At the start of the day, both New York teams are on top, and both Boston teams are on the bottom. But today, the Red Sox take two and knock the leaders off their perch as they sweep the Yankees, 4 – 3 and 6 – 5. Babe Ruth hits his last regular-season home run in the Polo Grounds. He gets it off Herb Pennock, who also gave up Ruth’s first Yankee homer, also at the Polo Grounds.

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At the start of the day, both New York teams are on top, and both Boston teams are on the bottom. But today, the Red Sox take two and knock the leaders off their perch as they sweep the Yankees, 4 – 3 and 6 – 5. Babe Ruth hits his last regular-season home run in the Polo Grounds. He gets it off Herb Pennock, who also gave up Ruth’s first Yankee homer, also at the Polo Grounds.

The A’s score nine runs to back Rube Bressler’s shutout of the Browns in the first of two games. Teammate Herb Pennock then follows with a 1 – 0 shutout.

The A’s score nine runs to back Rube Bressler’s shutout of the Browns in the first of two games. Teammate Herb Pennock then follows with a 1 – 0 shutout.

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1914 – The A’s score nine runs to back Rube Bressler’s shutout of the Browns in the first of two games. Teammate Herb Pennock then follows with a 1 – 0 shutout.

Pitcher Herb Pennock is born in Kennett Square

Pitcher Herb Pennock is born in Kennett Square

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1894 – Pitcher Herb Pennock is born in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Pennock will extend his major league career over 22 seasons, during which he will win 241 games and post a 5-0 record in five World Series for the New York Yankees. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America shortly after his death in 1948, with 94 votes out of 121 ballots.