The Brooklyn Superbas play their first Sunday game at home, beating the Boston Beaneaters, 9 – 0. To circumvent Sunday Blue Laws, no admission is charged, but fans must buy scorecards to enter the grandstand and box seats.

The Brooklyn Superbas play their first Sunday game at home, beating the Boston Beaneaters, 9 – 0. To circumvent Sunday Blue Laws, no admission is charged, but fans must buy scorecards to enter the grandstand and box seats.

1903 – The seasonal contracts for Boston players expire and owner Henry Killilea offers a two-week extension to cover the upcoming World Series. This offer is later increased to head off a players’ strike.

1903 – The seasonal contracts for Boston players expire and owner Henry Killilea offers a two-week extension to cover the upcoming World Series. This offer is later increased to head off a players’ strike.

1903 – Christy Mathewson, pitching for the third time in four games, keeps the Giants in 2nd place by beating Chicago’s Clarence Currie, 8 – 3. For Matty, it is 30th win of the year.

1903 – Christy Mathewson, pitching for the third time in four games, keeps the Giants in 2nd place by beating Chicago’s Clarence Currie, 8 – 3. For Matty, it is 30th win of the year.

1903 – Cleveland’s Ed Killian loses to the Americans when he gives up a home run to Fred Parent. Killian will pitch 1,001 innings before serving up another round-tripper, to Socks Seybold, on August 7, 1907.

1903 – Cleveland’s Ed Killian loses to the Americans when he gives up a home run to Fred Parent. Killian will pitch 1,001 innings before serving up another round-tripper, to Socks Seybold, on August 7, 1907.

Christy Mathewson relieves Dummy Taylor with the score knotted at 5 – 5 in the 7th. The Giants then push across two runs off Jack Sutthoff and Matty wins his 29th of the year.

Christy Mathewson relieves Dummy Taylor with the score knotted at 5 – 5 in the 7th. The Giants then push across two runs off Jack Sutthoff and Matty wins his 29th of the year.

In the absence of official sanction, the presidents of the pennant-winning clubs in the National and American Leagues sign an agreement to meet in a best-of-nine series for the championship. The Pirates will clinch the pennant tomorrow.

In the absence of official sanction, the presidents of the pennant-winning clubs in the National and American Leagues sign an agreement to meet in a best-of-nine series for the championship. The Pirates will clinch the pennant tomorrow.

The Cubs beat the Phils, 6 – 5, in the first game of a twinbill. In the second game, Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago, 10 – 0, for the Phils. Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, is the loser in his only major league decision, while Fraser K’s 5 and walks 4.

The Cubs beat the Phils, 6 – 5, in the first game of a twinbill. In the second game, Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago, 10 – 0, for the Phils. Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, is the loser in his only major league decision, while Fraser K’s 5 and walks 4.

The Pirates, with their doubleheader sweep from the Beaneaters at Exposition Park, go nine games ahead of New York with eight games to play to clinch the National League pennant. In a decision made today, Pittsburgh will represent the National League in the first World Series against the upstart American League, playing Boston, who captured their circuit’s flag yesterday.

The Pirates, with their doubleheader sweep from the Beaneaters at Exposition Park, go nine games ahead of New York with eight games to play to clinch the National League pennant. In a decision made today, Pittsburgh will represent the National League in the first World Series against the upstart American League, playing Boston, who captured their circuit’s flag yesterday.