Monday 7/14/1950: Harnden (CHA) and Keogh (CIN) win P.O.W. award
The AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to John Harnden, Chicago (A)'s starting rightfielder. John pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .471 with 3 HR and 9 RBI while slugging 1.059. The Player of the Week award in the NATIONAL LEAGUE goes to Cincinnati's Harry Keogh this time, as the pitcher displayed the best pitching perfomance in his league. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 1.59 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well. Opposing players hit .177 against Harry this season. While posting an ERA of 1.72 he went 14-4 in 22 starts, fanning 162 and walking 80 hitters. He has 10 complete games and 5 shutouts. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in ERA and 1st in wins!
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Monday 7/7/1950: Harnden (CHA) and McCoy (NY1) win P.O.W. award
The Player of the Week award in the AMERICAN LEAGUE goes to Chicago (A)'s John Harnden this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. John was on fire, hitting .419 with 6 HR and 13 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 18 game hitting streak right now. The Player of the Week award in the NATIONAL LEAGUE goes to New York (N)'s Roy McCoy this time, as the rightfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. In 38 at bats he hit .342 with 4 HR and 14 RBI. McCoy has hit for a .286 average this season. He has 32 extra base hits along with 138 total bases, resulting in a .500 slugging percentage.
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Friday 7/4/1950: Bill McNeal pitches 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)
CHICAGO (A) - Bill McNeal had an unexpectedly great performance against Philadelphia (A) on Friday, pitching a 2-hitter for his 4th shutout of the season. 'Wow, what a nice day. I guess I had a good breakfast today.' McNeal (15-5) struck out 1 and walked 2, throwing 65 of 117 pitches for strikes. Maurice Salisbury helped McNeal at the plate, he got 3 hits in 4 AB, hitting a homerun, scoring twice and driving in 6 runs. Chicago (A) improved its record to 54-23, scoring 17 runs on 16 hits.
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Tuesday 7/1/1950: Cincinnati's Keogh named Pitcher of the Month
The best month of June in the AMERICAN LEAGUE certainly had New York (A)'s right-hander Rick Blaine, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He went 7-0 in June and finished the month with an ERA of 2.72. He struck out 19 in 59.2 innings. In 19 starts this year Rick struck out 65 batters in 164.1 innings of work. His ERA is 2.46, his record 14-3. Rick has pitched 3 shutouts and 12 complete games. He's 4th in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in ERA and 1st in wins! Harry Keogh pitched like a legend in June, and the NATIONAL LEAGUE named him Pitcher of the Month for his extraordinary performance. He struck out 47 hitters in his 7 starts, putting together a record of 4-1 while pitching 47 innings. His ERA in June was 1.53. Harry pitched THREE complete game shutouts! Harry has a record of 10-4 this season, with an ERA of 1.75. In 149.1 Innings he was able to strike out 139 batters. Harry has pitched 4 shutouts and 8 complete games. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in ERA and 5th in wins!
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Tuesday 7/1/1950: New York (A)'s Switzer earns Batter of the Month award
Carl Switzer of New York (A) wins his 5th Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the AMERICAN LEAGUE. Carl went 39 for 108 (.361), while hitting 7 HR and collecting 26 RBI. He has hit 14 longballs while batting .322 this season. His 91 hits and 26 walks add up to a .379 on-base percentage. He's 7th in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in batting, 9th in homeruns and 3rd in RBI! It's the 1st time that the NATIONAL LEAGUE Batter of the Month award goes to St. Louis (N)'s third baseman James Conway. Conway helped his team with an average of .320 and 38 RBI in 103 at bats. Conway has walked 47 times this year and posts a .397 OBP. While batting .282, 71 for 252, he has driven in 81 runs. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in RBIs and 3rd in homeruns!
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Monday 6/30/1950: Brooklyn's Loomis wins Player of the Week award
Al Grimaldi from New York (A) wins his 26th Player of the Week award for putting up the best numbers this week in the AMERICAN LEAGUE. In 25 at bats he hit .440 with 3 HR and 13 RBI. Brooklyn's catcher Joe Loomis had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week. He hit .500 with 8 RBI and slugged .833 in 18 at bats. Joe is hitting .348 this year, with 57 hits in 164 at bats. He has driven in 34 runs, slugging .476.
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Wednesday 6/25/1950: Season ending injury strikes Chicago (N)'s Bozwell
CHICAGO (N) - Chicago (N)'s centerfielder Woodrow Bozwell will miss the rest of the season. He injured himself running the bases in the game between Chicago (N) and Philadelphia (N). The injury didn't seem to be serious the moment it happened. But suddenly Bozwell collapsed in pain and had to be carried off the field. After being examined by several specialists the diagnosis is clear: Ruptured Achilles Tendon. Bozwell has hit for a .319 average this season. He has 9 extra base hits along with 56 total bases, resulting in a .471 slugging percentage.
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Monday 6/23/1950: Evangelides (DET) and Keogh (CIN) win P.O.W. award
Detroit's first baseman Ray Evangelides had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week. In 32 at bats he hit .406 with 2 HR and 10 RBI. It's the 1st time that the NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Cincinnati's pitcher Harry Keogh. Harry went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 18 in 18 innings of work. He pitched two shutouts!
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Wednesday 6/18/1950: Mickey Sheehan pitches 2-hit shutout against Brooklyn
BROOKLYN - Mickey Sheehan had an unexpectedly great performance against Brooklyn on Wednesday, pitching a 2-hitter for his 1st shutout of the season. Sheehan (11-1) struck out 5 and walked none, throwing 63 of 93 pitches for strikes. 'Wow, what a nice day. I guess I had a good breakfast today.' The hitting star for Pittsburgh was catcher Yancy Sligh, he got 3 hits in 5 AB, doubling twice. The final score of the game was 6-0.
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Monday 6/16/1950: Player of the Week honors go to Styles and Conway
The AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Hieronymous Styles, Detroit's starting second baseman. Styles helped his team with an average of .400 and 10 RBI in 25 at bats. St. Louis (N)'s third baseman James Conway had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week. In 27 at bats he hit .481 with 5 HR and 20 RBI. His season features a batting average of .283 (58 hits in 205 AB), 11 doubles, one triple and 13 taters. Conway collected 67 RBI and 40 runs as well. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in RBIs and 4th in homeruns!
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Wednesday 6/11/1950: St. Louis (N)'s James Conway ropes five hits
ST. LOUIS (N) - James Conway is among the best pure hitters in the game, but his 5 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself. A pitch from John Mock in the 1st inning left his bat for a GRAND SLAM, landing 448 feet from home plate in center field. His 3rd hit, a solo homerun off Al Ochs in the 4th inning, cleared the fence in right field. Number 4 in the 6th inning accounted for a RBI double. Number 5 in the 7th inning accounted for a RBI double. He had a single in the 2nd, driving in one run. James scored 5 runs, and he collected 9 RBI as well! He is hitting .284 this season, with 11 HR and 59 RBI. St. Louis (N) improved its record to 28-26, scoring 25 runs on 22 hits.
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Monday 6/9/1950: Victor Starffin fires 1-hitter against Chicago (A)
WASHINGTON - Victor Starffin had his best stuff going, and Chicago (A) hitters were chanceless. Washington's right-hander fired a 1-hitter, his 1st shutout of the season. Starffin (9-3) struck out 7 and walked 5, throwing 72 of 131 pitches for strikes. 'Giving my team a chance to win is the most important thing for me. I was able to do it today.' Washington's leftfielder Richard Concannon finished 2 for 4. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Starffin. Washington improved its record to 22-29, scoring 3 runs on 9 hits.
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Monday 6/9/1950: Player of the Week honors go to Sampson and Custer
It's the 2nd time that the AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Detroit's pitcher Frank Sampson. Frank went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 7 in 18 innings of work. He pitched two shutouts! In 12 starts this year Frank struck out 30 batters in 101.2 innings of work. His ERA is 3.10, his record 7-2. Frank has pitched 3 shutouts and 5 complete games. He's 8th in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in ERA and 6th in wins! Cincinnati's third baseman Montana Custer had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week. Montana went 12 for 30 (.400), while hitting 2 HR and collecting 10 RBI. Montana is hitting .359 this year, with 66 hits in 184 at bats. He has driven in 43 runs, slugging .543. He's 3rd in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in batting and 4th in RBI!
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Monday 6/2/1950: Pittsburgh's McInerney wins Player of the Week award
It's the 5th time that the AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Boston (A)'s first baseman Luke Fender. Fender helped his team with an average of .393 and 13 RBI in 28 at bats. James McInerney wins his 1st Player of the Week award. NATIONAL LEAGUE pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. He hit .375 with 10 RBI and slugged .958 in 24 at bats. His season features a batting average of .336 (37 hits in 110 AB), 6 doubles, 2 triples and 9 bombs. McInerney collected 30 RBI and 29 runs as well. He's 9th in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in batting, 4th in homeruns and 9th in RBI!
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Sunday 6/1/1950: Pitcher of the Month award winners announced
Winner of this months AMERICAN LEAGUE Pitcher of the Month award is New York (A)'s Rick Blaine. His record of 5-2 in 8 was among the leagues best this month. In 69.2 innings of work he allowed just 56 hits while striking out 28, compiling an ERA of just 1.68. Rick fired THREE shutouts! Opposing players hit .247 against Rick this season. While posting an ERA of 2.32 he went 7-3 in 12 starts, fanning 46 and walking 18 hitters. Rick has pitched 3 shutouts and 9 complete games. He's 3rd in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in ERA and 1st in wins! Brooklyn's Lane Speed had a terrific May, and it earned him the NATIONAL LEAGUE Pitcher of the month award. His ERA of just 1.07 helped him to a 2-0 record in May. He worked 25.1 innings, striking out 9 hitters while walking 6. Lane also fired a shutout. Lane has a record of 4-2 this season, with an ERA of 3.04. In 53.1 Innings he was able to strike out 16 batters. Lane has pitched one shutout and 2 complete games.
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Sunday 6/1/1950: Batter of the Month award winners announced
The AMERICAN LEAGUE Batter of the Month award goes to Chet Farnsworth, Chicago (A)'s starting first baseman. In 105 at bats he hit .333 with 12 HR and 39 RBI. His season numbers are: .353 AVG, 55 hits, 6 doubles, 4 triples and 17 bombs, along with 51 RBI and 38 runs scored. He's 5th in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI! The Batter of the Month award in the NATIONAL LEAGUE goes to Pittsburgh's James McInerney this time, as the centerfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. He hit .336 with 29 RBI and slugged .682 in 107 at bats. This year McInerney drove in 29 and scored 29 runs while batting .336 with 9 longballs. He's 9th in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in RBIs and 4th in homeruns!
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Monday 5/26/1950: Farnsworth and Conway win Player of the Week award
It's the 3rd time that the AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Chicago (A)'s first baseman Chet Farnsworth. Chet was on fire, hitting .385 with 5 HR and 13 RBI. He has hit 16 longballs while batting .364 this season. His 51 hits and 14 walks add up to a .422 on-base percentage. He's 4th in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in batting, 1st in homeruns and 1st in RBI! The NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to James Conway, St. Louis (N)'s starting third baseman. He had an on base percentage of .417 and hit .381, while driving in 17 runs. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 8 game hitting streak right now.
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Sunday 5/25/1950: Season ending injury strikes Boston (A)'s Allen
BOSTON (A) - Boston (A)'s shortstop Richard Allen will miss the rest of the season. He injured himself running the bases in the game between Boston (A) and St. Louis (A). The injury didn't seem to be serious the moment it happened. But suddenly Allen collapsed in pain and had to be carried off the field. Torn Abdominal Muscle was the diagnosis after x-rays were taken in a nearby hospital. The message shocked teammates and team officials. His season features a batting average of .279 (36 hits in 129 AB), 8 doubles, one triple and 4 longballs. Allen collected 22 RBI and 21 runs as well.
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Wednesday 5/21/1950: Deacon Daggett blanks St. Louis (A) with a 1-hitter
PHILADELPHIA (A) - Deacon Daggett, usually uneffective, had a great performance against St. Louis (A) on Wednesday, pitching a 1-hitter for his 1st shutout of the season. 'Winning is the most important thing. And I gave my team all the support it needed!' Daggett (5-3) struck out 7 and issued 3 BB, throwing 65 of 114 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Philadelphia (A) was shortstop Lou Chadwick, he stroked 1 hit in 4 AB, hitting a homerun, scoring 2 runs. Philadelphia (A) scored 10 runs on 11 hits.
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Wednesday 5/21/1950: Chicago (A)'s Chet Farnsworth has great day, hits three longballs
CHICAGO (A) - Chet Farnsworth powered Chicago (A) to a 16-5 win over Detroit. He did it in style by homering three times. His 1st blast, a three-run homerun off Paul Kersey in the 1st inning, landed an estimated 410 feet from home plate. His 2nd shot, off Paul Kersey in the 3rd inning, was a two-run homerun and cleared the fence in right-center. In the 5th inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Fred Zagurski. Chet finished 3 for 5, with three runs scored and driving in 7 runs. His homerun total this year is 14, along with 38 RBI. On 5/7/1950, Mike Medeiros was the last player to hit 3 dingers in a single game.
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Monday 5/19/1950: Covington (NYA) and Hallenbeck (NY1) win P.O.W. award
The AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Don Covington, one of New York (A)'s best starting pitchers. Don went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.53, while fanning 10 in 17 innings of work. He hurled a shutout as well. The NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Joe Hallenbeck, New York (N)'s starting leftfielder. Joe pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .545 with 3 HR and 7 RBI while slugging 1.091.
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Wednesday 5/14/1950: Johnny Kicking Deer out for 4 weeks
NEW YORK (A) - New York (A)'s rightfielder Johnny Kicking Deer hurt himself in the 9th inning while diving for a batted ball. He got up slowly and had to leave the game. Johnny Kicking Deer will miss at least 4 weeks. New York (A) wasted no time and rushed him to an hospital. Team officials were informed later that Kicking Deer had suffered a Dislocated Shoulder. This year Kicking Deer drove in 23 and scored 27 runs while batting .271 with 6 longballs. He's 5th in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in RBIs and 7th in homeruns!
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Monday 5/12/1950: Karl Doomer fires NO-NO against St. Louis (A)
DETROIT - Karl Doomer had a historical performance against St. Louis (A) on Monday, pitching a no-hitter for his 1st shutout of the season. 'I hit the corners with all of my pitches. That helped a lot!' Doomer (3-3) struck out 6 and walked none, throwing 57 of 93 pitches for strikes. The hitting star for Detroit was catcher Bo Beadle, he got 2 hits in 3 AB, hitting a double. The final score of the game was 5-0.
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Monday 5/12/1950: Chicago (A)'s Farnsworth wins Player of the Week award
Chicago (A)'s first baseman Chet Farnsworth had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week. In 26 at bats he hit .423 with 4 HR and 12 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 14 game hitting streak right now. He now has homered in 4 consecutive games as well! His season features a batting average of .404 (36 hits in 89 AB), 4 doubles, 3 triples and 9 bombs. Farnsworth collected 27 RBI and 20 runs as well. He's 1st in the AMERICAN LEAGUE in batting, 2nd in homeruns and 3rd in RBI! Pittsburgh's pitcher Joachim Braun had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 0.50 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well.
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Saturday 5/10/1950: Lex Carpathian NO-HITS St. Louis (A)
ST. LOUIS (A) - Lex Carpathian had a historical performance against St. Louis (A) on Saturday, pitching a no-hitter for his 1st shutout of the season. Carpathian (3-3) showed excellent control, walking nobody and fanning 5. 'Well, the ball went where I wanted it. I was able to hit the corners with all of my pitches. I'm so happy that it was enough to pitch such a great game.' Thomas Martini helped Carpathian at the plate, he got 5 hits in 5 AB, hitting a homerun, doubling once, with three runs scored and driving in 2 runs. Chicago (A) scored 17 runs on 19 hits.
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Wednesday 5/7/1950: Cincinnati's Mike Medeiros clears fence three times
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati beat Philadelphia (N) 10-9, but that was not the real story of the game. Mike Medeiros was, as he went deep three times. His 1st shot, a two-run homerun off Ned Swofford in the 1st inning, cleared the fence in left-center. Number 2 in the 3rd inning, a shot estimated at 426 feet, cleared the wall in center field. In the 8th inning he unloaded a solo homerun off Ned Swofford. Mike stroked 3 hits in 4 AB, with three runs scored with 4 RBI. So far this season he is batting .260 with 9 homers and 24 RBI. Frank Bellisimo was the last player to hit 3 homeruns in a game, doing it 8/9/1949.
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Monday 5/5/1950: Concannon (WSH) and Mandelbaum (CHN) win P.O.W. award
The Player of the Week award in the AMERICAN LEAGUE goes to Washington's Richard Concannon this time, as the leftfielder displayed the best offensive perfomance in his league. Richard went 12 for 24 (.500), while hitting 3 HR and collecting 7 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 9 games. Chicago (N)'s third baseman Izzy Mandelbaum had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week. He had an on base percentage of .621 and hit .542, while driving in 6 runs. Izzy has gone 25 for 53 (.472) this season, hitting 2 homeruns and driving in 17 runs. He has scored 15 runs on his own. He's 1st in the NATIONAL LEAGUE in batting and 5th in RBI!
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Thursday 5/1/1950: Daggett (PHA) and Cockburn (BRO) win monthly pitcher award
Deacon Daggett couldn't have pitched much better than he did in April, and the AMERICAN LEAGUE thought so as well, naming the southpaw Pitcher of the Month. He had an ERA of just 1.39 in 32.1 innings of work in which he struck out 19 hitters. His record in April is 4-0. Brooklyn's Chip Cockburn had a terrific April, and it earned him the NATIONAL LEAGUE Pitcher of the month award. His record of 4-0 in 4 was among the leagues best this month. In 35 innings of work he allowed just 21 hits while striking out 13, compiling an ERA of just 1.54.
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Thursday 5/1/1950: Detroit's McCrory earns Batter of the Month award
Ray McCrory of Detroit wins his 2nd Batter of the Month award for putting up the best numbers in the AMERICAN LEAGUE. He hit .439 with 10 RBI and slugged .632 in 57 at bats. The NATIONAL LEAGUE's best player of the month was Philadelphia (N)'s Vince Palermo, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. Vince was on fire, hitting .277 with 5 homeruns and 17 RBI.
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Monday 4/28/1950: McNeal (CHA) and Holley (BRO) win P.O.W. award
Chicago (A)'s pitcher Bill McNeal had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week. Bill went 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00, while fanning 6 in 18 innings of work. He pitched two shutouts! The NATIONAL LEAGUE's best player of the week was Brooklyn's Charles Holley, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career. He was in a zone all week, compiling an ERA of 2.12 while going 2-0. He hurled a shutout as well.
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Sunday 4/27/1950: New York (N) has no chance in a 2-hitter by Charles Holley
BROOKLYN - Charles Holley, usually uneffective, had a great performance against New York (N) on Sunday, pitching a 2-hitter for his 1st shutout of the season. 'Pitching a great game is always a good thing. And it doesn't get much better than today.' Holley (3-0) struck out 1 and issued 1 BB, throwing 52 of 89 pitches for strikes. Arlen Taggart provided Brooklyn with the offense Holley needed as he went 2 for 3, scoring 2 runs. Brooklyn scored 6 runs on 10 hits.
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Sunday 4/27/1950: Bill McNeal turns in great performance against Cleveland
CLEVELAND - Bill McNeal, usually uneffective, had a great performance against Cleveland on Sunday, pitching a 2-hitter for his 2nd shutout of the season. McNeal (2-1) struck out 2 and walked none, throwing 57 of 93 pitches for strikes. '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.' Maurice Salisbury provided Chicago (A) with the offense McNeal needed as he went 3 for 5, hitting two dingers, scoring three times and driving in 4 runs. Chicago (A) scored 11 runs on 14 hits.
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Wednesday 4/23/1950: Philadelphia (A) has no chance in a 2-hitter by Bill McNeal
PHILADELPHIA (A) - Bill McNeal, usually uneffective, had a great performance against Philadelphia (A) on Wednesday, pitching a 2-hitter for his 1st shutout of the season. McNeal (1-1) fanned 4 and walked 1, throwing 84 pitches. 'Winning is the most important thing. And I gave my team all the support it needed!' Billy Costigan, Jr. helped McNeal at the plate, he finished 3 for 5, hitting a double, with 2 RBI. Chicago (A) scored 6 runs on 13 hits.
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Tuesday 4/22/1950: Harry Keogh turns in great performance against Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - Harry Keogh had his best stuff going, and Pittsburgh hitters had nothing to cheer about. Cincinnati's left-hander pitched a 1-hitter, his 1st shutout of the season. 'Wow, what a nice day. I guess I had a good breakfast today.' Keogh (2-0) struck out 8 and issued 2 BB, throwing 62 of 103 pitches for strikes. Montana Custer helped Keogh at the plate, he collected 1 hit in 4 trips to the plate, hitting a double, and collecting 2 RBI. Cincinnati improved its record to 2-2, scoring 3 runs on 5 hits.
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Monday 4/21/1950: Detroit's Evangelides wins Player of the Week award
The AMERICAN LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Ray Evangelides, Detroit's starting first baseman. Ray went 5 for 16 (.313), while hitting 1 HR and collecting 3 RBI. The NATIONAL LEAGUE Player of the Week award goes to Vince Palermo, Philadelphia (N)'s starting first baseman. Vince was on fire, hitting .500 with 2 HR and 11 RBI.
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Saturday 4/19/1950: Philadelphia (N)'s Vince Palermo pounds five hits
PHILADELPHIA (N) - 'Wow, five hits in one game is something special, isn't it?' said Philadelphia (N)'s first baseman Vince Palermo after the 22-4 win over Boston (N). Number 1 in the 1st inning accounted for a RBI double. His 4th hit was a two-run double off Hurley Hazel in the 7th inning. In the 8th inning he unloaded a three-run homerun off Vernon Simpson. He had singles in the 3rd and in the 4th inning (one RBI). Vince did drive in 7 while scoring 3 runs on his own. He's having a very good season so far, batting .533.
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