In a field day at Chicago, Ed Walsh hits a fungo 419′ ½”, beating a 413′ 8½” drive by Cincinnati’s Mike Mitchell on September 11, 1907.

Washington’s Wid Conroy, in his final season, sets an American League record for total chances by a third baseman with 13 in a 3 – 2 loss to Cleveland.

Christy Mathewson pitches the Giants to a 6 – 2 win over the Reds. New York now leads Chicago by eight games.

Walter Johnson gives up a two-run homer in the 6th inning to Joe Jackson, the 8th four-bagger the Big Train has allowed this year. Johnson had given up just two in the previous four seasons. Cleveland whips the Senators, 6 – 1.

In St. Louis, Hooks Wiltse wins the opener to extend the Giants’ win streak to 12 games. The Cards stop the skein in game two with an 8 – 7 win.

Bill Bergen ends his major league career with the lowest lifetime batting average for a position player in major league history by hitting an anemic .170 during his 11-year tenure with the Reds and Superbas. The 33 year-old backstop, who had only one year of batting above .200, also holds the records for lowest season batting average for a regular season (.139 in 1909) and the longest streak of at-bats without a hit (46 in 1909).

The Giants beat Pittsburgh, 7 – 2, as the Giants steal eight bases with Larry Doyle swiping home twice. New York ties a major league mark with the three steals. Christy Mathewson is the winner on a four-hitter over Howie Camnitz, increasing the Giants’ lead to five games.

With a triple steal on, the Highlanders’ Cozy Dolan singles in three runs in a 9 – 4 loss at Detroit. The 3 RBIs are half of Cozy’s season total.

For the second time in a week, an American League rookie debuts with a shutout; the Browns’ Elmer Brown stops the Senators, 6 – 0.