At Cleveland, Joe Wood gives up 13 hits in an 11-inning 5 – 4 win for Boston. He strikes out five in running his record to 23-4.
Inspired in part by the Ty Cobb suspension and the Tigers’ brief strike in May, the formation of a “Players Fraternity” is announced, headed by attorney and former player Dave Fultz. Leading players include Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Mickey Doolan, and Jake Daubert. The goals are to oppose contract violations, rowdyism, and anything that may “impair a player’s ability.”
At Comiskey Park, Walter Johnson relieves Carl Cashion with two outs in the 8th and stops the White Sox. Johnson throws another two innings of hitless ball and drives in the winning run to give Washington an 8 – 7 win. Johnson has now won 9 out of 10 decisions against the White Sox this season.
At St. Louis, the Cards’ Ed Konetchy hits two inside-the-park homers in an 8 – 4 win over Brooklyn.
At the Polo Grounds, the Giants score runs on two solo homers by Fred Merkle and one by Beals Becker, off Art Fromme, to beat the Reds, 3 – 2. In a typical game, Christy Mathewson scatters 10 hits and walks none for the win. Armando Marsans is 4 for 4 for the Reds.
Heinie Zimmerman has two hits in the Cubs’ win over Brooklyn to raise his average over .400. Bill Sweeney will briefly pass Zim in mid-August before the Cubs star regains the batting lead for good.
Rube Marquard is fined $25 by the National Commission for pitching an inning in a semipro game in Port Chester, NY, on a day off.
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