Bill Klem punches Roger Bresnahan after he argues a call strike three to end the game

Bill Klem punches Roger Bresnahan after he argues a call strike three to end the game

ByThis Day in Baseball

In a Reds win in Cincinnati, Cards player-manager Roger Bresnahan is called out on strikes by Bill Klem to end the game. When Roger argues too long over the call, Klem belts him. An embarrassed National League president Tom Lynch will fine the arbiter $50 for the punch.

Red Sox owner John I. Taylor announces he plans to lay out his new ballpark on a little more than eight acres of land in the Fenway section of Boston. The $650,000 project, scheduled to begin in September, with James McLaughlin serving as chief architect and the Cleveland-based Osborn Engineering Company, a well-respected firm that was involved in the design of Yankee Stadium, Forbes Field, and Tiger Stadium, responsible for the civil engineering services.

ByNational

Red Sox owner John I. Taylor announces he plans to lay out his new ballpark on a little more than eight acres of land in the Fenway section of Boston. The $650,000 project, scheduled to begin in September, with James McLaughlin serving as chief architect and the Cleveland-based Osborn Engineering Company, a well-respected firm that was involved in the design of Yankee Stadium, Forbes Field, and Tiger Stadium, responsible for the civil engineering services.