Bobo Newsom. June 12 – The Pittsburgh Pirates sell Waite Hoyt's contract to the Brooklyn Dodgers. June 15 – The New York Giants obtain Wally Berger from the Boston Bees for Frank Gabler and $35,000. June 25 - Augie Galan becomes the first player in the history of the National League to hit a home run from each side of the plate in the same game. The homers come at the expense of opposing pitchers Freddie Fitsimmons and Ralph Birkofer of the Brooklyn Dodgers as the Chicago Cubs win 11-2. July–September July 7 – The American League defeats the National League, 8-3, in the All-Star Game, held at Griffith Stadium, home of the Washington Senators. July 9 - The Detroit Tigers claim Charlie Gelbert off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds July 15 – Philadelphia Athletics pitcher George Caster holds the Chicago White Sox to just four hits as the Athletics beat the White Sox 2-1, snapping a fifteen-game losing streak. July 25 – Washington Senators leadoff hitter Mel Almada ties a major league record by scoring five runs in the second game of a double header with the St. Louis Browns. He scored four runs in the first game, giving him nine for the day. August 3 – St. Louis Cardinals catcher Mickey Owen pulls off an unassisted double play in the 5-2 victory over the Boston Bees at Sportsman's Park. August 8 – John Whitehead and the Chicago White Sox shut out the Boston Red Sox 13-0 in the second game of a double header to end Boston's twelve-game winning streak (excluding one tie on August 1). August 14 – The Detroit Tigers score 34 runs in a double header with the St. Louis Browns. August 17 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in a lengthy game that went nine innings but ended two minutes after midnight, making it the first game in major league history to end after midnight. August 27 - Dodgers pitcher Fred Frankhouse pitches seven innings of no-hit ball versus Cincinnati. However, the game is called on account of rain. While recognized as a no-hitter at the time, it becomes one of many no hitters struck from the record books in 1991 when MLB redefines a no-hitter as being a game in which a pitcher goes nine or more innings without giving up a hit. September 2 - Boze Berger, Mike