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

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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…

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

April 19, 1902: Reds rookie Bob Ewing walks seven in one inning of MLB debut
After a last-place finish in 1901, the Cincinnati Reds began…

May 16, 1902: Hoy vs. Taylor: Two deaf players match up in major leagues
May 16, 1902, is noted for an occasion that has never since been…

July 9, 1902: Rube Waddell fans 16 batters in 17-inning marathon
During the 1900 season, pitcher Rube Waddell compiled a 10-3…

September 20, 1902: Chicago's Nixey Callahan throws American League's first no-hitter
When seventh-place teams visit fourth-place teams in the third…

October 4, 1902: Pittsburgh Pirates finish exceptional season by winning record 103rd game
The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the greatest teams…

May 18, 1903: Cubs sit alone in first place thanks to Tinker to Evers to ... Lowe
If there was one man upon whom manager Frank Selee could depend,…

July 29, 1903: New York, Boston combine for 29 runs as Patsy Dougherty hits for the cycle
A crowd of 4,135 fans turned out to watch the New York Highlanders…

October 13, 1903: Big Bill Dinneen leads Boston to a triumph in first modern World Series
The first World Series ever played was a best-of-nine competition,…

May 5, 1904: Cy Young pitches a perfect game
Old Cy Young was on the verge of history as he stood on the mound…

June 4, 1904: Giants' McGinnity, Reds' Harper duel to 2-2 tie before record crowd
The Cincinnati Reds arrived in New York for a three-game series…

September 1-3, 1904: Philadelphia Giants defeat Cuban X-Giants in championship series
The early twentieth century rivalry was intense between the two…

October 4, 1904: Sam Mertes hits for cycle, then Giants forfeit to Cardinals
The New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals had scheduled a doubleheader…