1914: The Robins stop Grover Cleveland Alexander’s win streak at nine games, defeating the, Phillies 2-1, behind Jeff Pfeffer. Alexander is done in by three Phillies errors. In front of a handful of fans, the pennant-winning Braves top the Giants, 7-1 in the first of two. Boston then beats up Christy Mathewson for six runs in three innings, but the game ends in a 7-7 tie. For the second year in a row Matty (24-13) will finish with more victories than walks (23).
1916: In the opener of a doubleheader, Giants pitcher Rube Benton takes a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Braves 1B Ed Konetchy repeats his performance of two days ago by lacing a hit, the only Boston safety.