Pirates outfielder Max Carey scores five runs against the Phils without a hit

Pirates outfielder Max Carey scores five runs against the Phils without a hit

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At Philadelphia, Pirates outfielder Max Carey scores five runs against the Phils without a hit, reaching first on an error and four walks, as the Bucs win, 12 – 2. He also steals four bases and advances twice on wild pitches. A student at St. Louis Theological Seminary, he will lead the National League in runs this season; he’ll lead in stolen bases as well, the first of 10 such seasons.

In a game against the Superbas (Dodgers), Slim Sallee becomes the first pitcher in Cardinal history to steal home. In the third inning, the Redbird southpaw scores the first run in St. Louis’s 3-1 victory over Brooklyn at Ebbets Field.

In a game against the Superbas (Dodgers), Slim Sallee becomes the first pitcher in Cardinal history to steal home. In the third inning, the Redbird southpaw scores the first run in St. Louis’s 3-1 victory over Brooklyn at Ebbets Field.

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In a game against the Superbas (Dodgers), Slim Sallee becomes the first pitcher in Cardinal history to steal home. In the third inning, the Redbird southpaw scores the first run in St. Louis’s 3-1 victory over Brooklyn at Ebbets Field.

1913 – The Tigers ship 38-year-old George Mullin (1-6), five times a 20-game winner, to Washington. Mullin pitched a no-hitter a year ago on his birthday.

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1913 – The Tigers ship 38-year-old George Mullin (1-6), five times a 20-game winner, to Washington. Mullin pitched a no-hitter a year ago on his birthday.

1913 – At the Polo Grounds, the Cards win the opener of two, 4 – 3, with help from the error-prone Giants. In blanking the Cards, 5 – 0, in the nitecap, Christy Mathewson finally yields a base on balls, ending a record string of 68 walkless innings pitched. Ed Konetchy draws the pass in the 8th. Matty’s record won’t be topped until Bill Fischer in 1962.

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1913 – At the Polo Grounds, the Cards win the opener of two, 4 – 3, with help from the error-prone Giants. In blanking the Cards, 5 – 0, in the nitecap, Christy Mathewson finally yields a base on balls, ending a record string of 68 walkless innings pitched. Ed Konetchy draws the pass in the 8th. Matty’s record won’t be topped until Bill Fischer in 1962.

In a game against the Cubs, Superbas’ second baseman George Cutshaw handles 14 chances without an error. The infielder’s defensive prowess helps Brooklyn beat Chicago at Ebbets Field, 4-2.

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In a game against the Cubs, Superbas’ second baseman George Cutshaw handles 14 chances without an error. The infielder’s defensive prowess helps Brooklyn beat Chicago at Ebbets Field, 4-2.

three fingers brown 1913

Veteran Three-Finger Brown, sold to the Cincinnati Reds over the winter after a 5-6 year with the Chicago Cubs, loses his match-up with New York Giants rival Christy Mathewson, 4 – 2. Matty walks none to run his streak to 61 innings.

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Veteran Three-Finger Brown, sold to the Cincinnati Reds over the winter after a 5-6 year with the Chicago Cubs, loses his match-up with New York Giants rival Christy Mathewson, 4 – 2. Matty walks none to run his streak to 61 innings.

Philadelphia’s Boardwalk Brown walks 15 Tigers in 7 2/3 innings, but staggers to a 16 – 9 win. Brown has only one walkless inning – the 1st. Ty Cobb, out for a week with an injured knee, plays 2B for the only time in his career, and makes three errors in his five fielding chances.

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Philadelphia’s Boardwalk Brown walks 15 Tigers in 7 2/3 innings, but staggers to a 16 – 9 win. Brown has only one walkless inning – the 1st. Ty Cobb, out for a week with an injured knee, plays 2B for the only time in his career, and makes three errors in his five fielding chances.

Led by Ward Miller’s two-run triple, the Cubs stop the Giants, 3 – 2. The victory ends the New Yorkers’ win streak at 14 games and stops Christy Mathewson’s win streak at nine. Matty’s skein of consecutive innings without a free pass continues however, and stands at 52.

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Led by Ward Miller’s two-run triple, the Cubs stop the Giants, 3 – 2. The victory ends the New Yorkers’ win streak at 14 games and stops Christy Mathewson’s win streak at nine. Matty’s skein of consecutive innings without a free pass continues however, and stands at 52.

At St. Louis, the Senators push across two runs in the top of the 9th to take a 3 – 2 lead, Walter Johnson, the fourth Washington pitcher, shuts out the Browns in the 9th and is awarded the win. As reported in Sporting Life, President Ban Johnson rules “that when a pitcher leaves the box at the end of an inning he shall not receive benefit of any runs made in the following inning. He says all runs should aid the reliever, not the previous pitcher.”

At St. Louis, the Senators push across two runs in the top of the 9th to take a 3 – 2 lead, Walter Johnson, the fourth Washington pitcher, shuts out the Browns in the 9th and is awarded the win. As reported in Sporting Life, President Ban Johnson rules “that when a pitcher leaves the box at the end of an inning he shall not receive benefit of any runs made in the following inning. He says all runs should aid the reliever, not the previous pitcher.”

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At St. Louis, the Senators push across two runs in the top of the 9th to take a 3 – 2 lead, Walter Johnson, the fourth Washington pitcher, shuts out the Browns in the 9th and is awarded the win. As reported in Sporting Life, President Ban Johnson rules “that when a pitcher leaves the box at the end of an inning he shall not receive benefit of any runs made in the following inning. He says all runs should aid the reliever, not the previous pitcher.”