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7/6/1902 – George Yeager of the New York Giants ended the sixth inning. When the Giants came to bat in the seventh, Yeager led off in Heinie Smiths batting spot and singled. As Smith came to bat, the St. Louis fans started to make noise about the mistake. Umpire Hank O’Day called out Smith and removed Yeager from first base.

7/6/1902 – George Yeager of the New York Giants ended the sixth inning. When the Giants came to bat in the seventh, Yeager led off in Heinie Smiths batting spot and singled. As Smith came to bat, the St. Louis fans started to make noise about the mistake. Umpire Hank O’Day called out Smith and removed Yeager from first base.

National League president Nick Young accedes to a protest regarding umpire Harry Colgan and allows the Giants and Pirates to officiate their own game in Pittsburgh. New York’s Charlie Buelow and Pirate Jack O’Connor call the game, won by the Bucs, 6 – 2.
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National League president Nick Young accedes to a protest regarding umpire Harry Colgan and allows the Giants and Pirates to officiate their own game in Pittsburgh. New York’s Charlie Buelow and Pirate Jack O’Connor call the game, won by the Bucs, 6 – 2.

National League president Nick Young accedes to a protest regarding umpire Harry Colgan and allows the Giants and Pirates to officiate their own game in Pittsburgh. New York’s Charlie Buelow and Pirate Jack O’Connor call the game, won by the Bucs, 6 – 2.

New York Giants difficulties batting in the correct order arose again just six days after there previous issue
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New York Giants difficulties batting in the correct order arose again just six days after there previous issue

7/6/1893 – The New York Giants difficulties batting in the correct order arose again just six days later. In a game at Louisville in which the home team was batting first, Michael “King” Kelly replaced Jocko Milligan at catcher in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, the number five hitter, Jack Doyle, was due to lead off, but Kelly who had replaced Milligan in the number six spot came up instead. He struck out, but the umpire Ed Seward, who had a bad day according to newspaper stories, allowed the out stand and also called Doyle out. Given the batting out of turn was being enforced, the correct call was to call Doyle out and have Kelly bat again. The next hitter reached third on a single and error, but the following one made the third out. The wrong ruling may have cost the Giants the game. It ended as an 11-11 tie after nine innings due to darkness.

The first organized baseball game between a black team and a white team takes place in Chicago‚ when the black Uniques and the white Alerts square off. The Uniques win‚ 17-16.

The first organized baseball game between a black team and a white team takes place in Chicago‚ when the black Uniques and the white Alerts square off. The Uniques win‚ 17-16.