1901 – In Boston’s 6 – 5 loss at Cleveland, 1B Buck Freeman injures his foot chasing a foul ball. Freeman, leading the American League with seven homers, is replaced by Lou Criger. Buck will be back in the lineup on July 27th.
In Cleveland, Boston’s Cy Young notches his 12th straight win, staggering to a 10 – 8 victory over the Blues. Buck Freeman has three hits including a triple off losing pitcher Earl Moore.
On July 15, 1901, Christy Mathewson, 22 years old, of the New York Giants pitches a no-hitter, blanking the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 – 0, at League Park. Matty saves his own no-hitter in the 6th when an Otto Krueger hit caroms off 1B John Ganzel’s glove to Mathewson, who throws back to first base…
On July 12, 1901, future Hall of Famer Cy Young of the Boston Beaneaters records the 300th win of his career. Young defeats the Philadelphia A’s, 5-3. Young will win 211 more games, for a total of 511, the most in major league history. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@
At a secret meeting, the National League Board of Directors votes to abrogate the National Agreement that has governed organized baseball, effective September 30th.
The Boston Nationals rap out 15 hits in 12 innings against Pittsburgh, but fail to score. The Pirates finally push over a run to win, 1 – 0. Boston sets a record for most hits, no runs.
Player-manager George Davis leads the Giants to a 9 – 3 win over Cincinnati with four hits, including two inside-the-park homers, and 4 RBIs. Christy Mathewson beats Dick Scott for the second time this year, though Matty’s control is off. He walks four batters and hits two, including Cincy 1B Jake Beckley, who is hit in the head with a Matty pitch and knocked out for five minutes.
An 8th-inning decision favoring the Brooklyn Superbas infuriates St. Louis fans. When the 7 – 5 Brooklyn win ends, they rush umpire Hank O’Day, who suffers a split lip before players and police can rescue him.
National League president Nick Young accedes to a protest regarding umpire Harry Colgan and allows the Giants and Pirates to officiate their own game in Pittsburgh. New York’s Charlie Buelow and Pirate Jack O’Connor call the game, won by the Bucs, 6 – 2.
On July 2, 1901 With Boston leading 5 – 2 over the Orioles in the 6th inning, the O’s score two runs off starter George Cuppy, and he leaves with two runners on base. Reliever Ted Lewisallows the runs to score, and Baltimore goes on to win, 7 – 5. Lewis is charged with the loss under the existing rules. …
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