September 27, 1919: Bob Shawkey fans 15 and wins 20th for Yankees

Before the Yankees-Athletics doubleheader on September 27,…

August 30, 1919: Outburst by Tigers’ inert offense stuns St. Louis

Time was running out for the Detroit Tigers to keep the Chicago…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 29, 1919: Babe Ruth’s blast ties AL record as Boston goes down swinging

There was no highly hyped home-run chase in 1919. That's one…

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

When Boston’s 1918 World Series championship season was over,…

October 2, 1919: Reds take advantage of Lefty Williams’s wildness in Game 2

After the Cincinnati Reds stunned the “baseball dope” in…

October 7, 1919: Rookie Dickey Kerr keeps White Sox alive in Game 6

The Cincinnati Reds could be forgiven for celebrating too hard…

October 8, 1919: Eddie Cicotte returns to form in Game 7

Optimism was in short supply among Cincinnati Reds fans on the…

May 24, 1919: Hank Gowdy Day at Braves Field

Welcoming back their popular soldier-catcher Hank Gowdy after…

August 24, 1919: Ray Caldwell struck by lightning, sparks Indians to win

Dark, ominous storm clouds rolled off Lake Erie and barreled…