IN THE NEWS: The month starts with the Giants in 1st in the NL with a 69-45 record, followed by Chicago (70-47) and the Pirates (69-47). New York shakes off its three loss to Chicago by beating up on Boston, winning two at South End Grounds. Hooks Wiltse takes the opener, 4-1, and Mathewson coasts home in the 2nd game, 8-0, allowing three hits. Dummy Taylor pitches the 9th against the Doves.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1908 |
| Cleveland Indians 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Bennett Park |
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| New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| Chicago White Sox 13, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at American League Park II |
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| New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| New York Giants 8, Boston Braves 0 at South End Grounds III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at West Side Grounds |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: In Philadelphia, Frank Corridon goes all the way to defeat Brooklyn, 2-1, in 17 innings. Corridon does not walk a batter.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1908 |
| Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Bennett Park |
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| New York Yankees 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Hilltop Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 2 at American League Park II |
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| New York Giants 3, Boston Braves 0 at South End Grounds III |
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| New York Giants 8, Boston Braves 5 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: In a game, the significance of which will not be recognized for another three weeks, the Pirates and Cubs are tied 0-0 in the last of the 10th at Pittsburgh. With two outs and the bases loaded, Pittsburgh's Owen Wilson singles to CF, scoring Fred Clarke with the winning run. Warren Gill, on 1B, does not get to 2B but stops short, turns, and heads for the dugout, a common practice. The Cubs' Johnny Evers calls for the ball from Jimmy Slagle, touches 2B, and claims the run does not count as Gill has been forced. The lone umpire, Hank O'Day, has left the field. When queried, he rules that Clarke had already scored, so the run counts. The Cubs protest to league president Harry Pulliam, but are denied. This is the first time the Cubs try this tactic, but not the last.
The Giants sweep two more from the Doves, beating Boston 3-0 and 8-5. Joe McGinnity wins the first game, while three pitchers combine for the 2nd win. Red Ames is the victor.
In New York, Walter Johnson opens a series against New York by besting Jack Chesbro, 3-0, allowing six hits in the Washington win.
In the nitecap of a twinbill in Boston, Frank Arellanes tosses a one hitter and the Red Sox collect 13 hits to defeat the A's, 10-1. Light-hitting Simon Nicholls clubs his 4th homer of the year for the only A's hit.
IN THE NEWS: Nap Rucker pitches a no-hitter for Brooklyn against the Boston Doves 6-0, striking out 14 and walking none. Three runners reached 1B on errors. The Doves send up three righty pinch hitter in the 9th to no avail. The 14 strikeouts tops the previous NL high this season of 12, held by Rucker and Christy Mathewson.
Washington and Walter Johnson top the Highlanders, 6-0, as the New Yorkers manage just four hits.
Ed Reulbach allows just four Pittsburgh hits as Chicago romps, 11-0.
The Giants roll over the Phils, 5-1, for their 7th straight win. Christy Mathewson is the winner over George McQuillan.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1908 |
| Philadelphia Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Boston Braves 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Washington Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Boston Braves 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Palace of the Fans |
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| New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago Cubs 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Exposition Park III |
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IN THE NEWS: On Labor Day, Manager Joe Cantillon starts the Big Train in place of one pitcher who is sick, and another who returned to Washington to be with his sick wife. Only three Senators' pitchers made the trip to NY. Walter Johnson shuts out the New York Highlanders for the 3rd time in four days, 4-0, topping Jack Chesbro and allowing just two hits and no walks. In the three games, Walter allows 12 hits, walks one, and strikes out 12. Johnson will pitch 130 shutouts during his career, 23 more than runner-up Grover Alexander. This is one of a record (topped in 1972) seven shutouts tossed today, out of 16 games.
The Pirates sweep an a.m.-p.m. doubleheader against the Cardinals. Honus Wagner is 5-for-5 in the morning game, and 1-for-2 in the afternoon.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1908 |
| Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Boston Red Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 0 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Bennett Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 9, St. Louis Browns 3 at Bennett Park |
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| Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| Washington Senators 9, New York Yankees 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Exposition Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Exposition Park III |
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IN THE NEWS: The Pirates set a ML fielding record against the Cardinals by making only two assists, both by 2B Charlie Starr. The Bucs win, 2-0, with Honus Wagner driving in both runs.
Christy Mathewson's 30th win is a gem-an 11-inning 1-0 win over the Superbas' Nap Rucker. A single by Al Bridwell drives home Cy Seymour with the winning tally. New York stays a half-game ahead of Pittsburgh.
Boston's Cy Young defeats Washington, 3-1 for his 20th win.
IN THE NEWS: In a 7-3 New York win, the Giants steal nine bases off Brooklyn's Billy Maloney, an OF pressed into service as a catcher. That's enough to make him quit the game. Following the game John McGraw makes his stage debut in a show at the Hippodrome. He has a small part in the show "Sporting Days."
IN THE NEWS: Detroit takes its 2nd straight extra-inning game from the White Sox, 6-5 in 11 innings, and the Indians beat the Browns, 5-2. The AL race leaves Detroit 75-52, Chicago 72-57, St. Louis 71-57.
Louie Durham of the Indianapolis Browns pitches and wins both ends of a doubleheader against the Toldeo Mud Hens. Historian Fred Schuld notes that this is the 5th doubleheader this season that Durham has accomplished this feat. Previously he beat the Milwaukee Brewers (June 14), Columbus Champs (July 18), St. Paul Saints (July 25), and the Louisville Night Riders (Aug 8).
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1908 |
| New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 1 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at League Park I |
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| Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Bennett Park |
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| Washington Senators 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at American League Park II |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 7, Washington Senators 0 at American League Park II |
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| New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 7, Boston Braves 2 at Baker Bowl |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Exposition Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field |
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IN THE NEWS: In the dogfight for the AL pennant, the White Sox play their 4th straight extra-inning game at Detroit, a total of 43 innings. The White Sox win their 2nd straight, while the Browns lose their 2nd in a row to Cleveland.
A day after beating the A's Eddie Plank, 2-1, Washington's Walter Johnson is forced to start again, this time replacing sore-armed Charley Smith. Remarkably, Johnson records his 5th complete game victory in nine days.
New York tops the Superbas, 6-3, for a sweep of the 5-game series with Brooklyn. The Giants score four in the 8th, including a long triple by Christy Mathewson, to put the game away.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1908 |
| New York Yankees 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at League Park I |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Bennett Park |
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| Washington Senators 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at American League Park II |
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| New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 5, Boston Braves 4 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 3, Boston Braves 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Exposition Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Robison Field |
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IN THE NEWS: Browns pitcher Rube Waddell gives up a Detroit run in the first when Ty Cobb triples home Matty McIntyre, but ties the game when he singles a run home in the 2nd. Waddell allows nothing after that and the Browns win, 2-1, when Syd Smith singles in the winner in the bottom of the 11th.
An error by Pitt's Charlie Starr accounts for all three Reds' runs as the Pirates lose 3-2. The loss drops the Pirates to 3rd place.
Lancaster (Ohio State League) P Walt "Smoke" Justis hurls his 4th no-hitter of the season, defeating Marion 3-0. His other gems came on July 19th, August 2nd, and September 8th. Justis had no record in two ML appearances with Detroit in 1905.
IN THE NEWS: Former ML outfielder Ike Van Zandt, age 31, commits suicide by shooting himself.
IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals rattle Red Ames for five hits in the 8th inning to tie the Giants at 4-4. Cardinal killer Christy Mathewson relieves and when Al Bridwell scores the go-ahead run, Matty stops the Birds for his major-league record 24th consecutive win over St. Louis.
The Highlanders Pete Wilson makes his major league debut by shutting out Boston, 1-0.
IN THE NEWS: Cleveland's Bob Rhoads pitches a no-hitter against the Red Sox 2-1, beating Frank Arellanes, the only Mexican-American pitcher in the ML.
The White Sox stay close to the top when Ed Walsh tops Walter Johnson to win 1-0. The Sox manage just three hits off the Senators' ace.
The largest crowd in the history of the NL-35,000-cheer as the Giants shove the Pirates to five games off the pace by sweeping a doubleheader. Christy Mathewson shuts out the Bucs in the first game, 7-0, for his 11th shutout and his 33rd win. Then the Giants collect 18 hits to take the nitecap, 12-7, as Hooks Wiltse and Joe McGinnity combine for the win. The other hitting occurred in the first game when Mike Donlin tired of a heckler and punched him in the eye. Police quickly moved in.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1908 |
| Chicago White Sox 1, Washington Senators 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at League Park I |
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| New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Cincinnati Reds 13, Boston Braves 6 at South End Grounds III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Washington Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| New York Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: Ed Reulbach pitches 10 innings in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the Phils before the 0-0 game is called on account of darkness.
More than 30,000 fans in New York watch the Pirates snap a 2-2 tie in the 10th by scoring four runs.. Lefty Leifield picks up the win for Pittsburgh.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1908 |
| Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 2 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at League Park I |
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| New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 5 at South End Grounds III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago Cubs 0, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: in St. Louis, Rube Waddell strikes out 17 Washington Nationals in 10 innings to beat Walter Johnson 2-1.
Frank Smith pitches a no-hitter for the White Sox against the A's, winning 1-0 and giving up just one walk. It is Smith's 2nd no-hitter. The winning run scores in the bottom of the 9th when Freddy Parent, whom Eddie Plank is walking intentionally, reaches out and pokes a sacrifice to short RF.
IN THE NEWS: Cleveland takes the AL lead, beating New York, while Detroit takes two at St. Louis. With two weeks to go, three 1/2 games separate four teams.
In New York, Christy Mathewson allows just three hits-all in the 3rd inning-and no walks, but the Pirates win 2-1. Vic Willis goes one better, allowing just two New York hits for the victory.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1908 |
| Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 3 at League Park I |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 5 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Washington Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: The Cubs sweep a doubleheader at New York, 4-3 and 2-1, giving them a 90-53 record versus the Giants' 87-50.
The Pirates move to one 1/2 games in back of Chicago and New York by edging Brooklyn 3-2 in 11 innings. Al Storke triples home Honus Wagner, then scores on an error. Tom Catterson then follows with a homer.
IN THE NEWS: Giants P Christy Mathewson and Cubs P Three Finger Brown battle in the most controversial game ever played. The score is 1-1, with two outs in the last of the 9th. The Giants' Harry McCormick is on 3B, and Fred Merkle (19, and making his first start of the year, is subbing for the sore-legged veteran Fred Tenney), on 1B. Al Bridwell singles, scoring McCormick. Halfway to 2B, Merkle turns and heads for the clubhouse in CF. Johnny Evers secures a ball (Joe McGinnity swears he picked up the ball that was in play and threw it into the stands) and touches 2B as the crowd overruns the field. Umpire Hank O'Day at 1B claims he didn't see the play, but that evening he rules the run does not count, and the game ended with a tie score. (Years later, in an interview, Merkle will describe it this way: "When Bridwell shot that long single, I started across the grass for the clubhouse. Matty was near me. When Evers began shouting for the ball, he noticed something was wrong. Matty caught me by the arm and told me to wait a minute. We walked over toward 2B, and Matty spoke to [Bob] Emslie. ‘How about this, Bob, is there any trouble with the score of the play?' ‘It's all right,' said Emslie. ‘You've got the game. I don't see anything wrong with the play.' Matty then took me by the arm and we walked to the clubhouse confident that we had won the game.")
The Pirates win their 7th victory in 10 games by topping Brooklyn 2-1 behind Lefty Leifield. Kaiser Wilhelm takes the loss. Pittsburgh is now a game in back of first place.
Cleveland wins its 10th straight game, defeating the Yankees and Jack Chesbro, 9-3. The Naps score five runs in the 7th, while Rhoades pitches strong ball until the 9th, when he allows two runs. Nap Lajoie has no official at bats, getting hit by pitched balls three times, tying a AL record, and walking his other time up.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1908 |
| Chicago White Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 9, New York Yankees 3 at League Park I |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 4 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Boston Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at South End Grounds III |
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| Boston Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 1, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Cincinnati Reds 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: Harry Pulliam upholds Hank O'Day's delayed decision and declares the game a tie, a decision nobody likes. The Cubs demand the game be forfeited to them as the crowd prevented play from continuing, although darkness would have soon ended it. Both teams appeal. Pulliam sees no inconsistency with the September 4th incident and claims he has merely upheld his umpire on a question of fact in each case. Meanwhile, the Giants beat the Cubs 5-4, after almost blowing a 5-0 lead. Hooks Wiltse is relieved by Christy Mathewson, and the official scorer awards the W to Matty. The L goes to Three Finger Brown, his first loss to Mathewson since June 13, 1905.
Washington's Walter Johnson three-hits Cleveland to win, 2-1. The loss stops Cleveland's win streak at 10.
IN THE NEWS: Detroit's Ed Summers pitches two complete-game wins over the A's, winning the opener 7-2 The 2nd game is a 10-inning battle with another rookie Biff Schlitzer that ends 1-0 on a Claude Rossman drive for an inside-the-park home run. Summers allows just two hits. With the White Sox idle, the Tigers move to a half-game out of first.
The Senators score five runs in the 9th inning off Cleveland righthander Charlie Chech and beat the Naps, 6-1. Former Cleveland owner Frank DeHaas Robison, listening on the telephone to a friend's play-by-play account of the Washington rally collapses with a heart attack. He dies several hours later.
At the Polo Grounds, Rube Marquard makes his ML debut and the Reds rough up the Giants $18,000 rookie for seven hits and five runs in five innings.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1908 |
| Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Bennett Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Bennett Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Boston Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Boston Braves 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: With the Cubs just a half game in back of New York, Chicago's Ed Reulbach becomes the only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day, blanking host Brooklyn 5-0 and 3-0. Big Ed allows five hits in the a.m. game, and is even stingier in the afternoon, yielding three hits and a walk. He finishes the afternoon contest in one hour: 12 minutes. Kaiser Wilhelm and Jim Pastorius are the losing pitchers.
Vic Willis tosses a 6-hit shutout over Boston for a Pittsburgh win.
The Giants sweep the Reds, 6-2 and 3-1, behind victories by Christy Mathewson and Red Ames. For Matty, it is his 35th win.
Detroit's Wild Bill Donovan stops the A's, 3-2, while the White Sox are trouncing the Highlanders, 12-0. The A's scores end their ML-record streak of 48 innings without a run: the Cubs will match this in 1968.
Washington's Walter Johnson loses 5-4 to Cleveland when he makes a throwing error.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1908 |
| Chicago White Sox 12, New York Yankees 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 4 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Bennett Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Boston Braves 0 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: The Tigers take over first place with Sunday 5-2 win over the A's behind righty George Mullin.
Ed Walsh blanks the Red Sox, 3-0 for a Chicago win. Only four percentage points separate the top three AL teams.
The Reds' Hans Lobert steals 2B, 3B, and home against St. Louis.
IN THE NEWS: Phils C Red Dooin is offered-and rejects-a bribe to lose the final series with the Giants. The incident is not made public until 16 years later. Nothing is proved.
IN THE NEWS: Chicago White Sox ace Ed Walsh is the 3rd pitcher within a week to pitch and win both ends of a doubleheader, beating Boston Walsh gives up just one run and seven hits, while fanning 15 in winning 5-1 and 2-0. Walsh did the same thing to the Red Sox in 1905.
The Pirates sweep a doubleheader against the Cardinals at Exhibition Park, 7-0 and 6-5. In the opener, Howie Camnitz loses a no hitter in the 9th inning on a single by Champ Osteen. The Bucs win game two leaving them a half-game in back of New York, tied for 2nd with the Cubs.
At the Polo Grounds, the Giants split with the Phils, winning 6-2 and losing 7-0. Mathewson wins the opener, despite giving up nine hits. Philadelphia then operates on Doc Crandall for a 2nd game win.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 29, 1908 |
| Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at South Side Park III |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 9, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 1 at Bennett Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 3 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 6, New York Yankees 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| St. Louis Browns 2, New York Yankees 1 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Palace of the Fans |
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| New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Exposition Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Exposition Park III |
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IN THE NEWS: The Pirates top the Cards at home, 7-5 as Sam Leever wins in relief of Vic Willis. The win puts the Pirates all alone in 2nd place, .004 points behind the Giants.
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