has since been tied by Bob Meusel and Babe Herman but not surpassed. Reilly's Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, 16-3. Cy Young makes his major league debut with the Cleveland Spiders. August 11 – Mickey Welch of the New York Giants records his 300th career win. August 12 – Louisville Colonels outfielder Farmer Weaver hits for the cycle in an 18–4 victory over the Syracuse Stars. August 16 – Pittsburgh Alleghenys pitcher Bill Phillips sets a record when he allows two grand slams in the same inning, one to Tom Burns and one to Malachi Kittridge, in an 18–5 loss to the Chicago Colts. August 25 – The Brooklyn Gladiators, losers of 14 straight who are now 16 games out of 7th place in the American Association and fighting for attendance with the first-place Bridegrooms of the National League and the 2nd-place Brooklyn Ward's Wonders of the Players' League, disband. They are replaced in the AA by the Baltimore Orioles who had previously dropped out of the AA following the 1889 season. September 1 – Brooklyn and Pittsburgh work overtime on Labor Day. In the first tripleheader ever – 1 game in the morning and 2 in the afternoon – the Bridegrooms beat the visiting Alleghenys, 10–9, 3–2, and 8–4, at Washington Park. The trio of winning Brooklyn pitchers are Bob Caruthers, Tom Lovett, and Adonis Terry. September 6 – In Baltimore, with no umpire present, the Toledo Maumees and the Baltimore Orioles each supply a player to officiate. After 7 innings with the game tied at 2, the Toledo umpire calls the game because of darkness. The Baltimore umpire promptly calls the game a forfeit in favor of the Orioles. The American Association will officially declare the game a tie. September 14 – Connie Mack begins his long managerial career when he takes over as interim manager of the Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League. September 15 – Ledell Titcomb throws a no-hitter for the American Association Rochester Broncos in a 7–0 win over the Syracuse Stars. September 17 – The Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association release or sell most of their players because of severe financial problems. The Athletics finish the season losing all 21 of their remaining scheduled games with assorted pick-up players. September 22 – The Boston Reds clinch the Players' League pennant. September 23 – George Nicol of the St. Louis Browns throws