
September 5, 1921: Cleveland’s Elmer Smith sets record with seven consecutive extra-base hits over three games
For two days in September 1921, four pitchers on two teams had…

September 5, 1921: Hilldale’s Phil Cockrell tosses no-hitter against Detroit Stars
Phil Cockrell, raved the Philadelphia Inquirer, “drew transportation…

September 7, 1921: Teams split four hits in Dakota League action
For a certain type of twenty-first-century baseball fan – one…

September 8, 1921: Phillies rally for eight runs in ninth inning for comeback victory
Joe Oeschger, the ace of the Boston Braves pitching staff,…

September 9, 1921: Batting explosion ties American League record for total runs as White Sox top Tigers, 20-15
On September 9, 1921, the Chicago White Sox opened a three-game…

September 9, 1921: Giants move into first place with win over Brooklyn Robins
In late August 1921, John McGraw’s New York Giants were 7½…

September 12, 1921: Al Nixon’s ‘Rule of Three’ Game
The “Rule of Three” is based upon a perception that things…

September 14, 1921: Washington’s Walter Johnson, backed by a triple play, faces only 27 Browns batters
So great a pitcher was Walter Johnson that his September 14,…

September 15, 1921: Babe Ruth again breaks his own home run record with #55 at Polo Grounds
It came on a full count. A fastball a little bit up in the zone,…

September 16, 1921: Goose Goslin makes his major-league debut; Cleveland returns to first place
He was known for his ability to hit, and he could hit for power.…

September 19, 1921: Late-season, late-game collapse pushes Yankees to the brink
The defending world champion Cleveland Indians and the New York…

September 23, 1921: Athletics’ Fred Heimach shuts out White Sox for his first career win
Another eighth-place finish was almost a certainty for the homestanding…

September 24, 1921: White Sox break 11-game losing streak with 18-1 drubbing of Athletics
In a battle of the seventh- and eighth-place teams in the American…

September 24, 1921: Tigers’ Ty Cobb brawls with umpire Billy Evans after game in Washington
In 1921 both Ty Cobb and Billy Evans were highly respected in…

September 24, 1921: Pitching both games of a doubleheader, Browns’ Dixie Davis deals Red Sox a lopsided loss
St. Louis Browns right-hander Dixie Davis pitched two complete…

September 26, 1921: Giants near pennant as Art Nehf wins 20th game
On Friday, September 23, 1921, the New York Giants and St. Louis…

September 26, 1921: Yankees hold off Indians in Polo Grounds thriller, seize 2-game lead in AL pennant race
The defending world champion Cleveland Indians and challenger…

September 27, 1921: Local hero Hod Ford is lone bright spot in Braves’ loss
Horace “Hod” Ford made his adopted hometown of Somerville,…

September 27, 1921: Urban Shocker’s late-season gem trims Yankee lead
As they navigated the 1921 season, the New York Yankees club…

September 29, 1921: Sherdel, Cardinals knock Pirates out of contention for National League pennant
Based on their franchise history, the St. Louis Cardinals didn’t…

October 1, 1921: Babe Ruth yields six runs as relief pitcher, then earns win in 11th
With three games left to play in their 1921 season, the New York…

October 2, 1921: Austin McHenry ascends, Rogers Hornsby misses milestone as Cardinals finish in third place
After finishing the 1921 season in the top five of National League…

October 2, 1921: Led by Jacobson’s five hits, St. Louis Browns complete best season in 20 years
Autumn raindrops pelted Detroit and turned Navin Field into a…

October 3, 1921: A Negro League team plays in Sportsman’s Park for the first time
It was a groundbreaking event in White major-league baseball’s…