A Labor Day crowd of 72‚000 packs Yankee Stadium to see the World Champion A’s split with the New Yorkers. The A’s take the opener‚ 3 – 2‚ with reliever Lefty Grove striking out Babe Ruth with 2 on to end the game. Ruth drives in a run in the nitecap‚ 2 – 0, Yankee win. Red Ruffing pitches his second two-hitter in two weeks to beat George Earnshaw.

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On September 1, 1930 — A Labor Day crowd of 72‚000 packs Yankee Stadium to see the World Champion A’s split with the New Yorkers. The A’s take the opener‚ 3 – 2‚ with reliever Lefty Grove striking out Babe Ruth with 2 on to end the game. Ruth drives in a run in the nitecap‚ 2 – 0, Yankee win. Red Ruffing pitches his second two-hitter in two weeks to beat George Earnshaw.

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Sources:
Baseball Reference September 1
National Pastime
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
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