Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams was fined $250 for spitting on fans.
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The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, made his major-league debut.
Two baseball teams played a night match at White Sox Party using three 100-foot towers lit with 12 electric lamps.
Philadelphia Phillies retired the future Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20.
Legendary baseballer Babe Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut for the Boston Red Sox.
