Before 35,409, the largest paid baseball attendance ever, Chief Bender beats Bill Donovan and the Tigers, 2 – 0, at Philadelphia to keep the A’s in the pennant race. The A’s are 14-8 against Detroit this year, setting an American League record for most wins against the pennant winner. Ty Cobb is the Triple Crown winner with a .377 BA, nine home runs (all inside-the-park), and 107 RBI. He also will lead the American League with 216 hits, 116 runs, and 296 total bases. His 76 stolen bases make him the only player ever to win a “quadruple crown”.

On September 18, 1909 — Before 35,409, the largest paid baseball attendance ever, Chief Bender beats Bill Donovan and the Tigers, 2 – 0, at Philadelphia to keep the A’s in the pennant race. The A’s are 14-8 against Detroit this year, setting an American League record for most wins against the pennant winner. Ty Cobb is the Triple Crown winner with a .377 BA, nine home runs (all inside-the-park), and 107 RBI. He also will lead the American League with 216 hits, 116 runs, and 296 total bases. His 76 stolen bases make him the only player ever to win a “quadruple crown”.

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