
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…

October 4, 1919: Ring’s pitching, Cicotte’s errors lead Reds over White Sox in Game 4
Thanks to Dickey Kerr serving his teammates a dose of rejuvenating…

October 6, 1919: Hod Eller scatters three hits, fans nine to lead Reds in Game 5
Boasting a three-games-to-one lead after four tilts, the Reds…
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…

October 9, 1919: Cincinnati Reds beat the Black Sox to win first World Series championship
After wins in Games Six and Seven in Cincinnati by scores of…

April 14, 1920: Spitball takes center stage as Stan Coveleski fires Cleveland’s first Opening Day shutout
In response to the new “freak delivery” rules implemented…

May 1, 1920: An extreme exercise in futility: Braves, Dodgers play 26 innings to no decision
It rained all morning in Boston. Not hard, just a persistent…

May 1, 1920: Babe Ruth’s first Yankee home run is a ‘colossal clout’ against Red Sox
As the second month of the 1920 season opened, the New York Yankees…

May 9, 1920: The first all-Latino lineup in major-league baseball
On September 15, 2022 – celebrated as Roberto Clemente Day…

May 14, 1920: As a reliever, Walter Johnson wins 300th game with arm and bat
It was cold, windy, dreary, and damp in the nation’s capital…

June 10, 1920: ‘Sweet sandwiches, how it hailed’: Yankees win wild, wet game in Detroit
The umpire was a fish.Some Yankees said so.1The New York ballplayers…