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7/6/1902 – George Yeager of the New York Giants ended the sixth inning. When the Giants came to bat in the seventh, Yeager led off in Heinie Smiths batting spot and singled. As Smith came to bat, the St. Louis fans started to make noise about the mistake. Umpire Hank O’Day called out Smith and removed Yeager from first base.

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7/6/1902 – George Yeager of the New York Giants ended the sixth inning. When the Giants came to bat in the seventh, Yeager led off in Heinie Smiths batting spot and singled. As Smith came to bat, the St. Louis fans started to make noise about the mistake. Umpire Hank O’Day called out Smith and removed Yeager from first base.

Jim Jones, Giants LF, throws three baserunners out at home in an 8 – 0 loss to Boston. His three assists at home ties the major league record set by Dummy Hoy on June 19, 1889. It will be tied again in 1905.

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Jim Jones, Giants LF, throws three baserunners out at home in an 8 – 0 loss to Boston. His three assists at home ties the major league record set by Dummy Hoy on June 19, 1889. It will be tied again in 1905.

Baseball lifer Horace Fogel, also known for his career as a sportswriter, is fired as the manager of the Giants just 44 games into the season. The 51 year-old former skipper, who will go on to an administrative position with the Phillies, will be best remembered in New York for his attempt to turn future Hall of Fame hurler Christy Mathewson, a sophomore pitcher who won 20 games in his rookie year, into a position player.

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On June 10, 1902 Baseball lifer Horace Fogel, also known for his career as a sportswriter, is fired as the manager of the Giants just 44 games into the season. The 51 year-old former skipper, who will go on to an administrative position with the Phillies, will be best remembered in New York for his…

1902 – The Boston Americans buy two pitchers – George Prentiss and Bert Husting – from the Baltimore Orioles‚ and waste no time putting Prentiss to work. He starts today in a 4 – 3 loss to Cleveland. Prentiss played under the name “George Pepper Wilson” last year.

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1902 – The Boston Americans buy two pitchers – George Prentiss and Bert Husting – from the Baltimore Orioles‚ and waste no time putting Prentiss to work. He starts today in a 4 – 3 loss to Cleveland. Prentiss played under the name “George Pepper Wilson” last year.

1902 – Professional baseball gets its start in Durham, North Carolina as the Durham Tobacconists (who will be renamed the Bulls 11 years later) play an exhibition game against Trinity College (now Duke University). The Bulls, except for 1971-1980, when minor league baseball didn’t exist in the city, will continue to play in Durham until the present day.

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1902 – Professional baseball gets its start in Durham, North Carolina as the Durham Tobacconists (who will be renamed the Bulls 11 years later) play an exhibition game against Trinity College (now Duke University). The Bulls, except for 1971-1980, when minor league baseball didn’t exist in the city, will continue to play in Durham until the present day.

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Bill Dineen switchs from Beaneaters (Braves) to crosstown (Red Sox)

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Bill Dineen, who has averaged nearly 18 wins over the past two seasons for the NL’s Beaneaters (Braves), signs with the year-old Boston Americans (Red Sox). The 24 year-old right-hander, known as ‘Big Bill,’ will win 20 or more contests for the next three years for the cross-town rivals in the upstart American League.

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Suffering from too much infighting and no leadership, four National League clubs elect A.G. Spalding as president. Two days later, a court voids the election and enjoins him from serving, and he will eventually quit.

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1901 – Suffering from too much infighting and no leadership, four National League clubs elect A.G. Spalding as president. Two days later, a court voids the election and enjoins him from serving, and he will eventually quit.

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8/17/1901 – In the first game of the day between Brooklyn and New York, Frank Bowerman was playing second base and hitting sixth in the New York lineup. However, as he was not a regular in the lineup, he went to the plate too early in the first inning. After the third hitter, Algie McBride, reached on an error with two out, Bowerman walked to the plate and was hit by a pitch. Fourth place hitter Charlie Hickman, who should have hit after McBride instead of Bowerman, made an out to end the inning and Brooklyn did not realize the two mistakes. (Once Bowerman reached base, the proper hitter was the seventh-place batter, John Ganzel, not Hickman.) In the second inning, New York hit correctly, starting with the #5 hitter, Sammy Strang. Then when Bowerman came to the plate again, Brooklyn protested to umpire Frank Dwyer. The arbiter looked at the batting order and proclaimed Bowerman to be the proper batter and the game went on.

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8/17/1901 – In the first game of the day between Brooklyn and New York, Frank Bowerman was playing second base and hitting sixth in the New York lineup. However, as he was not a regular in the lineup, he went to the plate too early in the first inning. After the third hitter, Algie McBride, reached on an error with two out, Bowerman walked to the plate and was hit by a pitch. Fourth place hitter Charlie Hickman, who should have hit after McBride instead of Bowerman, made an out to end the inning and Brooklyn did not realize the two mistakes. (Once Bowerman reached base, the proper hitter was the seventh-place batter, John Ganzel, not Hickman.) In the second inning, New York hit correctly, starting with the #5 hitter, Sammy Strang. Then when Bowerman came to the plate again, Brooklyn protested to umpire Frank Dwyer. The arbiter looked at the batting order and proclaimed Bowerman to be the proper batter and the game went on.

Chicago 1B Jack Doyle, harassed by a Polo Grounds fan, jumps into the stands and hits him once with his left hand, reinjuring the hand which he had broken several weeks before. The Giants’ Dummy Taylor trims Chicago’s Jack Taylor, 6 – 4.

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Chicago 1B Jack Doyle, harassed by a Polo Grounds fan, jumps into the stands and hits him once with his left hand, reinjuring the hand which he had broken several weeks before. The Giants’ Dummy Taylor trims Chicago’s Jack Taylor, 6 – 4.

The Phillies hand the Pirates a 1 – 0 loss, for Pittsburgh’s only shutout of the year in 139 games. This is a 20th century National League record that will hold up; the 1894 Bostonand Philadelphia teams went through the 132-game season without being shut out in the highest-scoring season ever.

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The Phillies hand the Pirates a 1 – 0 loss, for Pittsburgh’s only shutout of the year in 139 games. This is a 20th century National League record that will hold up; the 1894 Bostonand Philadelphia teams went through the 132-game season without being shut out in the highest-scoring season ever.