Gavvy Cravath swipes home in the 11th inning to give the Phils a 9 - 8 win

Gavvy Cravath swipes home in the 11th inning to give the Phils a 9 – 8 win over the Cubs

1912 – Gavvy Cravath swipes home in the 11th inning to give the Phils a 9 – 8 win over the Cubs. Reliever Tom Seaton is the winner over Jimmy Lavender. Seaton also pitches the second game but loses, 4 – 2, to Ed Reulbach.

1908 – The Cubs win by a run, beating the Giants, 5 – 4, behind Orval Overall. Hooks Wiltse takes the loss as Joe Tinker once again wins the game, this time with a two-run double in the 9th inning. Tinker also has a 6th-inning triple off Hooks.

1908 – The Cubs win by a run, beating the Giants, 5 – 4, behind Orval Overall. Hooks Wiltse takes the loss as Joe Tinker once again wins the game, this time with a two-run double in the 9th inning. Tinker also has a 6th-inning triple off Hooks.

1908 – The Cubs win by a run, beating the Giants, 5 – 4, behind Orval Overall. Hooks Wiltse takes the loss as Joe Tinker once again wins the game, this time with a two-run double in the 9th inning. Tinker also has a 6th-inning triple off Hooks.

Al Orth becomes the first pitcher to win 100 games in both the American and National League, tossing a two-hitter to beat future Hall of Famer Ed Walsh, who also throws a complete game, in the Highlanders’ 4-0 victory over the White Sox at Chicago’s South Side Park. The 34 year-old New York right-hander, known as the Curveless Wonder, broke in with the Phillies where he won precisely 100 games during his seven seasons the club, before jumping to the Junior Circuit in 1902, signing with the Washington Senators, along with many of his Philadephia teammates.

Al Orth becomes the first pitcher to win 100 games in both the American and National League, tossing a two-hitter to beat future Hall of Famer Ed Walsh, who also throws a complete game, in the Highlanders’ 4-0 victory over the White Sox at Chicago’s South Side Park. The 34 year-old New York right-hander, known as the Curveless Wonder, broke in with the Phillies where he won precisely 100 games during his seven seasons the club, before jumping to the Junior Circuit in 1902, signing with the Washington Senators, along with many of his Philadephia teammates.

Washington pitcher Fred Falkenberg bangs the century’s first grand slam by a major league pitcher, connecting in the 6th inning off White Sox ace Frank Owen.

Washington pitcher Fred Falkenberg bangs the century’s first grand slam by a major league pitcher, connecting in the 6th inning off White Sox ace Frank Owen.

Ty Cobb, suffering stomach cramps, leaves the Tigers and returns to Detroit. He will undergo an operation for ulcers, and be out of the lineup until September.

Ty Cobb, suffering stomach cramps, leaves the Tigers and returns to Detroit. He will undergo an operation for ulcers, and be out of the lineup until September.

Ty Cobb, suffering stomach cramps, leaves the Tigers and returns to Detroit. He will undergo an operation for ulcers, and be out of the lineup until September.

1905 – The Pirates tally eight hits including a home run, over seven innings against Christy Mathewson, to win, 2 – 1. The game is briefly stopped by umpire Jim Johnstone after a Giants fan tosses a pop bottle at Pirate RF Otis Clymer while he’s chasing down a single.

1905 – The Pirates tally eight hits including a home run, over seven innings against Christy Mathewson, to win, 2 – 1. The game is briefly stopped by umpire Jim Johnstone after a Giants fan tosses a pop bottle at Pirate RF Otis Clymer while he’s chasing down a single.

1901 – In Boston’s 6 – 5 loss at Cleveland, 1B Buck Freeman injures his foot chasing a foul ball. Freeman, leading the American League with seven homers, is replaced by Lou Criger. Buck will be back in the lineup on July 27th.

1901 – In Boston’s 6 – 5 loss at Cleveland, 1B Buck Freeman injures his foot chasing a foul ball. Freeman, leading the American League with seven homers, is replaced by Lou Criger. Buck will be back in the lineup on July 27th.

1901 – In Boston’s 6 – 5 loss at Cleveland, 1B Buck Freeman injures his foot chasing a foul ball. Freeman, leading the American League with seven homers, is replaced by Lou Criger. Buck will be back in the lineup on July 27th.

In a North Dakota Red River Valley League contest, the Fargo Red Stockings and Grand Forks Black Stockings each use one pitcher when they play to a 25-inning, 0-0 tie at the State Militia Training Grounds in Devils Lake, a neutral site selected to attract more fans. The umpire abruptly ends the longest scoreless game in history, a four-hour and ten-minute nightcap of a twin bill, after the bottom of the 25th to allow the players to catch a train.

In a North Dakota Red River Valley League contest, the Fargo Red Stockings and Grand Forks Black Stockings each use one pitcher when they play to a 25-inning, 0-0 tie at the State Militia Training Grounds in Devils Lake, a neutral site selected to attract more fans. The umpire abruptly ends the longest scoreless game in history, a four-hour and ten-minute nightcap of a twin bill, after the bottom of the 25th to allow the players to catch a train.

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7/18/1889 – The Philadelphia Phillies were hosting the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The home team elected to bat first and scored three runs in the top of the first. In the bottom of the first, Pittsburgh had a man on first and two outs with the number four hitter, Al Maul, due to bat. However, James “Deacon” White, the number five batter in the lineup hit a double that scored the runner. The Phillies appealed, and Tom Lynch, the umpire, correctly called Maul out to end the inning without the run counting.

7/18/1889 – The Philadelphia Phillies were hosting the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The home team elected to bat first and scored three runs in the top of the first. In the bottom of the first, Pittsburgh had a man on first and two outs with the number four hitter, Al Maul, due to bat. However, James “Deacon” White, the number five batter in the lineup hit a double that scored the runner. The Phillies appealed, and Tom Lynch, the umpire, correctly called Maul out to end the inning without the run counting.