1911 – In the nightcap of a game billed as a pitchers’ duel, Boston’s Cy Young and the Giants’ Christy Mathewson face each other before 10,000, Boston’s largest crowd of the year. Young gives up three homers and nine runs in less than three innings. After the Giants build a 9 – 0 lead, John McGraw lifts Mathewson, who pitched just two innings, preferring to save his ace for the pennant race against Chicago and Philadelphia. This is the only time the two pitchers ever face each other. Mathewson adds to New York’s scoring in the 3rd by swiping home. The Giants coast, 11 – 2. In the field, Matty also helps when, with Doc Miller on first base in the 2nd inning, a line drive to center by Hank Gowdy results in a double play (8-4-1-3). New York wins the first game, 9 – 3, and now lead the Cubs by two games.

1911 – Against the Boston Rustlers, the Giants’ Rube Marquard strikes out 14 batters in the first seven innings, but runs out of gas in the 8th and loses, 8 – 7.

In game one of a Giants doubleheader‚ Christy Mathewson gives up 10 hits but beats the Phils, 3 – 2. In game 2‚ Rube Marquard one-hits the Phils, 2 – 0‚ walks none‚ and fans 10. The Phils’ Eddie “Smoke” Stack and Marquard match zeros for 7 innings‚ but a walk‚ single and two errors bring home two Giant runs. This is Rube’s second one-hitter in a row: his previous start‚ on August 24‚ resulted in a two-hitter.

Whoops! Cleveland beats the White Sox‚ 2 – 1‚ with the help of a successful hidden ball trick in the 9th inning. Chicago pinch runner Felix Chouinard is caught by Cleveland SS Ivy Olson.