3rd

For the first time ever, 2 players, Willie Keeler and Jack Doyle, each get 6 hits in 6 at bats in Baltimore's 22-1 win over St. Louis.

8th

St. Louis's Rube Waddell loses his ML debut to the Orioles 5-1. Waddell allows 11 hits, walks 4, and strikes out 2. He will eventually register 2,316 strikeouts.

11th

Otherwise undistinguished Washington rookie OF Jake Cettman singles in his first at bat in the 2nd game of a doubleheader to tie Delahanty's record of 10 hits in 10 consecutive times at bat. Cettman was 4-for-4 in yesterday's 9-4 win and 5-for-5 in the first game today, a 19-10 loss to Cincinnati.

17th

After having their 17-game winning streak broken yesterday, the Boston Beaneaters help "Kid" Nichols to his 30th win of the season, 17-0 over the Giants.

Baltimore wins its 12th straight game, 11-6 over the Athletics.

18th

Cy Young shuts out the Reds 6-0 on a no-hitter, the only one in the NL this year and the first in 4 years. Only 4 men reach 1B, all on errors.

20th

Former heavyweight champion James J. Corbett plays 1B for Milwaukee (WL) in a 7-6 win at Minneapolis. Batting cleanup, "Gentleman Jim" singles twice, scores once, and is middle man in a 6-3-2 double play. It is his 29th appearance in a scheduled minor league game.

Brooklyn gives Boston a taste of its own medicine by scoring 12 runs in the first inning and crushing them 22-5.

22nd

The Beaneaters defeat Brooklyn 12-0 in their last home game for a 52-13 record at South End grounds. They trail the Orioles by .001 point: .707 to .706.

24th

The biggest series of the season starts at Baltimore as 13,000 fans see Boston beat the Orioles 6-4 to take over first place. Boston's record is now 90-37 while Baltimore's is 87-37.

25th

Baltimore strikes back by beating Boston 6-3 and moving back into first place.

27th

Twenty-five thousand people witness the final game of the series between Baltimore and Boston. The Beaneaters overwhelm the Orioles 19-10. Grandstand overflow puts fans within 20 feet of home plate, while 15 ground-rule doubles fall among OF standees. The Beaneaters put the game away with 9 runs on 11 hits in the 7th inning. Kid Nichols goes the distance for Boston.

After 23 straight defeats by Cincinnati, dating from September 25, 1895, St. Louis wins the team's 12th and last game of the season series 5-4.

30th

Boston clinches the 1897 NL pennant--Frank Selee's 4th--with a 12-3 victory over Brooklyn, as Baltimore loses 9-3 to Washington. Their winning percentage of .705 is the highest in Boston history.