Athletics 4, Tigers 3: The lead changed hands twice in the 9th inning, but Philadelphia had the last laugh as Al Wingo singled home George Burns in the home half of the inning to secure its second consecutive walk-off win over Detroit. The A's led 2-1 through eight innings, after Charlie High's solo homer in the 5th had taken the initiative back for PHA after Ty Cobb had singled, stolen second and third, and scored on Harry Heilmann's hit in the 4th. Dan Boone put on the first two Tigers in the 9th, but Walt Kinney retired the next two while allowing the tying run to score. After walking Cobb intentionally, Kinney (9-14) could not retire Bobby Veach, whose RBU single put Detroit in front by a run. Bernie Boland (17-9) came on in relief of Hooks Dauss to start the bottom of the 9th and got in immediate trouble - he walked Lena Styles to start the inning and then served up a game-tying three-bagger to pinch-hitter Burns. After High lined out sharply to third, Wingo administered the last rites to Detroit with a line-drive base hit to left. [box]
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Indians 8, Yankees 0: Ray Caldwell suffocated the New York attack and Cleveland blew a tense pitching duel wide open with a seven-run 9th inning at the Polo Grounds. Caldwell's RBI single in the 5th followed Steve O'Neill's two-run double and was the only run of the game over the first eight innings as Caldwell and Carl Mays had combined to allow only ten hits. But it all went horribly wrong for Mays (9-13) in the final inning, as he allowed a three-run home run to Bill Wambsganss and then proceeded to allow the next four men to reach base before being lifted. By the time the dust had cleared, it was 8-0 Cleveland and all Caldwell (6-11) had to do was mop up in the bottom half of the inning. O'Neill, Caldwell and Tris Speaker each had two hits on the day. [box]
Yankees 11, Indians 3: Frank Baker and Roger Peckinpaugh each drove home three men as New York whacked out fourteen hits (all of the one-base variety) and drew twelve bases on balls off of an ineffectual Cleveland pitching staff in an easy win. The Yanks put this one away early, scoring three times in each of the 2nd and 3rd innings - both with some help from miscues by CLE outfielder Elmer Smith - on their way to 9-2 lead after five frames. Peckinpaugh added to his three walks with a two-run single to close out the scoring in the 8th, and Chick Fewster was also given three free passes. All Jack Quinn (18-13) had to do was manage the game and that he did, allowing seven hits and three runs while going the distance. [box]
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