1900s – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

June 21, 1901: Reds’ Doc Parker allows record 26 hits to Superbas in first game after 5-year absence

June 24, 1901: “He Didn’t Have the Energy to Strike a Lucifer”

Mike Donlin (TRADING CARD DB)

June 24, 1901: Turkey Mike Donlin trots to a 6-for-6 day at the plate for Orioles

June 30, 1901: Cleveland’s Pete Dowling tosses the American League’s first no-hitter — or does he?

Baseball game at the South Side Grounds, Missoula, Montana, circa 1900, by photographer John E. Dunn, from the archives of the University of Montana. The Clark Fork River is near the first-base line. Mount Jumbo is in the background on the right.

June 30, 1901: Missoula defeats Butte in baseball by the river in Montana

July 10, 1901: Harry Davis becomes first American League player to hit for the cycle

July 15, 1901: Christy Mathewson pitches no-hitter as Giants avoid sweep in St. Louis

Fred Clarke (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

July 23, 1901: Player-manager Fred Clarke hits for the cycle, leading Pirates over crippled Reds

Ted Lewis (Trading Card Database)

July 27, 1901: Boston’s Ted Lewis throws 11 innings of relief in loss to White Sox

July 30, 1901: Nap Lajoie, ‘champion batsman of the world,’ hits for the cycle with grand slam

August 5, 1901: Jesse Burkett leads Cardinals over Pirates with 11-run outburst

Joe McGinnity (TRADING CARD DB)

August 21, 1901: Joe McGinnity gives two spits over umpire’s calls

September 14, 1901: Casey at the altar: Cleveland spoils wedding day for Detroit captain ‘Doc’ Casey

September 15, 1901: ‘The Least Said, the Better’: Tigers top Cleveland, 21-0

September 23, 1901: Brooklyn Superbas treat Reds to a swatting festival in 25-6 win

April 19, 1902: Reds rookie Bob Ewing walks seven in one inning of MLB debut

April 25, 1902: Rookie Gene Wright is backed by Zaza Harvey’s six hits as Cleveland dominates St. Louis

April 26, 1902: Addie Joss dodges a Toledo sheriff, then stifles the Browns for a one-hit shutout in his debut

May 13, 1902: Phillies led to 24-2 slaughter by Reds

May 16, 1902: Hoy vs. Taylor: Two deaf players match up in major leagues

June 5, 1902: Cy Young uses unconventional home run, conventional pitching to win first matchup against Addie Joss

John McGraw was the leader of the three-time defending NL champion Baltimore Orioles.

June 28, 1902: Little Napoleon vs. the Czar: John McGraw suspended by Ban Johnson after outburst

July 6, 1902: Elmer Flick’s three triples set American League standard as Cleveland topples Chicago

July 9, 1902: Rube Waddell fans 16 batters in 17-inning marathon