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,…
Nap Lajoie (Trading Card DB)

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…
Charlie Hanford (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BAIN COLLECTION)

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 6, 1914: Terrapins win blowout in Baltimore in doubleheader opener

In the final week of the initial Federal League campaign, the…
Cy Falkenberg (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
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…
Christy Mathewson (SABR-Rucker Archive)

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…