
July 30, 1901: Nap Lajoie, ‘champion batsman of the world,’ hits for the cycle with grand slam
In late July 1901, the Philadelphia Athletics traveled to Cleveland…

July 15, 1901: Christy Mathewson pitches no-hitter as Giants avoid sweep in St. Louis
For many baseball fans, 1901 marks the beginning of the “modern”…

May 23, 1901: Cleveland Blues turn hopeless defeat into glorious victory
The newly-minted American League was barely a month old on May…

August 21, 1901: Joe McGinnity gives two spits over umpire’s calls
“Game forfeited to the Detroits,” umpire Tommy Connolly shouted…

June 24, 1901: Turkey Mike Donlin trots to a 6-for-6 day at the plate for Orioles
John McGraw, the third baseman-manager of the Baltimore Orioles,…

May 1, 1900: With encouragement from his manager, Christy Mathewson wins his first start for Norfolk
Early in his career, John Francis Smith was a pitcher of great…

May 14, 1901: McAleer makes unusual proposal in effort to shore up deteriorated pitching corps after Milwaukee sweeps Cleveland
With his pitchers falling by the wayside on a seemingly daily…

May 18, 1901: In first Army vs. Navy baseball game, Cadets get best of Midshipmen in Annapolis
Baseball folklore has it that Abner Doubleday “chased the…

June 21, 1901: Reds’ Doc Parker allows record 26 hits to Superbas in first game after 5-year absence
When Cincinnati Reds pitcher Dr. Harley “Doc” Parker stepped…

April 24, 1901: White Stockings thump Cleveland as American League turns from minor to major
Whether because of a “gloomy day” in Detroit that stalled…

May 9, 1901: Cleveland’s Earl Moore hurls nine no-hit innings but can’t contain White Stockings in 10th
On May 7, 1901, three men pulled off a brazen heist on Euclid…

July 23, 1901: Player-manager Fred Clarke hits for the cycle, leading Pirates over crippled Reds
It was just past the midpoint of the 1901 season.1 Pittsburgh…

June 30, 1901: Cleveland’s Pete Dowling tosses the American League’s first no-hitter — or does he?
Baseball records, like other forms of knowledge, are not chiseled…

May 8, 1901: Boston wins first home game in Red Sox franchise history
“The diamond shone in the sun like a great canvas of freshly…

June 21, 1900: Republicans witness a pennant race turn in Philadelphia
Over three days, June 19-21, the Republican Party held its 1900…

September 17, 1900: Phillies’ Pearce Chiles caught using technology to steal signs
Before the 2020 baseball season got underway, the national pastime…

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

July 10, 1901: Harry Davis becomes first American League player to hit for the cycle
The year was 1901, the inaugural season of the new American…

April 25, 1901: Tigers’ ‘magnificent batting rally’ caps 10-run comeback in AL opener
When Charles Comiskey and other investors purchased the minor…

April 26, 1901: Baltimore Orioles win home opener in a new major league
In late January of 1901, American League President Ban Johnson…

April 25, 1901: Tigers stage 9th-inning comeback in AL opener
More than a century ago, the Detroit Tigers staged the biggest…

August 5, 1901: Jesse Burkett leads Cardinals over Pirates with 11-run outburst
The second-place St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Pittsburgh for…

April 26, 1900: Beaneaters, Giants play to a controversial 10-10 tie
The Boston Beaneaters, under manager Frank Selee, won the National…

April 19, 1900: A “Basket of Fresh Goose Eggs”
On April 19, 1900, hundreds of baseball fans gathered outside…