1916 – Tris Speaker goes 4 for 6 and drives in a run as Cleveland edges Washington and Walter Johnson, 3 – 2.
1916 – Tris Speaker goes 4 for 6 and drives in a run as Cleveland edges Washington and Walter Johnson, 3 – 2.
Phils ace Grover Cleveland Alexander gives up two runs, both unearned, and loses to the Cubs, 2 – 0. Hippo Vaughn outduels Alex as the Phils fall two games behind Brooklyn.
Phils ace Grover Cleveland Alexander gives up two runs, both unearned, and loses to the Cubs, 2 – 0. Hippo Vaughn outduels Alex as the Phils fall two games behind Brooklyn.
At Philadelphia, the White Sox tie a major-league record when three pinch runners score in the 9th inning. The Sox win, 5 – 4, over the A’s.
At Philadelphia, the White Sox tie a major-league record when three pinch runners score in the 9th inning. The Sox win, 5 – 4, over the A’s.
Washington’s Claude Thomas makes his first major league start and shuts out the A’s, 1 – 0.
Washington’s Claude Thomas makes his first major league start and shuts out the A’s, 1 – 0.
The Giants extend their win streak to 11 games by topping the Pirates in the opener of two. The nitecap is called after eight innings with the score tied, 1 – 1.
The Giants extend their win streak to 11 games by topping the Pirates in the opener of two. The nitecap is called after eight innings with the score tied, 1 – 1.
Ernie Shore tops the White Sox, 4 – 3. The win, coupled with Detroit’s loss, allows the Red Sox to reclaim first place by .003. Boston will win three in a row from Detroit.
Ernie Shore tops the White Sox, 4 – 3. The win, coupled with Detroit’s loss, allows the Red Sox to reclaim first place by .003. Boston will win three in a row from Detroit.
George Sisler outduels the Senators’ legend Walter Johnson, 1-0
George Sisler outduels the Senators’ legend Walter Johnson, 1-0. The game will marks Gorgeous George’s last big league pitching victory, but the former Browns’ hurler will become a member of the Hall of Fame as a first baseman, finishing his 15-year major league career with a .340 lifetime batting average.
At Comiskey Park, Boston lefty Babe Ruth wins his 20th, beating Red Faber and the White Sox, 6 – 2. A crowd of 40,000 is on hand, the largest turnout to date in Chicago history.
At Comiskey Park, Boston lefty Babe Ruth wins his 20th, beating Red Faber and the White Sox, 6 – 2. A crowd of 40,000 is on hand, the largest turnout to date in Chicago history.
The Reds’ Fred Toney pitches 12 innings in the nitecap against Brooklyn before the game is called at 1 – 1 apiece. Zack Wheat goes hitless to end his hitting streak at 29 games. He’ll put together a streak of 26 in 1919.
The Reds’ Fred Toney pitches 12 innings in the nitecap against Brooklyn before the game is called at 1 – 1 apiece. Zack Wheat goes hitless to end his hitting streak at 29 games. He’ll put together a streak of 26 in 1919.
Pete Alexander wins help to pull Phillies to within a game and a half of Brooklyn.
At the Baker Bowl, Grover Cleveland Alexander is coasting with a two-hit, 6 – 0 lead in the 8th over the Cubs, when weak-hitting Steve Yerkes lines a single followed by manager Joe Tinker’s only hit of the year. On a double play grounder, 1B Fred Luderus pulls his foot off the bag and Chicago goes on to score three runs. Second-place Philadelphia wins, 6 – 3, to pull with 1 1/2 games of Brooklyn.
