In the first game of a doubleheader versus the Tigers, the Browns’ George Sisler tosses nine innings and gives up six runs, to lose, 6 – 5. Sisler clubs a home run in the loss.

In the first game of a doubleheader versus the Tigers, the Browns’ George Sisler tosses nine innings and gives up six runs, to lose, 6 – 5. Sisler clubs a home run in the loss.

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1915 – In the first game of a doubleheader versus the Tigers, the Browns’ George Sisler tosses nine innings and gives up six runs, to lose, 6 – 5. Sisler clubs a home run in the loss.

Cleveland 1B Jay Kirke swings at a wild pitch for strike three and reaches first base. Cleveland beats the White Sox, who protest on the grounds that the rules did not permit Kirke to take first. The protest is upheld and the game ordered replayed.

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Cleveland 1B Jay Kirke swings at a wild pitch for strike three and reaches first base. Cleveland beats the White Sox, who protest on the grounds that the rules did not permit Kirke to take first. The protest is upheld and the game ordered replayed.

The visiting Phillies sweep two from the Giants, winning, 3 – 1 and 2 – 0. Jeff Tesreau and Christy Mathewson take the losses, while Grover Alexander is the shutout winner in the nitecap.

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The visiting Phillies sweep two from the Giants, winning, 3 – 1 and 2 – 0. Jeff Tesreau and Christy Mathewson take the losses, while Grover Alexander is the shutout winner in the nitecap.

In the first game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, Cubs’ right-hander Jimmy Lavender no-hits the hometown Giants, 2-0. Next season, the 31 year-old knuckleballer will stymie New York once again, tossing a one-hitter, allowing only an infield safety to Benny Kauff.

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In the first game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, Cubs’ right-hander Jimmy Lavender no-hits the hometown Giants, 2-0. Next season, the 31 year-old knuckleballer will stymie New York once again, tossing a one-hitter, allowing only an infield safety to Benny Kauff.

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George Sisler again pitches against Walter Johnson and this time wins, 2 – 1

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1915 – George Sisler again pitches against Walter Johnson and this time wins, 2 – 1. He will be 4-4 for the Browns and 1-2 next year before moving permanently to 1B. Sisler is helped in the 8th inning when Brownie 2B Del Pratt nabs pinch runner Horace Milan, in his major league debut, with a hidden ball trick. Horace is the brother of teammate Clyde Milan.