The Cubs pound the Giants twice to complete a three-game sweep in New York. Chicago wins the opener, 6 – 2, then jumps on Christy Mathewson for 16 hits and 10 runs to win, 10 – 5, in eight innings. Jimmy Sheckard has four hits off Matty.
In the second game of a doubleheader, Cardinals hurler Stoney McGlynn tosses a 7-inning no-hitter against Brooklyn. The game ends in a 1 – 1 tie.
1906 – At Chicago, the White Sox lose a pair to New York before 20,000, their largest Friday afternoon crowd. Hal Chase has 22 putouts at 1B in the first game, tying the major league record.
1906 – At Boston, Chicago clinches the National League pennant by topping Boston, 3 – 1. Ed Reulbach is the winner.
1906 – Playing as “Sullivan,” Columbia University junior Eddie Collins makes his debut at SS with the Athletics. He gets one hit off Ed Walsh and strikes out twice. Collins will play 25 years in the majors, bat .333, and become a member of the Hall of Fame.
1906 – The Superbas sweep the Giants for the second time in a week. Red Ames loses the opener for New York, 5 – 3, and Harry McIntireoutpitches Christy Mathewson for a 1 – 0 win in the nitecap.
1906 – At St. Louis, Chicago tops the Cardinals, 6 – 2, as Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown wins his 11th straight.
1906 – In Boston, New York’s Christy Mathewson (19-9) shuts out the Beaneaters, 3 – 0, striking out 9. Today’s game is the last one in which John McGraw, playing 3B, appears in the lineup.
Brooklyn blanks the Giants in two games, winning 6 – 0 and 1 – 0 at Washington Park.
Boston’s Irv Young acts like Cy, allowing just Sherry Magee’s safety in a one-hitter against the Phillies.
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