On June 7, 1921, a minor league game in Kingsport, Tennessee is canceled because of a murder. The body of a slain girl is found at the ballpark, to prevent the trail from becoming confused for bloodhounds, police close the park and cancel the game between Kingsport and Knoxville.
The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants combine for 26 hits with New York emerging with a 9 – 8 win. Christy Mathewson, the last of five Giants hurlers, picks up the win against reliever Sandy Burk.
At the Polo Grounds, the New York Yankees finally win a game, 3 – 2, over the Chicago White Sox. The Yanks are now 10-34.
1912 – New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson allows 11 hits and six runs, but still defeats the Cincinnati Reds, 7 – 6. George Suggs takes the loss for Cincinnati, which now trails New York by 9 1/2 games.
After two years on the vaudeville circuit with his wife Mabel Hite, and occasional sojourns to jail for drunkenness and assault, Turkey Mike Donlin is reinstated by the National Commission as he rejoins the Giants. Donlin doesn’t play today, but Pirates pitchers have the Giants hitting the ball on the ground all day. The Pirates have 55 total chances on a record 28 assists and 27 putouts, but seven errors help the Giants to a 9 – 4 win. Meanwhile, John McGraw’s willingness to put up with Donlin ceases after 12 games, and the .333 lifetime hitter is traded to the last-place Boston Rustlers.
In the 7th inning against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Heinie Zimmerman and Al Kaiser of the Chicago Cubs both steal home – the only time in major league history the Cubs have pulled off the feat. Chicago will swipe home a National League-record 17 times this year.
1910 – In his major league debut, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Eddie Stack stops the Chicago Cubs, 1 – 0 on three hits. The Cubs sold Stack to the Phillies on May 26. He will pitch three complete-game victories between the 14th and 22nd, but will end the year with a 6-7 record.
1908 – The Detroit Tigers turn a triple play against the Boston Red Sox for the second day in a row, but Boston wins, 9 – 5. The two tri-killings in two games is a unique major league record.
1907 – The Boston Red Sox send former player-manager Jimmy Collins to the Philadelphia Athletics for infielder John Knight. Collins guided the Red Sox to two American League pennants and the 1903 World Series title. Boston then buys 43-year-old Deacon McGuire from the New York Highlanders and makes him manager. He will have a 98-123 record this year and in 1908.
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