
May 14, 1901: McAleer makes unusual proposal in effort to shore up deteriorated pitching corps after Milwaukee sweeps Cleveland
With his pitchers falling by the wayside on a seemingly daily…

May 18, 1901: In first Army vs. Navy baseball game, Cadets get best of Midshipmen in Annapolis
Baseball folklore has it that Abner Doubleday “chased the…

May 23, 1901: Cleveland Blues turn hopeless defeat into glorious victory
The newly-minted American League was barely a month old on May…

June 21, 1901: Reds’ Doc Parker allows record 26 hits to Superbas in first game after 5-year absence
When Cincinnati Reds pitcher Dr. Harley “Doc” Parker stepped…

June 24, 1901: “He Didn’t Have the Energy to Strike a Lucifer”
Coming off a third-place finish in 1900, the Philadelphia Phillies…

June 24, 1901: Turkey Mike Donlin trots to a 6-for-6 day at the plate for Orioles
John McGraw, the third baseman-manager of the Baltimore Orioles,…

June 30, 1901: Cleveland’s Pete Dowling tosses the American League’s first no-hitter — or does he?
Baseball records, like other forms of knowledge, are not chiseled…

July 10, 1901: Harry Davis becomes first American League player to hit for the cycle
The year was 1901, the inaugural season of the new American…

July 15, 1901: Christy Mathewson pitches no-hitter as Giants avoid sweep in St. Louis
For many baseball fans, 1901 marks the beginning of the “modern”…

July 23, 1901: Player-manager Fred Clarke hits for the cycle, leading Pirates over crippled Reds
It was just past the midpoint of the 1901 season.1 Pittsburgh…

July 30, 1901: Nap Lajoie, ‘champion batsman of the world,’ hits for the cycle with grand slam
In late July 1901, the Philadelphia Athletics traveled to Cleveland…

August 5, 1901: Jesse Burkett leads Cardinals over Pirates with 11-run outburst
The second-place St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Pittsburgh for…

August 21, 1901: Joe McGinnity gives two spits over umpire’s calls
“Game forfeited to the Detroits,” umpire Tommy Connolly shouted…

September 14, 1901: Casey at the altar: Cleveland spoils wedding day for Detroit captain ‘Doc’ Casey
There was a brief pause in the action when Detroit Tigers captain…

September 15, 1901: ‘The Least Said, the Better’: Tigers top Cleveland, 21-0
As the 1901 season moved into its final two weeks, the Cleveland…

September 23, 1901: Brooklyn Superbas treat Reds to a swatting festival in 25-6 win
On the day in 1901 that a former Brooklyn Superbas pitcher, Dr.…

April 19, 1902: Reds rookie Bob Ewing walks seven in one inning of MLB debut
After a last-place finish in 1901, the Cincinnati Reds began…

April 25, 1902: Rookie Gene Wright is backed by Zaza Harvey’s six hits as Cleveland dominates St. Louis
At the turn of the twentieth century, Bill Armour was putting…

April 26, 1902: Addie Joss dodges a Toledo sheriff, then stifles the Browns for a one-hit shutout in his debut
On the third Sunday of April 1902, Toledo sheriff Charley Pierce…

May 13, 1902: Phillies led to 24-2 slaughter by Reds
Cincinnati has long prided itself as the cradle of America’s…

May 16, 1902: Hoy vs. Taylor: Two deaf players match up in major leagues
May 16, 1902, is noted for an occasion that has never since…

June 5, 1902: Cy Young uses unconventional home run, conventional pitching to win first matchup against Addie Joss
Around 4,000 fans turned out to League Park on a Thursday afternoon…

June 28, 1902: Little Napoleon vs. the Czar: John McGraw suspended by Ban Johnson after outburst
On a gloomy afternoon, more than 3,000 fans settled down in American…

July 6, 1902: Elmer Flick’s three triples set American League standard as Cleveland topples Chicago
Despite Elmer Flick’s accomplishments on the diamond and his…