
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…

October 4, 1921: Speed and power propel Chicago American Giants past Hilldale in Game 1
After the Negro Leagues ended their regular seasons, October…

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…

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…

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…

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.”…

October 9, 1921: Injured Babe Ruth wallops his first World Series home run
On Sunday, October 9, 1921, the sporting world was obsessed with…

October 9, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers smash St. Louis Giants in doubleheader sweep
While the Giants and Yankees played Game Four of the 1921 World…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…