At the Polo Grounds, 20,488 watch the Giants roll over St. Louis, 8 – 1. Christy Mathewson, the winner, exits after six innings, and is replaced by Red Ames.

On August 6, 1904 — At the Polo Grounds, 20,488 watch the Giants roll over St. Louis, 8 – 1. Christy Mathewson, the winner, exits after six innings, and is replaced by Red Ames.

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