a 10–3 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. The two homers, both off Harry Krause, will comprise his career total. October 6 – Boston Doves outfielder Bill Collins hits for the cycle as Boston crushes the Philadelphia Phillies, 20-7. Collins becomes the first player in baseball history to hit for the natural cycle. October 9 – Detroit Tigers star Ty Cobb stayed out of the lineup to preserve his .383 batting average. Cleveland Naps' Nap Lajoie went 8-for-8 in a doubleheader where six of his hits were bunt singles. He finished with a .384 batting average and rumor has it that the St. Louis Browns gave Lajoie the singles by playing too deep. American League president Ban Johnson investigated and found no wrongdoing. October 23 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs, 7–2, in Game 5 of the World Series to win their first World Championship, four games to one. Births January January 1 – Charlie Devens January 3 – Frenchy Bordagaray January 4 – Gabe Paul January 7 – Johnny McCarthy January 10 – Johnny Peacock January 11 – Schoolboy Rowe January 16 – Dizzy Dean January 19 – Hugh Poland January 19 – Dib Williams January 20 – Frank Makosky January 22 – Prince Oana January 24 – Johnny Dickshot January 27 – Harry Matuzak February February 1 – Dutch Lieber February 10 – Bob Logan February 14 – Alex Sabo February 24 – Fred Sington March March 2 – Ace Adams March 3 – Bill Brenzel March 7 – Fred Archer March 7 – Howie McFarland March 7 – Andrew Porter March 11 – Ernesto Aparicio March 16 – Bob Poser March 19 – Robert Gaston March 27 – Vince Sherlock March 27 – Steve Sundra March 29 – Bill Dietrich April April 4 – Joe Bokina April 4 – Joe Vosmik April 8 – Charlie English April 12 – Bill Miller April 15 – Eddie Mayo April 22 – Lew Riggs April 24 – Sam Harshaney April 25 – Jimmy Brown April 27 – Frenchy Uhalt May May 9 – Mike Balas May 10 – Joe Chamberlain May 12 – Lefty Mills May 13 – Boze Berger May 17 – Lou Chiozza May 19 – Tommy Thompson May 21 – Larry Rosenthal May 22 – Terris McDuffie May 23 – Earl Huckleberry May 26 – Jim McCloskey May 28 – Willard Hershberger May 29 – George