IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson walks three Superbas in the first inning and all score as Brooklyn beats their cross-town rivals, 4-1. Bill Reidy allows no Giants to score until the 9th.
IN THE NEWS: Cleveland P Jesse Stovall hurls an 11-inning shutout in his first ML start, defeating Detroit 1-0. It is the longest shutout ever in a pitching debut.
Boston (AL) beats the A's, 6-5, in 12 innings as Cy Young earns his 25th win of the year.
On the heels of a string of rain-outs, Hudson sweeps Poughkeepsie (Class-C Hudson River League) in the 20th century's only quadruple header, winning by scores of 2-1, 6-4, 3-1 and 4-2. [As pointed out by several historians including Bill Deane, there was one in 1889.] Hall of Famer Dan Brouthers is a member of the Poughkeepsie team in that 1903 through 1905.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1903 |
| New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 1 at Columbia Park |
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| Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Columbia Park |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| St. Louis Browns 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Bennett Park |
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| New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 1 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: In a game stopped by rain after five innings, Christy Mathewson beats Brooklyn's Bill Reidy, 3-1, allowing just one hit and striking out 5. The only Superbas score comes in the 4th when RF George Browne makes two errors.
At Boston, the Pilgrims trounce the Athletics, 12-1 in eight innings. Patsy Dougherty leads the way with three triples and two singles.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1903 |
| Philadelphia Phillies 6, Boston Braves 6 at South End Grounds III |
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| New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at West Side Grounds |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at South Side Park III |
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| New York Yankees 10, Washington Senators 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1903 |
| Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 4 at South End Grounds III |
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| Boston Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at South End Grounds III |
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| New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Washington Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Chicago Cubs 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Exposition Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Exposition Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 7, Chicago White Sox 0 at League Park I |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 0 at Columbia Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 3, Washington Senators 2 at Columbia Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Detroit Tigers 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: New York's Christy Mathewson and Brooklyn's Bill Reidy hook up for the 3rd time in a week, and the rubber game ends in a tie, 4-4. The match is called by ump Tim Hurst after eight innings because of darkness.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1903 |
| Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Boston Braves 1 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Exposition Park III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 18, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Robison Field |
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| Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field |
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| Boston Red Sox 9, Washington Senators 4 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Boston Red Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| St. Louis Browns 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at League Park I |
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| New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| New York Yankees 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Hilltop Park |
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IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals Kid Nichols beats the Reds 4-2 in the first of two games. Encouraged, Nichols pitches the nitecap as well, but the Reds reach him for 14 hits to win 8-5. As manager, Nichols keeps himself in the game rather than waste another pitcher.
A new National Agreement signed by the National Association of minor league clubs officially organizes professional baseball under one comprehensive set of rules.
IN THE NEWS: In St. Louis, Roger Bresnahan's 10th inning sacrifice fly scores Jack Warner with the game winner, as New York wins 4-3. Despite giving up 12 hits, Christy Mathewson is the winner over Jim Hackett.
Boston Tom Hughes defeats the Highlanders, 10-1, for his 20th win of the year.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1903 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 5 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Exposition Park III |
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| New York Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field |
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| Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 1 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at League Park I |
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| St. Louis Browns 11, Chicago White Sox 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 5, Washington Senators 3 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: The Giants take the opener, 8-2, of a doubleheader in St. Louis. In the nitecap, Giants rookie Red Ames begins his 17-year career with a 5-inning 5-0 no-hitter, striking out seven Cards. The game is called in mid afternoon due to darkness caused by an impending storm.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1903 |
| Chicago Cubs 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 11, Boston Braves 4 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Exposition Park III |
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| New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Robison Field |
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| New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Robison Field |
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| New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Bennett Park |
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| Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 8 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 13, Washington Senators 1 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: In Cincinnati, the Reds knock out Christy Mathewson after five innings and beat the Giants, 8-0.
IN THE NEWS: The Pilgrims whip Cleveland, scoring in each of the eight innings they bat to win 14-7. Boston collects 23 hits to Cleveland's 12.
IN THE NEWS: The Boston Pilgrims clinch the AL pennant, beating Cleveland 14-3, but their record of scoring in 17 consecutive innings is stopped in the 7th inning. George Winter coasts to a win today, helped by homers from Hobe Ferris and Jimmy Collins.
IN THE NEWS: In the absence of official sanction, the presidents of the pennant-winning clubs sign an agreement to meet in a best-of-9 series for the championship. The Pirates clinch the pennant tomorrow.
The Cubs beat the Phils, 6-5, in the first game of a twinbill. In the second game, Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago 10-0 for the Phils. Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, is the loser in his only major league decision, while Fraser K's five and walks 4.
Christy Mathewson relieves Dummy Taylor with the score knotted at 5-5 in the 7th. The Giants then push across two runs off Jack Sutthoff and Matty wins his 29th of the year.
Bill Dinneen wins his 20th as Boston defeats Cleveland, 7-6.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1903 |
| Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at West Side Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 10, Chicago Cubs 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Braves 6 at Exposition Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Boston Braves 5 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Hilltop Park |
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| New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at Columbia Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 9, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Columbia Park |
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| Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at American League Park II |
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| Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Jake Weimer picks up his 21st victory, allowing just four New York hits in beating the Giants, 3-0. Christy Mathewson allows just four hits as well, but four walks and two errors helped him to lose his 13th. The Cubs are a game behind the Giants.
Cleveland's Ed Killian loses to the Red Sox when he gives up a home run to Fred Parent. Killian will pitch 1001 innings before serving up another roundtripper, to Socks Seybold, on August 7, 1907.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1903 |
| Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 17, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 10, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Exposition Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field |
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| Boston Red Sox 13, Chicago White Sox 3 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Columbia Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 9, Washington Senators 1 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: In front of a packed house of 25,000+, the Cubs miss taking over second place from the Giants by losing to New York, 6-2. Jack Taylor loses to Joe McGinnity, with umpire Bob Emslie getting blamed for "frequent and inexcusable blunders" (The Chicago Inter Ocean). Pittsburgh leads by nine games.
A bad day for the Poughkeepsie Giants (Class D Hudson River League) as they drop a quadruple header to Hudson by the scores of 2-1, 6-4, 3-1, and 4-2.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson, pitching for the 3rd time in four games, keeps the Giants in 2nd place by beating Chicago's Clarence Currie, 8-3. For Matty, it is 30th win of the year.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1903 |
| New York Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at West Side Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 11, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 14, Cincinnati Reds 13 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Exposition Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 8, New York Yankees 4 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Columbia Park |
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| Washington Senators 6, St. Louis Browns 4 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: The last-place Cardinals start local college pitcher Harry Betts against Boston, but he gives up 11 hits and walks 5, while losing 10-1. Betts' next and last appearance in the majors will be in 1913 with the Reds.
In Cincinnati, Reds OF Mike Donlin hits four consecutive triples in a doubleheader split with the Phillies. Donlin's 1st triple comes in his last at bat in the opener, a 12-7 loss, and three more triples in the nitecap 8-1 win. Donlin is 6-for-7 on the afternoon.
Pittsburgh's 16-game winner Ed Doheny, still suffering from bouts of paranoia, leaves the team and is escorted home to Massachusetts by his brother. During the World Series, Doheny will be committed to the Danvers Insane Asylum after knocking his male nurse unconscious. At the age of 26, his major league career is over.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1903 |
| Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 1 at West Side Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field |
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| Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at Hilltop Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Columbia Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 8, Washington Senators 2 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Bill Bradley of Cleveland hits for the cycle and adds an extra double for 12 total bases.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1903 |
| Chicago Cubs 7, Boston Braves 4 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 2 at Hilltop Park |
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| New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Browns 6 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Columbia Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Columbia Park |
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| Cleveland Indians 12, Washington Senators 2 at American League Park II |
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| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1903 |
| Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at West Side Grounds |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Palace of the Fans |
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| New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Exposition Park III |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Robison Field |
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| St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Boston Red Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Detroit Tigers 13, New York Yankees 8 at Hilltop Park |
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| New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Columbia Park |
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| Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 4 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Boston (AL) tops St. Louis 6-0 for their 20th shutout of the year.
Pittsburgh owner Barney Dreyfuss announces that, despite rumors to the contrary, the Pittsburgh-Boston world's championship will be played as scheduled. A party of Pittsburgh fans will leave for Boston on the 28th.
IN THE NEWS: The seasonal contracts for Boston players expire and owner Killilea offers a two week extension to cover the World Series. This offer is later increased to head off a players' strike.