On the next-to-last day of the season, Reds reliever Rube Ehrhardt wins his first and only start of the season, allowing five hits and issuing one walk when he blanks the first-place Cubs at Redland Field, 9-0. The shutout, which takes 75-minutes to complete, will be 34 year-old right-hander’s final major league appearance.

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On the next-to-last day of the season, Reds reliever Rube Ehrhardt wins his first and only start of the season, allowing five hits and issuing one walk when he blanks the first-place Cubs at Redland Field, 9-0. The shutout, which takes 75-minutes to complete, will be 34 year-old right-hander’s final major league appearance.

Chuck Klein and Ott doubleheader tied at 42 home runs apiece Klein wins HR crown and Lefty ODoul sets the NL hit record
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Chuck Klein and Ott doubleheader tied at 42 home runs apiece Klein wins HR crown and Lefty ODoul sets the NL hit record

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1929 – New York Giants Mel Ott and Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies go into a head-to-head doubleheader tied at 42 home runs apiece. In the opener, Klein homers for the Phillies off Carl Hubbell in his first at-bat to take the home run lead. In the nightcap, Phillies pitchers intentionally walk Ott five times rather than give him a chance to tie Klein. The last walk comes with the bases loaded. Lefty O’Doul of the Phillies has six hits on the day for a National League season-record of 254 hits.

Lou Gehrig and Yankees romp Grover Cleveland Alexander 9-3

Lou Gehrig and Yankees romp Grover Cleveland Alexander 9-3

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1928 – In the World Series, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees unloads a three-run home run in the 1st inning of Game 2. Grover Cleveland Alexander, the hero of the 1926 Series between the Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals, is driven from the game in the 3rd inning as New York cruises, 9 – 3, to take a 2-1 Series lead.

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The first “Subway Series” gets underway between the New York Giants and New York Yankees

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test On October 5, 1921, New York is host to the first one-city World Series since 1906 and the Polo Grounds is the site for all nine games. Carl Mays of the Yankees needs 86 pitches to set the Giants down on five hits, four of them by Frankie Frisch, as Babe Ruth drives in…

Cleveland Indians starter Stan Coveleski gives the Indians a 3 – 1 opening victory with a five-hit complete game

Cleveland Indians starter Stan Coveleski gives the Indians a 3 – 1 opening victory with a five-hit complete game

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1920 – Before the start of the World Series, Brooklyn owner Charles Ebbets gives his approval for the addition of rookie Joe Sewell to the Indians’ roster. Sewell joined the team after September 1st and was not eligible for the series. The tradition of low-scoring World Series games continues when the Cleveland Indians manage to collect only five hits off Brooklyn Robins starter Rube Marquard and two relievers. Stan Coveleski gives the Indians a 3 – 1 opening victory with a five-hit complete game

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Former major leaguer Eddie Grant is killed while serving in World War I

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test On October 5, 1918, former major leaguer Eddie Grant is killed while serving in World War I. Grant, a captain attached to the 307th Infantry, becomes the first major leaguer to be killed during World War l. The former Giants third baseman is hit by a shell while leading a unit to rescue the…

1915 – In a 5 – 0 loss to the Indians, Detroit Tigers speedster Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season. Cobb’s 96 steals will stand as a major league record until 1962, when Maury Wills steals 104 bases for the Dodgers.

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1915 – In a 5 – 0 loss to the Indians, Detroit Tigers speedster Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season. Cobb’s 96 steals will stand as a major league record until 1962, when Maury Wills steals 104 bases for the Dodgers.

The Boston Red Sox defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 – 0, for their 105th win of the season, an American League record until the 1927 Yankees reach 110.

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The Boston Red Sox defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 – 0, for their 105th win of the season, an American League record until the 1927 Yankees reach 110.