1910s – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

July 10, 1911: Phillies’ Sherry Magee assaults umpire after disputed call

July 20, 1911: An old spitballer’s last stand

July 24, 1911: ‘Galaxy of Stars’ takes the field in Cleveland in honor of Addie Joss

Dolly Gray (TRADING CARD DB)

July 25, 1911: Tigers get best of Senators in grand opening of Griffith Stadium

July 29, 1911: Three weeks after near-miss, Boston’s Smoky Joe Wood no-hits the Browns

August 3, 1911: Cleveland Naps top New York Highlanders in wacky contest

Roy Hartzell (TRADING CARD DB)

August 12, 1911: Roy Hartzell hits two homers in one game at Senators’ new stadium

Big Ed Walsh (TRADING CARD DB)

August 27, 1911: Big Ed Walsh ‘slobber-balls’ his way to no-hitter for White Sox

September 7, 1911: Rookie Pete Alexander pitches one-hitter, tops Cy Young

Cy Young (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM)

September 22, 1911: Boston’s Cy Young blanks Pirates in Forbes Field for 511th career win

September 22, 1911: Rookie Conwell’s inglorious debut

September 26, 1911: Frank Baker’s homers help Athletics clinch second straight pennant

October 6, 1911: Cy Young pitches his final game

Ben Houser (Trading Card DB)

October 9, 1911: Ben Houser has a one-of-a-kind game, hitting grand slam and sealing triple play

October 16, 1911: Home Run Baker’s bash knots World Series in Game 2

Home Run Baker (TRADING CARD DB)

October 17, 1911: Home Run Baker, A’s get the best of Giants’ Christy Mathewson in Game 3

Courtesy of Trading Card DB

October 24, 1911: ‘What’s the matter with Baker? He’s all right’ as A’s take Game 4

His major league career was essentially over when he pitched for the Hog Island team in 1918.

October 26, 1911: Bender tosses 4-hitter as A’s crush Giants to capture second straight championship

April 12, 1912: Cincinnati’s Redland Field hosts its first game

Joe Kelley (Trading Card DB)

April 19, 1912: Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game in International League

April 20, 1912: Red Sox open Fenway Park with extra-innings win over New York

Navin Field, 1912 (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

April 20, 1912: Frank Navin’s field of dreams opens in Detroit

April 27, 1912: Pirates unleash new bats in 23-run outburst against Reds

May 18, 1912: Tigers stage baseball’s first player strike in support of Ty Cobb