9th

Jack Taylor of Chicago defeats Jack Taylor of St. Louis 5-4 in 10 innings. The winner is a newcomer who won 28 games for Milwaukee in the Western League. The loser is a veteran of 8 seasons.

11th

Boston defeats the Senators 14-5 and clinches the league championship when Baltimore splits with the Giants.

12th

Sam Leever, Pittsburgh rookie, bests Cleveland's great Cy Young 9-1, to score his first ML victory.

14th

Playing manager Fred Clarke of Louisville goes 4-for-5, including a triple, against Cleveland. This is his 7th 4-hit game, tops for the NL season.

15th

Boston wins its 5th pennant in the decade for Frank Selee, equaling its 102 victories of 1892, but one fewer loss increases its percentage to .685 (102-47). Only 3 of the 12 clubs make a profit, as attendance slacks off.

The Spiders' Jesse Burkett, whose .345 is the league's 3rd-highest mark, goes to the plate for his 624th and final at bat without a HR.

16th

In a throwing contest, Hans Wagner hurls a baseball 403 feet 8 inches to beat the record set by the Mutuals' John Hatfield in 1872. Wagner's distance throw will be exceeded by Larry LeJeune, who will throw for 435 feet on October 3, 1908.

In the season just completed, Baltimore batters were hit by pitches 158 times, an all-time record, which would never be approached. Hugh Jennings led with 42, followed by Dan McGann with 38, and John McGraw with 18.

18th

NL attendance totaled 2,313,250, a drop of 572,381 below 1897. Chicago led with 424,352; the Reds were 2nd with 336,378.