The Giants, 2-13 and in last place, open their western swing with a 13 – 5 win at Pittsburgh. New York uses three pitchers, and pounds three Buc hurlers for 16 hits. New York will win their next 16 games.
Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches his first of 16 shutouts of the season against the Boston Braves.
1915 – In a 5 – 0 loss to the Indians, Detroit Tigers speedster Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season. Cobb’s 96 steals will stand as a major league record until 1962, when Maury Wills steals 104 bases for the Dodgers.
1915 – The Red Sox clinch the American League pennant as St. Louis beats Detroit, giving Boston a 2 1/2-game margin. The World Series is now set for another Boston-Philadelphia matchup, but with the leagues reversed.
The Phillies clinch their first National League pennant when Grover Cleveland Alexander tosses a one-hitter, blanking Boston at Braves Field, 5-0. It will take another 35 years before the franchise wins another flag.
1915 – St. Louis Browns 1B George Sisler makes his second pitching start this month, and gets a no-decision despite giving up four runs in seven innings. The Red Sox beat St. Louis, 8 – 4.
In Chicago, Phillies ace Grover Alexander wins his 30th, beating the Cubs, 5 – 1.
In Philadelphia, Detroit’s Ty Cobb swipes his 90th base of the year. Only 300 fans are on hand to witness the event.
In the first of two games, the Yanks top the Browns, 7 – 0. George Sisler pitches one perfect inning of relief for St. Louis.
1915 – Dick Whitworth of the Chicago American Giants no-hits the Chicago Giants, 4 – 0, in the first game of a doubleheader.
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