Events of Tuesday, May 17, 1949 (original) (raw)
Events of Tuesday, May 17, 1949
Events of Tuesday, May 17, 1949
5-16-1949 5-18-1949 5-17-1948 5-17-1950
BRO N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 - 8 14 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 - 5 9 2
BOX+PBP WP: Branca (6-0) LP: Chipman (2-1) SV: Palica (1) HR: Campanella (6), Pafko (4), Edwards (2), Burgess (1)
BOS N 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 CIN N 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 5 12 0
BOX+PBP WP: Peterson (1-0) LP: Spahn (4-2) SV: Gumbert (2)
NY N 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 PIT N 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 1
BOX+PBP WP: Chesnes (2-0) LP: Hartung (4-2) HR: Hartung (1), Kiner (7)
PHI N 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 0 STL N 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 13 3
BOX+PBP WP: Roberts (3-3) LP: Brazle (3-2) HR: Nicholson (6)
CHI A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 0 BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 x - 4 8 0
BOX+PBP WP: Parnell (5-1) LP: Gumpert (2-3) HR: Stephens (9)
CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 - 3 7 1 NY A 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 x - 4 16 2
BOX+PBP WP: Lopat (4-0) LP: Bearden (3-2) HR: Vernon (4), Doby (2), Henrich (5)
STL A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 PHI A 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 x - 9 10 0
BOX+PBP WP: Kellner (4-2) LP: Drews (2-3) HR: Suder (1)
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 5 1 WAS A 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 2
BOX+PBP WP: Grissom (1-0) LP: Thompson (1-3) SV: Trout (3)
Standings At Close of Play of May 17, 1949
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Boston Braves 27 16 10 1 .615 - 123 108 New York Giants 27 16 10 1 .615 - 159 118 Cincinnati Reds 26 14 12 0 .538 2.0 105 117 Brooklyn Dodgers 26 13 13 0 .500 3.0 144 134 Philadelphia Phillies 27 12 15 0 .444 4.5 125 146 Pittsburgh Pirates 27 12 15 0 .444 4.5 111 115 St. Louis Cardinals 23 10 13 0 .435 4.5 99 110 Chicago Cubs 25 10 15 0 .400 5.5 102 120
AL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 26 17 9 0 .654 - 135 102 Detroit Tigers 27 15 11 1 .577 2.0 121 132 Philadelphia Athletics 28 15 13 0 .536 3.0 145 131 Chicago White Sox 27 14 13 0 .519 3.5 150 139 Washington Senators 28 14 14 0 .500 4.0 110 128 Cleveland Indians 21 10 11 0 .476 4.5 81 80 Boston Red Sox 25 11 13 1 .458 5.0 124 117 St. Louis Browns 28 8 20 0 .286 10.0 126 163
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) STL A Jim Bilbrey (25)
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) STL A Jim Bilbrey (25)
Deaths on This Date
Bill Swarback (81)
Transactions
Chicago Cubs released Don Johnson.
Philadelphia Phillies released Hal Wagner.
New York Yankees sold Artie Wilson to Oakland (PCL).
Boston Red Sox traded Cot Deal to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Fred Harrington. (date approximate)