IN THE NEWS: At Pittsburgh, Jack Taylor matches up with the Buccaneers' rookie Cy Falkenberg for the second time in a week and again Chicago wins. This time, 10-5: on the 26th of April, it was 9-6.
IN THE NEWS: The White Stockings commit 12 errors, and the Tigers commit 6, for a modern major-league record by two teams in one game. Sox shortstop Lee Tannehill leads the way with four errors, while 3rd sacker Frank Isbell and Patsy Flaherty check in with three apiece. Trailing 9-7 in the 9th inning, Chicago salvages a 10-9 victory for Flaherty over Mal Eason.
The Pirates Deacon Phillippe, en route to 25 wins, lets one get away when the Cubs score nine runs on nine hits in the top of the 9th for an 11-4 triumph at Exposition Park. Dick Harley leads off the 9th with a single, the first hit off Phillippe since the 2nd inning. Doc Casey drills a bases-loaded single to make the score 6-4, and Evers follows with a two-run triple. The scoring ends when Chance is forced at 2B. Jack Taylor is the winner, the 3rd time in 11 days he's beaten the Bucs.
IN THE NEWS: At the Polo Grounds, Giants 1B Dan McGann steals four bases to lead New York to an 8-4 win over the Phillies. Christy Mathewson beats the Phils for the 2nd time in a week, scattering nine hits. Teammate Iron Joe McGinnity, a bench spectator, is tossed in the 8th inning by umpire August Moran for mouthing off too much.
For the 2nd time in his career, Fred Clarke hits for the cycle and adds a walk, sacrifice and stolen base, but the effort comes up short as the Reds beat the Pirates, 10-8. The Pirates also lose Honus Wagner after a play at 2B with Reds infielder Jack Morrissey. When Wagner threatens to punch Morrissey, umpire Bug Holliday restrains him and the two clinch. Wagner is suspended for three games.
IN THE NEWS: White Stockings pitcher Nixey Callahan gets five hits for the 3rd time in his career (also June 29, 1897 and May 18, 1902), but the 11-inning loss to the St. Louis Browns is the final game he will pitch in the major leagues. He will play other positions until 1913. Nixey is the only pitcher ever to garner five hits three times.
IN THE NEWS: The Pilgrims top the visiting Highlanders, 12-5, with a little help from umpire Caruthers, who tosses out New York pitcher Tannehill and 2B Williams for a ball call at home.
IN THE NEWS: Chicago take two from the Cards, winning 6-3 and 13-8.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson is a stingy host to the Reds, holding them hitless through seven innings and scoreless through eight innings. But the Reds score four in the 9th off Matty to beat the Giants, 4-1.
IN THE NEWS: At Detroit, the Tigers pick on Pilgrim outfielder Pat Dougherty and collect five triples and two homers in winning, 8-6. Dougherty misjudges a number of fly balls.
IN THE NEWS: A record 31,500 at the Polo Grounds see the Giants beat Pittsburgh, 7-3, behind Christy Mathewson. Matty allows eight hits in beating William Kennedy, who is bricked for 13 safeties. The first-place New Yorkers will soon fade, and the Pirates, now in 3rd place, will win their 3rd straight pennant.
IN THE NEWS: Ed Doheny outpitches Joe McGinnity, allowing just six Giants hits to give the Pirates a 3-2 win. Doheny also earns a 3-day suspension when, after hitting a popup in front of the plate, tosses his bat at Frank Bowerman while the big catcher is attempting to catch the fly.
With Sunday baseball banned in Cleveland, the Blues and Highlanders play at Columbus, Ohio. with Cleveland's Addie Joss defeating Clark Griffith
, 9-2. Dave Fultz is not in New York's lineup today because he opposes Sunday baseball.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson, in relief of Dummy Taylor in the 8th inning, earns a 3-2 over Pittsburgh. New York comes back to score solo runs in the 7th and 8th for the victory.
Nineteen strikeouts are registered by both teams in Boston's 3-2 win over Detroit.
IN THE NEWS: After beating the Pirates in a relief effort yesterday, Christy Mathewson allows six hits in shutting out the defending NL champs, 2-0. Sam Leever takes the loss. New York takes three games in the series and Mathewson wins them all.
Willie Sudhoff beats the Pilgrims, 4-3, but Boston stops the St. Louis pitcher's three-game shut out skein.
IN THE NEWS: The Tigers avoid Detroit's Sunday ban on baseball by playing Washington at Grand Rapids, in a game that draws 6,000. Detroit wins 5-4 behind George Mullin, with John Deering in relief.
IN THE NEWS: The first place Giants (22-9) top Chicago, 4-3, at the Polo Grounds, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 9th. Mathewson is the winner over Jack Taylor.
IN THE NEWS: At the Polo Grounds, Christy Mathewson tosses his 2nd shutout of the year, blanking Boston, 3-0, to keep New York in first place. A split with Boston tomorrow will drop them a half game off the pace.
| SCOREBOARD: MAY 30, 1903 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Washington Park III |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at West Side Grounds |
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| Boston Braves 9, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| New York Giants 2, Boston Braves 0 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Exposition Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Exposition Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 15, Chicago White Sox 4 at League Park I |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 1, New York Yankees 0 at Columbia Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 4, New York Yankees 3 at Columbia Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: At Chicago's West Side Grounds, the Cubs collect 17 hits-all singles-to beat the Cardinals, 17-4. St. Louis helps winning pitcher Jake Weimer with six errors.