
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…

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…