Baby Doll Jacobson collects three triples to lead the Browns to there biggest victory in franchise history a 16 – 0 whitewash of the Tigers

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Baby Doll Jacobson collects three triples to lead the Browns to a 16 – 0 whitewash of the Tigers. The victory, the most lopsided in Browns history, goes to pitcher Elam Vangilder. St. Louis totals 20 hits with Ken Williams hitting a homer in his 5th straight game, his 37th of the year. George Sisler has three hits to keep his hitting streak alive, as the Browns keep pace with New York, winners in 10 innings against Washington.

Yankees fight before the game and then crush the Browns 11-6 behind 2 Ruth homeruns

Yankees fight before the game and then crush the Browns 11-6 behind 2 Ruth homeruns

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In several pregame fights between Yankee teammates, Bob Meusel and Wally Schang duke it out in the dugout. Then Babe Ruth and Wally Pipp take a turn. The players then turn on the Browns, beating them, 11 – 6. Ruth bangs two homers, Pipp adds another, and Schang chips in with a two-run triple.

Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns hits three home runs and two singles in the Browns’ 10 – 7 victory against the Chicago White Sox
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Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns hits three home runs and two singles in the Browns’ 10 – 7 victory against the Chicago White Sox

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At Sportsman’s Park, Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns hits three home runs and two singles in the Browns’ 10 – 7 victory against the Chicago White Sox. Williams is the first American League player to hit three home runs in a game. Given a head start on the suspended Babe Ruth, he will take the American League home run and RBI titles and become the first 30-30 man, with 39 home runs and 37 stolen bases.

It is Rogers Hornsby Day at Sportsman’s Park

It is Rogers Hornsby Day at Sportsman’s Park

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It is Rogers Hornsby Day at Sportsman’s Park, and the Cardinal star celebrates by pounding out a home run and two doubles against Pittsburgh to lead the third-place Cardinals to a 12 – 4 win. Hornsby will go hitless in his last two games, dropping his final average to .397 for the year, still the best in the National League. Teammates Austin McHenry and Jack Fournier will be 2nd and 3rd in hitting in the circuit.

Edd Roush sets a major league record for outfielders (later topped in the AL by Ben Chapman) by making 6 straight putouts
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Edd Roush sets a major league record for outfielders (later topped in the AL by Ben Chapman) by making 6 straight putouts

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July 4, 1919 – At Sportsman Park During the first game of a double header‚ the Cincinnati Reds Edd Roush sets a major league record for outfielders (later topped in the AL by Ben Chapman) by making 6 straight putouts. Roush makes no more Putouts as the Reds win in 13 innings over the host…

For the second consecutive day, a Browns’ hurler throws a no-hitter when Bob Groom keeps the White Sox hitless

For the second consecutive day, a Browns’ hurler throws a no-hitter when Bob Groom keeps the White Sox hitless

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For the second consecutive day, a Browns’ hurler throws a no-hitter when Bob Groom keeps the White Sox hitless in the team’s 3-0 victory in the nightcap. The 32 year-old right-hander also pitched two hitless innings in the first game of the twin bill, earning a save in the Sportsman’s Park contest.

Eddie Collins is Hero of the Battle Stealing 6 bases he is the only player in major league history to steal six bases in a game twice

Eddie Collins is Hero of the Battle Stealing 6 bases he is the only player in major league history to steal six bases in a game twice

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1912 – At Sportsman’s Park against the Browns, Eddie Collins becomes the only player in major league history to steal six bases in one game for a second time. The Philadelphia Athletics’ second baseman’s feat of thievery has yet to be surpassed. It will be 79 years until another major leaguer, Otis Nixon, even ties Collins’ mark.

President William Howard Taft attends two games in one day

President William Howard Taft attends two games in one day

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On May 4, 1910, President William Howard Taft attends two games in one day. After watching part of a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds at Sportsman’s Park, with the Cardinals are routing the Reds, he travels cross-town to watch the remainder of the game between the hometown Browns and the Cleveland Spiders…