====== August 8, 1901 ======

===== News =====

⦁	On a tough day for pitchers, the Athletics took both ends of a double header from the [[Twins|Senators]] at Columbia Park

⦁	In the early game, the A's jumped out to a 6-0 lead by the fifth inning and stayed out in front the rest of the way to notch an 11-6 win

⦁	The A's chased Washington starter Bill Carrick with nine runs in the first two innings in the late game and won, 14-7

⦁	Catcher [[Harry Smith]] continued to be out with appendicitis and [[Connie Mack]] was reportedly looking at University of Pennsylvania backstop Frank Flavell to back up [[Doc Powers]]

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