Max Carey gets two hits in both the first and eighth innings when the Pirates beat the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park, 24-6. The feat will not be accomplished again until Rennie Stennett, also with Pittsburgh, collects two hits in one inning twice, the first and the fifth frames, in 1975.

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Max Carey gets two hits in both the first and eighth innings when the Pirates beat the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park, 24-6. The feat will not be accomplished again until Rennie Stennett, also with Pittsburgh, collects two hits in one inning twice, the first and the fifth frames, in 1975.

It’s a hot day in New York, and umpires George Hildebrand and Billy Evans don’t show up, so Giants coach Mike Donlin and Browns trainer Bits Bierhalter take their places. The game takes 15 innings to reach an inconclusive 4 – 4 tie.

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It’s a hot day in New York, and umpires George Hildebrand and Billy Evans don’t show up, so Giants coach Mike Donlin and Browns trainer Bits Bierhalter take their places. The game takes 15 innings to reach an inconclusive 4 – 4 tie.

Brownie 1B George Sisler makes his final mound appearance of the year, a complete game 2 – 0 loss to White Sox starter Reb Russell, himself a future position player.

Brownie 1B George Sisler makes his final mound appearance of the year, a complete game 2 – 0 loss to White Sox starter Reb Russell, himself a future position player.

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Brownie 1B George Sisler makes his final mound appearance of the year, a complete game 2 – 0 loss to White Sox starter Reb Russell, himself a future position player.

Against the Giants, the Braves pull off a triple steal in the 11th inning, with Johnny Evers on the front end. It is the National League’s only extra-inning triple steal; the American League’s only triple swipe in extra time will come in 1941.

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Against the Giants, the Braves pull off a triple steal in the 11th inning, with Johnny Evers on the front end. It is the National League’s only extra-inning triple steal; the American League’s only triple swipe in extra time will come in 1941.

Babe Ruth almost duplicates teammate Rube Foster’s no-hitter, allowing just three singles, two by Frank Gilhooley, in beating the Yankees, 1 – 0. The game takes one hour, 18 minutes.

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Babe Ruth almost duplicates teammate Rube Foster’s no-hitter, allowing just three singles, two by Frank Gilhooley, in beating the Yankees, 1 – 0. The game takes one hour, 18 minutes.

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Grover Cleveland Alexander allows two hits in the 1st inning and none in the next eight innings, but the match-up with the Giants’ Rube Marquard ends in a 1 – 1 tie.

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Grover Cleveland Alexander allows two hits in the 1st inning and none in the next eight innings, but the match-up with the Giants’ Rube Marquard ends in a 1 – 1 tie.

The Giants shade the Reds, 3 – 2, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 9th off Red Ames. Christy Mathewson gives up seven hits and no walks as the Giants increase their lead over the National League to four games. For the second year in a row, Matty will end the season with fewer walks than victories, the only pitcher ever to accomplish that.

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The Giants shade the Reds, 3 – 2, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 9th off Red Ames. Christy Mathewson gives up seven hits and no walks as the Giants increase their lead over the National League to four games. For the second year in a row, Matty will end the season with fewer walks than victories, the only pitcher ever to accomplish that.

The White Sox post their 1,000th victory in the 13-year history of the franchise when the team beats the Browns, 2-0, in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep. Big Ed Walsh tosses a complete-game shutout with Shano Collins driving in both runs in the Comiskey Park contest.

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The White Sox post their 1,000th victory in the 13-year history of the franchise when the team beats the Browns, 2-0, in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep. Big Ed Walsh tosses a complete-game shutout with Shano Collins driving in both runs in the Comiskey Park contest.