IN THE NEWS: Colts 1B Jack Doyle, harassed by a Polo Grounds fan, jumps into the stands and hits him once with his left reinjuring his hand, which he had broken several weeks before. The Giants' Dummy Taylor trims Chicago's Jack Taylor, 6-4.
The Phillies hand the Pirates a 1-0 loss, for Pittsburgh's only shutout of the year in 139 games. This is a 20th century NL record that will hold up; the 1894 Boston and Philadelphia teams went through the 132-game season without being shut out.
IN THE NEWS: With Boston leading 5-2 over the Orioles in the 6th inning, the O's score two runs off starter George Cuppy, and he leaves with two runners on base. Reliever Ted Lewis allows the runs to score, and Baltimore goes on to win 7-5. Lewis is charged with the loss under the existing rules.
IN THE NEWS: In Pittsburgh, the Giants split a doubleheader, winning the a.m. game 5-3, then lose to the Bucs 12-0 in the afternoon game. Christy Mathewson is the winner in the morning, scattering 11 hits, striking out 10 and walking 6.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1901 |
| Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at West Side Grounds |
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| Chicago Cubs 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at West Side Grounds |
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| Cincinnati Reds 2, Boston Braves 0 at League Park II |
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| Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at League Park II |
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| New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Exposition Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 12, New York Giants 0 at Exposition Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Robison Field |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Robison Field |
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| Boston Red Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Boston Red Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 2 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Lloyd Street Grounds |
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| Milwaukee Brewers 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Lloyd Street Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 5 at Columbia Park |
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IN THE NEWS: NL president Nick Young accedes to a protest regarding umpire Harry Colgan and allows the Giants and Pirates to officiate their own game in Pittsburgh. New York's Charlie Buelow and Pirate Jack O'Connor call the game, won by the Bucs, 6-2.
IN THE NEWS: An 8th-inning decision favoring the Brooklyn Superbas infuriates St. Louis fans. When the 7-5 Brooklyn win ends, they rush umpire Hank O'Day, who suffers a split lip before players and police can rescue him.
Player-manager George Davis leads the Giants to a 9-3 win over Cincinnati with four hits, including two inside-the-park homers, and four runs RBIs. Christy Mathewson beats Dick Scott for the 2nd time this year, though Matty's control is off. He walks four batters and hits two, including Cincy 1B Jake Beckley, who is hit in the head with a Matty pitch and knocked out for five minutes.
IN THE NEWS: The Boston Nationals rap out 15 hits in 12 innings against Pittsburgh, but fail to score. The Pirates finally push over a run to win 1-0. Boston sets a record for most hits, no runs.
At a secret meeting, the NL Board of directors votes to abrogate the National Agreement that has governed organized baseball, effective September 30.
IN THE NEWS: The host Cardinals edge the Giants, 3-2, in 11 innings, beating Christy Mathewson on an error.
Boston Somersets' Cy Young scatters seven hits in beating the Athletics, 5-3, for his 300th victory.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson, 22-years-old, of the Giants pitches a no-hitter, blanking St. Louis 5-0 at League Park. Matty saves his own no-hitter in the 6th when an Otto Krueger hit caroms off 1B Chick Ganzel's glove to Mathewson, who throws back to 1B for a 3-1-3 putout.
IN THE NEWS: In Cleveland, Boston's Cy Young notches his 12th straight win, staggering to a 10-8 victory over the Blues. Buck Freeman has three hits including a triple off losing pitcher Moore.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1901 |
| Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 4 at West Side Grounds |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Robison Field |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 5 at Robison Field |
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| Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at South Side Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park I |
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| Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 3 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Lloyd Street Grounds |
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IN THE NEWS: In Boston's 6-5 loss at Cleveland, 1B Buck Freeman injures his foot chasing a foul ball. Freeman, leading the AL with seven HRs, is replaced by Lou Criger. Buck will be back in the lineup July 27.
IN THE NEWS: In Chicago, Jack Taylor allows 10 hits to the Giants, but is unscored on until the 9th. The Colts paste Christy Mathewson for 12 hits to win, 5-2. Chicago has now won three in a row over the visiting New Yorkers, and will take the next two games in the series as well.
IN THE NEWS: Brooklyn batters a wild Christy Mathewson for six hits in two innings, knocking him out of the game in the 3rd, the first time this season Matty has not finished a start. The Giants lose, 8-3.
Jack Chesbro stops the visiting Reds, 9-2, and Fred Clarke backs him up by hitting for the cycle.
IN THE NEWS: In a baseball rarity, the Pittsburgh Pirates score in every inning, a major-league record of course, defeating the Reds 11-2. Deacon Phillippe is the winner over Jesse Tannehill.
Milwaukee's Pink Hawley beats Boston, 4-3, and beans C Lou Criger with a pitch. Criger is unconsncious for five minutes before being taken away. Ossee Schreckengost moves from 1B to C and Dowd moves to 1B.
IN THE NEWS: Brooklyn righty Frank Kitson outpitches Christy Mathewson, allowing just one Giant hit in beating New York, 5-0. Four of the Brooklyn runs are unearned. Algie McBride has the only safety, a single, for NY.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1901 |
| Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at West Side Grounds |
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| Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Baker Bowl |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Robison Field |
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| Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 7 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Bennett Park |
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| Washington Senators 7, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Lloyd Street Grounds |
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| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: At the Polo Grounds, Boston's Kid Nichols and Christy Mathewson square off for a ten-inning shootout, with Boston prevailing, 5-4. Matty gives up 11 hits in bringing his record to 15-11.
IN THE NEWS: Ban Johnson says the AL will place a team in St. Louis in 1902. The Milwaukee franchise is seen as the most likely to be transferred. New York will likely have a franchise while Cleveland and Baltimore will likely lose theirs.
IN THE NEWS: In Cincinnati, the Reds take 14 innings to subdue the Chicago Colts, 5-4. Reds pitcher Noodles Hahn strikes out 11 in the win, while Chicago pitcher Tom Hughes records 15 strikeouts.
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