In Boston, Red Sox hurler Sea Lion Hall pitches a 7 – 1 one-hit win over Cleveland. Elmer Koestner’s single is the only hit.

In Boston, Red Sox hurler Sea Lion Hall pitches a 7 – 1 one-hit win over Cleveland. Elmer Koestner’s single is the only hit.

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In Boston, Red Sox hurler Sea Lion Hall pitches a 7 – 1 one-hit win over Cleveland. Elmer Koestner’s single is the only hit.

At Chicago’s West Side Park, Chicago pulls off a 3rd-inning triple play – 2B Johnny Evers to 3B Heinie Zimmerman – against the Giants, but New York wins handily, 18 – 9. The Giants tally 23 hits to the Cubs 15 in beating the league-leaders.

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At Chicago’s West Side Park, Chicago pulls off a 3rd-inning triple play – 2B Johnny Evers to 3B Heinie Zimmerman – against the Giants, but New York wins handily, 18 – 9. The Giants tally 23 hits to the Cubs 15 in beating the league-leaders.

Inventor George Cahill brings his patented lighting system to South Side Park. Using twenty 137,000 candlepower arc lights, two amateur teams play a night game before 20,000. However, the first American League night game won’t be played there until 1939.

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Inventor George Cahill brings his patented lighting system to South Side Park. Using twenty 137,000 candlepower arc lights, two amateur teams play a night game before 20,000. However, the first American League night game won’t be played there until 1939.