IN THE NEWS: Harry Pulliam is buried in Louisville. For the first time in history, both NL and AL games are postponed in tribute. After the funeral, a special meeting of the Board of Directors appoints John Heydler to succeed Pulliam.
IN THE NEWS: Despite allowing 15 hits and six runs, Christy Mathewson tops the Reds 7-6 in 10 innings. The Giants bail Matty out by hammering Bob Spade and Billy Campbell.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1909 |
| Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Hilltop Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 7, New York Yankees 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shibe Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 4 at Shibe Park |
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| Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 0 at American League Park II |
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| Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 1 at American League Park II |
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| Chicago Cubs 7, Boston Braves 1 at West Side Grounds |
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| New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Forbes Field |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Robison Field |
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IN THE NEWS: Umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting in the face of Athletics 2B Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call. Under police guard, Hurst is ushered off the field. This incident eventually leads to Hurst's banishment from baseball two weeks later.
IN THE NEWS: The Washington Nationals complete a marathon run of eight straight doubleheaders, a major-league record until the Nation League Braves top it in 1928. The marathon started on July 27th and 28th with Philadelphia; Chicago on July 29th, 30th, and 31st; and Cleveland for the 3rd, 4th and today.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1909 |
| New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Shibe Park |
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| Chicago White Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park |
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| Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 4 at American League Park II |
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| Washington Senators 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at American League Park II |
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| Chicago Cubs 2, Boston Braves 1 at West Side Grounds |
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| Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Robison Field |
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IN THE NEWS: In St. Louis, the Giants shell Fred Beebe for six hits and four runs in the first inning, and Christy Mathewson coasts to a 7-1 win.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1909 |
| Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Shibe Park |
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| Washington Senators 6, St. Louis Browns 1 at American League Park II |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Boston Braves 4 at Forbes Field |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field |
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| New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field |
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IN THE NEWS: In a 3-0 Giant win at St. Louis, outfielder Bill O'Hara swipes 2B, 3B, and home in the 8th inning.
IN THE NEWS: At West Side Grounds, the Cubs Ed Reulbach stops Brooklyn, 8-1, for his 16th straight win. The string started on July 30, 1907 and is one shy of the franchise record set by John Clarkson.
IN THE NEWS: John McGraw puts 50-year-old coach Arlie Latham at 2B in a 19-3 romp over St. Louis. Latham goes hitless but handles two assists.
IN THE NEWS: In Chicago, the Giants sweep a doubleheader with the Cubs to inch loser to 2nd place. New York wins the opener, 5-2, then Mathewson sets down the Cubs, 3-0, for his 18th win.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1909 |
| Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 10, St. Louis Browns 4 at Shibe Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 6, Washington Senators 1 at American League Park II |
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| New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| New York Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 2, Boston Braves 1 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 2 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Robison Field |
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IN THE NEWS: Chicago pitcher's Ed Reulbach's 14-game winning streak is stopped by the Giants 5-2. New York has now won nine in a row, but Chicago will stop that tomorrow.
IN THE NEWS: New York and Pittsburgh play to a 2-2 tie, stopped after eight innings because of a drenching downpour. Off Christy Mathewson, Ham Hyatt hits his 3rd pinch triple of the year, a record that won't be matched till 1970. Outfielder Red Murray prevents a loss for Matty with one of the greatest catches ever seen at Forbes Field. With two outs and two on, Dots Miller belts a long line drive off Matty into the growing darkness. With everyone straining to follow the ball, a bolt of lightening flashes and Murray is seen making a bare-handed grab on the dead run to end the inning. Bill Klem then calls the game.
The A's jump on Walter Johnson, scoring six runs in five innings, before relief comes in. Before exiting, Johnson hits his first ML homer, off Harry Krause, who will lead the A.L. in ERA with a sparkling 1.39.
IN THE NEWS: Nap Lajoie resigns as Cleveland manager with the team in 6th place, but he remains as a player.
Walter Johnson gives up four hits in topping the A's Chief Bender in 12 innings. The Nat's win 1-0, but the overwork will take its toll on the young ace. He will develop a sore arm and in his next two outing he will give up 27 hits.
IN THE NEWS: Giants player-coach Arlie Latham steals 2B in the Giants' 14-1 laugher over the Phillies. At 50, he is the oldest player to swipe a base.
For the second time in eight days, Cubs P Ed Reulbach wins his 16 consecutive game from an opponent, this time beating the Reds. His streak against Cincinnati (according to historian Ed Hartig) started on April 15, 1906.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1909 |
| Cleveland Indians 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at League Park I |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Bennett Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 3 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 2, Washington Senators 1 at American League Park II |
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| Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at West Side Grounds |
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| New York Giants 14, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Forbes Field |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Forbes Field |
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IN THE NEWS: Doc Crandall slices the Phillies, 6-4, but the Quakers come back to beat Mathewson, 1-0. Sherry Magee scores the only run in the bottom of the 9th to tag Matty with the loss.
The Phillies are rained out for a 10th consecutive day.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1909 |
| Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Bennett Park |
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| New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 6 at Hilltop Park |
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| New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Hilltop Park |
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| Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at South End Grounds III |
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| New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Giants 0 at Baker Bowl |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Forbes Field |
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IN THE NEWS: The Giants edge the Reds, 1-0, with Christy Mathewson winning this one, 1-0. Jack Rowan takes the loss when Larry Doyle walks in the 1st, goes to 3B on a ground out and scores on another grounder.
Jack Taylor, former iron man pitcher in the NL, hurls two complete games in the Central League. On the mound for Dayton, he shuts out Terra Haute on two hits to win 4-0 in game one, then wins 1-0 in 11 innings in game 2. On June 4th, pitching for Grand Rapids in the same league, Taylor threw a 1-0 no-hitter over Fort Wayne.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1909 |
| Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 at South Side Park III |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 10, Cleveland Indians 6 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 7 at Bennett Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 3 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, Boston Braves 2 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: Deacon McGuire is named as Cleveland's manager, replacing Nap Lajoie. The Deacon has previously managed Boston and Washington.
IN THE NEWS: With lefthander Jim Pastorius pitching, Brooklyn C Bill Bergen throws out six (erroneously listed as 7) of eight base-stealing Cardinals in a 9-1 St. Louis victory. Bergen's mark is a 20th century high, twice tied in 1915. In the first game of the doubleheader, it was Brooklyn's turn as they swiped six bases in a 7-0 win. The Cards steal two bases.
It's a day for thievery as the Cubs steal home three times in a game at Boston, tying a ML mark. They waste no time, as Johnny Evers and Del Howard do it in the first inning, and Solly Hofman in the 2nd. Chicago wins, 11-6.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1909 |
| Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 1 at South Side Park III |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 12, Cleveland Indians 6 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 11, Washington Senators 6 at Bennett Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 11, Boston Braves 6 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Washington Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 12, Cincinnati Reds 9 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: The Giants split with the Pirates, taking the first game 4-3 behind Hooks Wiltse, then losing the 2nd. Bugs Raymond toils the whole nine innings for the Giants and gets clobbered 11-3. John McGraw leaves the high-living pitcher in the runaway to teach him a lesson.
At Detroit, A's catcher Paddy Livingston throws out Ty Cobb trying to steal 3rd during an intentional walk to Sam Crawford. Cobb intentional spikes 3B Frank Baker on his bare hand during the play, prompting howls of protest from the Athletics. The Tigers win, 7-6, and A's manager Connie Mack will complain to Ban Johnson about Cobb's dirty play. Cobb gets a warning from the AL president.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1909 |
| Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 0 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 0 at Sportsman's Park III |
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| Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 11, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson stops the Pirates, 3-2, on five hits to notch his 20th victory of the season. It is the 7th season in a row that Matty's hit 20 wins. Nick Maddox takes the loss for the leading Bucs.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1909 |
| Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at South Side Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 2 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Bennett Park |
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| New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III |
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| Boston Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 8 at South End Grounds III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 7 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: Still pitching doubleheaders, Joe "Iron Man" McGinnity wins a pair for Newark over Buffalo in the Eastern League.
IN THE NEWS: In the first of two games at South Side Park, William "Dolly" Gray of Washington enters the record book by walking eight White Sox in the 2nd inning, with seven of the walks in a row (both ML records). The six runs scored are enough for a 6-4 Chicago win, although they manage only one hit against Dolly. Leading off the 2nd, Patsy Dougherty logs the only hit, and when he bats again in the inning, manager Billy Sullivan suggests he go to the plate without a bat. For Dougherty, this is the 3rd of four times he'll have the only hit in a game.
In New York, the matchup between Three Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson fizzles when the Cubs score four runs in the first two innings. Matty is lifted and Brown wins the game, 6-1.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1909 |
| Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 4 at South Side Park III |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, Washington Senators 1 at South Side Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 1 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 7, Boston Braves 6 at South End Grounds III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Washington Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Baker Bowl |
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IN THE NEWS: The Pirates trade 3B Jap Barbeau, 2B Al Storke, and cash to the Cardinals for 3B Bobby Byrne.
IN THE NEWS: The Cubs and Giants swap shutouts in this Monday doubleheader. Chicago wins the opener, 2-0, in 11 innings, and Christy Mathewson outpitches Ed Reulbach in the nitecap to win, 5-0, on five hits.
IN THE NEWS: The A.J. Reach Company is granted a patent for its cork-centered baseball, which will replace the hard rubber-cored one. This change will be particularly apparent in the NL in 1910-11.
| SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1909 |
| Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at South Side Park III |
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| New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 3 at Sportsman's Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Braves 2 at South End Grounds III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 2, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Baker Bowl |
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