June 1, 1919: Brooklyn’s Jeff Pfeffer tosses 18-inning complete game
Jeff Pfeffer was a rugged right-hander who anchored Uncle…
July 18, 1919: Babe Ruth’s game-winning grand slam leads to Tris Speaker’s managerial career
In 1915 veteran center fielder Tris Speaker and rookie pitcher…
August 30, 1919: Outburst by Tigers’ inert offense stuns St. Louis
Time was running out for the Detroit Tigers to keep the Chicago…
April 30, 1919: Burleigh Grimes and Joe Oeschger go the distance in epic 20-inning tie
“One of the most sensational ballgames ever played on any ballpark,”…
May 5, 1919: Cincinnati is red as Cubs overcome 6-0 deficit in the 9th
Things looked bleak for the Chicago Cubs in the top of the ninth…
September 11, 1918: Red Sox win their fifth World Series as Carl Mays stops Cubs
Attendance was down dramatically for Game Six of the 1918 World…
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…
April 18, 1919: Babe Ruth thrills hometown Baltimore fans with 6 home runs in 6 at-bats
Babe Ruth put on a home-run show in his hometown on April 18,…
July 5, 1919: Athletics prevail over Red Sox despite a pair of home runs by Babe Ruth
When it comes to the home run, Babe Ruth, of course, is a man…
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,…
May 9, 1919: Pete Alexander’s return from World War I spoiled by Ray Fisher, Reds
There died a myriad of them,
And of the best, among them,
For…
April 19, 1919: Baseball resumes after World War I on Patriots Day in Boston
No matter your perspective, the 1919 Patriots Day opening day…
January 26, 1919: The Flu Mask Baseball Game
John "Beans" Reardon, left, wearing a flu mask underneath his…
May 11, 1919: Walter Johnson retires 28 in a row as 12-inning shutout ends in a tie
The Yankees were expecting a huge crowd at the Polo Grounds on…
August 14, 1919: Babe Ruth hits 17th home run to set new American League single-season record
“How many home runs did Babe Ruth make today?”
This question…
July 21, 1919: Horrified White Sox fans witness Wingfoot Express blimp disaster in Chicago
The Wingfoot Air Express lands at Grant Park in Chicago during…
May 31, 1919: Gandil, Speaker drop gloves for ‘old time fistfight’ as White Sox top Indians
Chick Gandil and Tris Speaker were cut from the same cloth. They…
May 14, 1919: Chicago’s Eddie Cicotte begins scoreless streak by shutting out Red Sox, 1-0
Entering a summer when the boxing world famously crowned a new…
April 23, 1919: Lefty Williams, White Sox win in Kid Gleason’s managerial debut
When the Chicago White Sox took the field for Opening Day in…
May 12, 1919: Yankees, Senators play a 15-inning tie game
Entering the 1919 season, the strength of the New York Yankees…
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…
May 11, 1919: Hod Eller tosses first no-hitter at Crosley Field
Hod Eller displayed a “splendid exhibition of perfect hurling,”…