Disaster for the Dodgers! The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers had come into their series with the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics winning nine of 11 and pulling into a first-place tie with eight games to play. But the Athletics pulled off a four-game sweep, putting the two teams even at 15-13 in the standings with four games remaining.
The Athletics have now won seven in a row after losing the previous five. Both teams will be rooting hard for the Cubs’ and Yankees’ opponents as week 8 continues.
Philadelphia hit .314 for the series and was led by Mule Haas (.474, 9-for-19, a walk-off home run in game 4) and Jimmie Foxx (.467, 7-for-15, two home runs). Brooklyn hit just .187 and was led by Joe Medwick’s .286 average (4-for-14).
Game #1: Philadelphia 7, Brooklyn 1
The Dodgers’ Curt Davis entered as the last perfect pitcher in the league, with a 6-0 record after six starts. He left with his first loss after being shelled. The Dodgers scored first on Joe Medwick’s RBI double in the first inning, but that’s all they would get. Jimmy Dykes gave the Athletics a 2-1 lead in the fourth with a two-run homer. The Athletics added three more in the fifth on an RBI triple by Jimmie Foxx and RBI singles from Dykes and Dib Williams. Dykes drove in his fourth run of the game in the ninth inning. The Athletics’ Roy Mahaffey had a rare good start to improve to 2-4.
1931 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Max Bishop 4 0 2 0 Dixie Walker 3 1 2 0
Mule Haas 5 0 1 0 Billy Herman 4 0 0 0
Al Simmons 4 1 2 0 Pete Reiser 4 0 0 0
Mickey Cochrane 4 2 2 0 Joe Medwick 2 0 1 1
Jimmie Foxx 5 1 2 2 Dolph Camilli 4 0 0 0
Bing Miller 4 2 1 0 Cookie Lavagetto 4 0 2 0
Jimmy Dykes 4 1 3 4 Pee Wee Reese 4 0 0 0
Dib Williams 5 0 1 1 Mickey Owen 4 0 2 0
Roy Mahaffey CYW 5 0 1 0 Curt Davis BZ 2 0 0 0
Lew Riggs 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Wasdell 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 40 7 15 7 TOTALS 33 1 7 1
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 230 002 -- 7
1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS 100 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 11, 1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS
8. ERR--Joe Medwick. 2B--Mickey Cochrane, Joe Medwick.
3B--Jimmie Foxx. HR--Jimmy Dykes. HBP--Al Simmons. SB--Bing
Miller.
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Roy Mahaffey CYW [W] 9.00 7 1 1 3 11 0
1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Curt Davis BZ [L] 7.00 11 5 5 3 0 1
Hugh Casey CY 2.00 4 2 2 1 2 0
Game #2: Philadelphia 4, Brooklyn 1
Two of the league’s best pitchers went at it and Rube Walberg outdid Whit Wyatt (both are now 5-2). Dib Williams had a sacrifice fly in the second inning and an RBI double in the fourth inning as the Athletics went up 3-0. The Dodgers scored their only run in the fourth when Cookie Lavagetto reached base on an error and scored on a wild pitch. Mule Haas added an RBI single for Philadelphia in the seventh inning.
1931 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI
Max Bishop 4 0 2 0 Dixie Walker 2 0 0 0
Mule Haas 5 0 2 1 Billy Herman 4 0 1 0
Al Simmons 4 0 0 0 Pete Reiser 3 0 1 0
Mickey Cochrane 3 1 1 0 Joe Medwick 4 0 0 0
Jimmie Foxx 3 1 0 0 Dolph Camilli 3 0 0 0
Bing Miller 4 0 0 0 Cookie Lavagetto 4 1 0 0
Jimmy Dykes 4 1 2 1 Pee Wee Reese 4 0 0 0
Dib Williams 3 0 1 2 Mickey Owen 3 0 0 0
Rube Walberg BY 3 1 0 0 Whit Wyatt BKZ 2 0 1 0
Joe Boley 1 0 0 0 Jimmy Wasdell 1 0 0 0
Lew Riggs 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 4 8 4 TOTALS 31 1 3 0
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 020 100 100 -- 4
1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS 000 100 000 -- 1
LOB--1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 7, 1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS 8.
ERR--Dib Williams, Joe Medwick. 2B--Mule Haas, Dib Williams,
Billy Herman. 3B--Mickey Cochrane. SACF--Dib Williams.
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rube Walberg BY [W] 8.00 3 1 0 4 4 0
Eddie Rommel BRZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS
Whit Wyatt BKZ [L] 7.00 8 4 3 2 7 0
Larry French DYZ 2.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Game #3: Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 4
The Dodgers scored three unearned runs in the first inning and Dolph Camilli hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to take a 4-1 lead against Lefty Grove, the highest-rated pitcher in the league. But Philadelphia scored six runs on five hits in the seventh inning, including a bases-loaded walk to Max Bishop and a two-run double from Mule Haas. Grove improved to 4-2.
1941 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI 1931 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Dixie Walker 4 0 0 0 Max Bishop 3 1 0 1
Billy Herman 4 0 1 0 Mule Haas 4 1 3 2
Pete Reiser 4 1 1 0 Al Simmons 3 0 0 1
Joe Medwick 3 1 1 0 Mickey Cochrane 3 1 1 0
Dolph Camilli 3 2 1 1 Jimmie Foxx 3 2 2 0
Cookie Lavagetto 4 0 0 0 Bing Miller 4 1 1 1
Pee Wee Reese 3 0 1 2 Jimmy Dykes 4 1 1 1
Mickey Owen 4 0 0 0 Dib Williams 4 0 1 1
Kirby Higbe BY 3 0 0 0 Lefty Grove ACKZ 2 1 0 0
Joe Boley 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 4 5 3 TOTALS 31 8 9 7
1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS 300 001 000 -- 4
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 100 61x -- 8
LOB--1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS 4, 1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 4.
ERR--Dib Williams. 2B--Jimmie Foxx, Mule Haas (2). 3B--Dib
Williams. HR--Dolph Camilli. SACF--Al Simmons.
1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Kirby Higbe BY [L] 6.33 8 7 7 3 0 0
Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.67 1 1 1 1 0 0
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Lefty Grove ACKZ [W] 8.00 5 4 1 2 5 1
Waite Hoyt CR 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Game #4: Philadelphia 5, Brooklyn 4 (10 inn.)
The Athletics jumped out to a 3-0 lead on Jimmie Foxx’s three-run home run in the first inning. The Dodgers bounced back to take a 4-3 lead after Lew Riggs’ three-run homer in the sixth inning. Brooklyn still led 4-3 in the ninth and was two outs away from giving Luke Hamlin his first win of the season. But Foxx hit another home run, this time a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth, to send the game to extra innings. With one out in the bottom of the 10th, Mule Haas hit a walk-off solo home run as the Athletics finished off the sweep.
1941 BROOKLYN DODGER AB R H BI 1931 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Dixie Walker 5 0 0 0 Max Bishop 3 0 0 0
Billy Herman 5 0 1 0 Mule Haas 5 1 3 1
Pete Reiser 5 0 1 0 Al Simmons 4 1 1 0
Joe Medwick 5 1 2 0 Mickey Cochrane 4 1 1 0
Dolph Camilli 2 2 1 0 Jimmie Foxx 4 2 3 4
Cookie Lavagetto 1 0 1 1 Bing Miller 4 0 1 0
Lew Riggs 4 1 1 3 Jimmy Dykes 3 0 0 0
Pee Wee Reese 4 0 2 0 Dib Williams 4 0 1 0
Mickey Owen 4 0 1 0 George Earnshaw BXYZ 2 0 1 0
Luke Hamlin CYZ 3 0 0 0 Eric McNair 1 0 1 0
Jimmy Wasdell 0 0 0 0 Doc Cramer 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 4 10 4 TOTALS 35 5 12 5
1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS 010 003 000 0 -- 4
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 300 000 001 1 -- 5
LOB--1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS 8, 1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 5.
2B--Dolph Camilli, Joe Medwick, Jimmie Foxx, Dib Williams.
HR--Lew Riggs, Jimmie Foxx (2), Mule Haas. SACB--Max Bishop.
1941 BROOKLYN DODGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Luke Hamlin CYZ 8.00 9 3 3 1 3 1
Hugh Casey CY [L] 1.33 3 2 2 1 0 2
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
George Earnshaw BXYZ 8.00 10 4 4 2 8 1
Eddie Rommel BRZ 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Waite Hoyt CR [W] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
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