October 9, 1914: Rudolph outpitches Bender in World Series opener

The upstart Boston Braves surprised the defending World Series…
Russ Ford (TRADING CARD DB)

October 9, 1914: Buffalo’s Russ Ford throws 16-inning shutout to beat Pittsburgh

Russ Ford took the mound on the next to last day of the 1914…

October 10, 1914: Bill James outduels Eddie Plank in Game Two

On an unusually warm October day in Philadelphia in front of…

October 12, 1914: Braves win Game Three in 12 innings

In the second consecutive thrilling contest, Philadelphia played…

October 13, 1914: Braves finish off shocking World Series upset in Game Four

Backed by stout defense,1 Dick Rudolph easily won his second…
Rube Marquard (Trading Card DB)

April 15, 1915: Rube Marquard’s no-hitter marks first step toward reconciling reputation after shocking offseason

By 1914, New York Giants executives had accepted that inconsistent…
Local baseball teams parade through Harrison Park in New Jersey on Opening Day of the Federal League season on April 16, 1915 (NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY)

April 16, 1915: Federal League comes to New Jersey as Terrapins beat Newark Peppers in home opener

Local baseball teams parade through Harrison Park in Harrison,…

April 26, 1915: Reds blow big lead, come back to beat Cubs, 13-12

In the long, often inglorious history of the Chicago Cubs, they…

May 6, 1915: Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth hits first major-league homer

Boston Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth, later nicknamed the Sultan…

May 6, 1915: Terriers turn triple play, but Brooklyn snags victory

Jack Tobin’s ears told him to move. Fast! As sound waves…
Ernie Shore (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 12, 1915: Ernie Shore denies emery charge, throws complete-game win for Red Sox

The losing team accuses the winning pitcher of doctoring the…
Larry Cheney (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 12, 1915: Four-error inning sets tone for rainy, sloppy Cubs loss

Even by the Chicago Cubs’ deep-rooted standards of frustration,…
Red Faber (Trading Card DB)

May 12, 1915: Red Faber’s reported 67-pitch complete game beats Washington

Urban “Red” Faber’s Hall of Fame pitching career took off…
Claude Hendrix (TRADING CARD DB)

May 15, 1915: Chicago’s Claude Hendrix no-hits the Pittsburgh Rebels

Years before he would become infamous for inadvertently starting…
Russ Ford (TRADING CARD DB)

May 20, 1915: Buffalo Blues bats come alive in St. Louis

The start of the 1915 season was going so poorly for the Buffalo…
Hall of Fame lefty was twice victimized by batters swinging at intentional balls.

May 29, 1915: Terriers ace Eddie Plank dominates Brooklyn Tip-Tops in opener

Eddie Plank had 287 major-league victories to his credit when…

May 29, 1915: Darkness wins in tie game between Terriers and Tip-Tops

Federal League Park, also known as Handlan’s Park, was first…

May 31, 1915: Newark, Brooklyn split a home-and-away doubleheader

The Federal League magnates experimented with a number of innovations…
Babe Ruth with the Boston Red sox, circa 1917 (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

June 2, 1915: Boston’s Babe Ruth hits his first game-winning home run

In The Science of Hitting, Ted Williams wrote, “I had a higher…

June 11, 1915: Reds’ Rube Benton fans 14 in extra-inning shutout

As readers scanned the morning editions of their hometown dailies…