6th

Henry Porter of the Cowboys pitches a no-hitter against Baltimore, walking one and winning 4-0. Meanwhile, Cleveland and Louisville combine for 50 hits as the Spiders outscore the Colonels 23-19.

8th

New Louisville owner Mordecai Davidson accepts manager John Kelly's resignation and announces he will manage the club himself.

In the longest game in the NL this year, Detroit beats John Clarkson and Boston 11-5 in 16 innings.

9th

The resurgent Wolverines hold off the Beaneaters 10-9 to post their 7th consecutive victory and move to within 2 games of first place.

10th

The Athletics play their first official Sunday home game at Gloucester, NJ, or so they think. The AA secretary will later rule the game illegally rescheduled and throw it out of official records.

12th

OF Jimmy Ryan, who homered in the first inning, is brought in to pitch with the bases loaded in the 2nd inning. He shuts out the Giants as the Colts rally to win 4-2 to up their NL lead to 4 games.

13th

The last-place Senators finally get a legitimate manager when veteran Ted Sullivan arrives.

14th

Reds pitching star Tony Mullane suffers a broken nose when hit by a drive in Kansas City. The injury will keep him out of action for 10 days, but his famous good looks will not be permanently damaged.

18th

Two AA umpires work the Cleveland-Athletic game. The 2-umpire system had worked well in last fall's WS, but this is believed to be a regular-season first.

20th

Future Hall of Famer 1B Jake Beckley makes his ML debut with Pittsburgh, with a double, triple, and stolen base. Beckley started the season with the St. Louis Whites.

21st

George Van Haltren pitches a 6-inning no-hitter beating Pittsburgh for Chicago 1-0. He also pitches a hitless 7th, but since the Colts cannot complete their half before the rain, the official score reverts to 6 innings.

22nd

Lou Bierbauer of the Athletics establishes the record for second basemen by making 12 putouts in a 9-inning game. This record will not be tied until August 30th, 1966. Oddly, Bierbauer has no assists and 2 errors in today's game.

25th

James "Jumbo" Davis of Kansas City makes 5 errors at 3B as the Cowboys fall to the Browns 10-3. He will finish the season with 91 miscues.

30th

With permission from the NL, the Phillies reduce admission to 25 cents. Twelve thousand fans turn out to see a one-hit 7-0 victory over Boston by Charlie Buffinton. After averaging 1,123 admissions at the 50-cent rate, attendance will now jump to an average of 4,010.