IN THE NEWS: White Sox P Frank Owen narrowly misses becoming the first to pitch a doubleheader shutout as the Browns score two runs off him in the two games. The Sox win 3-2 and 3-0.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1905 |
| New York Giants 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 13, Cincinnati Reds 5 at West Side Grounds |
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| Boston Braves 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Cleveland Indians 14, Detroit Tigers 3 at League Park I |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 1, New York Yankees 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Yankees 2 at Hilltop Park |
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| Chicago White Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: In an a.m.-p.m, doubleheader between Boston and Philadelphia, the A's take the morning game 5-2, using pitchers Eddie Plank, Andy Coakley and Rube Waddell on the mound to beat Jesse Tannehill. The afternoon contest proves a classic as Philadelphia's Rube Waddell bests Cy Young in a 20-inning marathon, when the Athletics prevail, 4-2. Boston outhits the A's, 15 to 13, but the 38-year-old Young loses on an error, hit batsman and two hits. Young walks nobody in the 20 innings, while 1B Bob Unglaub records 31 putouts. Philadelphia C Ossee Schreckengost works 28 innings in one day, a ML record.
At Baker Bowl, the Phillies split with the Giants, winning the first game 2-0 as Jack Sutthoff outpitches Christy Mathewson. Sutthoff allows just three hits. Joe McGinnity earns the split in the nitecap with a 6-3 victory. The Giants are now seven games ahead of the Pirates.
The Cardinals trade INF Dave Brain to Pittsburgh for George McBride.
Bugs Raymond of Charleston, SC (South Atlantic), pitches the morning and afternoon games of a doubleheader, throwing a no-hitter in each game.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1905 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 0 at Washington Park III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Boston Braves 1 at Washington Park III |
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| Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at West Side Grounds |
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| Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at West Side Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Giants 0 at Baker Bowl |
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| New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Exposition Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Exposition Park III |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 11, Detroit Tigers 0 at Bennett Park |
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| New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 5 at Hilltop Park |
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| New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 2 at Hilltop Park |
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| SCOREBOARD: JULY 8, 1905 |
| Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 3 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at West Side Grounds |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at West Side Grounds |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 3 at Bennett Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 11, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Columbia Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 11, Boston Red Sox 4 at Columbia Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 4 at American League Park II |
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| New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 5 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Chicago's Three Finger Brown scores the first of nine straight wins over Christy Mathewson 8-1 as he allows just two New York hits. New York's lone run scores on an error by Billy Maloney. Matty gives up 12 hits while his teammates commit five errors. Of 28 matches over their careers, Brown will win 14.
The Detroit Tigers beat New York, 6-3, with the help of two errors by Highlander 1B Jack Doyle. The vet Doyle was signed yesterday and this will be his only appearance for New York.
IN THE NEWS: The Philadelphia A's "sell" catcher Mike "Doc" Powers to the New York Highlanders. Powers will be sold back to the A's on August 7. As noted by Lyle Spatz, Powers was needed to replace back up C Red Kleinow, injured yesterday in a game with Detroit. Powers will play mainly at 1B, replacing Hal Chase whose nose was broken in the Detroit game.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1905 |
| Boston Braves 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 9, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 3 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 4 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 1 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: With runners on 1B and 3B and no outs in the 9th, Boston's Ed Abbaticchio lines into a game ending triple play against the Reds Bob Ewing.
IN THE NEWS: In New York, the Giants open a four-game series the 2nd place Pirates by staking Joe McGinnity to a 6-0 lead. But the Bucs score two in the 6th and five runs in the 7th inning before Iron Joe is lifted. Christy Mathewson shuts out Pittsburgh over the last two 2/3 inning and New York scores a deuce in the 9th on a 2-run homer by George Browne. Browne is carried off the field by the ecstatic fans after the 8-7 win. Pittsburgh takes the nitecap, 3-0, behind Deacon Phillippe's four-hitter. Honus Wagner secures the victory with a 2-run homer onto the elevated tracks in the 8th inning.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1905 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 11, Boston Braves 8 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, Washington Senators 1 at South Side Park III |
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| New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Bennett Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: The Pirates edge the Giants, 2-1, overcoming the pitching of Christy Mathewson, who is knocked over by Fred Clarke in a play at 1B. Six Giants are tossed out of the coaching box during the game. Pittsburgh now trails New York by six games.
IN THE NEWS: The Pirates tally eight hits including a HR, over seven innings against Christy Mathewson, to win, 2-1. The game is briefly stopped by Johnstone after a Giants fan tosses a pop bottle at Pirate RF Otis Clymer while he's chasing down a single.
IN THE NEWS: The Pirates pull to within five games of New York by overcoming a 5-2 deficit and beating the Giants, 8-5. Bill Klem provokes a barrage of garbage from the New York fans by tossing Dan McGann and Mike Donlin out of the game for abusive behavior.
IN THE NEWS: SS Phil Lewis has a busy afternoon at Washington Park in the Brooklyn 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Lewis has 18 chances and comes up with seven assists, six put outs and five errors, the latter tying the NL record.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1905 |
| Chicago Cubs 3, Boston Braves 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Boston Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| New York Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 4 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 7, Washington Senators 6 at Bennett Park |
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IN THE NEWS: At the Polo Grounds, the Giants score six runs in the 2nd inning against St. Louis, with Sam Mertes' grand slam providing the big blow. Christy Mathewson is given the afternoon off after five innings, with New York in command, 10-2. New York wins, 14-2, pinning the loss on Jack Taylor.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1905 |
| Chicago Cubs 3, Boston Braves 2 at South End Grounds III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 14, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at South Side Park III |
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| Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 7 at Bennett Park |
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| St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Weldon Henley of the Athletics, who will win four games all year, fires a no-hitter against the 7th place St. Louis Browns 6-0. Harry Davis and Lave Cross each have three hits off Barney Pelty. St. Louis cops a split by defeating Rube Waddell, 3-2, in the nitecap.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1905 |
| Boston Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| Cincinnati Reds 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 8, Washington Senators 6 at Bennett Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 3 at Bennett Park |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 6, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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| St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Cleveland and Boston play their 2nd straight game in Columbus, Ohio. Boston won yesterday, 6-1, behind Cy Young, and today the Pilgrims win again, 7-1. Bill Dinneen is victorious over Detroit workhorse George Mullin. Boston 2B Hobe Ferris was 3-for-4 yesterday, and today chips in with a homer.
Giant LF Sam Mertes makes an unassisted double play to help New York stop the Reds, 4-3, at the Polo Grounds. In the 2nd inning, the Reds have one out and a runner on 3rd, outfielder Cy Seymour, once a wild pitcher for the Giants. Mertes catches a short fly off the bat of George Schlei and continues running to double off Cy.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson wins his 16th, defeating the Reds, 7-2. The game was close until Frank Bowerman belts a 3-run homer in the 8th for the Giants. Cincy fans get a scare in the 1st inning when Reds C Ed Phelps is knocked unconscious when he struck by the back swing of Sam Mertes. Phelps is rushed to a hospital.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1905 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 2 at South End Grounds III |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at South Side Park III |
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| Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 1 at League Park I |
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| Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Bennett Park |
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| Detroit Tigers 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Bennett Park |
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IN THE NEWS: The Giants increase their lead to seven 1/2 games by shutting out the Reds, 3-0. Christy Mathewson scatters six hits in defeating Orval Overall.
| SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1905 |
| Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at West Side Grounds |
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| New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Palace of the Fans |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Exposition Park III |
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| St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 2 at Robison Field |
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| St. Louis Browns 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Huntington Ave Baseball Grounds |
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| New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Hilltop Park |
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| New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 9 at Hilltop Park |
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| Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Columbia Park |
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| Washington Senators 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at American League Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Charles P. Taft, owner of the Cincinnati Times-Star and brother of a future president, finances Charles W. Murphy's purchase of the Chicago Cubs for $125,000.
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