday 5/1/1949: Blackwell (CHA) and Grove (CIN) win monthly pitcher award
The best month of April in the American League certainly had Chicago (A)'s right-hander Ewell Blackwell, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 32 hitters in his 6 starts, putting together a record of 5-1 while pitching 32 innings. His ERA in April was 2.56. Ewell also fired a shutout. Orval Grove pitched like a legend in April, and the National League named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He started 7 games in April, going 5-0 and compiling an ERA of 1.33 in 61 innings. Orval fanned 32 hitters. Orval fired two shutouts!
 
Monday 5/1/1949: Boston (A)'s Chapman earns Batter of the Month award
The Batter of the Month award in the American League goes to Boston (A)'s Sam Chapman this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Sam pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .290 with 10 and 27 RBI while slugging .710. Ted Williams of Chicago (N) wins his 24th Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the National League. Ted pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .430 with 14 and 40 RBI while slugging 1.035.
 
Monday 5/1/1949: Chicago (A)'s Jethroe wins Player of the Week award
Chicago (A)'s centerfielder Sam Jethroe had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. He hit .500 with 8 RBI and slugged .909 in 22 at bats. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 9 games. Sam has gone 36 for 101 (.356) this season, hitting 3 homeruns and driving in 17 runs. He has scored 18 runs on his own. He's 3rd in the American League in batting! The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to New York (N)'s Wally Judnich this time, as the centerfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He hit .478 with 7 RBI and slugged .913 in 23 at bats.
 
Monday 4/24/1949: Charlie Gassaway blanks New York (A) with a 2-hitter
NEW YORK (A) - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Philadelphia (A)'s Charlie Gassaway did so today, in a 2-hit shutout against New York (A). Gassaway (1-3) struck out 6 and walked 2, throwing 64 of 107 pitches for strikes. 'I didn't feel that I had good stuff while warming up. But it got better the more I threw the ball. I guess I was lucky.' Philadelphia (A)'s leftfielder Johnny Wyrostek finished 2 for 3, homering once, scoring twice. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Gassaway. Philadelphia (A) improved its record to 9-13, scoring 5 runs on 9 hits.
 
Monday 4/24/1949: Reiser (BOS) and Williams (CHC) win P.O.W. award
Boston (A)'s third baseman Pete Reiser had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Pete pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .476 with 3 HR and 8 RBI while slugging 1.143. Ted Williams wins his 33rd Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Ted was on fire, hitting .474 with 4 HR and 11 RBI.
 
Monday 4/17/1949: Philadelphia (N)'s Dandridge wins Player of the Week award
Chicago (A)'s rightfielder Bill Nicholson had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Bill was on fire, hitting .292 with 6 HR and 13 RBI. He now has homered in 5 consecutive games as well! Nicholson has walked 7 times this year and posts a .371 OBP. While batting .264, 14 for 53, he has driven in 15 runs. He's 5th in the American League in RBIs and 1st in homeruns! The Player of the Week award in the National League goes to Philadelphia (N)'s Ray Dandridge this time, as the third baseman displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. In 22 at bats he hit .591 with 1 HR and 6 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 7 games. Dandridge has hit one bomb this year while batting .364. He adds 4 doubles, along with 5 runs scored. He's 10th in the National League in batting!
 
Saturday 4/15/1949: Cincinnati has no chance in a 2-hitter by Jim Mains
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati's hitters were dominated by New York (N)'s Jim Mains. He gave up just 2 hits in recording his 2nd shutout of the season. 'That was one of the best games of my career. I had my stuff working very well today.' Mains (4-0) fanned 6 and walked 5, throwing 134 pitches. New York (N)'s first baseman Mickey Vernon finished 1 for 4, hitting a double. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Mains. New York (N) improved its record to 13-1, scoring 1 run on 6 hits.
 
Friday 4/14/1949: Boston (N)'s Ted Kluszewski goes deep three times
ST. LOUIS (N) - Hitting a homerun is fine, but hitting three of them in one game is something special. Boston (N)'s first baseman Ted Kluszewski accomplished that feat in a 4-3 win over St. Louis (N). Number 1 in the 1st inning, a shot estimated at 450 feet, cleared the wall in center field. A 458 foot drive to right field marked his 2nd bomb, a solo homerun off Lee Pfund in the 7th inning. His 3rd blast, a solo homerun off Lee Pfund in the 9th inning, landed an estimated 399 feet from home plate. Ted finished with 3 hits in 5 AB, scoring three runs and driving in 3 runs. His homerun total this year is 3, along with 12 RBI. On 9/7/1948, Bill Nicholson was the last player to hit 3 dingers in a single game.
 
Monday 4/10/1949: Philadelphia (A)'s Rice wins Player of the Week award
Philadelphia (A)'s catcher Del Rice had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. Rice helped his team with an average of .476 and 9 RBI in 21 at bats. Ted Williams from Chicago (N) wins his 32nd Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the National League. Ted went 10 for 20 (.500), while hitting 4 HR and collecting 12 RBI.
 
Thursday 4/6/1949: Tex Shirley dominates Boston (A), gives up just one hit
BOSTON (A) - All you need to win is a dominating pitching performance. And Philadelphia (A)'s Tex Shirley did so today, in a 1-hit shutout against Boston (A). Shirley (1-1) struck out 8 and issued 2 BB, throwing 74 of 122 pitches for strikes. 'Winning is the most important thing. And I gave my team all the support it needed!' Del Rice provided Philadelphia (A) with the offense Shirley needed as he finished 2 for 5, and collecting 4 RBI. Philadelphia (A) scored 12 runs on 17 hits.
 

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