IN THE NEWS: In Pete Alexander's toughest game of the year, the Cubs veteran battles for 19 innings with White Sox hurler Ted Blankenship, before the City Series game is called at 22.
The A's roll over the Yankees 100 in Philadelphia. Rookie Leo Durocher makes his debut as a pinch hitter in the 8th against Stan Baumgartner. The Lip flies out.
The Senators close out the season with a 31 win over the Red Sox. Ted Wingfield is the victor. Washington's Firpo Marberry finishes the season with 55 mound appearances, all in relief. He becomes the first exclusive relief hurler appearing in more than 40 games and launches a growing trend that will extend to the present day.
IN THE NEWS: Harry Heilmann gets six hits in Detroit's doubleheader sweep over the Browns, 104 and 116, to edge out teammate Ty Cobb for the batting crown, .393 to .389. Cobb bats over .300 for the 20th time. In the 2nd game, the final game of the season, managers George Sisler of the Browns and Ty Cobb of the Tigers both pitch in relief in for the two clubs, won by Detroit 116. Cobb is perfect in his one inning, while Sisler holds the Tigers scoreless in two.
In the nitecap following an 81 loss, the Phils Dutch Ulrich shuts out the Giants, 30. The National League tallies a National League record low of 49 shutouts this year.
The series-bound Pirates end the season splitting with the Reds, winning 42 before losing 41.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson dies of tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, NY, at the age of 45. At the time of his death he was part owner and president of the Boston Braves.
Walter Johnson (20-7) opens the World Series in Pittsburgh. A 5th-inning home run by Pie Traynor is the only damaging blow, as Johnson fans 10 of the heavy-hitting Bucs for a 41 win over Lee Meadows (19-10). Sam Rice, Joe Harris, and Ossie Bluege, with two hits each, drive in the Senators' runs.
In a cold opener of the annual City Series between the Cubs and the White Sox, the Cubs Grover Alexander and the Southsiders Ted Blankenship each labor 19 innings before darkness stops the game with the score 22. The Cubs then win four of the next five to win the series.
The Philadelphia Bobbies, a women's professional team, sets sail for Japan where they will play a number of exhibition games against men's teams. Using a male battery, the Bobbies will win 60% of their games, according to an article in the Philadelphia Bulletin of July 8, 2000.
IN THE NEWS: For game three it's clear but bitterly cold in Washington following a rainstorm that caused the game to be rescheduled. President Coolidge throws out the first ball. The Pirates hold a slim 32 lead after 6. A walk and two singles score two in the 8th for Washington, and Firpo Marberry (8-6) closes it. Joe Harris has two hits for the 3rd time; he'll lead the Senators with .440. Sam Rice makes a controversial game-saving play in the 8th, tumbling into the stands in the right corner to spear a long drive by Earl Smith. About 15 seconds later he emerges with the ball. Despite the Pirates' arguments that a fan might have given it to him, ump Cy Rigler calls Smith out. Questioned about it for the rest of his life, Rice leaves a letter, to be opened after his death (in 1974), in which he states: "At no time did I lose possession of the ball."
IN THE NEWS: Before a home crowd of 36,000, Walter Johnson wins his 3rd straight World Series contest over two years. He blanks the Bucs on six hits, only two out of the infield, and fans just 2. A 3-run home run by Goose Goslin in the 4th followed by Joe Harris's round-tripperthe first back-to-back home runs in World Series historygive the Senators a 40 win and 31 Series advantage. Veteran Babe Adams gives up two hits but pitches a scoreless 9th for the Bucs: Babe's last World Series appearance was winning game seven in the 1909 World Series.
In game 5, Stan Coveleski goes out to finish off the Pirates, but a lapse of control costs him two in the 3rd. Joe Harris's 3rd home run ties it in the 4th. In the 7th, a walk and three hits net two runs and drive Coveleski off the mound. The Pirates' 13-hit attack produces a 63 win.
IN THE NEWS: Back home for game six before 43,810, the largest crowd of the Series, Pittsburgh's Ray Kremer (17-8) gives up a first-inning home run to Goose Goslin and a run in the 2nd on Roger Peckinpaugh's RBI double. Joe Ferguson is touched for two in 3rd. The tie is broken by 2B Eddie Moore's home run, the 11th in the Series, and Pittsburgh wins 32.
IN THE NEWS: A steady downpour yesterday and today has left the field a muddy mess as the 7th game is played in the rainiest conditions ever. It's a short day for Vic Aldridge: three walks and two hits, and he's out of there with one out in the first. Walter Johnson takes a 40 lead to the mound. The Bucs clobber him for 15 hits, good for 24 total bases. Max Carey's 4-for-5 gives him a Series-high .458. The Senators make the most of seven hits, scoring seven runs, including Roger Peckinpaugh's home run, the 12th of the Series, a World Series record. Johnson would have fared better but for two more errors by SS Peckinpaugh, the MVP's 7th and 8th, still the World Series record for any position. The Senators made only one other error. Ray Kremer picks up his 2nd win with a 4-inning relief effort, as the Senators lose 97. The Series breaks all financial records, grossing almost $1.2 million. Winning shares are $5,332.72; losers' $3,734.60.
When the Senators arrive in Washington, a telegram is waiting from American League president Ban Johnson, who boycotted the series again because of his feud with Landis. In a veiled criticism of Bucky Harris's decision to keep Johnson in the game, Johnson wire reads: "This I admire. Lost the Series for sentimental reasons. This should never occur in a world series." Bucky Harris calls the words, "gratuitous."
Vernon pitcher Clyde Barfoot pitches 15 innings in a PCL victory over Los Angeles. Barfoot's 2nd homer of the game wins it 65. Barfoot will win 25 games this year and 314 in his minor league career. His ML career mark will be 810.
IN THE NEWS: Salt Lake City (PCL) 2B Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th home run of the season in a 1210 victory over Sacramento in the final game of the year. It is an inside-the-park drive in the 7th off Frank Shellenback.
IN THE NEWS: Marv Goodwin, 34, former righthander for the Cards who joined the Reds at the end of the season, is killed in a plane he was piloting. He is the first active player to die from injuries sustained in an airplane crash. Goodwin was one of the original spitballer who was "grandfathered."
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