The Red Sox beat the Highlanders, 10 – 3, to complete a five-game sweep. Boston scores 55 runs in the sweep.
The Red Sox beat the Highlanders, 10 – 3, to complete a five-game sweep. Boston scores 55 runs in the sweep.
The Red Sox beat the Highlanders, 10 – 3, to complete a five-game sweep. Boston scores 55 runs in the sweep.
Chicago drubs the Cardinals, 10 – 2, behind Heinie Zimmerman’s five RBIs. The Great Zim has a single, two doubles and a triple.
They might be the Braves this year, but they’re still the doormats of the National League. The Giants fatten their averages today, beating Boston, 17 – 5 and 14 – 12. New York puts the opener away for Christy Mathewson with 10 runs in the 7th inning, with Walt Dickson taking the loss.
Ty Cobb gets pinch hit for in an unusual scenario. With two outs in the 9th, and the Tigers down 11 – 3, Cobb is nowhere to be found, and George Mullin substitutes and flies out to end the game. It turns out Cobb is in the clubhouse showering.
Congressman John K. Tener, former Chicago White Stockings and Pittsburgh Alleghenies pitcher, wins the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. He will be elected and will serve as president of the National League while governor.
The Detroit club buys the rest of the vacant Bennett Field grounds as the site for a new park.
The National League postpones its games for today because of the funeral of George Dovey, co-owner of the Boston Doves with his brother John. Pittsburgh owner Barney Dreyfuss is one of the honorary pall bearers for the funeral in Philadelphia.
Christy Mathewson pitches four innings for the Bucknell alumni against the varsity, as the undergrads win, 13 – 12. Matty also plays 3B and chips in with three hits.
Honus Wagner gets hit No. 2,000 in the 8th against Jake Weimer of the Reds, who wins 4 – 0 over the Pirates. Wagner makes an error when he is struck on the finger in the 1st inning.
At New York, the Boston Doves blow Christy Mathewson out of the game after four innings with 10 runs on eight hits. But the Giants claw back to win, 11 – 10, in 12 innings.
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