Brooklyn’s Tex Erwin cracks a 9th inning homer off Grover Cleveland Alexander to tie and the Superbas tip the Phils, 2 – 1 in 11 innings. In the nitecap, Eppa Rixey outpitches Nap Rucker to give the Quakers a 2 – 1 win in 12 innings.

On September 2, 1912 — Brooklyn’s Tex Erwin cracks a 9th inning homer off Grover Cleveland Alexander to tie and the Superbas tip the Phils, 2 – 1 in 11 innings. In the nitecap, Eppa Rixey outpitches Nap Rucker to give the Quakers a 2 – 1 win in 12 innings.


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Sources:
Baseball Reference September 2
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Retro Sheet
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