1924 – With the Senators and Yankees deadlocked at 83-59, Walter Johnson edges the Indians, 3 – 2. Washington will win tomorrow to sweep the three-game series.

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1924 – With the Senators and Yankees deadlocked at 83-59, Walter Johnson edges the Indians, 3 – 2. Washington will win tomorrow to sweep the three-game series.

Jim Bottomley

Jim Bottomley sets MLB record with 12 RBI’s in a game vs Brooklyn

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  On September 16, 1924, At Ebbets Field‚ Cards 1B Jim Bottomley’s 3 singles‚ a double‚ and 2 HRs produce a ML record 12 RBI in the St. Louis 17-3 win over the pennant-chasing Robins. Bill Sherdel coasts home for the win. Bottomley starts the rampage with a 2-run single in the 1st‚ doubles home…

1924 – Hours after beating the Tigers in Detroit, Walter Johnson receives word he’s been elected American League MVP with 55 points. White Sox 2B Eddie Collins is a distant 2nd. He was runner-up to Babe Ruth last year.

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1924 – Hours after beating the Tigers in Detroit, Walter Johnson receives word he’s been elected American League MVP with 55 points. White Sox 2B Eddie Collins is a distant 2nd. He was runner-up to Babe Ruth last year.

1924 – Chicago’s Hack Miller hits a pinch home run in the 8th to tie the game with the Phils at six apiece. The Cubs go on to win, 10 – 8.

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1924 – Chicago’s Hack Miller hits a pinch home run in the 8th to tie the game with the Phils at six apiece. The Cubs go on to win, 10 – 8.

1924 – At the Polo Grounds, the Giants rip the Braves, 22 – 1, in the opener of a doubleheader. Frankie Frisch goes 6 for 6 before grounding out.

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1924 – At the Polo Grounds, the Giants rip the Braves, 22 – 1, in the opener of a doubleheader. Frankie Frisch goes 6 for 6 before grounding out.

Dazzy Vance

At the Polo Grounds, Brooklyn ace Dazzy Vance wins his 13th in a row, beating the Giants and pulling the Robins within a half game of the top.

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1924 – At the Polo Grounds, Brooklyn ace Dazzy Vance wins his 13th in a row, beating the Giants and pulling the Robins within a half game of the top.

1924 – Washington, with a 2-game lead in the American League, beats the A’s, 8 – 4. Despite giving up solo home runs by Joe Hauser and Bing Miller, Walter Johnson wins his 10th straight and his 20th of the year, For Hauser, trailing Babe Ruth in the home run race, it’s his 3rd four-bagger of the year off Johnson.

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1924 – Washington, with a 2-game lead in the American League, beats the A’s, 8 – 4. Despite giving up solo home runs by Joe Hauser and Bing Miller, Walter Johnson wins his 10th straight and his 20th of the year, For Hauser, trailing Babe Ruth in the home run race, it’s his 3rd four-bagger of the year off Johnson.

The Giants bring a half-game lead into Ebbets Field. With the park already packed, some 7,000 fans batter down the LF exit gate with a telephone pole and break into the field. The Giants win the thriller, 8 – 7, despite three Robin runs in the 9th.

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The Giants bring a half-game lead into Ebbets Field. With the park already packed, some 7,000 fans batter down the LF exit gate with a telephone pole and break into the field. The Giants win the thriller, 8 – 7, despite three Robin runs in the 9th.