Buck Weaver Positions: Shortstop and Third BasemanBats: Both • Throws: Right5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)Born: August 18, 1890 in Pottstown, PADied: January 31, 1956 in Chicago, ILBuried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, ILDebut: April 11, 1912vs. SLB 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 27, 1920vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SBFull Name: George Daniel WeaverView Player Bio from the SABR BioProjectRelatives: Brother-In-Law of Jim Scott …
Bill Phillips becomes the first pitcher to allow two grand slams in the same inning, when Tom Burns and Malachi Kittridge both take the Alleghenys’ right-hander deep in the same frame of an 18-5 loss to the Chicago Colts. In 1999, Chan Ho Park will match the dubious feat, but will have the distinction of giving up both bases-full homers to the same batter, Fernando Tatis of the Cardinals.
Charlie Bennett homers in the 12th inning off Philadelphia’s Phenomenal Smith to give Boston a 1 – 0 victory.
William “Farmer” Weaver of Louisville (AA) hits for the cycle‚ collecting 2 singles‚ a double‚ and two triples off Ezra Lincoln and Ed Mars of Syracuse. Weaver will go 4-for-5 tomorrow against Cannonball Titcomb of Syracuse.
1890 – Chicago (Players League) romps over Cleveland‚ 18 – 4‚ with Jimmy Ryan leading the way. Ryan swipes 4 bases and hits a home run to pace the winners.
Cy Young, making his major league debut, is credited with the win when the Cleveland Spiders beat the Colts in Chicago’s West Side Park, 8-1. During his 22-year career, the 23 year-old right-hander will average more than 23 victories per season en route to a major league record of 511 victories, a mark believed by many to be unbreakable.
John Reilly becomes the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle in different leagues when the Reds, who moved to the National League this season, beat Pittsburgh at League Park, 16-3. The Cincinnati first baseman hit for two cycles in 1883, also a first, when the team played in the American Association and were known as the Red Stockings.
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