1922 – Rogers Hornsby belts his 40th homer, a solo shot in the 6th at the Polo Grounds, but the Giants hang on to win, 7 – 5. Ross Youngs saves a homer in the 9th when he leaps to snag Jack Smith’s drive. Jack Scott hits 4 for 4 and goes all the way for the win to keep the Giants six games in front of Pittsburgh.

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1922 – Rogers Hornsby belts his 40th homer, a solo shot in the 6th at the Polo Grounds, but the Giants hang on to win, 7 – 5. Ross Youngs saves a homer in the 9th when he leaps to snag Jack Smith’s drive. Jack Scott hits 4 for 4 and goes all the way for the win to keep the Giants six games in front of Pittsburgh.

1922 – The Yankees play their farewell home game in the Polo Grounds. An estimated 40,000 overflow the stadium with another 25,000 turned away. Joe Bush beats the Philadelphia A’s, 10 – 3, in the opener, and Waite Hoyt edges the A’s in the second, 2 – 1. Plans are in the works to expand the park to 56,000 capacity, but this is the last regular season American League game at the Polo Grounds. The Yanks will play their next 18 games on the road, and then open in Yankee Stadium next spring.

1922 – The Yankees play their farewell home game in the Polo Grounds. An estimated 40,000 overflow the stadium with another 25,000 turned away. Joe Bush beats the Philadelphia A’s, 10 – 3, in the opener, and Waite Hoyt edges the A’s in the second, 2 – 1. Plans are in the works to expand the park to 56,000 capacity, but this is the last regular season American League game at the Polo Grounds. The Yanks will play their next 18 games on the road, and then open in Yankee Stadium next spring.

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1922 – The Yankees play their farewell home game in the Polo Grounds. An estimated 40,000 overflow the stadium with another 25,000 turned away. Joe Bush beats the Philadelphia A’s, 10 – 3, in the opener, and Waite Hoyt edges the A’s in the second, 2 – 1. Plans are in the works to expand the park to 56,000 capacity, but this is the last regular season American League game at the Polo Grounds. The Yanks will play their next 18 games on the road, and then open in Yankee Stadium next spring.

Baby Doll Jacobson collects three triples to lead the Browns to there biggest victory in franchise history a 16 – 0 whitewash of the Tigers

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Baby Doll Jacobson collects three triples to lead the Browns to a 16 – 0 whitewash of the Tigers. The victory, the most lopsided in Browns history, goes to pitcher Elam Vangilder. St. Louis totals 20 hits with Ken Williams hitting a homer in his 5th straight game, his 37th of the year. George Sisler has three hits to keep his hitting streak alive, as the Browns keep pace with New York, winners in 10 innings against Washington.

At the start of the day, both New York teams are on top, and both Boston teams are on the bottom. But today, the Red Sox take two and knock the leaders off their perch as they sweep the Yankees, 4 – 3 and 6 – 5. Babe Ruth hits his last regular-season home run in the Polo Grounds. He gets it off Herb Pennock, who also gave up Ruth’s first Yankee homer, also at the Polo Grounds.

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At the start of the day, both New York teams are on top, and both Boston teams are on the bottom. But today, the Red Sox take two and knock the leaders off their perch as they sweep the Yankees, 4 – 3 and 6 – 5. Babe Ruth hits his last regular-season home run in the Polo Grounds. He gets it off Herb Pennock, who also gave up Ruth’s first Yankee homer, also at the Polo Grounds.

In the first of a doubleheader before a sold-out Polo Grounds, the Browns beat the Yankees, 3 – 1, behind Urban Shocker. Waite Hoyt is the loser, but stops Ken Williams’ hitting streak at 28 games. George Sisler hits in his 24th straight game. In game two, the Yankees jump to a 2 – 0 lead on Babe Ruth’s 2-run triple, then extend it to 6 – 1 behind Joe Bush. The Browns close to 6 – 5, but that is it.

In the first of a doubleheader before a sold-out Polo Grounds, the Browns beat the Yankees, 3 – 1, behind Urban Shocker. Waite Hoyt is the loser, but stops Ken Williams’ hitting streak at 28 games. George Sisler hits in his 24th straight game. In game two, the Yankees jump to a 2 – 0 lead on Babe Ruth’s 2-run triple, then extend it to 6 – 1 behind Joe Bush. The Browns close to 6 – 5, but that is it.

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In the first of a doubleheader before a sold-out Polo Grounds, the Browns beat the Yankees, 3 – 1, behind Urban Shocker. Waite Hoyt is the loser, but stops Ken Williams’ hitting streak at 28 games. George Sisler hits in his 24th straight game. In game two, the Yankees jump to a 2 – 0 lead on Babe Ruth’s 2-run triple, then extend it to 6 – 1 behind Joe Bush. The Browns close to 6 – 5, but that is it.

In Pittsburgh, trailing, 7 – 6, the Pirates load the bases with two outs before Walter Schmidt drives a ball to deep left center. Giants LF Casey Stengel makes a dramatic catch on the dead run to preserve the New York win.

In Pittsburgh, trailing, 7 – 6, the Pirates load the bases with two outs before Walter Schmidt drives a ball to deep left center. Giants LF Casey Stengel makes a dramatic catch on the dead run to preserve the New York win.

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In Pittsburgh, trailing, 7 – 6, the Pirates load the bases with two outs before Walter Schmidt drives a ball to deep left center. Giants LF Casey Stengel makes a dramatic catch on the dead run to preserve the New York win.

In a game between Chicago and Boston, 35 singles are hit – 21 by the White Sox, 14 by the Red Sox – an American League record. Chicago wins the hit parade, 19 – 11.

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1922 – In a game between Chicago and Boston, 35 singles are hit – 21 by the White Sox, 14 by the Red Sox – an American League record. Chicago wins the hit parade, 19 – 11.