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Week 17 Results


Monday, August 5, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Chicago (NL) announced that first baseman Jack Doyle had sprained an ankle and would likely miss the next week.

St. Louis announced that center fielder Emmet Heidrick had been induced to return to the team from 07/20/1901.

Cleveland announced the acquisition of pitcher Harry McNeal.

New York announced the acquisition of pitcher Ike Van Zandt.

Pittsburgh announced the acquisition of catcher George Yeager, formerly with Cleveland.

 Chicago (AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 2

Fielder Jones
Cleveland found themselves short of pitchers so they acquired Harry McNeal (0-1, 9.00) in a pinch to make his ML debut against the best team in the AL. The White Stockings scored five runs in the bottom of the first as their way of welcoming the newcomer, but McNeal kept his composure and pitched better from there. Catcher Billy Sullivan hit a two-out two-run triple in the fateful first to put the game out of reach and right fielder Fielder Jones scored three runs and hit his second homerun of the season.

Washington 10 Philadelphia (AL (H) 2 (GM 1)

The Senators didn’t really have any big innings, but they had something going almost every inning as they easily took game one of the doubleheader. Center fielder and leadoff hitter Irv Waldron went 2-for-4 with three RBI's and right fielder Sam Dungan and catcher Boileryard Clarke both homered to extend Washington's lead in the AL in this department.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 9 Washington 3 (GM 2)

The Athletics slowly built a 3-0 lead but that evaporated when Washington third baseman Bill Coughlin hit a three-run homerun in the top of the seventh to tie the score at 3-3. This appeared to rile up the Philadelphia team as they roared back with a six-run eighth that included a two-run homerun (#11) from Nap Lajoie and a two-out two-run triple from Snake Wiltse (2-6, 3.91).

Boston (AL) 4 Baltimore (H) 1 (GM 1)

The Americans struck quickly with three runs in the top of the first and then Cy Young (21-4, 1.34) took over from there. Boston right fielder Charlie Hemphill drove in two runs to key the first-inning outburst.

Baltimore (H) 3 Boston (AL) 1 (GM 2)

Orioles second baseman Jimmy Williams broke up the 1-1 tie with a two-run triple (#16) in the bottom of the eighth and Jerry Nops (4-8, 4.34) held on for the win and the doubleheader split.

Detroit 14 Milwaukee (H) 3

The Tigers spanked the Brewers pretty thoroughly as they accumulated 22 hits on the day with every Tigers player accounting for at least two hits. First baseman Davey Crockett had a 4-for-5 day with two runs scored and two RBI's to lead the hit parade in support of Jack Cronin (11-10, 3.92).

St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh (H) 4

St. Louis fell behind early but stormed back to get the win in Pittsburgh. Right fielder and player-manager Patsy Donovan went 3-for-4 on the day and scored three runs in support of Jack Powell (13-12, 3.18).


Brooklyn 3 Boston (NL) (H) 0

Superbas first baseman Joe Kelley hit a solo homerun in the top of the first to get the visitors a quick lead and then Bill Donovan (16-9, 3.22) did the rest. Vic Willis (13-8, 1.55) pitched well but could have used some offensive support.

New York (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 1 (GM 1)

All the runs were scored early as Christy Mathewson (18-10, 2.05) and Happy Townsend (2-3, 5.70) finally got warmed up and shut down their opponents the rest of the way. New York catcher Aleck Smith went 3-for-4 in game one of the doubleheader.

Philadelphia (NL) 9 New York (H) 4 (GM 2)

The Giants outhit the Phillies 15-12 in game two, but Dummy Taylor (11-12, 3.3) had control problems all day and ended up walking eight Phillies. The visitors capitalized early and built a big lead and allowed Bill Duggleby (10-9, 2.82) to cruise home with the win.

Cincinnati (H) 10 Chicago (NL) 9

The Reds kept building up a lead only to see the Orphans repeatedly come back to make it close, and then the Cincinnati defense completely fell apart and the Orphans took an 8-6 lead in the top of the eighth. This time the Reds had an answer and score four times in the bottom of the eighth and then held on for the close victory. Reds first baseman Jake Beckley went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, three RBI's, and a double and right fielder Sam Crawford had a 2-for-5 day with two runs scored, two RBI's, and a triple and homerun to spark the Reds offense.
  
Tuesday, August 6, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Milwaukee announced that first baseman/outfielder Jiggs Donahue had recently suffered a bruised finger and was expected to miss the next ten days. Milwaukee also announced the acquisition of outfielder Ed Bruyette.

Baltimore announced that first baseman Jimmy Hart had been suspended indefinitely after having struck an umpire during a recent game against Boston. Reportedly, the mild-mannered Hart became enraged after being called out at third base. Supposedly the umpire (Haskell) had call Hart a 'dirty cur'.

Detroit announced the release of pitcher Ed High.

Brooklyn announced that center fielder Tom McCreery was not in the best of health and was likely to miss the next few days. Reportedly, McCreery claimed to have malaria, but friends stated it was his 'big black cigars'.

Cleveland announced the acquisition of pitcher Jack Bracken.

Cincinnati announced that infielder Harry Steinfeldt would return to play following his illness of 06/30/1901.

Milwaukee (H) 10 Detroit 0

The Brewers were able to cool off the red hot Tigers as Tully Sparks (7-14, 4.77) held them to five hits and got the shutout win over a roughed up Roscoe Miller (14-9, 2.98). Milwaukee first baseman John Anderson went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI's and two doubles, giving him 45 doubles for the season (he actually had 46).

St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh (H) 5

The Pirates took an early lead but they let the Cardinals back in the game because of their sloppy defense as they had five errors in this game. Even then the Pirates did manage to tie the game at 5-5 when they scored twice in the bottom of the eighth, only to kick the ball around some more in the ninth and let the visitors regain the lead. Newly acquired catcher George Yeager had three of the Pittsburgh errors.

Philadelphia (NL) Boston (NL) (H) 1

The Phillies put up a three-spot in the top of the first and then ground their way to a victory in Boston. Red Donahue (13-9, 2.64) got the win over Bill Dinneen (7-13, 3.15).

Cincinnati (H) 9 Chicago (NL) 6

Similar to yesterday's game the Reds built an early lead and then spent the rest of the game fighting off attempted rallies by the Orphans. Also similar to yesterday's game was that both first baseman Jake Beckley and right fielder Sam Crawford went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI's, and a double, plus Crawford added a homerun (#9)
  
Wednesday, August 7, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Washington announced that catcher/first baseman Mike Grady would return to play following his having been spiked on 08/04/1901.

Detroit (H) 6 Chicago (AL) 2

Six different Tigers drove in a run as Detroit scored two runs in the second, fifth, and eighth innings to pick up the win in game one of the series. Joe Yeager (13-0, 2.00) defeated Jimmy Callahan (7-3, 2.21) as Yeager only allowed four hits to the visitors today.

Philadelphia (AL) 16 Washington (H) 10 (GM 1)

Pitchers on both teams knew that with the nine games in five days against a common foe there just wasn’t any relief help and they would have to gut it out every time they went to the mound this week. Game one of the doubleheader had a total of 46 hits as neither pitcher was particularly effective. Every player on Washington but one had a hit and scored a run, while every Athletics player had at least one hit. Phillies left fielder Matty McIntyre went 5-for-5 and scored four runs and catcher Doc Powers went 4-for-5 and drove in five runs, three of those runs coming in on a three-run homerun.

Philadelphia (AL) 9 Washington (H) 8 (GM 2)

Both teams kept their hitting shoes on for game two as the Athletics led 6-0 after the third only to see the Senators tie the score at 6-6 with a six-run fifth. Philadelphia soon regained the lead and Eddie Plank (8-8, 3.74) held on for the doubleheader sweep. Nap Lajoie went 2-for-4 and picked up four RBI's (97).

Boston (AL) 11 Baltimore (H) 7 (GM 1)

The Americans scored two in the first and then blew game one of the doubleheader open with a seven-run third. Center fielder Chick Stahl and first baseman Buck Freeman both homered for Boston and right fielder Cy Seymour homered for Baltimore.

Boston (AL) 4 Baltimore (H) 0 (GM 2)

Boston starter Nig Cuppy (10-1, 3.15) pitched 8.2 innings of hitless ball, only to see the no-hitter broken up when opposing pitcher Joe McGinnity (15-15, 2.70) blooped an opposite-field single. Cuppy had walked a batter earlier in the game but the runner was immediately dispatched with a double play. Cuppy also went 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and two doubles as he threw his fifth shutout of the season.

Milwaukee 10 Cleveland (H) 3

The Blues came into the game with an eight-game losing streak but found themselves only two games behind the Brewers for seventh place. Cleveland got off to an early 2-0 lead but then Milwaukee scored five times in the fifth, a two-out two-run triple by player-manager Hugh Duffy being the big hit. The Brewers then struck again with a four-run eighth, a two-out three-run homerun by John Anderson to put the game out of reach.

St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh (H) 6

After having lost the previous two games to St. Louis, Pittsburgh was looking to right the ship and built up a 6-1 lead after the fifth inning. The Cardinals kept chipping away though and then with two outs in the top of the ninth center fielder Emmet Heidrick hit a two-run triple and suddenly St. Louis had the lead. Jack Powell (14-12, 3.28) held on to the lead and St. Louis completed their three-game sweep over first-place Pittsburgh.

Chicago (NL) 13 Cincinnati (H) 2

The Reds were hoping to complete a three-game sweep at home versus Chicago but four Reds errors opened the door to a big win for the visitors. Lead-off hitter and left fielder Topsy Hartsel went 6-for-6 and scored three runs and second place hitter center fielder Danny Green went 4-for-6 with three runs scored, four RBI's, and a double and a triple.
  
Thursday, August 8, 1901

Nig Cuppy
As seen on the telegraph: Boston (AL) announced the release of pitcher Nig Cuppy. Reportedly, manager Jimmy Collins had carried him on the roster for a month after having been the team president had ordered his release, but Cuppy was going to sue the team for a full year's salary. Cuppy planned to open a billiards hall in Elkhart, IN with teammate catcher Lou Criger after the season.

Note: Only in an APBA replay could a pitcher go 10-1, throw five shutouts, and come within one batter of pitching a no-hitter the previous day and then get released, never to play major league baseball again. While his line stats are pretty much in-line with what he did during the regular season, he somehow went 10-1 for me instead of 4-6.

Milwaukee announced that center fielder and player-manager Hugh Duffy had been suspended for ten games for assaulting an umpire in a recent game versus Cleveland. Reportedly there was already bad blood between the two and after a  batted ball landed on the foul line and was called fair by the umpire (Manassau) Duffy ran over from center field and landed a right on his jaw.

Brooklyn announced that pitcher Jay Hughes would return to the rotation from his sore arm of 08/03/1901.

Chicago (NL) announced that catcher Johnny Kling would return to the lineup from his unknown injury of 07/23/1901.

Baltimore 1 Boston (AL) (H) 0 (14)

After yesterday's doubleheader in Baltimore, both teams boarded the train and moved the series to Boston. Baltimore scored the only run of the game when right fielder Cy Seymour led off the fourteenth with a single, stole second, advanced to third on an infield out, and then scored on a single by shortstop Bill Keister. Harry Howell (12-10, 3.53) got the win over Cy Young (21-5, 1.30).

Detroit (H) 2 Chicago (AL) 1

Detroit pushed across a run in the bottom of the third to take a 2-1 lead and then the pitchers took over. Ed Siever (13-9, 2.32) and Clark Griffith (16-6, 1.97) both pitched masterpieces but the Tigers came out on top today despite being outhit 6-4 by the White Stockings.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 Washington 1 (GM 1)

After yesterday's doubleheader in Washington, the two teams got on the train and moved the series to Philadelphia. The Athletics managed to get a few runs on the board early and Chick Fraser (9-15, 5.28) kept the Senators off the board until the ninth inning. Philadelphia catcher Doc Powers hit his second homerun of the past two days.

Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6 Washington 0 (GM 2)

The Senators defense cleared the way for the Athletics to keep scoring as only two of their runs allowed were earned, but it was enough for Snake Wiltse (3-6, 3.46) to claim the shutout win over Bill Carrick (13-11, 4.07) in game two of the doubleheader. Philadelphia second baseman Nap Lajoie had three hits to pass the 150 mark (151) and two RBI's to reach the 100 RBI mark.

Note: Philadelphia swept yesterday's doubleheader versus Washington by a combined score of 25-18, as opposed to the 9-1 combined score of today's doubleheader.

Milwaukee 7 Cleveland (H) 3

Cleveland ran their losing streak to ten games as Milwaukee got ahead early and continued to press their advantage. Both teams had a sloppy defense, but Ned Garvin (9-6, 2.82) held the Blues to only six hits and got the win. Brewers first baseman John Anderson hit double #46 and drove in three runs to give him 79 for the season.

Pittsburgh (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 2

Pittsburgh was happy to be home after having lost three in a row in St. Louis but Chicago made them work for the win. With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth Pirates second baseman Claude Ritchey hit a two-run double to put the home team ahead to stay and secure the win for Ed Poole (5-2, 2.27).

Philadelphia (NL) 3 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (10) (GM 1)

With the score tied 1-1 with two outs in the top of the tenth Boston left fielder Frank Murphy let a ball skip past him all the way to the wall and two Phillies were able to come around and score to give the visitors a 3-1 lead. Al Orth (14-7, 2.50), who scored that first run in the tenth, outlasted Togie Pittinger (10-10, 2.59) for the game one win.

Boston (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (NL) 3 (14) (GM 2)

Boston center fielder Duff Cooley lined a two-out single off the outfield wall to score first baseman Fred Tenney from third base and give the Beaneaters a split in the doubleheader. Kid Nichols (11-10, 2.56) got the decision over Bill Duggleby (10-10, 2.76).

Brooklyn 9 New York (H) 4 (GM 1)

The Giants got the scoring started with three in the third but the Superbas answered back with seven runs in the top of the seventh as Dummy Taylor's (11-13, 3.24) control problems recurred. Frank Kitson (13-9, 2.94) got the win and Brooklyn right fielder Willie Keeler  had a 4-for-4 day with a walk and three runs scored.

Brooklyn 4 New York (H) 1 (GM 1)

Brooklyn used three triples to build a 2-0 lead after the third inning and then added two insurance runs in the ninth to get the game one win in New York. The Superbas had only seven hits off Christy Mathewson (18-11, 2.11) but bunched them together to help Jay Hughes (10-9, 4.34) to the victory and the doubleheader sweep.

St. Louis 3 Cincinnati (H) 2

The Cardinals led 3-1 after the third and then held on for the tight win over Cincinnati. St. Louis did nick Noodles Hahn (15-12, 2.73), but the Reds hurler otherwise kept them off the scoreboard. Willie Sudhoff (6-12, 5.90) got the win.
  
Friday, August 9, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: New York announced the release of pitcher Dummy Deegan.

Pittsburgh announced that pitcher Deacon Phillippe was ill and was not expected to pitch for the next ten days.

Brooklyn announced that center fielder Tom McCreery would return to play following his illness of 08/06/01.

Cleveland announced that pitcher Earl Moore would return to the rotation following his sore arm of 07/31/1901.

St. Louis announced the turn of pitcher Ed Murphy to the rotation following his hand injury of 07/27/1901.

Boston (AL) (H) 4 Baltimore 0 (GM 1)

George Winter (6-8, 2.74) didn't allow Baltimore any leeway today as the Americans got an early lead and then held on for the game one shutout. The Boston offense didn’t do much, but they bunched their hits and got the job done.

Boston (AL) (H) 3 Baltimore 1 (GM 2)

The Orioles scored their first run of the day when they tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the seventh, but the Americans came right back with a two-spot in the bottom half of the inning. Fred Mitchell (4-4, 2.84) outdueled Joe McGinnity (15-16, 2.72) to earn Boston the doubleheader sweep.

Detroit (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 1

The Tiger continued their torrid play as they beat the first-place White Stockings at home for the third consecutive day. Chicago scored a run in the top of the first, but that was all Roscoe Miller (15-9, 2.90) would give up today as the Chicago defense had three errors on the day that all led to Detroit runs.

Washington (H) 11 Philadelphia (AL) 6 (GM 1)

The two teams have played doubleheaders on both of the past two days and three in the past four days and they have another one today, so the pitchers on both teams are running on fumes at this point. Catcher Mike Grady had a homerun (#7) and three RBI's plus right fielder Dale Gear added three more RBI's to support Bill Carrick (14-11, 4.11) in his game one win.

Philadelphia (AL) 4 Washington (H) 3 (GM 2)

It appeared the Senators were well on their way to a doubleheader sweep until Dale Gear, normally a pitcher but has been in right field most of the week for Washington, muffed two balls in the eighth inning and suddenly the Athletics had the lead. Eddie Plank (12-11, 3.71) gladly took the game two win.

Cleveland (H) 2 Milwaukee 1 (10)

Cleveland's best pitcher, Earl Moore (10-9, 2.30), returned from his injury stint and ended the Blues ten-game losing streak. Shortstop Frank Scheibeck doubled to lead off the bottom of the tenth, moved to third on Moore's groundout, and then scored when center fielder Ollie Pickering blooped a single over the second baseman.

Pittsburgh (H) 9 Chicago (NL) 8

An exciting game as the Orphans kept getting a lead but the Pirates kept coming back, at least until Jesse Tannehill (17-3, 1.49) tripled home two runs in the fifth to finally put Pittsburgh ahead. Now it was Chicago's turn to come back and they finally tied the game at 8-8 on the top of the ninth, but it was Pirates third baseman Tommy Leach who ended the game when he singled home second baseman Claude Ritchey from second base in the bottom of the ninth with the game-winner.

New York 19 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7

It was the Giants day as they exploded for 22 hits, walked eight times, and scored 19 runs to win in a laugher over the Phillies. Shortstop and player-manager George Davis went 4-for-6 with four runs scored as every Giants player had at least one hit.

Brooklyn (H) 4 Boston (NL) 2

The Beaneaters scored first but the Superbas responded with a three-run fourth and Bill Donovan (17-9, 3.17) defeated Vic Willis (13-9, 1.62). A two-run single by Brooklyn catcher Deacon McGuire was the big hit in the fateful fourth for the Superbas.

St. Louis 12 Cincinnati (H) 4

The Cardinals extended their winning streak to six games as they pounded Reds pitching all day. Reds fans got an unexpected thrill when St. Louis second baseman Dick Padden and first baseman Dan McGann hit back-to-back home run in the top of the fourth.
  
Saturday, August 10, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Baltimore announced that third baseman Jack Dunn had suffered a broken nose when hit in the face by his own batted ball. Dunn was expected to miss the next ten days.

St. Louis announced that catcher Jack Ryan had suffered a strained side and was expected to miss the next week.

Washington announced the acquisition of first baseman Tim Jordan.

Chicago (AL) announced the acquisition of pitcher Jack McAleese from Syracuse (Eastern League).

Baltimore 10 Boston (AL) (H) 6 (GM 1)

The Orioles scored four runs in the third and then scored four again in the eighth and finally held on for the game one victory. Baltimore shortstop Bill Keister went 2-for-5 with three RBI's and two doubles to get the Orioles offense going.

Baltimore 1 Boston (AL) (H) 0 (GM 2)

Cy Young (21-6, 1.26) only allowed one unearned run but it was all that Baltimore needed to avenge yesterday's doubleheader sweep with one of their own today. Frank Foreman (8-6, 2.69) scattered five hits and picked up the game two win.

Note: These two teams have played nine games against each other over the past six days. Boston took 3-of-4 in Baltimore to start the week as they swept a doubleheader and the two teams split a doubleheader. In Boston, both teams each swept a doubleheader and Baltimore won the solo game, a 3-to-2 advantage for the Orioles giving Baltimore a 5-4 advantage for the week.

Detroit (H) 4 Milwaukee 1

The Brewers scored first but that was their only highlight as the Tigers plated two in the fourth and then two more in the sixth to get the win. Joe Yeager (14-0, 1.93) took the victory over Bert Husting (4-8, 6.60).

Washington (H) 9 Philadelphia (AL) 5

The Senators scored three runs in the second and then added a five-run seventh to run away with the easy home victory. Washington left fielder Pop Foster and third baseman Bill Coughlin both went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI's and a double.

Note: These two teams have played nine games against each other over the past six days. The two teams split a doubleheader in Philadelphia to start the week. Then the series moved to Washington where the Athletics swept the first two doubleheaders, then there was a doubleheader split, and then Washington took the finale for a 6-3 advantage for Philadelphia over the week.

Chicago (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 3

The Blues scored two in the first and led most of the game, but the White Stockings kept it close and then in the top of the eighth they combined a few key hits with some sloppy Cleveland defense to score two runs and regain the lead. Jack Katoll got the win (12-5, 2.47) over Harry McNeal (0-2, 5.82).

Philadelphia (NL) 2 New York 1

The Giants didn’t have a hit until the seventh, but they used the hits they got to tie the score at 1-1, but could do no more damage against Red Donahue (14-9, 2.56). The Phillies scored a run in the first then won the game in the ninth when left fielder Ed Delahanty singled, stole second, advanced to third on a ground out, then then scored on first baseman Hughie Jennings single for the game-winner.

Boston (NL) 3 Brooklyn (H) 2 (GM 1)

The Beaneaters scored once in the first and then twice in the fourth and then Bill Dinneen (8-13, 3.10) held off a late charge from the hometown Superbas to get the game one win. Brooklyn outhit Boston 9-7, but three caught stealing attempts Brooklyn often cut their own rally attempts short.

Brooklyn (H) 2 Boston (NL) 0 (GM 2)

Brooklyn scored two runs in the first and that was it for the scoring as Doc Newton (6-14, 4.98) had another strong outing for his new team. Second baseman Tom Daly had a two-run single and that was enough to get the Superbas a game two win and a split in the doubleheader.

St. Louis (H) 6 Cincinnati 2

The Cardinals won their seventh in a row as the homerun derby appeared in St. Louis today. Reds third baseman Harry Steinfeldt homered (#2) in the second to get the visitors an early 2-0 lead, but then St. Louis shortstop Bobby Wallace hit his first of the year to help regain the lead for the Cardinals in the fourth and then player-manager Patsy Donovan added an insurance run in the eighth.
  
Sunday, August 11, 1901

As seen on the telegraph: Washington announce that outfielder Pop Foster had temporarily left the team to visit his dying father in Springfield, MA.

Jack McCarthy
Cleveland announced that outfielder Jack McCarthy had suffered a severe knee injury and was to be out for the remainder of the season. Reportedly there was speculation that McCarthy would never play again, but he did play several more seasons.

St. Louis announced the team suspension of pitcher Jack Powell following an argument with the team treasure (Heilbronner). Reportedly he and Jesse Burkett has "disappeared" when the team arrived in Chicago recently and Heilbronner had reprimanded both players for boozing it up. St. Louis also announced the acquisition of pitcher Bob Wicker from Dayton (Western Association).

Chicago (NL) announced the return of first baseman Jack Doyle following his injured ankle of 08/05/1901.

Chicago (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 1

The White Stockings scored three times in the second inning and Jimmy Callahan (8-3, 2.02) limited the Blues to three hits and one unearned run. Lead-off hitter and center fielder Dummy Hoy had three RBI's with some clutch hitting.

Detroit (H) 2 Milwaukee 1

The Tigers got two runs early but that was all, but it was enough as Ed Siever (14-9, 2.22) didn't allow a hit to the Brewers until the seventh inning. Bill Reidy (9-13, 3.90) pitched a great game for Milwaukee but could have used some offensive support.

St. Louis (H) 3 Cincinnati 2

The Cardinals won their eighth in a row by coming back against the Reds after they spotted the visitors a two-run lead in the top of the third. St. Louis scored once in the bottom of the third, and then regained the lead with two in the fourth, and then allowed Jack Harper (11-17, 3.99) to shut down the Reds the rest of the way for the win.

Pittsburgh 8 Chicago (NL) (H) 1

The Pirates got off to a fast start with two in the first and then they just continued to pour it on from there, handing Rube Waddell (14-12, 3.92) one of his worst starts of the season. Ed Doheny (4-6, 5.06) had another good start for his new team.



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