Category Archive: Games Project

Baseball game at the South Side Grounds, Missoula, Montana, circa 1900, by photographer John E. Dunn, from the archives of the University of Montana. The Clark Fork River is near the first-base line. Mount Jumbo is in the background on the right.

June 30, 1901: Missoula defeats Butte in baseball by the river in Montana

“[Missoula right fielder] Hugh Campbell jumped into the river…

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”…
Ted Lewis (Trading Card Database)

July 27, 1901: Boston’s Ted Lewis throws 11 innings of relief in loss to White Sox

Edward Morgan Lewis was the first player in Boston Red Sox franchise…

August 5, 1901: Jesse Burkett leads Cardinals over Pirates with 11-run outburst

The second-place St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Pittsburgh for…
Joe McGinnity (TRADING CARD DB)

August 21, 1901: Joe McGinnity gives two spits over umpire’s calls

“Game forfeited to the Detroits,” umpire Tommy Connolly shouted…

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…

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…

May 13, 1902: Phillies led to 24-2 slaughter by Reds

Cincinnati has long prided itself as the cradle of America’s…
Luther Taylor (Trading Card Database)

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 been…

July 9, 1902: Rube Waddell fans 16 batters in 17-inning marathon

During the 1900 season, pitcher Rube Waddell compiled a 10-3…

September 20, 1902: Ike Butler earns only major-league win for Orioles

Baltimore had been a respectable team for the first half of the…