In the second game at Boston‚ Boston Nationals Joe Stanley clouts his first major league homer‚ a grand slam off Chicago’s Jock Menefee. Stanley will hit his second career homer in 1905‚ again a grand slam. Pat Moran also hits a grand slam as Boston wins‚ 11 – 10‚ with Pop Williams beating Menefee. Chicago wins the opener‚ 7 – 4‚ with slow Bob Wicker outpitching Togie Pittinger.

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In the second game at Boston‚ Boston Nationals Joe Stanley clouts his first major league homer‚ a grand slam off Chicago’s Jock Menefee. Stanley will hit his second career homer in 1905‚ again a grand slam. Pat Moran also hits a grand slam as Boston wins‚ 11 – 10‚ with Pop Williams beating Menefee. Chicago wins the opener‚ 7 – 4‚ with slow Bob Wicker outpitching Togie Pittinger.

The Giants sell pitcher Jouett Meekin to Boston for $3‚500. Meekin averaged 25 wins a year from 1894-1898‚ but has slipped to 5-11 this season.

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The Giants sell pitcher Jouett Meekin to Boston for $3‚500. Meekin averaged 25 wins a year from 1894-1898‚ but has slipped to 5-11 this season.

1896 – Napoleon Lajoie‚ who batted .429 in the New England League‚ makes his major league debut for the Philadelphia Phillies. He goes 1-for-5 in a 9 – 0 win over Washington.

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1896 – Napoleon Lajoie‚ who batted .429 in the New England League‚ makes his major league debut for the Philadelphia Phillies. He goes 1-for-5 in a 9 – 0 win over Washington.

1895 – Heavyweight boxing champion Jim Corbett‚ a good ballplayer and a great gate attraction‚ plays 1B for the Scranton team in an Eastern League victory over Buffalo. Corbett collects 2 singles and knocks in 2 runs. His brother Joe‚ who will become a major league pitcher‚ plays SS. The champ will appear another three dozen times in minor league games.

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1895 – Heavyweight boxing champion Jim Corbett‚ a good ballplayer and a great gate attraction‚ plays 1B for the Scranton team in an Eastern League victory over Buffalo. Corbett collects 2 singles and knocks in 2 runs. His brother Joe‚ who will become a major league pitcher‚ plays SS. The champ will appear another three dozen times in minor league games.

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8/12/1895 – In the top of the first in a game at Boston, The Washington Nationals had two on and two out when the proper number five hitter was Win Mercer. However, Bill Hassamaer, tbe number six hitter, came up out of order. After he fouled off a pitch, Boston pointed out the mistake to the umpire, George Burnham. He called Mercer out to end the inning, but since the Hassamaer at bat was not completed, that was incorrect. He should have allowed Mercer to bat taking on the current count. Washington played the game under protest, and Boston won 4-3 in ten innings. The National League upheld the protest and ruled that the game did not count and had to be replayed.

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8/12/1895 – In the top of the first in a game at Boston, The Washington Nationals had two on and two out when the proper number five hitter was Win Mercer. However, Bill Hassamaer, tbe number six hitter, came up out of order. After he fouled off a pitch, Boston pointed out the mistake to the umpire, George Burnham. He called Mercer out to end the inning, but since the Hassamaer at bat was not completed, that was incorrect. He should have allowed Mercer to bat taking on the current count. Washington played the game under protest, and Boston won 4-3 in ten innings. The National League upheld the protest and ruled that the game did not count and had to be replayed.

1893 – After making 3 errors in a 9 – 3 first-game loss in Cleveland‚ St. Louis LF Jesse Burkett is criticized for forgetting to follow Elmer Smith’s example and wear sunglasses. Cleveland wins the game 2‚ 4 – 3.

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1893 – After making 3 errors in a 9 – 3 first-game loss in Cleveland‚ St. Louis LF Jesse Burkett is criticized for forgetting to follow Elmer Smith’s example and wear sunglasses. Cleveland wins the game 2‚ 4 – 3.

1892 – The Orioles remove outfield posts‚ around which ropes holding back overflow crowds would be wrapped‚ after a ball hit by Harry Stovey strikes a post and bounces back toward the infield‚ forcing Stovey to stop at second base. Another factor in the decision is an incident three days ago in which Oriole RF Frank “Piggy” Ward missed a sure catch when he ran upon a post. It doesn’t help today as visiting Philadelphia wins‚ 9 – 6.

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1892 – The Orioles remove outfield posts‚ around which ropes holding back overflow crowds would be wrapped‚ after a ball hit by Harry Stovey strikes a post and bounces back toward the infield‚ forcing Stovey to stop at second base. Another factor in the decision is an incident three days ago in which Oriole RF Frank “Piggy” Ward missed a sure catch when he ran upon a post. It doesn’t help today as visiting Philadelphia wins‚ 9 – 6.