On August 30, 1900 — Matching Buck Freeman’s feat of five weeks ago, Brooklyn’s Bill Dahlen laces two triples in the 8th inning as his team beats Philadelphia, 14 – 3.
It must be contagious. For the third time in three games a Chicago player tallies six hits in a game. This time it is Ross Barnes who goes 6-for-6 as his teammates add another 17 hits to crush the Reds, 17–3. Cal McVeyhas 2 hits and will have 4 in Chicago’s next game, to again have a record 18 hits in 4 games. Chicago has scored 88 runs in its last 4 games, a major league record.
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