
April 13, 1926: First Red Sox game is broadcast on Boston radio
Few baseball writers predicted big things for the 1926 Boston…

April 12, 1922: Del Gainer and Rogers Hornsby power Cardinals to Opening Day romp over Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals fans had little reason to cheer during the…

April 13, 1926: Big Train takes a long journey to defeat Connie Mack’s Athletics
Opening Day, at least as far as the Washington Senators were…

May 7, 1921: Chicago’s Dave Brown outduels Monarchs’ Rube Curry on Opening Day
Opening Day in 1921 for the Negro National League was a momentous…

April 30, 1921: Chicago Giants defeat Columbus Buckeyes in Negro National League debut
Relocated, renamed, and piloted by two generations of Black baseball…

April 13, 1921: Babe Ruth opens Yankees’ season with 5-for-5 ‘one-handed’ performance
Babe Ruth opened the New York Yankees’ 1921 season by hitting…

April 13, 1921: Ivy Olson’s 9th-inning single wins it for Brooklyn over Braves on Opening Day
No matter how bright or bleak the prospects for the coming season,…

April 13, 1921: Giants top Phillies in 11 innings to start their 1921 championship season
The New York Giants fell short of the National League pennant…

April 14, 1921: Harry Heilmann’s walk-off hit wins Ty Cobb’s managerial debut for Tigers
Following the highs of a 1917 world championship and a 1919 American…

April 13, 1921: Reds surge in eighth inning, beat Pirates on Opening Day
The Cincinnati Reds had endured a rough winter. Confessions of…

April 13, 1921: Boston’s Sad Sam Jones beats a struggling Walter Johnson on Opening Day in Washington
President Warren G. Harding, center, throws out the ceremonial…

April 21, 1921: Sam Jones shuts out Senators in Red Sox home opener
Sad Sam Jones had won the season opener for the Red Sox with…

April 18, 1923: Babe Ruth homers in Yankee Stadium’s grand opening, hinting at franchise’s dynastic future
In 1913 the New York Highlanders were renamed the Yankees and…

April 16, 1929: Earl Averill homers in first plate appearance during Indians’ debut
Only two players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as of…
April 21, 1921: A cloud over Chicago as White Sox return for home opener after World Series scandal
There was a dark cloud over Comiskey Park in Chicago as the Chicago…

April 19, 1919: Baseball resumes after World War I on Patriots Day in Boston
No matter your perspective, the 1919 Patriots Day opening day…

April 14, 1925: Indians, Browns combine for 35 runs on Opening Day
It was a mild spring day, temperatures in the 60s with little…

April 22, 1925: Cardinals inflict death by a thousand singles to win home opener over Reds
The National League celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the league…
April 12, 1927: Cubs wallop defending champion Cardinals on Opening Day
In the early part of 1927, the Midwest was bursting with anticipation…

April 20, 1916: Chicago Cubs play their first game at Wrigley Field
During the 2017 baseball season, the Chicago Cubs surpassed 8,000…

April 16, 1918: Reds’ Pete Schneider tosses one-hitter on Opening Day
It was the “first opening game since our energies have been…

April 15, 1918: Truck Hannah debuts against Walter Johnson on Opening Day
Only 17 men born in North Dakota have appeared in a major-league…

April 18, 1929: Babe Ruth celebrates ‘honeymoon’ with a home run
The Babe settled in the batter’s box on the port side of home…

May 7, 1921: Detroit Stars and Bacharach Giants hit the long ball
It was Saturday, May 7, 1921, the opening day of the Negro National…