At Philadelphia’s Columbia Park, Rube Waddell’s no-hitter is broken up by Ty Cobb. The Georgia Peach spoils the southpaw’s no-no with a bunt single in the Tigers’ 5-0 loss to the A’s.
The visiting Giants, clad in their new all-black uniforms, are sliced up by the Pirates, 11 – 0. The Bucs tally 15 hits to back sinkerballer Vic Willis, obtained from Boston the previous December. Willis will toss shutouts in his next two outings.
On May 8, 1906, At Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, Philadelphia A’s manager Connie Mack inserts pitcher Chief Bender into left field because of a rash of injuries to his regular outfielders. Making his outfield debut in the sixth inning, Bender responds by hitting two inside-the-park home runs, of Philadelphia’s 11-4 victory over Boston. The Hall…
On March 16, 1906, future Hall of Famer Lloyd “Little Poison” Waner is born in Harrah, Oklahoma. Although Waner weighs only 150 pounds in his prime, he can hit for average, steal bases, field and throw as a center fielder, and beat opponents in countless ways. He does not draw many walks or hit for much…
1906 – John McGraw and jockey Tod Sloan open a billiard parlour at 34th Street and Broadway, which soon becomes a popular and profitable hangout for New York City’s sporting life.
1905 STANDINGS National League New York Giants 105 48 .686 — Pittsburgh Pirates 96 57 .627 9 Chicago Cubs 92 61 .601 13 Philadelphia Phillies 83 69 .546 21.5 Cincinnati Reds 79 74 .516 26 St. Louis Cardinals 58 96 .377 47.5 Boston Beaneaters 51 103 .331 54.5 Brooklyn Superbas 48 104 .316…
1905 – The Cubs trade OF Jack McCarthy and Billy Maloney, 3B Doc Casey, and P Buttons Briggs to Brooklyn for Jimmy Sheckard, who will take over LF for the National League champions of the next three years.
The New York Giants, having scuttled the 1904 World Series with an unmistakable air of disdain, were willing participants in the 1905 fall classic. And with righthanded sensation Christy Mathewson in tow, why not? The 25-year-old Mathewson had just reached the 30-victory plateau for the third consecutive season. It’s not that the 1904 Giants, National…
1905 – Christy Mathewson shuts out the Philadelphia Athletics, 2 – 0, to give the New York Giants the World Series in five games. All are shutouts, with Mathewson getting three, Joe McGinnity one, and Chief Bender of Philadelphia one.
1905 – Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants outpitches 26-game winner Eddie Plank and the Philadelphia Athletics, 3 – 0, in the first game of an all-shutout World Series.
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