1910s – Page 7 – Society for American Baseball Research

Larry McLean (Library of Congress)

September 7, 1914: Larry McLean leads Giants over Braves in first-place battle before record crowd at Fenway Park

September 7, 1914: Urban Shocker seals Ottawa Senators’ third straight Canadian League title

George Davis (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

September 9, 1914: Boston Braves’ George Davis throws first no-hitter at Fenway Park

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

Bob Groom (TRADING CARD DB)

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

Ray Keating

September 12, 1914: Yankees hurler Ray Keating caught red-handed; American League bans emery ball

September 19, 1914: Doc Lafitte tosses the Federal League’s first no-hitter

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

Nap Lajoie (Trading Card DB)

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

Charlie Hanford (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BAIN COLLECTION)

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

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 2, 1914: A sign of so many swats to come: Babe Ruth doubles for first big-league hit

October 6, 1914: Another day, another doubleheader, another tie for Pittsburgh Rebels, Baltimore Terrapins

October 6, 1914: Terrapins win blowout in Baltimore in doubleheader opener

Cy Falkenberg (TRADING CARD DB)

October 7, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers clinch second straight Federal League pennant

October 9, 1914: Rudolph outpitches Bender in World Series opener

Russ Ford (TRADING CARD DB)

October 9, 1914: Buffalo’s Russ Ford throws 16-inning shutout to beat Pittsburgh

October 10, 1914: Bill James outduels Eddie Plank in Game Two

October 12, 1914: Braves win Game Three in 12 innings

October 13, 1914: Braves finish off shocking World Series upset in Game Four

1915 Holy Cross Baseball Team

March 30, 1915: Holy Cross defeats St. John’s College in only meeting between the two schools

Rube Marquard (Trading Card DB)

April 15, 1915: Rube Marquard’s no-hitter marks first step toward reconciling reputation after shocking offseason

Local baseball teams parade through Harrison Park in New Jersey on Opening Day of the Federal League season on April 16, 1915 (NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY)

April 16, 1915: Federal League comes to New Jersey as Terrapins beat Newark Peppers in home opener

Napoleon Lajoie (Trading Card Database)

April 22, 1915: Nap Lajoie makes 5 errors as Red Sox win home opener against Philadelphia

Frank Allen (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

April 24, 1915: No offense in Gateway no-no: Frank Allen pitches a no-hitter for Pittsburgh