Cleveland 1B Jay Kirke swings at a wild pitch for strike three and reaches first base. Cleveland beats the White Sox, who protest on the grounds that the rules did not permit Kirke to take first. The protest is upheld and the game ordered replayed.

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On September 3, 1915 — Cleveland 1B Jay Kirke swings at a wild pitch for strike three and reaches first base. Cleveland beats the White Sox, who protest on the grounds that the rules did not permit Kirke to take first. The protest is upheld and the game ordered replayed.

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