Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 29, 1919: Babe Ruth’s blast ties AL record as Boston goes down swinging

There was no highly hyped home-run chase in 1919. That's one…

August 24, 1919: Ray Caldwell struck by lightning, sparks Indians to win

Dark, ominous storm clouds rolled off Lake Erie and barreled…

August 30, 1919: Outburst by Tigers’ inert offense stuns St. Louis

Time was running out for the Detroit Tigers to keep the Chicago…
Eddie Cicotte (SABR-Rucker Archive)

September 19, 1919: Cicotte, White Sox turn back Boston as Black Sox Scandal brews

Although they had not yet clinched the 1919 American League pennant,…

September 27, 1919: Bob Shawkey fans 15 and wins 20th for Yankees

Before the Yankees-Athletics doubleheader on September 27,…

October 2, 1919: Reds take advantage of Lefty Williams’s wildness in Game 2

After the Cincinnati Reds stunned the “baseball dope” in…

October 7, 1919: Rookie Dickey Kerr keeps White Sox alive in Game 6

The Cincinnati Reds could be forgiven for celebrating too hard…

October 8, 1919: Eddie Cicotte returns to form in Game 7

Optimism was in short supply among Cincinnati Reds fans on the…
Tinti Molina (Trading Card DB)

May 9, 1920: The first all-Latino lineup in major-league baseball

On September 15, 2022 – celebrated as Roberto Clemente Day…