1910s – Page 9 – Society for American Baseball Research

October 3, 1915: Chicago Whales clinch final Federal League title

Pete Alexander (TRADING CARD DB)

October 8, 1915: Phillies’ Pete Alexander benefits from the breaks to win Game 1

George "Rube" Foster (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 9, 1915: Red Sox’s Rube Foster pitches a gem and drives in winning run in Game 2

October 11, 1915: Red Sox squeeze by Pete Alexander’s Phillies in Game Three

October 12, 1915: Ernie Shore leads Red Sox to Game Four victory

October 13, 1915: Red Sox win their fourth 1-run game in a row and clinch World Series crown

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

April 12, 1916: Babe Ruth’s throwing error costs him an Opening Day shutout

Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

April 17, 1916: The Babe and the Big Train, Round Two

April 20, 1916: Chicago Cubs play their first game at Wrigley Field

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 20, 1916: Babe Ruth replaced in 6th inning while throwing a no-hitter

Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

June 1, 1916: Boston’s Babe Ruth gets the best of Walter Johnson in round three

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 13, 1916: Red-hot Babe Ruth goes on a tear against the Browns

June 13, 1916: Braves, Reds play longest scoreless duel in MLB history

June 16, 1916: Salida Tom Hughes no-hits Pirates at Braves Field

June 18, 1916: The death of Johnny Dodge

August 13, 1916: Braggo Roth walks off with inside-the-park home run

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

August 15, 1916: Boston’s Babe Ruth outlasts Walter Johnson in 13 innings

Joe Bush, pitching for the “Red Sox” versus Hilldale, tried to use a damaged ball in the ninth inning. When that ball was thrown (liter- ally) out of the game, he purposefully spiked a new ball, prompting Hilldale to call for a forfeit. (TRADING CARD DB)

August 26, 1916: Bullet Joe Bush fires no-hitter for A’s

August 27, 1916: Chicago American Giants defeat Indianapolis ABCs on close play at the plate

August 30, 1916: Boston’s Dutch Leonard no-hits the Browns at Fenway Park

A promotional poster advertising the September 4, 1916 matchup between Mordecai Brown and Christy Mathewson. This game would be the last of 24 matchups in which the two future Hall of Famer pitchers would face each other. (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 4, 1916: Pitching legends Mordecai Brown, Christy Mathewson duel for the final time

September 9, 1916: The Babe and the Big Train, Round Five

Play Ball! film publicity poster, 1916 (IMDB.com)

September 10, 1916: Giants, Yankees play exhibition for Hollywood, charity

Burleigh Grimes (Trading Card DB)

September 10, 1916: Pirates’ 6-run ninth completes comeback and makes Burleigh Grimes a winner in debut