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Major League Baseball News Thursday, May 1st, 1941 SS A. Vaughan of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. C M. Cochrane of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP V. Mungo of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP T. Freitas of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. LF G. Woodling of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. 1B H. Arft of the Chicago (N) Cubs honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Wednesday, April 30th, 1941 Boston (A) Red Sox: M. Harris pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York (A) Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! St. Louis (A) Browns: V. Trucks pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Pittsburgh Pirates: T. Freitas pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Monday, April 28th, 1941 1B R. Lucas of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. LF G. Walker of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, April 26th, 1941 Boston (A) Red Sox: B. Swift pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Friday, April 25th, 1941 St. Louis (A) Browns: R. Weir pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Thursday, April 24th, 1941 Detroit Tigers: J. Lindell goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 2 RBI and 1 R. Pittsburgh Pirates: G. Walker goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R. Wednesday, April 23rd, 1941 Detroit Tigers: S. Paige pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! New York (A) Yankees: R. Lucas goes 5-6 against the Chicago (A) White Sox, with 3 RBI and 1 R. Tuesday, April 22nd, 1941 Cincinnati Reds: J. Flores pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, April 21st, 1941 RF E. Valo of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. C M. Cochrane of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, April 20th, 1941 St. Louis (A) Browns: R. Weir pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Saturday, April 19th, 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates: J. Allen pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Thursday, April 17th, 1941 Boston (A) Red Sox: M. Almada goes 5-7 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 3 R. Pittsburgh Pirates: T. Freitas pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Friday, November 1st, 1940 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award. Thursday, October 31st, 1940 SP S. Paige of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Cy Young Award. SP W. Spahn of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Cy Young Award. Wednesday, October 30th, 1940 2B J. Robinson of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award. SP W. Spahn of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award. Tuesday, October 29th, 1940 SP S. Castleman of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at P. C S. Hogan of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at C. 1B J. Foxx of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 1B. 2B L. Mallon of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 2B. SS L. Frey of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 3B. SS L. Boudreau of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at SS. LF G. Case of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at LF. CF J. DiMaggio of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at CF. RF M. West of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the 1940 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at RF. SP E. Brandt of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at P. C B. Dickey of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at C. 1B G. McQuinn of the Spokane Rascals honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at 1B. 2B B. Herman of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at 2B. 3B B. Lewis of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at 3B. SS G. Scharein of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at SS. CF W. Berger of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at LF. CF V. DiMaggio of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at CF. RF T. Holmes of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the 1940 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at RF. Wednesday, October 9th, 1940 Boston (A) Red Sox: B. Swift pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Saturday, October 5th, 1940 Boston (N) Braves: S. Rowe pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! Saturday, September 28th, 1940 St. Louis (A) Browns: B. Butland pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Wednesday, September 25th, 1940 New York (A) Yankees: L. Brown pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, September 23rd, 1940 2B S. Hughes of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. RF C. Reynolds of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Tuesday, September 17th, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers: L. French pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Monday, September 16th, 1940 CF J. DiMaggio of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 2B B. Herman of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, September 15th, 1940 Boston (A) Red Sox: RF M. Irvin honored: Wins the 1940 AAA INT Triple-A Hitter Award. Detroit Tigers: 3B L. Riggs honored: Wins the 1940 AAA PCL Triple-A Hitter Award. Saturday, September 14th, 1940 Cleveland Indians: D. DiMaggio goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 1 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R. Detroit Tigers: L. Grove pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Boston (N) Braves: H. Brecheen pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Cleveland Indians: SP G. Gill honored: Wins the 1940 AAA INT Triple-A Pitcher Award. New York (A) Yankees: SP M. Breuer honored: Wins the 1940 AAA PCL Triple-A Pitcher Award. Wednesday, September 11th, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers: B. Walters pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, September 9th, 1940 RF P. Fox of the Cleveland Indians honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. CF W. Berger of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Cincinnati Reds: E. Brandt pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Chicago (A) White Sox: 1B L. Powers honored: Wins the 1940 A CTN Single-A Hitter Award. Detroit Tigers: RF C. Mapes honored: Wins the 1940 A SOL Single-A Hitter Award. Sunday, September 8th, 1940 Boston (N) Braves: CL B. Wade honored: Wins the 1940 A CTN Single-A Pitcher Award. Detroit Tigers: SP J. Thompson honored: Wins the 1940 A SOL Single-A Pitcher Award. Saturday, September 7th, 1940 Cincinnati Reds: RF H. Steinbacher honored: Wins the 1940 AA COL Double-A Hitter Award. Washington Senators: RF C. Workman honored: Wins the 1940 AA AMA Double-A Hitter Award. Friday, September 6th, 1940 Chicago (N) Cubs: SP P. Gehrman honored: Wins the 1940 AA COL Double-A Pitcher Award. New York (N) Giants: SP O. Grove honored: Wins the 1940 AA AMA Double-A Pitcher Award. Wednesday, September 4th, 1940 Cleveland Indians: P. Fox goes 5-6 against the Washington Senators, with 1 2B, 2 3B, 6 RBI and 2 R. Tuesday, September 3rd, 1940 St. Louis (A) Browns: L. Easter hits three home runs against the Chicago (A) White Sox, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored! Monday, September 2nd, 1940 2B S. Hughes of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. RF S. Musial of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, September 1st, 1940 RF E. Valo of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP B. Swift of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP B. Walters of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. 2B J. Robinson of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. CF W. Judnich of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Saturday, August 31st, 1940 Detroit Tigers: E. Valo goes 5-5 against the Washington Senators, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 3 R. Thursday, August 29th, 1940 Boston (A) Red Sox: M. Russo pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Wednesday, August 28th, 1940 St. Louis (N) Cardinals: V. Mungo pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, August 26th, 1940 2B J. Robinson of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. RF M. Ott of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Tuesday, August 20th, 1940 New York (A) Yankees: G. Mancuso goes 5-6 against the Washington Senators, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R. Monday, August 19th, 1940 C E. Lombardi of the Cleveland Indians honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. St. Louis (A) Browns: R. Weir pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Friday, August 16th, 1940 Detroit Tigers: A. Robinson goes 5-5 against the New York (A) Yankees, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 4 R. Monday, August 12th, 1940 2B J. Gordon of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 3B S. Hack of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, August 9th, 1940 New York (A) Yankees: B. Walker pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Boston (N) Braves: T. Bonham pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Thursday, August 8th, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers: M. Cochrane goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R. Monday, August 5th, 1940 RF E. Valo of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 2B R. Barkley of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. New York (A) Yankees: B. Walker pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Thursday, August 1st, 1940 CF M. Almada of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP K. Drews of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP J. Thompson of the Chicago (N) Cubs honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. SS L. Boudreau of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. SP J. Thompson of the Chicago (N) Cubs honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Monday, July 29th, 1940 CF J. Lindell of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. SS B. Knickerbocker of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Tuesday, July 23rd, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates: J. Allen pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! Monday, July 22nd, 1940 3B B. Elliott of the Cleveland Indians honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. SP J. Thompson of the Chicago (N) Cubs honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, July 21st, 1940 New York (A) Yankees: J. DiMaggio goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 1 RBI and 3 R. Saturday, July 20th, 1940 Chicago (N) Cubs: J. Thompson pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Thursday, July 18th, 1940 St. Louis (A) Browns: J. Pesky goes 0-3 against the Cleveland Indians, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. Brooklyn Dodgers: W. Hudlin pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Wednesday, July 17th, 1940 St. Louis (A) Browns: J. Pesky goes 1-4 against the Cleveland Indians, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Philadelphia (N) Phillies: A. Benton pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Brooklyn Dodgers: B. Walters pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Cincinnati Reds: J. Flores pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, July 15th, 1940 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. CF M. Ott of the Chicago (N) Cubs honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, July 12th, 1940 St. Louis (A) Browns: J. Schmitz pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston (A) Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Thursday, July 11th, 1940 Boston (A) Red Sox: R. Birkofer pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, July 8th, 1940 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. RF B. Herman of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, July 5th, 1940 Detroit Tigers: J. Broaca pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Thursday, July 4th, 1940 Chicago (N) Cubs: L. Grove pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Monday, July 1st, 1940 1B J. Foxx of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. SS P. Rizzuto of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. 1B J. Foxx of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP A. Hollingsworth of the St. Louis (A) Browns honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP W. Spahn of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. SS J. Pesky of the St. Louis (A) Browns honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. CF W. Judnich of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Sunday, June 30th, 1940 American League All-Star Game Selections announced: SP T. Lyons (CHA) SP R. Birkofer (BOS) SP M. Harris (BOS) SP C. Brown (DET) SP A. Hollingsworth (SLA) MR N. Andrews (BOS) CL R. Sewell (SLA) MR H. Casey (DET) CL E. Heusser (DET) MR J. Michaels (PHA) MR J. Murphy (NYY) CL P. Gallivan (PHA) LF T. Williams (PHA) 1B L. Easter (SLA) 2B J. Gordon (DET) CF J. DiMaggio (NYY) RF J. Gleeson (PHA) C B. Tebbetts (BOS) 3B D. Lang (WAS) SS L. Boudreau (PHA) C B. DeLancey (WAS) RF E. Valo (DET) CF J. Medwick (PHA) 1B J. Gibson (BOS) LF C. Hafey (SLA) RF M. West (BOS) 1B Z. Bonura (CLE) 3B J. Tabor (PHA) National League All-Star Game Selections announced: SP W. Spahn (PIT) SP S. Rowe (BSN) SP E. Brandt (CIN) SP J. Flores (CIN) SP V. Mungo (SLN) CL A. Herring (BSN) MR K. Jungels (BSN) MR M. Macon (CIN) MR C. Perkins (PIT) MR N. Kimball (PHI) MR C. Frye (SLN) MR R. Barrett (NYG) 1B L. Gehrig (SLN) SS A. Vaughan (SLN) 3B B. Lewis (PIT) C M. Cochrane (BRO) CF M. Ott (CHN) RF S. Musial (PHI) C P. Richards (PHI) 2B C. Gehringer (SLN) LF P. Reiser (BSN) SS P. Rizzuto (PIT) 3B S. Hack (BSN) CF H. Walker (SLN) 1B B. O'Neil (CIN) 3B E. Morgan (CHN) CF W. Judnich (NYG) RF B. Herman (PIT) Cincinnati Reds: C. Hubbell pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Brooklyn Dodgers: L. French pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, June 24th, 1940 RF J. Gleeson of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. SP J. Krakauskas of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, June 21st, 1940 St. Louis (A) Browns: A. Hollingsworth pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York (A) Yankees with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Cleveland Indians: T. Pressnell pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Boston (N) Braves: J. Krakauskas pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, June 17th, 1940 1B J. Gibson of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B B. Leonard of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Wednesday, June 12th, 1940 Boston (A) Red Sox: H. Smith pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York (A) Yankees with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, June 10th, 1940 1B L. Easter of the St. Louis (A) Browns honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B B. Thurman of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Thursday, June 6th, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates: B. Lewis goes 5-5 against the New York (N) Giants, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. Boston (N) Braves: B. Thurman goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R. Boston (N) Braves: K. Keltner goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R. Monday, June 3rd, 1940 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 3B B. Lewis of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, June 1st, 1940 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP C. Brown of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP T. Bonham of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. 2B J. Robinson of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. SP W. Spahn of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Friday, May 31st, 1940 Boston (N) Braves: S. Rowe pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Thursday, May 30th, 1940 Boston (N) Braves: B. Thurman hits three home runs against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! Tuesday, May 28th, 1940 Philadelphia (N) Phillies: C. Doyle pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! Monday, May 27th, 1940 2B J. Gordon of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. RF S. Musial of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Boston (N) Braves: S. Rowe pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Friday, May 24th, 1940 Detroit Tigers: G. Goslin goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. Detroit Tigers: E. Valo goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 1 RBI and 3 R. Wednesday, May 22nd, 1940 Cincinnati Reds: C. Hubbell pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, May 20th, 1940 SP S. Chandler of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, May 18th, 1940 Philadelphia (N) Phillies: J. Bagby Jr. pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! Pittsburgh Pirates: W. Spahn pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Friday, May 17th, 1940 Cleveland Indians: B. McCosky goes 5-5 against the Boston (A) Red Sox, with 0 RBI and 0 R. Philadelphia (A) Athletics: H. Trosky goes 0-4 against the Chicago (A) White Sox, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. Tuesday, May 14th, 1940 Philadelphia (A) Athletics: H. Trosky goes 1-4 against the St. Louis (A) Browns, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Monday, May 13th, 1940 LF H. Sauer of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. LF F. Demaree of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, May 12th, 1940 Boston (N) Braves: T. Bonham pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Monday, May 6th, 1940 1B Z. Bonura of the Cleveland Indians honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 3B B. Lewis of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Philadelphia (N) Phillies: S. Musial hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. Saturday, May 4th, 1940 Chicago (N) Cubs: L. Handley goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies, with 1 3B, 4 RBI and 2 R. Wednesday, May 1st, 1940 1B L. Easter of the St. Louis (A) Browns honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP T. Lyons of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP J. Flores of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. RF E. Silber of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. CF W. Judnich of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Chicago (N) Cubs: B. Swift pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Tuesday, April 30th, 1940 Chicago (A) White Sox: L. Mallon goes 0-4 against the Detroit Tigers, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. Monday, April 29th, 1940 1B L. Easter of the St. Louis (A) Browns honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 2B B. Herman of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, April 28th, 1940 Chicago (A) White Sox: L. Mallon goes 2-4 against the Detroit Tigers, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Cincinnati Reds: J. Flores pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Thursday, April 25th, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates: B. Herman goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R. Monday, April 22nd, 1940 CF J. DiMaggio of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. C B. Dickey of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, April 21st, 1940 St. Louis (A) Browns: R. Weir pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Saturday, April 20th, 1940 Washington Senators: M. Connors goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 RBI and 2 R. Tuesday, April 16th, 1940 Philadelphia (N) Phillies: A. Benton pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Philadelphia (N) Phillies: R. Barkley goes 5-5 against the Boston (N) Braves, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R. Brooklyn Dodgers: B. Walters pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Wednesday, November 1st, 1939 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Most Valuable Player Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Most Valuable Player Award. Tuesday, October 31st, 1939 SP M. Russo of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Cy Young Award. SP L. Grove of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Cy Young Award. Monday, October 30th, 1939 RF E. Valo of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award. RF T. Holmes of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award. Sunday, October 29th, 1939 SP C. Davis of the Cleveland Indians honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at P. C B. Tebbetts of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at C. 1B J. Foxx of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 1B. 2B C. Gehringer of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 2B. 3B D. Lodigiani of the St. Louis (A) Browns honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at 3B. 3B C. Travis of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at SS. LF S. Chapman of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at LF. CF J. DiMaggio of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at CF. RF M. West of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the 1939 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at RF. SP B. Klinger of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at P. C R. Ferrell of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at C. 1B L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at 1B. 2B B. Herman of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at 2B. 3B S. Hack of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at 3B. SS W. Wells of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at SS. LF J. Rizzo of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at LF. RF J. Frederick of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at CF. RF T. Holmes of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the 1939 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at RF. Thursday, October 19th, 1939 New York (A) Yankees: Received $531,358 in cash from the owner. Cleveland Indians: Received $571,597 in cash from the owner. Tuesday, October 3rd, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: R. Birkofer pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Sunday, October 1st, 1939 Detroit Tigers: E. Wynn pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston (A) Red Sox with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, September 25th, 1939 1B J. Burns of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Detroit Tigers: J. Broaca pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston (A) Red Sox with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Thursday, September 21st, 1939 St. Louis (A) Browns: K. Chase pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, September 18th, 1939 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. LF H. Martin of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Boston (N) Braves: S. Rowe pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Saturday, September 16th, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: M. Russo pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Boston (A) Red Sox: LF S. Gordon honored: Wins the 1939 AAA INT Triple-A Hitter Award. New York (A) Yankees: RF E. Silber honored: Wins the 1939 AAA PCL Triple-A Hitter Award. Friday, September 15th, 1939 New York (N) Giants: J. Lanning pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago (N) Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Cincinnati Reds: SP M. Surkont honored: Wins the 1939 AAA INT Triple-A Pitcher Award. Monday, September 11th, 1939 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 3B B. Lewis of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Chicago (N) Cubs: RF E. Morgan honored: Wins the 1939 AA COL Double-A Hitter Award. Philadelphia (A) Athletics: 3B F. Baker honored: Wins the 1939 AA AMA Double-A Hitter Award. Sunday, September 10th, 1939 Chicago (N) Cubs: SP J. Cascarella honored: Wins the 1939 AA COL Double-A Pitcher Award. New York (N) Giants: MR B. Joyce honored: Wins the 1939 AA AMA Double-A Pitcher Award. Saturday, September 9th, 1939 New York (N) Giants: SS A. Brancato honored: Wins the 1939 A CTN Single-A Hitter Award. Washington Senators: 1B J. Cicero honored: Wins the 1939 A SOL Single-A Hitter Award. Friday, September 8th, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers: W. Wells goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. New York (N) Giants: SP H. Pollet honored: Wins the 1939 A CTN Single-A Pitcher Award. Philadelphia (A) Athletics: SP B. Beckmann honored: Wins the 1939 A SOL Single-A Pitcher Award. Tuesday, September 5th, 1939 Detroit Tigers: C. Brown pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, September 4th, 1939 CF J. Lindell of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 3B L. Handley of the Chicago (N) Cubs honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, September 1st, 1939 2B J. Gordon of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. RF S. Musial of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP B. Walker of the New York (A) Yankees honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP C. Doyle of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. 2B J. Shilling of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. 1B J. Bolling of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Monday, August 28th, 1939 2B J. Gordon of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. RF S. Musial of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Chicago (A) White Sox: J. Vander Meer pitches a 1-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Wednesday, August 23rd, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: R. Birkofer pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York (A) Yankees with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Cleveland Indians: Z. Bonura goes 0-3 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. Tuesday, August 22nd, 1939 St. Louis (A) Browns: L. Easter hits three home runs against the Detroit Tigers, going 3-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! Monday, August 21st, 1939 2B J. Gordon of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B B. Doerr of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Washington Senators: J. Wasdell goes 5-6 against the Chicago (A) White Sox, with 2 RBI and 2 R. Saturday, August 19th, 1939 Chicago (A) White Sox: L. Mallon goes 0-4 against the New York (A) Yankees, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. Cleveland Indians: Z. Bonura goes 2-5 against the St. Louis (A) Browns, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Pittsburgh Pirates: B. Herman goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R. Friday, August 18th, 1939 Chicago (A) White Sox: L. Mallon goes 3-5 against the New York (A) Yankees, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Thursday, August 17th, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: M. Russo pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Tuesday, August 15th, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates: G. Walker goes 5-5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R. Monday, August 14th, 1939 1B J. Gibson of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. C B. Dickey of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, August 12th, 1939 New York (N) Giants: B. Knickerbocker goes 5-5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R. Monday, August 7th, 1939 2B S. Hughes of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. LF P. Reiser of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. New York (N) Giants: J. Lanning pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Friday, August 4th, 1939 Philadelphia (N) Phillies: R. Dandridge goes 0-4 against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals, ending his hitting streak at 23 games. Tuesday, August 1st, 1939 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. LF L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP H. Smith of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP L. Grove of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. RF E. Valo of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. RF T. Holmes of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Monday, July 31st, 1939 CF J. Medwick of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Philadelphia (N) Phillies: R. Dandridge goes 1-4 against the Cincinnati Reds, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Friday, July 28th, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers: L. Grove pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Thursday, July 27th, 1939 Chicago (N) Cubs: W. Clark pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Wednesday, July 26th, 1939 Chicago (A) White Sox: T. Lyons pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York (A) Yankees with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Tuesday, July 25th, 1939 Washington Senators: M. Cooper pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, July 24th, 1939 3B J. Tabor of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 3B R. Dandridge of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Boston (A) Red Sox: R. Birkofer pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Sunday, July 23rd, 1939 Philadelphia (A) Athletics: J. Medwick goes 5-5 against the New York (A) Yankees, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R. Saturday, July 22nd, 1939 Cincinnati Reds: R. Cullenbine goes 5-5 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R. Friday, July 21st, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: H. Smith pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Detroit Tigers: L. Rosenthal goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R. Thursday, July 20th, 1939 Boston (N) Braves: P. Waner goes 0-4 against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. Wednesday, July 19th, 1939 Philadelphia (A) Athletics: J. Medwick goes 6-6 against the St. Louis (A) Browns, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 5 R. Monday, July 17th, 1939 CF J. Lindell of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. RF S. Musial of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Philadelphia (N) Phillies: R. Dandridge goes 5-5 against the New York (N) Giants, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. Friday, July 14th, 1939 Chicago (N) Cubs: L. Handley goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 3 R. Boston (N) Braves: P. Waner goes 1-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Thursday, July 13th, 1939 Detroit Tigers: J. Lindell hits for the CYCLE, going 5-7 against the New York (A) Yankees, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. Detroit Tigers: J. Lindell goes 5-7 against the New York (A) Yankees, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R. Wednesday, July 12th, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: H. Smith pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Tuesday, July 11th, 1939 Philadelphia (A) Athletics: J. Medwick goes 5-5 against the Detroit Tigers, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R. Monday, July 10th, 1939 CF S. Jethroe of the St. Louis (A) Browns honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B N. Etten of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Detroit Tigers: E. Valo goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R. Wednesday, July 5th, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers: B. Walters pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Brooklyn Dodgers: L. Gehrig goes 0-3 against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. Tuesday, July 4th, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: M. Almada goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R. Monday, July 3rd, 1939 RF G. Rosen of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. LF P. Reiser of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, July 1st, 1939 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP M. Russo of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP B. Walters of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. RF E. Valo of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. RF T. Holmes of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Friday, June 30th, 1939 American League All-Star Game Selections announced: SP M. Russo (BOS) SP R. Birkofer (BOS) SP M. Harris (BOS) SP T. Lyons (CHA) SP L. Brown (NYY) MR H. Casey (DET) MR M. Brown (SLA) MR N. Andrews (BOS) MR E. Mattingly (NYY) CL R. Sewell (SLA) CL J. Mooty (CHA) MR J. Michaels (PHA) LF T. Williams (PHA) 1B J. Gibson (BOS) CF J. DiMaggio (NYY) RF E. Valo (DET) C B. DeLancey (WAS) C B. Tebbetts (BOS) 3B G. Myatt (BOS) 2B G. Meyer (WAS) SS G. Mulleavy (NYY) CF J. Medwick (PHA) 1B J. Foxx (CHA) 1B J. Burns (NYY) LF G. Selkirk (BOS) RF J. Gleeson (PHA) LF G. Goslin (DET) 1B Z. Bonura (CLE) National League All-Star Game Selections announced: SP L. Grove (BRO) SP S. Rowe (BSN) SP L. French (BRO) SP K. Higbe (PHI) SP B. Walters (BRO) CL A. Herring (BSN) CL R. Gumpert (PHI) MR E. Nelson (CIN) MR G. Turbeville (PHI) MR M. Macon (CIN) MR B. Cunningham (BRO) CL H. Craghead (CHN) RF M. Ott (CHN) LF P. Reiser (BSN) 1B L. Gehrig (BRO) 2B A. Vaughan (SLN) 3B S. Hack (BRO) C B. Huffman (CHN) C B. Dickey (PHI) CF C. Laabs (PHI) SS B. Knickerbocker (NYG) RF P. Waner (BSN) RF S. Musial (PHI) 1B B. Doerr (PHI) RF C. Bell (SLN) RF B. Herman (PIT) 3B H. Clift (BSN) 3B L. Handley (CHN) Brooklyn Dodgers: L. Gehrig goes 3-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Tuesday, June 27th, 1939 St. Louis (A) Browns: S. Jethroe hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the New York (A) Yankees, with 3 RBI and 1 runs scored. Monday, June 26th, 1939 CF J. Medwick of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, June 23rd, 1939 New York (A) Yankees: G. Schott pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Tuesday, June 20th, 1939 New York (A) Yankees: L. Brown pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Monday, June 19th, 1939 SS D. Murtaugh of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, June 17th, 1939 Chicago (N) Cubs: W. Clark pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, June 12th, 1939 1B L. Easter of the St. Louis (A) Browns honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B N. Etten of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, June 11th, 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates: J. Allen pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Saturday, June 10th, 1939 Cincinnati Reds: J. Flores pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Friday, June 9th, 1939 St. Louis (A) Browns: J. Early goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 R. Wednesday, June 7th, 1939 New York (A) Yankees: S. Chapman goes 5-7 against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI and 1 R. Cincinnati Reds: C. Hubbell pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Tuesday, June 6th, 1939 New York (N) Giants: N. Etten hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 5 RBI and 1 runs scored. New York (N) Giants: N. Etten goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R. Monday, June 5th, 1939 2B L. Mallon of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. SS B. Knickerbocker of the New York (N) Giants honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, June 3rd, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: M. Russo pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! New York (N) Giants: B. Knickerbocker goes 5-7 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R. Thursday, June 1st, 1939 1B J. Gibson of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. 1B B. Doerr of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP M. Russo of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP S. Rowe of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP M. Russo of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. RF T. Holmes of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Tuesday, May 30th, 1939 Boston (N) Braves: L. Waner goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 3 R. Monday, May 29th, 1939 LF T. Williams of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 3B B. Lewis of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, May 27th, 1939 Chicago (A) White Sox: T. Lyons pitches a NO-HITTER against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Friday, May 26th, 1939 Boston (N) Braves: P. Waner goes 5-5 against the New York (N) Giants, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R. Pittsburgh Pirates: B. Lewis goes 5-6 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 5 R. Wednesday, May 24th, 1939 Chicago (N) Cubs: B. Swift pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, May 22nd, 1939 1B Z. Bonura of the Cleveland Indians honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 2B A. Vaughan of the St. Louis (N) Cardinals honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, May 21st, 1939 Detroit Tigers: G. Hasson goes 5-6 against the St. Louis (A) Browns, with 3 2B, 6 RBI and 2 R. Friday, May 19th, 1939 Detroit Tigers: S. Paige pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! St. Louis (N) Cardinals: A. Vaughan hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the New York (N) Giants, with 3 RBI and 5 runs scored. St. Louis (N) Cardinals: A. Vaughan goes 5-5 against the New York (N) Giants, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 5 R. Tuesday, May 16th, 1939 Chicago (A) White Sox: T. Lyons pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, May 15th, 1939 1B J. Foxx of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. C B. Dickey of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Cincinnati Reds: J. Flores pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Chicago (N) Cubs: L. Handley hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Chicago (N) Cubs: L. Handley goes 5-5 against the St. Louis (N) Cardinals, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. Monday, May 8th, 1939 CF J. Medwick of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. LF P. Reiser of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Boston (N) Braves: D. Padgett goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 3 RBI and 2 R. Tuesday, May 2nd, 1939 Boston (N) Braves: H. Brecheen pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York (N) Giants with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, May 1st, 1939 RF J. Gleeson of the Philadelphia (A) Athletics honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 2B R. Barkley of the Philadelphia (N) Phillies honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. 1B J. Gibson of the Boston (A) Red Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award. RF R. Cullenbine of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award. SP T. Lyons of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP S. Rowe of the Boston (N) Braves honored: Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. 2B G. Meyer of the Washington Senators honored: Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award. RF T. Holmes of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. Friday, April 28th, 1939 Chicago (A) White Sox: J. Vander Meer pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Brooklyn Dodgers: L. French pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston (N) Braves with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Philadelphia (N) Phillies: R. Barkley goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. Wednesday, April 26th, 1939 Cincinnati Reds: T. Holmes goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. Monday, April 24th, 1939 1B J. Foxx of the Chicago (A) White Sox honored: Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award. 1B L. Gehrig of the Brooklyn Dodgers honored: Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, April 23rd, 1939 Boston (A) Red Sox: H. Smith pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis (A) Browns with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Wednesday, April 19th, 1939 Cincinnati Reds: B. O'Neil goes 5-5 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. Cincinnati Reds: R. Cullenbine goes 5-6 against the Chicago (N) Cubs, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 2 R. Tuesday, April 18th, 1939 St. Louis (A) Browns: B. Butland pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia (A) Athletics with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!