Ike Van Zandt, age 31, commits suicide by shooting himself.
1908 – Former ML outfielder Ike Van Zandt, age 31, commits suicide by shooting himself.
Browns pitcher Rube Waddell gives up a Detroit run in the first when Ty Cobb triples home Matty McIntyre, but ties the game when he singles a run home in the 2nd. Waddell allows nothing after that and the Browns win, 2 – 1, when Syd Smith singles in the winner in the bottom of the 11th.
Browns pitcher Rube Waddell gives up a Detroit run in the first when Ty Cobb triples home Matty McIntyre, but ties the game when he singles a run home in the 2nd. Waddell allows nothing after that and the Browns win, 2 – 1, when Syd Smith singles in the winner in the bottom of the 11th.
Lancaster (Ohio State League) P Walt “Smoke” Justis hurls his 4th no-hitter of the season, defeating Marion, 3 – 0. His other gems came on July 19th, August 2nd and September 8th. Justis had no record in two major league appearances with Detroit in 1905.
Lancaster (Ohio State League) P Walt “Smoke” Justis hurls his 4th no-hitter of the season, defeating Marion, 3 – 0. His other gems came on July 19th, August 2nd and September 8th. Justis had no record in two major league appearances with Detroit in 1905.
An error by Pittsburgh’s Charlie Starr accounts for all three Reds runs as the Pirates lose, 3 – 2. The loss drops the Pirates to 3rd place.
An error by Pittsburgh’s Charlie Starr accounts for all three Reds runs as the Pirates lose, 3 – 2. The loss drops the Pirates to 3rd place.
New York tops the Superbas, 6 – 3, for a sweep of the five-game series with Brooklyn. The Giants score four in the 8th, including a long triple by Christy Mathewson, to put the game away.
New York tops the Superbas, 6 – 3, for a sweep of the five-game series with Brooklyn. The Giants score four in the 8th, including a long triple by Christy Mathewson, to put the game away.
In the dogfight for the American League pennant, the White Sox play their 4th straight extra-inning game at Detroit, a total of 43 innings. The White Sox win their second straight, while the Browns lose their second in a row to Cleveland.
In the dogfight for the American League pennant, the White Sox play their 4th straight extra-inning game at Detroit, a total of 43 innings. The White Sox win their second straight, while the Browns lose their second in a row to Cleveland.
A day after beating the A’s Eddie Plank, 2 – 1, Washington’s Walter Johnson is forced to start again, this time replacing sore-armed Charlie Smith. Remarkably, Johnson records his 5th complete game victory in nine days.
A day after beating the A’s Eddie Plank, 2 – 1, Washington’s Walter Johnson is forced to start again, this time replacing sore-armed Charlie Smith. Remarkably, Johnson records his 5th complete game victory in nine days.
Detroit takes its 2nd straight extra-inning game from the White Sox, 6 – 5, in 11 innings, and the Naps beat the Browns, 5 – 2. The American League race leaves Detroit 75-52, Chicago 72-57, St. Louis 71-57.
Detroit takes its 2nd straight extra-inning game from the White Sox, 6 – 5, in 11 innings, and the Naps beat the Browns, 5 – 2. The American League race leaves Detroit 75-52, Chicago 72-57, St. Louis 71-57.
Bull Durham of the Indianapolis Indians pitches and wins both ends of a doubleheader against the Toledo Mud Hens. This is the 5th doubleheader this season in which Durham has accomplished this feat. Previously he beat the Milwaukee Brewers (June 14), Columbus Senators (July 18), St. Paul Apostles (July 25), and the Louisville Colonels (August 8).
Bull Durham of the Indianapolis Indians pitches and wins both ends of a doubleheader against the Toledo Mud Hens. This is the 5th doubleheader this season in which Durham has accomplished this feat. Previously he beat the Milwaukee Brewers (June 14), Columbus Senators (July 18), St. Paul Apostles (July 25), and the Louisville Colonels (August 8).
1908 – In a 7 – 3 New York win, the Giants steal nine bases off Brooklyn’s Billy Maloney, an OF pressed into service as a catcher. That’s enough to make him quit the game. Following the game John McGraw makes his stage debut in a show at the Hippodrome. He has a small part in the show “Sporting Days”.
1908 – In a 7 – 3 New York win, the Giants steal nine bases off Brooklyn’s Billy Maloney, an OF pressed into service as a catcher. That’s enough to make him quit the game. Following the game John McGraw makes his stage debut in a show at the Hippodrome. He has a small part in the show “Sporting Days”.
