The Boston Splinters continued to pull away in the American League, winning their 6th straight game. Bert Blyleven became the 1st American League pitcher with 5 wins, earning his first shutout of the season as the Splinters topped the Detroit Rockets 5-0. Blyleven scattered 7 hits and struck out 6. Ted Williams and Frank Thomas hit solo home runs against Detroit starter David Cone to lead the Boston offense. Cone allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings, and is now 1-4. The win gives the Splinters a 5-game lead in the American League race, as they improved to 16-6. Detroit fell to 11-11.