On September 1, 1917 — The Cardinals‚ behind the pitching of Oscar Horstmann and Milt Watson‚ win both ends of a doubleheader with Pittsburgh by 1 – 0 scores. Wilbur Cooper takes the loss in game one on an unearned run in the 9th. Hal Carlson loses the second game. The Cards have now won three straight 1 – 0 games from the Pirates‚ tying the major league mark and setting the National League mark.
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Sources:
Baseball Reference September 1
National Pastime
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
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