Pete Alexander wins his 9th in a row for the Phils, beating the Reds, 7 – 4. Gavvy Cravath hits his 18th homer, off King Lear, and Sherry Magee clouts his 15th.

On September 26, 1914 — Pete Alexander wins his 9th in a row for the Phils, beating the Reds, 7 – 4. Gavvy Cravath hits his 18th homer, off King Lear, and Sherry Magee clouts his 15th.

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