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This day in baseball: Doc White’s shutout streak

On September 30, 1904, White Sox pitcher Doc White pitched his fifth shutout in eighteen days when he defeated the Yankees at Chicago’s South Side Park, 4-0. It was a streak that began September 12th, and his performance helped keep the team in contention for the pennant. White’s shutout streak remained a baseball record for the next 64 years.

1909 baseball card of Doc White (public domain)
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