The Yankees and Tigers replay their protested August 1 game as the nightcap of a doubleheader, but end in a 7 – 7 tie. After the game, Babe Ruth experiences abdominal pains he believes are an appendicitis attack. He will be out of the lineup indefinitely. Sammy Byrd, subbing for Ruth in the opener, collects five hits for the Yankees, including two home runs in a 5 – 4 win.

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The Yankees and Tigers replay their protested August 1 game as the nightcap of a doubleheader, but end in a 7 – 7 tie. After the game, Babe Ruth experiences abdominal pains he believes are an appendicitis attack. He will be out of the lineup indefinitely. Sammy Byrd, subbing for Ruth in the opener, collects five hits for the Yankees, including two home runs in a 5 – 4 win.

In the Pirates’ 12 – 2 loss to Brooklyn, Buc C Earl Grace makes a wild throw to end a streak of 110 consecutive errorless games. It is Grace’s only error of the season for a National League record. Must be something in the air as seven E’s are recorded.

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In the Pirates’ 12 – 2 loss to Brooklyn, Buc C Earl Grace makes a wild throw to end a streak of 110 consecutive errorless games. It is Grace’s only error of the season for a National League record. Must be something in the air as seven E’s are recorded.

Against the Red Sox, Jimmie Foxx of the A’s poles his 50th and 51st home runs to become the third player to reach 50 in a season, joining Babe Ruth and Hack Wilson. Foxx’s 2nd homer, in the 9th, ties the game at 4 – 4, and Eric McNair follows with a game-winning home run.

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Against the Red Sox, Jimmie Foxx of the A’s poles his 50th and 51st home runs to become the third player to reach 50 in a season, joining Babe Ruth and Hack Wilson. Foxx’s 2nd homer, in the 9th, ties the game at 4 – 4, and Eric McNair follows with a game-winning home run.

Winning 3 – 0, Dizzy Dean stops the Cubs’ winning streak in the second game of a doubleheader after Chicago wins its 14th straight in the opener. Diz fans seven to further increase his league-leading total. The Cubs take the opener, 5 – 4, in 11 innings

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Winning 3 – 0, Dizzy Dean stops the Cubs’ winning streak in the second game of a doubleheader after Chicago wins its 14th straight in the opener. Diz fans seven to further increase his league-leading total. The Cubs take the opener, 5 – 4, in 11 innings

Twenty year-old Lew Krausse Sr., in his final major league appearance, shuts out the Red Sox in the nightcap of a twin bill at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, 15-0. In 1961, 18 year-old Lew Krausse Jr., in his major league debut, blanks the Angels 4-0, giving the father-son duo back-to-back shutouts twenty-nine years apart.

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Twenty year-old Lew Krausse Sr., in his final major league appearance, shuts out the Red Sox in the nightcap of a twin bill at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, 15-0. In 1961, 18 year-old Lew Krausse Jr., in his major league debut, blanks the Angels 4-0, giving the father-son duo back-to-back shutouts twenty-nine years apart.

In St. Louis, the Cubs’ win streak reaches 13 as Kiki Cuyler’s 5th homer in six games leads the way to an 8 – 5 victory. Mark Koenig adds a round-tripper for Chicago.

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In St. Louis, the Cubs’ win streak reaches 13 as Kiki Cuyler’s 5th homer in six games leads the way to an 8 – 5 victory. Mark Koenig adds a round-tripper for Chicago.

The Yankees keep their scoring streak alive by scoring in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Senators, 1 – 0. Lou Gehrig triples off Firpo Marberry to score Babe Ruth.

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The Yankees keep their scoring streak alive by scoring in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Senators, 1 – 0. Lou Gehrig triples off Firpo Marberry to score Babe Ruth.