January 1, 1914: Giants beat White Sox as World Tour visits Australia

“‘Why,’ said an American after the match, ‘your crowd…

April 20, 1914: Cardinals’ Bill Doak strikes out 10 in shutout of Cubs

Bill Doak is little remembered. Those who do know his name likely…
Tris Speaker (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

April 22, 1914: Red Sox, Athletics tie for second day in a row

At the start of play on April 22, 1914, eight days into the season,…

April 23, 1914: Chicago Feds open Weeghman Park, later known as Wrigley Field

The Federal League Kansas City Packers and Chicago Chi-Feds played…
Festus Higgins (Scranton Times-Tribune, June 1, 1923)

April 30, 1914: Binghamton, Utica combine for one hit on Opening Day

All through the winter of 1913-1914, the passionate baseball…
RooneyFrank

May 30, 1914: Frank Rooney becomes first Czech player to homer in the major leagues

Contrary to popular belief, Frank Rooney wasn’t Irish-American.…

May 31, 1914: Joe Benz humming on all cylinders with no-hitter

The Chicago White Sox were happy to be back at home for a Sunday…

June 16, 1914: Terriers score 8 runs in 12th to top the Tip-Tops, 13-12

On Tuesday, June 16, 1914, the St. Louis Terriers welcomed the…

June 28, 1914: Honus Wagner becomes second major leaguer to join the 3,000-hit club

Honus Wagner was one of the greatest players in baseball history.…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 11, 1914: Babe Ruth makes his major-league debut with Red Sox

Even before playing an inning of major-league baseball, Babe…
Rollie Zeider (TRADING CARD DB)

July 12, 1914: ChiFeds give Weeghman Park fans a walk-off to remember in 13th

June 1914 had seen the Indianapolis Hoosiers go on the longest…