The Athletics did their part in a quest for third place by sweeping a double header from Cleveland at Columbia Park. In the opener, Socks Seybold socked a two-run triple in the sixth inning to give the A's the lead for good in a 12-9 win.

The afternoon game was cut short to six innings by darkness. The A's scored three runs in the first with the help of a walk and two Cleveland errors and won 3-1.

In Baltimore, the Tigers beat the Orioles in the first game of their schedule double header then saw the second game get rained out to clinch third place. The A's finished the season with a record of 74-62 and finished in fourth place in the American League, a half-game behind Detroit.