Fact
Interestingly, Morgan is forever linked with Babe Ruth. During the 1917 season, Ruth pitched for the Boston Red Sox during the first game of a Boston-Washington doubleheader on June 23 at Fenway Park. Morgan, leading off for the Senators, was awarded first base after home plate umpire Brick Owens called the first four pitches all balls. After an altercation with Owens, Ruth was ejected and Ernie Shore came into the game to relieve him. Then Morgan tried stealing second base on the first pitch by Shore, but Boston catcher Sam Agnew gunned him down. After that, Shore retired the next 26 Senators he faced. At the time, he was credited with a perfect game, but since then, the criteria have been revised, and Shore's name has been removed from the record books, although he still gets credit for a combined no-hitter.
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