Pittsburgh bangs out another 19 hits in their 7-3 win, after collecting 27 safeties in their 19-8 rout in the first game of the twin bill at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. The Pirates’ barrage establishes a major league record with a total 46 hits in a doubleheader.

Pittsburgh bangs out another 19 hits in their 7-3 win, after collecting 27 safeties in their 19-8 rout in the first game of the twin bill at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. The Pirates’ barrage establishes a major league record with a total 46 hits in a doubleheader.

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8/7/1922 – In the bottom of the first with a runner on second on two outs, William “Baby Doll” Jacobson hitting in the clean up spot drew a walk. However, he was the number five hitter, so the Senators objected. Based on the box score, it appears that the proper number four batter, Marty MacManus, was called out, and Jacobson led of the second as he should have.

8/7/1922 – In the bottom of the first with a runner on second on two outs, William “Baby Doll” Jacobson hitting in the clean up spot drew a walk. However, he was the number five hitter, so the Senators objected. Based on the box score, it appears that the proper number four batter, Marty MacManus, was called out, and Jacobson led of the second as he should have.

Ken Williams hits two home runs (#29 and #30) in the 6th inning, off starter George Mogridge and reliever Eric Erickson, as the Browns score nine times against Washington in a 16 – 6 win. Williams is the first to do so since the 1890s. Both homers follow doubles by Baby Doll Jacobson, also tying a major-league record, as the Browns bang out a major-league record seven extra-base hits in the frame.

Ken Williams hits two home runs (#29 and #30) in the 6th inning, off starter George Mogridge and reliever Eric Erickson, as the Browns score nine times against Washington in a 16 – 6 win. Williams is the first to do so since the 1890s. Both homers follow doubles by Baby Doll Jacobson, also tying a major-league record, as the Browns bang out a major-league record seven extra-base hits in the frame.

A record ten Pirates collect two or more hits as the Pirates tally 22 hits to pound the seventh-place Phillies, 17 – 10. The Phils knock out the Bucs ace Wilbur Cooper, scoring six runs in 2 2/3 innings, but the Pirates score eight in the 4th to take the lead. Three Pirate pitchers are 5 for 5 at the plate, including Whitey Glazner’s home run, and the only Buc batter to not contribute two safeties is cleanup hitter Clyde Barnhart.

A record ten Pirates collect two or more hits as the Pirates tally 22 hits to pound the seventh-place Phillies, 17 – 10. The Phils knock out the Bucs ace Wilbur Cooper, scoring six runs in 2 2/3 innings, but the Pirates score eight in the 4th to take the lead. Three Pirate pitchers are 5 for 5 at the plate, including Whitey Glazner’s home run, and the only Buc batter to not contribute two safeties is cleanup hitter Clyde Barnhart.

In St. Louis, Walter Johnson gives up the first grand slam of his career, a 3rd-inning shot by Jack Tobin, as the Browns top the Senators, 8 – 4. George Sisler is 2 for 2 against the Big Train, as Urban Shocker picks up the victory.

In St. Louis, Walter Johnson gives up the first grand slam of his career, a 3rd-inning shot by Jack Tobin, as the Browns top the Senators, 8 – 4. George Sisler is 2 for 2 against the Big Train, as Urban Shocker picks up the victory.

Rogers Hornsby sets a new National League single-season home run record with his 28th, eclipsing a 38-year-old mark set by Ed Williamson of the Chicago White Stockings in 1884. Hornsby’s 6th-inning solo shot off Jimmy Ring provides St. Louis’s sole means of support in this 9 – 1 Philly rout.

Rogers Hornsby sets a new National League single-season home run record with his 28th, eclipsing a 38-year-old mark set by Ed Williamson of the Chicago White Stockings in 1884. Hornsby’s 6th-inning solo shot off Jimmy Ring provides St. Louis’s sole means of support in this 9 – 1 Philly rout.

Rogers Hornsby sets a new National League single-season home run record with his 28th, eclipsing a 38-year-old mark set by Ed Williamson of the Chicago White Stockings in 1884. Hornsby’s 6th-inning solo shot off Jimmy Ring provides St. Louis’s sole means of support in this 9 – 1 Philly rout.

Tommy McCarthy, a top outfielder in the 1890s, dies at 58. He will enter the Hall of Fame in 1946. On the 14th, an all-star team will beat the Red Sox in a benefit game that raises more than $5,000 for his family.

Tommy McCarthy, a top outfielder in the 1890s, dies at 58. He will enter the Hall of Fame in 1946. On the 14th, an all-star team will beat the Red Sox in a benefit game that raises more than $5,000 for his family.

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8/4/1922: Ray Powell of the Braves hit an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the ninth inning but the inning was wiped out when they could not finish. The rain made play impossible and the game reverted back to the end of the eighth inning with the Pirates winning, 3-0.

8/4/1922: Ray Powell of the Braves hit an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the ninth inning but the inning was wiped out when they could not finish. The rain made play impossible and the game reverted back to the end of the eighth inning with the Pirates winning, 3-0.