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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»July 14, 1916: At Boston, Carl Mays and the St. Louis Browns lefty Ernie Koob battle each other. After 17 innings, the game ends in a tie with the score 0–0. Koob pitches all 17 innings, while Mays lasts 15.
»May 5, 1917: St. Louis Browns P Ernie Koob gets a 1–0 no-hitter over the White Sox' Ed Cicotte, and it's the last shutout the 24-year-old pitcher will toss. George Sisler drives in the Browns' run. A first-inning tainted hit by Buck Weaver is changed to an error after much discussion with umpires and players. Tomorrow, the writers' association will take a mail vote on a resolution that a scorer's decision can not be reversed.