During a Delta League game between Clarksdale and Hattiesburg on July 12, 1904, the Clarksdale teams, led by manager David Gaston were riding the umpire for a series of questionable calls.
The team began singing a song which according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal “Umpire Davis said reflected on him.” (Umpire Davis’ first name is lost to history)
After several warnings to quit singing, the umpire awarded the game to Hattiesburg. Likely the only time in history a game has been forfeited over a song.
William David Gaston was long-time figure in southern baseball, spending time as a player and manager in the South Atlantic and Cotton States Leagues as well as the Southern Association. Contemporaneous newspaper accounts mention him as a member of the Chattanooga Lookouts in 1901 and 1902, although Baseball Reference does not list him on either roster.
Born January 18, 1879 (BR incorrectly lists his year of birth as 1882), in Chattanooga, TN, Gaston remained active in local baseball until his death in that same city in 1948.
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