Van Lingle Mungo, Uncle Robby’s last find as a pitcher, reports to Brooklyn from Hartford and shuts out Boston, 2 – 0, in his first start. He fans seven and hits a triple and a single to drive in both runs. Ancient Tom Zacharytakes the loss. Brooklyn also take the opener, 5 – 4, in 10 innings on Fresco Thompson’s RBI single.

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Van Lingle Mungo, Uncle Robby’s last find as a pitcher, reports to Brooklyn from Hartford and shuts out Boston, 2 – 0, in his first start. He fans seven and hits a triple and a single to drive in both runs. Ancient Tom Zacharytakes the loss. Brooklyn also take the opener, 5 – 4, in 10 innings on Fresco Thompson’s RBI single.

The Pirates sweep a holiday pair from the Reds, 6 – 1 and 4 – 3, scoring three in the 8th of the p.m. game. The Bucs lose SS Tommy Thevenow when he fractures his ankle in two places sliding in the 6th inning of the opener.

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The Pirates sweep a holiday pair from the Reds, 6 – 1 and 4 – 3, scoring three in the 8th of the p.m. game. The Bucs lose SS Tommy Thevenow when he fractures his ankle in two places sliding in the 6th inning of the opener.

In the morning game of a doubleheader in Philadelphia, the Yankees begin with eight walks and score eight times in the 1st inning on only two hits. Ed Rommel, the 4th pitcher in the frame, retires Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Ben Chapman on strikes. The Yanks win, 15 – 3. In the second game, Ruth and Gehrig bang 6th-inning homers off Waite Hoyt, and Ruth adds another blow off Hoyt in the 9th, his 40th. The Yanks roll, 9 – 4, over the first-place A’s.

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In the morning game of a doubleheader in Philadelphia, the Yankees begin with eight walks and score eight times in the 1st inning on only two hits. Ed Rommel, the 4th pitcher in the frame, retires Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Ben Chapman on strikes. The Yanks win, 15 – 3. In the second game, Ruth and Gehrig bang 6th-inning homers off Waite Hoyt, and Ruth adds another blow off Hoyt in the 9th, his 40th. The Yanks roll, 9 – 4, over the first-place A’s.