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7th

Louisville slugger Pete Browning hits for the cycle, going 5-for-6, but the Colonels lose to the Athletics 9-7 in 11 innings for their 14th consecutive defeat. The game is staged in Philadelphia as a benefit for the survivors of the Johnstown flood one week before.

8th

Playing for Omaha in the small WA ballpark in St. Paul, Jack Crooks goes 5-for-5 with 4 HRs, 5 runs scored, and 13 RBI to lead Omaha to a 19-15 victory. Crooks would hit .344 with 197 runs scored before being sold to Columbus in late September.

9th

Darby O'Brien leads the way with 6 steals as the Bridegrooms steal 11 bases and win 12-2 over Louisville. The hapless Colonel battery is Toad Ramsey and Paul Cook.

13th

After the Colonels lose for the 19th time, Louisville owner-manager Mordecai Davidson tells the players he will fine them $25 if they lose the next game.

14th

The Athletics win their 14th consecutive game, the longest winning streak in the major leagues in 1889.

15th

Only 6 Louisville players show up for the game in Baltimore, the others out in protest against owner Davidson, who owes back pay and is now threatening them with fines. Using 3 local recruits, the Colonels lose their 20th in a row 4-2.

17th

With the pay and fine situations unresolved, the Louisville regulars return to the lineup and lose a doubleheader 10-6 and 10­0.

19th

Washington CF William "Dummy" Hoy throws out 3 Indianapolis runners at home plate, setting a ML record. Hoy also has a single, 2 doubles, and a stolen base, but the Senators still lose 8-3.

22nd

Louisville's losing streak reaches 26 in a row, the all-time ML record, when the Colonels lose 2 heartbreakers to St. Louis 7-6, and 3­2 in 10 innings.

23rd

The Colonels win, with Farmer Weaver scoring 3 times and Toad Ramsey pitching, Louisville defeats St. Louis 7-3.

24th

Louisville owner Mordecai Davidson resigns as team manager, giving doorkeeper Buck McKinney the title. Actual on-the-field authority remains in the hands of captain Chicken Wolf.

30th

Jack Stivetts gets the first base hit and first pitching win of his ML career, pitching St. Louis to a 12-7 victory over Louisville. Stivetts would finish his 11-year career with a .297 batting average and 207 pitching victories.