With the visiting Phillies leading 1 – 0 in the 4th, Boston’s Wally Berger clouts a grand slam and the Braves hold on to win, clinching 4th place. It is Boston’s highest finish in 14 years.

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With the visiting Phillies leading 1 – 0 in the 4th, Boston’s Wally Berger clouts a grand slam and the Braves hold on to win, clinching 4th place. It is Boston’s highest finish in 14 years.

In the season finale, the last-place White Sox lose to Cleveland, 5-3, finishing the campaign with a 53-99 record, 47 games out of first place. Chicago did not throw a single left-handed hurler during the entire season.

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In the season finale, the last-place White Sox lose to Cleveland, 5-3, finishing the campaign with a 53-99 record, 47 games out of first place. Chicago did not throw a single left-handed hurler during the entire season.

At Sportsman’s Park in a 12-2 Cubs rout of the Cardinals, Babe Herman hits for the cycle, becoming the first player in baseball history to do it three times

At Sportsman’s Park in a 12-2 Cubs rout of the Cardinals, Babe Herman hits for the cycle, becoming the first player in baseball history to do it three times

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At Sportsman’s Park in a 12-2 Cubs rout of the Cardinals, Babe Herman hits for the cycle, becoming the first player in baseball history to do it three times. The Chicago outfielder, playing for the Dodgers, also accomplished the feat on two other occasions in 1931.