The Yankees clinch their second pennant by beating Boston, 3 – 1, behind Waite Hoyt and Joe Bush.
The Yankees clinch their second pennant by beating Boston, 3 – 1, behind Waite Hoyt and Joe Bush.
1923 – On Zack Wheat day in Brooklyn, the Phils’ Cy Williams ties the score in the 7th with his 39th homer and seals the win in the 12th with his 40th. The Phils win 6 – 4. Wheat has two hits and receives an automobile.
1923 – On Zack Wheat day in Brooklyn, the Phils’ Cy Williams ties the score in the 7th with his 39th homer and seals the win in the 12th with his 40th. The Phils win 6 – 4. Wheat has two hits and receives an automobile.
In the second of two at Cubs Park, the Cards whip the Cubs, 5 – 3, in a game stopped after five innings. The big blow for the Birds is a 3-run homer in the 1st inning by journeyman infielder Del Gainer off Cubs lefty Percy Jones. When Jones is lifted, so is Gainer, who closes out his career with the home run. The Cards also take the opener, 9 – 8.
In the second of two at Cubs Park, the Cards whip the Cubs, 5 – 3, in a game stopped after five innings. The big blow for the Birds is a 3-run homer in the 1st inning by journeyman infielder Del Gainer off Cubs lefty Percy Jones. When Jones is lifted, so is Gainer, who closes out his career with the home run. The Cards also take the opener, 9 – 8.
1922 – In the Giants’, 3 – 2 win over the Phils, rookie Travis Jackson debuts, going 0 for 2. Jackson will play 15 years for the Giants, eventually going to the Hall of Fame.
1922 – In the Giants’, 3 – 2 win over the Phils, rookie Travis Jackson debuts, going 0 for 2. Jackson will play 15 years for the Giants, eventually going to the Hall of Fame.
1922 – The Giants beat St. Louis, 5 – 4, in 10 innings, to clinch John McGraw’s 8th pennant and the Giants’ 10th in 41 years in the National League.
1922 – The Giants beat St. Louis, 5 – 4, in 10 innings, to clinch John McGraw’s 8th pennant and the Giants’ 10th in 41 years in the National League.
Browns pitcher Dixie Davis pitches both ends of the doubleheader against the Red Sox, scattering nine hits and losing the opener 2 – 1, then coasting to an 11 – 0 win in the nitecap.
Browns pitcher Dixie Davis pitches both ends of the doubleheader against the Red Sox, scattering nine hits and losing the opener 2 – 1, then coasting to an 11 – 0 win in the nitecap.
1922 – The American League reinstates the MVP award, last given in 1914, appointing a committee of one writer from each city, headed by I.E. Sanborn of the Chicago Tribune. As a player-manager, Ty Cobb is not eligible, and the trophy goes to George Sisler. The National League will pick up the idea two years later.
1922 – The American League reinstates the MVP award, last given in 1914, appointing a committee of one writer from each city, headed by I.E. Sanborn of the Chicago Tribune. As a player-manager, Ty Cobb is not eligible, and the trophy goes to George Sisler. The National League will pick up the idea two years later.
1922 – Against the Senators’ Walter Johnson, Ken Williams hit his 39th home run of the year in the 4th, and Pat Collins, subbing for George Sisler at 1B, adds another solo home run in the 7th to give the Browns a 2 – 1 lead. But the Senators rally to win, 4 – 3, with Johnson earning the win over Elam Vangilder. Sisler pinch hits and strikes out.
1922 – Against the Senators’ Walter Johnson, Ken Williams hit his 39th home run of the year in the 4th, and Pat Collins, subbing for George Sisler at 1B, adds another solo home run in the 7th to give the Browns a 2 – 1 lead. But the Senators rally to win, 4 – 3, with Johnson earning the win over Elam Vangilder. Sisler pinch hits and strikes out.
1922 – Whitey Witt, his head bandaged from being hit by a bottle two days before, drives in two in the 9th for a 3 – 2 New York win, and they leave St. Louis 1 1/2 in front. They will finish one game on top, clinching the pennant on the 30th with a 3 – 1 win in Boston. George Sisler’s 41-game hitting streak is stopped by New York’s Joe Bush, the same pitcher he had started the streak against on July 27th.
1922 – Whitey Witt, his head bandaged from being hit by a bottle two days before, drives in two in the 9th for a 3 – 2 New York win, and they leave St. Louis 1 1/2 in front. They will finish one game on top, clinching the pennant on the 30th with a 3 – 1 win in Boston. George Sisler’s 41-game hitting streak is stopped by New York’s Joe Bush, the same pitcher he had started the streak against on July 27th.
Ralph Perkins has his second consecutive game with no putouts or assists, a major league record
A’s catcher Ralph Perkins has his second consecutive game with no putouts or assists, a major league record. Today, he catches Bob Hasty in a 4 – 2 loss to Cleveland’s Dan Boone. Yesterday, he caught Eddie Rommel in a 6 – 1 win over Cleveland. Perkins also had no putouts or assists in a 13-inning game on May 17th.
