The Archive · 1940

Feller Defeats Yankees

The exuberance that reigned in New York over the come back of the gre New York Yankees hit a slump toda; as quote "Blazin Bob" Feller, ace of the Cleveland mound staff, snapped me win streak of the The Indians found Red Ruffing for nine hits, while Feller limited the Yankee sluggers to four.

Six home-runs, three by each club, featured the slugfest between th Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, which Washington finally won, 12-10. Emil Leonard went th full route for Washington, while Chi-cage used four hurlers in an effort to stem the mighty slugging of the Senators The Senators gathered in nineteen Washington

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