
May 18, 1912: Tigers stage baseball’s first player strike in support of Ty Cobb
The story of the Philadelphia Athletics’ 24-2 shellacking of…

July 11, 1931: Phillies reliever absorbs 22-hit barrage in loss to Giants
In 1931, Charles “Dutch” Schesler was midway through a professional…

September 16, 1926: Cardinals keep first pennant in sight with 23-3 rout of Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals were in a fight for the National League…

September 10, 1924: A Glorious Feast: Pennant-bound Giants dine on poor Braves, 22-1
The New York Giants were once again in their familiar position…

August 9, 1887: Radbourn, Beaneaters receive a pummeling by Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Alleghenys had a terrible first three months of…

April 27, 1912: Pirates unleash new bats in 23-run outburst against Reds
Pittsburgh baseball fans were frustrated over their team’s…

August 1, 1893: Rebellion, disgusted fans, and an angry owner following Pirates’ 25-2 win at St. Louis
“The Browns went all to pieces, and all in all a worse bluff…

July 6, 1929: Cardinals break 11-game losing streak with 28-hit, 28-run mauling of Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals were in a disastrous midseason slump…

October 2, 1936: Yankees clip Giants 18-4 in Game 2, tie the Subway Series
After losing Game One of the 1936 World Series 6-1 to ace pitcher…

June 28, 1939: Yankees’ juggernaut continues with 23-2 smashing of A’s
What is a juggernaut? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary,…

June 7, 1906: Cubs wallop Mathewson and Giants, 19-0, at Polo Grounds
The Chicago Cubs arrived in New York to take on the Giants in…

May 13, 1902: Phillies led to 24-2 slaughter by Reds
Cincinnati has long prided itself as the cradle of America’s…

September 18, 1915: Braves, trying to keep pace, drub Cardinals 20-1
Chasing Philadelphia and Brooklyn in search of a repeat of 1914’s…

September 23, 1901: Brooklyn Superbas treat Reds to a swatting festival in 25-6 win
On the day in 1901 that a former Brooklyn Superbas pitcher, Dr.…

June 17, 1925: Tigers bat around twice in the 6th, Hooks Dauss earns 200th career win
Blowout games take on many different forms. There are blowouts…

September 5, 1924: Tigers roar with 20-run outburst against Cleveland
Bargain seekers got all they wanted as the Tigers played football…

June 4, 1911: Baseball in the fast lane: Reds race past Boston Rustlers, 26-3
On June 4, 1911, the Cincinnati Reds were “running the circuit…

July 17, 1908: Biff Bang Boom! Cobb, Tigers score 21 runs to beat Mack’s Athletics
The year 1908 in baseball gave us the invention of the electric…

August 7, 1923: Indians trounce three Red Sox rookies as Frank Brower delivers 6 hits
During early August 1923, the Cleveland Indians attempted to…

July 7, 1923: Rube Lutzke, Riggs Stephenson spearhead Cleveland to record 27-3 rout
As the Cleveland faithful filed into Dunn Field on a pleasant…

September 19, 1925: Ted Lyons misses out on no-hit bid as White Sox thump Washington, 17-0
This blowout game is memorable in many ways, yet it was slightly…

September 15, 1901: ‘The Least Said, the Better’: Tigers top Cleveland, 21-0
As the 1901 season moved into its final two weeks, the Cleveland…

June 24, 1901: “He Didn’t Have the Energy to Strike a Lucifer”
Coming off a third-place finish in 1900, the Philadelphia Phillies…

May 24, 1936: Tony Lazzeri’s two grand slams and 11 RBIs
Approximately 8,000 fans paid to enter Shibe Park on Sunday,…