Tigers 7, Indians 6: A close, well-pitched contest went to hell in a handbasket in the final inning, as Cleveland used a big outburst to grab the lead and then could not hold off Detroit's rally in the bottom of the 9th. The teams traded single runs on three occasions, resulting in a 3-3 game after Ty Cobb's RBI single in the 7th, but neither starting pitcher would survive the 9th. The Indians loaded the bases with one out in the top half and then Bill Wambsganss "took one for the club", as Bernie Boland's shooter made a bee-line for his hip, to give CLE the lead. Joe Harris scored from third when Elmer Smith grounded back to Boland and the pitcher could not get the ball to the plate in time, and an Eddie Ainsmith passed ball brought Wambsganss home with a third run. That left Elmer Myers (11-7) with three outs to get, and he got exactly none of them. He walked Donie Bush to start the inning and then allowed three straight singles to score two runs and put the tying and winning runs aboard, and then had to face the dangerous Harry Heilmann; "Slug" lived up to his nickname with a two-base hit that tied the scores. This was enough for Tris Speaker, who pulled the dejected Myers in favor of Johnny Enzmann, but the promising youngster had not seen much duty since early in the season, and was probably not at his sharpest when he served up a base hit to Chick Shorten that scored Bobby Veach with the deciding run. Ty Cobb (.401) and Bob Jones had three hits apiece for the Tigers, while Harry Lunte had a forgettable day with three errors at short for the Indians. [box]
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| Chick Shorten, DET |
White Sox 9, Browns 3: Shano Collins reached base four times and Joe Jackson scored three times as Chicago rolled over the Browns in front of the Comiskey Park faithful. The Sox scored four times in the opening frame when Jackson and Collins walked to load the bases before Chick Gandil and Swede Risberg delivered two-run hits. St. Louis got as close as 5-3 with a run in the 7th, but the League Champions responded with a three-spot in the bottom half behind RBI singles by Jackson and Collins. Lefty Williams (25-11) was in control the entire way, scattering seven hits and a single walk to earn his twenty-fifth win of the season. [box]
Yankees 6, Athletics 5: In a fashion much like the game in Detroit, neither club could hold its had steady in the final moments, and New York scored twice in the bottom of the 9th to Pipp Philadelphia. The Yanks led 4-2 going into the last inning, but the As scored three times behind four singles, a double and a walk as Chica Galloway delivered the RBI single that put them in front. Willie Adams (0-1) came on to pitch the 9th after Jing Johnson had been lifted for pinch-hitter in the go-ahead rally, and allowed singles to the first three Gothams to load the bases. Del Pratt grounded into a force play the plated the tying run, and Duffy Lewis struck out, before Chick Fewster singled home Frank Baker to end it. Fewster, Baker and Roger Peckinpaugh all reached base safely three times for BY, while Frank Welch and Johnny Walker each knocked out three hits for the Athletics. [box]
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