Jack Coombs, the A’s rookie righthander from Colby College, makes his major league debut, blanking Washington, 3 – 0.

At the Polo Grounds, Boston’s Big Jeff Pfeffer and Christy Mathewson match zeros for eight innings before the Giants finally score in the 9th on a single by Sammy Strang. Matty allows six hits in the 1 – 0 win.

In Boston, the Americans make nine errors to help the Highlanders win, 8 – 3.