Paul Waner sets a new National League record with his 62nd double

Paul Waner sets a new National League record with his 62nd double, as the Pirates defeat the Cardinals 7 – 1

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Paul Waner sets a new National League record with his 62nd double, as the Pirates defeat the Cardinals 7 – 1. The 2nd-place Pirates will be the first team to finish above .500 (86-68) while scoring fewer runs than their opponents (701 to 711). The NL won’t see it again in a full season until the 1984 Mets, while it won’t happen in the American League until 1948.

Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in the last game of the season to finish two short of Babe Ruth’s 1927 record of 60. Foxx adds two singles but the A’s lose, 2 – 1, to the Senators’ Alvin Crowder. Crowder wins his 26th and 15th straight game, one short of the American League record held by Walter Johnson, Smoky Joe Wood and Lefty Grove. Foxx finishes with 169 RBIs while teammate Al Simmons ties for 2nd with 151.

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Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in the last game of the season to finish two short of Babe Ruth’s 1927 record of 60. Foxx adds two singles but the A’s lose, 2 – 1, to the Senators’ Alvin Crowder. Crowder wins his 26th and 15th straight game, one short of the American League record held by Walter Johnson, Smoky Joe Wood and Lefty Grove. Foxx finishes with 169 RBIs while teammate Al Simmons ties for 2nd with 151.