Sammy Strang, a rookie 3B, breaks in with seven hits for the Chicago Orphans in a doubleheader against the Giants. Chicago catcher Johnny Kling and Giants pitcher Win Mercer collide at the plate in the 7th inning of the second game, and Mercer is carried off the field unconscious. Chicago coasts, 9 – 1 in the opener, with Mercer the loser to Jock Menefee. New York takes the nitecap, 7 – 6, when Dummy Taylor fashions a 7-inning win over Jack Taylor.

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Sammy Strang, a rookie 3B, breaks in with seven hits for the Chicago Orphans in a doubleheader against the Giants. Chicago catcher Johnny Kling and Giants pitcher Win Mercer collide at the plate in the 7th inning of the second game, and Mercer is carried off the field unconscious. Chicago coasts, 9 – 1 in the opener, with Mercer the loser to Jock Menefee. New York takes the nitecap, 7 – 6, when Dummy Taylor fashions a 7-inning win over Jack Taylor.

The Chicago White Stockings roll by Cleveland, 12 – 4, to clinch the American League’s first pennant. The AL is still considered a minor league, but will change its status before next season.

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The Chicago White Stockings roll by Cleveland, 12 – 4, to clinch the American League’s first pennant. The AL is still considered a minor league, but will change its status before next season.

The Reds commit 17 errors in a doubleheader at Brooklyn, losing 7 – 2 and 13 – 9, the most errors in one day by any team in the 20th century. Iron Man McGinnity closes both games for Brooklyn; he has worked in every game for a week.

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The Reds commit 17 errors in a doubleheader at Brooklyn, losing 7 – 2 and 13 – 9, the most errors in one day by any team in the 20th century. Iron Man McGinnity closes both games for Brooklyn; he has worked in every game for a week.

1900 – Brickyard Kennedy, en route to his 4th 20-win season for the Superbas, walks six Phillies in a row in the 2nd inning of a 9 – 4 loss.

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1900 – Brickyard Kennedy, en route to his 4th 20-win season for the Superbas, walks six Phillies in a row in the 2nd inning of a 9 – 4 loss.

Criticism of administration in the National League continues. The Sporting News offers the new American League some editorial encouragement: “An organization opposed to the National League will be welcome because it will mean the elevation of the game if it is successful.”

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Criticism of administration in the National League continues. The Sporting News offers the new American League some editorial encouragement: “An organization opposed to the National League will be welcome because it will mean the elevation of the game if it is successful.”

1900 – In the Reds’ 15 – 7 pasting of St. Louis, Cy Young is knocked out of the box for the second consecutive game. This is a first in his career. Young will finish 32 of his 35 starts in compiling a 19-19 record.

1900 – In the Reds’ 15 – 7 pasting of St. Louis, Cy Young is knocked out of the box for the second consecutive game. This is a first in his career. Young will finish 32 of his 35 starts in compiling a 19-19 record.

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1900 – In the Reds’ 15 – 7 pasting of St. Louis, Cy Young is knocked out of the box for the second consecutive game. This is a first in his career. Young will finish 32 of his 35 starts in compiling a 19-19 record.

1900 – Veteran manager Patsy Tebeau resigns from the Cards. When 3B John McGraw refuses the job, the Robison brothers, the St. Louis owners, pick Louie Heilbroner, the 4′ 9″ Cardinals business manager, to run the team for the remainder of 1900. Many of the players refuse to take orders from the diminutive Heilbroner, and it will be McGraw who is really in command. Heilbroner will return to the front office the following year and in 1910 he will begin publishing The Baseball Blue Book.

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1900 – Veteran manager Patsy Tebeau resigns from the Cards. When 3B John McGraw refuses the job, the Robison brothers, the St. Louis owners, pick Louie Heilbroner, the 4′ 9″ Cardinals business manager, to run the team for the remainder of 1900. Many of the players refuse to take orders from the diminutive Heilbroner, and it will be McGraw who is really in command. Heilbroner will return to the front office the following year and in 1910 he will begin publishing The Baseball Blue Book.

1900 – A mechanical pitching machine is used in a game between the Memphis Chicks and the Nashvilles. The invention of Princeton professor Charles Hinton, the early pitching gun strikes out two and allows three hits in two innings.

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1900 – A mechanical pitching machine is used in a game between the Memphis Chicks and the Nashvilles. The invention of Princeton professor Charles Hinton, the early pitching gun strikes out two and allows three hits in two innings.

The Giants tally 4 singles‚ a double‚ and triple in the first two innings against the Reds‚ but get only a run out of it. It’s enough as they win‚ 1 – 0.

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The Giants tally 4 singles‚ a double‚ and triple in the first two innings against the Reds‚ but get only a run out of it. It’s enough as they win‚ 1 – 0.