IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox collect 23 hits in defeating Cleveland, 14-1.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1907 |
| Chicago Cubs 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Cincinnati Reds 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Exposition Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 7 at Robison Field |
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| Boston Red Sox 14, Cleveland Indians 1 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Columbia Park |
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| Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 3 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Hugh Jennings, known for his gyrations on the coaching lines and "Eeyah" war cry, is suspended for 10 days for using a tin whistle while coaching at 3B for the Tigers.
Walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington and loses to Detroit. The first hit off him is a bunt single by Ty Cobb, who also helps Detroit's cause by throwing out three runners from RF, two of them at home plate. Sam Crawford's inside-the-park home run is the margin in Detroit's 3-2 win. Johnson exits in the 8th, trailing, 2-1. Detroit also wins the 2nd game of the doubleheader and moves into first place.
Three Finger Brown tops Christy Mathewson for the 3rd time this season, allowing just four hits in shutting out the Giants, 5-0. The first-place Cubs paste Matty for nine hits, and will take four out of five games in the series with New York.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1907 |
| Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 5, Boston Braves 3 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Exposition Park III |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field |
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| Boston Red Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 3 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at Columbia Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2 at American League Park II |
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| Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 6 at American League Park II |
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| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1907 |
| Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 3 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Exposition Park III |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Robison Field |
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| St. Louis Browns 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Columbia Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 12, Washington Senators 4 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Washington's Walter Johnson wins the first of his total 416 victories, 7-2 over Cleveland. Cleveland manages just four hits.
The A's Socks Seybold socks a homer off Ed Killian to beat the Tigers. Killian had not given up a homer since September 19, 1903-1001 innings. He lost that game as well, and will tee up just nine homers in his short career.
IN THE NEWS: At Pittsburgh, the Giants sweep two from the Pirates, 4-3 and 7-0. Christy Mathewson wins the opener, with relief help from Joe McGinnity, and Hooks Wiltse slams the door in the nitecap. The Giants move ahead of Pittsburgh into 2nd place.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1907 |
| Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Palace of the Fans |
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| New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Exposition Park III |
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| New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Exposition Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 0 at Robison Field |
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| Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Hilltop Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Columbia Park |
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| Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Senators 2 at American League Park II |
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| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1907 |
| Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| New York Giants 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Exposition Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 2 at Robison Field |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| St. Louis Browns 7, New York Yankees 5 at Hilltop Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 6, New York Yankees 6 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Columbia Park |
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| Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 1 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, shortened to seven innings by prior agreement, St. Louis Cardinals' Ed Karger pitches a perfect game 4-0 against the Boston Doves.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson wins his 17th, topping the Pirates 5-3 on eight hits.
IN THE NEWS: Chief Bender wins his 11th straight for the Athletics, 4-2, over Cleveland, to tighten the pennant race with the Tigers. The Chief is helped by right fielder Socks Seybold who pulls off an unassisted double play. He'll pull off another on September 10th against Boston.
At the Polo Grounds, Hooks Wiltse edges the Reds for a 4-3 Giants win. Christy Mathewson preserves the win with a scoreless 9th.
IN THE NEWS: The Washington Post reports that Browns SS Bobby Wallace is the highest paid player in either league at a salary of $6,500.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1907 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 3 at South End Grounds III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Washington Park III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 8, Philadelphia Athletics 7 at League Park I |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park I |
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| New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Pittsburgh CF Tommy Leach leads the Bucs to a 5-1 win over Boston with three great catches and a steal of home.
A matchup of Three Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson attracts a crowd of 20,000 at the Polo Grounds. Matty is unhittable for eight innings, with only a bunt single for the Cubs. But Chicago scores two in the 9th to tie as reliever Jack Pfiester matches Matty for the last three innings. Johnny Kling wins it, 3-2, for the Cubs in the 12th with a drive into the LF bleachers.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1907 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Washington Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Washington Senators 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at League Park I |
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| New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Bennett Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Detroit's first Sunday game at home since 1902, and the first at Bennett Field, is a 16-3 win over New York.
Boston's Rube Kroh wins his only game of the year, a complete game 2-1 victory over the Browns.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1907 |
| Boston Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 0 at League Park I |
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| Washington Senators 1, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Bennett Park |
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| New York Yankees 6, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: The Pirates cut up a trio of Giants pitchers to win 20-5 in a game mercifully called after eight innings. The Bucs notch 20 hits, gather eight walks, and the Giants add four errors. George Ferguson, the 2nd pitcher, gets the loss having allowed 11 of the runs.
IN THE NEWS: The Pirates top the Giants 4-2 in 10 innings, then win the 2nd game, 1-0, when Howie Camnitz spins a 5-inning no-hitter. The Bucs score when Ed Abbaticchio singles home Honus Wagner, who had singled and stolen 2B. The Giants also lose Frank Bowerman, hit on the head by a Camnitz pitch. The doctors predict that the burly catcher will miss the season, but he is back in action in three days.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1907 |
| Chicago Cubs 9, Boston Braves 3 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Washington Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 1, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Cincinnati Reds 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park I |
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| Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson pitches for the 3rd day in a row, beating the Pirates, 7-4. Matty allows just one hit over the last six innings.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1907 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 2 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 5 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 6, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| St. Louis Browns 6, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson fashions a 3-hit shutout over the Cardinals and driving in the only run with a double. Ed Karger takes the hard luck loss.
IN THE NEWS: Highlander pitcher John "Tacks" Neuer, begins baseball's most successful short career by besting the Red Sox 1-0 in his first start, the nitecap of a DH. In one month he will pitch six complete games, win 4, including three shutouts, and then disappear from the ML scene. In the first game, Boston's Cy Young wins his 20th game, defeating the Highlanders, 5-3.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1907 |
| New York Giants 3, Boston Braves 2 at South End Grounds III |
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| New York Giants 9, Boston Braves 6 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Exposition Park III |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| Washington Senators 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at American League Park II |
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