Wet grounds and frigid conditions postpone the series finale until late June
PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 1910 – A heavy, overnight downpour and brutally cold weather, made for utterly unsuitable conditions to play a game of baseball on these grounds this afternoon.
The Red Sox were suited up in full uniforms at the Hotel Majestic and ready to board taxicabs for Shibe Park, when Connie Mack telephoned Red Sox manager Pat Donovan at 2:15 in the afternoon. Mack informed him that the game will not be played as scheduled and will be made up when Boston comes back to town June 25-29. Both clubs were probably relieved as the conditions would have made playing nine innings unbearable.
The Boston players donned their suits of clothes and high-tailed it to Broad Street Station to catch a train back home where they will begin a series with New York. The Athletics will entertain Washington for four games, starting Thursday at 3:30 in the afternoon. Cy Morgan (Athletics) and Dixie Walker (Senators) are scheduled to kick off the series.
American League
Yesterday’s scores (May 4, 1910):
- New York 4, Washington 2
- Detroit 4, Chicago 0
- St. Louis 3, Cleveland 3 (14 innings)
- Boston at Philadelphia (cold)
National League
Yesterday’s scores (May 4, 1910):
- Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 3
- New York 2, Brooklyn 1
- St. Louis 12, Cincinnati 3
- Philadelphia at Boston (cold)
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