Today in 1913 umpire Bill Brennan entered baseball history
by throwing a game to the New York Giants in spite of the Philadelphia Phillies
holding an 8-6 lead. Lynch made the call when Mickey Doolan, acting manager of
the Phillies, refused to have spectators removed from the center field bleachers
after Giants manager John McGraw claimed they were distracting his hitters. The
decision resulted in a near riot and the decision eventually was overturned by
NL President Tom Lynch. The Giants turned to the National League Board of
Governors who determined both Brennan and Lynch had been wrong, ordering the
remainder of the game to be replayed from the point it had been interrupted.
The reversal cost Lynch his job, and umpire Brennan switched to the
newly-formed Federal League the next season.
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