Giants and Brooklyn split two Christy Mathewson wins night cap

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On August 8, 1901 — At the Polo Grounds‚ the New York Giants and Brooklyn split two‚ Brooklyn winning the opener‚ 3 – 0‚ before losing the nitecap to Christy Mathewson‚ 4 – 1. Brooklyn threatens in the 6th‚ putting two on with no outs‚ but Matty K’s Cozy Dolan‚ allows a single‚ then strikes out Tom Daly and Bill Dahlen to end the threat.

 
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