The Brooklyn Superbas play their first Sunday game at home, beating the Boston Beaneaters, 9 – 0. To circumvent Sunday Blue Laws, no admission is charged, but fans must buy scorecards to enter the grandstand and box seats.

The Brooklyn Superbas play their first Sunday game at home, beating the Boston Beaneaters, 9 – 0. To circumvent Sunday Blue Laws, no admission is charged, but fans must buy scorecards to enter the grandstand and box seats.

1904 – William H. Yawkey, the 28-year-old heir to a lumber and mining fortune, buys the Detroit Tigers from S.F. Angus for $50,000. New money and Frank Navin’s shrewd management will bring three straight pennants to the franchise within a few years.

1904 – William H. Yawkey, the 28-year-old heir to a lumber and mining fortune, buys the Detroit Tigers from S.F. Angus for $50,000. New money and Frank Navin’s shrewd management will bring three straight pennants to the franchise within a few years.

After a two-year absence from the majors, pitcher Kid Nichols signs as player-manager of the Cardinals. He will win 21 himself, but the team will finish 4th.

After a two-year absence from the majors, pitcher Kid Nichols signs as player-manager of the Cardinals. He will win 21 himself, but the team will finish 4th.

After a two-year absence from the majors, pitcher Kid Nichols signs as player-manager of the Cardinals. He will win 21 himself, but the team will finish 4th.

Tom Hughes

In an unpopular trade in Boston, the Americans send Long Tom Hughes to the Highlanders for lefty Jesse Tannehill. Hughes, 20-7 for the champs, had jumped to the American League from the National League Chicago team in 1902. Hughes will come up short in New York and be shipped to Washington in July, while Tannehill will win 20 for the Hubmen.

In an unpopular trade in Boston, the Americans send Long Tom Hughes to the Highlanders for lefty Jesse Tannehill. Hughes, 20-7 for the champs, had jumped to the American League from the National League Chicago team in 1902. Hughes will come up short in New York and be shipped to Washington in July, while Tannehill will win 20 for the Hubmen.

1903 – The seasonal contracts for Boston players expire and owner Henry Killilea offers a two-week extension to cover the upcoming World Series. This offer is later increased to head off a players’ strike.

1903 – The seasonal contracts for Boston players expire and owner Henry Killilea offers a two-week extension to cover the upcoming World Series. This offer is later increased to head off a players’ strike.

1903 – Christy Mathewson, pitching for the third time in four games, keeps the Giants in 2nd place by beating Chicago’s Clarence Currie, 8 – 3. For Matty, it is 30th win of the year.

1903 – Christy Mathewson, pitching for the third time in four games, keeps the Giants in 2nd place by beating Chicago’s Clarence Currie, 8 – 3. For Matty, it is 30th win of the year.

1903 – Cleveland’s Ed Killian loses to the Americans when he gives up a home run to Fred Parent. Killian will pitch 1,001 innings before serving up another round-tripper, to Socks Seybold, on August 7, 1907.

1903 – Cleveland’s Ed Killian loses to the Americans when he gives up a home run to Fred Parent. Killian will pitch 1,001 innings before serving up another round-tripper, to Socks Seybold, on August 7, 1907.

The Cubs beat the Phils, 6 – 5, in the first game of a twinbill. In the second game, Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago, 10 – 0, for the Phils. Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, is the loser in his only major league decision, while Fraser K’s 5 and walks 4.

The Cubs beat the Phils, 6 – 5, in the first game of a twinbill. In the second game, Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago, 10 – 0, for the Phils. Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, is the loser in his only major league decision, while Fraser K’s 5 and walks 4.