1911 – Bill Keen‚ 18‚ debuts with the Pirates at 1B and injures himself in the 5th running from first to third. He’s replaced by a pinch runner‚ who breaks the 8 – 8 tie with the Phils‚ by scoring on a single. Keen makes 6 more pinch-hitting appearances this year‚ but never scores a major league run.

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1911 – Bill Keen‚ 18‚ debuts with the Pirates at 1B and injures himself in the 5th running from first to third. He’s replaced by a pinch runner‚ who breaks the 8 – 8 tie with the Phils‚ by scoring on a single. Keen makes 6 more pinch-hitting appearances this year‚ but never scores a major league run.

The match-up between Three Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson is something less than a pitching duel as Chicago bangs out 10 hits, including two singles, a double and a triple by Joe Tinker. Tinker also adds a steal of home. The Giants collect 13 hits, but Chicago wins the game, 8 – 6.

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The match-up between Three Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson is something less than a pitching duel as Chicago bangs out 10 hits, including two singles, a double and a triple by Joe Tinker. Tinker also adds a steal of home. The Giants collect 13 hits, but Chicago wins the game, 8 – 6.

Lee Tannehill of the White Sox, the only SS to execute two unassisted double plays in one season, makes both of them in the same game versus Washington. Walter Johnson still wins 1 – 0 for the Senators in the first game of a doubleheader. In the second game, Germany Schaefer famously steals first base for the Senators. In the bottom of the 9th, with Clyde Milan on third base, he steals second in an attempt to draw a throw, in order to allow Milan to score. When that fails, he leads off second, and breaks towards first base on the next pitch, making it safely, and then, whil Sox manager Hugh Duffy is out arguing the call, he attempts to steal again. This time, Milan breaks for home and the White Sox throw him out to end the inning. The rules will be changed to prevent players from running the bases backwards in order to confuse the defence or make a mockery of the game, although backwards progress will still be allowed in case of genuine baserunning mistakes.

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Lee Tannehill of the White Sox, the only SS to execute two unassisted double plays in one season, makes both of them in the same game versus Washington. Walter Johnson still wins 1 – 0 for the Senators in the first game of a doubleheader. In the second game, Germany Schaefer famously steals first base for the Senators. In the bottom of the 9th, with Clyde Milan on third base, he steals second in an attempt to draw a throw, in order to allow Milan to score. When that fails, he leads off second, and breaks towards first base on the next pitch, making it safely, and then, whil Sox manager Hugh Duffy is out arguing the call, he attempts to steal again. This time, Milan breaks for home and the White Sox throw him out to end the inning. The rules will be changed to prevent players from running the bases backwards in order to confuse the defence or make a mockery of the game, although backwards progress will still be allowed in case of genuine baserunning mistakes.

Against the Cubs, visiting Brooklyn gets three homers in the 5th inning as Eddie Zimmerman, Tex Erwin, and Zack Wheat connect, not consecutively, in the 5 – 3 win. Zim’s and Erwin’s come against Lurid Lew Richie, while Fred Toney serves up Wheat. The trio will total six homers on the year.

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Against the Cubs, visiting Brooklyn gets three homers in the 5th inning as Eddie Zimmerman, Tex Erwin, and Zack Wheat connect, not consecutively, in the 5 – 3 win. Zim’s and Erwin’s come against Lurid Lew Richie, while Fred Toney serves up Wheat. The trio will total six homers on the year.

Christy Mathewson allows 15 singles, but his teammates help with four double plays and the Giants top the Pirates, 8 – 4. Babe Adams takes the loss.

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Christy Mathewson allows 15 singles, but his teammates help with four double plays and the Giants top the Pirates, 8 – 4. Babe Adams takes the loss.

Phils rookie Grover Cleveland Alexander, who beat the Cubs yesterday in relief, loses a matchup with Three Finger Brown, 4 – 2. The Phils, at 56-38, are in 4th place.

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Phils rookie Grover Cleveland Alexander, who beat the Cubs yesterday in relief, loses a matchup with Three Finger Brown, 4 – 2. The Phils, at 56-38, are in 4th place.

Rube Marquard shuts out the Cards on four hits before 23,000 in St. Louis. The Giants pitcher will beat the Redbirds again on the 31st, allowing five hits.

Rube Marquard shuts out the Cards on four hits before 23,000 in St. Louis. The Giants pitcher will beat the Redbirds again on the 31st, allowing five hits.

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Rube Marquard shuts out the Cards on four hits before 23,000 in St. Louis. The Giants pitcher will beat the Redbirds again on the 31st, allowing five hits.

In his last appearance for Cleveland, Cy Young pitches just three innings and gives up five runs in a 7 – 1 loss to Washington. After this game, Cleveland will waive the veteran to the Boston Rustlers.

In his last appearance for Cleveland, Cy Young pitches just three innings and gives up five runs in a 7 – 1 loss to Washington. After this game, Cleveland will waive the veteran to the Boston Rustlers.

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In his last appearance for Cleveland, Cy Young pitches just three innings and gives up five runs in a 7 – 1 loss to Washington. After this game, Cleveland will waive the veteran to the Boston Rustlers.