The first-place Indians top the A’s, 9 – 3, while the White Sox, behind Red Faber, are again beating the Yankees, 6 – 4. Faber gets 1st-inning help from Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch who all hit two-out triples: Collins and Jackson triple later as Chicago totals an American League record six triples. The 3rd-place Sox are 1 1/2 games back.
On October 6, 1919, the Chicago White Sox committed three errors in losing the fifth game of the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. After a Sunday rainout‚ Hod Eller blanks the Sox on 3 hits‚ fanning 6 in a row-Gandil‚ Risberg‚ Ray Schalk‚ Williams‚ Leibold‚ and Eddie Collins-in the 2nd and 3rd. Once again…
The White Sox’s 6 – 5 win over St. Louis clinches the pennant; the final margin will be 3 1/2 games over the Indians.
Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age.” Sign Up or learn more [mepr-login-form use_redirect=”true”] On October 15, 1917, The Chicago White Sox win the World Series in six games when they beat the New York Giants…
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1914 World Series – Boston Braves NL over Philadelphia A’s AL 4 games to 0 World Series MVP – Babe Ruth Award – Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy Young Award National League Cy Young Award American League MVP Awards – NL Johnny Evers AL Eddie Collins Major League Rookie of The…
Afraid of losing his unsigned second baseman to the upstart Federal League, Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the White Sox for the hefty sum of $50,000. The A’s have already lost Eddie Plank and Chief Bender to the new league.
On June 27, 1914, At Shibe Park the Philadelphia A’s top Walter Johnson (11-8) and Washington, 4 – 2. Eddie Collins is 2 for 4 with a run and RBI for the A’s. A combination of rain, bad umpiring, and lousy luck beat the Nationals in the series’ final game with the Mackmen today. Chief…
On October 11, 1913, At The Polo Grounds, the Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series as Eddie Plank outduels New York Giants pitching great Christy Mathewson in Game Five. Plank allows only two hits in the A’s 3-1 victory, giving Philadelphia its third World Championship in the last four seasons… Eddie Plank (photo) delivers…
In Game 3 of the World Series, rookie right-hander Joe Bush throws a complete game, limiting the Giants to five hits in the A’s 8-2 victory at the Polo Grounds. At the age 20 years and 316 days, ‘Bullet Joe’ is the youngest pitcher to start a game in the Fall Classic, 40 days sooner than more efforts by Fernando Valenzuela (1981) and Jim Palmer (1966), tied for second on the list.
October 7, 1913 At the Polo Grounds, in the World Series opener, Home Run Baker drove in three runs with three hits for the A’s, including a home run. Eddie Collins went 3-for-3 and scored three runs. Despite giving up four runs and 11 hits, Chief Bender held on for a 6–4 win. The…
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