July 2, 1903, A three-time .400 hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies, Ed Delahanty was the sport’s first bona fide slugger, leading the league with 19 homers and 146 RBI in 1893. Ten years later “the King of Swat” was dead; his fatal plunge off the International Bridge into the foot of Niagara Falls 96…
On July 2, 1903, Seeing that George Davis is playing for the Giants, Ed Delahanty decides to jump to New York too. Leaving the Nationals in Detroit, he boards an eastbound train. He is put off the train for rowdy, and possibly drunken, behavior at Niagara Falls. When he tries to walk across the railroad…
On July 2, 1903 Pitcher Jack Doscher, making his debut with the Chicago Cubs, is the first son of a former major league player to also play in the majors. Father Herm was a third baseman before the turn of the century. Jack loses today at Philadelphia, 7 – 2, and will end the season with the Brooklyn Superbas. Source:…
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