At Griffith Stadium, the Tigers collect 21 hits during a 16-4 rout of Washington. Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt, batting second, third, and fourth, respectively, each enjoy a 5-for-5 day at the plate.

At Griffith Stadium, the Tigers collect 21 hits during a 16-4 rout of Washington. Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt, batting second, third, and fourth, respectively, each enjoy a 5-for-5 day at the plate.

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At Griffith Stadium, the Tigers collect 21 hits during a 16-4 rout of Washington. Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Ossie Vitt, batting second, third, and fourth, respectively, each enjoy a 5-for-5 day at the plate.

The New York Times Book Review pans Ring Lardner’s baseball novel You Know Me Al, recently published by George H. Doran Company at $1.25. The reviewer says “the author was for some time sporting writer on a Chicago newspaper, and so may be supposed to know his subject thoroughly, but for the honor of the ‘national game’ we trust that his ‘busher’ is not typical of the majority of its players […] As it contains many accounts of baseball games strung together on the thinnest possible thread of plot, it may please the ‘fans.'” Notwithstanding the poor review, the novel will be recognized in time as a classic.

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The New York Times Book Review pans Ring Lardner’s baseball novel You Know Me Al, recently published by George H. Doran Company at $1.25. The reviewer says “the author was for some time sporting writer on a Chicago newspaper, and so may be supposed to know his subject thoroughly, but for the honor of the ‘national game’ we trust that his ‘busher’ is not typical of the majority of its players […] As it contains many accounts of baseball games strung together on the thinnest possible thread of plot, it may please the ‘fans.'” Notwithstanding the poor review, the novel will be recognized in time as a classic.

Carl Mays tops the St. Louis Browns, 9 – 3, for a Red Sox win. With the Browns sweeping the Yankees, Boston goes into first place.

Carl Mays tops the St. Louis Browns, 9 – 3, for a Red Sox win. With the Browns sweeping the Yankees, Boston goes into first place.

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Carl Mays tops the St. Louis Browns, 9 – 3, for a Red Sox win. With the Browns sweeping the Yankees, Boston goes into first place.

It’s a bad day for the Chief as the Giants lose a tough one to the Reds, 2 – 0

It’s a bad day for the Chief as the Giants lose a tough one to the Reds, 2 – 0

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It’s a bad day for the Chief as the Giants lose a tough one to the Reds, 2 – 0. The Giants’ catcher doubles in the 6th and then is out for missing first base. In the 9th, Chief Meyersthrows one ball over Milt Stock’s head at third base, bounces one to second base on a steal, and tosses another into center field. The three errors hand Christy Mathewson the loss.

Ivey Wingo swipes second, third, and home in the Cardinals’ 9-1 rout of Boston at Robison Field in St. Louis. The Redbirds’ catcher accomplishes the stolen base cycle in the same frame, stealing all three bases in the bottom of the second inning.

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Ivey Wingo swipes second, third, and home in the Cardinals’ 9-1 rout of Boston at Robison Field in St. Louis. The Redbirds’ catcher accomplishes the stolen base cycle in the same frame, stealing all three bases in the bottom of the second inning.

The “surprise of the year,” according to Ed Bang in Sporting Life, “came on July 30th when it was announced that the Naps had secured Joe Jackson from the New Orleans Pelicans for $5,000

The “surprise of the year,” according to Ed Bang in Sporting Life, “came on July 30th when it was announced that the Naps had secured Joe Jackson from the New Orleans Pelicans for $5,000

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1910 – The “surprise of the year,” according to Ed Bang in Sporting Life, “came on July 30th when it was announced that the Naps had secured Joe Jackson from the New Orleans Pelicans for $5,000. It is believed that Connie Mack made the Naps the concession [as part of the Bris Lord-Morrie Rath trade] to allow them to purchase Jackson from New Orleans.” Jackson had been up with the A’s briefly in 1908 and 1909.

Cincinnati Reds manager Ned Hanlon, whose managing days began in 1889 at Pittsburgh, announces this will be his last season

Cincinnati Reds manager Ned Hanlon, whose managing days began in 1889 at Pittsburgh, announces this will be his last season

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1907 – Cincinnati Reds manager Ned Hanlon, whose managing days began in 1889 at Pittsburgh, announces this will be his last season. His record includes five pennants – 4 at Baltimore, one at Brooklyn.