====== September 14, 1901 ====== ===== News ===== • The Athletics returned to Columbia Park after a two-week road trip and and swept a double header from the [[Yankees|Orioles]] • The day began with news that President William McKinley had died as a result of gunshot wounds suffered earlier in the month • Both leagues made plans to observe the solemn event, but today's games were played as scheduled • The A's took the first game, 7-2, with the aid of a four-hit day from [[Nap Lajoie]] • Down 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth of the second game, [[Harry Davis]] singled to score [[Joe Dolan]] with the tying run, then Lajoie tripled to bring Davis home and give the A's a 3-2 win • In reponse, up to as many as 2,000 fans stormed the field and Lajoie was carried aloft in celebration ===== Injury Update ===== • Shortstop [[Bones Ely]] was forced to miss both games with a stiff neck • In the second game, A's starter [[Eddie Plank]] fell ill sometime during the second inning and had to be replaced by [[Bill Bernhard]] ===== Transactions ===== • With third baseman [[Lave Cross]] still out with a leg injury, [[Joe Dolan]] was playing in his stead, leaving [[Connie Mack]] with no one to replace Ely • Fortunately for the A's, former Phillies third baseman [[Billy Lauder]] was on hand to visit his friend [[Dave Fultz]] and agreed to fill in for the day ---- [[september-13-1901|< Sep 13, 1901]] [[1901 calendar|Back to Calendar]] [[september-15-1901|Sep 15, 1901 >]]