IN THE NEWS: Cold weather holds the crowd to 1,500 at South End Grounds, as Christy Mathewson and the Giants freeze the Beaneaters, 8-2. For Matty, it is his 100th career victory.
IN THE NEWS: Washington leads the AL, the highest position it has attained in any race since 1893. In three days it will be supplanted by the Cleveland Naps (formerly the Blues).
IN THE NEWS: At the Polo Grounds, Boston's Irv "Little Cy" Young wins a duel with Christy Mathewson, beating the Giants, 2-1. New York (13-4) keeps its hold on first place.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson strikes out the side in the first inning and whitewashes the Cardinals, 4-0, on five hits. Jack Taylor takes the loss for St. Louis.
IN THE NEWS: Dummy Taylor and the Giants edge the Chicago Zephyrs (Cubs), 1-0, the first of three straight collars by Giants pitchers. Joe McGinnity will win tomorrow, 4-0.
IN THE NEWS: Red Ames stops Chicago, 4-0, the 3rd shutout in a row over Chicago by the Giants.
IN THE NEWS: Waseda University of Tokyo defeats Los Angeles High School 5-3 in the first game of an American tour. It is the first baseball game ever played by Japanese outside Japan. Waseda starts a powerhouse tradition at Japan's Big Six universities that continues today.
IN THE NEWS: The Pirates smack Christy Mathewson for nine hits and beat the host Giants, 7-2.
IN THE NEWS: Banished yesterday for brawling with Pittsburgh manager Fred Clarke, John McGraw roams the Polo Grounds before today's game with the Pirates, shouting insults at Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss. McGraw accuses him of controlling the NL umpires through league president Harry Pulliam and welching on gambling debts. McGraw is again ejected during the game. Dreyfuss will files a formal protest with the league about McGraw's behavior, his swearing, and his shouting "Hey, Barney" at Dreyfuss from the field. He also contends that the Giants manager offered to wager $10,000 that the Giants would win the game. McGraw responds to Dreyfuss' complaint by stating that NL President Pulliam could not "forget his former role as the secretary to Dreyfuss." A meeting of the Leagues directors results in a $150 fine and 15-day suspension for McGraw, but John Brush immediately gets a Superior Court injunction blocking the suspension and further hearings exonerate McGraw.
| SCOREBOARD: MAY 19, 1905 |
| St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 3 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Washington Park III |
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| New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Baker Bowl |
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| Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 11, Boston Red Sox 4 at League Park I |
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| Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 2 at Bennett Park |
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| Washington Senators 10, Detroit Tigers 2 at Bennett Park |
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| New York Yankees 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park II |
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IN THE NEWS: Paced by Bill Dahlen's two home runs, the Giants scrub Orval Overall for a 7-0 win over the Reds. Christy Mathewson strikes out eight and allows just three singles for the win.
IN THE NEWS: Harry Pulliam levies a $150 fine and a 15-day suspension. John McGraw files for an injunction against the fine and suspension, which the judge eventually grants. On June 1st the NL board meets in Boston and clears McGraw of the Dreyfuss charges, then censures Barney Dreyfuss for engaging in a public altercation with McGraw. The "Hey, Barney" line will follow Dreyfuss for years.
At the Polo Grounds, Mathewson stops Brooklyn, 4-1, beating Oscar Jones. Except for a poor throw by Roger Bresnahan, Matty would've had his 3rd shutout.
IN THE NEWS: New York City's police commissioner instructs his policeman to stop any Sunday baseball until the issue is resolved in the courts. The edict stops the Giants-Brooklyn game scheduled today at Washington Park, and almost gets Giants' ace Iron Joe McGinnity arrested. McGinnity is asked to pitch in a semi-pro game at a field at 46th and 2nd Avenue, but upon arriving gets into an argument about money and refuses to put on a uniform. The police moved and arrest all the players except Joe, who is in street clothes.
IN THE NEWS: The Giants split an a.m.-p.m. twinbill with Brooklyn, winning the morning game 7-2 and dropping the nitecap, 4-3. Elmer Stricklett, an early proponent of the spitball, allows just five Giant hits in the win.
IN THE NEWS: Both leagues post record attendance figures for the Memorial Day holiday. Thanks to morning-afternoon doubleheaders, 80,963 attend eight AL games, 67,806 see seven NL games.
The Yankees sell veteran OF John Anderson to Washington.
| SCOREBOARD: MAY 30, 1905 |
| Philadelphia Phillies 15, Boston Braves 3 at South End Grounds III |
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| Philadelphia Phillies 2, Boston Braves 1 at South End Grounds III |
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| Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Palace of the Fans |
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| New York Giants 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds IV |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Exposition Park III |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Exposition Park III |
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| Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at South Side Park III |
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| Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at South Side Park III |
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| Cleveland Indians 6, St. Louis Browns 3 at League Park I |
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| Cleveland Indians 1, St. Louis Browns 0 at League Park I |
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| Philadelphia Athletics 6, New York Yankees 5 at Columbia Park |
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| Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 3 at American League Park II |
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| Boston Red Sox 2, Washington Senators 0 at American League Park II |
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| Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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