Larry Cheney Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 73 Weight: 185 Born: 5 2, 1886 in Belleville, KS USA Died: 1 6 1969 in Daytona Beach, FL USA Debut: 9/9/1911 Last Game: 9/26/1919 Full Name: Laurence Russell Cheney “I was as wild as a hawk,” recalled Larry Cheney, a former pitcher who routinely ranked…
1918 – The New York Giants’ 9-0 start and the Brooklyn Robins’ 0-9 losing streak are both stopped, as the Robins win, 5 – 3, in the opening game of a doubleheader behind Larry Cheney’s strong pitching.
1916 – Four days after his first appearance, Pirate rookie Burleigh Grimes makes his first start, against the Robins at Ebbets Field. Brooklyn breaks a scoreless tie with two runs in the 7th, after Honus Wagner flubs a double play grounder hit by Casey Stengel. Wagner, who ostensibly had told the rookie to have Stengel hit the ball to short, reportedly says, “Those damn big feet of mine have always been in my way.” Pittsburgh scores two in the 8th to tie but pitcher Larry Cheney hits a run-scoring double in the bottom of the 9th to win it for Brooklyn.
The Cubs end Grover Cleveland Alexander’s 9-game win streak, 4 – 0. Chicago and Philadelphia are deadlocked for the National Leaguelead.
The Chicago Cubs pound New York Giants reliever Christy Mathewson for six runs in six innings, but New York does worse damage to Larry Cheney and Jimmy Lavender, and wins, 12 – 8. Bob Bescher has a home run, the 1,000th Giant home run. New York leads the National League by 4 1/2 games.
1913 – In front of the largest crowd of the season (22,000), Cubs hurler Larry Cheney hurls a 14-hit shutout against the visiting Giants, defeating them 7 – 0 while setting a major-league record for most hits allowed in a 9-inning whitewashing. Milt Gaston of Washington will duplicate the feat on July 10, 1928. Cheney wins his 20th over Rube Marquard, also seeking his 20th.
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