Baltimore plays the first 4 innings of its
game against Allegheny without its uniforms, which
have been delayed at the Baltimore train station.
Allegheny wins the game 3-1.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning,
Troy loses to Chicago 24-1 in a shortened 8-inning
battle. Five Chicago players get 4 hits each.
Tony Mullane of the Eclipse pitches a no-hitter
over Cincinnati 2-0. The next day Mullane does
not allow a hit until the 7th inning, and wins 10-4.
Chicago pushes past Providence into first place
by defeating them 6-2. Chicago will not relinquish
the lead for the rest of the season.
Guy Hecker becomes the 2nd Eclipse pitcher in 8
days to throw a no-hitter, defeating Allegheny 3-1.
Larry Corcoran pitches the 2nd no-hitter of his
career by shutting out Worcester 5-0.
In a special NL meeting Troy and Worcester are kicked
out of the league, to be replaced by teams from Philadelphia
and New York. When the expelled clubs threaten to
boycott the rest of the season, Chicago and Providence
agree to play a best-of-9 series after the season
to determine the league championship.
In its 20-6 victory over Allegheny, the
Eclipse score in every inning.
Six dedicated Worcester "cranks" (fans), the smallest
"crowd" in ML history, show up to watch their club
lose to Troy 4-1. The next day the number of
spectators is 25. Worcester loses again to their fellow
lame-duck team.