With the pennant clinched, the Pirates get shut out for the second time in three days, losing twice to the visiting Giants. Fred Fitzsimmons stops the Bucs, 3 – 0, in the nitecap, beating Johnny Morrison. Zeke Barnes outpitches Vic Aldridge, 4 – 3, in the opener. To the dismay of the 25,000 on hand, the Bucs’ leading batter Kiki Cuyler is hitless.

On September 26, 1925 — With the pennant clinched, the Pirates get shut out for the second time in three days, losing twice to the visiting Giants. Fred Fitzsimmons stops the Bucs, 3 – 0, in the nitecap, beating Johnny Morrison. Zeke Barnes outpitches Vic Aldridge, 4 – 3, in the opener. To the dismay of the 25,000 on hand, the Bucs’ leading batter Kiki Cuyler is hitless.

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