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-====== September 14, 1901 ======
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-===== 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
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