
April 13, 1911: Cobb and Crawford lead Tigers to Opening Day victory
Who is the most valuable to a ball club – a star pitcher of…

April 12, 1911: Senators’ victory inaugurates not-yet-completely-built Griffith Stadium
Clark Griffith, right, and Philadelphia A's manager…

August 12, 1911: Roy Hartzell hits two homers in one game at Senators’ new stadium
On August 12, 1911, the Washington Nationals played the third…

July 25, 1911: Tigers get best of Senators in grand opening of Griffith Stadium
In 1911, their 11th year in the American League, the Nationals…

June 4, 1911: Baseball in the fast lane: Reds race past Boston Rustlers, 26-3
On June 4, 1911, the Cincinnati Reds were “running the circuit…

July 4, 1911: Red Sox stagger to walk-off win over Washington on Boston’s hottest day
“THIRD DAY OF RECORD HEAT KILLS 37 IN NEW ENGLAND,” the front…

May 7, 1911: Cleveland’s Shoeless Joe Jackson beats Browns in 12th inning with grand slam
Shoeless Joe Jackson had gotten off to a hot start in 1911. By…

July 31, 1910: King for a Day: Cubs’ Cole tosses abbreviated no-hitter in St. Louis
“The locals really were outclassed,” lamented the St. Louis…

May 13, 1911: Ty Cobb’s 5 RBIs not enough to withstand Red Sox comeback
The 1911 Boston Red Sox were nothing to write home about. They…

July 1, 1910: ‘Baseball Palace of the World’ opens with White Sox’s first game at Comiskey Park
On a sweltering summer afternoon on July 1, 1910, the ballpark…

August 4, 1910: Jack Coombs, Ed Walsh hook up in scoreless, 16-inning pitchers’ duel for the ages
It was an epic pitchers’ duel between the Philadelphia Athletics’…

August 27, 1911: Big Ed Walsh ‘slobber-balls’ his way to no-hitter for White Sox
The Chicago White Sox right-hander Big Ed Walsh “slobber-balled…

October 6, 1910: Boston rookie Bill Collins hits for a natural cycle
In 1910 attendance at the South End Grounds, home of the Boston…

September 22, 1911: Boston’s Cy Young blanks Pirates in Forbes Field for 511th career win
Cy Young won 511 games during his singular career, 94 more victories…

June 28, 1911: Mathewson shuts out Boston in Giants’ first game at new Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was an odd name for an odd series of stadiums…

July 4, 1911: Ty Cobb’s 40-game hitting streak ends as Ed Walsh, White Sox drop Detroit
On July 4, 1911, the Detroit Tigers hosted the Chicago White…

July 24, 1911: ‘Galaxy of Stars’ takes the field in Cleveland in honor of Addie Joss
It said a lot about who Addie Joss was that the Cleveland Indians…

September 7, 1911: Rookie Pete Alexander pitches one-hitter, tops Cy Young
On a cold September 7, 1911, a gathering of 5,523 Boston National…

June 18, 1911: Tigers trail by 12, then triumph 16-15 over White Sox
The Detroit Tigers began 1911 about as well as any team has ever…

July 3, 1910: Pirates’ Chief Wilson hits for the cycle
On July 3, 1910, the reigning world champion Pittsburgh Pirates…

July 20, 1911: An old spitballer’s last stand
The Philadelphia Phillies were in first place by 1½ games when…

August 3, 1911: Cleveland Naps top New York Highlanders in wacky contest
The Cleveland Naps of the American League struggled early in…

April 14, 1910: Walter Johnson impresses President Taft on Opening Day
On Opening Day, April 14, 1910, more than 14,000 fans filled…

September 22, 1911: Rookie Conwell’s inglorious debut
On September 22, 1911, three rookies made their major league…