Thanks everyone for the research! It does sound familiar that Yankees was used "unofficially" before it was official.
Curious that they went with an exhibition performance rather than say "won 37 games in 1908" or "retroactively led league in WAR the past four seasons." 
I guess striking out 14 batters in a game was bigger news than winning 30 games (ho hum) in those days.
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