1910s – Page 4 – Society for American Baseball Research

October 10, 1912: Josh Devore’s spectacular catch saves Game 3 for the Giants

October 11, 1912: Smoky Joe Wood holds Giants to one run and wins his second game of World Series

Hugh Bedient (TRADING CARD DB)

October 12, 1912: Boston rookie Hugh Bedient outpitches Christy Mathewson in Game 5

October 14, 1912: Boston’s Buck O’Brien battered and beaten by Giants in Game 6

Jeff Tesreau (TRADING CARD DB)

October 15, 1912: Giants tie the World Series with a lopsided win in Game 7

October 16, 1912: Red Sox take advantage of Snodgrass’s Muff to win World Series

April 5, 1913: Ebbets Field opens with inaugural exhibition game

April 9, 1913: Brooklyn falls in first regular-season game at Ebbets Field

April 24, 1913: Gus Williams hits three triples to power the Browns over the White Sox

April 26, 1913: Chicago’s Reb Russell earns a walk-off first win thanks to Shano Collins

April 29, 1913: Ty Cobb’s holdout ends

Casey Stengel (TRADING CARD DB)

May 1, 1913: Casey Stengel clouts two inside-the-park homers in first two innings against Braves

May 11, 1913: Shoeless Joe Jackson’s first-inning grand slam sparks Naps over Yankees

May 21, 1913: Gavvy Cravath and Tom Seaton star as Phillies crush Cincinnati 12-0

May 22, 1913: Browns’ Dwight Stone strands 15 runners to shut out the Yankees

Eddie Stack (Trading Card DB)

June 27, 1913: Brooklyn hits 8 doubles and Eddie Stack records 3-hitter to beat first-place Phillies

June 30, 1913: Ad Brennan knocks out John McGraw after Giants wrestle first place from Phillies

July 16, 1913: Oh, you Brewers! Squeeze play ends 19-inning battle

Walter Johnson and catcher Gabby Street in 1913 (TRADING CARD DB)

September 5, 1913: Walter Johnson spins a shutout for 30th win of season

September 23, 1913: A’s clinch AL pennant, then put on offensive clinic

September 29, 1913: Walter Johnson completes 11th shutout of season and 36th victory

October 4, 1913: Zany Senators defeat Red Sox in slapstick season finale despite Hal Janvrin’s two homers

WickwareFrank

October 5, 1913: Frank Wickware wins barnstorming battle between the Big Train and ‘Black Walter Johnson’

October 8, 1913: Mathewson outduels Plank in extra-inning classic