May 6, 1917: Bob Groom tosses St. Louis Browns’ second no-hitter in two days
It was almost as if sportswriters had a sense of relief following…
May 7, 1917: Babe Ruth gets the best of Walter Johnson in 1-0 shutout at Griffith Stadium
Seeking their third straight World Series championship and their…
June 23, 1917: Boston’s Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore combine to no-hit Senators
The Boston Red Sox’ Ernie Shore achieved what could be characterized…
July 1, 1917: Reds’ Fred Toney goes the distance twice in one day
The Cincinnati Reds’ Fred Toney was a big, 6-foot-2, rugged…
July 17, 1917: William Rumler delivers a win for Eddie Plank and the Browns
William Rumler and Eddie Plank roomed together when the 1917…
July 22, 1917: Rookie Swede Risberg’s bat, baserunning extend White Sox’s lead over Boston
On July 22, 1917, rookie Swede Risberg’s daring baserunning…
July 22, 1917: Eddie Plank shuts out Washington for his 326th and final win
In the first game of a doubleheader on July 22, 1917, in front…
July 30, 1917: Babe Ruth twirls 4-hit gem against White Sox
One wears Sox of burnished RedAnd one wears Sox of White;Which…
August 6, 1917: Eddie Plank retires after losing to Walter Johnson, 1-0 in 11 innings
On July 23, 1917, Eddie Plank and his St. Louis Browns teammates…
August 22, 1917: ‘Some Game!’ Brooklyn wins after 22 innings
On a sultry Wednesday afternoon at Ebbets Field, the Robins…
September 12, 1917: Trench warfare, Deadball style, as Senators and Red Sox tie after 16 innings
Having won the World Series in both 1915 and 1916, the Boston…
September 27, 1917: All-stars turn out for Tim Murnane benefit
Baseball’s modern business model has turned major league benefit…
October 3, 1917: Senators’ Walter Johnson earns first career win against Babe Ruth with arm, bat
As the 1917 season reached its next-to-last day on October 3,…
October 6, 1917: White Sox win World Series opener at Comiskey Park
Oh, how it rained. The day before the first World Series game…
October 7, 1917: Red Faber’s pitching, not baserunning, lead to White Sox victory in Game 2
Before his first career World Series start, Red Faber was mostly…
October 13, 1917: White Sox’s big push brings bedlam in Game 5 comeback
Game Five of the 1917 World Series was back in Chicago and the…
April 12, 1918: Red Faber, White Sox win exhibition game in epicenter of influenza pandemic
The Chicago White Sox are pictured on April 12, 1918,…
April 15, 1918: Truck Hannah debuts against Walter Johnson on Opening Day
Only 17 men born in North Dakota have appeared in a major-league…
April 16, 1918: Reds’ Pete Schneider tosses one-hitter on Opening Day
It was the “first opening game since our energies have been…
May 5, 1918: Breaking the Sabbath: Navy Yard stars win exhibition at Braves Field
Though the crowd for the joyous May 7, 1918, Braves Field record…
May 6, 1918: Brooklyn’s Dan Griner loses no-hitter with two outs in the ninth
Exterior view of Ebbets Field’s iconic brick and arches,…
May 6, 1918: Boston’s Babe Ruth makes his first start as a position player
Boston Red Sox manager Ed Barrow scoffed at the very idea.…
May 7, 1918: Boston Braves blow out Brooklyn, 16-0
Shortstop Johnny Rawlings had the game of his life leading the…
May 8, 1918: The wildest, wobbliest, weirdest windup as Reds score nine in 9th
“The outlook wasn’t rosy for the Redland tribe that day;
The…