Hippo Vaughn and Jimmy Lavender shut out the Pirates, 3 – 0 and 2 – 0, for a Cubs doubleheader victory.
Hippo Vaughn and Jimmy Lavender shut out the Pirates, 3 – 0 and 2 – 0, for a Cubs doubleheader victory.
In Washington, Boston’s Babe Ruth tops the Senators and Walter Johnson, 2 – 1. Ruth gives up four hits while Johnson allows 8. It is the Babe’s 4th win this season versus Johnson. Washington wins the nitecap, 4 – 3, in 10 innings.
In Washington, Boston’s Babe Ruth tops the Senators and Walter Johnson, 2 – 1. Ruth gives up four hits while Johnson allows 8. It is the Babe’s 4th win this season versus Johnson. Washington wins the nitecap, 4 – 3, in 10 innings.
Sporting goods manufacturer Al Spalding, one of the original players, managers, and executives of the National League, dies at 65 in San Diego, CA.
Sporting goods manufacturer Al Spalding, one of the original players, managers, and executives of the National League, dies at 65 in San Diego, CA.
Boston’s Lefty Tyler allows just one Brooklyn hit, but loses, 1 – 0. Jeff Pfeffer is nearly as perfect, allowing two hits for the win. Brooklyn scores the lone run on a walk by Hy Myers, Gus Getz’s single, a double steal, and a sac fly.
Boston’s Lefty Tyler allows just one Brooklyn hit, but loses, 1 – 0. Jeff Pfeffer is nearly as perfect, allowing two hits for the win. Brooklyn scores the lone run on a walk by Hy Myers, Gus Getz’s single, a double steal, and a sac fly.
Harvard Law School student George Davis no-hits the Phillies, 7-0 was first pitcher to throw a no-hiter at Fenway Park
Braves hurler George Davis, a Harvard Law School student who will retire after four seasons in the major leagues with a 7-10 record, no-hits the Phillies, 7-0, giving him the distinction of being the first pitcher to throw a no-hiter at Fenway Park, the home of the American League Red Sox. Only Bumpus Jones (2) and Bobo Holloman (3) have fewer career victories for pitchers who have thrown no-hitters than the 24 year-old right-hander teammates call Iron.
1912 – At the Polo Grounds, the Giants sweep two from Brooklyn, 2 – 1 and 7 – 2. Jeff Tesreau takes the opener and Christy Mathewson the nitecap.
1912 – At the Polo Grounds, the Giants sweep two from Brooklyn, 2 – 1 and 7 – 2. Jeff Tesreau takes the opener and Christy Mathewson the nitecap.
George Gibson of Pittsburgh catches his 112th consecutive game, breaking Chief Zimmer’s 1890 record. His streak will end at 140.
George Gibson of Pittsburgh catches his 112th consecutive game, breaking Chief Zimmer’s 1890 record. His streak will end at 140.
Bill Dinneen, winner of three games in the first World Series, is released by the St. Louis Browns and becomes an American League umpire, a position he will hold through 1937.
Bill Dinneen, winner of three games in the first World Series, is released by the St. Louis Browns and becomes an American League umpire, a position he will hold through 1937.
1908 – In a 7 – 3 New York win, the Giants steal nine bases off Brooklyn’s Billy Maloney, an OF pressed into service as a catcher. That’s enough to make him quit the game. Following the game John McGraw makes his stage debut in a show at the Hippodrome. He has a small part in the show “Sporting Days”.
1908 – In a 7 – 3 New York win, the Giants steal nine bases off Brooklyn’s Billy Maloney, an OF pressed into service as a catcher. That’s enough to make him quit the game. Following the game John McGraw makes his stage debut in a show at the Hippodrome. He has a small part in the show “Sporting Days”.
The Giants play their 5th doubleheader in a week, splitting shutouts with Boston. New York takes the opener, 10 – 0, then Irv Young outpitches Christy Mathewson, 1 – 0, in the 7-inning nitecap.
The Giants play their 5th doubleheader in a week, splitting shutouts with Boston. New York takes the opener, 10 – 0, then Irv Young outpitches Christy Mathewson, 1 – 0, in the 7-inning nitecap.
