Carl Hubbell starts his 24-game winning streak, beating Pittsburgh, 6 – 0

Carl Hubbell starts his 24-game winning streak, beating Pittsburgh, 6 – 0

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Carl Hubbell starts his 24-game winning streak, beating Pittsburgh, 6 – 0. The Giants hit a National League record-tying four triples in the 1st inning: Jo-Jo Moore, Mel Ott and Hank Leiber hit them in succession, and Eddie Mayo adds one later in the inning to equal the major league record.

Yankees Red Rolfe, Lou Gehrig and Bill Dickey hit 3rd-inning home runs against Detroit to tie the American League record, since topped. New York rolls, 9 – 4, dropping the Bengals to 4th place. Goose Goslin has a pair of homers for Detroit.

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Yankees Red Rolfe, Lou Gehrig and Bill Dickey hit 3rd-inning home runs against Detroit to tie the American League record, since topped. New York rolls, 9 – 4, dropping the Bengals to 4th place. Goose Goslin has a pair of homers for Detroit.