6th

President Benjamin Harrison watches Washington go down to a 7-4 defeat to Cincinnati in 11 innings. It marks the first visit to a ML game by a U.S. president.

7th

Henry Larkin of the Senators collects 6 hits, including a triple in a 20-2 victory over Cincinnati.

9th

The Orioles explode for 25 hits and swamp St. Louis 25-4. Baltimore fails to score after the 6th inning.

10th

Wilbert Robinson, Orioles catcher, goes 7-for-7 and bats in 11 runs, as Baltimore defeats the St. Louis Browns 25-7.

13th

NL club owners meet in New York to work out league financial problems. The club assessment is increased from 10 percent to 121Ž4 percent of the receipts of each game. Team rosters are reduced to 13 players, thus allowing the weaker clubs to sign some of those released.

14th

Washington, scoring each of its runs with 2 outs, records a 12-7 win over St. Louis with the help of 5 hits from Patrick "Patsy" Donovan. Despite this performance, Donovan will soon be traded to the Pirates, with whom he will enjoy five .300 seasons en route to a career mark of .301.

24th

Cleveland and St. Louis aces Cy Young and Ted Breitenstein battle to a 3-3, 16-inning tie.

Philadelphia wins its 15th consecutive game 6-3 over New York and ties Brooklyn for 2nd place in the NL race. Despite extending the winning streak to 16 four days later, the Phillies will fall back to 3rd on that day and will remain there for the rest of the first half of the season.

30th

Tony Mullane of Cincinnati and Ad Gumbert of Chicago pitch 20 innings of a 7-7 standoff. It is the longest game in the 19th century.

Baltimore hurler Charles Buffinton refuses to take a salary cut from $100 a week to $75 a week and is released by the club. Only 31, he will never pitch again in professional ball.