This Day In Baseball The A’s Lefty Grove beats the Senators, 3 – 2, giving up 11 hits. Grove has now won 13 straight games. August 3, 1931August 2, 2021 This Day In Baseball On August 3, 1931 — The A’s Lefty Grove beats the Senators, 3 – 2, giving up 11 hits. Grove has now won 13 straight games.