1948 Major League Baseball Replay

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MEMORIAL DAY DOUBLE-HEADERS
TIGERS RIP PALE HOSE, 15-4, 11-4; TAKE LEAGUE LEAD. Detroit, May 31- The Detroit Tigers, bridesmaids the past two seasons, have claimed the lead in the American League on Memorial Day with a twin bill sweep of the Chicago White Sox before 55,875 patrons at Briggs Stadium. Vic Wertz was the star of the series with six RBI on five hits. The Bengals scored early and often in both contests. However in the nightcap, Chicago took an early lead off Art Houtteman (3-2) that the Tigers overcame by the third inning. Steve O'Neill's troops travel east for an extended road trip to start the month of June. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E Chicago 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 8 2 Detroit 4 1 6 0 1 0 2 1 x - 15 17 1 Chicago AB R H BI Avg Detroit AB R H BI Avg F Baker 3B 5 0 1 1 .172 J Lipon SS 6 2 2 2 .188 D Philley CF 5 0 1 0 .282 N Berry SS 0 0 0 0 .276 T Lupien 1B 4 0 0 0 .242 E Mayo 2B 5 3 1 0 .217 T Wright RF 4 1 1 1 .252 G Kell 3B 4 2 2 1 .304 A Robinson C 3 1 0 0 .216 J Outlaw 3B 0 0 0 0 .333 B Kennedy LF 4 0 1 1 .189 V Wertz LF 4 3 3 5 .263 C Michaels SS 4 1 3 0 .327 H Evers CF 5 0 1 1 .303 D Kolloway 2B 3 1 1 0 .266 P Mullin RF 4 2 1 1 .254 O Grove P 1 0 0 0 .154 S Vico 1B 4 1 2 2 .256 E Caldwell P 0 0 0 0 .200 P Campbell 1B 0 0 0 0 .333 I Pearson P 2 0 0 0 .000 B Swift C 5 0 2 2 .250 F Papish P 0 0 0 0 .000 D Trout P 5 2 3 0 .238 R Weigel PH 1 0 0 1 .200 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 36 4 8 4 Totals 42 15 17 14 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO BFP HB D T HR ERA O Grove (L 1-6) 1.2 5 5 5 2 1 13 1 1 0 0 5.92 E Caldwell 1.0 4 5 5 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 11.02 I Pearson 4.1 7 5 4 1 0 22 0 2 0 1 3.41 F Papish 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3.15 Totals 8.0 17 15 14 3 3 47 2 4 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO BFP HB D T HR ERA D Trout (W 3-2) 9.0 8 4 4 2 4 38 0 3 0 1 4.08 Totals 9.0 8 4 4 2 4 38 0 3 0 1 Left On Base: Chicago 7, Detroit 8 Double Plays: none Doubles: D Philley (8); V Wertz 2(13); C Michaels (2); H Evers (6); D Kolloway (1); D Trout (2) Triples: none Home Runs: T Wright (2); V Wertz (3) RBIs: F Baker (4); J Lipon 2(3); T Wright (17); G Kell (9); B Kennedy (11); V Wertz 5(24); H Evers (28); P Mullin (21); S Vico 2(20); B Swift 2(10); R Weigel (2) Stolen Bases: none Caught Stealing: none Hit by Pitch: G Kell (1); P Mullin (1) Ground into Double Play: none Notes: H Evers has hit in 11 straight games, his longest of the season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E Chicago 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 2 Detroit 2 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 x - 11 14 1 Chicago AB R H BI Avg Detroit AB R H BI Avg F Baker 3B 4 0 1 1 .176 J Lipon SS 4 1 2 3 .212 D Philley CF 5 1 1 0 .279 E Mayo 2B 4 1 1 1 .217 T Lupien 1B 4 0 1 0 .242 G Kell 3B 5 1 3 1 .321 T Wright RF 3 1 0 0 .246 V Wertz LF 5 1 2 1 .269 R Weigel C 4 1 1 1 .206 H Evers CF 5 1 2 2 .307 B Kennedy LF 4 0 1 2 .191 P Mullin RF 5 1 0 0 .244 C Michaels SS 3 0 1 0 .327 S Vico 1B 3 1 1 0 .258 D Kolloway 2B 4 1 1 0 .265 H Wagner C 2 2 0 0 .206 I Pearson P 1 0 0 0 .000 A Houtteman P 1 0 1 2 .250 F Bradley P 0 0 0 0 .000 B Pierce P 2 2 2 1 1000 J Wallaesa PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 33 4 7 4 Totals 36 11 14 11 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO BFP HB D T HR ERA I Pearson (L 1-1) 2.2 7 6 6 4 0 19 0 1 0 0 4.96 F Bradley 5.1 7 5 3 1 1 24 0 0 0 0 3.00 Totals 8.0 14 11 9 5 1 43 0 1 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO BFP HB D T HR ERA A Houtteman (W 3-2) 5.0 7 4 3 2 1 25 0 1 0 0 2.72 B Pierce (Sv 1) 4.0 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 0 0 0 2.70 Totals 9.0 7 4 3 3 4 38 0 1 0 0 Left On Base: Chicago 7, Detroit 8 Double Plays: Chicago 1, Detroit 0 Doubles: G Kell (7); B Kennedy (4) Triples: none Home Runs: none RBIs: F Baker (5); J Lipon 3(6); E Mayo (14); G Kell (10); V Wertz (25); R Weigel (3); H Evers 2(30); B Kennedy 2(13); A Houtteman 2(2); B Pierce (1) Stolen Bases: none Caught Stealing: none Hit by Pitch: none Ground into Double Play: H Wagner (1) Notes: H Evers has hit in 12 straight games, his longest of the season	BROWN SHOCKS OTTMEN; GIANTS TAKE REVENGE IN NIGHTCAP Brooklyn, May 31 - Little-used Tommy Brown hammered a game-winning two out grand slam in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 8-4, in the morning game before 22,753. Brown, subbing for an injured Preston Ward, saved Ralph Branca from his first defeat of the season, and raised the spirits of the Flatbush fans. The afternoon tilt drew 34,349 that went home in tears as the Giants handed morning winner Erv Palica the loss in a 15-2 drubbing. The Jints took their ninth inning frustration on reliever Harry Taylor who is returning from an appendicitis operation performed on April 29. Taylor took one on the chin for a depleted Brooklyn bullpen that has lost veteran fireman Hugh Casey for 60 days. Casey was placed on the disabled list after slipping on the stairs over his Brooklyn tavern and fell heavily on his right side. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E New York 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 - 6 10 3 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 - 8 7 1 New York AB R H BI Avg Brooklyn AB R H BI Avg B Rigney 2B 3 1 2 0 .250 P Reese SS 3 2 0 0 .248 W Lockman LF 5 1 2 3 .293 S Jorgensen 3B 5 2 2 2 .333 B Thomson CF 5 0 0 0 .303 P Ward 1B 3 0 0 0 .264 J Mize 1B 5 0 0 0 .214 T Brown 1B 2 1 1 4 .143 W Marshall RF 4 1 2 0 .362 G Hermanski RF 4 0 1 1 .188 S Gordon 3B 4 1 1 2 .346 C Furillo CF 3 0 0 0 .273 W Westrum C 4 0 0 0 .122 G Hodges C 3 0 1 0 .211 B Kerr SS 3 1 2 0 .250 B Edwards C 1 0 0 0 .341 R Poat P 3 1 1 1 .150 D Whitman LF 4 0 0 0 .231 S Jones P 1 0 0 0 .267 E Miksis 2B 2 1 1 0 .185 P Reiser PH 1 0 1 0 .400 G Mauch PR 0 1 0 0 .111 R Branca P 2 1 0 0 .217 E Palica P 0 0 0 0 .111 A Vaughan PH 1 0 0 0 .253 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 37 6 10 6 Totals 34 8 7 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO BFP HB D T HR ERA R Poat 5.0 4 4 2 3 4 24 0 0 0 0 3.70 S Jones (L 3-4) 3.2 3 4 4 2 2 15 0 0 0 1 6.94 Totals 8.2 7 8 6 5 6 39 0 0 0 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO BFP HB D T HR ERA R Branca 8.0 10 6 6 2 6 37 0 2 1 2 1.95 E Palica (W 2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.21 Totals 9.0 10 6 6 2 6 40 0 2 1 2 Left On Base: New York 7, Brooklyn 5 Double Plays: New York 1, Brooklyn 0 Doubles: W Lockman (10); R Poat (1) Triples: W Marshall (2) Home Runs: W Lockman (2); T Brown (1); S Gordon (3) RBIs: W Lockman 3(10); S Jorgensen 2(10); T Brown 4(5); G Hermanski (4); S Gordon 2(15); R Poat (1) Stolen Bases: B Kerr (2) Caught Stealing: none Hit by Pitch: none Ground into Double Play: none ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - R H E New York 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 9 - 15 15 0 Brooklyn 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 New York AB R H BI Avg Brooklyn AB R H BI Avg B Rigney 2B 3 1 1 3 .252 P Reese SS 4 0 1 0 .248 W Lockman LF 4 1 1 2 .292 S Jorgensen 3B 4 1 1 0 .329 B Thomson CF 6 2 2 4 .305 P Ward 1B 4 0 0 0 .255 J Mize 1B 5 2 2 0 .222 G Hermanski RF 4 0 1 1 .194 W Marshall RF 6 2 3 1 .368 B Edwards C 4 0 0 0 .326 S Gordon 3B 5 1 1 0 .337 C Furillo CF 3 1 0 0 .264 J Lohrke PH 3B 1 1 1 0 .276 D Whitman LF 3 0 1 0 .235 B Kerr SS 4 1 0 1 .240 E Miksis 2B 3 0 0 0 .175 M Livingston C 4 3 3 3 .378 E Palica P 1 0 0 0 .100 A Hansen P 3 1 1 1 .333 B Cox PH 1 0 1 1 .197 H Taylor P 1 0 0 0 .000 C King P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Totals 41 15 15 15 Totals 32 2 5 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO BFP HB D T HR ERA A Hansen (W 1-1) 9.0 5 2 2 1 1 33 0 1 1 0 1.20 Totals 9.0 5 2 2 1 1 33 0 1 1 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO BFP HB D T HR ERA E Palica (L 2-2) 5.0 6 5 1 4 3 25 0 0 0 0 3.89 H Taylor 3.2 8 10 10 7 1 27 1 0 0 1 9.41 C King 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4.90 Totals 9.0 15 15 11 11 4 54 1 1 0 1 Left On Base: New York 12, Brooklyn 4 Double Plays: New York 0, Brooklyn 2 Doubles: P Reese (4); M Livingston (5) Triples: S Jorgensen (1) Home Runs: B Thomson (5) RBIs: B Rigney 3(10); W Lockman 2(12); B Thomson 4(19); G Hermanski (5); W Marshall (23); B Kerr (15); M Livingston 3(10); A Hansen (1); B Cox (7) Stolen Bases: none Caught Stealing: none Hit by Pitch: B Rigney (1) Ground into Double Play: B Kerr (5)
In other action... Detroit's Cleveland rookie hurler Gene Bearden won his third game as the Tribe took the lidlifter of a Memorial Day twinbill with the St. Louis Browns, 6-4, before 48,961 at Memorial Stadium. The Brownies won the nightcap on Cliff Fannin's shutout, 8-0. Fannin raised his record to 4-1. Boston dropped two games behind the Tigers with a split of a doubleheader at Shibe Park. Nelson Potter was unable to hold the lead for the Mackmen as the Red Sox scored five times in the eighth to take a 10-6 opening win. Joe Coleman continued his impressive start with a 4-1 win. Coleman surpassed his win total from last season (7-11) with a perfect 8-0 mark. Boston is next to last in the AL in pitching with a 4.37 ERA. Manager Joe McCarthy has not settled upon a set rotation as nine pitchers have received starts with an average of six days rest. Rookie Cliff Mapes hit his first career round-tripper in a 9-2 comeback win at Washington. Mapes wears number 3 for the pinstripes. Nobody is predicting Ruthian success for the Nebraskan, but he certainly is impressing manager Bucky Harris.	In other action... St. Louis maintained its two game lead in the National League with a doubleheader sweep over the Reds at Crosley Field. Al Brazle (5-1) and Murry Dickson (5-3) went the distance in each of the Redbird wins. Enos Slaughter drove in four runs in the nightcap. The stitches have been removed from the knee of New York catcher Walker Cooper and the end of the Giant's convalescence is near. He was released from the hospital May 21. Cooper's replacement, rookie Wes Westrum, is batting only .122. Bert Haas, third baseman for the Phillies, sat up in a wheel chair for the first time, May 22, following an operation for a skull fracture, at Temple University Hospital. Haas was injured by a line drive to the head during batting practice in St. Louis. He expects he will be back in the lineup within a month. On May 26, Earl Torgeson hammered a three run circuit clout to defeat Cincinnati with two outs in the ninth, 6-5. Torgeson's round tripper came off Reds fireman Harry Gumpert (3-1) who was hindered by poor Redleg defense, namely Virgil Stallcup's throwing error in the ninth.

American League

National League

MEMORIAL DAY DOUBLE-HEADERS

TIGERS RIP PALE HOSE, 15-4, 11-4; TAKE LEAGUE LEAD.
Detroit, May 31- The Detroit Tigers, bridesmaids the past two seasons, have claimed the lead in the American League on Memorial Day with a twin bill sweep of the Chicago White Sox before 55,875 patrons at Briggs Stadium. Vic Wertz was the star of the series with six RBI on five hits. The Bengals scored early and often in both contests. However in the nightcap, Chicago took an early lead off Art Houtteman (3-2) that the Tigers overcame by the third inning. Steve O'Neill's troops travel east for an extended road trip to start the month of June.



                     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 -  R   H   E
Chicago              0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  2 -  4   8   2
Detroit              4  1  6  0  1  0  2  1  x - 15  17   1


Chicago               AB  R  H BI  Avg  Detroit               AB  R  H BI  Avg
F Baker 3B             5  0  1  1 .172  J Lipon SS             6  2  2  2 .188
D Philley CF           5  0  1  0 .282   N Berry SS            0  0  0  0 .276
T Lupien 1B            4  0  0  0 .242  E Mayo 2B              5  3  1  0 .217
T Wright RF            4  1  1  1 .252  G Kell 3B              4  2  2  1 .304
A Robinson C           3  1  0  0 .216   J Outlaw 3B           0  0  0  0 .333
B Kennedy LF           4  0  1  1 .189  V Wertz LF             4  3  3  5 .263
C Michaels SS          4  1  3  0 .327  H Evers CF             5  0  1  1 .303
D Kolloway 2B          3  1  1  0 .266  P Mullin RF            4  2  1  1 .254
O Grove P              1  0  0  0 .154  S Vico 1B              4  1  2  2 .256
 E Caldwell P          0  0  0  0 .200   P Campbell 1B         0  0  0  0 .333
 I Pearson P           2  0  0  0 .000  B Swift C              5  0  2  2 .250
 F Papish P            0  0  0  0 .000  D Trout P              5  2  3  0 .238
 R Weigel PH           1  0  0  1 .200
                      -- -- -- --                             -- -- -- --
Totals                36  4  8  4       Totals                42 15 17 14


Chicago                    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
O Grove (L 1-6)           1.2   5   5   5   2   1  13   1   1   0   0  5.92
E Caldwell                1.0   4   5   5   0   1   8   1   1   0   0 11.02
I Pearson                 4.1   7   5   4   1   0  22   0   2   0   1  3.41
F Papish                  1.0   1   0   0   0   1   4   0   0   0   0  3.15
Totals                    8.0  17  15  14   3   3  47   2   4   0   1

Detroit                    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
D Trout (W 3-2)           9.0   8   4   4   2   4  38   0   3   0   1  4.08
Totals                    9.0   8   4   4   2   4  38   0   3   0   1


Left On Base: Chicago 7, Detroit 8
Double Plays: none
Doubles: D Philley (8); V Wertz 2(13); C Michaels (2); H Evers (6);
     D Kolloway (1); D Trout (2)
Triples: none
Home Runs: T Wright (2); V Wertz (3)
RBIs: F Baker (4); J Lipon 2(3); T Wright (17); G Kell (9);
     B Kennedy (11); V Wertz 5(24); H Evers (28); P Mullin (21);
     S Vico 2(20); B Swift 2(10); R Weigel (2)
Stolen Bases: none
Caught Stealing: none
Hit by Pitch: G Kell (1); P Mullin (1)
Ground into Double Play: none

Notes:
H Evers has hit in 11 straight games, his longest of the season


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                     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 -  R   H   E
Chicago              3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 -  4   7   2
Detroit              2  1  3  0  0  1  4  0  x - 11  14   1


Chicago               AB  R  H BI  Avg  Detroit               AB  R  H BI  Avg
F Baker 3B             4  0  1  1 .176  J Lipon SS             4  1  2  3 .212
D Philley CF           5  1  1  0 .279  E Mayo 2B              4  1  1  1 .217
T Lupien 1B            4  0  1  0 .242  G Kell 3B              5  1  3  1 .321
T Wright RF            3  1  0  0 .246  V Wertz LF             5  1  2  1 .269
R Weigel C             4  1  1  1 .206  H Evers CF             5  1  2  2 .307
B Kennedy LF           4  0  1  2 .191  P Mullin RF            5  1  0  0 .244
C Michaels SS          3  0  1  0 .327  S Vico 1B              3  1  1  0 .258
D Kolloway 2B          4  1  1  0 .265  H Wagner C             2  2  0  0 .206
I Pearson P            1  0  0  0 .000  A Houtteman P          1  0  1  2 .250
 F Bradley P           0  0  0  0 .000   B Pierce P            2  2  2  1 1000
 J Wallaesa PH         1  0  0  0 .000
                      -- -- -- --                             -- -- -- --
Totals                33  4  7  4       Totals                36 11 14 11


Chicago                    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
I Pearson (L 1-1)         2.2   7   6   6   4   0  19   0   1   0   0  4.96
F Bradley                 5.1   7   5   3   1   1  24   0   0   0   0  3.00
Totals                    8.0  14  11   9   5   1  43   0   1   0   0

Detroit                    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
A Houtteman (W 3-2)       5.0   7   4   3   2   1  25   0   1   0   0  2.72
B Pierce (Sv 1)           4.0   0   0   0   1   3  13   0   0   0   0  2.70
Totals                    9.0   7   4   3   3   4  38   0   1   0   0


Left On Base: Chicago 7, Detroit 8
Double Plays: Chicago 1, Detroit 0
Doubles: G Kell (7); B Kennedy (4)
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBIs: F Baker (5); J Lipon 3(6); E Mayo (14); G Kell (10);
     V Wertz (25); R Weigel (3); H Evers 2(30); B Kennedy 2(13);
     A Houtteman 2(2); B Pierce (1)
Stolen Bases: none
Caught Stealing: none
Hit by Pitch: none
Ground into Double Play: H Wagner (1)

Notes:
H Evers has hit in 12 straight games, his longest of the season

BROWN SHOCKS OTTMEN; GIANTS TAKE REVENGE IN NIGHTCAP
Brooklyn, May 31 - Little-used Tommy Brown hammered a game-winning two out grand slam in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 8-4, in the morning game before 22,753. Brown, subbing for an injured Preston Ward, saved Ralph Branca from his first defeat of the season, and raised the spirits of the Flatbush fans. The afternoon tilt drew 34,349 that went home in tears as the Giants handed morning winner Erv Palica the loss in a 15-2 drubbing. The Jints took their ninth inning frustration on reliever Harry Taylor who is returning from an appendicitis operation performed on April 29. Taylor took one on the chin for a depleted Brooklyn bullpen that has lost veteran fireman Hugh Casey for 60 days. Casey was placed on the disabled list after slipping on the stairs over his Brooklyn tavern and fell heavily on his right side.


                     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 -  R   H   E
New York             1  0  0  0  3  2  0  0  0 -  6  10   3
Brooklyn             0  0  0  0  4  0  0  0  4 -  8   7   1


New York              AB  R  H BI  Avg  Brooklyn              AB  R  H BI  Avg
B Rigney 2B            3  1  2  0 .250  P Reese SS             3  2  0  0 .248
W Lockman LF           5  1  2  3 .293  S Jorgensen 3B         5  2  2  2 .333
B Thomson CF           5  0  0  0 .303  P Ward 1B              3  0  0  0 .264
J Mize 1B              5  0  0  0 .214   T Brown 1B            2  1  1  4 .143
W Marshall RF          4  1  2  0 .362  G Hermanski RF         4  0  1  1 .188
S Gordon 3B            4  1  1  2 .346  C Furillo CF           3  0  0  0 .273
W Westrum C            4  0  0  0 .122  G Hodges C             3  0  1  0 .211
B Kerr SS              3  1  2  0 .250   B Edwards C           1  0  0  0 .341
R Poat P               3  1  1  1 .150  D Whitman LF           4  0  0  0 .231
 S Jones P             1  0  0  0 .267  E Miksis 2B            2  1  1  0 .185
                                         P Reiser PH           1  0  1  0 .400
                                         G Mauch PR            0  1  0  0 .111
                                        R Branca P             2  1  0  0 .217
                                         E Palica P            0  0  0  0 .111
                                         A Vaughan PH          1  0  0  0 .253
                      -- -- -- --                             -- -- -- --
Totals                37  6 10  6       Totals                34  8  7  7


New York                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
R Poat                    5.0   4   4   2   3   4  24   0   0   0   0  3.70
S Jones (L 3-4)           3.2   3   4   4   2   2  15   0   0   0   1  6.94
Totals                    8.2   7   8   6   5   6  39   0   0   0   1

Brooklyn                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
R Branca                  8.0  10   6   6   2   6  37   0   2   1   2  1.95
E Palica (W 2-1)          1.0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  4.21
Totals                    9.0  10   6   6   2   6  40   0   2   1   2


Left On Base: New York 7, Brooklyn 5
Double Plays: New York 1, Brooklyn 0
Doubles: W Lockman (10); R Poat (1)
Triples: W Marshall (2)
Home Runs: W Lockman (2); T Brown (1); S Gordon (3)
RBIs: W Lockman 3(10); S Jorgensen 2(10); T Brown 4(5); G Hermanski (4);
     S Gordon 2(15); R Poat (1)
Stolen Bases: B Kerr (2)
Caught Stealing: none
Hit by Pitch: none
Ground into Double Play: none


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                     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 -  R   H   E
New York             0  0  0  4  1  0  0  1  9 - 15  15   0
Brooklyn             0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0 -  2   5   2


New York              AB  R  H BI  Avg  Brooklyn              AB  R  H BI  Avg
B Rigney 2B            3  1  1  3 .252  P Reese SS             4  0  1  0 .248
W Lockman LF           4  1  1  2 .292  S Jorgensen 3B         4  1  1  0 .329
B Thomson CF           6  2  2  4 .305  P Ward 1B              4  0  0  0 .255
J Mize 1B              5  2  2  0 .222  G Hermanski RF         4  0  1  1 .194
W Marshall RF          6  2  3  1 .368  B Edwards C            4  0  0  0 .326
S Gordon 3B            5  1  1  0 .337  C Furillo CF           3  1  0  0 .264
 J Lohrke PH 3B        1  1  1  0 .276  D Whitman LF           3  0  1  0 .235
B Kerr SS              4  1  0  1 .240  E Miksis 2B            3  0  0  0 .175
M Livingston C         4  3  3  3 .378  E Palica P             1  0  0  0 .100
A Hansen P             3  1  1  1 .333   B Cox PH              1  0  1  1 .197
                                         H Taylor P            1  0  0  0 .000
                                         C King P              0  0  0  0 .000
                      -- -- -- --                             -- -- -- --
Totals                41 15 15 15       Totals                32  2  5  2


New York                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
A Hansen (W 1-1)          9.0   5   2   2   1   1  33   0   1   1   0  1.20
Totals                    9.0   5   2   2   1   1  33   0   1   1   0

Brooklyn                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
E Palica (L 2-2)          5.0   6   5   1   4   3  25   0   0   0   0  3.89
H Taylor                  3.2   8  10  10   7   1  27   1   0   0   1  9.41
C King                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  4.90
Totals                    9.0  15  15  11  11   4  54   1   1   0   1


Left On Base: New York 12, Brooklyn 4
Double Plays: New York 0, Brooklyn 2
Doubles: P Reese (4); M Livingston (5)
Triples: S Jorgensen (1)
Home Runs: B Thomson (5)
RBIs: B Rigney 3(10); W Lockman 2(12); B Thomson 4(19); G Hermanski (5);
     W Marshall (23); B Kerr (15); M Livingston 3(10); A Hansen (1);
     B Cox (7)
Stolen Bases: none
Caught Stealing: none
Hit by Pitch: B Rigney (1)
Ground into Double Play: B Kerr (5)

In other action...

Detroit's Cleveland rookie hurler Gene Bearden won his third game as the Tribe took the lidlifter of a Memorial Day twinbill with the St. Louis Browns, 6-4, before 48,961 at Memorial Stadium. The Brownies won the nightcap on Cliff Fannin's shutout, 8-0. Fannin raised his record to 4-1.

Boston dropped two games behind the Tigers with a split of a doubleheader at Shibe Park. Nelson Potter was unable to hold the lead for the Mackmen as the Red Sox scored five times in the eighth to take a 10-6 opening win. Joe Coleman continued his impressive start with a 4-1 win. Coleman surpassed his win total from last season (7-11) with a perfect 8-0 mark. Boston is next to last in the AL in pitching with a 4.37 ERA. Manager Joe McCarthy has not settled upon a set rotation as nine pitchers have received starts with an average of six days rest.

Rookie Cliff Mapes hit his first career round-tripper in a 9-2 comeback win at Washington. Mapes wears number 3 for the pinstripes. Nobody is predicting Ruthian success for the Nebraskan, but he certainly is impressing manager Bucky Harris.

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St. Louis maintained its two game lead in the National League with a doubleheader sweep over the Reds at Crosley Field. Al Brazle (5-1) and Murry Dickson (5-3) went the distance in each of the Redbird wins. Enos Slaughter drove in four runs in the nightcap.

The stitches have been removed from the knee of New York catcher Walker Cooper and the end of the Giant's convalescence is near. He was released from the hospital May 21. Cooper's replacement, rookie Wes Westrum, is batting only .122.

Bert Haas, third baseman for the Phillies, sat up in a wheel chair for the first time, May 22, following an operation for a skull fracture, at Temple University Hospital. Haas was injured by a line drive to the head during batting practice in St. Louis. He expects he will be back in the lineup within a month.

On May 26, Earl Torgeson hammered a three run circuit clout to defeat Cincinnati with two outs in the ninth, 6-5. Torgeson's round tripper came off Reds fireman Harry Gumpert (3-1) who was hindered by poor Redleg defense, namely Virgil Stallcup's throwing error in the ninth.

Welcome to my replay of the 1948 baseball season, a season that has been described outside the City of New York as one of the best ever! This is a continuation of my replay effort beginning with the 1946 season. All major league statistical references are from my 1946 and 1947 replays. This project uses Baseball for Windows by Miller Associates, Inc. For those familiar with this software, I am using Cookie Lopez II as the micromanager and the season disk is a FPE imported disk with Bill Staffa's Merlin program. Actual lineups and transactions are used. Special thanks to Terry Simpkins for his assistance with this replay.

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The actual standings used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711. Other reference materials
are David Kaiser's "Epic Season", a detailed account of the 1948 AL pennant race, and
Mark Stang's "Baseball by the Numbers".

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