1st

Louisville is winning 5-4, with St. Louis at bat in the last of the 9th. After Tuck Turner fouls a pitch out of play, substitute umpire Red Donahue gives a new ball to pitcher Herb Cunningham, who promptly rolls it in the dirt. Donahue objects and gives him another ball. Five fresh balls are given the same treatment. Umpire Donahue then forfeits the game to St. Louis.

2nd

Baltimore retakes 2nd place from the Reds with their 22nd straight win over Philadelphia 4-2. The Athletics will gain their first win over the Orioles in nearly 2 years tomorrow.

4th

At Cincinnati, umpire Tim Hurst makes a decision in favor of the Louisville Colonels. A fan throws an empty beer glass onto the field, and Hurst promptly picks it up and hurls it back into the stands. An unfortunate fan is hit and cut seriously. Hurst is arrested for assault and battery.

5th

Duff Cooley gets half of the Athletics' 10 hits and 3 of their 5 runs to lead them to a 5-4, 12-inning win over New York.

6th

In Boston, the Beaneaters edge the Orioles 6-5. In the 8th inning, umpire Lynch loses his temper and strikes Baltimore 1B Jack Doyle on the jaw. It takes the Boston police 10 minutes to restore order. LF Hugh Duffy saves the game for the league leaders by throwing out a runner at home in the bottom of the 9th.

7th

The Beaneaters defeat Baltimore for the 2nd straight time and drop the Orioles back into 3rd place.

12th

Baltimore regains 2nd place with an 11-7 victory over its favorite opponent, Philadelphia.

13th

Chicago's Clark Griffith posts his first career shutout, beating Cincinnati 2-0. The win is the 104th of his career.

14th

Today is Bid McPhee Day at Cincinnati. The Reds lose the game, but the veteran 2B, playing in his 16th season, receives a check for $1,800.

19th

The Orioles lose the first of 2 consecutive shutouts to Cleveland, breaking their 9-game winning streak.

27th

Roger Bresnahan, an 18-year-old player who will ultimately become a Hall of Fame catcher, pitches a shutout in his ML debut for Washington, allowing St. Louis 6 hits while winning 3-0. He will win 3 more games before rejecting a contract he feels is unworthy of his talent and going home to Toledo.

Baltimore sweeps a doubleheader from Boston and takes over first place by 4 percentage points, .683 to .679.

At Philadelphia, Nap Lajoie shows up intoxicated for the game with Pittsburgh and is suspended.