At Boston, Christy Mathewson wins both games for the Giants in a 5 – 2, 6 – 1, sweep of the Braves. In the opener, Matty relieves Rube Marquard in the 9th with the score at 2 – 2 and tosses three shutout innings. Larry Doyle ends it with a 3-run homer in the 12th. Matty coasts to his 19th win in the nitecap after the Giants chase Ed Doheny with five runs in the 3rd.
Brooklyn’s Tex Erwin cracks a 9th inning homer off Grover Cleveland Alexander to tie and the Superbas tip the Phils, 2 – 1 in 11 innings. In the nitecap, Eppa Rixey outpitches Nap Rucker to give the Quakers a 2 – 1 win in 12 innings.
Walter Johnson goes 10 innings against the A’s, who beat the Big Train, 9 – 7.
In a rainy doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, Red Sox ace Joe Wood tops the Highlanders in the nitecap, 1 – 0, for his 30th win and his 13th straight victory. It is Wood’s 8th shutout and second in a row. Boston takes the opening squeaker, 2 – 1 to finish the year in New York with 10 wins in 10 tries. With three wins last year, and five wins in their first five road games with New York in 1913, Boston ties the major league record for most consecutive wins on the road against one team (18).
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