
September 12, 1914: Yankees hurler Ray Keating caught red-handed; American League bans emery ball
The inventor of the emery ball, former New York Highlanders/Yankees…

September 19, 1914: Doc Lafitte tosses the Federal League’s first no-hitter
The Brooklyn Tip-Tops had just lost five games at Washington…

September 26, 1914: Braves’ Rabbit Maranville hits the first grand slam at Fenway Park
Fenway Park’s first major-league game was played on April 20,…

September 27, 1914: Cleveland’s Napoleon Lajoie joins the 3,000-hit club
Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie is often referred to as the American’s…

September 28, 1914: Buffalo, Kansas City tie 10-10 in ‘a freak contest’
“It was a freak contest.”1 That’s how the Buffalo Evening…

October 2, 1914: A sign of so many swats to come: Babe Ruth doubles for first big-league hit
Even after the game, the 1,500 people who watched a meaningless…

October 6, 1914: Another day, another doubleheader, another tie for Pittsburgh Rebels, Baltimore Terrapins
Their home-field victory over the Pittsburgh Rebels in the opener…

October 6, 1914: Terrapins win blowout in Baltimore in doubleheader opener
In the final week of the initial Federal League campaign, the…

October 7, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers clinch second straight Federal League pennant
Only the tail-end St. Louis club stood in the way of Bill Phillips’s…

October 9, 1914: Rudolph outpitches Bender in World Series opener
The upstart Boston Braves surprised the defending World Series…

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…

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…

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 24, 1915: No offense in Gateway no-no: Frank Allen pitches a no-hitter for Pittsburgh
Late in the 1914 season, Brooklyn’s Ed Lafitte pitched his…

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…

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…

May 12, 1915: Four-error inning sets tone for rainy, sloppy Cubs loss
Even by the Chicago Cubs’ deep-rooted standards of frustration,…

May 12, 1915: Red Faber’s reported 67-pitch complete game beats Washington
Urban “Red” Faber’s Hall of Fame pitching career took off…

May 12, 1915: Fading Christy Mathewson holds off Reds for his first win of season
After 15 seasons of pitching for the New York Giants, many of…