1906 – In Boston, New York’s Christy Mathewson (19-9) shuts out the Beaneaters, 3 – 0, striking out 9. Today’s game is the last one in which John McGraw, playing 3B, appears in the lineup.
1906 – The Highlanders win their fifth doubleheader in a row – a record – as they tally a double shutout of Boston, 7 – 0 and 1 – 0. Their win streak will go through September 8th and will stretch to 15 victories, propelling New York to a 1 1/2 game lead in the American League.
The American League’s longest game to date takes place in Boston before 16‚000. Rookies Jack Coombs and 24-year-old Joe Harris go the route in a 24-inning struggle‚ ending with a 4 – 1 Athletics victory after 4 hours and 47 minutes. It sets the major league record‚ later broken‚ and is still the AL mark for two pitchers. Two batters single, and then Socks Seybold and Danny Murphy hit triples with two outs to end the contest. Philadelphia’s Coombs faces 89 batters‚ striking out a major league record 18 (broken in 1962) and giving up 14 hits‚ while the Americans’ Harris fans 14 and yields 16 hits. Harris drops his record to 2-21‚ and will start next year at 0-6 before exiting the majors for Providence‚ holding the distinctions of the worst winning percentage (.091 for a 3-30 record) and the fewest wins for any pitcher with 300 innings pitched. The 24 innings pitched will only be exceeded this century by the 26-inning battle on May 1‚ 1920 between Joe Oeschger and Leon Cadore. There won’t be a longer game in the AL until May 8‚ 1984.
Beset by injuries, the Tigers call 46-year-old Sam Thompson out of retirement; he drives in two runs in a 5 – 1 win over the Browns. Thompson, who last played in the majors in 1898, appears in eight games and bats .226.
The A’s Jimmy Dygert and Rube Waddell combine for a 5-inning no-hitter against the White Sox. The A’s barely win, 4 – 3.
After Boston manager Jimmy Collins takes a vacation without permission, he is suspended. Chick Stahl is named acting manager.
At American League Park in Washington, D.C., the White Sox establish a new American League record, winning their 19th consecutive game with a 4-1 victory over the hometown Senators. In 2002, the A’s will string together 20 straight wins to surpass the AL mark, but will fall one short of the major league mark established by the 1935 Cubs.
1906 – The Pirates edge the Giants and Christy Mathewson, 2 – 1, plating both runs on walks.
Wee Willie Keeler strikes out for only the second time this season, both times by spitballer Ed Walsh of the White Sox.
John W. Taylor is replaced by a reliever for the first time since June of 1901 when the Brooklyn Superbas knock him out of the game in the third inning. During the five-year span, the Orphans’ right-hander completed a remarkable 1,727 innings of work that included 187 consecutive complete games, as well as finishing up 15 games in relief.
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