Pitcher Frank Owen of the Chicago White Sox steals home against the Nats in the 3rd inning of a 5 – 1 win.
Pitcher Frank Owen of the Chicago White Sox steals home against the Nats in the 3rd inning of a 5 – 1 win.
Pittsburgh Pirate hurler Charlie Case gives up 11 hits but shuts out Chicago, 4 – 0.
Pittsburgh Pirate hurler Charlie Case gives up 11 hits but shuts out Chicago, 4 – 0.
Cardinals pitcher Jack Taylor walks seven and tosses three wild pitches to help the host Pirates beat St. Louis, 5 – 2.
1904 – Cardinals pitcher Jack Taylor walks seven and tosses three wild pitches to help the host Pirates beat St. Louis, 5 – 2. The outcome will be viewed suspiciously because several local gamblers bet heavily on Pittsburgh before the game, but the real reason is Taylor and Jake Beckley’s late-night public drinking.
Brooklyn’s Jack Cronin outpitches Christy Mathewson to beat the Giants, 1 – 0. Brooklyn scores in the 1st inning when Matty walks two with two runners on base.
Brooklyn’s Jack Cronin outpitches Christy Mathewson to beat the Giants, 1 – 0. Brooklyn scores in the 1st inning when Matty walks two with two runners on base.
John McGraw and John Brush say they have no intention of playing a post-season series with the American League champions
John McGraw and John Brush say they have no intention of playing a post-season series with the American League champions. “The Giants will not play a post season series with the American League champions. Ban Johnson has not been on the level with me personally, and the American League management has been crooked more than once.” says McGraw. “When we clinch the National League pennant, we’ll be champions of the only real major league.” Ban Johnson fires back: “No thoughtful patron of baseball can weigh seriously the wild vaporings of this discredited player who was canned from the American League.” As the New York Highlanders battle for the AL pennant, local pressure mounts, but Brush, still angry over the inter-league peace treaty, and McGraw, who despises Ban Johnson, are adamant.
The Tigers purchase catcher Monte Beville from the Highlanders to replace Bob Wood, who dislocated an elbow the previous day when he slipped trying to field a bunt against the A’s.
The Tigers purchase catcher Monte Beville from the Highlanders to replace Bob Wood, who dislocated an elbow the previous day when he slipped trying to field a bunt against the A’s.
Al Orth makes his first start for the Highlanders and matches zeroes with Chicago’s Yip Owen for 8+
1904 – Before 1,522 in New York, veteran Al Orth makes his first start for the Highlanders and matches zeroes with Chicago’s Yip Owen. In the bottom of the 9th, Patsy Doughertyleads off with a triple and scores on Willie Keeler’s bouncer through the infield.
1904 – After losing, 3 – 1, to Boston in the opener, the Reds unload for a 15 – 1 win in the second game. Leading the offense is Cy Seymour, who goes 5 for 5, with two doubles and a triple.
1904 – After losing, 3 – 1, to Boston in the opener, the Reds unload for a 15 – 1 win in the second game. Leading the offense is Cy Seymour, who goes 5 for 5, with two doubles and a triple.
The Highlanders trade pitchers Long Tom Hughes and Barney Wolfe to the Senators for Al Orth
1904 – The Highlanders trade pitchers Long Tom Hughes (7-11) and Barney Wolfe (0-3) to the Senators for Al Orth (3-4). Orth will regain his form in New York, going 11-6 this year and will win 27 games in 1906.
1904 – The Pirates push across two runs in the 9th against Christy Mathewson to edge the first-place Giants, 2 – 1.
1904 – The Pirates push across two runs in the 9th against Christy Mathewson to edge the first-place Giants, 2 – 1.
