1900s – Page 7 – Society for American Baseball Research

Wild Bill Donovan (TRADING CARD DB)

October 6, 1908: Bill Donovan blanks White Sox on two hits, sending Detroit Tigers to the World Series

October 14, 1908: Cubs win World Series for second year in a row

From Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium: Great Games in Philadelphia’s Lost Ballpark, edited by Gregory H. Wolf

April 12, 1909: Shibe Park opens to celebration and sorrow

April 14, 1909: The dawn of a new era: St. Louis Browns fall in first game at Sportsman’s Park

Ralph Works, Trading Card Database

May 1, 1909: Ralph Works makes favorable debut in snow-delayed Tigers victory

May 2, 1909: Pirates’ Honus Wagner steals his way around the bases

May 12, 1909: Reds lefty Ed Karger is wild and unhittable

June 29, 1909: Pirates bid farewell to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh

June 30, 1909: Forbes Field, Pirates’ house of thrills, celebrates Opening Day

Jim Thorpe (Courtesy of Stephen V. Rice)

July 14, 1909: Rocky Mount pitcher Jim Thorpe defeats Wilmington in Eastern Carolina League

July 16, 1909: Tigers-Senators game called after 18 innings in scoreless tie

Neal Ball

July 19, 1909: Neal Ball’s unassisted triple play and homer propel Cy Young to win over former team

July 31, 1909: ‘Bad’ Bill Dahlen gets ejected for the 34th and final time as a player

August 24, 1909: An honest slide by Ty Cobb — or malicious intent?

October 2, 1909: Jack Kull records only major-league win as Athletics beat Walter Johnson

October 3, 1909: The Old Fox auditions a passel of youngsters

October 14, 1909: Tigers top Pirates in ‘most exciting’ Game Six

October 16, 1909: Pirates’ hopes rest in hands of a Babe