May 30, 1914: Frank Rooney becomes first Czech player to homer in the major leagues
Contrary to popular belief, Frank Rooney wasn’t Irish-American.…
June 24, 1914: Kaiserling, Kauff lead Hoosiers past Packers, extending winning streak to 15
On June 11, 1914, the Federal League’s Indianapolis Hoosiers…
July 24, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels escape Federal League cellar in 12-inning win
The Pittsburgh Rebels made it three in a row over the pennant-contending…
June 16, 1914: Terriers score 8 runs in 12th to top the Tip-Tops, 13-12
On Tuesday, June 16, 1914, the St. Louis Terriers welcomed the…
July 18, 1914: Baltimore beats banged-up Buffalo for eighth time in nine days, 8-0
Owing to four rescheduled rainouts, the Terrapins and the Buf-Feds…
July 18, 1914: Baltimore Terrapins ‘parade around the bases’ to win nightcap over Buffalo, 15-2
Between games of the doubleheader at Buffalo’s Federal League…
June 25, 1914: Buffalo and the sheriff greet Hal Chase on his ‘day’ at Federal League Park
The Buffalo Buffeds1 were already 10 weeks into their first…
April 13, 1914: Terrapins top visiting Buffalo in Federal League’s first big-league game
It was the biggest sports news in Baltimore since the American…
July 25, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels sweep doubleheader in extra innings at Exposition Park
The Pittsburgh Federal League club (known in many newspapers…
May 6, 1914: Pittsburgh’s Ed Lennox becomes only Federal League player to hit for the cycle
The two bottom-dwellers of the fledgling Federal League took…
July 17, 1914: Gene Packard goes the distance as Packers defeat ChiFeds in 14 innings
It was Ladies’ Day at Kansas City’s Gordon and Koppel Field…
July 14, 1914: Chi-Feds crush Terriers 11-0 in under two hours
July in Chicago can feel like a sweltering, steamy greenhouse,…
April 19, 1914: Art Wilson homers twice, but Packers win ‘toughest baseball combat of the year’
It was the Deadball Era, where home runs were few and far between…
July 12, 1914: ChiFeds give Weeghman Park fans a walk-off to remember in 13th
June 1914 had seen the Indianapolis Hoosiers go on the longest…
July 29, 1914: Circus Solly Hofman bests ex-teammate Brown with walk-off single in 18th
The Wednesday afternoon matinee between the Brooklyn Tip-Tops…
July 13, 1914: Brooklyn’s Steve Evans breaks scoreless tie with game-winning home run in 12th
On a muggy July day with intermittent showers looming in the…
April 14, 1914: Tom Seaton, Brooklyn Tip-Tops win Opening Day pitchers’ duel to launch Federal League season
Nothing is more thrilling to a baseball fan than Opening Day…
July 7, 1914: Hoosiers’ Benny Kauff adds two steals on his way to leading Federal League
After playing in five games with the New York Yankees in early…
June 20, 1914: Irate Brooklyn catcher Grover Land hurls ball out of the park to cement Hoosiers win
Refreshed from a day off, the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal…
July 19, 1914: Hoosiers’ George Kaiserling muzzles Terriers
The St. Louis faithful filed into Handlan’s Park hoping their…
June 20, 1914: Hoosiers top Tip-Tops for 11th straight win, grab Federal League lead
After a short respite to stretch and refresh, the 5,500 fans…
July 27, 1914: Harry Billiard brilliant in relief as Hoosiers outlast Terps in 13 innings
The Indianapolis Hoosiers’ road trip to Baltimore got off to…
April 23, 1914: Chicago Feds open Weeghman Park, later known as Wrigley Field
The Federal League Kansas City Packers and Chicago Chi-Feds played…
July 24, 1914: Brooklyn Tip-Tops win on carom off pitcher’s leg
“Excellence may have many definitions, but Tip-Top Bread defines…