
May 11, 1919: Walter Johnson retires 28 in a row as 12-inning shutout ends in a tie
The Yankees were expecting a huge crowd at the Polo Grounds on…

May 12, 1919: Yankees, Senators play a 15-inning tie game
Entering the 1919 season, the strength of the New York Yankees…

May 14, 1919: Chicago’s Eddie Cicotte begins scoreless streak by shutting out Red Sox, 1-0
Entering a summer when the boxing world famously crowned a new…

May 20, 1919: Babe Ruth clobbers his first career grand slam
When Boston’s 1918 World Series championship season was over,…

May 24, 1919: Hank Gowdy Day at Braves Field
Welcoming back their popular soldier-catcher Hank Gowdy after…

May 31, 1919: Gandil, Speaker drop gloves for ‘old time fistfight’ as White Sox top Indians
Chick Gandil and Tris Speaker were cut from the same cloth. They…

June 1, 1919: Brooklyn’s Jeff Pfeffer tosses 18-inning complete game
Jeff Pfeffer was a rugged right-hander who anchored Uncle…

July 5, 1919: Athletics prevail over Red Sox despite a pair of home runs by Babe Ruth
When it comes to the home run, Babe Ruth, of course, is a man…

July 18, 1919: Babe Ruth’s game-winning grand slam leads to Tris Speaker’s managerial career
In 1915 veteran center fielder Tris Speaker and rookie pitcher…

July 21, 1919: Horrified White Sox fans witness Wingfoot Express blimp disaster in Chicago
The Wingfoot Air Express lands at Grant Park in Chicago during…

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 14, 1919: Babe Ruth hits 17th home run to set new American League single-season record
“How many home runs did Babe Ruth make today?”
This question…

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…

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 20, 1919: Babe Ruth ties single-season home run record with No. 27 in a walk-off
For 35 seasons, Ed Williamson of the Chicago Cubs held the major-league…

September 21, 1919: Cubs’ ‘Old Pete’ Alexander needs only 58 minutes for shutout
In 2017 a major-league game typically lasted more than three…

September 24, 1919: White Sox clinch AL pennant on Shoeless Joe Jackson walk-off single
With 29 wins under his belt, Chicago White Sox ace Eddie Cicotte…

September 24, 1919: Babe Ruth passes Ed Williamson’s mark with record 28th home run of season
Babe Ruth wanted more money. The star pitcher and home-run hitter…

September 27, 1919: Bob Shawkey fans 15 and wins 20th for Yankees
Before the Yankees-Athletics doubleheader on September 27,…

September 28, 1919: Giants and Phillies record 51 outs in 51 minutes, the fastest game in major-league history
More than one major-league regular season has ended with a memorable…

October 1, 1919: Favored White Sox, Cicotte pummeled by Reds in World Series opener
When Eddie Cicotte's first pitch crossed the middle of home plate…

October 2, 1919: Reds take advantage of Lefty Williams’s wildness in Game 2
After the Cincinnati Reds stunned the “baseball dope” in…
October 3, 1919: White Sox rookie Dickey Kerr turns tables on Reds, gamblers in Game 3
After the Chicago White Sox lost the first two games of the 1919…