
July 19, 1910: Cy Young wins 500th game in major leagues thanks to late Cleveland rallies
If citizens of tiny Gilmore, Ohio, trotted past McKinzie Young’s…

October 18, 1910: Jack Coombs, Eddie Collins lead Athletics over Cubs
After Philadelphia defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Game One…

October 17, 1910: Charles Bender baffles Cubs in World Series opener
Skipper Connie Mack was tired of waiting. Eleven days after…

August 26, 1910: Jack Coombs fans 14 in four-hit shutout for A’s
Jack Coombs was in the midst of one of the most spectacular…

August 25, 1910: Philadelphia native Danny Murphy cycles but Athletics fall to Browns
The league-leading Philadelphia Athletics saw their six-game…

May 12, 1910: Charles Bender tosses first no-hitter in Shibe Park history
“Bender's control, his absolute mastery over the batters…

July 19, 1910: Russ Ford loses no-hitter in ninth on misjudged fly ball
Russ Ford’s rookie season of 1910 was one for the ages. The…

July 10, 1911: Phillies’ Sherry Magee assaults umpire after disputed call
“Magee came up to bat next, threw his bat on the ground, and…

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…

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’…

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

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…

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…

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