The Phillies’ Joe Oeschger and Brooklyn’s Jeff Pfeffer face off to a 14-inning scoreless tie. Pfeffer gives up just three hits, while Oeschger allows just 6.

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The Phillies’ Joe Oeschger and Brooklyn’s Jeff Pfeffer face off to a 14-inning scoreless tie. Pfeffer gives up just three hits, while Oeschger allows just 6.

The Yankees split a pair with Boston, losing, 4 – 2, to Babe Ruth in the opener, then beating Carl Mays, 7 – 3. Ruth allows no hits until the 6th inning and just five hits overall.

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The Yankees split a pair with Boston, losing, 4 – 2, to Babe Ruth in the opener, then beating Carl Mays, 7 – 3. Ruth allows no hits until the 6th inning and just five hits overall.

At Shibe Park, the A’s host their biggest crowd in three years and celebrate by sweeping a pair from the Senators, 7 – 4 and 9 – 2. Joe Bush, reinstated today by Connie Mackafter being suspended for two weeks, starts for the A’s but is lifted after three innings because of wildness. Roy Grover and Amos Strunk have three hits apiece in the opener. In the second game, the Mackmen jump on Walter Johnson, knocking him off the rubber in the 3rd inning, and Jing Johnson coasts to the win.

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At Shibe Park, the A’s host their biggest crowd in three years and celebrate by sweeping a pair from the Senators, 7 – 4 and 9 – 2. Joe Bush, reinstated today by Connie Mackafter being suspended for two weeks, starts for the A’s but is lifted after three innings because of wildness. Roy Grover and Amos Strunk have three hits apiece in the opener. In the second game, the Mackmen jump on Walter Johnson, knocking him off the rubber in the 3rd inning, and Jing Johnson coasts to the win.

1917 – The first-place White Sox take a pair from the Tigers, winning, 7 – 2 and 6 – 5. The Sox bunch four in the 1st and three more in the 3rd to make the shine ball’s leading proponent, Ed Cicotte, a winner over Willie Mitchell. In the nitecap, the Sox snap a tie in the 9th when Eddie Collins, with one stolen base already, swipes second and third base after a walk. Joe Jackson’s sac fly brings him home.

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1917 – The first-place White Sox take a pair from the Tigers, winning, 7 – 2 and 6 – 5. The Sox bunch four in the 1st and three more in the 3rd to make the shine ball’s leading proponent, Ed Cicotte, a winner over Willie Mitchell. In the nitecap, the Sox snap a tie in the 9th when Eddie Collins, with one stolen base already, swipes second and third base after a walk. Joe Jackson’s sac fly brings him home.

The Cardinals‚ behind the pitching of Oscar Horstmann and Milt Watson‚ win both ends of a doubleheader with Pittsburgh by 1 – 0 scores. Wilbur Cooper takes the loss in game one on an unearned run in the 9th. Hal Carlson loses the second game. The Cards have now won three straight 1 – 0 games from the Pirates‚ tying the major league mark and setting the National League mark.

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The Cardinals‚ behind the pitching of Oscar Horstmann and Milt Watson‚ win both ends of a doubleheader with Pittsburgh by 1 – 0 scores. Wilbur Cooper takes the loss in game one on an unearned run in the 9th. Hal Carlson loses the second game. The Cards have now won three straight 1 – 0 games from the Pirates‚ tying the major league mark and setting the National League mark.

In the bottom of the 1st inning at Cleveland‚ Tris Speaker tries to steal home with Joe Evans batting. Evans swings and lines the ball into Speaker’s face. Tiger manager Hughie Jennings allows a courtesy fielder, Elmer Smith, to play CF in the 2nd frame while Speaker has his face stitched. Speaker then returns to CF in the 3rd.

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In the bottom of the 1st inning at Cleveland‚ Tris Speaker tries to steal home with Joe Evans batting. Evans swings and lines the ball into Speaker’s face. Tiger manager Hughie Jennings allows a courtesy fielder, Elmer Smith, to play CF in the 2nd frame while Speaker has his face stitched. Speaker then returns to CF in the 3rd.

American League president Ban Johnson instructs umpires not to tolerate unnecessary delays. His statement is an outgrowth of a complaint by Charles Comiskey that protests by some managers and players about the condition of the ball in recent games has made it necessary to play two hours or more. The New York Times writes that‚ “Johnson said he would enforce the rule about discoloration of the ball but he has given out no bulletin on the ‘shine ball.'”

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American League president Ban Johnson instructs umpires not to tolerate unnecessary delays. His statement is an outgrowth of a complaint by Charles Comiskey that protests by some managers and players about the condition of the ball in recent games has made it necessary to play two hours or more. The New York Times writes that‚ “Johnson said he would enforce the rule about discoloration of the ball but he has given out no bulletin on the ‘shine ball.'”

1917 – The Cards rally for four runs off Grover Alexander to beat the Phils, 6 – 5. Gene Paulette’s steal of home is the capper.

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1917 – The Cards rally for four runs off Grover Alexander to beat the Phils, 6 – 5. Gene Paulette’s steal of home is the capper.

1917 – Behind Jeff Pfeffer and Rube Marquard, the Robins apply a doubleheader whitewash to the Cardinals, winning 12 – 0 and 4 – 0. Brooklyn’s Hy Myers is thrown out three times trying to steal in one game by the Cards, the second player this year to be thrown out three times in a game. Not till Rodney Scott, in 1979, will another National League runner be caught stealing three times.

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1917 – Behind Jeff Pfeffer and Rube Marquard, the Robins apply a doubleheader whitewash to the Cardinals, winning 12 – 0 and 4 – 0. Brooklyn’s Hy Myers is thrown out three times trying to steal in one game by the Cards, the second player this year to be thrown out three times in a game. Not till Rodney Scott, in 1979, will another National League runner be caught stealing three times.