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AMERICAN
LEAGUE
July
5
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Red
Sox first baseman Tony Lupien went 5 for 5 at the plate, and starter
Joe
Dobson improved his record to 10-1, shutting out the St. Louis
Browns, 9-0, in the
second game of a twin bill at Fenway Park. July
9
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Chicago White Sox righthander John Humphries
shut out the St. Louis Browns, 8-0, in the second game of a doubleheader, ending a
nine-game skid by the Sox. St. Louis took the opener, 6-2.
July
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The Cleveland Indians downed the New York Yankees, 5-2, in the second game
of a twin bill, snapping New York's nine-game winning streak. The
Yankees took the opener, 12-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Spud
Chandler as sluggers Charlie Keller and Joe Gordon combined
for six ribbies.
July
11
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BoSox righthander Joe Dobson hurled the season's second
no-hitter, blanking the Philadelphia A's, 5-0. The win improved his
record to 11-1. Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky homered for
Boston.
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Chicago White Sox first baseman Joe Kuhel walked
four times and swiped three bases in a losing cause as the St. Louis Browns topped
Chicago, 3-2, on a Walt Judnich walk-off home run with two out in
the bottom of the ninth.
July
12
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Detroit Tigers starter Charley Fuchs walked nine batters in
a 6-1 loss to the Red Sox. Ted Williams clouted his 12th home run
for Boston.
July
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In a slugfest, the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia A's
combined for 33 hits as Washington topped the A's, 8-7, in 10 innings.
July
15 l
George Case homered twice and drove in seven runs
as the Washington Senators buried Chicago, 21-1. Teammate Bruce Campbell
added four more ribbies, collecting four hits in six at bats, including
a home run of his own. The loss was Chicago's sixth straight.
July
16
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Senators second baseman Bob Repass drove in six runs
with a pair of home runs in an 11-4 win over the Chicago White Sox.
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In one of the league's more sloppily played games, the Boston Red
Sox and New York Yankees combined for seven errors, three by Red Sox pitcher Yank
Terry, in a 17-3 Boston loss.
July
17 l
Red Sox ace Joe Dobson (12-1) became the league's
first 12-game winner, shutting out the White Sox, 7-0, for his seventh
consecutive win.
July
19 l
After collecting three hits in the opening game of a
doubleheader against the Senators, Yankees first baseman Buddy Hasset
went hitless in the nightcap, ending his hitting streak after 18
games. Meanwhile, teammate Joe Gordon was perfect at the plate, 8
for 8, as New York took both ends of the twin bill from Washington, 6-1 and 8-6,
widening its lead to a game and a half over the second-place Red
Sox.
July
24 l
The New York Yankees downed Washington, 6-3, handing
Senators southpaw Walt Masterson his seventh straight loss. Charlie
Keller drove in three of New York's runs with a pair of doubles.
July
26 l
In the season's longest extra-inning game, the Cleveland
Indians came up with five runs in the top of the 15th inning to down the
Chicago White Sox, 7-2. Indians starter Mel Harder scattered four hits in
12 innings of work, without a decision. July
29 l
Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio went 0 for 3 in
a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Browns, ending a 17-game hitting streak.
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NATIONAL
LEAGUE July
1
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Cardinals second baseman Jimmy Brown went 5
for 5 as Harry Gumbert shut out the Chicago Cubs, 15-0. Enos Slaughter
and catcher Ken O'Dea each had four ribbies for St. Louis.
July
2
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Phillies catcher Bennie Warren struck out
four times in a 4-2 loss to the Giants. Southpaw Carl Hubbell,
used as a spot starter for most of the season, went the distance for New
York, striking out nine along the way.
July
3
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Cardinals
pitcher Mort Cooper became the season's first 13-game winner,
shutting out the Chicago Cubs, 14-0, on three hits. Second baseman Jimmy
Brown collected six hits in seven at bats for St. Louis, part of the
Cards 22-hit outburst. July
5
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Dolph Camilli's grand slam home run in the
bottom of the eighth inning sent the Dodgers on their way to an 11-6 win
over St. Louis. In all, Camilli drove in six runs as Brooklyn moved
within two games of the first-place Cardinals. Cards right fielder Enos
Slaughter tripled in the fourth inning, extending his hitting streak
to 17 games. July
12
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Boston Braves first baseman Buddy Gremp
committed three of his team's five errors in a 9-2 loss to the
Pittsburgh Pirates. July
13
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Cardinals starter Murry Dickson walked 10 in a
10-9 loss to the New York Giants. Stan Musial starred at the plate for St.
Louis, knocking in five of the Cards' runs.
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Braves catcher Ernie Lombardi had six ribbies as
Boston blanked the Pirates, 15-0.
July
15
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Reds starter Paul Derringer hurled 12 innings in
Cincinnati's 17-inning, 2-1 loss to the Cubs.
July
19
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The Cardinals downed Boston, 5-1, handing Braves starting
pitcher Lou Tost (2-8) his seventh straight loss.
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Giants outfielder Babe Barna went 0 for 3 in the
first of two games against the Cubs, snapping a 17-game hitting streak. July
21
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Reds starter Paul Derringer went 11 innings in Cincinnati's
14-inning, 3-2 loss to Brooklyn. July
22
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Cardinals starter Mort Cooper served up four home runs in his
team's 21-5 win over the New York Giants. Jimmy Brown
scored four times for St. Louis and starred at the plate with a home run
and three ribbies. In all, the two teams combined for eight home runs.
July 23
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Cardinals center fielder Terry Moore walked four times in a 6-5
loss to the New York Giants. July
26
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Phillies righthander Rube Melton fanned 11 in a 2-1 loss to the
St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards Enos Slaughter went 0 for 3
in the game, ending his hitting streak at 17 games. July
29
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Cardinals hurler Johnny Beazley (13-1, 1.25) won his 12th
straight decision, shutting out the Boston Braves, 9-0, on one hit. July
30
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Philadelphia shortstop Danny Murtaugh swiped three bases in a 2-0
win over the Dodgers. July
31
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The St. Louis Cardinals split a doubleheader with Cincinnati ending
their winning streak at eight games. St. Louis won the opener, 6-4, but
dropped the nightcap, 3-2.
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