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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»September 6, 1902: The New York Giants borrow catcher Jack Robinson from Bridgeport and he makes his debut catching Christy Mathewson. As noted by Cliff Blau, Robinson, in just seven innings, lets five pitches get by him resulting in runner advancement. Blau notes that the Evening Telegram and the Times, disagree on the scoring, one giving Robinson four passed balls, while the other blamed only 2. He also allows four stolen bases in as many tries. The last place Giants tie the champion Pirates with a run in the 5th, but Mathewson gives up 13 hits and allows eight runs in the last four innings, for a 9-3 finale. The game is enlivened a bit when in the 4th inning a small fire starts behind the Giants bench but it is quickly extinguished by buckets of water handed to the fans by the players.
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