Braves 6, Giants 5: Joe Riggert pounded out five hits, the final one a two-out triple that scored the go-ahead run in the 11th inning as Boston survived a late New York rally to win at Brush Stadium. Riggert, who also swiped two bags on the afternoon, singled in the 7th for his third hit to drive Ray Powell in from second and give the Braves a 4-1 lead which looked comfortable in the hands of starter Dick Rudolph. But the Giants touched "Baldy" up for four singles, two walks and three runs in the 8th inning to force the tie. Boston got two men aboard in the 9th but failed to score, and the first two Braves in the 11th also went down without incident. Red Smith then singled and Riggert launched one to the wall in the deepest part of the ballpark which eluded the grasp of Benny Kauff until the Boston centerfielder stood on third and the Braves had broken the deadlock. Al Demaree then forced three straight groundouts in the bottom half of the inning to put the Giants away quickly and earn the visitors the win. [box]
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| Joe Riggert, Boston |
Robins 5, Phillies 2: Burleigh Grimes pitched shutout ball into the final inning as Brooklyn used eight well-timed hits and three Philadelphia errors to earn their eight victory in nine tries. The Robins got on the board with two runs in the 3rd after Ed Sicking's error opened the door for Lee Magee's two-out, two-run single and added two more in the 6th when the Phillies made two errors and Ed Konetchy tripled. With a 5-0 lead, Grimes cruised into the 9th and then held on despite three singles and an error behind him. [box]
Cubs 3, Reds 0: Hippo Vaughn hurled a three-hitter and Max Flack scored twice and drove in two from the leadoff spot to the lead the Cubs. The contest was scoreless into the 5th when Flack singled with two away, stole second and took third on Bill Rariden's throwing error, and scored when Charlie Hollocher belted one to the outfield fence for three bases. In the 7th, Flack provided some breathing room when he drive a pitch from Dutch Ruether over that fence with Bill Killefer aboard and Vaughn had all the support he needed. He allowed only one hit after the 3rd inning and retired fifteen of the final sixteen Reds. [box]
Cardinals 2, Pirates 1: The Cardinals ran themselves into a key 8th-inning run and held on to win a close one at home. Burt Shotton doubled to lead off the bottom of the 1st and scored on a Rogers Hornsby single for the game's first run and it was Shotton again driving the St. Louis offense in the 8th. He led off with a single and stole second, was bunted to third, and scored on Milt Stock's base hit. Jakie May took a whitewash into the top of the 9th but immediately ran into problems, walking the leadoff man then allowing two singles and a run; that brought Red Ames on in relief and he retired the final two men to strand the potential tying run at second base. [box]
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