Ed McCreery

August 16, 1914: Ed McCreery becomes a dubious ‘one-win wonder’ in bizarre debut

In the midst of a mediocre 1914 campaign, the American League’s…

September 26, 1914: Braves’ Rabbit Maranville hits the first grand slam at Fenway Park

Fenway Park’s first major-league game was played on April 20,…
Nap Lajoie (Trading Card DB)

September 27, 1914: Cleveland’s Napoleon Lajoie joins the 3,000-hit club

Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie is often referred to as the American’s…

July 24, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels escape Federal League cellar in 12-inning win

The Pittsburgh Rebels made it three in a row over the pennant-contending…
George Kaiserling (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

August 24, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers are Tip-Top in doubleheader sweep

As the Indianapolis Hoosiers (63-49) prepared to host the Brooklyn…
Bob Groom (TRADING CARD DB)

September 12, 1914: Bob Groom umpires and pitches in same game for St. Louis

The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were very much still in the hunt for the…

September 9, 1914: Chicago battles Buffalo to 12-inning tie

The Chicago Chi-Feds went into Buffalo looking to get back into…
Dutch Zwilling (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 14, 1914: Chi-Feds crush Terriers 11-0 in under two hours

July in Chicago can feel like a sweltering, steamy greenhouse,…
George Kaiserling (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

July 19, 1914: Hoosiers’ George Kaiserling muzzles Terriers

The St. Louis faithful filed into Handlan’s Park hoping their…
Charlie Hanford (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BAIN COLLECTION)

September 28, 1914: Buffalo, Kansas City tie 10-10 in ‘a freak contest’

“It was a freak contest.”1 That’s how the Buffalo Evening…

July 24, 1914: Brooklyn Tip-Tops win on carom off pitcher’s leg

“Excellence may have many definitions, but Tip-Top Bread defines…