On the same day, Ted Breitenstein of the Cincinnati Reds and Jay Hughes of the Baltimore Orioles each pitch no-hit ball games. Breitenstein’s gem is against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11 – 0, and Hughes over the Boston Beaneaters, 8 – 0.
Exposition Park, which opened last year as the home of the Pittsburgh Burghers of the short-lived Players’ League, hosts its first Pirates game, a National League contest that the Bucs lose to Chicago, 7-6. The ballpark located on the north side of the Allegheny River, across from Pittsburgh’s downtown area, will be the team’s home until they move to Forbes Field in 1909.
Three thousand fans attend the Philadelphia Athletics’ 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Caps in the first game ever played in the National League. The Athletic Park contest becomes the new circuit’s inaugural event by default when the other scheduled games are rained out.
Jesse Burkett Position: Leftfielder Bats: Left • Throws: Left 5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg) Born: December 4, 1868 in Wheeling, WV Died: May 27, 1953 in Worcester, MA Buried: St. John Cemetery, Worcester, MA Debut: April 22, 1890, (1,390th in major league history) Last Game: October 7, 1905 Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee) Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947. View Jesse Burkett’s Page at the Baseball Hall of…
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