September 4 in Boston Red Sox History: New York Yankees become the earliest pennant-clinching team in major league history (1941)

On September 4, 1941, the New York Yankees become the earliest pennant-clinching team in major league history. The Yankees double up the Boston Red Sox , 6-3, to improve to 91-45 and guarantee another American League title. The Yankees will coast to a final ledger of 101-53…

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