IN THE NEWS: John Lush, 20, posts a 1-0 no-hitter over Brooklyn for the Phils, striking out 11. Mal Eason takers the loss. The Philadelphia Inquirer states, "The trolley dodgers were triumphantly baffled by Lush's drop curve."
The Boston Pilgrims drop an 8-0 decision to the Highlanders, the first of franchise record 19 losses in a row. OF Jesse Burkett is released by the Pilgrims to manage the Worcester team, which he owns. Burkett will be voted in to the Hall of Fame in 1946 by the Vet's committee.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson makes his first mound appearance of the year for the Giants. The New York ace is still weak from a case of diphtheria contracted before the season. Matty pitches seven innings against Boston and allows seven hits before being relieved by Joe McGinnity, who allows three runs in the 9th to turn a 4-3 margin into a 6-4 defeat. The Giants (15-5) stay in first place in the NL.
IN THE NEWS: Umpire Tim Hurst strikes New York Highlander manager Clark Griffith in the mouth. Hurst is suspended for five days.
Detroit Tigers P Bill Donovan steals 2B, 3B, and-on the front end of a double steal-takes home in the 5th inning of an 8-3 victory over Cleveland. He also slugs a triple. Donovan swiped home against Cleveland last year as well.
IN THE NEWS: Shorthanded because of injuries, Connie Mack puts pitcher Chief Bender in LF in the 6th inning in a game against the Boston Pilgrims. Bender, who banged his first homer on May 5, responds with two roundtrippers, both inside the park, off Jesse Tannehill, in the A's win. Bender will hit just three more homers in his 16-year career.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson wins his first game of the season, scattering nine hits and walking an uncharacteristic seven batters, but still beats the Reds, 6-3. The game is 1-1 after eight innings, but the Giants jump on Orval Overall for five runs on four hits and four walks in the 9th to put the game away.
IN THE NEWS: Hooks Wiltse of the Giants becomes the first pitcher of the modern era to fan four batters in a single inning, fanning the side after the first Cincinnati batter, Jim Delahanty, in the 5th inning reaches base on Roger Bresnahan's 3rd-strike error. Wiltse also fanned the side in the 4th inning to total seven batters punched out in just two innings, the first and only time this happens. Hooks K's 12 Reds overall enroute to a victory, 4-1. However, the Giants suffer a major loss when Turkey Mike Donlin, after getting three hits, breaks his leg sliding into 2B.
IN THE NEWS: The visiting Giants, clad in their new all-black uniforms, are sliced up by the Pirates, 11-0. The Bucs tally 15 hits to back sinkerballer Vic Willis, obtained from Boston last December. Willis will toss shutouts in his next two outings.
IN THE NEWS: Christy Mathewson, weakened from a bout of diphtheria, is pounded for 14 hits by the Pirates and loses, 7-6. Honus Wagner paces the attack with two singles and a triple and also picks off Bill Dahlen off 2B in the 9th inning with the hidden ball trick. Dahlen, intently watching Lefty Leifield on the mound, misses Wagner who gently touches him with the ball. John McGraw is so furious with Dahlen that he slaps him with a $100 fine, later rescinded. The Pirates have now won three in a row from New York.
IN THE NEWS: After managing the first three games from the bench, Fred Clarke leaves town to attend to his injured right shoulder, Honus Wagner skippers the Pirates to a 5-1 to over the Giants. The Bucs are now five 1/2 games in back of Chicago.
The Boston Beaneaters begin a record four straight shutout losses, losing today 15-0. It's 8-0 on 21st; 1-0 on 22nd; 5-0 on 23rd.
IN THE NEWS: An 11-game win streak by Philadelphia is stopped by Cleveland 2-1 in 13 innings. The Athletics, Cleveland Naps, and New York Highlanders juggle the top spot in AL standings.
In Chicago, the Giants' Hooks Wiltse, with relief help from Christy Mathewson, stops the leading Cubs, 6-4. Mathewson allows one run in his four innings.
IN THE NEWS: In Oakland, the San Francisco Seals play the first PCL game in the Bay Area since the earthquake, beating the Fresno Raisin Pickers, 4-3. Their new park will be ready for the Seals by the start of next season.
IN THE NEWS: The Cubs overcome a 5-2 Giants lead to tie the game at 5-5, but a Johnny Evers error in the 8th gives New York a 6-5 win. Christy Mathewson, who pitches just two and 1/3 innings, is credited with the win, since he left the game with the Giants ahead. Wiltse pitches the last seven 1/3 innings. By taking three out of four in Chicago, the Giants move back into first place.
IN THE NEWS: Jesse Tannehill snaps the Boston Pilgrims' 20-game losing streak-19 at home-with a 3-0 win over the White Sox. Jesse's batterymate Bob Peterson drives in all the runs in a game that takes one hour and 15 minutes. Both of these loss streaks by Boston are AL records. Both Boston teams will finish last, while both Chicago teams finish first. It's the first time two cities have had two winners and two cellar-dwellers, and it won't happen again until 1921, when New York has the winners, and Philadelphia the last-placers.
IN THE NEWS: At St. Louis, George Browne drives in two runs in the top of the 9th to give the Giants a 5-4 lead over the Cards. Joe McGinnity pitches a scoreless 9th to preserve the win for Christy Mathewson.
IN THE NEWS: Chicago Cubs pitcher Jack Pfiester fans 17 Cardinals, but loses, 4-2, in 15 innings at St. Louis. Chicago also loses the nitecap, 6-1, to Carl Druhot.
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