The Pirates reduce the idle Cubs’ lead by a game by defeating the Braves, 1 – 0, behind lefty Jesse Petty. Percy Jones allows just three hits and the Pirates score without the aid of a hit.

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The Pirates reduce the idle Cubs’ lead by a game by defeating the Braves, 1 – 0, behind lefty Jesse Petty. Percy Jones allows just three hits and the Pirates score without the aid of a hit.

August 14, 1929 - It is Charlie Gehringer Day in Detroit, and the popular 2B handles 10 chances in the field, hits three singles and a home run, and steals home in a 17 - 13 win over the Yankees.

It is Charlie Gehringer Day in Detroit, and the popular 2B handles 10 chances in the field, hits three singles and a home run, and steals home in a 17 – 13 win over the Yankees.

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It is Charlie Gehringer Day in Detroit, and the popular 2B handles 10 chances in the field, hits three singles and a home run, and steals home in a 17 – 13 win over the Yankees.