1948 – Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Pirates $2,000 for violating the National League bonus rule. Pittsburgh signed M.L. Lynch as a scout while offering his son Danny a $6,000-a-year contract. Chandler interprets this as an attempt to influence the young second baseman’s decision. Danny Lynch is declared a free agent and signs with the Cubs.

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1948 – Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Pirates $2,000 for violating the National League bonus rule. Pittsburgh signed M.L. Lynch as a scout while offering his son Danny a $6,000-a-year contract. Chandler interprets this as an attempt to influence the young second baseman’s decision. Danny Lynch is declared a free agent and signs with the Cubs.

Batting cleanup for the Dodgers, Dixie Walker completes a cycle when he hits a sixth-inning double off Rube Fischer in the team’s 8-4 win over the Giants. The Brooklyn right fielder’s four RBIs prove to be the difference in the Ebbets Field’s contest.

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Batting cleanup for the Dodgers, Dixie Walker completes a cycle when he hits a sixth-inning double off Rube Fischer in the team’s 8-4 win over the Giants. The Brooklyn right fielder’s four RBIs prove to be the difference in the Ebbets Field’s contest.

Nine players hit homers, as the Giants beat the Dodgers, 10 – 6, in the opener of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, falling one short of the record for two teams in one game set in 1923.

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Nine players hit homers, as the Giants beat the Dodgers, 10 – 6, in the opener of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, falling one short of the record for two teams in one game set in 1923.

When Babe Dahlgren strikes out while being given an intentional walk and George Selkirk and Joe Gordon try to steal home on successive pitches by trotting to the plate, Red Sox fans throw a barrage of garbage onto the playing field at Fenway Park to protest the Yankees making deliberate outs to take advantage of the 6:30 Sunday curfew. Umpire Cal Hubbard rules the Boston crowd’s action makes it impossible to continue the game and awards the game as a forfeit to the Yankees with a 9 – 0 ‘official’ score.

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When Babe Dahlgren strikes out while being given an intentional walk and George Selkirk and Joe Gordon try to steal home on successive pitches by trotting to the plate, Red Sox fans throw a barrage of garbage onto the playing field at Fenway Park to protest the Yankees making deliberate outs to take advantage of the 6:30 Sunday curfew. Umpire Cal Hubbard rules the Boston crowd’s action makes it impossible to continue the game and awards the game as a forfeit to the Yankees with a 9 – 0 ‘official’ score.

Boze Berger and Mike Kreevich, the first two batters for the home team, both homer off Boston right-hander Johnny Marcum, giving the White Sox a quick 2-0 lead in the Comiskey Park contest. Chicago hits two additional round-trippers in the third inning, one including Berger’s second of the game and the other by Dixie Walker, accounting for all the runs in the team’s eventual 4-0 victory over the Red Sox.

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Boze Berger and Mike Kreevich, the first two batters for the home team, both homer off Boston right-hander Johnny Marcum, giving the White Sox a quick 2-0 lead in the Comiskey Park contest. Chicago hits two additional round-trippers in the third inning, one including Berger’s second of the game and the other by Dixie Walker, accounting for all the runs in the team’s eventual 4-0 victory over the Red Sox.

1937 – For the second time this season, the first 2 batters in a game – the White Sox’s Boze Berger and Mike Kreevich – hit home runs.

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1937 – For the second time this season, the first 2 batters in a game – the White Sox’s Boze Berger and Mike Kreevich – hit home runs.

With the Cubs splitting two with the 7th-place Reds at Wrigley Field, Chicago is just 2 1/2 back of the Cards. Chicago wins, 3 – 1, in the opener as Lon Warneke tops Tony Freitas, then lose, 4 – 2, to Gene Schott. Bill Leetakes the loss.

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With the Cubs splitting two with the 7th-place Reds at Wrigley Field, Chicago is just 2 1/2 back of the Cards. Chicago wins, 3 – 1, in the opener as Lon Warneke tops Tony Freitas, then lose, 4 – 2, to Gene Schott. Bill Leetakes the loss.

Veteran P Dick Coffman (5-11) and Browns manager Rogers Hornsby get into a shoving match shortly after their train leaves St. Louis for a road trip. Coffman is cut from the team and put off the train at Edwardsville, IL, and will not play again this year.

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Veteran P Dick Coffman (5-11) and Browns manager Rogers Hornsby get into a shoving match shortly after their train leaves St. Louis for a road trip. Coffman is cut from the team and put off the train at Edwardsville, IL, and will not play again this year.

The first-place Cards open a 30-game home stand by sweeping a Labor Day doubleheader from the Pirates. Paul Dean wins his 16th game, 4 – 3, in the opener, then Dizzy cops his 23rd in the nitecap, 4 – 1. The Cards are two games up on the rained-out Giants.

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The first-place Cards open a 30-game home stand by sweeping a Labor Day doubleheader from the Pirates. Paul Dean wins his 16th game, 4 – 3, in the opener, then Dizzy cops his 23rd in the nitecap, 4 – 1. The Cards are two games up on the rained-out Giants.

The Yankees keep their scoring streak alive by scoring in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Senators, 1 – 0. Lou Gehrig triples off Firpo Marberry to score Babe Ruth.

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The Yankees keep their scoring streak alive by scoring in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Senators, 1 – 0. Lou Gehrig triples off Firpo Marberry to score Babe Ruth.