1920s – Page 9 – Society for American Baseball Research

May 11, 1923: Phillies and Cardinals clout 10 home runs in Baker Bowl barrage

June 1, 1923: New York Giants score in every inning to blast Phillies, 22-8

June 15, 1923: Lou Gehrig plays first game in Yankee pinstripes

July 3, 1923: Ailing Tigers rally to top Cleveland

July 7, 1923: Rube Lutzke, Riggs Stephenson spearhead Cleveland to record 27-3 rout

July 7, 1923: Pie Traynor hits for the cycle in Pirates’ rout over Phillies

July 18, 1923: Phillies outlast Cubs but lose ‘landmark’ decision to 11-year-old over a foul ball

July 19, 1923: Judge Landis Day in Salisbury, MD

August 7, 1923: Indians trounce three Red Sox rookies as Frank Brower delivers 6 hits

August 9, 1923: Cardinals win a wild one against defending champion Giants

September 4, 1923: All smiles: Sad Sam Jones tosses no-hitter for Yankees

Howard Ehmke (TRADING CARD DB)

September 7, 1923: Howard Ehmke’s no-hitter saved by base-running blunder and official scorer’s change of heart

Howard Ehmke (TRADING CARD DB)

September 11, 1923: Howard Ehmke’s encore: Red Sox pitcher throws 1-hitter following historic no-hitter

Shano Collins (TRADING CARD DB)

September 29, 1923: Red Sox wrap up 5-4 win against Yankees in just over one hour

October 6, 1923: Ernie Padgett’s unassisted triple play

October 10, 1923: Casey Stengel is hero as Giants nip Yankees in Game 1

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October 14, 1923: An epic wedding anniversary for Yankees’ battery in Game 5

April 17, 1924: Baby Doll Jacobson hits for the cycle, but Browns lose to White Sox

Mule Suttles (Trading Card DB)

April 28, 1924: Birmingham Black Barons make Negro National League debut with win over Cuban Stars

May 16, 1924: Al Yeargin earns only career win for Braves before losing 11 in a row

Walter Johnson (TRADING CARD DB)

May 23, 1924: Walter Johnson throws a gem in 1-hitter over White Sox

May 30, 1924: Ike Boone hits first Red Sox grand slam at Fenway Park – 12 years after ballpark opens

June 13, 1924: Yankees win forfeited game in Detroit as ‘all hell breaks loose’

July 5, 1924: Babe Ruth hits the wall, and the wall wins