July 13, 1909 Cy the Second Blanks Brewers minneapolis, MiNNESOTA Minneapolis’ ace left-hander Irv “Cy the Sec- ond” Young has quite an afternoon pitching a pair of complete game shutouts, and hitting the game-winning home run in the first game, as the Millers post a twin bill sweep of the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. The two victories propel Minneapolis (48-40) past the Brewers (45-41) and into first place in the American Association. A native of Columbia Falls, Maine, Young allows four hits and hits the first of only two career home runs in the 1-0 victory in the day’s opening game ... the 31-year-old former major leaguer is even sharper in the second game, yielding only one hit (to opposing pitcher Tom Dougherty) in a 5-0 whitewashing. Three days later (July 16), Young continues his masterful pitching yielding only three hits and striking out six in a 5-1 win over St. Paul Saints ... Young will finish the season 23-18 and 335 innings pitched. As a 28-year-old rookie with the seventh-place Boston July 13, 1909, Nicollet Park Beaneaters in 1905, Young is Minneapolis Minnesota 20-21 with a 2.90 ERA and leads the National League in innings pitched (378) and complete games (41), fifth with 156 strikeouts and sec- ond to hall of Famer Christy Mathewson in shutouts with seven. Young will pitch six seasons in the major leagues with the Boston (1905-1908), Pittsburgh (1908) and the Chicago White Sox (1910- 1911), compiling a 63-95 record with 120 complete games and a respectable 3.11 ERA. AROUND THE HORN Pitcher Louis “Bull” Durham is released by the National League’s New York Giants to Columbus of the International League ... 39-year-old veteran shortstop Bill Dahlen has been re- leased by the Boston Doves; Dahlen is hitting .234 at the time of his release ... Houston Buffaloes right-hander Chuck Rose walks five batters and has three wild pitches in two innings of work in a 9-2 to the San Antonio Bronchos ... residents around the ballpark in Wadena, Minnesota, file a formal complaint that the ballpark is a nuisance; Mayor Ebner says he will do his utmost to protect the field. ©DiamondsintheDusk.com.