1924 – In the only game scheduled, the Series-bound Senators lose a laugher, 13 – 1 to the Red Sox. Coach Nick Altrock, 48, pitches the last two innings for the Nats and gives up a run, while driving in the lone tally with a triple. With the Red Sox outfielders making little attempt to run the ball down, Altrock is the oldest player in ML history to hit a triple. Howard Ehmke is the winning pitcher but still leads the American League in losses with 17, the same number of losses he’s had the previous two years.

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1924 – In the only game scheduled, the Series-bound Senators lose a laugher, 13 – 1 to the Red Sox. Coach Nick Altrock, 48, pitches the last two innings for the Nats and gives up a run, while driving in the lone tally with a triple. With the Red Sox outfielders making little attempt to run the ball down, Altrock is the oldest player in ML history to hit a triple. Howard Ehmke is the winning pitcher but still leads the American League in losses with 17, the same number of losses he’s had the previous two years.

Rogers Hornsby finishes the season with a .424 batting average to lead the National League.
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Rogers Hornsby finishes the season with a .424 batting average to lead the National League.

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Rogers Hornsby finishes the season with a .424 batting average to lead the National League. The Cardinal second baseman easily outdistances Zack Wheat, who finishes second in the race, batting .375 for the Dodgers.

Rookie Pedro Dibut (3-0) hurls the Reds to a 10 – 1 win over the Cardinals. Except for a brief relief appearance next year, that’s it in the majors for the chunky Cuban, who played in the Negro Leagues for the Cuban Giants (West) before the Reds. He sets an oft-tied National League record for most wins without a loss in a career, a mark that will be eclipsed by Ben Shields (4-0 in two leagues).

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Rookie Pedro Dibut (3-0) hurls the Reds to a 10 – 1 win over the Cardinals. Except for a brief relief appearance next year, that’s it in the majors for the chunky Cuban, who played in the Negro Leagues for the Cuban Giants (West) before the Reds. He sets an oft-tied National League record for most wins without a loss in a career, a mark that will be eclipsed by Ben Shields (4-0 in two leagues).

Down 4 – 0 in the 1st, the Senators rally to top the Red Sox, 7 – 5, as the Fenway Park crowd of 20,000 cheers the Washington win. Rookie pinch hitter Wade Lefler, who had one at-bat with the Braves previously, drives in three runs with a bases-loaded double to win it. Lefler drove in Washington’s only run in Friday’s loss, but his five games with Washington (5 for 9 with three doubles) and one with Boston will sum up his major league career. In Philadelphia, the A’s beat the Yankees, 4 – 3, to give the Senators a 2-game lead with two to play.

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Down 4 – 0 in the 1st, the Senators rally to top the Red Sox, 7 – 5, as the Fenway Park crowd of 20,000 cheers the Washington win. Rookie pinch hitter Wade Lefler, who had one at-bat with the Braves previously, drives in three runs with a bases-loaded double to win it. Lefler drove in Washington’s only run in Friday’s loss, but his five games with Washington (5 for 9 with three doubles) and one with Boston will sum up his major league career. In Philadelphia, the A’s beat the Yankees, 4 – 3, to give the Senators a 2-game lead with two to play.

Behind Jack Bentley’s 4-hitter the Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating the Phils, 5 – 1, while Brooklyn is losing, 3 – 2, to Boston.

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Behind Jack Bentley’s 4-hitter the Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating the Phils, 5 – 1, while Brooklyn is losing, 3 – 2, to Boston.

1925 – In a doubleheader split with the Braves in St. Louis, the Cards’ player-manager, Rogers Hornsby, hits his 38th and 39th home runs of the year, along with a single, double, and triple to push his average to .403. In batting practice tomorrow, Hornsby will foul a ball off his foot splitting his toenail, and will sit the last three games. The Rajah calls reporters into the clubhouse to view his bloody toe, “because some of those in the East may say I’m stallin’ because I want to save my .400 average.” Hornsby will be the only player-manager to win the triple crown, which he does by topping .400 for the 3rd time in four years, while his 39 home runs and 143 RBI are National League highs. His .756 slugging average will be the NL record until topped by Barry Bonds in 2001. The Cards take the opener, 6 – 5, and lose the nitecap, 7 – 6.

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1925 – In a doubleheader split with the Braves in St. Louis, the Cards’ player-manager, Rogers Hornsby, hits his 38th and 39th home runs of the year, along with a single, double, and triple to push his average to .403. In batting practice tomorrow, Hornsby will foul a ball off his foot splitting his toenail, and will sit the last three games. The Rajah calls reporters into the clubhouse to view his bloody toe, “because some of those in the East may say I’m stallin’ because I want to save my .400 average.” Hornsby will be the only player-manager to win the triple crown, which he does by topping .400 for the 3rd time in four years, while his 39 home runs and 143 RBI are National League highs. His .756 slugging average will be the NL record until topped by Barry Bonds in 2001. The Cards take the opener, 6 – 5, and lose the nitecap, 7 – 6.

1924 – With the Yankees beating the A’s, Boston tightens the race by edging the Senators, 2 – 1. September call-up Wade Lefler drives in Nemo Leibold in the 8th with a pinch double for the Nats’ only run. Washington now leads by a game. For the Senators, the loss stops Walter Johnson’s 13-game win streak and Sam Rice’s 31-game hitting streak.

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1924 – With the Yankees beating the A’s, Boston tightens the race by edging the Senators, 2 – 1. September call-up Wade Lefler drives in Nemo Leibold in the 8th with a pinch double for the Nats’ only run. Washington now leads by a game. For the Senators, the loss stops Walter Johnson’s 13-game win streak and Sam Rice’s 31-game hitting streak.

Brooklyn’s Burleigh Grimes dusts six batters in the first two innings and bests the Cubs, 6 – 5. Reliever Rip Wheeler takes the loss. 30,000 Brooklyn fans celebrate the team’s showing at the 160th Street Regiment Armory where each player receives a gold watch. Manager Wilbert Robinson predicts that the Robins will overtake the Giants in the next few days.

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Brooklyn’s Burleigh Grimes dusts six batters in the first two innings and bests the Cubs, 6 – 5. Reliever Rip Wheeler takes the loss. 30,000 Brooklyn fans celebrate the team’s showing at the 160th Street Regiment Armory where each player receives a gold watch. Manager Wilbert Robinson predicts that the Robins will overtake the Giants in the next few days.

Carl Mays wins his 20th for the Reds, 9 – 6, over the hosts Phils, becoming the first pitcher to win 20 for three different teams in his career. Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander’s 21 wins for the Cards in 1927 will make him the second; Gaylord Perry will be third in 1978.

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Carl Mays wins his 20th for the Reds, 9 – 6, over the hosts Phils, becoming the first pitcher to win 20 for three different teams in his career. Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander’s 21 wins for the Cards in 1927 will make him the second; Gaylord Perry will be third in 1978.

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9/23/1924 – In the bottom of the second, the Phillies had a runner on second and one out when Walter Holke, the number eight hitter, hit out of order in the number seven spot insted of the proper batter, Lew Wendell. Holke doubled driving in a run, so the Cardinals protested. Wendell was called out, and Holke hit again grounding out to end the inning without a run scoring. The Cardinals won the game 8-7 in ten innings.

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9/23/1924 – In the bottom of the second, the Phillies had a runner on second and one out when Walter Holke, the number eight hitter, hit out of order in the number seven spot insted of the proper batter, Lew Wendell. Holke doubled driving in a run, so the Cardinals protested. Wendell was called out, and Holke hit again grounding out to end the inning without a run scoring. The Cardinals won the game 8-7 in ten innings.