The Pirates’ 2 – 1 win over Brooklyn is their 12th in a row; they will overtake the Cubs and finish 2nd.
The Pirates’ 2 – 1 win over Brooklyn is their 12th in a row; they will overtake the Cubs and finish 2nd.
The Reds shut out the Phillies in a twinbill, winning 6 – 0 and 1 – 0. Art Fromme allows four hits in the lid-lifter, while Rube Benton outduels Grover Cleveland Alexander, 1 – 0, in the nitecap. Benton allows five hits.
The Reds shut out the Phillies in a twinbill, winning 6 – 0 and 1 – 0. Art Fromme allows four hits in the lid-lifter, while Rube Benton outduels Grover Cleveland Alexander, 1 – 0, in the nitecap. Benton allows five hits.
1912 – In the second game of a doubleheader, Boston’s Joe Wood wins his 16th straight game as he bests the Browns, 2 – 1, in a game called after eight innings because of darkness. Wood scores the winning run in the 8th, scoring from third base on a wild pitch by Earl Hamilton. Earlier in the year, Walter Johnson posted a streak of 16 straight wins.
1912 – In the second game of a doubleheader, Boston’s Joe Wood wins his 16th straight game as he bests the Browns, 2 – 1, in a game called after eight innings because of darkness. Wood scores the winning run in the 8th, scoring from third base on a wild pitch by Earl Hamilton. Earlier in the year, Walter Johnson posted a streak of 16 straight wins.
1912 – Former ML player and current president of the Connecticut League Jim O’Rourke catches a complete game for New Haven at age 60.
1912 – Former ML player and current president of the Connecticut League Jim O’Rourke catches a complete game for New Haven at age 60.
Cleveland sweeps a doubleheader with league-leading Boston, taking just 11 total innings to win. The first game is called after five innings with the Naps ahead, 9 – 3. The rain stops and the umps decide to start the second game. After six innings, with Cleveland leading 6 – 0, the nitecap is called on account of darkness.
Cleveland sweeps a doubleheader with league-leading Boston, taking just 11 total innings to win. The first game is called after five innings with the Naps ahead, 9 – 3. The rain stops and the umps decide to start the second game. After six innings, with Cleveland leading 6 – 0, the nitecap is called on account of darkness.
The leading Giants split with the Cardinals, losing the opener when the Birds blast reliever Doc Crandall in the 9th to win, 4 – 2. Jeff Tesreau wins his 6th straight in the nitecap.
The leading Giants split with the Cardinals, losing the opener when the Birds blast reliever Doc Crandall in the 9th to win, 4 – 2. Jeff Tesreau wins his 6th straight in the nitecap.
In St. Louis, Browns starter Jack Powell leaves after seven innings, losing, 3 – 0, to the Highlanders. Reliever George Baumgardner gives up two more runs in the 8th, but the Browns score four in the bottom of the inning to cut the losing margin to 5 – 4. The New York Times reports the loss to Baumgartner, who pitched poorly.
In St. Louis, Browns starter Jack Powell leaves after seven innings, losing, 3 – 0, to the Highlanders. Reliever George Baumgardner gives up two more runs in the 8th, but the Browns score four in the bottom of the inning to cut the losing margin to 5 – 4. The New York Times reports the loss to Baumgartner, who pitched poorly.
Boston’s Smoky Joe Wood wins his 15th straight, with 9th-inning relief help from Charley Hall, beating the White Sox, 5 – 4. He scatters 12 hits and strikes out 5. There is some question about which pitcher should receive credit for the win, but American League president Ban Johnson will rule in favor of Wood.
Boston’s Smoky Joe Wood wins his 15th straight, with 9th-inning relief help from Charley Hall, beating the White Sox, 5 – 4. He scatters 12 hits and strikes out 5. There is some question about which pitcher should receive credit for the win, but American League president Ban Johnson will rule in favor of Wood.
1912 – At the Polo Grounds, the Giants sweep two from Brooklyn, 2 – 1 and 7 – 2. Jeff Tesreau takes the opener and Christy Mathewson the nitecap.
1912 – At the Polo Grounds, the Giants sweep two from Brooklyn, 2 – 1 and 7 – 2. Jeff Tesreau takes the opener and Christy Mathewson the nitecap.
1912 – Arthur “Bugs” Raymond, 30, is found dead at the Hotel Valey in Chicago of a brain hemorrhage, two days after his skull was fractured in a barroom fight. Raymond last pitched for the New York Giants in 1911, compiling a 6-4 record before his drinking forced John McGraw to let him go.
1912 – Arthur “Bugs” Raymond, 30, is found dead at the Hotel Valey in Chicago of a brain hemorrhage, two days after his skull was fractured in a barroom fight. Raymond last pitched for the New York Giants in 1911, compiling a 6-4 record before his drinking forced John McGraw to let him go.
