The Braves snap their 14-game losing streak by tipping the Reds, 6 – 4. The Braves drive Tony Freitas from the mound in the 6th inning with seven hits, four for extra bases.

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The Braves snap their 14-game losing streak by tipping the Reds, 6 – 4. The Braves drive Tony Freitas from the mound in the 6th inning with seven hits, four for extra bases.

The Cubs outlast the Dodgers, 18 – 14, for their 11th straight win and go into first place. In winning, the Cubs use a relief pitcher for the first time in 11 games. Chicago scores five in the 2nd and eight in the 6th in outhitting Brooklyn 18 hits to 15. Johnny Babich starts and goes a third of an inning to take the loss. Starter Charlie Root is the Chicago winner.

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The Cubs outlast the Dodgers, 18 – 14, for their 11th straight win and go into first place. In winning, the Cubs use a relief pitcher for the first time in 11 games. Chicago scores five in the 2nd and eight in the 6th in outhitting Brooklyn 18 hits to 15. Johnny Babich starts and goes a third of an inning to take the loss. Starter Charlie Root is the Chicago winner.

The Giants top the faltering Cards, 5 – 4 in 11 innings, to move into 3rd place, just 3 1/2 games in back of the Cubs. The Cards drop to 2nd place with the loss. Paul Dean was to start today’s game but he suffered what is called a severe heart attack while attending the Canzoneri-Ghnouly bout. The loss goes to Phil Collins, who comes on in the 11th.

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The Giants top the faltering Cards, 5 – 4 in 11 innings, to move into 3rd place, just 3 1/2 games in back of the Cubs. The Cards drop to 2nd place with the loss. Paul Dean was to start today’s game but he suffered what is called a severe heart attack while attending the Canzoneri-Ghnouly bout. The loss goes to Phil Collins, who comes on in the 11th.

The Senators win their fifth straight, beating the Indians, 5 – 1. Bobo Newsom scatters 10 hits – 5 by Earl Averill, including two doubles and a triple – to go the route. Joe Vosmik, in the race for the batting championship at .345, breaks out of his recent slump going 1 for 4.

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The Senators win their fifth straight, beating the Indians, 5 – 1. Bobo Newsom scatters 10 hits – 5 by Earl Averill, including two doubles and a triple – to go the route. Joe Vosmik, in the race for the batting championship at .345, breaks out of his recent slump going 1 for 4.

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1934 – Bobo Newsom walks the first 4 batters and departs the first game of the doubleheader, which the Browns will lose to the A’s, 9 – 7. He starts the 2nd game with 4 straight strikeouts and wins, 5 – 2.

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1934 – Bobo Newsom walks the first 4 batters and departs the first game of the doubleheader, which the Browns will lose to the A’s, 9 – 7. He starts the 2nd game with 4 straight strikeouts and wins, 5 – 2.

1930 – Brooklyn becomes the third team in three days to lead the National League, beating Cincinnati, 8 – 3, while the Cards split a doubleheader.

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1930 – Brooklyn becomes the third team in three days to lead the National League, beating Cincinnati, 8 – 3, while the Cards split a doubleheader.

1924 – Hours after beating the Tigers in Detroit, Walter Johnson receives word he’s been elected American League MVP with 55 points. White Sox 2B Eddie Collins is a distant 2nd. He was runner-up to Babe Ruth last year.

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1924 – Hours after beating the Tigers in Detroit, Walter Johnson receives word he’s been elected American League MVP with 55 points. White Sox 2B Eddie Collins is a distant 2nd. He was runner-up to Babe Ruth last year.