1908 – The Pirates top the Cards at home, 7 – 5 as Sam Leever wins in relief of Vic Willis. The win puts the Pirates all alone in 2nd place, .004 points behind the Giants.

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1908 – The Pirates top the Cards at home, 7 – 5 as Sam Leever wins in relief of Vic Willis. The win puts the Pirates all alone in 2nd place, .004 points behind the Giants.

1908 – Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox beats the Boston Red Sox twice in Boston by scores of 5 – 1 and 2 – 0. Walsh allows only seven hits and one walk against fifteen strikeouts in the two games.

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1908 – Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox beats the Boston Red Sox twice in Boston by scores of 5 – 1 and 2 – 0. Walsh allows only seven hits and one walk against fifteen strikeouts in the two games.

At Exposition Park, Pittsburgh blanks the Cardinals, 7-0. The last-place Redbirds are shut out for a record 33rd time, averaging more than one whitewash every five games.

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At Exposition Park, Pittsburgh blanks the Cardinals, 7-0. The last-place Redbirds are shut out for a record 33rd time, averaging more than one whitewash every five games.

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Ed Reulbach of the Chicago Cubs becomes the only pitcher to throw two shutouts on the same day

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  On September 26, 1908, at Washington Park in Brooklyn New York, as the season was winding down the Chicago and Brooklyn were scheduled to play a Morning/Afternoon doubleheader. Ed Reulbach started the first game for Chicago, he pitches a 5-0 shutout limiting Brooklyn to 5 hits over 9 innings and sprinkled in 7 strikeouts….