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August 1, 1904: Pirates’ Charlie Case hurls a one-of-a-kind shutout with 11 hits allowed, no strikeouts
Pitching a complete-game shutout in the major leagues is a difficult…
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August 17, 1904: Jesse Tannehill throws Boston’s second no-hitter of season
Jesse Tannehill led the National League in ERA in 1901 with the…
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September 1-3, 1904: Philadelphia Giants defeat Cuban X-Giants in championship series
The early twentieth century rivalry was intense between the two…
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September 15, 1904: New York Highlanders, Boston Americans tie for second day in a row
Avoiding stalemate proved difficult for the Boston Americans…
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October 4, 1904: Sam Mertes hits for cycle, then Giants forfeit to Cardinals
The New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals had scheduled a doubleheader…
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October 7, 1904: Jack Chesbro wins 41st game of season for New York Highlanders
The New York Highlanders had come quickly, rushing into the American…
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October 8, 1904: Clark Griffith rolls the dice and Chesbro loses to Boston on no rest
One of the greatest days in Boston baseball history – October…
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October 8, 1904: Boston’s Lou Criger guns down New York’s pennant hopes
Lou Criger batted .211 for the Boston Americans in 1904 —…
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October 10, 1904: Jack Chesbro uncorks a wild one
The band played Tessie as the penultimate game of the 1904 season…
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October 10, 1904: Rube Waddell salutes last-place Senators; Philadelphia’s Fred Applegate earns sole major-league win
Rube Waddell approached home plate as Patsy Donovan came to bat…
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April 25, 1905: Wee Willie Keeler hits walk-off, inside-the-park home run
The Washington Senators were dead last in the American League…
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April 28, 1905: Youngsters Ty Cobb, Eddie Cicotte, and Clyde Engle excel in Augusta’s South Atlantic League win over Macon
In 1904, the South Atlantic League (aka the “Sally” League)…
June 29, 1905: Moonlight Graham’s only major-league game
If not for W.P. Kinsella, it’s likely that Archibald "Moonlight"…
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July 4, 1905: Rube Waddell pitches 20 innings, wins both games of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s
July 4 was a long holiday for fans of the Boston Americans in…
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August 15, 1905: Rube Waddell tosses rain-shortened no-hitter – or does he?
“With Rube] Waddell hurling the game of his life, the Browns…
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August 24, 1905: Rookie Ed Reulbach outlasts Tully Sparks as Cubs beat Phillies in 20 innings
The crowd filing into Baker Bowl on August 24, 1905, expected…
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May 14, 1906: ‘Humpy’ Badel leads Buffalo Bisons to victory in home opener
Under the leadership of manager George Stallings, the Buffalo…
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June 7, 1906: Cubs wallop Mathewson and Giants, 19-0, at Polo Grounds
The Chicago Cubs arrived in New York to take on the Giants in…
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June 24, 1906: Tigers’ Germany Schaefer ‘wins by a nose’ after calling his shot
“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” So said…
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July 12, 1906: Frank Shaughnessy leads Ottawa to victory in outlaw Northern Independent League
The Northern Independent League, formerly known as the Northern…
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August 3, 1906: Steinfeldt called out twice on same play
In 1906, the Chicago Cubs played the Philadelphia Phillies 22…
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August 24, 1906: Tornado Jake Weimer tosses abbreviated no-hitter for Reds
A torrential rainfall postponed the second game of a three-game…
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August 29, 1906: Athletics settle for no-hitter and win in rain-shortened game
The White Sox players were fighting mad. They had just gotten…
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September 1, 1906: A’s rookie Jack Coombs, Red Sox’s Joe Harris battle for 24 innings
“The Greatest Game in the History of Major League Base Ball”1…