At Robison Field in St. Louis, 21 year-old rookie first baseman Ed Konetchy steals home twice in the Cardinals’ 5-1 victory over Boston. The last-place Redbirds swipe home plate three times during the contest.

ByBaseball

At Robison Field in St. Louis, 21 year-old rookie first baseman Ed Konetchy steals home twice in the Cardinals’ 5-1 victory over Boston. The last-place Redbirds swipe home plate three times during the contest.

1905 – The Athletics take two of three from Chicago at home to all but end the White Sox’s pennant hopes. The final margin is two games. The series draws 64,620, a ML record, with thousands more turned away each day.

ByBaseball

1905 – The Athletics take two of three from Chicago at home to all but end the White Sox’s pennant hopes. The final margin is two games. The series draws 64,620, a ML record, with thousands more turned away each day.

Doc White tosses his fifth shutout in eighteen days when he blanks New York at Chicago’s South Side Park, 4-0

ByThis Day in Baseball

Doc White tosses his fifth shutout in eighteen days when he blanks New York at Chicago’s South Side Park, 4-0. The White Sox southpaw will pitch six of his season total of seven shutouts in the month of September.

1903 – The seasonal contracts for Boston players expire and owner Henry Killilea offers a two-week extension to cover the upcoming World Series. This offer is later increased to head off a players’ strike.

ByBaseball

1903 – The seasonal contracts for Boston players expire and owner Henry Killilea offers a two-week extension to cover the upcoming World Series. This offer is later increased to head off a players’ strike.

1901 – The visiting New York Giants drop a pair to the Cards, as John McGraw uses position players on the mound. Heinie Smith, primarily a second baseman, makes his only career start in game one and completes a 12 – 4 loss to the Redbirds. He bats 7th and hits a homer. Jim Jones also makes his only career start in the second match and loses 6 – 5 in a game called in the 6th inning because of darkness. Jones bats 2nd in game 1 and plays RF, and bats leadoff in game two going 0 for 4 in each.

ByBaseball

1901 – The visiting New York Giants drop a pair to the Cards, as John McGraw uses position players on the mound. Heinie Smith, primarily a second baseman, makes his only career start in game one and completes a 12 – 4 loss to the Redbirds. He bats 7th and hits a homer. Jim Jones also makes his only career start in the second match and loses 6 – 5 in a game called in the 6th inning because of darkness. Jones bats 2nd in game 1 and plays RF, and bats leadoff in game two going 0 for 4 in each.

On the day he is honored by The Sporting News as the most popular baseball player in America, Joe Quinn collects eight hits in the NL Browns’ doubleheader, becoming the first player to accomplish the feat. The St. Louis second baseman, a mortician in the off-season, helps the team, who will change their name to the Cardinals after the 1899 season, sweep a twin bill from the Beaneaters, 17-6 and 16-4.

ByBaseball

On the day he is honored by The Sporting News as the most popular baseball player in America, Joe Quinn collects eight hits in the NL Browns’ doubleheader, becoming the first player to accomplish the feat. The St. Louis second baseman, a mortician in the off-season, helps the team, who will change their name to the Cardinals after the 1899 season, sweep a twin bill from the Beaneaters, 17-6 and 16-4.

On the last day of the season, Duff Cooley collects six hits in the NL Browns’ 16-4 nightcap rout of Boston. The 20 year-old rookie accomplishes the rare feat by hitting four singles, a double, and a triple at the Robison Field in St. Louis.

ByBaseball

On the last day of the season, Duff Cooley collects six hits in the NL Browns’ 16-4 nightcap rout of Boston. The 20 year-old rookie accomplishes the rare feat by hitting four singles, a double, and a triple at the Robison Field in St. Louis.

1889 – Boston (National League) beats Cleveland 6 – 3 in seven innings, while New York ties Pittsburgh 3 – 3 in six innings. This leaves Boston trailing by .002 with a record of 80-43 compared to New York’s 79-42. Each club has five games left.

ByBaseball

1889 – Boston (National League) beats Cleveland 6 – 3 in seven innings, while New York ties Pittsburgh 3 – 3 in six innings. This leaves Boston trailing by .002 with a record of 80-43 compared to New York’s 79-42. Each club has five games left.