Yankees 26, White Sox 4: New York scored ten times in the the bottom of the 1st inning and that was only the appetizer, as they continued to circle the bases to the tune of twenty-six runs which embarrassed the League champions-elect at the Polo Grounds. "A top-flight ball club should just never put in a performance like that, regardless of whether the games mean anything towards the flag," said Kid Gleason. "Apparently, we've got a fair bit of work to do before the World's Series begins." The opening-inning explosion featured eight hits, two walks, a hit batsman and a Chicago error, with the crowning blow being Duffy Lewis' three-run homer to make the score 6-0. After two more runs in the 2nd, the floodgates were reopened in the 3rd - four bases on balls and five hits led to nine more runs, with Del Pratt administering the coup de grâce with a grand slam home run. Of course this was all plenty for Jack Quinn (19-11) who managed to allow four runs on only four hits, when all four Sox scores crossed the plate on something other than base hits, before setting down seventeen of the final eighteen men to face him. Among the gaudiest of boxscore numbers were Frank Baker's six runs scored and Pratt's seven runs batted in. [box]
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Yankees 3, White Sox 0: A much quieter contest than the opening game of the doubleheader, but the same final outcome as Hank Thormahlen dominated Chicago, holding them to just three hits as the Yankees swept the day by a score of 3-0. New York scored one in the 1st, one in the 5th and one in the 8th (Del Pratt knocking in his eighth and ninth runs of the day), while Thormahlen (11-9) pitched hitless ball through five innings and only allowed two White Sox to reach second base. [box]
Red Sox 4, Tigers 2: Herb Pennock tripled in the tie-breaking run and pitched nine fine innings to lead Boston over Detroit at Fenway. With the score tied at one in the 5th, Pennock followed Red Shannon's double with a three-base hit and then scored on Harry Hooper's fly ball to give Boston a 3-1 lead. Detroit closed to within one on Ira Flagstead's RBI hit in the 6th, but Pennock (11-12) escaped a second-and-third jam to end that inning and then set down the final nine Tigers to close matters out. Ty Cobb had three hits to push his average back over .400, while Hooper had two RBI. [box]
Tigers 3, Red Sox 0: Dutch Leonard pitched a shutout, and was supported by two hits and two RBI from Bob Jones, as Detroit earned a split with a tidy win over Boston. Jones drove home the Tigers' first and last runs of the game with singles and Leonard (11-11) chipped in with an RBI hit after Oscar Stanage reached third base on Bill Lamar's misplay in center field. In addition to his bat, the Red Sox really couldn't do anything with Leonard's arm - despite getting the leadoff man aboard four times, they could only advance him further once and were just 0-for-4 against Dutch with runners in scoring position. [box]
Indians 9, Athletics 4: Elmer Smith had three hits and knocked in five runs, including a go-ahead grand slam in the 9th inning, as Cleveland ran past Philadelphia at the final hurdle at Shibe Park. The As had taken a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 8th, thanks to two Cleveland errors and a pinch-hit single by Dick Burrus. Scott Perry took the ball for PHI after a spectacular performance by Dan Boone in only his second big-league start, and it didn't take long for him to get in hot water. The first four Indians reached base and, after Perry walked Bill Wambsganss to load the bases with the lead down to one run, Connie Mack went to the bench for Bob Geary to replace him. Smith was next man up, and he greeted Geary with a long fly ball that carried over the wall in right field for a grand slam and a 6-3 lead. But Cleveland was not done, as four more hits led to three more runs to put the game on ice. Jack Graney had three hits for the Indians, while Art Ewoldt had three hits and scored twice for the Athletics. [box]
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