The New York Giants, engaged in a battle for third place honours, swamped the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-2, chiefly on six runs in the fourth inning which chased Butcher to the showers. Joe Moore drove in three runs with two singles to pace the attack. Three runs in the fifth inning enabled the Cincinnati Reds to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4.
The Boston Bees and Brooklyn Dodgers were content to divide honours in a double header, the Bees taking the first, 2-1, on two runs in the second inning, aríd the Dodgers grabbing the nightcap, 8-6, when they scored all eight runs in the second inning to shower Lou Fette. Dolph Camilli and Vince DiMagglo connected for home runs.
In the American League, the Cleveland Indians won the closest game of the day by defeating the Chicago White Sox, 9-8, in 11 innings.
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