IN THE NEWS: At San Francisco, the Seals (PCL) sweep a pair from visiting Portland, 19-3 and 2-0. Seals pitcher James Whalen throws his 5th consecutive shutout and his 4th consecutive shutout of the season. He has now thrown 47 consecutive shutout innings. On the 13th, Tacoma will score five first inning runs off Whalen to stop his streak.
IN THE NEWS: A New York magistrate rules Sunday baseball legal, but the battle will continue in the courts.
IN THE NEWS: The Washington owners offer the players a $1,000 bonus if they finish higher than 8th and $500 for each position higher. They will finish 7th, 11 games above St. Louis.
IN THE NEWS: Wait Till Next Year: Boston's Kaiser Wilhelm loses to the Giants' Joe McGinnity 10-1 in the opener at the Polo Grounds before an enthusiastic estimate of 40,000. He will finish the year 4-22, one of four Beaneaters who will lose 20 or more this year. The other three are Irv Young, Vic Willis, and Chick Fraser. The only other team ever to have a quartet of 20-game losers will be the Beaneaters again in 1906.
At Washington's American League Park, Jimmy Williams' two-run homer, an inside the park shot in the first inning, helps New York to a 3-0 lead against lefty Case Patten. An unearned run in the 5th pins the 4-2 loss on Patten, winner of 14 of Washington's 38 victories last season. Jack Chesbro wins his second straight opener.
The Cleveland-Detroit game is postponed due to snow.
IN THE NEWS: The Giants continue to beat up on the Beaneaters, riding Dick Harley for 16 hits, and winning 15-0. Christy Mathewson allows just three hits and is lifted after six innings in favor of Hooks Wiltse.
At Cincinnati, the Reds lose to the Pirates, 9-4, with Pat Flaherty beating Jack Harper.
IN THE NEWS: At Washington, Boston Pilgrim pitcher George Winter pitches a one hitter and loses 1-0. Jim Mullin's single is the only Nat safety.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1905 |
| Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at West Side Grounds |
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| New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Exposition Park III |
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| Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 7, New York Yankees 6 at Columbia Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Washington Senators 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at American League Park II |
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| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS: Due to the late Easter this year, games are played on Good Friday for the first time.
IN THE NEWS: Having failed to give out rain checks the day before when a storm stopped the game, the Highlanders open the gates for free admission, and 30,000 people jam the park for the clash with Washington.
IN THE NEWS: At Baker Bowl, Giants manager John McGraw lets Christy Mathewson hit with two on in the 9th, and the ace promptly singles in two runs to give the Giants a 5-4 lead. Matty then checks the Phils in the bottom of the 9th for the win over Bill Duggleby.
IN THE NEWS: Jack McCarthy ties the major-league record when he becomes the 3rd OF to start three DPs (Jackson Nelson in 1887, started three DPs, but only two were completed at home) in one game, preserving the 2-1 Chicago Cubs victory over the Pirates. McCarthy will play just 37 games in the OF. The last throw three out at home was Jim Jones on June 30, 1902.
Barney Dreyfuss, claiming the fans want to see more hitting, calls for abolishing the spitball. But it will remain legal until 1920.
IN THE NEWS: During the Giants 10-3 victory in Philadelphia, Christy Mathewson is razzed by a teenager selling lemonade and responds by belting the boy in the teeth. The crowd turns ugly but the Giants emerge unscathed.
IN THE NEWS: Over 30,000 attend a Sunday game between the Giants and Superbas in Brooklyn. To get around the law, fans make "contributions" for admission.
At Shreveport (Southern League), Harold Smith makes a strikeout-HR against Memphis, when the catcher misses the ball and it goes into the grandstand. No ground rules limit the runner's advance.
At Evansville, IN, future ML umpire Cy Rigler begins the practice of raising his right arm to indicate strikes, so that friends in the outfield can distinguish calls.
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