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Big Six · 10-06-2009, 12:37 PM

September 1, 1938

For the third time this season, a player has entered the ranks of the immortals by making his 3000th career base hit. This time it was catcher Henry Harris, who spent the first 14 years of his career with the Portland Beavers before moving to the Cincinnati Reds in a 1934 trade.

Harris, 39, reached his magic milestone on August 7, when he singled against Detroit's John Jackson. A career .325 hitter, Harris reached 3000 hits in hthe 2397th game of his big league career. The Tigers won the game, 7-3.
All four division leaders have sizable advantages over their closest pursuers. The Washington Senators have the smallest lead, a five-game advantage over the Detroit Tigers in the NL Mid-East. The San Diego Padres, with an 85-52 record that's the best in baseball, lead the Hollywood Stars by six lengths in the AL Pacific. The other American League front-runner, the Chicago Cubs, are seven games up on the Portland Beavers. And the New York Giants lead a pack of three teams, including the Red Sox, Phillies, and Yankees, by 15 full games.
Harlond Clift's red-hot August raised his batting average over .300. He hit .406 last month, with six homers and 22 RBI, and won the National League Player of the Month.
Kansas City's Jimmie Foxx took home another BOM prize, winning the American League award for August on the strength of a .380-7-31 month. Foxx has 37 home runs and 109 RBI this year; he's hit at least 30 homers in each of the past nine seasons.
Bob Feller won't turn 20 until November, but he's already one of the most skilled pitchers in baseball. The Giants' righthander went 4-0 in six August starts, pitching to a 1.97 ERA. His 59 strikeouts in 53 innings gave him a total of 257 for the year and a new single-season record, surpassing Dizzy Dean's old standard by one.
Since his trade from the Yankees to the Solons, Bill Swift has met with mixed success. He enjoyed an excellent month in August-- 5-1, 1.13-- and won the AL Pitcher of the Month Award. For the year, Bill's record now stands at 17-12, his ERA at 2.90.

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Big Six Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 2,410 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91x in 73 posts	September 1, 1938 For the third time this season, a player has entered the ranks of the immortals by making his 3000th career base hit. This time it was catcher Henry Harris, who spent the first 14 years of his career with the Portland Beavers before moving to the Cincinnati Reds in a 1934 trade. Harris, 39, reached his magic milestone on August 7, when he singled against Detroit's John Jackson. A career .325 hitter, Harris reached 3000 hits in hthe 2397th game of his big league career. The Tigers won the game, 7-3. All four division leaders have sizable advantages over their closest pursuers. The Washington Senators have the smallest lead, a five-game advantage over the Detroit Tigers in the NL Mid-East. The San Diego Padres, with an 85-52 record that's the best in baseball, lead the Hollywood Stars by six lengths in the AL Pacific. The other American League front-runner, the Chicago Cubs, are seven games up on the Portland Beavers. And the New York Giants lead a pack of three teams, including the Red Sox, Phillies, and Yankees, by 15 full games. Harlond Clift's red-hot August raised his batting average over .300. He hit .406 last month, with six homers and 22 RBI, and won the National League Player of the Month. Kansas City's Jimmie Foxx took home another BOM prize, winning the American League award for August on the strength of a .380-7-31 month. Foxx has 37 home runs and 109 RBI this year; he's hit at least 30 homers in each of the past nine seasons. Bob Feller won't turn 20 until November, but he's already one of the most skilled pitchers in baseball. The Giants' righthander went 4-0 in six August starts, pitching to a 1.97 ERA. His 59 strikeouts in 53 innings gave him a total of 257 for the year and a new single-season record, surpassing Dizzy Dean's old standard by one. Since his trade from the Yankees to the Solons, Bill Swift has met with mixed success. He enjoyed an excellent month in August-- 5-1, 1.13-- and won the AL Pitcher of the Month Award. For the year, Bill's record now stands at 17-12, his ERA at 2.90. __________________ My OOTP dynasties: The Base Ball Life of Patrick O'Farrell: where it all began The Baseball Life of Tom Haley: a story of a modern player The New England Baseball League: a fictional league story