1916 – Washington manager Clark Griffith excuses several regulars for the remaining games of the season so he can use some new players. Included in the excused is 25-game winner Walter Johnson. In a league-leading 371 innings pitched, he did not give up a home run, an all-time record.

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1916 – Washington manager Clark Griffith excuses several regulars for the remaining games of the season so he can use some new players. Included in the excused is 25-game winner Walter Johnson. In a league-leading 371 innings pitched, he did not give up a home run, an all-time record.

At Fenway Park, the Braves roll over the Cubs, 6 – 2 and 12 – 2. Lefty Tyler tops Hippo Vaughn in the opener, and Otto Hess beats Larry Cheney in the second game. The red hot Braves will sweep the four-game series with the Cubs.

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At Fenway Park, the Braves roll over the Cubs, 6 – 2 and 12 – 2. Lefty Tyler tops Hippo Vaughn in the opener, and Otto Hess beats Larry Cheney in the second game. The red hot Braves will sweep the four-game series with the Cubs.

Pete Alexander wins his 9th in a row for the Phils, beating the Reds, 7 – 4. Gavvy Cravath hits his 18th homer, off King Lear, and Sherry Magee clouts his 15th.

Pete Alexander wins his 9th in a row for the Phils, beating the Reds, 7 – 4. Gavvy Cravath hits his 18th homer, off King Lear, and Sherry Magee clouts his 15th.

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Pete Alexander wins his 9th in a row for the Phils, beating the Reds, 7 – 4. Gavvy Cravath hits his 18th homer, off King Lear, and Sherry Magee clouts his 15th.

Meanwhile, the Giants split with the Pirates, winning and losing by 4 – 2 scores. Babe Adams wins the nitecap for the Bucs, shutting out the Giants in the last 8 innings.

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Meanwhile, the Giants split with the Pirates, winning and losing by 4 – 2 scores. Babe Adams wins the nitecap for the Bucs, shutting out the Giants in the last 8 innings.

Trailing 9 – 0 going into the 9th inning at Chicago, the Reds stage a terrific comeback against Jimmy Lavender. Lavender gives up five runs and is lifted with the bases loaded. Reliever Fred Toney then walks three straight before Larry Cheney is brought in. The Reds take an unlikely 10 – 9 lead as Cheney walks two straight. Reds pitcher Ralph Works catches the fever walking one Cub and hitting another. Reliever Rube Benton quickly relieves and follows suit, walking three batters in a row to give the Cubs the 11 – 10 decision.

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Trailing 9 – 0 going into the 9th inning at Chicago, the Reds stage a terrific comeback against Jimmy Lavender. Lavender gives up five runs and is lifted with the bases loaded. Reliever Fred Toney then walks three straight before Larry Cheney is brought in. The Reds take an unlikely 10 – 9 lead as Cheney walks two straight. Reds pitcher Ralph Works catches the fever walking one Cub and hitting another. Reliever Rube Benton quickly relieves and follows suit, walking three batters in a row to give the Cubs the 11 – 10 decision.

The Giants clinch the National League flag with a sweep of the Braves, winning, 8 – 3 and 4 – 0. Christy Mathewson coasts to his 23rd win in the opener and Al Demaree, recently called up from Mobile where he was 25-10, shuts out the Braves on seven hits in the nitecap. Demaree strikes out 9 in his first major league start.

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The Giants clinch the National League flag with a sweep of the Braves, winning, 8 – 3 and 4 – 0. Christy Mathewson coasts to his 23rd win in the opener and Al Demaree, recently called up from Mobile where he was 25-10, shuts out the Braves on seven hits in the nitecap. Demaree strikes out 9 in his first major league start.

At Shibe Park, the A’s clinch their second straight American League pennant, defeating the Tigers, 11 – 5. Frank Baker leads the offense with a homer and two doubles. Detroit, which led the A’s by 12 games in May, will finish 2nd, 13 1/2 games back.

At Shibe Park, the A’s clinch their second straight American League pennant, defeating the Tigers, 11 – 5. Frank Baker leads the offense with a homer and two doubles. Detroit, which led the A’s by 12 games in May, will finish 2nd, 13 1/2 games back.

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1911 – At Shibe Park, the A’s clinch their second straight American League pennant, defeating the Tigers, 11 – 5. Frank Baker leads the offense with a homer and two doubles. Detroit, which led the A’s by 12 games in May, will finish 2nd, 13 1/2 games back.

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Ed Reulbach of the Chicago Cubs becomes the only pitcher to throw two shutouts on the same day

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  On September 26, 1908, at Washington Park in Brooklyn New York, as the season was winding down the Chicago and Brooklyn were scheduled to play a Morning/Afternoon doubleheader. Ed Reulbach started the first game for Chicago, he pitches a 5-0 shutout limiting Brooklyn to 5 hits over 9 innings and sprinkled in 7 strikeouts….