Cy Young

Boston Red Sox ace Cy Young pitches the third no-hitter of his career when he shuts down the New York Highlanders, 8-0.

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On June 30, 1908, At New York’s Hilltop Park, Boston Red Sox ace Cy Young pitches the third no-hitter of his career when he shuts down the New York Highlanders, 8-0.  Young almost duplicates his perfect game of 1904, walking just one batter – leadoff hitter Harry Niles. Niles is then caught stealing and the…

The Cincinnati Reds debut two college twirlers, Jean Dubuc of Notre Dame and Bert Sincock from Michigan. Dubuc starts and Sincock relieves him. Unimpressed by the degrees, the Cubs trounce the pair by the score of 7 – 0.

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On June 25, 1908 The Cincinnati Reds debut two college twirlers, Jean Dubuc of Notre Dame and Bert Sincock from Michigan. Dubuc starts and Sincock relieves him. Unimpressed by the degrees, the Cubs trounce the pair by the score of 7 – 0.   Source Baseball Reference June 25

Charging the Highlander owners with refusing to spend money to build the team, manager Clark Griffith resigns; Kid Elberfeld replaces him following today’s 6 – 6 tie with the A’s. New York fades fast and finishes last with 103 losses.

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Charging the Highlander owners with refusing to spend money to build the team, manager Clark Griffith resigns; Kid Elberfeld replaces him following today’s 6 – 6 tie with the A’s. New York fades fast and finishes last with 103 losses.

The Giants sweep two games from Boston to move into 3rd place. Hooks Wiltse tosses a two-hit shutout to win, 4 – 0, and Christy Mathewson follows with a 7 – 1 victory over Irv Young in the second match. Matty leaves after seven innings.

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The Giants sweep two games from Boston to move into 3rd place. Hooks Wiltse tosses a two-hit shutout to win, 4 – 0, and Christy Mathewson follows with a 7 – 1 victory over Irv Young in the second match. Matty leaves after seven innings.

Honus Wagner

Honus Wagner does it all today, smacking a home run and double, then breaking a 3 – 3 tie with an 8th-inning single

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Honus Wagner does it all today, smacking a home run and double, then breaking a 3 – 3 tie with an 8th-inning single. He ends his scoring with a steal of home as the Pirates win, 5 – 3, over the Reds.

1908 – The Doves and Giants split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, with the Giants taking the opener, 6 – 3, and Boston winning the nitecap, 9 – 7. Christy Mathewson preserves Joe McGinnity’s win in the first game, pitching a perfect 9th inning; in the nitecap, he relieves Dummy Taylor in the 9th with the score 7 – 7, but the Braves score twice for the win. Fred Merkle cracks his first major league homer, against Patsy Flaherty, in the nitecap.

1908 – The Doves and Giants split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, with the Giants taking the opener, 6 – 3, and Boston winning the nitecap, 9 – 7. Christy Mathewson preserves Joe McGinnity’s win in the first game, pitching a perfect 9th inning; in the nitecap, he relieves Dummy Taylor in the 9th with the score 7 – 7, but the Braves score twice for the win. Fred Merkle cracks his first major league homer, against Patsy Flaherty, in the nitecap.

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1908 – The Doves and Giants split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds, with the Giants taking the opener, 6 – 3, and Boston winning the nitecap, 9 – 7. Christy Mathewson preserves Joe McGinnity’s win in the first game, pitching a perfect 9th inning; in the nitecap, he relieves Dummy Taylor in the 9th with the score 7 – 7, but the Braves score twice for the win. Fred Merkle cracks his first major league homer, against Patsy Flaherty, in the nitecap.

In his first start since his February operation‚ Walter Johnson is hammered by the St. Louis Browns in leaves in the 4th inning. He won’t pitch again until the 23rd.

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On June 11, 1908 In his first start since his February operation‚ Walter Johnson is hammered by the St. Louis Browns in leaves in the 4th inning. He won’t pitch again until the 23rd.