At Cincinnati’s Palace of the Fans, 32 year-old Cubs first baseman Frank Chance is plunked by a pitch five times during a doubleheader. In the first game of the twin bill, the future Hall of Famer loses consciousness briefly when one of the misguided pitches hits the ‘the Peerless Leader’s’ head.

At Brooklyn‚ the Superbas jump on Joe McGinnity for a 3 – 0 lead after 2 innings‚ but the Giants tie it in the 3rd and go on to a 5 – 3 win. Iron Joe is now 11-0.

Chicago’s Jake Weimer and Christy Mathewson duel for 11 innings before the game is a called a 1 – 1 tie. Umpire Bob Emslie calls the game at the West Side Grounds so the Giants can catch a train for New York. Matty allows 6 hits‚ one less than Weimer.

1904 – Boston Americans SS Bill O’Neill puts himself in the record books by committing six errors in a 13-inning, 5 – 3 loss to the Browns. O’Neill makes errors in the 1st inning on the first three balls hit to him, and a fourth straight error with a misplay in the 2nd frame. His final error is on an easy grounder in the 13th inning and allows two runs to score. O’Neill is the only 20th century player to record six errors.

The Pirates overcome a 5 – 0 deficit against Christy Mathewson by scoring a run in the 5th and five more in the 6th for a 6 – 5 win.

The Cards beat up Christy Mathewson, scoring five runs and knocking him out after the first inning. St. Louis continues the shelling to win, 14 – 1. Matty, now 4-2, will not lose to St. Louis in his next 24 decisions.

New York’s Joe McGinnity wins his second game in three days against the Cardinals, beating St. Louis, 5 – 1. Iron Joe is now 7-0 on the year.