1910s – Page 10 – Society for American Baseball Research

Burleigh Grimes (Trading Card DB)

September 10, 1916: Pirates’ 6-run ninth completes comeback and makes Burleigh Grimes a winner in debut

September 28, 1916: Jack Nabors finishes season with a 1-20 record

Jack Graney (TRADING CARD DB)

September 30, 1916: Cleveland’s Jack Graney keeps league lead in doubles; White Sox win to remain in race

October 3, 1916: Brooklyn clinches NL pennant as John McGraw throws himself out of the game

October 7, 1916: Red Sox win a World Series home game — a mile away from home

October 9, 1916: Red Sox win Game 2 on a loaned diamond; Babe Ruth goes the distance in 14

October 10, 1916: Robins stave off Red Sox comeback, climb back into Series

Larry Gardner (Boston Public Library)

October 11, 1916: Larry Gardner’s 3-run homer deflates Robins in Boston’s Game 4 win

Ernie Shore (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 12, 1916: Red Sox claim championship on adopted turf

April 14, 1917: White Sox ace Eddie Cicotte hurls no-hitter at Sportsman’s Park

April 24, 1917: Lefty George Mogridge hurls the Yankees’ first no-hitter

May 2, 1917: Fred Toney and Reds prevail 1-0 in double no-hitter against Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn

May 3, 1917: Cubs get revenge after double no-hitter on Cueto misplay

May 5, 1917: On second thought, it’s a no-hitter for Ernie Koob

May 6, 1917: Bob Groom tosses St. Louis Browns’ second no-hitter in two days

Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

May 7, 1917: Babe Ruth gets the best of Walter Johnson in 1-0 shutout at Griffith Stadium

June 23, 1917: Boston’s Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore combine to no-hit Senators

July 1, 1917: Reds’ Fred Toney goes the distance twice in one day

William Rumler (TRADING CARD DB)

July 17, 1917: William Rumler delivers a win for Eddie Plank and the Browns

Swede Risberg (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 22, 1917: Rookie Swede Risberg’s bat, baserunning extend White Sox’s lead over Boston

Eddie Plank (TRADING CARD DB)

July 22, 1917: Eddie Plank shuts out Washington for his 326th and final win

July 30, 1917: Babe Ruth twirls 4-hit gem against White Sox

August 6, 1917: Eddie Plank retires after losing to Walter Johnson, 1-0 in 11 innings

August 22, 1917: ‘Some Game!’ Brooklyn wins after 22 innings