Yankee SS Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, replaces Frank Chance and becomes the all-time youngest manager, and the 7th in the club’s 12-year existence. He will win 9 of 17 games and will manage next at Cleveland in 1928.

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Yankee SS Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, replaces Frank Chance and becomes the all-time youngest manager, and the 7th in the club’s 12-year existence. He will win 9 of 17 games and will manage next at Cleveland in 1928.

In Philadelphia, Grover Cleveland Alexander is awarded an automobile before the game as the Phillies’ most popular player, then drives over the Giants’ Rube Marquard for a 1 – 0 win.

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In Philadelphia, Grover Cleveland Alexander is awarded an automobile before the game as the Phillies’ most popular player, then drives over the Giants’ Rube Marquard for a 1 – 0 win.