New York Yankee outfielder Lee Magee collects a record-tying four assists.
New York Yankee outfielder Lee Magee collects a record-tying four assists.
The Giants’ Ferdie Schupp stops the Braves on one hit, a single by Ed Konetchy.
The Giants’ Ferdie Schupp stops the Braves on one hit, a single by Ed Konetchy.
Cubs catcher Bill Fischer sets a major league record by catching all 27 innings in a doubleheader loss to the Pirates. The second game goes 18 innings before the Corsairs win it, 3 – 2. Impressed with Fischer’s durability, the Pirates will acquire the backstop next month.
Cubs catcher Bill Fischer sets a major league record by catching all 27 innings in a doubleheader loss to the Pirates. The second game goes 18 innings before the Corsairs win it, 3 – 2. Impressed with Fischer’s durability, the Pirates will acquire the backstop next month.
Rogers Hornsby, playing his first full season for St. Louis, has a 5-hit day, with three singles and two doubles.
Rogers Hornsby, playing his first full season for St. Louis, has a 5-hit day, with three singles and two doubles.
The Robins split with the Giants, losing, 11 – 8 before winning the nitecap, 2 – 1. New York takes a 6 – 0 lead in the opener, but the Robins score five in the 5th off starter Pol Perritt, then put two on against reliever Rube Schauer. Christy Mathewson then takes over and George Cutshaw cranks a 3-run homer to give the Robins an 8 – 6 lead. Matty allows just one other hit and New York comes back against Duster Mails to win. It is Mathewson’s last major league victory. During the game, police at the Polo Grounds arrest three fans for petty looting for not throwing back baseballs hit into the stands.
The Robins split with the Giants, losing, 11 – 8 before winning the nitecap, 2 – 1. New York takes a 6 – 0 lead in the opener, but the Robins score five in the 5th off starter Pol Perritt, then put two on against reliever Rube Schauer. Christy Mathewson then takes over and George Cutshaw cranks a 3-run homer to give the Robins an 8 – 6 lead. Matty allows just one other hit and New York comes back against Duster Mails to win. It is Mathewson’s last major league victory. During the game, police at the Polo Grounds arrest three fans for petty looting for not throwing back baseballs hit into the stands.
Casey Stengel is the hero in a double header sweep going the opener, going 3 for 4.
The leading Robins sweep a doubleheader against the Giants at Ebbets Field, winning 6 – 4 and 5 – 4. Casey Stengel is the hero in the opener, going 3 for 4.
Ernie Shore blanks the A’s, 1 – 0, the third straight shutout for Red Sox pitchers.
Ernie Shore blanks the A’s, 1 – 0, the third straight shutout for Red Sox pitchers.
Chicago pitcher Tom Seaton provides the edge by stealing home in the 6th inning to help beat the Reds, 2 – 1. The second game at Wrigley Field is postponed.
Chicago pitcher Tom Seaton provides the edge by stealing home in the 6th inning to help beat the Reds, 2 – 1. The second game at Wrigley Field is postponed.
Pitching for San Francisco, Skeeter Fanning fires his second Pacific Coast League no-hitter in three years, beating Vernon, 4 – 1. Fanning no-hit Portland on October 25, 1914.
Pitching for San Francisco, Skeeter Fanning fires his second Pacific Coast League no-hitter in three years, beating Vernon, 4 – 1. Fanning no-hit Portland on October 25, 1914.
Against the Giants, the Braves pull off a triple steal in the 11th inning, with Johnny Evers on the front end. It is the National League’s only extra-inning triple steal; the American League’s only triple swipe in extra time will come in 1941.
Against the Giants, the Braves pull off a triple steal in the 11th inning, with Johnny Evers on the front end. It is the National League’s only extra-inning triple steal; the American League’s only triple swipe in extra time will come in 1941.
