
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.…

July 7, 1914: Hoosiers’ Benny Kauff adds two steals on his way to leading Federal League
After playing in five games with the New York Yankees in early…

July 11, 1914: Babe Ruth makes his major-league debut with Red Sox
Even before playing an inning of major-league baseball, Babe…

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…

July 13, 1914: Brooklyn’s Steve Evans breaks scoreless tie with game-winning home run in 12th
On a muggy July day with intermittent showers looming in the…

July 14, 1914: Chi-Feds crush Terriers 11-0 in under two hours
July in Chicago can feel like a sweltering, steamy greenhouse,…

July 17, 1914: Gene Packard goes the distance as Packers defeat ChiFeds in 14 innings
It was Ladies’ Day at Kansas City’s Gordon and Koppel Field…

July 18, 1914: Baltimore beats banged-up Buffalo for eighth time in nine days, 8-0
Owing to four rescheduled rainouts, the Terrapins and the Buf-Feds…

July 18, 1914: Baltimore Terrapins ‘parade around the bases’ to win nightcap over Buffalo, 15-2
Between games of the doubleheader at Buffalo’s Federal League…

July 19, 1914: Hoosiers’ George Kaiserling muzzles Terriers
The St. Louis faithful filed into Handlan’s Park hoping their…

July 24, 1914: Brooklyn Tip-Tops win on carom off pitcher’s leg
“Excellence may have many definitions, but Tip-Top Bread defines…

July 24, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels escape Federal League cellar in 12-inning win
The Pittsburgh Rebels made it three in a row over the pennant-contending…

July 25, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels sweep doubleheader in extra innings at Exposition Park
The Pittsburgh Federal League club (known in many newspapers…

July 27, 1914: Harry Billiard brilliant in relief as Hoosiers outlast Terps in 13 innings
The Indianapolis Hoosiers’ road trip to Baltimore got off to…

July 29, 1914: Circus Solly Hofman bests ex-teammate Brown with walk-off single in 18th
The Wednesday afternoon matinee between the Brooklyn Tip-Tops…

August 16, 1914: Terrapins defeat Chi-Feds when Dutch Zwilling homers and strikes out in same at-bat
On a mid-August Sunday afternoon, the Baltimore Terrapins arrived…

August 16, 1914: Ed McCreery becomes a dubious ‘one-win wonder’ in bizarre debut
In the midst of a mediocre 1914 campaign, the American League’s…

August 16, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels hurler George LeClair takes one for the team, gets blasted for 21 runs
Federal League Park in Indianapolis struck fear into the hearts…

August 24, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers are Tip-Top in doubleheader sweep
As the Indianapolis Hoosiers (63-49) prepared to host the Brooklyn…

September 7, 1914: Tip-Tops reliever Jim Bluejacket records novel pitching victory — without throwing a pitch
After the Brooklyn Tip-Tops rallied for a one-run victory over…

September 7, 1914: Urban Shocker seals Ottawa Senators’ third straight Canadian League title
In the years leading up to the First World War, baseball −…

September 9, 1914: Boston Braves’ George Davis throws first no-hitter at Fenway Park
The first no-hitter at Boston’s Fenway Park was thrown by a…

September 9, 1914: Chicago battles Buffalo to 12-inning tie
The Chicago Chi-Feds went into Buffalo looking to get back into…

September 12, 1914: Bob Groom umpires and pitches in same game for St. Louis
The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were very much still in the hunt for the…