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October 4, 1921: Speed and power propel Chicago American Giants past Hilldale in Game 1
After the Negro Leagues ended their regular seasons, October…
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October 4, 1921: Oscar Charleston and Charlie Blackwell bash the Cardinals’ barnstormers in Game 2
The series was billed as a clash between the “recognized strongest…
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October 5, 1921: Yankees win franchise’s first-ever World Series game against rival Giants
Through 2019 the New York Yankees have played in 225 World Series…
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October 6, 1921: Waite Hoyt lifts Yankees to 2-0 lead over Giants in World Series
“The Western Front is now a somber memory of half-filled trenches…
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October 7, 1921: Giants blow out Yankees in Game 3 to get back into first Subway Series
“There is no smarter man in baseball today than Miller Huggins.”…
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October 9, 1921: Injured Babe Ruth wallops his first World Series home run
On Sunday, October 9, 1921, the sporting world was obsessed with…
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October 9, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers smash St. Louis Giants in doubleheader sweep
While the Giants and Yankees played Game Four of the 1921 World…
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October 10, 1921: Yankees win 3-1 and regain World Series lead from Giants after Game 5
In 1921, for the first time in the brief history of the modern…
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October 10, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers blow out St. Louis Giants in exhibition series finale
For at least a decade, Black baseball fans in the Gateway City…
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October 11, 1921: Jesse Barnes’ stellar relief outing knots World Series at three games each
Shortly before the start of Game Six of the 1921 World Series,…
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October 13, 1921: Giants beat Yankees 1-0 to clinch World Series championship
The day after the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees the New…
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April 12, 1922: Del Gainer and Rogers Hornsby power Cardinals to Opening Day romp over Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals fans had little reason to cheer during the…
April 22, 1922: Ken Williams clubs three home runs for the Browns
The doormats of the American League, also known as the St. Louis…
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April 29, 1922: Ross Youngs hits for the cycle as Giants go on slugging spree against Braves
The defending 1921 World Series champion New York Giants were…
April 30, 1922: Charlie Robertson’s perfect game
On Sunday, April 30, 1922, more than 25,000 fans packed Navin…
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May 15, 1922: Pie Traynor’s home run rallies Pirates to 10-inning win over Braves
Rising prospect Pie Traynor turned heads after winning the Pittsburgh…
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May 24, 1922: Ottawa Senators’ Fred Frankhouse tosses 14-inning complete-game win over Trois-Rivières
The slumping Ottawa Senators were in need of a spark heading…
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May 25, 1922: Babe Ruth’s ejection costs him Yankees captaincy
When the 1922 season began on April 12, the New York Yankees…
May 30, 1922: The Browns’ 17th hit finally produces the second run for victory
The American League regular season consisted of 618 games in…
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June 21, 1922: Carson Bigbee’s big day busted by boots
It takes a great deal of effort to secure 25 hits in a baseball…
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June 27, 1922: Ray Schalk defies slugging odds to hit for the cycle
The Chicago White Sox finished the 1921 season in seventh place…
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June 27, 1922: Bill Force tosses no-hitter for Detroit Stars
When one thinks of the best pitchers in the first few seasons…
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July 3, 1922: Bob Meusel hits for the cycle in Yankees’ 12-1 romp over A’s
On the eve of Independence Day 1922, the New York Yankees exploded…
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July 7, 1922: Tigers roar back with win over Senators
What follows is a narrative on the greatest comeback in baseball…