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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…
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July 28, 1931: Bob Fothergill leads White Sox in 11-run rally to beat Yankees
In one of the greatest comebacks in major-league history, the…
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August 21, 1934: Cleveland scores nine runs in 9th to rally past A’s
The Philadelphia Athletics hosted the Cleveland Indians to complete…
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May 23, 1901: Cleveland Blues turn hopeless defeat into glorious victory
The newly-minted American League was barely a month old on May…
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June 11, 1933: Pirates score 10 in ninth to beat the Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates were slumping when they arrived in the…
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May 27, 1933: Yankees score 12 runs in eighth for big comeback win
The Yankees of the 1920s won six American League pennants and…
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September 20, 1942: War worries overshadow Senators’ huge 9th inning against A’s
When the two worst teams in the American League met at Shibe…
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August 30, 1919: Outburst by Tigers’ inert offense stuns St. Louis
Time was running out for the Detroit Tigers to keep the Chicago…
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September 10, 1916: Pirates’ 6-run ninth completes comeback and makes Burleigh Grimes a winner in debut
“The Buccaneers turned impending defeat into a glorious victory…
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June 25, 1929: Robins stun Giants with 5 ninth-inning runs to tie game, then win in 10th
The Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants were seemingly participating…
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July 3, 1923: Ailing Tigers rally to top Cleveland
The Tigers limped into Cleveland as a battered and bruised ballclub.…
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June 17, 1936: Browns overcome 11-run deficit to beat A’s
From 1925 until 1933 the Philadelphia Athletics finished in third…
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May 8, 1918: The wildest, wobbliest, weirdest windup as Reds score nine in 9th
“The outlook wasn’t rosy for the Redland tribe that day;
The…
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August 16, 1918: Tigers rally for six in 9th, beat Walter Johnson and Senators in 16 innings
This Friday afternoon game was the final meeting of the year…
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May 7, 1925: A Baker Bowl lead is never big enough, especially for the Phillies
“It was not a contest to contribute to the peace of mind and…
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May 5, 1919: Cincinnati is red as Cubs overcome 6-0 deficit in the 9th
Things looked bleak for the Chicago Cubs in the top of the ninth…
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July 13, 1937: Phillies snatch defeat from the hands of victory
“Out of a clear blue sky, six runs came tumbling into (Bill…
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June 8, 1937: Moose becomes goat after Cleveland gives up 6-run lead to Red Sox
As the Boston Red Sox came to the plate in the top of ninth inning…
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September 8, 1921: Phillies rally for eight runs in ninth inning for comeback victory
Joe Oeschger, the ace of the Boston Braves pitching staff,…
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August 5, 1938: Boston’s Joe Cronin transforms self from goat to hero
The Detroit Tigers hosted the visiting Red Sox at Briggs Stadium…
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May 13, 1911: Ty Cobb’s 5 RBIs not enough to withstand Red Sox comeback
The 1911 Boston Red Sox were nothing to write home about. They…
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June 15, 1925: Athletics overcome 12-run deficit to knock off Cleveland
From 1910 through 1914, Philadelphia won four of five pennants…
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April 25, 1901: Tigers stage 9th-inning comeback in AL opener
More than a century ago, the Detroit Tigers staged the biggest…
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October 12, 1929: A’s stage historic World Series comeback with 10-run inning
The Chicago Cubs’ Hack Wilson jogged out to his position in…