1905 – Umpire John Sheridan forfeits a game to Washington in the 11th when the Tigers refuse to resume play after a lengthy dispute. Washington is ahead 2 – 1 at the time of the forfeiture.
1905 – The Giants run past the Pirates, 10 – 2, with Christy Mathewson defeating Deacon Phillippe. New York swipes five bases including a steal of home by Art Devlin.
1905 – Christy Mathewson pitches his second straight three-hit shutout against Chicago, this time beating Bob Wicker, 3 – 0.
1905 – The A’s Rube Waddell is the whole show today as he hurls a five-inning no-hitter over the Browns. The A’s are ahead, 2 – 0, when the rain starts pouring after the A’s bat in the 5th. Waddell strikes out nine batters, and three more bounce out to Waddell. The one runner reaches on Rube’s error.
8/11/1905 – Brooklyn was visiting Chicago. Catcher Bill Bergin struck out to end the fifth inning but then came up again to start the sixth. He singled and eventually scored but the Cubs won, 3-2.
In a great pitching duel, New York ace Christy Mathewson allows three Chicago hits, while the Giants manage just four off Ed Reulbach. New York tallies an unearned run in the 6th for the game’s only score.
Catchers are not expected to hit triples, but Boston Beaneater backstop Pat Moran legs out a trio of three-base hits against the Pirates.
Mistaking her husband for a burglar, the mother of minor league outfielder Ty Cobb shoots and kills him, an incident that will be cited as the reason for Cobb’s intense desire to succeed. The “Georgia Peach” will make his major league debut with the Tigers later this month.
In Pittsburgh, Bill Klem narrowly escapes a beating at the hands of gamblers. The heavily-favored Pirates are down, 5 – 2, in the 9th inning against Boston when a number of Pirates start mocking Klem’s flamboyant calls. The rookie umpire chases them down and fines each $10, thereby incurring the wrath of the gamblers, who go looking for Klem. He wisely hides in the ladies’ room.
Dave Brain‚ who hit three triples in a game in Pittsburgh for St. Louis on May 29th‚ repeats the performance for Pittsburgh against visiting Boston. The Pirates win in 10 innings‚ 5 – 4‚ with Brain’s triples coming in the first 9 innings. He is the only major league player to perform the feat twice in one season. The two performances also ties the career major league record: no one else in the 20th century will have two three-triple games in his career.
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