Giant outfielder Sam Mertes walks five times and New York eases to a 14 – 4 win over St. Louis.
Giant outfielder Sam Mertes walks five times and New York eases to a 14 – 4 win over St. Louis.
In the second game at Boston‚ Boston Nationals Joe Stanley clouts his first major league homer‚ a grand slam off Chicago’s Jock Menefee. Stanley will hit his second career homer in 1905‚ again a grand slam. Pat Moran also hits a grand slam as Boston wins‚ 11 – 10‚ with Pop Williams beating Menefee. Chicago wins the opener‚ 7 – 4‚ with slow Bob Wicker outpitching Togie Pittinger.
In the second game at Boston‚ Boston Nationals Joe Stanley clouts his first major league homer‚ a grand slam off Chicago’s Jock Menefee. Stanley will hit his second career homer in 1905‚ again a grand slam. Pat Moran also hits a grand slam as Boston wins‚ 11 – 10‚ with Pop Williams beating Menefee. Chicago wins the opener‚ 7 – 4‚ with slow Bob Wicker outpitching Togie Pittinger.
A crowd of 10‚600 cheer as the Boston Americans’ Tom Hughes defeats the A’s ace Rube Waddell‚ 5 – 1.
A crowd of 10‚600 cheer as the Boston Americans’ Tom Hughes defeats the A’s ace Rube Waddell‚ 5 – 1.
At Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young tosses no-hit ball for seven innings, and beats the A’s, 7 – 2.
At Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young tosses no-hit ball for seven innings, and beats the A’s, 7 – 2.
Brooklyn’s Henry Schmidt drops his second game in three days to the Giants, this time losing 3 – 1 to Christy Mathewson. Matty wins his 20th and loses his shutout in the 9th on a passed ball by John Warner. Schmidt, 29, will win 21 games in this, his only season in the majors. A westerner, he will return his 1904 contract unsigned with the note, “I do not like living in the East and will not report.”
Brooklyn’s Henry Schmidt drops his second game in three days to the Giants, this time losing 3 – 1 to Christy Mathewson. Matty wins his 20th and loses his shutout in the 9th on a passed ball by John Warner. Schmidt, 29, will win 21 games in this, his only season in the majors. A westerner, he will return his 1904 contract unsigned with the note, “I do not like living in the East and will not report.”
Reds SS Tommy Corcoran sets a major league mark when he records 14 assists in Cincinnati’s 4 – 2 regulation win over the Cardinals. Lave Cross, in 1897, racked up 15 assists in a 12-inning game.
Reds SS Tommy Corcoran sets a major league mark when he records 14 assists in Cincinnati’s 4 – 2 regulation win over the Cardinals. Lave Cross, in 1897, racked up 15 assists in a 12-inning game.
At Philadelphia, the A’s top the Americans, 4 – 3, in a game called after eight innings because of dark clouds. Boston manager Jimmy Collins protests to no avail.
At Philadelphia, the A’s top the Americans, 4 – 3, in a game called after eight innings because of dark clouds. Boston manager Jimmy Collins protests to no avail.
The Giants, losers of 11 of 13 games, get a big boost today as Iron Joe McGinnity asks to pitch both ends of a doubleheader. He lives up to his name, winning both from Boston, 4 – 1 and 5 – 2, giving up just six hits in each game. Five Giants (some sources say eight) are nicked by pitches in the two games, while the two teams combine to plunk six (or 11).
The Giants, losers of 11 of 13 games, get a big boost today as Iron Joe McGinnity asks to pitch both ends of a doubleheader. He lives up to his name, winning both from Boston, 4 – 1 and 5 – 2, giving up just six hits in each game. Five Giants (some sources say eight) are nicked by pitches in the two games, while the two teams combine to plunk six (or 11).
A tired Christy Mathewson loses his 4th in a row as Boston clips him for six hits and four walks to win, 4 – 1. Pop Williams, recently acquired, allows just three Giant hits.
A tired Christy Mathewson loses his 4th in a row as Boston clips him for six hits and four walks to win, 4 – 1. Pop Williams, recently acquired, allows just three Giant hits.
1903 – In a doubleheader with New York, Cy Young wins the opener, 6 – 1, in a match that takes one hour, 35 minutes. New York wins the nitecap, 4 – 2.
1903 – In a doubleheader with New York, Cy Young wins the opener, 6 – 1, in a match that takes one hour, 35 minutes. New York wins the nitecap, 4 – 2.
