May 6, 1918: Brooklyn’s Dan Griner loses no-hitter with two outs in the ninth
Exterior view of Ebbets Field’s iconic brick and arches,…
May 20, 1918: Four late-game comebacks result in dizzying victory for A’s
The 1918 season did not start well for either the Philadelphia…
August 1, 1918: Boston Braves’ Art Nehf blanks Pirates for 20 innings, loses shutout and game in 21st
When it comes to hard-luck losses, the textbook example is Harvey…
May 8, 1918: The wildest, wobbliest, weirdest windup as Reds score nine in 9th
“The outlook wasn’t rosy for the Redland tribe that day;
The…
August 16, 1918: Tigers rally for six in 9th, beat Walter Johnson and Senators in 16 innings
This Friday afternoon game was the final meeting of the year…
May 15, 1918: Walter Johnson and Lefty Williams spar for 18 innings
Had there been room, the Griffin Stadium scoreboard would have…
May 19, 1918: Senators’ first Sunday game draws record crowd in Washington
Paid-admission Sunday baseball came with relative ease to the…
September 10, 1918: Players decide not to strike during World Series as Cubs shut out Red Sox in Game 5
Game Five of the 1918 World Series was an elimination game for…
September 9, 1918: Babe Ruth finally gets his first base hit in a World Series game
Through the first three games of the 1918 World Series, the Boston…
May 6, 1918: Boston’s Babe Ruth makes his first start as a position player
Boston Red Sox manager Ed Barrow scoffed at the very idea.…
September 5, 1918: Babe Ruth tosses shutout in Game 1 as patriotism prevails in World Series opener
With the war in Europe two months from the Allies’ victory,…
September 6, 1918: Lefty Tyler’s pitching, batting tie World Series at 1-1
Prior to the start of Game Two of the 1918 World Series, Fred…
September 7, 1918: Boston’s Carl Mays outduels Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn in Game 3
Chicago Cubs ace James “Hippo” Vaughn had a dream regular…
August 24, 1918: Cubs clinch fifth National League pennant in 13 years with doubleheader sweep
On August 24, 1918, the Chicago Cubs hosted the fifth-place Brooklyn…
July 17, 1918: Cubs’ Lefty Tyler outduels Phillies’ Watson in 21-inning marathon
When Chicago Cubs hurler George “Lefty” Tyler arrived at…
April 16, 1918: Reds’ Pete Schneider tosses one-hitter on Opening Day
It was the “first opening game since our energies have been…
April 15, 1918: Truck Hannah debuts against Walter Johnson on Opening Day
Only 17 men born in North Dakota have appeared in a major-league…
July 25, 1918: Senators’ Walter Johnson and Browns’ Allen Sothoron battle for 15 innings
Perhaps no baseball season has ever begun with more uncertainty…
June 13, 1918: Cardinals rookie Cliff Heathcote hits for cycle in 19-inning tie game
A Thursday afternoon Philadelphia crowd of 3,500 fans got their…
August 4, 1918: Ty Cobb’s single in 18th inning defeats Walter Johnson
The decision had come down barely a week before: baseball was…
September 2, 1918: Braves, Giants finish a season cut short by war
With baseball nearing the end of its second season of play since…
May 5, 1918: Breaking the Sabbath: Navy Yard stars win exhibition at Braves Field
Though the crowd for the joyous May 7, 1918, Braves Field record…
May 7, 1918: Boston Braves blow out Brooklyn, 16-0
Shortstop Johnny Rawlings had the game of his life leading the…
July 2, 1918: Burleigh Grimes blanks Braves amid pressure to ‘work or fight’
In July of 1918, during World War I, American servicemen were…