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9/25/1915 – The Pirates had catcher George Gibson batting eighth and the pitcher ninth in their game against the Braves in Pittsburgh. In the seventh inning, Zip Collins pinch hit for Gibson and Leo Murphy for pitcher Al Mamaux. Murphy remained in the game catching and the new pitcher, Phil Slattery, was placed in the eighth spot in the lineup. However, in the bottom of the ninth, the Bucs had a runner on a two out. The next batter should have been Slattery but Murphy came up one slot early and struck out to end the game.

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9/25/1915 – The Pirates had catcher George Gibson batting eighth and the pitcher ninth in their game against the Braves in Pittsburgh. In the seventh inning, Zip Collins pinch hit for Gibson and Leo Murphy for pitcher Al Mamaux. Murphy remained in the game catching and the new pitcher, Phil Slattery, was placed in the eighth spot in the lineup. However, in the bottom of the ninth, the Bucs had a runner on a two out. The next batter should have been Slattery but Murphy came up one slot early and struck out to end the game.

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In Boston, Smoky Joe Wood fires a two-hitter at New York, winning, 6 – 0. The Boston ace strikes out 10 in winning his 33rd game.

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1912 – In Boston, Smoky Joe Wood fires a two-hitter at New York, winning, 6 – 0. The Boston ace strikes out 10 in winning his 33rd game.

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John C. Bender, brother of Philadelphia great Chief Bender, dies the same month he played his final minor league game

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John C. Bender, brother of Philadelphia great Chief Bender, dies the same month he played his final minor league game; it is frequently mistakenly reported as taking place on the baseball diamond for nearly a century.

Washington’s Wid Conroy, in his final season, sets an American League record for total chances by a third baseman with 13 in a 3 – 2 loss to Cleveland.

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Washington’s Wid Conroy, in his final season, sets an American League record for total chances by a third baseman with 13 in a 3 – 2 loss to Cleveland.

Walter Johnson tosses the first of his two career one-runner games, missing a perfect game when a grounder skips by SS George McBride for a single. Johnson’s one-hitter is good for a 3 – 0 victory over the Browns.

Walter Johnson tosses the first of his two career one-runner games, missing a perfect game when a grounder skips by SS George McBride for a single. Johnson’s one-hitter is good for a 3 – 0 victory over the Browns.

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Walter Johnson tosses the first of his two career one-runner games, missing a perfect game when a grounder skips by SS George McBride for a single. Johnson’s one-hitter is good for a 3 – 0 victory over the Browns.

Chicago White Sox stop A’s ace Jack Coombs’ string of shutout innings at 53 with a run in the 7th

Chicago White Sox stop A’s ace Jack Coombs’ string of shutout innings at 53 with a run in the 7th

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In the first game of a doubleheader at Philadelphia, the Chicago White Sox stop A’s ace Jack Coombs’ string of shutout innings at 53 with a run in the 7th. But Coombs beats Ed Walsh, 3 – 1, in 14 innings. The Sox win the nitecap, 5 – 2.

1909 – Washington rookie Bob Groom loses his 15th consecutive game, an American League record that will be surpassed by Jack Nabors (in 1916) and Mike Parrott (in 1980). He will lead the AL with 26 losses.

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1909 – Washington rookie Bob Groom loses his 15th consecutive game, an American League record that will be surpassed by Jack Nabors (in 1916) and Mike Parrott (in 1980). He will lead the AL with 26 losses.

At the Polo Grounds, Rube Marquard makes his major league debut and the Reds rough up the Giants’ $18,000 rookie for seven hits and five runs in five innings.

At the Polo Grounds, Rube Marquard makes his major league debut and the Reds rough up the Giants’ $18,000 rookie for seven hits and five runs in five innings.

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At the Polo Grounds, Rube Marquard makes his major league debut and the Reds rough up the Giants’ $18,000 rookie for seven hits and five runs in five innings.

The Senators score five runs in the 9th inning off Cleveland righthander Charlie Chech and beat the Naps, 6 – 1. Former Cleveland owner Frank DeHaas Robison, listening on the telephone to a friend’s play-by-play account of the Washington rally, collapses with a heart attack. He dies several hours later.

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The Senators score five runs in the 9th inning off Cleveland righthander Charlie Chech and beat the Naps, 6 – 1. Former Cleveland owner Frank DeHaas Robison, listening on the telephone to a friend’s play-by-play account of the Washington rally, collapses with a heart attack. He dies several hours later.

Detroit’s Ed Summers pitches two complete-game wins over the A’s, winning the opener, 7 – 2. The second game is a 10-inning battle with another rookie, Biff Schlitzer, that ends 1 – 0 on a Claude Rossman drive for an inside-the-park home run. Summers allows just two hits. With the White Sox idle, the Tigers move to a half-game out of first.

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Detroit’s Ed Summers pitches two complete-game wins over the A’s, winning the opener, 7 – 2. The second game is a 10-inning battle with another rookie, Biff Schlitzer, that ends 1 – 0 on a Claude Rossman drive for an inside-the-park home run. Summers allows just two hits. With the White Sox idle, the Tigers move to a half-game out of first.