The Phillies‚ losers 18 – 5 to the Giants on the 2nd‚ end a 3-day rest by dropping a 22 – 8 decision to the host Robins. The same 4 pitchers – Hap Collard‚ Hal Elliott‚ Buz Phillips and Les Sweetland – are on the mound for the Quakers.

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The Phillies‚ losers 18 – 5 to the Giants on the 2nd‚ end a 3-day rest by dropping a 22 – 8 decision to the host Robins. The same 4 pitchers – Hap Collard‚ Hal Elliott‚ Buz Phillips and Les Sweetland – are on the mound for the Quakers.

After losing 3 straight to the Braves‚ the Giants manage a sweep of Boston‚ winning 13 – 1 and 7 – 2. In the opener‚ Bill Terry hits a home run‚ Mel Ott adds 3 hits‚ and starter Fred Fitzsimmons chips in with 2 hits. Third sacker Fred Lindstrom is knocked cold by a grounder off the bat of Boston’s Buster Chatham. The Giants are now tied for 2nd place with the Cards.

After losing 3 straight to the Braves‚ the Giants manage a sweep of Boston‚ winning 13 – 1 and 7 – 2. In the opener‚ Bill Terry hits a home run‚ Mel Ott adds 3 hits‚ and starter Fred Fitzsimmons chips in with 2 hits. Third sacker Fred Lindstrom is knocked cold by a grounder off the bat of Boston’s Buster Chatham. The Giants are now tied for 2nd place with the Cards.

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After losing 3 straight to the Braves‚ the Giants manage a sweep of Boston‚ winning 13 – 1 and 7 – 2. In the opener‚ Bill Terry hits a home run‚ Mel Ott adds 3 hits‚ and starter Fred Fitzsimmons chips in with 2 hits. Third sacker Fred Lindstrom is knocked cold by a grounder off the bat of Boston’s Buster Chatham. The Giants are now tied for 2nd place with the Cards.

1927 – At Fenway Park‚ the Yankees and Red Sox split a pair‚ with New York rolling to a 14 – 2 win in the opener behind Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig takes the home run lead with a 5th-inning homer off Tony Welzer. But the Babe responds with two homers‚ in the 6th and 7th‚ the former a drive over the centerfield fence that is called “the longest ever hit at Fenway”. Both shots also come against Welzer. Ruth hits his 3rd of the day‚ number 47‚ in the nitecap‚ off Jack Russell‚ but the terrier nips New York‚ 5 – 2. There will be 34 homers hit at Fenway this season‚ but only 5 by the Sox. Ruth will hit 8‚ Gehrig 6‚ the only New York home runs hit there.

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1927 – At Fenway Park‚ the Yankees and Red Sox split a pair‚ with New York rolling to a 14 – 2 win in the opener behind Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig takes the home run lead with a 5th-inning homer off Tony Welzer. But the Babe responds with two homers‚ in the 6th and 7th‚ the former a drive over the centerfield fence that is called “the longest ever hit at Fenway”. Both shots also come against Welzer. Ruth hits his 3rd of the day‚ number 47‚ in the nitecap‚ off Jack Russell‚ but the terrier nips New York‚ 5 – 2. There will be 34 homers hit at Fenway this season‚ but only 5 by the Sox. Ruth will hit 8‚ Gehrig 6‚ the only New York home runs hit there.

1926 – The Reds split a doubleheader with the Cubs‚ losing 2 -0 to Charlie Root‚ before winning, 7 – 4. The Reds also lose P Jakie May (13-9)‚ who is spiked in the opener‚ and is out for the remainder of the season.

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1926 – The Reds split a doubleheader with the Cubs‚ losing 2 -0 to Charlie Root‚ before winning, 7 – 4. The Reds also lose P Jakie May (13-9)‚ who is spiked in the opener‚ and is out for the remainder of the season.

Spitball hurler Bill Doak pitches the Robins into first place with a 1 – 0 win over Boston. It is Brooklyn’s 15th win in a row. The streak ends in a 5 – 4‚ 10-inning Braves win in the 2nd game‚ and Brooklyn will fall back to 3rd place behind the Giants and Pirates.

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Spitball hurler Bill Doak pitches the Robins into first place with a 1 – 0 win over Boston. It is Brooklyn’s 15th win in a row. The streak ends in a 5 – 4‚ 10-inning Braves win in the 2nd game‚ and Brooklyn will fall back to 3rd place behind the Giants and Pirates.

Travis Jackson hits his second grand slam in three days as the Giants and Phils slug their way to a split. The Phils win the opener‚ 8 – 7 and the Giants come back to win‚ 16 – 14. Harry Baldwin‚ in relief‚ wins his second game in two days.

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Travis Jackson hits his second grand slam in three days as the Giants and Phils slug their way to a split. The Phils win the opener‚ 8 – 7 and the Giants come back to win‚ 16 – 14. Harry Baldwin‚ in relief‚ wins his second game in two days.

In a major effort, Urban Shocker of the St. Louis Browns pitches two complete games against the Chicago White Sox and wins both with same score, 6 – 2.

In a major effort, Urban Shocker of the St. Louis Browns pitches two complete games against the Chicago White Sox and wins both with same score, 6 – 2.

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In a major effort, Urban Shocker of the St. Louis Browns pitches two complete games against the Chicago White Sox and wins both with same score, 6 – 2.