1st

Baltimore is shut out for the first time all season, losing a 6-0 decision to Louisville, of all teams.

7th

Boston completes a 3-game sweep of Cleveland, outscoring the Spiders by a 57-23 margin. Every Boston starter got a hit in each of the 3 games, totaling 69 hits in all.

9th

Every Brooklyn player commits at least one error, for a team total of 10, helping Louisville to a 20-8 laugher.

New York wins its 11th consecutive game, defeating Cincinnati 13-6, as the Giants soar from 7th place into 3rd.

Baltimore OF Steve Brodie goes 6-for-6 with 3 extra-base hits in a 14-10 victory over Pittsburgh.

11th

Cleveland catcher Charles "Chief" Zimmer matches Brodie's performance of 2 days ago by recording 6 straight hits in a 15-10, 10-inning win over Washington.

13th

Boston claims first place with a 22-7 bombardment in Cincinnati as Baltimore falls to St. Louis 11-10.

14th

A Boston loss and a Baltimore win give both teams a winning percentage of .667 and an equal share of first place.

With its 14-7 win over Philadelphia, Cleveland scores in double figures for the 7th consecutive game, and at least 14 runs for the 6th straight time. By winning 6 of these 7 games, Cleveland maintains its 7th- place standing.

15th

Baltimore retakes the NL lead with a 9-8, 11-inning victory over St. Louis.

20th

Cincinnati benefits from bottom-of-the-10th-inning HRs by Henry "Farmer" Vaughn and George "Germany" Smith, the latter with 2 outs, to squeak past Pittsburgh 7-6. Pirate OF Elmer Smith is prevented from retrieving the game-winning hit in the LF bleachers, as he is allowed to do according to Cincinnati ground rules, by overzealous Reds fans. One of them draws a revolver on Smith after he hits several other spectators in a desperate attempt to reach the ball.

23rd

Once again Boston draws into a first-place tie with Baltimore, again with a .667 percentage, after a 9-5 victory over New York.

30th

Boston completes a 3-game sweep of Baltimore to build a 4-game lead in the NL race.