Lefty Rube Benton pitches a 3 – 2 win for Pittsburgh over Chicago, but both the Cubs and Giants protest the win, claiming Rube belongs to New York. A week later, National League directors agree with them, upholding his purchase by the Giants from the Reds.

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On August 17, 1915 — Lefty Rube Benton pitches a 3 – 2 win for Pittsburgh over Chicago, but both the Cubs and Giants protest the win, claiming Rube belongs to New York. A week later, National League directors agree with them, upholding his purchase by the Giants from the Reds.