Chicago’s Three-Finger Brown scores the first of nine straight wins over Christy Mathewson, 8 – 1, as he allows just two New York hits. New York’s lone run scores on an error by Billy Maloney. Matty gives up 12 hits while his teammates commit five errors. Of 28 match-ups over their careers, Brown will win 14.
On May 29, 1905, Brooklyn Robins right-hander Elmer Stricklett throws a “mystery pitch” – believed to be a spitball – in a game against the New York Giants. Some historians regard the five-foot, six-inch Stricklett as the first pitcher to throw a spitball in a major league game.
On October 3, 1904 – Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants strikes out 16 Cardinals in a 3 – 1 Giants victory. His 16 strikeouts set a new record as he finishes the game in one hour and 15 minutes.
Doc White tosses his fifth shutout in eighteen days when he blanks New York at Chicago’s South Side Park, 4-0. The White Sox southpaw will pitch six of his season total of seven shutouts in the month of September.
Cy Young’s 23-inning no-hit string ends. The streak included two innings on April 25th, six on April 30th, a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics on May 5th, and six innings today.
Jack Chesbro picks up first of 41 victories an American League Record
McGinnity won both ends of a doubleheader sweep of Brooklyn
Rube Waddell no-hits the Highlanders, except for Kid Elberfeld, who has four singles. These, plus a lavish six walks, down the A’s, 3 – 2. Waddell observes afterward, “If I would have walked him four times, I would have pitched a no-hitter.”
1903 – Boston’s Vic Willis outpitches Christy Mathewson to beat the Giants, 5 – 3. 3B Ed Gremminger solves Matty, banging out a single, double, home run and sacrifice to lead Boston.
Cy Young drives in the contest’s lone run when he blanks the Pale Hose at Chicago’s South Side Park, 1-0. The shutout, his fourth consecutive complete game without allowing a run, is the Boston American right-hander’s third 1-0 victory in a span of nine days.
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