July 31, 1912: Honus Wagner hits game-winner for Pirates in 19-inning marathon

On July 23, 1912, Boston Braves pitcher Otto Hess elected to…
Bill Rapps and Gus Hetling (TRADING CARD DB)

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

The story of the Philadelphia Athletics’ 24-2 shellacking of…

September 26, 1912: Reds rally for 10 runs in 9th, but Cubs pull out a late victory

The Cincinnati Reds, trailing the Chicago Cubs 9-0 after eight…
Roy Mitchell

June 5, 1912: Roy Mitchell pitches, hits Browns over A’s

Philadelphia was off to a sluggish 19-18 start in 1912. The Athletics…

August 20, 1912: Umpires Brick and Brennan leave game bashed and bruised

Helen Owens thought her husband might be dead. After all,…

August 22, 1912: Honus Wagner hits for the cycle, but Pirates fall to Giants

Before a sold-out and boisterous Forbes Field crowdi , future…

June 9, 1912: Boston’s Tris Speaker hits for the cycle against Browns

 Boston’s Tris Speaker, described in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…

September 20, 1912: Smoky Joe Wood foiled by Tigers after 16 straight wins

For both major leagues, 1912 “was a banner year for streaks…

July 4, 1912: George Mullin tosses first Tigers no-hitter

An aging veteran, who had battled weight problems all season…

July 8, 1912: Jimmy Lavender and Cubs halt Rube Marquard’s winning streak

Rube Marquard, a 25-year-old southpaw on the New York Giants,…