The first-place Cards open a 30-game home stand by sweeping a Labor Day doubleheader from the Pirates. Paul Dean wins his 16th game, 4 – 3, in the opener, then Dizzy cops his 23rd in the nitecap, 4 – 1. The Cards are two games up on the rained-out Giants.

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The first-place Cards open a 30-game home stand by sweeping a Labor Day doubleheader from the Pirates. Paul Dean wins his 16th game, 4 – 3, in the opener, then Dizzy cops his 23rd in the nitecap, 4 – 1. The Cards are two games up on the rained-out Giants.

Veteran P Dick Coffman (5-11) and Browns manager Rogers Hornsby get into a shoving match shortly after their train leaves St. Louis for a road trip. Coffman is cut from the team and put off the train at Edwardsville, IL, and will not play again this year.

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Veteran P Dick Coffman (5-11) and Browns manager Rogers Hornsby get into a shoving match shortly after their train leaves St. Louis for a road trip. Coffman is cut from the team and put off the train at Edwardsville, IL, and will not play again this year.

With the Cubs splitting two with the 7th-place Reds at Wrigley Field, Chicago is just 2 1/2 back of the Cards. Chicago wins, 3 – 1, in the opener as Lon Warneke tops Tony Freitas, then lose, 4 – 2, to Gene Schott. Bill Leetakes the loss.

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With the Cubs splitting two with the 7th-place Reds at Wrigley Field, Chicago is just 2 1/2 back of the Cards. Chicago wins, 3 – 1, in the opener as Lon Warneke tops Tony Freitas, then lose, 4 – 2, to Gene Schott. Bill Leetakes the loss.