At Shibe Park, Entering the bottom of the eighth inning trailing the Indians, 15-4, the A’s cross the plate 13 times in the frame. Cleveland uses 4 pitchers in the 7th, Jake Miller that starter gave up 2 walks and a triple, and pitchers By Speece and Carl Yowell faced 7 batters and did not…
On June 6, 1918, Casey Stengel makes an unusual return to Ebbets Field after being traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates during the off-season. During his first at-bat, Stengel doffs his cap, unveiling a bird which flies out from underneath.
At the Polo Grounds, Hooks Wiltse edges the Reds for a 4 – 3 Giants win. Christy Mathewson preserves the win with a scoreless 9th.
After an absence of 24 days, Roger Bresnahan returns to the lineup and collects two hits in a 3 – 2 win for the Giants against Andy Coakley, the same hurler who hit him with a pitch on June 18th. Bresnahan does not wear the headgear he developed. When a fan keeps a foul ball during the game rather than tossing it back, Giants team secretary Frank Knowles warns that “in the future he will not be so lenient about anyone stealing a ball.”
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