October 2, 1908: Addie Joss outduels Ed Walsh, throws perfect game

There was no lack of fan interest in the pennant races in 1908.…
Mordecai Brown (Trading Card Database)

October 8, 1908: Cubs defeat Giants, win NL pennant in makeup of ‘Merkle Game’

The 1908 baseball season was “one of the most sensational on…

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…
From Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium: Great Games in Philadelphia’s Lost Ballpark, edited by Gregory H. Wolf

April 12, 1909: Shibe Park opens to celebration and sorrow

Philadelphia resident George McFadden was there bright and…
Ralph Works, Trading Card Database

May 1, 1909: Ralph Works makes favorable debut in snow-delayed Tigers victory

Even with veteran starting pitchers George Mullin, Ed Willett,…

May 2, 1909: Pirates’ Honus Wagner steals his way around the bases 

At the close of the 1908 baseball season, Cleveland pitcher Addie…

May 12, 1909: Reds lefty Ed Karger is wild and unhittable

Cincinnati Reds manager Clark Griffith wanted to start pitcher…

June 29, 1909: Pirates bid farewell to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates came home from a six-game road trip to…

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…

July 16, 1909: Tigers-Senators game called after 18 innings in scoreless tie

Detroit’s Bennett Park hosted a four-game series between the…

August 24, 1909: An honest slide by Ty Cobb — or malicious intent?

In baseball’s rough-and-tumble Deadball Era, no player was…

October 3, 1909: The Old Fox auditions a passel of youngsters

On October 3, 1909, when the Cincinnati Reds took the first game…

October 14, 1909: Tigers top Pirates in ‘most exciting’ Game Six

The third time was supposed to be the charm for manager Hughie…

October 16, 1909: Pirates’ hopes rest in hands of a Babe

The first postseason meeting between the champions of the American…
Hippo Vaughn (Trading Card DB)

April 14, 1910: Red Sox, Highlanders finish Opening Day in a 14-inning tie

Opening Day 1910 was quite a day for both of Boston’s major-league…