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September 5, 1908: Brooklyn’s Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Doves, striking out 14
Nap Rucker spent his entire major-league career pitching for…
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September 20, 1908: Frank Smith no-hits the A’s as White Sox win 1-0 in bottom of the ninth
On September 20, 1908, during one of baseball’s tightest pennant…
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September 23, 1908: Giants, Cubs play to disputed tie in ‘Merkle Game’
The National Football League (NFL) is replete with famous games…
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September 26, 1908: Cubs’ Ed Reulbach tosses back-to-back shutouts in doubleheader sweep of Brooklyn
The Chicago Cubs had their work cut out for them if they were…
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October 2, 1908: Addie Joss outduels Ed Walsh, throws perfect game
There was no lack of fan interest in the pennant races in 1908.…
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October 2, 1908: Otis Clymer hits for the cycle, leads Senators to rout over Highlanders
The bottom two teams in the American League met on a cold Friday…
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October 4, 1908: Mordecai Brown prevents Pirates from clinching pennant, helps Cubs regain first place
The Pittsburgh Pirates were one win from capturing the 1908 National…
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October 5, 1908: Ed Walsh beats Detroit for his 40th win, keeping Chicago’s pennant hopes alive
In the twentieth century only two pitchers recorded 40 or more…
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October 6, 1908: Bill Donovan blanks White Sox on two hits, sending Detroit Tigers to the World Series
With the 1908 American League championship on the line at South…
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October 14, 1908: Cubs win World Series for second year in a row
For the second season in a row, the Chicago Cubs claimed the…
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April 12, 1909: Shibe Park opens to celebration and sorrow
Philadelphia resident George McFadden was there bright and…
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April 14, 1909: The dawn of a new era: St. Louis Browns fall in first game at Sportsman’s Park
The citizens of St. Louis had seen a lot of baseball played in…
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May 2, 1909: Pirates’ Honus Wagner steals his way around the bases
At the close of the 1908 baseball season, Cleveland pitcher Addie…
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May 12, 1909: Reds lefty Ed Karger is wild and unhittable
Cincinnati Reds manager Clark Griffith wanted to start pitcher…
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June 29, 1909: Pirates bid farewell to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates came home from a six-game road trip to…
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June 30, 1909: Forbes Field, Pirates’ house of thrills, celebrates Opening Day
It was a brilliant day for a ballgame. The skies were clear and…
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July 14, 1909: Rocky Mount pitcher Jim Thorpe defeats Wilmington in Eastern Carolina League
In 1909 there were six teams in the Class D Eastern Carolina…
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July 16, 1909: Tigers-Senators game called after 18 innings in scoreless tie
Detroit’s Bennett Park hosted a four-game series between the…
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July 19, 1909: Neal Ball’s unassisted triple play and homer propel Cy Young to win over former team
The first game of the doubleheader between the Cleveland Naps…
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July 31, 1909: ‘Bad’ Bill Dahlen gets ejected for the 34th and final time as a player
Bill Dahlen’s ferocious temper earned him the nickname Bad…
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August 24, 1909: An honest slide by Ty Cobb — or malicious intent?
In baseball’s rough-and-tumble Deadball Era, no player was…
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October 2, 1909: Jack Kull records only major-league win as Athletics beat Walter Johnson
The Philadelphia Athletics spent most of 1909 battling the Detroit…
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October 3, 1909: The Old Fox auditions a passel of youngsters
On October 3, 1909, when the Cincinnati Reds took the first game…
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October 14, 1909: Tigers top Pirates in ‘most exciting’ Game Six
The third time was supposed to be the charm for manager Hughie…