It is Honus Wagner Day in Pittsburgh, as players from both teams line up to pay homage. Wagnerâs tribute was originally scheduled for the 16th, but Honus asked that it be moved a day so it does not conflict with the annual benefit picnic for orphans. Wagner is presented with a $700 gold watch. Pittsburgh beats Boston, 4 â 0.
In another classic match-up, Three-Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson pair off with Brown winning, 1 â 0. The Cubs pitcher allows 6 hits, with Matty giving up 7. The only run comes on a 5th-inning inside-the-park home run by Mattyâs nemesis, Joe Tinker, who runs through the arms of third base coach Heinie Zimmerman to score. In the 12 match-ups between the two pitchers, Brown has won eight. A tragic occurrence happens during Tinkerâs home run dash when a boy, standing on the roof of a nearby building to view the game, falls 50 feet to his death.
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