Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout to defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 6 – 0, and to push Pittsburgh ahead of Cleveland into third place.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout to defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 6 – 0, and to push Pittsburgh ahead of Cleveland into third place.

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout to defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 6 – 0, and to push Pittsburgh ahead of Cleveland into third place.

On a rainy day, St. Louis Browns pitcher Ted Breitenstein walks 13 men as the Boston Beaneaters avenge a humiliating loss the previous day with a 19 – 8 rout.

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On a rainy day, St. Louis Browns pitcher Ted Breitenstein walks 13 men as the Boston Beaneaters avenge a humiliating loss the previous day with a 19 – 8 rout.

1894 – Baltimore’s Heinie Reitz hits a pair of bases-loaded triples‚ one in the 3rd and another in the 7th‚ to lead the first-place Orioles to a 12 – 4 victory over Chicago. The pair of sack-filled triples equals the mark set by Sam Thompson in 1887.

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1894 – Baltimore’s Heinie Reitz hits a pair of bases-loaded triples‚ one in the 3rd and another in the 7th‚ to lead the first-place Orioles to a 12 – 4 victory over Chicago. The pair of sack-filled triples equals the mark set by Sam Thompson in 1887.

Sam Thompson of Philadelphia undergoes surgery on the little finger on his left hand and is expected to miss up to a month. Baltimore takes over the top spot with a 13-6 win over the Reds.

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Sam Thompson of Philadelphia undergoes surgery on the little finger on his left hand and is expected to miss up to a month. Baltimore takes over the top spot with a 13-6 win over the Reds.

1894 – Ed Stein pitches a seven-inning no-hitter, as the Brooklyn Grooms beat the Chicago Colts, 1 – 0. The previous day, Brooklyn held Chicago to one hit in a 5 – 0 shutout.

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1894 – Ed Stein pitches a seven-inning no-hitter, as the Brooklyn Grooms beat the Chicago Colts, 1 – 0. The previous day, Brooklyn held Chicago to one hit in a 5 – 0 shutout.