1920s – Page 4 – Society for American Baseball Research

June 6, 1921: Bill Gatewood of Detroit Stars throws Negro National League’s first no-hitter

Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

June 8, 1921: Yankees’ Babe Ruth goes from jail to the ballpark

Hooks Dauss (TRADING CARD DB)

June 10, 1921: Tigers beat Senators in game of ‘glaring errors of omission and commission’

Bullet Rogan (TRADING CARD DB)

June 12, 1921: Monarchs’ Bullet Rogan bests Cincinnati’s José Leblanc in battle of Negro League aces

June 13, 1921: Heinie Groh returns from holdout with two hits; Reds lose to Brooklyn

June 13, 1921: Ruth’s Yankees knock out Cobb’s Tigers as Babe reaches Polo Grounds bleachers

Dicta Johnson (CHICAGO WHIP, JUNE 11, 1921)

June 13, 1921: Unearned run spoils Dicta Johnson’s gem as Chicago American Giants edge Indianapolis ABCs in 10th

Cristóbal Torriente (TRADING CARD DB)

June 19, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente’s triple leads American Giants over intra-city rivals

June 20, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente scores in 10th for American Giants’ 13th consecutive victory

Frank Welch (TRADING CARD DB)

June 21, 1921: A’s win epic 15-inning battle against Senators

Rogers Hornsby (TRADING CARD DB)

June 21, 1921: Rogers Hornsby continues to impress as Cardinals score 17 runs in rout of Cubs

June 22, 1921: Harry Hooper homers twice at Comiskey Park, first White Sox batter to do so

Bill Hubbell (TRADING CARD DB)

June 27, 1921: Phillies’ Bill Hubbell and Giants’ Phil Douglas both go the distance in 7-homer slugfest

Oscar Charleston (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 29, 1921: Oscar Charleston drives in five runs in St. Louis Giants’ rout of Columbus Buckeyes

June 30, 1921: Pirates’ Moses ‘Chief’ Yellow Horse defeats Reds’ Adolfo Luque

Louis Santop (TRADING CARD DB)

July 3, 1921: Atlantic City Bacharach Giants edge natural rivals Hilldale, 6-5

Larry Gardner (TRADING CARD DB)

July 4, 1921: Fireworks for the wrong team as Cleveland rallies to beat White Sox, 11-10

Earl Sheely (TRADING CARD DB)

July 9, 1921: White Sox rally from 8-run deficit, beat Yankees 10-9 in 16 innings

July 9, 1921: Columbus Buckeyes surprise first-place Detroit Stars with comeback win

Tom Williams (SEAMHEADS.COM)

July 10, 1921: Tom Williams outduels Bill Drake as Chicago American Giants edge St. Louis Giants

July 15, 1921: Babe Ruth’s 138th career home run ties Roger Connor’s big-league record

1921 Chicago American Giants team with manager Rube Foster in the top row in street clothes. (SABR-RUCKER ARCHIVE)

July 16, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente, Chicago American Giants knock the starch out of ‘Iron Man’ McGinnity

July 18, 1921: Babe Ruth’s 560-foot blast against Tigers sets career home run record

Joe Sewell (TRADING CARD DB)

July 21, 1921: Joe Sewell smashes three doubles as Cleveland trounces Yankees