The Giants win their 12th in a row, and 11th straight against Cincinnati, 10 – 5. The Pirates will end the streak at 13 on August 3rd, but the Giants will win the pennant easily, nine games ahead of Pittsburgh.
Charles Taft, owner of the Cincinnati Times-Star and brother of a future president, finances Charles W. Murphy’s purchase of the Chicago Cubs for $125,000.
1905 – Giant LF Sam Mertes makes an unassisted double play to help New York stop the Reds, 4 – 3, at the Polo Grounds. In the 2nd inning, the Reds have one out and a runner on third base, outfielder Cy Seymour, once a pitcher for the Giants. Mertes catches a short fly off the bat of George Schlei and continues running to double off Cy.
1905 – Weldon Henley of the Athletics, who will win four games all year, fires a no-hitter against the 7th-place St. Louis Browns, 6 – 0. Harry Davis and Lave Cross each have three hits off Barney Pelty. During his four-year big league career, the Georgia native Henley will compile a 32-43 won-loss record. St. Louis cops a split by defeating Rube Waddell, 3 – 2, in the nitecap.
1905 – The Pirates pull to within five games of New York by overcoming a 5 – 2 deficit and beating the Giants, 8 – 5. Umpire Bill Klem provokes a barrage of garbage from the New York fans by tossing Dan McGann and Mike Donlin out of the game for abusive behavior.
1905 – The Pirates tally eight hits including a home run, over seven innings against Christy Mathewson, to win, 2 – 1. The game is briefly stopped by umpire Jim Johnstone after a Giants fan tosses a pop bottle at Pirate RF Otis Clymer while he’s chasing down a single.
The Pirates edge the Giants, 2 – 1, overcoming the pitching of Christy Mathewson, who is knocked over by Fred Clarke in a play at first base. Six Giants are tossed out of the coaching box during the game. Pittsburgh now trails New York by six games.
In New York, the Giants open a four-game series against the 2nd-place Pittsburgh Pirates by staking Joe McGinnity to a 6 – 0 lead. But the Bucs score two in the 6th and five runs in the 7th inning before Iron Joe is lifted. Christy Mathewson shuts out Pittsburgh over the last 2 2/3 inning and the Giants score a deuce in the 9th on a two-run homer by George Browne. Browne is carried off the field by the ecstatic fans after the 8 – 7 win. Pittsburgh takes the nitecap, 3 – 0, behind Deacon Phillippe’s four-hitter. Honus Wagner secures the victory with a two-run homer onto the elevated tracks in the 8th inning.
The Philadelphia A’s “sell” catcher Mike “Doc” Powers to the New York Highlanders. Powers will be sold back to the A’s on August 7th. Powers is needed to replace back-up C Red Kleinow, injured yesterday in a game with Detroit. Powers will play mainly at 1B, replacing Hal Chase whose nose was broken in the Detroit game.
The Detroit Tigers beat New York, 6 – 3, with the help of two errors by Highlander 1B Jack Doyle. The vet Doyle was signed yesterday and this will be his only appearance for New York.
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