Pounding five Boston pitchers for 22 hits, the 2nd-place Tigers outlast the Red Sox, 17 – 11. Harry Heilmann leads the cat attack with two homers and two singles.

Pounding five Boston pitchers for 22 hits, the 2nd-place Tigers outlast the Red Sox, 17 – 11. Harry Heilmann leads the cat attack with two homers and two singles.

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Pounding five Boston pitchers for 22 hits, the 2nd-place Tigers outlast the Red Sox, 17 – 11. Harry Heilmann leads the cat attack with two homers and two singles.

The Yankees draw a record 52,000 to Comiskey Park but Waite Hoyt spoils the party by winning one of his league-leading 22 games, 9 – 0, the second straight shutout of the White Sox. Batterymate Pat Collins homers in the 7th, while Lou Gehrig adds a pair of triples.

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The Yankees draw a record 52,000 to Comiskey Park but Waite Hoyt spoils the party by winning one of his league-leading 22 games, 9 – 0, the second straight shutout of the White Sox. Batterymate Pat Collins homers in the 7th, while Lou Gehrig adds a pair of triples.

At New York, the second-place Giants take the Cubs to camp, 5 – 4, behind the pitching of Virgil Barnes. Bill Terry’s double in the 9th drives home the winning run. Earl Webb hits a two-run homer for Chicago in the 6th as Chicago manages to leave no runners on base in the game.

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At New York, the second-place Giants take the Cubs to camp, 5 – 4, behind the pitching of Virgil Barnes. Bill Terry’s double in the 9th drives home the winning run. Earl Webb hits a two-run homer for Chicago in the 6th as Chicago manages to leave no runners on base in the game.

At Detroit, Marty McManus singles in two runs in the 9th to lead the Tigers to a 3 – 2 win over the Red Sox. Fats Fothergill goes hitless for the first time this season to end his 18-game hitting streak.

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At Detroit, Marty McManus singles in two runs in the 9th to lead the Tigers to a 3 – 2 win over the Red Sox. Fats Fothergill goes hitless for the first time this season to end his 18-game hitting streak.

In the first match-up of pitching brothers in major league history, Jesse Barnes defeats his brother Virgil Barnes in the Brooklyn Robins’ 7 – 6 victory over the New York Giants.

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In the first match-up of pitching brothers in major league history, Jesse Barnes defeats his brother Virgil Barnes in the Brooklyn Robins’ 7 – 6 victory over the New York Giants.

1926 – Stuffy McInnis is named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, succeeding Art Fletcher. Fletcher will sign on with the Yankees as coach.

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1926 – Stuffy McInnis is named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, succeeding Art Fletcher. Fletcher will sign on with the Yankees as coach.

1926 – The St. Louis Cardinals’ Grover Alexander scatters eight hits in Game 6 of the World Series while St. Louis tees off New York at Yankee Stadium for a 10 – 2 romp that sends the Series to a seventh game.

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1926 – The St. Louis Cardinals’ Grover Alexander scatters eight hits in Game 6 of the World Series while St. Louis tees off New York at Yankee Stadium for a 10 – 2 romp that sends the Series to a seventh game.

1926 – Cleveland 1B George Burns hits his 64th double of the year, as the Indians down Philadelphia, 5 – 4. Indians righthander George Uhle gives up nine hits in winning his 27th against 11 losses. He leads the American League, despite giving up a league-high 300 hits and 118 walks, and posts a 2.83 ERA. It is his best record in a 17-year, 200-win career.

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1926 – Cleveland 1B George Burns hits his 64th double of the year, as the Indians down Philadelphia, 5 – 4. Indians righthander George Uhle gives up nine hits in winning his 27th against 11 losses. He leads the American League, despite giving up a league-high 300 hits and 118 walks, and posts a 2.83 ERA. It is his best record in a 17-year, 200-win career.

In his final day in a Tiger uniform, Ty Cobb watches his replacement in centerfield get six hits in a twin bill against the Red Sox. Heinie Manush’s perfect performance at the plate places him ahead of Yankee slugger Babe Ruth for the American League batting title, .378 to .372.

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In his final day in a Tiger uniform, Ty Cobb watches his replacement in centerfield get six hits in a twin bill against the Red Sox. Heinie Manush’s perfect performance at the plate places him ahead of Yankee slugger Babe Ruth for the American League batting title, .378 to .372.