In the second game against the Yanks, veteran infielder Bert Haas hits a pinch homer in the 6th for the White Sox, his last major league at bat. The Sox will release the 37-year-old tomorrow. The Yanks win, 8 – 6, to remain a game behind the Indians. The Sox take the opener, 3 – 2, behind Saul Rogovin.

On August 26, 1951 — In the second game against the Yanks, veteran infielder Bert Haas hits a pinch homer in the 6th for the White Sox, his last major league at bat. The Sox will release the 37-year-old tomorrow. The Yanks win, 8 – 6, to remain a game behind the Indians. The Sox take the opener, 3 – 2, behind Saul Rogovin.

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