Monday, April 21, 1930
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 3
A two-run double in the seventh by Browns starter General Crowder appeared to give the visitors enough for the victory, but the opposing starter, Ted Lyons, hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game up. The White Sox then pulled it out in the ninth following a Carl Reynolds double and an Art Shires single.
Detroit (H) 5 Cleveland 1
An error following a single allowed the Tigers to take a 2-1 lead after five and then Roy Johnson drove in two with a triple in the sixth to put the game away. Earl Whitehill went all the way for the victory.
Washington 4 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 2
Goose Goslin stroked the first Nationals homerun of the season to give the visitors an early 2-1 lead, but Al Simmons tied it back up with a homerun of his own. Joe Judge then gave the Nationals the lead when he homered in the top of the ninth, and then Washington starter Bump Hadley added an RBI single to help his own cause on the way to a complete game victory.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Boston (NL) 5
In another case of a pitcher helping his own cause, Boston starter Ed Brandt gave himself the lead with an RBI double in the third. The Robins quickly tied it back up with two in the fourth, and then the Braves quickly regained the lead with two of their own in the sixth. Brandt seemed to have things well in hand until he weakened in the eighth and the Robins scored four times. Shortstop Glenn Wright had four RBI's for the day, including two in the fateful eighth inning rally.
Chicago (NL) 7 Cincinnati (H) 5 (10)
The visiting Cubs kept taking the lead, but couldn't quite put the game away at any point and the Reds kept climbing back into it. The Reds tied it with two in the bottom of the ninth, but couldn’t get the winner off Cubs starter Hal Carlson. A Chick Tolson pinch-hit single in the top of the tenth finally put the Cubs ahead to stay.
New York (NL) (H) 8 Philadelphia (NL) 7
Both teams traded single scores back and forth until a Chuck Klein two-run triple highlighted a four-run sixth for the Phillies and gave them a 6-3 lead. Both teams were able to push across single run one more time, but Phillies starter Claude Willoughby seemed to have well in hand heading into the bottom of the ninth. Bill Terry picked up his third RBI of the day with a single, and then Mel Ott abruptly ended the game with a three-run homerun, sending the Giants fans home happy.
Note: Fresco Thompson was ejected for arguing a strike call in the top of the third. Freddy Leach was HBP in the bottom of the fourth and was replaced in the field to start the fifth.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 8 Pittsburgh 6
Veteran Carmen Hill got the start for the Cardinals but wasn't sharp, giving up a three-run homerun to Pirate catcher Rollie Hemsley in the third to give the visitors an early 5-1 lead. Frankie Frisch quickly answered with a three-run homerun of his own in the bottom of the third to get the Cardinals close, and they eventually tied it in the fifth, an inning that included a pinch-hit homerun by George Watkins. Chick Hafey added a third homerun for the Cardinals in the eighth and Jesse Haines got the win after a stellar relief appearance.
Note: The Cardinals had temporarily taken the lead in the bottom of the fifth, but Chick Hafey was ruled out on appeal for having missed thirdbase and his run was erased.
Tuesday, April 22, 1930
Chicago (AL) 12 Cleveland (H) 4
Indians starter Wes Ferrell went 13 innings in his previous start with only one run of support and got no decision. He started off the same against the struggling White Sox in the same fashion, but then Ferrell had two misplays of his own in the top of the seventh that opened the door to the formerly offensive dormant White Sox who scored eight times. Shortstop Ernie Smith picked up four RBI's on the day and Tommy Thomas went all the way for the win. Bibb Falk hit a pinch-hit homerun for the Indians in the ninth, but it was too little, too late.
Note: I wasn't planning to track pinch-hit homeruns, but that is five now and I haven’t even completed the games of day #8
Philadelphia (AL) 4 New York (AL) (H) 3
The visiting A's scored three in the top of the third to give Lefty Grove a big lead and he took care of things from there, although the Yankees did manage to make it interesting in the end. Babe Ruth hit a solo shot in the seventh to get the Yankees on the board, and then Earle Combs and Mark Keonig hit back-to-back doubles to plate two more, but the Yankees couldn't do anything else and took the loss.
Note: Yankee starter Roy Sherid threw wild pitches on two consecutive pitches, allowing a runner to reach third. The A's then decided to squeeze that runner home, but a sign was missed resulting in an unfortunate out. Sherid then threw another wild pitch the next inning.
Detroit 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0 PERFECT GAME!
I really didn't expect there to be any no-hitters in a 1930 replay, and I really didn't expect a perfect game, but Vic Sorrell pitched one for the Tigers (box score included). Dale Alexander and Harry Rice hit back-to-back homeruns to get the Tigers an early lead and then Sorrell did the rest.
Washington (H) 8 Boston (AL) 0
Bobby Burke went all the way and got the complete game shut-out for the Nationals. Goose Goslin got Washington off to a fast with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the second and Washington continued to pummel Boston pitching by picking up 20 hits for the day (they left 13 on-base - it could have been worse).
St. Louis (NL) 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 4 (11)
A single by catcher Jimmie Wilson plated a run in the top of the eleventh, giving Bill Hallahan the complete game victory. The Cubs struck first with three in the fourth but the Cardinals regained the lead with a four-run sixth. The Cubs then tied it in the bottom of the eighth, and both teams eventually squandered chances after that until Wilson came through for the Cardinals.
Note: Hallahan threw a wild pitch to three consecutive batters in the eighth.
Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
Jumbo Elliott only allowed three hits in route to an easy 6-1 victory. Johnny Frederick led off the game with a homerun for the second time this season. The Robins are now 5-0, the only unbeaten team left remaining.
The Phillies were their own worst enemy in this one. Les Sweetland thought he had gotten out of the third, but a passed ball on a third strike allowed the runner to reach base and then Lefty O'Doul muffed one in the outfield on the next pitch and two unearned runs were allowed to score.
Wednesday, April 23, 1930
St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 Detroit 2
After the previous day's fiasco, the Browns finally got a hit with two outs in the second and finally scored a run in the third. Dick Coffman wet all the way for the victory and scored twice to help his own cause.
St. Louis (NL) 11 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
Cubs starter Charlie Root that he had things well under control when he cruised into the seventh with a 2-1 lead, but then he grooved one to light-hitting shortstop Charlie Gelbert who promptly deposited a three-run homerun ball into the grandstand, and for the Cardinals, the offense was off to the races again. Some sloppy Cub defense came into play as well, but as we have seen so far if you give the Cardinals offense a second chance they will make you pay for it. Showboat Fisher picked up another triple and a homerun and Chick Hafey picked up three more RBI's for 14 total this season.
Brooklyn 7 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
Both teams went through a litany of pitchers in this game, Phillies pitchers keeping the Robins from blowing it open, and Robins pitchers keeping the Phillies from getting anything started. A two-run triple by Glenn Wright got the Robins the lead and they held on for the victory and to their perfect 6-0 record to start the season.
Thursday, April 24, 1930
St. Louis (AL) (H) 12 Detroit 5
After being no-hit by the Tigers two days previous the Browns roared back to take their second of two in a row from high flying Detroit. The Browns strung together several hits mixed in with some "adventures in outfielding" by Detroit to build up a big lead early, and while shaky at times, Herm Holshouser and Chad Kimsey made that lead stand up.
St. Louis (NL) 9 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Cubs will be happy to get away from the Cardinals after having started 1-7 versus their Midwest rival. Perhaps the Cardinals figured out how to keep Hack Wilson bottled up somehow because he is still sitting on one RBI for the season to go with that stellar .139 batting average. Chick Hafey hit his third homerun of the season and picked up four more RBI's, giving him 18 for the season.
Friday, April 25, 1930
Detroit 4 Cleveland (H) 1
A Charlie Jamieson sacrifice fly in the fourth scored Dick Porter to get Cleveland an early lead, but that was all George Uhle would allow this day. The Tigers responded with two in the sixth, and then solo homeruns by Dale Alexander and Liz Funk salted it away. Uhle now has three wins for the season, which considering that some teams started the day with only four games played, is pretty good.
Note: Charlie Gehringer was hit by a pitch and had to leave the game. Again, Detroit has no other player rated at second base, so Bill Akers was called upon a second time this season to help out in a pinch
New York (AL) (H) 5 Boston (AL) 2
Sloppy Red Sox defense helped plate two Yankees runs in the first and then Babe Ruth drove in two more in the fifth with a triple. This gave Hank Johnson all he needed as he to cruised to a complete game victory.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 Chicago (AL) 1
Lefty Stewart gave up ten hits but only one run and picked up the complete-game victory for the Browns. The porous Chicago defense really lets down Sox starter Red Faber in this one.
Washington (H) 3 Philadelphia (AL) 2 (10)
After fouling off two sacrifice attempts in the bottom of the tenth, Washington third baseman Ossie Bluege tripled home Joe Judge with the game winner. Goose Goslin had given the Nationals an early 2-1 lead with a long homerun (his third consecutive game with a homerun), but Al Simmons poked a solo shot in the eighth to set-up extra innings.
Note: George Loepp was HBP in the third and was replaced with Red Barnes.
Boston (NL) (H) 2 Brooklyn 1
Dazzy Vance and the Robins were cruising toward their seventh consecutive win to start the season when their apple cart got overturned. Weak hitting catcher Al Spohrer dribbled a single past the infield to get the bottom of the eighth to get things started, and then George Sisler, making his first appearance of the season, knocked a pinch-hit triple to tie the game. A successful squeeze bunt by Jimmy Welsh scored Sisler and the Braves held on to give the Robins their first loss of the season.
Cincinnati 3 Chicago (NL) (H) 2 (11)
The Cincinnati offense really isn't clicking yet, but they pushed across single runs in the second, fifth, and finally in the eleventh to pull out the extra-inning victory. Red Lucas went all the way for the victory drove in one of the runs. His only mistake of the day was giving up a two-run homerun to Cliff Heathcote in the bottom of the seventh.
Note: Footsie Blair was HBP in the first and was replaced with Les Bell.
St. Louis (NL) 6 Pittsburgh (H) 1
Bill Sherdel quieted the Pirates offense by scattering five hits and picked up his first win of the season. Showboat Fisher hit a three-run homerun in the fifth to put the game out of reach.
Saturday, April 26, 1930
Detroit 19 Cleveland (H) 4
Detroit brought their hitting shoes to this one, scoring seven times in the first four innings off Indians starter Clint Brown. Young Milt Shoffner was brought in for long relief and promptly gave up a single, a homerun to Harry Rice, another single, and then another homerun, this one to Pinky Hargrave. At this point, the rout was officially on. Charlie Gehringer went 4-for-5 with a pair of three-run homeruns and seven RBI's for the day.
New York (AL) (H) 4 Boston 2
Red Sox starter Hod Lisenbee knew if he could get that elusive third out that he wouldn't have to face Babe Ruth with runners on base. That third out didn't come soon enough though, and Ruth parked a three-run homerun in the bleachers to give the Yankees their first lead of the day in the bottom of the eighth.
Chicago (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
Bud Clancy hit a three-run homerun in the top of the first and Ted Lyons and the White Sox never looked back. Lyons also went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Carl Reynolds poled his first homerun of the season for insurance.
Washington (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3
The Nationals took an early lead and it looked like they would be able to pull out a close one against the mighty A's, but Jimmy Foxx drove one over the fence in the top of the eighth to tie the game. Washington loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth and the A's fans were heartbroken when a squeeze bunt didn't roll foul but instead ended up dying right on the chalk line, allowing George Loepp to score the winning run.
Brooklyn 5 Boston (NL) (H) 2
Both teams traded runs a couple of times early, but a Glenn Wright two-run homerun in the top of the sixth was all Jumbo Elliott and the Robins needed to put away the pesky Braves.
Note: Robins first baseman Del Bissonette was injured chasing a pop foul in the bottom of the fourth.
Chicago (NL) (H) 12 Cincinnati 5
Charlie Grimm stroked a three-run homerun in the bottom of the first to give the Cubs an early 4-0 lead and then light-hitting Clyde Beck hit a two-run homer in the same innings and the rout was on. Gabby Hartnett later added his first homerun of the season as well. Hal Carlson picked up his third win of the season.
Note: Hack Wilson is still stuck on one RBI. Even the game itself has noticed and is making comments about his futility.
Pittsburgh (H) 7 St. Louis (NL) 2
Cardinal starter Bill Hallahan thought he was out of the first inning on a grounder to third, but instead, the ball took a big bounce and rolled into the corner for a two-out run scoring double for Adam Comorosky. Big Gus Suhr immediately followed that up with a two-run homerun and Erv Brame and the Pirates cruised to an easy win.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 9 New York (NL) 7 (GM 1)
The Giants finally got to Lou Koupal when Freddy Leach poked a two-run triple to take a 6-4 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth. The Phillies offense then punished a series of Giants pitchers to take 9-7 come from behind victory.
Note: Hub Pruett was ejected for arguing a called third strike after his at-bat in the third inning.
New York (NL) 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
The Phillies were hoping for a sweep of the double-header but a sacrifice fly by Bob O'Farrell gave the Giants the lead in the top of the eighth and Joe Genewich came in to save the win for Carl Hubbell.
Trade: The Boston Red Sox sent Bill Barrett to the Washington Nationals in return for Earl Webb. After the injury to Jack Rothrock a few days ago the Red Sox decided they needed some more pop in their lineup, and despite having only had a couple cups of coffee with other ML teams, and despite his being 32 years old already, that Webb would be a better fit than veteran Barrett.
Sunday, April 27, 1930
Cleveland (H) 2 Detroit 1
Wes Ferrell was glad to finally get some run support, even though it was only two runs, and he held off the streaking Tigers to earn the win. Vic Sorrell made his first start since his perfect game and pitched well, but today was Ferrell's day.
Boston (AL) 11 New York (AL) (H) 8
Newly acquired Earl Webb homered in his first at-bat for the Red Sox to give them a quick lead, but a three-run homerun by Babe Ruth in the bottom of the first got the Yankees back on top. And then something happened. In the top of the third, the light hitting Red Sox scored eight times, including a three-run homerun by second baseman Bill Regan and then a three-run homerun by Boston starter Jack Russell. Russell didn't pitch that well, but he held off the Yankees when he needed to and got the complete-game victory.
Chicago (AL) 8 St. Louis (AL) (H) 6
Today it was the White Sox to turn up the offense as the visitors exploded for eight runs in the first three innings. Tommy Thomas got the complete game victory and looked like the pitcher the White Sox were hoping he would be, although he did weaken towards the end.
Washington (H) 11 Philadelphia (AL) 5
In a game that featured fourteen extra-base hits (seven doubles, four triples, and three homeruns) it's a wonder there weren't more runs scored. The difference was that Ad Liska came in for relief in the fourth for Washington and shut down the A's from that point on.
Note: Ossie Bluege was HBP in the fifth and was replaced by Jackie Hayes.
Boston (NL) (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 2
The Phillies scored first, but Boston third baseman Billy Rhiel hit a two-run homerun to lead the Braves to a four-run bottom of the first and Burleigh Grimes took over from there and got the complete-game victory for the Braves.
Note: Lefty O'Doul was ejected in the top of the third for arguing a strike call and was replaced by Tripp Sigman.
Brooklyn (H) 6 New York (NL) 4 (11)
Heading into the bottom of the eighth Giants starter Freddie Fitzsimmons was cruising to an easy victory when he accidentally grooved one to light hitting Robins second baseman Jake Flowers who promptly tied the game with a three-run homerun. Robins Shortstop Glenn Wright then ended the game with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eleventh.
Chicago (NL) (H) 10 Pittsburgh 8
The Pirates picked up 18 hits, including six doubles, but could never get the big hit when they really needed it and could only score eight times with all that offense. The Pirates also provided some very shaky defense that let the Cubs back into this one when "it" finally happened - down 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh, Hack Wilson hit his first homerun of the season, a three-run shot that gave the Cubs the lead. The Cubs scored ten times, but only picked up six RBI's due to Pirate miscues.
St. Louis (NL) 12 Cincinnati (H) 3
The Cardinals continue to just pound the old baseball, picking up nineteen hits today in an easy win over Cincinnati. Chick Hafey picked up his nineteenth RBI on a solo homerun in the fourth, and Frankie Frisch added a homerun in the seventh. The Cardinals scored off all four Reds pitchers.
Note: Showboat Fisher was HBP in the fifth and was replaced by George Watkins.
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