3rd

Boston hammers St. Louis with 30 hits in a 28-7 win in the first game of a twin bill. Billy Hamilton, Fred Tenney, and Jimmy Collins each have 5 hits, while Hugh Duffy's 4 hits include 2 HRs.

7th

On Labor Day, Baltimore wins a rare tripleheader from Louisville 4-3, 9­1, and 12­1 in 8 innings.

William "Brickyard" Kennedy allows only one single to lead Brooklyn to a 6-1 win over Cincinnati.

8th

Baltimore wins 2 more from Louisville 10-9 and 3-1. The 5 wins in 2 days give Baltimore a record of 82-34 and a 10-game lead over 2nd-place Cincinnati.

12th

The Orioles clinch their 3rd straight NL pennant with a 9-5 win over Brooklyn.

15th

After umpire Tim Hurst becomes ill in the 3rd inning of the Brooklyn-Washington game, "local man" John Heydler replaces him. Heydler soon joins the NL on a permanent basis and rises quickly in the hierarchy. In 1918 he is elected president of the NL.

16th

Cincinnati shuts out home team Pittsburgh in a doubleheader 11-0 and 4­0. Irate Pittsburgh fans throw stones, a board, and a pop bottle at umpire John Sheridan. He is rescued from a crowd of 200 angry spectators by players from both teams.

19th

Cy Young throws a 7-hitter and hits a HR, while Jesse Burkett gets 5 hits, in Cleveland's 21-2 win over Cincinnati.

Kid Nichols wins his 30th game for the 6th straight year in Boston's 3-1 victory over Brooklyn.

21st

Pittsburgh manager Connie Mack announces that he will manage the Milwaukee club of the Western League in 1897.

26th

Jesse Burkett gets 3 hits for Cleveland in the final game of the season to finish at .410, becoming the first major leaguer to hit .400 in consecutive seasons, a feat later duplicated by Ty Cobb and Rogers Hornsby.