• 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

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