The Chicago Colts score five runs in the top of the 9th to take the lead over Baltimore, but the National League leaders respond with three runs in the bottom of the inning to claim an 11 – 10 win.

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The Chicago Colts score five runs in the top of the 9th to take the lead over Baltimore, but the National League leaders respond with three runs in the bottom of the inning to claim an 11 – 10 win.

Washington scores in every inning to whip Boston, 26 – 12. In the course of the rout, George “White Wings” Tebeau scores four runs without the benefit of a hit.

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Washington scores in every inning to whip Boston, 26 – 12. In the course of the rout, George “White Wings” Tebeau scores four runs without the benefit of a hit.

Denny Lyons never touches second and scores the winning run in the 9th inning to lead Pittsburgh to a 7 – 6 win over Washington

Denny Lyons never touches second and scores the winning run in the 9th inning to lead Pittsburgh to a 7 – 6 win over Washington

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On June 20, 1894, Denny Lyons scores the winning run in the 9th inning to lead Pittsburgh to a 7 – 6 win over Louisville. Lyons gets into scoring position by running from first base to third base – across the pitcher’s mound – on a fielder’s choice by Jack Glasscock. The umpire does not…

Cleveland’s John Clarkson stops the visiting Colts, 7 – 3

Cleveland’s John Clarkson stops the visiting Colts, 7 – 3

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On June 20, Cleveland’s John Clarkson stops the visiting Colts, 7 – 3. Chicago’s Bill Dahlen, hitting .257, goes 1 for 4 to start a hitting streak, which will reach a then-record 42 games. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Other Resources & Links Baseball-Reference Box Score 

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6/8/1894 – This was another time the rule was applied incorrectly to the detriment of the team. The St. Louis Browns were playing the Beaneaters in Boston, and the home team elected to bat first. In the bottom of the first, the lead off batter, Tommy Dowd, walked. The next batter due up was Frank Shugart, but the number three hitter, Charlie Frank, came up instead and struck out. Shugart hit into a fielders choice with Dowd being put out. Boston then pointed out that Frank had batted out of order, and the umpire, Bob Emslie, incorrectly called Frank out ending the inning. Frank had already made an out, so it made no sense to call him out again. The original 1876 rule, which was in effect in 1894, was poorly written and incomplete, but it did not allow for a batter to be out twice when he batted out of order. More importantly, Frank was not the proper batter when he hit, so the proper batter then, Shugart, should have been called out, but he was allowed to bat. Apparently, some umpires interpreted the rule in a different manner.

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6/8/1894 – This was another time the rule was applied incorrectly to the detriment of the team. The St. Louis Browns were playing the Beaneaters in Boston, and the home team elected to bat first. In the bottom of the first, the lead off batter, Tommy Dowd, walked. The next batter due up was Frank Shugart, but the number three hitter, Charlie Frank, came up instead and struck out. Shugart hit into a fielders choice with Dowd being put out. Boston then pointed out that Frank had batted out of order, and the umpire, Bob Emslie, incorrectly called Frank out ending the inning. Frank had already made an out, so it made no sense to call him out again. The original 1876 rule, which was in effect in 1894, was poorly written and incomplete, but it did not allow for a batter to be out twice when he batted out of order. More importantly, Frank was not the proper batter when he hit, so the proper batter then, Shugart, should have been called out, but he was allowed to bat. Apparently, some umpires interpreted the rule in a different manner.

On a rainy day, St. Louis Browns pitcher Ted Breitenstein walks 13 men as the Boston Beaneaters avenge a humiliating loss the previous day with a 19 – 8 rout.

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On a rainy day, St. Louis Browns pitcher Ted Breitenstein walks 13 men as the Boston Beaneaters avenge a humiliating loss the previous day with a 19 – 8 rout.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout to defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 6 – 0, and to push Pittsburgh ahead of Cleveland into third place.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout to defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 6 – 0, and to push Pittsburgh ahead of Cleveland into third place.

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout to defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 6 – 0, and to push Pittsburgh ahead of Cleveland into third place.

1894 – Baltimore’s Heinie Reitz hits a pair of bases-loaded triples‚ one in the 3rd and another in the 7th‚ to lead the first-place Orioles to a 12 – 4 victory over Chicago. The pair of sack-filled triples equals the mark set by Sam Thompson in 1887.

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1894 – Baltimore’s Heinie Reitz hits a pair of bases-loaded triples‚ one in the 3rd and another in the 7th‚ to lead the first-place Orioles to a 12 – 4 victory over Chicago. The pair of sack-filled triples equals the mark set by Sam Thompson in 1887.