
June 18, 1927: Sucker-punch knockout overshadows Pirates’ win over Braves
Catcher Earl “Oil” Smith was described during his playing…

June 18, 1927: Lucky Lindy helps Cardinals raise pennant as Rogers Hornsby returns to Mound City
Charles Lindbergh’s nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic…

June 21, 1927: Jesse Haines goes the distance; Cardinals win on Les Bell’s 13th-inning single
On Tuesday, June 21, 1927, at Sportsman’s Park, the reigning…

July 15, 1927: Cardinals’ Jim Bottomley is ‘terror with ash’ as he hits for the cycle
Midway through the 1927 baseball campaign, it appeared as if…

July 28, 1927: Walter Johnson records 417th and final career win for Senators
On April 27, 1926, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators…

August 5, 1927: Cy Williams, NL’s career home run leader, hits for the cycle
As July 1927 came to a close, the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh…

August 16, 1927: Babe Ruth’s homer reaches the roof at Comiskey Park in Chicago
During the 1926 American League season, there were a handful…

September 4, 1927: Waner brothers both hit ‘bouncing’ home runs in Pirates’ win over Reds
Babe Ruth was well on his way to hitting his historic 60 home…

September 5, 1927: Last-place Red Sox beat the Yankees, 12-11, in 18 innings
The 1927 New York Yankees were a legendary team. The “Murderers’…

September 11, 1927: Browns avoid the skunk as Milt Gaston earns ‘brilliant victory’ over mighty Yankees
Baseball had never seen a juggernaut quite like the 1927 New…

September 11, 1927: Goodbye, Shamokin: Pennsylvania city leaves affiliated ball with win
“‘Finis’ was written to the 1927 chapter of the New York-Pennsylvania…

September 22, 1927: ‘Big Train’ Walter Johnson makes his last stop on the mound
The major sports story of the day for September 22, 1927, was…

September 29, 1927: Babe Ruth hits grand slam in second consecutive game for No. 59
Babe Ruth was on fire. He had already hit 14 home runs in September…

September 30, 1927: Babe Ruth hits record 60th home run
Baseball history is filled with accounts of memorable home runs.…

October 2, 1927: Heilmann takes batting title on season-ending spree
Harry Heilmann entered the final day of the 1927 regular season…

October 5, 1927: Yankees take advantage of Pirates’ miscues in World Series opener
On the eve of the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees were…

October 8, 1927: New York Yankees win World Series on a wild pitch
After winning the first three games of the 1927 World Series,…

October 8, 1927: Red Farrell of Bacharach Giants tosses the second Negro League World Series no-hitter
In the 1926 Negro World Series, pitcher Claude “Red” Grier…

April 14, 1928: Herb Bradley, Milt Gaston both throw shutouts in 50-minute game, quickest in Red Sox history
The game was the shortest official game in Boston Red Sox history,…

April 25, 1928: Red Lucas goes the distance for Reds in 17 innings
Standing only 5-feet-9 and weighing about 165 pounds, Cincinnati…

May 29, 1928: Bill Terry hits for the cycle with grand slam as Giants rout Brooklyn
Two months into the 1928 season, the National League had a tight…

May 30, 1928: Months before his death, Urban Shocker pitches two final innings for Yankees in loss to Nationals
The 1927 New York Yankees are considered among the best teams…

June 2, 1928: Les is more: Braves’ Bell wallops three home runs
No ballpark was more suited to the Deadball Era in which it was…

June 8, 1928: Curt Walker’s 3 clutch hits lead Reds to comeback victory over Brooklyn
In 2011 the Cincinnati Enquirer published a list of the 100 greatest…