On April 13, 1913 — In a game which features President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the first pitch, Washington’s Walter Johnson gives up an unearned run in the first inning of the home opener, but the ‘Big Train’ will not yield another tally for 56 innings. The Senators beat the team now known as the Yankees, 2-1, switching from the Highlanders, the nickname the team had used since the franchise moved from Baltimore to New York for the 1903 season.
In Philadelphia, 33,000 fans – the largest crowd to watch a game in Philadelphia since 1914 – sees Carl Mays win his 15th straight over the Mackmen as the Yankees prevail, 7 – 2, in the first game of a doubleheader. Bob Shawkey coasts home to a 13 – 7 win in the nitecap. Bob Meusel homers in each game.
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August 13, 1921
