
July 16, 1913: Oh, you Brewers! Squeeze play ends 19-inning battle
“This year Columbus is fighting desperately for the lead with…

September 5, 1913: Walter Johnson spins a shutout for 30th win of season
“To encounter Walter Johnson even one time during a series…

September 23, 1913: A’s clinch AL pennant, then put on offensive clinic
As the 1913 regular season neared its end on Tuesday, September…

September 29, 1913: Walter Johnson completes 11th shutout of season and 36th victory
Walter Johnson was on a roll of historic proportions as he…

October 4, 1913: Zany Senators defeat Red Sox in slapstick season finale despite Hal Janvrin’s two homers
There was nothing on the line as the Washington Senators hosted…

October 5, 1913: Frank Wickware wins barnstorming battle between the Big Train and ‘Black Walter Johnson’
In 1913 baseball’s popularity was unchallenged in America.…

October 8, 1913: Mathewson outduels Plank in extra-inning classic
It was the “most wonderful pitchers' battle ever in a World…

October 10, 1913: A’s rejoice in ‘the mighty shout of victory’ after Game 4
No matter how much the residents around Shibe Park loved…

January 1, 1914: Giants beat White Sox as World Tour visits Australia
“‘Why,’ said an American after the match, ‘your crowd…

April 13, 1914: Terrapins top visiting Buffalo in Federal League’s first big-league game
It was the biggest sports news in Baltimore since the American…

April 14, 1914: Tom Seaton, Brooklyn Tip-Tops win Opening Day pitchers’ duel to launch Federal League season
Nothing is more thrilling to a baseball fan than Opening Day…

April 19, 1914: Art Wilson homers twice, but Packers win ‘toughest baseball combat of the year’
It was the Deadball Era, where home runs were few and far between…

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…

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…

April 30, 1914: Binghamton, Utica combine for one hit on Opening Day
All through the winter of 1913-1914, the passionate baseball…

May 6, 1914: Pittsburgh’s Ed Lennox becomes only Federal League player to hit for the cycle
The two bottom-dwellers of the fledgling Federal League took…

May 12, 1915: Boston Braves, aiming for miracle repeat, beat Cardinals at Fenway Park
Entering the 1915 season, one of baseball’s biggest questions…

May 14, 1914: White Sox’s Jim Scott tosses no-hitter through 9 innings, but loses in 10th
The year 1914 is defined by the beginning of World War I as well…

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 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row
The Army-Navy game of 1914 was played on Memorial Day, Saturday,…

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 20, 1914: Irate Brooklyn catcher Grover Land hurls ball out of the park to cement Hoosiers win
Refreshed from a day off, the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal…