2nd

Famed heavyweight boxer Jim Corbett, whose brother Joe pitches for Baltimore, claims he made $17,000 last year by playing in well-advertised minor league games for a sizable cut of the gate.

16th

The league urges official scorers to award hits, rather than automatic errors, on hard-hit balls that handcuff infielders; to be scrupulous in awarding assists to all players handling balls in rundowns; and to cease awarding hits to batters on fielder's-choice plays.

The Sportsman's Park grandstand is destroyed by fire in the 2nd inning with the Browns at bat against Chicago. Forty persons are injured as a crowd of 6,000 stampedes to escape. Browns manager Tim Hurst, and players help workmen remove debris so that the April 17th day game can be played.

20th

John McGraw, Baltimore's feisty 3B, who will lead the league in runs (143) and walks (112), gets 3 of each in an 18-3 drubbing of Boston.

21st

Phillies P Bill Duggleby hits a bases-full HR in his first ML at bat, an event never duplicated. The Phillies win 13-4.

22nd

Two no-hitters: Baltimore's Jim Hughes against Boston in his 2nd ML start; Cincinnati's Ted Breitenstein against Pittsburgh, marking the first time two 9-inning no-hitters are pitched on the same day.

27th

All New York players, including P Cy Seymour, score one or more runs in a 20-6 rout of Washington, which is called after 7 innings.

28th

The game at Philadelphia is postponed on account of snow.

30th

Opening Day at Brooklyn's new Washington Park attracts 15,000 fans to see a 6-4 Brooklyn loss to Philadelphia. Veteran Sam Thompson hits the first HR in the new park, his last in the ML.