Walkoff
Plus: Day In Review, June 5, 1949
Walkoff
I’ll cut to the chase.
The Cubs and Phillies went into the bottom of the 9th of this game, tied at 2.
It wasn’t much of a game for the pitchers. Dutch Leonard gave up 5 walks in 8 innings for the Cubs, but managed to hold the Phillies to only 2 runs. Curt Simmons, meanwhile, gave up hit after hit, but had also only given up 2 runs to this point.
With one out in the bottom of the 9th, Andy Seminick managed to reach first base. That brought up Del Ennis:
After another out, the stage was set for Willie Jones:
This was the second walk-off game in a row for me, and was a massive win for the hapless Phillies. One to remember!
The Cubs are no good in 1949, and the Phillies aren’t much better. They were just a little bit better in this one, though.
Other Action
Red Sox 4, Tigers 3: The Tiger Stadium faithful were not rewarded in this one, as the Tigers went down early and just simply couldn’t catch up. Watch the game here.
White Sox 13, Senators 6 (Game 1): Comiskey Park, normally a pitcher’s park, looked a lot different in the first game of this doubleheader. Chicago belted 16 hits off the hapless Washington pitching en route to an easy win.
Senators 10, White Sox 3 (Game 2): The Senators return the favor in the nightcap, blowing the White Sox away.
Athletics 5, Indians 2 (Game 1): The hometown fans in Cleveland were disappointed at the end of this one. Mike Garcia pitched well for 8 and a third innings, but wound up giving up the lead and the ballgame in the top of the 9th. Philadelphia scored 5 before the shouting was over. Watch the game here.
Athletics 8, Indians 0 (Game 2): Philadelphia continued its reign of terror in Cleveland, destroying Indian pitching with a barrage of base hits and bases on balls. Watch the game here.
Yankees 10, Browns 4 (Game 1): The Yankees destroy Red Embree in this one, taking out their frustrations on the hometown Browns. Watch the game here.
Yankees 21, Browns 10 (Game 2): Believe it or not, the Yankees were down 10-8 going into the top of the 9th inning. New York proceeded to score 13 runs off Karl Drews, the St. Louis starter who came in for a rare relief performance. It was a blown save to remember. Watch the game here.
Pirates 4, Dodgers 1 (10 innings): Ralph Kiner’s 8th inning homer spoiled Jack Banta’s shutout, and the hometown Dodgers’ fans were only more upset when the Pirates put 3 more across in the top of the 10th. Kiner now has 22 home runs, and shows no signs of cooling off. Read the summary here.
Braves 8, Cardinals 7: The fans that waited for the very end were rewarded, as Connie Ryan hit a three run home run in the bottom of the 9th to win it for Boston. Jim Hearn had a disastrous start for the Cardinals, walking 11 in 6 1/3 innings, but was still on track to win it until Ryan’s big blow in the 9th. Read the summary here.
Phillies 5, Cubs 2 (Game 1): At Philadelphia, see above.
Phillies 10, Cubs 4 (Game 2): Philadelphia destroyed the Cubs in the second game of its home doubleheader, managing 15 hits off a variety of Cubs pitchers. Dick Sisler highlighted the Philadelphia attack with 2 home runs and 5 runs driven in.
Giants 7, Reds 1: Dave Koslo won his 8th game of the season, holding the Reds in check and smacking a home run for good measure. Watch the game here.
Standings
The Giants are still dominating, and the American League pennant race is still incredibly close.
Stats tomorrow!