THE AUGUST RECORD —————————————————————————————————————- Date. Contesting Clubs. City. Pitchers. Score. —————————————————————————————————————- Aug. 1 New York vs. Boston New York Meekin Staley[2] 5-4 " 1 Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn Philadelphia Carsey Stein 6-5 " 1 Baltimore vs. Washington Washington Gleason Stein 6-4 " 1 Baltimore vs. Washington Washington Inks Stockdale 11-4 " 1 Chicago vs. St. Louis Chicago McGill Hawley 26-8 " 1 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati Pittsburgh Colcolugh Parrot 15-5 " 2 Boston vs. New York New York Nichols German 13-13 " 2 Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn Philadelphia Fanning Underwood 9-8 " 2 Baltimore vs. Washington Baltimore Hawke Maul 10-9 " 2 St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Breitenstein Ehret 7-4 " 2 Cleveland vs. Cincinnati Cleveland Cuppy Chamberlain 9-4 " 2 Chicago vs. Louisville Louisville Hutchinson Knell 4-3 " 3 New York vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Westervelt Daub 17-3 " 3 Brooklyn vs. New York Brooklyn Kennedy Clarke 7-6 " 3 Philadelphia vs. Baltimore Philadelphia Taylor Esper 14-4 " 3 Baltimore vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia McMahon Weyhing 16-3 " 3 Washington vs. Boston Boston Mercer Nichols 8-4 " 3 Cleveland vs. Cincinnati Cleveland Young Cross 11-5 " 3 St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Hawley Gumbert[2] 8-6 " 3 Louisville vs. Chicago Louisville Forfeited; no game 9-0 " 4 New York vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Rusie Stein 16-8 " 4 New York vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Meekin Stein 9-* " 4 Boston vs. Washington Boston Stivetts Sullivan 11-5 " 4 Baltimore vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Gleason Carsey 19-12 " 4 Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis Pittsburgh Colcol'h Br'tenst'n 11-5 " 4 Cincinnati vs. Cleveland Cleveland Parrott Cuppy 8-5 " 4 Chicago vs. Louisville Louisville Griffith Hemming 10-4 " 5 Chicago vs. Cincinnati Chicago Griffith Dwyer 8-1 " 5 Lousiville vs. St. Louis Lousiville Wadsworth A.Clarkson 5-2 " 6 Brooklyn vs. New York New York Kennedy Westervelt 21-8 " 6 Boston vs. Washington Boston Staley Maul 15-7 " 6 Chicago vs. Cincinnati Chicago Stratton Cross 12-9 " 6 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Pittsburgh Eghret Young 11-6 " 6 Louisville vs. St. Louis Louisville Menafee Hawley 3-1 " 7 New York vs. Washington Washington Rusie Mercer 16-8 " 7 Baltimore vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn McMahon Daub 26-5 " 7 Brooklyn vs. Baltimore Brooklyn Stein Inks 18-8 " 7 Boston vs. Philadelphia Boston Nichols Carsey 19-8 " 7 Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Cuppy Colcolough 10-9 " 7 Chicago vs. Cincinnati Chicago Hutchinson Fischer[1]13-11 " 7 St. Louis vs. Louisville Louisville Breitenstein Knell 11-2 " 8 Washington vs. New York Washington Sullivan Meekin 12-10 " 8 Baltimore vs. Broooklyn Brooklyn Gleason Kennedy 4-1 " 8 Baltimore vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Esper Summerville 13-5 " 8 Philadelphia vs. Boston Boston Harper Staley 18-10 " 8 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Pittsburgh Ehret Perry 10-3 " 8 Cincinnati vs. Chicago Chicago Dwyer McGill 14-11 " 9 New York vs. Washington Washington Meekin Maul 7-3 " 9 Brooklyn vs. Baltimore Brooklyn Stein Hawke 11-7 " 9 Boston vs. Philadelphia Boston Hodson Taylor 11-2 " 9 Louisville vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Hemming Gumbert 5-4 " 9 Chicago vs. Cincinnati Chicago Dwyer McGill 14-11 " 10 Baltimore vs. New York Baltimore Gleason Rusie 12-9 " 10 Boston vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Nichols Kennedy 12-6 " 10 Washington vs. Philadelphia Washington Mercer Carsey 4-1 " 10 Pittsburgh vs. Louisville Pittsburgh Ehret Wadsworth 9-6 " 10 Cleveland vs. Chicago Chicago Young Hutchinson 2-1 " 11 Baltimore vs. New York Baltimore McMahon Westervelt 20-1 " 11 Boston vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Lucis Stivetts 11-10 " 11 Philadelphia vs. Washington Philadelphia Taylor Sullivan 10-7 " 11 Philadelphia vs. Washington Philadelphia Weyhing Maul 16-4 " 11 Pittsburgh vs. Louisville Pittsburgh Gumbert Menafee 3-2 " 11 Cleveland vs. Chicago Chicago Cuppy Stratton 11-9 " 11 Cincinnati vs. St. Louis Cincinnati Fischer Hawley 7-6 " 12 Chicago vs. Cleveland Chicago Griffith Petty 16-5 " 12 St. Louis vs. Cincinnati Cincinnati Breitenstein Parrott 12-5 " 13 New York vs. Baltimore Baltimore Meekin Hawke 5-1 " 13 Brooklyn vs. Boston Brooklyn Stein Hodson 13-5 " 13 Chicago vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Hutchinson Ehret 17-14 " 14 New York vs. St. Louis New York Rusie A.Clarkson 5-4 " 14 Boston vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Nichols Gumbert 22-5 " 14 Baltimore vs. Cincinnati Baltimore Gleason Dwyer[1] 6-5 " 14 Chicago vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Stratton Kennedy 5-1
THE AUGUST RECORD—Continued.
—————————————————————————————————————- Date. Contesting Clubs. City. Pitchers. Score. —————————————————————————————————————- Aug 14 Cleveland vs. Washington Washington Young Mercer[1] 1-0 " 14 Louisville vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Knell Carsey 13-7 " 15 St. Louis vs. New York New York Breitenstein German 4-3 " 15 Brooklyn vs. Chicago Brooklyn Daub Hutchinson 9-5 " 15 Boston vs. Pittsburgh Boston Stivetts Ehret[2] 6-5 " 15 Philadelphia vs. Louisville Philadelphia Taylor Hemming 14-4 " 15 Baltimore vs. Cincinnati Baltimore McMahon Fischer 8-2 " 15 Washington vs. Cleveland Washington Stockdale Cuppy 7-6 " 16 New York vs. St. Louis New York Meekin Hawley 13-3 " 16 Boston vs. Pittsburgh Boston Staley Menafee 6-4 " 16 Baltimore vs. Cincinnati Baltimore Hawke Parrott 15-6 " 16 Philadelphia vs. Louisville Philadelphia Weyhing Nicol 17-8 " 16 Washington vs. Cleveland Washington Maul Young 6-2 " 16 Chicago vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Griffith Lucid 3-1 " 17 New York vs. St. Louis New York Rusie A.Clarkson 7-6 " 17 Philadelphia vs. Louisville Philadelphia Carsey Wadsworth 29-4 " 17 Cleveland vs. Washington Washington Cuppy Mercer 9-8 " 18 Chicago vs. New York New York Stratton German 6-4 " 18 Chicago vs. New York New York Terry Meekin[1] 5-5 " 18 St. Louis vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Breitenstein Stein 4-0 " 18 Cincinnati vs. Boston Boston Dwyer Nichols 19-6 " 18 Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Gleason Ehret 17-2 " 18 Philadelphia vs. Cleveland Philadelphia Taylor Sullivan 11-6 " 18 Washington vs. Louisville Washington Stockdale Hemming 6-4 " 19 No Games Scheduled " 20 New York vs. Chicago New York Rusie Griffith 11-3 " 20 Brooklyn vs. St. Louis St. Louis Kennedy A.Clarkson 20-4 " 20 Philadelphia vs. Cleveland Philadelphia Harper Young 16-1 " 20 Washington vs. Louisville Washington Maul Knell 8-7 " 20 Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore Baltimore Menafee Esper 7-5 " 21 New York vs. Chicago New York German Hutchinson 13-11 " 21 Brooklyn vs. St. Louis Brooklyn Lucid Breitenstein 20-11 " 21 Boston vs. Cincinnati Boston Staley Fischer 18-3 " 21 Boston vs. Cincinnati Boston Nichols Parrott 28-8 " 21 Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh Baltimore Hawke Gumbert 17-11 " 21 Philadelphia vs. Cleveland Philadelphia Carsey Cuppy 12-6 " 21 Washington vs. Louisville Washington Mercer Wadsworth 15-9 " 22 New York vs. Chicago New York Meekin Hutchinson 8-5 " 22 Boston vs. Cincinnati Boston Nichols Fournier 8-7 " 22 Philadelphia vs. Baltimore Philadelphia Taylor Inks 3-2 " 23 New York vs. Louisville New York Rusie Hemming 8-4 " 23 Boston vs. Cleveland Boston Stivetts Young 12-10 " 23 Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh Philadelphia Harper Menafee 9-4 " 23 Washington vs. Chicago Washington Stockdale Terry 14-3 " 23 St. Louis vs. Baltimore Baltimore Hawley Gleason 10-6 " 23 Cincinnati vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Dwyer Stein 13-2 " 24 New York vs. Louisville New York German Knell 20-4 " 24 Brooklyn vs. Cincinnati Brooklyn Kennedy Fischer 15-9 " 24 Baltimore vs. St. Louis Baltimore McMahon Breitenst'n 5-2 " 24 Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh Philadelphia Carsey Ehret 14-7 " 24 Boston vs. Cleveland Boston Hodson Cuppy 14-4 " 24 Cleveland vs. Boston Boston Cuppy Staley 10-8 " 24 Chicago vs. Washington Washington Griffith Mercer 10-5 " 25 New York vs. Louisville New York Meekin Nicol 18-6 " 25 New York vs. Louisville New York Rusie Wadsworth 5-1 " 25 Brooklyn vs. Cincinnati Brooklyn Daub Dwyer 5-3 " 25 Baltimore vs. St. Louis Baltimore Hawke A.Clarkson 4-3 " 25 Boston vs. Cleveland Boston Hodson Sullivan 8-3 " 25 Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh Philadelphia Taylor Gumbert 13-6 " 25 Washington vs. Chicago Washington Mercer Stratton 9-4 " 26 No game scheduled " 27 Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Whitrock Fanning 19-9 " 27 Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Fournier Harper 9-8 " 27 Baltimore vs. Chicago Baltimore Gleason Hutchinson 12-3 " 28 New York vs. Cleveland Cleveland Rusie Young 5-1 " 28 Brooklyn vs. Pittsburgh Brooklyn Kennedy Menafee 8-2 " 28 Philadelphia vs. Chicago Philadelphia Taylor Terry 16-6 " 28 Baltimore vs. Louisville Baltimore McMahon Hemming 8-2 " 28 Washington vs. Cincinnati Washington Maul Dwyer 9-7 " 28 St. Louis vs. Boston Boston Hawley Nichols 9-5 " 29 New York vs. Cleveland New York Meekin Cuppy 6-4 " 29 Brooklyn vs. Pittsburgh Brooklyn Stein Ehret 11-7 " 29 Baltimore vs. Louisville Baltimore Hawke Wadsworth 8-6 " 29 Boston vs. St. Louis Boston Stivetts A.Clarkson 14-4 " 29 Washington vs. Cincinnati Washington Mercer Fournier 9-5 " 29 Chicago vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Griffith Carsey 13-6 " 30 Cleveland vs. New York New York Sullivan Clarke 13-4 " 30 St. Louis vs. Boston Boston Hawley Hodson 7-3 " 30 Chicago vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia Hutchinson Harper 15-11 " 30 Baltimore vs. Louisville Baltimore Gleason Knell 9-8 " 30 Brooklyn vs. Pittsburgh Brooklyn Kennedy Gumbert 19-11 " 30 Pittsburgh vs. Brooklyn Brooklyn Menafee Daub 9-1 " 30 Washington vs. Cincinnati Washington Stockdale Fischer 8-6 " 31 New York vs. Boston New York Rusie Nichols 5-1 " 31 Baltimore vs. Cleveland Baltimore Esper Young 5-1 " 31 Philadelphia vs. Washington Philadelphia Taylor Maul 10-8 " 31 Philadelphia vs. Washington Philadelphia Weyhing Wynne 11-5
[Footnote 1: Ten innings]
[Footnote 2: Eleven innings]
Two games were drawn in August. —————————————————————————————————————-
Baltimore, Boston and New York led the first division clubs in the pennant race up to August 31st, with the respective percentage figures of .657, .645 and .639, followed by Philadelphia with .562, Brooklyn with .533 and Cleveland with .529, only one Western club being left in the first division, something hitherto unprecedented in League pennant races. Pittsburgh led the second division clubs with the percentage figures of .491 only, that club having fallen off badly in August, with Chicago a good second, followed by Cincinnati, St. Louis, Washington and Louisville, the "Senators" having driven the "Colonels" into the last ditch, the Louisville figures being .302.
Here is the pennant race record up to the close of the August campaign:
AUGUST RECORD. ————————————————————————————————- P P P e P e l r l r L a c L a c W o y e W o y e o s e n o s e n Clubs. n t d t Clubs. n t d t ————————————————————————————————- Baltimore 69 36 105 .657 Pittsburgh 52 54 106 .491 Boston 69 38 107 .645 Chicago 49 58 107 .458 New York 69 39 108 .639 Cincinnati 46 60 106 .434 Philadelphia 59 46 105 .562 St. Louis 44 63 107 .411 Brooklyn 56 49 105 .533 Washington 37 71 108 .343 Cleveland 55 49 104 .529 Louisville 32 74 106 .302 ————————————————————————————————-
By the close of the August campaign the Baltimore club had regained the position in the van, and afterward they were not headed. Then began an exciting struggle between the Boston champions and the "Giants" for second place, but it was not until September 6th that the "Giants" led the "Champions," and then only by the percentage figures of .652 to .646. Baltimore leading at that date with but .676, so it will be seen that the fight between those three was nip and tuck after the end of August. At that time the "Phillies," the Brooklyns and the Clevelands were struggling equally hard for fourth place, the "Phillies" leading, with Brooklyn fifth and Cleveland sixth. By this time Washington had comfortably buried the Louisvilles in the last ditch, and no resurrection followed.