⦁ The Athletics started their first-ever Western road trip with a ten-inning, 9-5 win over the White Stockings in Chicago

⦁ Socks Seybold tied the game in the ninth for the A's with a two-run single and the A's scored four more in the top of the tenth to win it

⦁ Rain delayed the start of the game and there were further showers in the third and sixth innings, but not enough to cause a stoppage of play

⦁ Harry Davis made his A's debut at first base, going 1-for-4 with a double

⦁ In Sporting Life, Francis Richter reported that manager Connie Mack was after three California League players: pitchers George Babbitt and Oscar Jones, and shortstop Harry Krug

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