Mike Donlin, the National League's leading hitter, is baseball's most popular playe

According to a Chicago newspaper contest, the Giants’ Mike Donlin, the National League’s leading hitter, is baseball’s most popular player. Turkey Mike tops Honus Wagner by a wide margin and will be awarded a trophy cup. Donlin was involved in a car accident on the 18th when the car he was riding in on Michigan Avenue collided with another vehicle driven by Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse.

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According to a Chicago newspaper contest, the Giants’ Mike Donlin, the National League’s leading hitter, is baseball’s most popular player. Turkey Mike tops Honus Wagner by a wide margin and will be awarded a trophy cup. Donlin was involved in a car accident on the 18th when the car he was riding in on Michigan Avenue collided with another vehicle driven by Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse.

In St. Louis, the Cards split with the Giants, with Harry Sallee losing the opener, 4 – 2. Christy Mathewson wins his 21st straight over St. Louis, though he gives up 11 hits in the victory. The Cards beat Dummy Taylor in the nitecap, 3 – 1, in 12 innings.

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In St. Louis, the Cards split with the Giants, with Harry Sallee losing the opener, 4 – 2. Christy Mathewson wins his 21st straight over St. Louis, though he gives up 11 hits in the victory. The Cards beat Dummy Taylor in the nitecap, 3 – 1, in 12 innings.

1902 – At Brooklyn, the Superbas maul the Phillies, 10 – 1, nicking Doc White for 14 hits. Doc gets his due in the four-run 5th inning when he strikes 4 batters out, the first pitcher to strike out 4 in an inning since 1888 and the first to do it at 60′ 6″ (the record books list Hooks Wiltse in 1906 as the first this century). Bill Dahlen and Charlie Irwin strike out while 2 runs score. Ed Wheeler’s swinging third strike gets past Red Dooin with Hughie Hearne scoring. Frank Kitson singles and Jimmy Sheckard strikes out for the 4th K. White fans 5 in the game.

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1902 – At Brooklyn, the Superbas maul the Phillies, 10 – 1, nicking Doc White for 14 hits. Doc gets his due in the four-run 5th inning when he strikes 4 batters out, the first pitcher to strike out 4 in an inning since 1888 and the first to do it at 60′ 6″ (the record books list Hooks Wiltse in 1906 as the first this century). Bill Dahlen and Charlie Irwin strike out while 2 runs score. Ed Wheeler’s swinging third strike gets past Red Dooin with Hughie Hearne scoring. Frank Kitson singles and Jimmy Sheckard strikes out for the 4th K. White fans 5 in the game.

Aan intentional walk to Deacon McGuire goes awry. McGuire reaches out and taps a Noodles Hahn pitch, but the catcher picks it up, then drops it, and the winning run scores.

Aan intentional walk to Deacon McGuire goes awry. McGuire reaches out and taps a Noodles Hahn pitch, but the catcher picks it up, then drops it, and the winning run scores.

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1900 – In the last of the 9th at Brooklyn, with two outs and the score tied at 5 – 5 with the Reds, an intentional walk to Deacon McGuire goes awry. McGuire reaches out and taps a Noodles Hahn pitch, but the catcher picks it up, then drops it, and the winning run scores.

Tim Keefe

In a matchup of 300 game-winners that will take 103 years to repeat, Tim Keefe beats Pud Galvin

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In a matchup of 300 game-winners at the Philadelphia Baseball Grounds, Phillies’ submarinerTim Keefe sinks Jim “Pud” Galvin and the Browns, 2-0. The next time two National League pitchers with 300 or more victories will face each other will occur in 2005 when Greg Maddux of the Cubs beats Astros ace Roger Clemens at Minute Maid Park, 3-2.

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The Chicago White Sox batting order in Boston against the Beaneaters had Mark Baldwin hitting 8th and Tom Daly 9th. The first time through the order they batted in reverse order. The second time through with two out Daly again hit before Baldwin and reached second on two errors. After the first pitch, a ball, was thrown to Baldwin, Boston protested, and after some discussions by the umpires and the teams’ captains, Phil Powers ruled Baldwin out for batting out of order. He was not the proper batter as the lead off man would have been under today’s rules. The rule in place at the time was as clear as the current one, but under both Chicago should have been able to put the proper batter up with a 1-0 count.

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The Chicago White Sox batting order in Boston against the Beaneaters had Mark Baldwin hitting 8th and Tom Daly 9th. The first time through the order they batted in reverse order. The second time through with two out Daly again hit before Baldwin and reached second on two errors. After the first pitch, a ball, was thrown to Baldwin, Boston protested, and after some discussions by the umpires and the teams’ captains, Phil Powers ruled Baldwin out for batting out of order. He was not the proper batter as the lead off man would have been under today’s rules. The rule in place at the time was as clear as the current one, but under both Chicago should have been able to put the proper batter up with a 1-0 count.