May 3, 1936: Next in line: Joe DiMaggio makes Yankees debut

Earle Combs began a string of Hall of Fame players who were starting…

May 16, 1924: Al Yeargin earns only career win for Braves before losing 11 in a row

This Friday afternoon game in Cincinnati was the one and only…

April 22, 1956: Orioles’ Fred Besana settles down to beat Senators

On the first Sunday of the 1956 season, the American League’s…

July 27, 1889: Harry Raymond’s wild win

In 1889 the Louisville Colonels of the American Association were…

September 20, 1902: Ike Butler earns only major-league win for Orioles

Baltimore had been a respectable team for the first half of the…

July 3, 1956: ‘Best batting-practice pitcher’ Johnny O’Brien saves Bucs

“Desperate times call for desperate measures.” The quote,…
Ralph Schwamb

July 31, 1948: Ralph ‘Blackie’ Schwamb earns his only win in major leagues

Ralph “Blackie” Schwamb walked to the pitcher’s mound…
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July 31, 1932: It was a ‘dark and stormy day’ for Browns, Red Sox

“It was a dark and stormy” day. It was the kind of day that…

May 14, 1960: Score vs. Latman duel is short-lived

The Chicago White Sox won the 1959 American League pennant by…

September 19, 1958: Dodgers rookies take center stage

“[I]t certainly was a fine day for the Dodgers’ No. 1 farmhand…
Ed McCreery

August 16, 1914: Ed McCreery becomes a dubious ‘one-win wonder’ in bizarre debut

In the midst of a mediocre 1914 campaign, the American League’s…

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…