With a chance to pick up a game and a half on the leading Cubs, the Giants edge the Braves, 4 – 3, in the opener a doubleheader before 40,000 fans at the Polo Grounds. In the second game, Mel Ott hits a double and three consecutive home runs to drive in six runs, but the Braves counter with a homer by George Sisler and two by slugging rookie Wally Berger among their 18 hits. Ott is the 4th major leaguer to hit three straight homers, joining Goose Goslin (August 19, 1930), Carl Reynolds (July 2, 1930), George Kelly(September 17, 1923), and Cap Anson (August 6, 1884). The final score is Boston 14, New York, 10.

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On August 31, 1930 — With a chance to pick up a game and a half on the leading Cubs, the Giants edge the Braves, 4 – 3, in the opener a doubleheader before 40,000 fans at the Polo Grounds. In the second game, Mel Ott hits a double and three consecutive home runs to drive in six runs, but the Braves counter with a homer by George Sisler and two by slugging rookie Wally Berger among their 18 hits. Ott is the 4th major leaguer to hit three straight homers, joining Goose Goslin (August 19, 1930), Carl Reynolds (July 2, 1930), George Kelly(September 17, 1923), and Cap Anson (August 6, 1884). The final score is Boston 14, New York, 10.

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