On Babe Ruth day at Fenway Park the Bambino ties Ned Williamson’s major league mark of 27 home runs in a season

On Babe Ruth day at Fenway Park the Bambino ties Ned Williamson’s major league mark of 27 home runs in a season

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1919 – On Babe Ruth day at Fenway Park, the Bambino ties Ned Williamson’s major league mark of 27 home runs in a season with a game-winner off Lefty Williams of the Chicago White Sox. Ruth also scores the winning run in both ends of the doubleheader. Ironically, it will be the last game he plays for the Boston Red Sox in Fenway. Four days later he will hit number 28 over the roof of the Polo Grounds.

Jack Tobin goes 5 for 5 to pace the St. Louis Browns to a 12 – 10 win over the Tigers. Ty Cobb notches three hits and Harry Heilmann hits two triples and a single for Detroit.

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Jack Tobin goes 5 for 5 to pace the St. Louis Browns to a 12 – 10 win over the Tigers. Ty Cobb notches three hits and Harry Heilmann hits two triples and a single for Detroit.

In Cleveland’s 11 – 2 runaway win over the Chicago White Sox‚ Chicago’s Buck Weaver swipes second base‚ third base‚ and home in the 9th to tie the major league mark. Joe Wood has a triple and homer and winning pitcher Jim Bagby also homers. Bagby allows 14 hits in the victory‚ which leaves the White Sox in the American League lead by 6 1/2 games.

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In Cleveland’s 11 – 2 runaway win over the Chicago White Sox‚ Chicago’s Buck Weaver swipes second base‚ third base‚ and home in the 9th to tie the major league mark. Joe Wood has a triple and homer and winning pitcher Jim Bagby also homers. Bagby allows 14 hits in the victory‚ which leaves the White Sox in the American League lead by 6 1/2 games.

1919 – The National Commission recommends a best-of-9 World Series. The lengthier series is seen as a sign of greed and is abandoned after three years.

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1919 – The National Commission recommends a best-of-9 World Series. The lengthier series is seen as a sign of greed and is abandoned after three years.

In the first of two Labor Day games‚ Babe Ruth allows 10 Washington hits‚ but wins, 2 – 1. Ruth drives home one run with a triple. The win is his last in a Red Sox uniform. In the nitecap‚ Ruth’s 7th-inning homer snaps a 1 – 1 tie as Boston wins‚ 4 – 1. It is the Babe’s 24th homer.

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In the first of two Labor Day games‚ Babe Ruth allows 10 Washington hits‚ but wins, 2 – 1. Ruth drives home one run with a triple. The win is his last in a Red Sox uniform. In the nitecap‚ Ruth’s 7th-inning homer snaps a 1 – 1 tie as Boston wins‚ 4 – 1. It is the Babe’s 24th homer.

At St. Louis‚ George Sisler gives the Browns a split for the day with an 11th-inning homer‚ for a 4 – 2 win. The Indians win the opener‚ 5 – 3.

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At St. Louis‚ George Sisler gives the Browns a split for the day with an 11th-inning homer‚ for a 4 – 2 win. The Indians win the opener‚ 5 – 3.

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Ray Caldwell is electrifying pitcher for the Red Sox

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In his first start as a member of the Indians since being traded from the Red Sox, right-hander Ray Caldwell is knocked unconscious after being struck by lightning with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. The 31 year-old free-wheeling spitballer, who was was unconscious for about five minutes, refuses to leave the game, needing just one more out for the complete-game victory, and goes on to record the final out for the 2-1 victory over Philadelphia at Cleveland’s League Park.

Phillies catcher Bert Adams has a stellar day behind the plate, recording ten putouts and five assists. The weak-hitting backstop’s outstanding defense doesn’t prevent Philadelphia from dropping a 5-1 decision to Chicago at the Baker Bowl.

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Phillies catcher Bert Adams has a stellar day behind the plate, recording ten putouts and five assists. The weak-hitting backstop’s outstanding defense doesn’t prevent Philadelphia from dropping a 5-1 decision to Chicago at the Baker Bowl.