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…
William Rumler (TRADING CARD DB)

July 17, 1917: William Rumler delivers a win for Eddie Plank and the Browns

William Rumler and Eddie Plank roomed together when the 1917…
Eddie Plank (TRADING CARD DB)

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 22, 1917: ‘Some Game!’ Brooklyn wins after 22 innings

On a sultry Wednesday afternoon at Ebbets Field, the Robins…

September 27, 1917: All-stars turn out for Tim Murnane benefit

Baseball’s modern business model has turned major league benefit…

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…
The Chicago White Sox are pictured on April 12, 1918, before an exhibition game against a US Army team at Camp Funston, outside of Junction City, Kansas. Just weeks ear- lier, the first major outbreak of a global influenza pandemic killed 38 soldiers at the base. An estimated 50 million people around the world died from the flu by the time the pandemic subsided in 1920. (BlackBetsy.com)

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…

May 15, 1918: Walter Johnson and Lefty Williams spar for 18 innings

Had there been room, the Griffin Stadium scoreboard would have…

May 19, 1918: Senators’ first Sunday game draws record crowd in Washington

Paid-admission Sunday baseball came with relative ease to the…

May 20, 1918: Four late-game comebacks result in dizzying victory for A’s

The 1918 season did not start well for either the Philadelphia…