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1898


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5th

Cleveland outlasts Cincinnati 8-6 in a 14-inning slugfest of 38 hits, 9 of them doubles. Cy Young and "Still Bill" Hill, who allows 21 hits, go all the way.

6th

Willie Keeler for Baltimore goes 0-for-5 against Red Donahue of Philadelphia, ending his 25-game hitting streak. He had an earlier 25-game string July 2nd to 30th.

10th

Chicago reels off 3 double plays against St. Louis en route to a team total of 149. This total will not be surpassed until 1917 when the St. Louis Cardinals do it with 153. Dahlen to Connor to Everett have far better fielding stats than their more famous successors, Tinker, Evers, and Chance.

14th

Buck Freeman, who led all minor leagues with 23 HRs while with Toronto in the Eastern League, hits his first ML HR for Washington in an 8-5 loss to Cleveland.

16th

Jimmy Ryan of Chicago opens the game with Philadelphia with a HR, and his club goes on to a 10-5 win. It is his 17th leadoff HR, easily the highest total in the 19th century.

18th

Buck Freeman continues his heavy hitting, belting 2 homers and a double to lead the Senators to an 8-5 win over Chicago.

20th

Boston overwhelms Louisville 24-4, setting the season's record for runs by one team.

The Kansas City Cowboys win the Western League pennant on the last day of the season, beating Indianapolis 6-5.

23rd

The NL western teams are shellacked on their final eastern trip, winning 23, losing 35. Baltimore takes 10 of 11, but gains no ground on the first-place Beaneaters, who win 9 of 10 and hold a 31Ž2 game lead.

24th

Willie Keeler, now known as "Wee Willie," leads an Oriole attack on Washington's Gus Weyhing with 4 hits and becomes the first player to reach 200 this season.

27th

Jake Beckley accepts a record 22 chances--21 putouts, one assist, no errors--in the Reds' 9-inning win over Cleveland.

28th

Louisville righthander Bert Cunningham wins his 11th straight victory, a record streak for the season. Kid Nichols of Boston would have had 16 straight but for a tie game between victories 9 and 10.

29th

Jimmy Collins hits 2 HRs, one a grand slam, giving Boston an 11-10 win. His league-leading HR total is 15 for the season.