1926 – Pittsburgh RF Paul Waner goes 6 for 6, including 2 doubles and a triple, in a game against St. Louis.
1926 – Pittsburgh RF Paul Waner goes 6 for 6, including 2 doubles and a triple, in a game against St. Louis.
1922 – The Yankees take over first place by beating the Browns, 9 – 2, behind Carl Mays. Rasty Wright is the loser.
1922 – The Yankees take over first place by beating the Browns, 9 – 2, behind Carl Mays. Rasty Wright is the loser.
1919 – Giants 1B Hal Chase handles 35 chances against the Pirates in a doubleheader.
1919 – Giants 1B Hal Chase handles 35 chances against the Pirates in a doubleheader.
1918 – Ban Johnson casts the deciding vote in a National Commission decision awarding the disputed services of P Jack Quinn to the Yankees for 1919 over the claim of the White Sox, for whom Quinn was 5-1 this year.
1918 – Ban Johnson casts the deciding vote in a National Commission decision awarding the disputed services of P Jack Quinn to the Yankees for 1919 over the claim of the White Sox, for whom Quinn was 5-1 this year.
Philadelphia A’s hurler Joe Bush no-hits the Indians, 5 – 0 and Nap Lajoie plays his last game
At Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, A’s hurler Joe Bush no-hits the Indians, 5 – 0. “Bullet Joe” will be credited with 15 of the last-place Athletics’ 36 victories this season.
The Giants lose 1 – 0 to the Cardinals, managing just three hits off Bill Doak, but win game two on a 2-hitter by Christy Mathewson over Slim Sallee. The 4 – 0 win is Matty’s 20th.
The Giants lose 1 – 0 to the Cardinals, managing just three hits off Bill Doak, but win game two on a 2-hitter by Christy Mathewson over Slim Sallee. The 4 – 0 win is Matty’s 20th.
Frank Wickware of the Chicago American Giants pitches a no-hitter against the Indianapolis ABCs, winning 1 – 0. The ABCs’ leadoff batter walks in the first, but is caught stealing. Wickware retires the remaining 26 men in order.
Frank Wickware of the Chicago American Giants pitches a no-hitter against the Indianapolis ABCs, winning 1 – 0. The ABCs’ leadoff batter walks in the first, but is caught stealing. Wickware retires the remaining 26 men in order.
1913 – Cincinnati’s Chief Johnson surrenders just three hits to New York, but loses a 1 – 0 decision to Christy Mathewson. Fred Merkle triples in the 7th and scores the only run.
1913 – Cincinnati’s Chief Johnson surrenders just three hits to New York, but loses a 1 – 0 decision to Christy Mathewson. Fred Merkle triples in the 7th and scores the only run.
Owen Wilson hits three triples in the doubleheader against the Braves and breaks ML record for Triples
At Forbes Field, Owen Wilson hits three triples in the doubleheader against the Braves. The Pirates center fielder’s third triple, his second in the nightcap, establishes a new major league record for three-baggers with 32, breaking the mark he shared with Dave Orr (1886 Metropolitans/AA) and Heinie Reitz (1894 Orioles/NL).
Walter Johnson’s 16-game winning streak ends under American League rules of the time. In the second game of a doubleheader against the Browns, he relieves Tom Hugheswith one out and two on in the 7th inning of a 2 – 2 game. The two runners score on a Pete Compton single up the middle and the Nationals lose, 4 – 3. The two runs are charged to Johnson, not Hughes, giving him the defeat. Under the National League’s rules, Johnson would not be charged with the loss. After the season, AL president Ban Johnson will change the rules to conform with the senior circuit, but he will deny he does it because of this game.
Walter Johnson’s 16-game winning streak ends under American League rules of the time. In the second game of a doubleheader against the Browns, he relieves Tom Hugheswith one out and two on in the 7th inning of a 2 – 2 game. The two runners score on a Pete Compton single up the middle and the Nationals lose, 4 – 3. The two runs are charged to Johnson, not Hughes, giving him the defeat. Under the National League’s rules, Johnson would not be charged with the loss. After the season, AL president Ban Johnson will change the rules to conform with the senior circuit, but he will deny he does it because of this game.
