In the 4th inning, Wildfire Schulte busts his record 4th grand slam of the season to help the Cubs maul the Boston Rustlers, 13 – 6. Pitching, it’s Brown over Brown as Mordecaitops Buster.

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In the 4th inning, Wildfire Schulte busts his record 4th grand slam of the season to help the Cubs maul the Boston Rustlers, 13 – 6. Pitching, it’s Brown over Brown as Mordecaitops Buster.

At Brooklyn, Honus Wagner suffers a serious ankle injury rounding first in the 1st inning. He will miss 13 games, play one at first base, then miss another 12. With Wagner out, the Pirates will lose eight of 13 and drop out of the race.

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At Brooklyn, Honus Wagner suffers a serious ankle injury rounding first in the 1st inning. He will miss 13 games, play one at first base, then miss another 12. With Wagner out, the Pirates will lose eight of 13 and drop out of the race.

1911 – Cy Young, 3-4 at Cleveland, is given his release. He returns to Boston and signs with the National League’s Rustlers, where he will close out the year 4-5, and his pitching days with a 511-315 record, 750 complete games and 7,356 innings pitched.

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1911 – Cy Young, 3-4 at Cleveland, is given his release. He returns to Boston and signs with the National League’s Rustlers, where he will close out the year 4-5, and his pitching days with a 511-315 record, 750 complete games and 7,356 innings pitched.

1911 – Rube Marquard bests young Grover Cleveland Alexander, 3 – 2, in 12 innings. Rube strikes out 13 Quakers to give New York the victory.

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1911 – Rube Marquard bests young Grover Cleveland Alexander, 3 – 2, in 12 innings. Rube strikes out 13 Quakers to give New York the victory.

The Pirates’ Elmer Steele throws just 72 pitches in subduing the Dodgers, 9 – 0. Steele gives up no walks and has no strikeouts, and allows just one hit – a one-out 9th-inning single to light-hitting Tex Erwin. Brooklyn so admires the feat they obtain him on September 16th, but he never wins another game in the majors.

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The Pirates’ Elmer Steele throws just 72 pitches in subduing the Dodgers, 9 – 0. Steele gives up no walks and has no strikeouts, and allows just one hit – a one-out 9th-inning single to light-hitting Tex Erwin. Brooklyn so admires the feat they obtain him on September 16th, but he never wins another game in the majors.

The Phillies reach Christy Mathewson for 11 hits‚ but fail to score as New York triumphs‚ 6 – 0. The Giants toast Bill Burns for 4 runs in the first two innings.

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The Phillies reach Christy Mathewson for 11 hits‚ but fail to score as New York triumphs‚ 6 – 0. The Giants toast Bill Burns for 4 runs in the first two innings.

1911 – In Chicago, the Giants paste the Cubs, 16 – 5, and the Pirates now lead in the National League race for the first time. But it doesn’t last, as the Cubs will replace them tomorrow with a 7 – 5 win over the visiting Cardinals. The lead will change 26 times, as the top four teams bounce in and out until the Giants emerge on August 24th and build a 7 1/2 game lead over the Cubs.

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1911 – In Chicago, the Giants paste the Cubs, 16 – 5, and the Pirates now lead in the National League race for the first time. But it doesn’t last, as the Cubs will replace them tomorrow with a 7 – 5 win over the visiting Cardinals. The lead will change 26 times, as the top four teams bounce in and out until the Giants emerge on August 24th and build a 7 1/2 game lead over the Cubs.