Monday, April 4, 2022

Gameday Postmark - This Day in Baseball


Mailed from New York's Cathedral Station, cover has an oval postmark on the cover to cancel the stamps
The reverse has two postmarks dated April 21, 1949 New York
On this day: 
Washington Senators 1-2 New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium - attendance 11, 659
Washington RBI: Buddy Lewis (HR)
NYY RBI: Billy Johnson (HR), Hank Bauer
Pitching: Was-Forrest Thompson complete game loss; NYY-Tommy Byrne complete game win

across town:
New York Giants 4-1 Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbetts Field - attendance 22, 436
Giants RBI: Mickey Livingston 2(HR), Sid Gordon 2(HR)
Pitching: NYG Clint Hartung complete game win; Preacher Roe 7 innings-loss

April 22, 1949 Registered - Chicago, Il
StLouis Brown 2-5 Chicago White Sox
StL RBI: Jack Graham, Paul Lehner
CWS RBI: Dave Philly 2, Marino Pieretti, Gus Zernial, Gordon Goldsberry
Pitching: StL Red Embree - 3 innings loss; Marino Pieretti 7 innings win

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