The Yanks build a 9 – 0 lead against the A’s, and withstand an 8-run rally by the Mackmen in the 9th to win, 9 – 8. New York now leads the American League by 10 games. Lou Gehrig collects his 100th hit of the year, belting his 23rd homer with one on. Babe Ruth, nursing a sore right knee, sits out his third straight game.

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The Yanks build a 9 – 0 lead against the A’s, and withstand an 8-run rally by the Mackmen in the 9th to win, 9 – 8. New York now leads the American League by 10 games. Lou Gehrig collects his 100th hit of the year, belting his 23rd homer with one on. Babe Ruth, nursing a sore right knee, sits out his third straight game.

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At Chicago, Lena Blackburne, filling in for manager Ray Schalk, ejected earlier in the game by Brick Owens, inserts himself as a pinch hitter in the 9th and singles. He comes around to score the winning run as the White Sox edge the Indians, 8 – 7.

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At Chicago, Lena Blackburne, filling in for manager Ray Schalk, ejected earlier in the game by Brick Owens, inserts himself as a pinch hitter in the 9th and singles. He comes around to score the winning run as the White Sox edge the Indians, 8 – 7.

Tris Speaker connects for the 658th double of his career, breaking Nap Lajoie’s career record. He will go on to set the all-time record – still standing – with 792.

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Tris Speaker connects for the 658th double of his career, breaking Nap Lajoie’s career record. He will go on to set the all-time record – still standing – with 792.

Walter Johnson wins another 1 – 0 battle, this one over the Yankees, for his third straight shutout and 97th in all. Johnson strikes out 9. Waite Hoyt losses a tough one, allowing just two hits in the first eight innings. Earl Smith’s double in the ninth drives home the winner.

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Walter Johnson wins another 1 – 0 battle, this one over the Yankees, for his third straight shutout and 97th in all. Johnson strikes out 9. Waite Hoyt losses a tough one, allowing just two hits in the first eight innings. Earl Smith’s double in the ninth drives home the winner.

1919 – Red Sox submariner Carl Mays hurls two complete games beating the Yankees, 2 – 0, in the first game and losing the nightcap, 4 – 1.

1919 – Red Sox submariner Carl Mays hurls two complete games beating the Yankees, 2 – 0, in the first game and losing the nightcap, 4 – 1.

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1919 – Red Sox submariner Carl Mays hurls two complete games beating the Yankees, 2 – 0, in the first game and losing the nightcap, 4 – 1.

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6/28/1919 – The Cardinals played in Chicago, losing to the Cubs, 6-5. In the contest, the Redbirds batted out of order for the first eight innings, only correcting the mistake in the ninth. The batting order, as given to umpire Bill Klem, showed Doc Lavan batting seventh and Frank Snyder batting eighth. However, the two players batted in the opposite order starting in the second inning, when the Cardinals scored two runs. Those tallies would not have counted if the Cubs had spoken up about the miscue. Since St. Louis manager Branch Rickey changed the batting order for this game, neither the Cardinals players nor the Cubs realized that the two players were out of order. Lavan came to the plate in the ninth in his proper spot (for the first time in the game) and the Cubs protested that he was out of order when he was actually in order for the first time in the contest!

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6/28/1919 – The Cardinals played in Chicago, losing to the Cubs, 6-5. In the contest, the Redbirds batted out of order for the first eight innings, only correcting the mistake in the ninth. The batting order, as given to umpire Bill Klem, showed Doc Lavan batting seventh and Frank Snyder batting eighth. However, the two players batted in the opposite order starting in the second inning, when the Cardinals scored two runs. Those tallies would not have counted if the Cubs had spoken up about the miscue. Since St. Louis manager Branch Rickey changed the batting order for this game, neither the Cardinals players nor the Cubs realized that the two players were out of order. Lavan came to the plate in the ninth in his proper spot (for the first time in the game) and the Cubs protested that he was out of order when he was actually in order for the first time in the contest!