The Pirates, in front by 7 1/2 games, drop a doubleheader to the Giants in New York before 35,000. Art Nehf wins the opener, 10 – 2, handing Babe Adams his first loss in 10 games. Phil Douglas takes the nightcap, 7 – 0.

The Pirates, in front by 7 1/2 games, drop a doubleheader to the Giants in New York before 35,000. Art Nehf wins the opener, 10 – 2, handing Babe Adams his first loss in 10 games. Phil Douglas takes the nightcap, 7 – 0.

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1921 – The Pirates, in front by 7 1/2 games, drop a doubleheader to the Giants in New York before 35,000. Art Nehf wins the opener, 10 – 2, handing Babe Adams his first loss in 10 games. Phil Douglas takes the nightcap, 7 – 0.

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Ray Caldwell is electrifying pitcher for the Red Sox

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In his first start as a member of the Indians since being traded from the Red Sox, right-hander Ray Caldwell is knocked unconscious after being struck by lightning with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. The 31 year-old free-wheeling spitballer, who was was unconscious for about five minutes, refuses to leave the game, needing just one more out for the complete-game victory, and goes on to record the final out for the 2-1 victory over Philadelphia at Cleveland’s League Park.

1918 – Secretary of War Newton Baker grants an extended exemption to players in the World Series; three days later the National Commission gets an official approval to play from General Enoch Crowder, providing that 10 percent of the revenues go to war charities.

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1918 – Secretary of War Newton Baker grants an extended exemption to players in the World Series; three days later the National Commission gets an official approval to play from General Enoch Crowder, providing that 10 percent of the revenues go to war charities.

1915 – The Browns bring George Sisler in to pitch five innings of relief. Sisler gives up one run and earns the win, a 10 – 7 victory over the A’s Rube Bressler.

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1915 – The Browns bring George Sisler in to pitch five innings of relief. Sisler gives up one run and earns the win, a 10 – 7 victory over the A’s Rube Bressler.

In the second game of a twinbill at Washington, Detroit’s Hooks Dauss and four Nats pitchers combine to plunk a record seven batters, a major-league record that will remain unmatched until 1971. Hooks hits three while Jim Shaw, Jack Bentley, Harry Harper, and Jim Stevens hit four. The Tigers win, 11 – 0, and take the opener as well, 3 – 1.

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In the second game of a twinbill at Washington, Detroit’s Hooks Dauss and four Nats pitchers combine to plunk a record seven batters, a major-league record that will remain unmatched until 1971. Hooks hits three while Jim Shaw, Jack Bentley, Harry Harper, and Jim Stevens hit four. The Tigers win, 11 – 0, and take the opener as well, 3 – 1.

1913 – In Chicago, Walter Johnson wins his 14th straight, a 2 – 1 decision over the White Sox. Johnson fans the side in the 8th inning, then with two on and two out in the 9th, strikes out Eddie Collins.

1913 – In Chicago, Walter Johnson wins his 14th straight, a 2 – 1 decision over the White Sox. Johnson fans the side in the 8th inning, then with two on and two out in the 9th, strikes out Eddie Collins.

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1913 – In Chicago, Walter Johnson wins his 14th straight, a 2 – 1 decision over the White Sox. Johnson fans the side in the 8th inning, then with two on and two out in the 9th, strikes out Eddie Collins.

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Fred Merkle’s 3-run homer off Babe Adams in the 7th gives the Giants a 3 – 2 lead over Pittsburgh, and Christy Mathewson pitches the last three innings to preserve Hooks Wiltse’s win over the Bucs.

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1912 – Fred Merkle’s 3-run homer off Babe Adams in the 7th gives the Giants a 3 – 2 lead over Pittsburgh, and Christy Mathewson pitches the last three innings to preserve Hooks Wiltse’s win over the Bucs.