Jim Bagby scatters 11 hits to give the Indians a 2 – 1 win over the Senators as Cleveland completes its schedule. Cleveland’s leadoff man, OF Jack Graney, walks once to lead the American League with 94 walks despite a .241 batting average. No other player will lead a league in walks with such a low a batting average until Gene Tenace with Oakland in 1974 draws 110 walks with a .211 BA. In 1919 Graney will walk 105 times and bat .234.

Detroit’s future Hall of Fame OF Sam Crawford retires from major league baseball at 37. In addition to his career-record 312 three-base hits, he has hit 50 inside-the-park home runs. He will play in the Pacific Coast League for several more years.

The Cubs finish the season with a 9 – 2 loss to the visiting Braves. Vic Saier, out with a broken leg he suffered on April 15, starts at 1B and goes 3 for 4 in his last game as a Cub. He’ll play in 1919 with the Pirates.

Red Sox CF Tilly Walker, imitating Tris Speaker, his predecessor, dashes in for a low line drive and beats the runner back to second base for an unassisted double play. It is an important play, as Dutch Leonard defeats Nick Cullop of the Yankees 1 – 0 in the 10th on Harry Hooper’s sacrifice fly. The win clinches a tie for the pennant for Boston.

In his 153rd game, Tiger 3B Ossie Vitt raises his season total chances to 615, a mark that will stand for 21 years.

In the opener of a doubleheader, Giants pitcher Rube Benton takes a no-hitter into the 8th inning before Braves 1B Ed Konetchy repeats his performance of two days ago by lacing a hit, the only Boston safety. Benton wins the one-hitter, 4 – 0, for New York’s record 26th win in a row. Boston then wins the second game, 8 – 3, behind Lefty Tyler to snap the historic streak. Jeff Tesreau, in relief of Slim Sallee, is ineffective. Despite the winning streak, and an earlier skein of 17 victories on the road, New York finishes in 4th place.

Behind Eppa Rixey, the Phils take the morning game with Brooklyn, and now lead the NL by a half game. Brooklyn takes the nitecap, 6 – 1 behind Rube Marquard and they hammer Grover Cleveland Alexander for 11 hits including a homer by Casey Stengel. The Phils also lose SS Dave Bancroft when he breaks his ankle running to first base Bancroft had injured the leg earlier in the game while fielding a ball.

1915 – The Red Sox clinch the American League pennant as St. Louis beats Detroit, giving Boston a 2 1/2-game margin. The World Series is now set for another Boston-Philadelphia matchup, but with the leagues reversed.

In front of a handful of fans, the pennant-winning Braves top the Giants, 7 – 1 in the first of two. Boston then beats up Christy Mathewson for six runs in three innings, but the game ends in a 7 – 7 tie. For the second year in a row Matty (24-13) will finish with more victories than walks (23).

The Robins stop Grover Cleveland Alexander’s win streak at nine games, defeating the Phils, 2 – 1, behind Jeff Pfeffer. Alex is done in by three Phillie errors.