Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1899 (original) (raw)
Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1899
Events of Wednesday, August 2, 1899
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BRO N 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 CIN N 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 x - 8
NY N 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 - 6 LOU N 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 x - 7
CLE N 0 1 0 4 0 - 5 PHI N 2 3 0 0 3 - 8
BAL N 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 - 6 PIT N 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3
BOS N 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 - 10 (1) STL N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2
BOS N 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 (2) STL N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1
Unless otherwise noted, the visiting team is listed first regardless of who batted first in the game.
Standings At Close of Play of August 2, 1899
NL
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Brooklyn Superbas 91 60 30 1 .667 - 537 432 Boston Beaneaters 89 55 34 0 .618 4.5 517 386 Philadelphia Phillies 90 53 36 1 .596 6.5 554 488 Baltimore Orioles 88 51 37 0 .580 8.0 483 389 St. Louis Perfectos 90 51 38 1 .573 8.5 434 411 Chicago Orphans 87 47 40 0 .540 11.5 471 402 Cincinnati Reds 90 47 41 2 .534 12.0 452 448 Pittsburgh Pirates 92 46 44 2 .511 14.0 509 455 Louisville Colonels 89 40 48 1 .455 19.0 450 475 New York Giants 88 34 52 2 .395 24.0 433 486 Washington Nationals 92 34 58 0 .370 27.0 423 527 Cleveland Spiders 92 16 76 0 .174 45.0 346 710
Births on This Date
Deaths on This Date
John Ward (37)
Transactions
Cincinnati Reds released Dusty Miller.
Baltimore Orioles traded George Magoon to Chicago Orphans in exchange for Gene DeMontreville.