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…
Dick Rudolph (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

September 18, 1915: Braves, trying to keep pace, drub Cardinals 20-1

Chasing Philadelphia and Brooklyn in search of a repeat of 1914’s…

September 7, 1915: Dave Davenport tosses a no-hitter for St. Louis Terriers

St. Louis Terriers pitcher Dave Davenport nearly single-handedly…

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: Laboring (and Traveling) on Labor Day

When the Brooklyn Tip-Tops and Newark Peppers met in Brooklyn…
Pete Alexander (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

August 14, 1915: Babe Ruth wins first start against Walter Johnson

Emerging as one of the American League’s top young pitching…

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 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,…