1906 – At Chicago, the White Sox lose a pair to New York before 20,000, their largest Friday afternoon crowd. Hal Chase has 22 putouts at 1B in the first game, tying the major league record.

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1906 – At Chicago, the White Sox lose a pair to New York before 20,000, their largest Friday afternoon crowd. Hal Chase has 22 putouts at 1B in the first game, tying the major league record.

1906 – Playing as “Sullivan,” Columbia University junior Eddie Collins makes his debut at SS with the Athletics. He gets one hit off Ed Walsh and strikes out twice. Collins will play 25 years in the majors, bat .333, and become a member of the Hall of Fame.

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1906 – Playing as “Sullivan,” Columbia University junior Eddie Collins makes his debut at SS with the Athletics. He gets one hit off Ed Walsh and strikes out twice. Collins will play 25 years in the majors, bat .333, and become a member of the Hall of Fame.

1906 – The Superbas sweep the Giants for the second time in a week. Red Ames loses the opener for New York, 5 – 3, and Harry McIntireoutpitches Christy Mathewson for a 1 – 0 win in the nitecap.

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1906 – The Superbas sweep the Giants for the second time in a week. Red Ames loses the opener for New York, 5 – 3, and Harry McIntireoutpitches Christy Mathewson for a 1 – 0 win in the nitecap.

Christy Mathewson (19-9) shuts out the Beaneaters, 3 – 0 and John McGraw appears in his last game

Christy Mathewson (19-9) shuts out the Beaneaters, 3 – 0 and John McGraw appears in his last game

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1906 – In Boston, New York’s Christy Mathewson (19-9) shuts out the Beaneaters, 3 – 0, striking out 9. Today’s game is the last one in which John McGraw, playing 3B, appears in the lineup.

Ty Cobb is back in the Detroit lineup for the first time in six weeks. He has a single and steal, but he misplays a Charlie Hemphill fly ball into a home run, and the Tigers lose, 1 – 0, to the Browns’ Barney Pelty. Rain stops the game after seven innings.

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Ty Cobb is back in the Detroit lineup for the first time in six weeks. He has a single and steal, but he misplays a Charlie Hemphill fly ball into a home run, and the Tigers lose, 1 – 0, to the Browns’ Barney Pelty. Rain stops the game after seven innings.

The Philadelphia Giants win the Negro Championship Cup on Labor Day in Philadelphia before 10,000 fans, black baseball’s largest crowd ever. Rube Foster pitches them to a 3 – 2 victory over the Cuban X-Giants, who have John Henry Lloyd in the lineup.

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The Philadelphia Giants win the Negro Championship Cup on Labor Day in Philadelphia before 10,000 fans, black baseball’s largest crowd ever. Rube Foster pitches them to a 3 – 2 victory over the Cuban X-Giants, who have John Henry Lloyd in the lineup.

At the Polo Grounds, the Giants flatten the Beaneaters twice, 4 – 0 and 3 – 2. Christy Mathewson wins his 17th in the opener, beating a wild Jeff Pfeffer. Cy Seymour completes the scoring with a solo homer in the 8th inning. Hooks Wiltse, in relief of Red Ames, wins the nitecap.

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At the Polo Grounds, the Giants flatten the Beaneaters twice, 4 – 0 and 3 – 2. Christy Mathewson wins his 17th in the opener, beating a wild Jeff Pfeffer. Cy Seymour completes the scoring with a solo homer in the 8th inning. Hooks Wiltse, in relief of Red Ames, wins the nitecap.