Behind the hitting (3 for 4) and pitching of Walter Johnson, the Senators tame the Tigers, 6 – 2. The two teams combine for nine double plays, setting a record (since tied) for a nine-inning game. The Reds and Braves will turn a record 10 double plays in 12 innings on June 7th.

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Behind the hitting (3 for 4) and pitching of Walter Johnson, the Senators tame the Tigers, 6 – 2. The two teams combine for nine double plays, setting a record (since tied) for a nine-inning game. The Reds and Braves will turn a record 10 double plays in 12 innings on June 7th.

Formal transfer of T.L. Huston’s interest in the Yankees to Jake Ruppert is completed for $1.5 million. Ten days later, Ruppert buys two more sets of uniforms so his players can wear a clean outfit every day, an unprecedented move.

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Formal transfer of T.L. Huston’s interest in the Yankees to Jake Ruppert is completed for $1.5 million. Ten days later, Ruppert buys two more sets of uniforms so his players can wear a clean outfit every day, an unprecedented move.

The Phillies use nine hits – one by each starter – to beat the Cubs, 4 – 3, and drop the Cubs from first to third. The Phils move into second place behind the Giants. Eppa Rixey is the winner for the Quakers.

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The Phillies use nine hits – one by each starter – to beat the Cubs, 4 – 3, and drop the Cubs from first to third. The Phils move into second place behind the Giants. Eppa Rixey is the winner for the Quakers.

The Giants take over first place with a 4 – 3 win over the Pirates behind the pitching of Big Jeff Tesreau and the favorable umpiring of Kitty Bransfield. Tesreau allows just two hits through eight innings before weakening in the 9th. Kitty makes an out call in the 9th on a grounder that 3B Doug Baird clearly appears to beat, and in the 2nd inning ignores Art Fletcher’s failure to return to third base before scoring on a sacrifice fly. Fletcher had taken a 15-foot lead.

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The Giants take over first place with a 4 – 3 win over the Pirates behind the pitching of Big Jeff Tesreau and the favorable umpiring of Kitty Bransfield. Tesreau allows just two hits through eight innings before weakening in the 9th. Kitty makes an out call in the 9th on a grounder that 3B Doug Baird clearly appears to beat, and in the 2nd inning ignores Art Fletcher’s failure to return to third base before scoring on a sacrifice fly. Fletcher had taken a 15-foot lead.

The Red Sox and White Sox battle for 17 innings at Comiskey Park, before Chicago prevails, 3 – 2. Red Faber wins his 7th straight, beating Carl Mays, who takes over in the 8th.

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The Red Sox and White Sox battle for 17 innings at Comiskey Park, before Chicago prevails, 3 – 2. Red Faber wins his 7th straight, beating Carl Mays, who takes over in the 8th.

Bill Malarkey of the Pacific Coast League’s Oakland Oaks allows no hits for nine innings before being touched for a single in the 10th against San Francisco. The game ends in a scoreless tie because of a time limit.

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Bill Malarkey of the Pacific Coast League’s Oakland Oaks allows no hits for nine innings before being touched for a single in the 10th against San Francisco. The game ends in a scoreless tie because of a time limit.

National League president Harry Pulliam dismisses the Opening Day protests of Pittsburgh manager Fred Clarke over Roger Bresnahan’s shin guards. As yet, Bresnahan is the only catcher using them.

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National League president Harry Pulliam dismisses the Opening Day protests of Pittsburgh manager Fred Clarke over Roger Bresnahan’s shin guards. As yet, Bresnahan is the only catcher using them.

Three-Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson hook up in a pitching duel, with the Chicago ace emerging the winner, 3 – 2. Matty’s batterymate Roger Bresnahan commits two errors to cause Mathewson to lose his first of the year. Mobbed at the Polo Grounds after the loss, umpires Hank O’Day and Bob Emslie require police protection. The crowd is egged on by manager John McGraw, who will be thrown out of games seven times this year.

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Three-Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson hook up in a pitching duel, with the Chicago ace emerging the winner, 3 – 2. Matty’s batterymate Roger Bresnahan commits two errors to cause Mathewson to lose his first of the year. Mobbed at the Polo Grounds after the loss, umpires Hank O’Day and Bob Emslie require police protection. The crowd is egged on by manager John McGraw, who will be thrown out of games seven times this year.