1907 – Highlander pitcher Tex Neuer, begins baseball’s most successful short career by besting the Red Sox 1 – 0 in his first start, the nitecap of a doubleheader. In one month he will pitch six complete games, win 4, including three shutouts, and then disappear from the ML scene. In the first game, Boston’s Cy Young wins his 20th game, defeating the Highlanders, 5 – 3.

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On August 28, 1907 — 1907 – Highlander pitcher Tex Neuer, begins baseball’s most successful short career by besting the Red Sox 1 – 0 in his first start, the nitecap of a doubleheader. In one month he will pitch six complete games, win 4, including three shutouts, and then disappear from the ML scene. In the first game, Boston’s Cy Young wins his 20th game, defeating the Highlanders, 5 – 3.

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