1908 – Twenty thousand fans, the largest ever to watch a Monday game, crowd the Polo Grounds to see the matchup of Christy Mathewson and the Cubs’ Orval Overall. Matty doesn’t disappoint, winning, 3 – 2.

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1908 – Twenty thousand fans, the largest ever to watch a Monday game, crowd the Polo Grounds to see the matchup of Christy Mathewson and the Cubs’ Orval Overall. Matty doesn’t disappoint, winning, 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.

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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.

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Catchers are not expected to hit triples, but Boston Beaneater backstop Pat Moran legs out a trio of three-base hits against the Pirates.

1904 – Jack Chesbro is knocked out by the White Sox after pitching 30 complete games in a row. For the year he will win 41 games, pitching 48 complete games out of 51 starts for the Highlanders. All are post-1900 records. His 455 innings pitched will be topped only by Ed Walsh’s 464 in 1908.

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1904 – Jack Chesbro is knocked out by the White Sox after pitching 30 complete games in a row. For the year he will win 41 games, pitching 48 complete games out of 51 starts for the Highlanders. All are post-1900 records. His 455 innings pitched will be topped only by Ed Walsh’s 464 in 1908.

Brooklyn’s Henry Schmidt drops his second game in three days to the Giants, this time losing 3 – 1 to Christy Mathewson. Matty wins his 20th and loses his shutout in the 9th on a passed ball by John Warner. Schmidt, 29, will win 21 games in this, his only season in the majors. A westerner, he will return his 1904 contract unsigned with the note, “I do not like living in the East and will not report.”

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Brooklyn’s Henry Schmidt drops his second game in three days to the Giants, this time losing 3 – 1 to Christy Mathewson. Matty wins his 20th and loses his shutout in the 9th on a passed ball by John Warner. Schmidt, 29, will win 21 games in this, his only season in the majors. A westerner, he will return his 1904 contract unsigned with the note, “I do not like living in the East and will not report.”

In the second game of a doubleheader, Washington P Dale Gear gives up an American League-record 41 total bases in losing, 13 – 0, to the Athletics. The 23 hits include four doubles, four triples, and two homers. Philadelphia A’s P Snake Wiltse, brother of Hooks, has two doubles and two triples, just one of three hurlers in history to collect four extra-base hits in a game. His 10 total bases is a major-league record for a pitcher. Snake was acquired last month from the Pirates. In the opener, a 9 – 4 Washington win, Nats’ pitcher Win Mercer becomes the first AL hurler to steal home. Nap Lajoie has a pair of homers for the A’s in game 1, his second game in a row with two homers. He hit two in yesterday’s game two win. He will lead the AL with 14, drive in 125 runs, and hit .422 to win the Triple Crown.

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In the second game of a doubleheader, Washington P Dale Gear gives up an American League-record 41 total bases in losing, 13 – 0, to the Athletics. The 23 hits include four doubles, four triples, and two homers. Philadelphia A’s P Snake Wiltse, brother of Hooks, has two doubles and two triples, just one of three hurlers in history to collect four extra-base hits in a game. His 10 total bases is a major-league record for a pitcher. Snake was acquired last month from the Pirates. In the opener, a 9 – 4 Washington win, Nats’ pitcher Win Mercer becomes the first AL hurler to steal home. Nap Lajoie has a pair of homers for the A’s in game 1, his second game in a row with two homers. He hit two in yesterday’s game two win. He will lead the AL with 14, drive in 125 runs, and hit .422 to win the Triple Crown.

At Cleveland’s League Park, the Blues (Indians) beat Chicago, 11-7. White Sox right-hander Frank Isbell strands eleven runners on the basepaths to set an American League record.

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At Cleveland’s League Park, the Blues (Indians) beat Chicago, 11-7. White Sox right-hander Frank Isbell strands eleven runners on the basepaths to set an American League record.

At the Seventh Street Park in Indianapolis, future 300 game winner Mickey Welch becomes the first pinch hitter in major league history. Although the Giants right-handed pitcher strikes out in his historic plate appearance, New York prevails, beating the Hoosiers, 9-6.

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At the Seventh Street Park in Indianapolis, future 300 game winner Mickey Welch becomes the first pinch hitter in major league history. Although the Giants right-handed pitcher strikes out in his historic plate appearance, New York prevails, beating the Hoosiers, 9-6.