1910s – Page 10 – Society for American Baseball Research

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

August 15, 1916: Boston’s Babe Ruth outlasts Walter Johnson in 13 innings

Joe Bush, pitching for the “Red Sox” versus Hilldale, tried to use a damaged ball in the ninth inning. When that ball was thrown (liter- ally) out of the game, he purposefully spiked a new ball, prompting Hilldale to call for a forfeit. (TRADING CARD DB)

August 26, 1916: Bullet Joe Bush fires no-hitter for A’s

August 27, 1916: Chicago American Giants defeat Indianapolis ABCs on close play at the plate

August 30, 1916: Boston’s Dutch Leonard no-hits the Browns at Fenway Park

A promotional poster advertising the September 4, 1916 matchup between Mordecai Brown and Christy Mathewson. This game would be the last of 24 matchups in which the two future Hall of Famer pitchers would face each other. (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 4, 1916: Pitching legends Mordecai Brown, Christy Mathewson duel for the final time

September 9, 1916: The Babe and the Big Train, Round Five

Play Ball! film publicity poster, 1916 (IMDB.com)

September 10, 1916: Giants, Yankees play exhibition for Hollywood, charity

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