The A’s increase their American League lead with a second straight doubleheader sweep of the White Sox, winning 9 – 2 and 3 – 0. Jimmie Foxx’s 32nd homer, with two on in the 8th, gives Ed Rommel the win in the curtain call. The second-place Senators drop a pair to the Indians.

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The A’s increase their American League lead with a second straight doubleheader sweep of the White Sox, winning 9 – 2 and 3 – 0. Jimmie Foxx’s 32nd homer, with two on in the 8th, gives Ed Rommel the win in the curtain call. The second-place Senators drop a pair to the Indians.

John Stone, Detroit OF, doubles in two runs in the 6th inning against Boston as the Tigers win, 3 – 0. Stone has now hit in 23 straight games, but will go hitless in tomorrow’s Sunday game at Fenway Park. Vic Sorrell tosses today’s shutout.

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John Stone, Detroit OF, doubles in two runs in the 6th inning against Boston as the Tigers win, 3 – 0. Stone has now hit in 23 straight games, but will go hitless in tomorrow’s Sunday game at Fenway Park. Vic Sorrell tosses today’s shutout.

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8/9/1929 – The Giants confused their batting order at the start of this game in the Polo Grounds. The order was supposed to be Doc Farrell third, Mel Ott fourth, Bill Terry fifth and Travis Jackson sixth. With two out in the first inning Terry came to the plate ahead of Ott and made the last out of the frame. Ott led off the second out of order but also made an out. Jackson then batted out of order and walked. The Reds never spoke up about this. In the third inning, Ott strode to the plate after Farrell singled. There was an outcry from the fans in the stands that he was batting out of turn. It was explained by Terry that manager John McGraw had reversed Ott and Terry in the lineup and that now they were hitting in the proper order. It is interesting that the opponents said nothing either time but that the New York fans spoke out about the batting order. The Giants won, 7-1.

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8/9/1929 – The Giants confused their batting order at the start of this game in the Polo Grounds. The order was supposed to be Doc Farrell third, Mel Ott fourth, Bill Terry fifth and Travis Jackson sixth. With two out in the first inning Terry came to the plate ahead of Ott and made the last out of the frame. Ott led off the second out of order but also made an out. Jackson then batted out of order and walked. The Reds never spoke up about this. In the third inning, Ott strode to the plate after Farrell singled. There was an outcry from the fans in the stands that he was batting out of turn. It was explained by Terry that manager John McGraw had reversed Ott and Terry in the lineup and that now they were hitting in the proper order. It is interesting that the opponents said nothing either time but that the New York fans spoke out about the batting order. The Giants won, 7-1.

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8/9/1923 – In the top of the ninth inning in St. Louis, the Giants’ Frank Snyder pinch hit for relief pitcher Jack Bentley in the ninth spot in the order. Snyder remained in the game as the catcher and the new pitcher, Jack Scott, entered the game in the eighth place in the order where the previous catcher had been. The seventh-place hitter, Travis Jackson, ended the tenth inning by grounding out. Scott should have started the eleventh inning but the Giants confused the order when Snyder batted in that place. Snyder singled to left and Hugh McQuillan ran for him. Then Scott, also out of order, singled to left. Both runners eventually scored and the Giants seemed to have the game in hand because the Cardinals did not protest the batting order. Alex Gaston entered the game as the new catcher in the ninth spot in the order and the Redbirds tied the game in the bottom of the eleventh. In the twelfth and fifteenth innings, Gaston and Scott batted in reverse order but both made outs in each case. The Cardinals never noticed the reversal since they were batting in the order that the defensive positions had been listed at the start of the game. St. Louis finally won, 13-12, in the fifteenth inning. A total of 37 players and 12 pitchers played in the game.

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8/9/1923 – In the top of the ninth inning in St. Louis, the Giants’ Frank Snyder pinch hit for relief pitcher Jack Bentley in the ninth spot in the order. Snyder remained in the game as the catcher and the new pitcher, Jack Scott, entered the game in the eighth place in the order where the previous catcher had been. The seventh-place hitter, Travis Jackson, ended the tenth inning by grounding out. Scott should have started the eleventh inning but the Giants confused the order when Snyder batted in that place. Snyder singled to left and Hugh McQuillan ran for him. Then Scott, also out of order, singled to left. Both runners eventually scored and the Giants seemed to have the game in hand because the Cardinals did not protest the batting order. Alex Gaston entered the game as the new catcher in the ninth spot in the order and the Redbirds tied the game in the bottom of the eleventh. In the twelfth and fifteenth innings, Gaston and Scott batted in reverse order but both made outs in each case. The Cardinals never noticed the reversal since they were batting in the order that the defensive positions had been listed at the start of the game. St. Louis finally won, 13-12, in the fifteenth inning. A total of 37 players and 12 pitchers played in the game.

1922 – With the score even at six apiece, the Browns score two in the 7th off reliever Walter Johnson to beat the Senators, 8 – 6. The Browns finish an 11-5 home stand.

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1922 – With the score even at six apiece, the Browns score two in the 7th off reliever Walter Johnson to beat the Senators, 8 – 6. The Browns finish an 11-5 home stand.

1921 – The Browns go 19 innings with the Senators before topping Washington, 8 – 6. Browns star George Sisler is 6 for 9 in the game, while Brownie Dixie Davis pitches the distance, allowing 13 hits. Nats star Joe Judge bangs an American League record-tying three triples in the game.

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1921 – The Browns go 19 innings with the Senators before topping Washington, 8 – 6. Browns star George Sisler is 6 for 9 in the game, while Brownie Dixie Davis pitches the distance, allowing 13 hits. Nats star Joe Judge bangs an American League record-tying three triples in the game.

The Philadelphia A’s twenty-game losing streak ends when Joe Bush beats the Tigers, 7-1.

The Philadelphia A’s twenty-game losing streak ends when Joe Bush beats the Tigers, 7-1.

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The Philadelphia A’s twenty-game losing streak ends when Joe Bush beats the Tigers, 7-1. The 20-80 club has won only three of their prior 43 contests, with lone victories during the stretch snapping skids of twelve and nine consecutive defeats.