September 4, 1915: Ball lost in the sun costs Braves rookie Art Nehf a perfect game
Throughout human history, many cultures and religions have worshipped…
September 29, 1915: Rip Williams delivers career performance during Senators’ slugfest
As October 1915 approached in the nation’s capital, 20,000…
September 18, 1915: Braves, trying to keep pace, drub Cardinals 20-1
Chasing Philadelphia and Brooklyn in search of a repeat of 1914’s…
October 2, 1915: Packers’ Nick Cullop breaks the hearts of St. Louis baseball fans
As the Federal League entered its second season, baseball fans…
September 7, 1915: Dave Davenport tosses a no-hitter for St. Louis Terriers
St. Louis Terriers pitcher Dave Davenport nearly single-handedly…
September 19, 1915: Triple play highlights Whales’ win over Buffalo during Federal League pennant stretch
The Chicago Whales were in a three-way battle for the Federal…
September 19, 1915: St. Louis Terriers’ pennant hopes fall in sloppy 12-inning loss to last-place Baltimore Terrapins
The Sunday game at Handlan’s Park1 on September 19, 1915, drew…
August 16, 1915: The Main Event: Kansas City’s Alex Main tosses no-hitter in Federal League
When the Kansas City Packers began a 26-game road trip in the…
September 29, 1915: Gene Packard does it all for Packers, wins 20th game in pennant race
A large crowd of 6,000 turned out to watch the St. Louis Terriers…
August 7, 1915: Newark Peppers ride mud ball to third consecutive extra-inning win
The Federal League’s Newark (New Jersey) Peppers, in the midst…
September 6, 1915: To the victor goes the revenge: Brooklyn bests Newark in nightcap
As the Tip-Tops and Peppers traveled from Brooklyn to Harrison,…
September 6, 1915: Laboring (and Traveling) on Labor Day
When the Brooklyn Tip-Tops and Newark Peppers met in Brooklyn…
October 8, 1915: Phillies’ Pete Alexander benefits from the breaks to win Game 1
The same two cities squared off in the 1915 World Series as had…
October 9, 1915: Red Sox’s Rube Foster pitches a gem and drives in winning run in Game 2
After dropping Game One of the 1915 World Series, 3-1, the Red…
August 14, 1915: Babe Ruth wins first start against Walter Johnson
Emerging as one of the American League’s top young pitching…
August 29, 1915: Jim Scott tosses shutout in 68 minutes, shortest game in White Sox history
The White Sox had good reason to want to get this day’s game…
September 12, 1915: Nashville fans start a riot and players get punished
As more major- and minor-league ballparks increase protective…
October 3, 1915: Chicago Whales clinch final Federal League title
A Rebel without a glove of glue allowed the Chicago Whales to…
July 5, 1915: Reds’ Heinie Groh hits for the cycle, scores four times against Cubs
The Chicago Cubs were clinging to a slim lead atop the National…
July 19, 1915: Washington Senators set a stolen-base record, sort of
The 1915 Cleveland Indians, in their first year with that nickname…
September 16, 1915: Ty Cobb faces beanballs and a riotous mob in Boston
Through games of September 15, 1915, Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers…
August 18, 1915: Braves Field opens in Boston
A brief glance at the box score for the mid-August game between…
October 12, 1915: Ernie Shore leads Red Sox to Game Four victory
Game Four of the 1915 World Series was the second home game in…
October 11, 1915: Red Sox squeeze by Pete Alexander’s Phillies in Game Three
The 1915 World Series featured the upstart Philadelphia Phillies,…