Following a win by Ed Doheny‚ Pittsburgh gets back on the shutout track when Deacon Phillippe throws his 3rd straight whitewash‚ defeating Brooklyn‚ 9 – 0. His batterymate Ed Phelps is 3 for 3 with a stolen base. Phils manager Chief Zimmer calls Phelps‚ “the best catcher in the game” and “a coming star.”

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On June 11, 1903 Following a win by Ed Doheny‚ Pittsburgh gets back on the shutout track when Deacon Phillippe throws his 3rd straight whitewash‚ defeating Brooklyn‚ 9 – 0. His batterymate Ed Phelps is 3 for 3 with a stolen base. Phils manager Chief Zimmer calls Phelps‚ “the best catcher in the game” and “a coming star.”