Baseball Historians

April 30, 1947 at Sportsman’s Park
Browns 15, Yankees 5  (7-5)
The Browns took it to the Yankees and starter Allie Reynolds today in a blow out loss.  It was the Yankees third loss in four games.  Reynolds was tagged for seven runs on seven hits and unfortunately, the pen didn’t fare much better. 
George McQuinn had a […]

April 27, 1947 at Yankee Stadium
Senators 1, Yankees 0  (7-4)
For the second time in three games, the Yankees were shutout and lost the game 1-0.  A great game by Spud Chandler went to waste in which he gave up only one run on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
The Yankees did manage eight […]

April 26, 1947 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Senators 1  (7-3)
Charlie Keller had a big game at the plate in the Yankees fifth win in the past six games.  He drove in two with a double and a homerun in the win.  Ralph Houk also had a good game and he finished with three hits.
Don Johnson […]

April 24, 1947 at Yankee Stadium
Red Sox 1, Yankees 0  (6-3)
Tex Hughson turned the tables on the Yankees and threw a two hit shutout to end the Yankees four game winning streak.  Joe DiMaggio doubled and Aaron Robinson singled to account for all of the Yankees offense.
Spec Shea threw a great game himself and held […]

April 23, 1947 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Red Sox 0  (6-2)
Allie Reynolds took a no hitter into the seventh inning before Rudy York ruined his no hitter with a double.  He finished the game with a two hitter (both hits were by York) and he walked five and struck out five.  It was his second […]

April 22, 1947 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Red Sox 4  (5-2)
The Yankees needed two runs in the bottom of the eighth to win this one, but they managed to win their third straight game.  Charlie Keller had a big game at the plate.  He went two for three with a homerun, four RBIs and a […]

April 20, 1947 at Shibe Park
Yankees 6, Athletics 2  (3-2)
Joe DiMaggio drove in three runs and homered to lead the way for the Yankees in the first game of their doubleheader with the A’s.  It ws DiMaggio’s first game of the season after missing the first four because of his injured heel.  George McQuinn was […]

April 19, 1947 at Griffith Stadium 
Senators 4, Yankees 2  (2-2)
Yankees starter Joe Page gave up four walks in a four run fifth inning that cost the Yankees the game.  He took the loss and finished the game with five walks and a strikeout.
George McQuinn drove in both Yankee runs in the seventh inning on a […]

April 18, 1947 at Griffith Stadium
Yankees 7, Senators 0  (2-1)
The Yankees made it two straight wins behind an eight hit shutout by Allie Reynolds.  He walked two and struck out six.
Charlie Keller had the big hit of the game.  His three run homerun capped off a four run third inning that opened the game.  Yogi […]

April 17, 1947 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Athletics 1  (1-1)
The Yankees came from behind and scored two runs in the eighth inning to squeak by the A’s for their first win of the season.  Tommy Henrich doubled and scored a run while Phil Rizzuto singled and scored the other run.
Bill Bevens was very solid and he […]

April 15, 1947 at Yankee Stadium
Athletics 6, Yankees 1  (0-1)
The Athletics offense knocked around Spud Chandler to the tune of six runs on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  A’s leadoff hitter Eddie Joost was particularly rough on Chandler, who tagged him for three hits, two runs and an RBI.
The only Yankees run […]