1905 – At Exposition Park, New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson beats Patsy Flaherty and the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5 – 3. Mathewson drives in an insurance run in the 9th inning with his second hit of the game.
1900 – New York Giants pitcher Cy Seymour scatters 10 hits and issues 11 walks, but manages to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 10 – 3. Despite the win, the Giants farm out Seymour to the Worcester Farmers of the Eastern League after the game. Seymour will later return to the majors as an outfielder.
On a rainy day, St. Louis Browns pitcher Ted Breitenstein walks 13 men as the Boston Beaneaters avenge a humiliating loss the previous day with a 19 – 8 rout.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jack Taylor throws a two-hit shutout to defeat the Cleveland Spiders, 6 – 0, and to push Pittsburgh ahead of Cleveland into third place.
Jack Doyle becomes the first player to collect a pinch hit when he singles, coming off the bench to bat for Cleveland hurler George Davies in the Spiders’ 2-1 loss to the Grooms at Brooklyn’s Eastern Park. The 22 year-old utilityman will finish his 17-year career going 3-for-5 (.600) as a pinch-hitter.