Washington (31-47) at Philadelphia (57-21)
Thursday 7/2
Philadelphia 2 Washington 1: Bid McPhees's RBI double in the bottom of the ninth lifts Athletics.
Friday 7/3
Washington 6 Philadelphia 4 (11): Mike Slattery 4-5, HR (2), 3 RBIs.
Saturday 7/4
Philadelphia 12 Washington 11: Charlie Reynolds HR (10), 4 RBIs, 3-4.
Philadelphia (59-22) at Louisville (40-41)
Sunday 7/5
Philadelphia 10 Louisville 8: General Stafford 4 RBIs. Floyd Ritter 3-4, 2 RBIs.
Monday 7/6
Louisville 2 Philadelphia 1: Gene DeMontreville 3-4, RBI..
Tuesday 7/7
Philadelphia 10 Louisville 8: Jack Darragh 2-5, 2 RBIs. Charlie Reynolds 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia (61-23) at Chicago (36-48)
Wednesday 7/8
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 1: Emmett Seery 2-4, RBI.
Thursday 7/9
Philadelphia 13 Chicago 3: Charlie Reynolds HR (11), 2 RBIs. Charlie Nyce 3-5, 5 RBIs.
Friday 7/10
Philadelphia 13 Chicago 4: Ollie Smith HR (9). Emmett Seery and Denny Lyons 2 RBIs each.
Detroit (41-46) at Philadelphia (64-23)
Sunday 7/12
Detroit 5 Philadelphia 1: Buck Freeman HR (6). Dan Brouthers HR (5).
Monday 7/13
Philadelphia 5 Detroit 3: Jesse Burkett HR (5), 2 RBIs. General Stafford HR (5).
Tuesday 7/14
Philadelphia 10 Detroit 3: Charlie Nyce HR (14), 3 RBIs. Mike Griffin HR (3), 2 RBIs.
Philadelphia (66-24) at Cleveland (40-50)
Wednesday 7/15
Philadelphia 12 Cleveland 0: Charlie Nyce 3-5, 3 RBIs. Jesse Burkett 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Thursday 7/16
Philadelphia 8 Cleveland 3: General Stafford 3-5.
Friday 7/17
Philadelphia 9 Cleveland 5 (10): Dan Brouthers 5-5, 2 RBIs. Denny Lyons 3-5, 2 RBIs. Jimmy Bannon 4-4.
Baltimore (51-42) at Philadelphia (69-24)
Saturday 7/18
Baltimore 11 Philadelphia 2: George Davis 4-6, HR (4), 3 RBIs. Dan McGann HR (6), 4-6. Harvey Smith 3 RBIs.
Sunday 7/19
Baltimore 13 Philadelphia 6: Dan McGann 5 RBIs, 4-6.
Monday 7/20
Philadelphia 6 Baltimore 3: Kid Keenan HR (1). George Davis 4-4.
Boston (47-49) at Philadelphia (70-26)
Tuesday 7/21
Boston 4 Philadelphia 2: Frank Connaughton and Lew Whistler 2-4, RBI each.
Wednesday 7/22
Boston 7 Philadelphia 5: Charlie Nyce HR (15). Ed McFarland 3-5, 3 RBIs.
Thursday 7/23
Philadelphia 12 Boston 3: Mike Griffin 5-5, 2 RBIs. Bob Caruthers 2-5, 3 RBIs.
Philadelphia (71-28) at Washington (44-55)
Saturday 7/25
Philadelphia 3 Washington 0: Jesse Burkett RBI, 2-4.
Sunday 7/26
Washington 7 Philadelphia 6 (10): George Tredway hits a HR (1) in the bottom of the 10th. Mike Griffin 4-5.
Monday 7/27
Philadelphia 11 Washington 5: Denny Lyons HR (6), 2-4, 3 RBIs. Bid McPhee and General Stafford each go 3-5, 2 RBIs.
Louisville (52-50) at Philadelphia (73-29)
Tuesday 7/28
Louisville 5 Philadelphia 3: Gene DeMontreville 2-4, RBI. Charlie Nyce HR (16)
Wednesday 7/29
Philadelphia 8 Louisville 3: Charlie Nyce HR (17). Jesse Burkett 4-5, 2 RBIs. Charlie Reynolds 2-4, 3 RBIs.
Thursday 7/30
Philadelphia 6 Louisville 2: Charlie Nyce HR (18). Jesse Burkett HR (6). Park Swartzel (21-9) two hitter.
Standings
| American League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 30 | .714 | - |
| Baltimore Orioles | 58 | 47 | .552 | 17.0 |
| Louisville Colonels | 53 | 52 | .505 | 22.0 |
| Boston Americans | 53 | 52 | .505 | 22.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 48 | 57 | .457 | 27.0 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 48 | 57 | .457 | 27.0 |
| Washington Senators | 46 | 59 | .438 | 29.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 39 | 66 | .371 | 36.0 |
| National League Standings |
| W | L | PCT | GB |
| St. Louis Browns | 62 | 43 | .590 | - |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 60 | 45 | .571 | 2.0 |
| Chicago Colts | 59 | 46 | .562 | 3.0 |
| New York Giants | 52 | 53 | .495 | 10.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 51 | 54 | .486 | 11.0 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 48 | 57 | .457 | 14.0 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 48 | 57 | .457 | 14.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 65 | .381 | 22.0 |
Shut outs
7/8 Pete Conway (Americans) 7-0 over Baltimore.
7/12 Mike Morrison (Pirates) 1-0 over Cincinnati.
7/15 Cy Young (Athletics) 12-0 over Cleveland.
7/25 Cy Young (Athletics) 3-0 over Washington.
7/27 Ed Doheny (Louisville) 11-0 over White Sox.
7/28 Al Orth (Detroit) 4-0 over Washington.
5 or more hits
7/3 George Hogriever (Phillies) 5-6 against Pirates.
7/17 Dan Brouthers (Athletics) 5-5 against Cleveland.
7/17 Joe Sullivan (Colts) 5-5 against Cincinnati.
7/23 Mike Griffin (Athletics) 5-5 against Boston.
7/29 Elmer Smith (Phillies) 5-5 against Colts.
Injuries
7/2 Tom McCreery (Cincinnati) 3-4 weeks with separated shoulder.
7/19 Willie Keeler (Cincinnati) 8 weeks with fractured thumb.
7/23 Sam Thompson (Pirates) 5 weeks with elbow sprain.
Tidbits
BNN Stats: Active Career Pitching Leaders
Monday, July 6th, 1896: Which active pitchers are leading the North American BaseBall League in career complete games?
Bill Wise, SLN, 513
Lee Richmond, PHA, 455
Bob Emslie, BSN, 410
Charlie Ferguson, LS3, 389
Frank Mountain, CL4, 381
BNN Stats: Batting Split Stats Leaders
Monday, July 13th, 1896: Here is a peek at the top 5 hitters leading the North American BaseBall League in batting AVG while batting with one out.
Charlie Nyce, PHA, .403
Jack Clements, DET, .400
Jesse Burkett, PHA, .391
Bill Joyce, CHN, .389
Irv Ray, BSN, .389
BNN Stats: Rookie Batting Leaders
Monday, July 27th, 1896: Which rookie is leading the North American BaseBall League in games started?
Dan McGann, BLN, 101
Harvey Smith, BLN, 91
Bill Keister, CIN, 89
Tom Niland, DET, 88
Nap Lajoie, BSN, 85
News
Dunlap, Gorman Swap Teams
Monday, July 6th, 1896: It has been in the rumor mill for several weeks, but today team officials for Boston and New York confirmed an agreement. The Beaneaters dealt 37-year-old second baseman Fred Dunlap to the Giants for 37-year-old reliever Jack Gorman.
Dunlap is hitting .289 lifetime with 1508 hits, 241 doubles, 61 triples, 55 home runs and 761 RBIs to date. He has scored 837 runs and stolen 134 bases.
During his career Gorman has appeared in 158 games, logging 305.1 innings with 169 strikeouts. He has carved out a 3.04 ERA with 14 wins and 14 losses and posted 12 saves.
Star LF Signs Extension with Philadelphia
Monday, July 13th, 1896: Media analysts hailed Philadelphia's signing of Jesse Burkett, one of North American BaseBall League's brightest stars, as a pivotal move.
While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows, Burkett is expected to earn every bit of the $21,600 promised him over 8 years.
This year Burkett is hitting .387 with 133 hits, 4 home runs, 57 RBIs and has scored 92 runs.
Star 3B Joyce Signs for 5 years
Friday, July 24th, 1896: Happy times in Chicago as the Colts and star third baseman Bill Joyce put the finishing touches on a $9,500 contract extension that will keep the 30-year-old in town 5 years longer.
The signing is great news for Chicago because players of this caliber are hard to come by.
This year Joyce is batting .335 with 113 hits, 11 home runs, 71 RBIs, 73 walks, .464 OBP and has scored 88 runs.