The hits keep coming. In Cleveland, Milwaukee manager Hugh Duffy hits umpire Al Mannassau when a fly ball nicking the foul line is called fair, scoring the winning runs in a 5 – 4 win for the Blues. Duffy is suspended indefinitely.
In Boston’s 10 – 5 win in the first game of a twinbill at Baltimore, the Bostons pull off a triple play.
Ban Johnson suspends Baltimore 1B Burt Hart for striking umpire John Haskell yesterday, stating “This is the first time a player in the American League has struck an umpire, and it is an offense that cannot be overlooked.” The 31-year-old Hart will never play again.
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