1928 – The Braves and Cubs combine for National League-record eight double plays between them, but the Cubs win the game, 8 – 3. Sheriff Blake is the winner over Johnny Cooney.

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1928 – The Braves and Cubs combine for National League-record eight double plays between them, but the Cubs win the game, 8 – 3. Sheriff Blake is the winner over Johnny Cooney.

In the 9th against Chicago, Braves reliever Ray Boggs plunks three Cubbies, walks two and tosses one wild pitch. Chicago manages to score just one run off Boggs, but they win the away game, 15 – 5. Pat Malone picks up the win over Art Delaney.

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In the 9th against Chicago, Braves reliever Ray Boggs plunks three Cubbies, walks two and tosses one wild pitch. Chicago manages to score just one run off Boggs, but they win the away game, 15 – 5. Pat Malone picks up the win over Art Delaney.

The Braves play their ninth consecutive doubleheader, splitting the home twin bill with the Cubs, 5-2 and 1-6. The streak, which began on the fourth of September, sees the team drop 14 of 18 decisions, including losing eight consecutive games to the Giants.

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The Braves play their ninth consecutive doubleheader, splitting the home twin bill with the Cubs, 5-2 and 1-6. The streak, which began on the fourth of September, sees the team drop 14 of 18 decisions, including losing eight consecutive games to the Giants.

In a doubleheader with the Phils, the Cardinals leave 29 runners on base but still manage to win both games, 3 – 2 and 8 – 6. Stranding 29 is a record for two regulation-length games.

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1928 – In a doubleheader with the Phils, the Cardinals leave 29 runners on base but still manage to win both games, 3 – 2 and 8 – 6. Stranding 29 is a record for two regulation-length games.

At the Polo Grounds, the Giants take two games from the Braves, 11 – 6 and 7 – 6. Freddie Lindstrom goes 8 for 10 to pull New York into 2nd place, 2 1/2 games behind St. Louis. The Giants will continue to feast on Braves pitching, winning doubleheaders from Boston on the 13th and the 14th to tie the National League record for twinbills won on consecutive days.

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At the Polo Grounds, the Giants take two games from the Braves, 11 – 6 and 7 – 6. Freddie Lindstrom goes 8 for 10 to pull New York into 2nd place, 2 1/2 games behind St. Louis. The Giants will continue to feast on Braves pitching, winning doubleheaders from Boston on the 13th and the 14th to tie the National League record for twinbills won on consecutive days.

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Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia A’s pops out in final plate appearance

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  On September 11, 1928,  In the Yankees’ 5 – 3 win at Yankee Stadium, Ty Cobb makes his last appearance as a batter, popping out against Yankee Hank Johnson to SS Mark Koenig as a pinch hitter in the 9th. Babe Ruth’s two-run clout, off Lefty Grove in the 8th, seals the win for New York. The Bronx Bombers seal the fate of the A’s with their 4th straight win…

1928 – The Giants gain 1 1/2 games on the Cards and Cubs by winning two from Boston while the leaders lose. Fred Fitzsimmons wins the opener for the Giants, 4 – 1, and Joe Genewich wins the nitecap, 11 – 0.

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1928 – The Giants gain 1 1/2 games on the Cards and Cubs by winning two from Boston while the leaders lose. Fred Fitzsimmons wins the opener for the Giants, 4 – 1, and Joe Genewich wins the nitecap, 11 – 0.

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New York Yankees pitcher Urban Shocker dies from pneumonia at the age of 38

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On September 9, 1928, New York Yankees pitcher Urban Shocker dies from pneumonia in Denver, CO at the age of 38. Shocker had struggled with his health throughout the 1928 season because he had suffered from an enlarged heart and was unable to sleep lying down for two years. Shocker, who never had a losing…