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September 4, 2010

Doubleheaders: 1915, 1921 Red Sox; 1928 Braves

On this date in 1928, the Boston Braves began a streak of nine consecutive doubleheaders. They played one game on September 2 and it wasn't until September 17 that they would do so again.
September 4 vs Brooklyn: 2-3 (10) and 2-9
September 5 vs Brooklyn: 9-2 and 7-1
September 7 at Philadelphia: 0-4 and 4-3 (11)
September 8 at Philadelphia: 6-10 and 0-4
September 10 vs New York: 1-4 and 0-11
September 11 vs New York: 6-11 and 6-7
September 13 vs New York: 2-12 and 6-7
September 14 vs New York: 2-6 and 1-5
September 15 vs Chicago: 5-2 and 1-6
Boston went 4-14, including being swept by the Giants in an eight-game series! ... From August 31 to September 24, the Braves played on 22 days -- and 15 of those days featured doubleheaders. ... They played a total of 32 doubleheaders that season.
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On July 5-7, 1915, the Red Sox swept three doubleheaders from the Washington Senators, giving Boston six wins in three days.
July 5 - 5-0 and 6-0
July 6 - 5-1 and 4-1
July 7 - 9-4 and 1-0
The 1915 Red Sox had a crazy three-week period, where 14 of their 15 games were played as part of doubleheaders: June 26, 28, 29 (only 1 game), 30, July 3, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 17.

From June 26 to July 17, 20 of Boston's 26 games were part of doubleheaders..
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Six years later, the 1921 Red Sox endured the flip side of that accomplishment, losing four consecutive doubleheaders, with no single games in between.
June 29 at NYY - 5-8 and 3-5 (10)
July 2 at NYY - 3-5 and 1-5
July 4 vs WSH - 1-4 and 3-7
July 5 vs WSH - 5-7 and 1-4
And the Sox kept playing twinbills!
July  6 vs WSH - 2-1 and 0-1
After a single game on July 8, a 6-3 win in Detroit, it's two more doubleheaders!
July 11 at DET - 6-1 and 7-3
July 12 at CLE - 1-7 and 4-6

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