May 11, 1919: Hod Eller tosses first no-hitter at Crosley Field

Hod Eller displayed a “splendid exhibition of perfect hurling,”…

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 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…

June 1, 1919: Brooklyn’s Jeff Pfeffer tosses 18-inning complete game

Jeff Pfeffer was a rugged right-hander who anchored Uncle…
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,…