1910s – Page 12 – Society for American Baseball Research

August 1, 1918: Boston Braves’ Art Nehf blanks Pirates for 20 innings, loses shutout and game in 21st

August 4, 1918: Ty Cobb’s single in 18th inning defeats Walter Johnson

Donnie Bush (Library of Congress)

August 16, 1918: Tigers rally for six in 9th, beat Walter Johnson and Senators in 16 innings

August 24, 1918: Cubs clinch fifth National League pennant in 13 years with doubleheader sweep

September 2, 1918: Braves, Giants finish a season cut short by war

September 5, 1918: Babe Ruth tosses shutout in Game 1 as patriotism prevails in World Series opener

September 6, 1918: Lefty Tyler’s pitching, batting tie World Series at 1-1

Carl Mays (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

September 7, 1918: Boston’s Carl Mays outduels Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn in Game 3

Babe Ruth with the Boston Red sox, circa 1917 (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

September 9, 1918: Babe Ruth finally gets his first base hit in a World Series game

Hippo Vaughn (TRADING CARD DB)

September 10, 1918: Players decide not to strike during World Series as Cubs shut out Red Sox in Game 5

Carl Mays (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

September 11, 1918: Red Sox win their fifth World Series as Carl Mays stops Cubs

John “Beans” Reardon, left, wearing a flu mask underneath his umpire’s mask, prepares to call a pitch in a California Winter League game on January 26, 1919, in Pasadena, California. During a global influenza pandemic, all players and fans were required by city ordinance to wear facial coverings at all times while outdoors. The catcher and batter’s identities are unconfirmed, but the best available evidence suggests it might be Truck Hannah behind the plate and Rube Ellis at bat.

January 26, 1919: The Flu Mask Baseball Game

April 18, 1919: Babe Ruth thrills hometown Baltimore fans with 6 home runs in 6 at-bats

Boston Globe, April 20, 1919

April 19, 1919: Baseball resumes after World War I on Patriots Day in Boston

April 23, 1919: Lefty Williams, White Sox win in Kid Gleason’s managerial debut

April 30, 1919: Burleigh Grimes and Joe Oeschger go the distance in epic 20-inning tie

Max Flack (Library of Congress)

May 5, 1919: Cincinnati is red as Cubs overcome 6-0 deficit in the 9th

Grover Cleveland Alexander with the Chicago Cubs (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM, CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, SDN-064431)

May 9, 1919: Pete Alexander’s return from World War I spoiled by Ray Fisher, Reds

May 11, 1919: Hod Eller tosses first no-hitter at Crosley Field

May 11, 1919: Walter Johnson retires 28 in a row as 12-inning shutout ends in a tie

May 12, 1919: Yankees, Senators play a 15-inning tie game

May 14, 1919: Chicago’s Eddie Cicotte begins scoreless streak by shutting out Red Sox, 1-0

May 20, 1919: Babe Ruth clobbers his first career grand slam

May 24, 1919: Hank Gowdy Day at Braves Field