The Cubs and Braves each pull a triple play, but they do not help. The Cubs lose to the Giants, 5 – 3, and Boston falls to the Reds, 6 – 4.

At Chicago, Boston’s Sam Jones wins his 20th game, beating the White Sox, 6 – 5, in 11 innings.

Jimmy Dykes handles an American League-record 17 chances at 2B for the A’s, as they beat St. Louis 12 – 4.

Despite three doubles by Babe Ruth, the Tigers drop the Yankees, 7 – 3. Ruth starts a record streak in which he gets at least one extra-base hit in nine straight games. Into the record books go his 119 extra-base hits, 177 runs, and 457 total bases. His .846 slugging average is one point behind that of a year ago.

John Michaelson becomes the first person born in Finland to play in a major league game. The 27 year-old White Sox right-hander from Taivalkoski, who will also pitch his last game in just two days, posts an ERA of 10.12, appearing in only two games for Chicago.

1921 – The Bucs reel out of New York after dropping their fifth straight loss to the Giants as Art Nehf, pitching with two days’ rest, wins, 3 – 1. The Giants are just 2 1/2 games in back.

1921 – With Cleveland waltzing to a 15 – 1 win over the Yankees, New York hurler Harry Harper, pitching in the 8th, plunks OF Charlie Jamieson in the ribs, Larry Gardner in the arm, and Steve O’Neill in the back. O’Neill throws the ball back at Harper, precipitating a bench-clearing brawl. New York OF Bob Meusel contributes four errors in the game. The Tribe takes over 1st place from the Yankees.

1921 – At St. Louis, the largest crowd of the season cheer as the Browns sweep a pair from the Yankees, winning 5 – 4 and 10 – 0.