Abraham Mills, National League president in 1883 and 1884, author of the National Agreement and original reserve clause that governed baseball’s early years, dies at 84.

After three straight shutouts by Browns hurlers, the Yankees break their 32-inning scoreless streak with a 4th-inning homer by Babe Ruth. St. Louis still wins, 3 – 2.

The second-largest crowd ever to pack the Reds’ ballpark – 35,432 – watches their team split a pair with the pennant-bound Cubs. The Reds win the opener, 6 – 3, behind Red Lucas’ 17th victory, while Guy Bush wins his 18th in the nitecap, 10 – 1.

The Giants become the first team to employ a public address system when they place a microphone inside the mask of connected home plate umpire Charles Rigler. The team’s effort to have the ump broadcast ball-and-strike calls to the Polo Grounds crowd doesn’t work very well.

1929 – The Cubs buy Lon Warneke, 20, from Alexandria (Cotton States League) for $100.

1929 – Cubs 1B Charlie Grimm is sidelined for the rest of the regular season with a hand injury, but he’ll be okay for the World Series.

Washington hurlers Bump Hadley and Lloyd Brown combine to whitewash the Tigers in a doubleheader, winning 2 – 0 and 1 – 0.

Forty-year-old Braves catcher Hank Gowdy, who last appeared in the majors in 1925, goes 4 for 4 to lead the Braves to a 10 – 9 win over the Reds.

The Yankees buy P Lefty Gomez from San Francisco (Pacific Coast League) for delivery in September 1930.

Aided by a triple play started by 2B George Grantham, the Pirates trip the Braves, 3 – 2.