On May 8, 1911 — The Phillies’ Grover Cleveland Alexander records his first shutout, stopping Brooklyn, 5 – 0, on three hits. Alex fans nine to run his record to 3-1.
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Baseball Reference May 8
During a contest between Chicago and the Red Sox, Red Jones ejects 14 members of the White Sox for their bench jockeying initiated when the ump warns Chisox hurler Joe Haynes after Ted Williams is knocked down with a pitch. It was reported for years the home plate arbitrator’s ire might have been raised by a ventriloquist sitting behind the visitors’ dugout, but during recent interviews with the participants of the game played more than sixty years ago, it is revealed many of them believe the incident was precipitated by third-base coach Mule Haas, who wasn’t thrown out of the game but was known to be more than capable of making rude sounds and infuriating remarks.
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July 19, 1946
