
October 1, 1903: Deacon Phillippe, Pirates beat Boston’s Cy Young in first ‘World’s Series’ game
In what is widely considered the first World Series, Barney Dreyfuss,…

October 2, 1903: Patsy Dougherty hits a pair of home runs as Bill Dinneen shuts out Pirates in Game 2
Boston right-hander Bill Dinneen shut out the Pirates, 3-0, allowing…

October 3, 1903: ‘Police unable to control crowd,’ but Pirates prevail in Game 3
The headline ran in the Boston Globe: “Swarm on the Field;…

October 6, 1903: Deacon Phillippe wins third World Series game for Pirates … and it’s only Game 4
The Pirates, back home at Exposition Park, took a three-games-to-one…

October 7, 1903: Boston breaks open Game 5 with back-to-back big innings
Roaring Bill Kennedy took the mound for the Pirates in Game…

October 8, 1903: Boston’s Bill Dinneen wins Game 6 to even World Series at three apiece
Both teams managed 10 base hits, but the Bostons scored twice…

October 10, 1903: Pirates’ Deacon Phillippe finally proves mortal as Boston wins Game 7
Two calculations contributed to the hosts calling for a day off…

October 13, 1903: Big Bill Dinneen leads Boston to a triumph in first modern World Series
The first World Series ever played was a best-of-nine competition,…

April 24, 1904: White Sox beat Cleveland on fierce rally as Tom Dougherty picks up only career win
On April 24, 1904, a chilly, wet day, “that threatened to rain…

May 5, 1904: Cy Young pitches a perfect game
Old Cy Young was on the verge of history as he stood on the mound…

May 11, 1904: Cy Young goes 15 innings for Boston in 1-0 win over Detroit
Cy Young pictured in 1903. (SABR-Rucker Archive)
In…

May 14, 1904: After embracing spitball, Jack Chesbro kicks off impressive streak of 14 successive wins
His manager did not initially approve of it. His catcher didn’t…

June 4, 1904: Giants’ McGinnity, Reds’ Harper duel to 2-2 tie before record crowd
The Cincinnati Reds arrived in New York for a three-game series…

June 11, 1904: Chicago’s Bob Wicker begins game with 9⅓ hitless innings — or does he?
The Chicago Inter Ocean described it as the “greatest pitchers’…

June 20, 1904: Beaneaters’ Duff Cooley becomes 50th major-league player to hit for the cycle
Eight games into the 1904 season, the Philadelphia Phillies found…

June 21, 1904: White Sox rally in the 9th to beat Cleveland, but Cincinnati is main focus as baseball, politics collide
“Yes, Herrmann Day is a go in Chicago. The [Cincinnati] Blaine…

August 1, 1904: Pirates’ Charlie Case hurls a one-of-a-kind shutout with 11 hits allowed, no strikeouts
Pitching a complete-game shutout in the major leagues is a difficult…

August 17, 1904: Jesse Tannehill throws Boston’s second no-hitter of season
Jesse Tannehill led the National League in ERA in 1901 with the…

September 1-3, 1904: Philadelphia Giants defeat Cuban X-Giants in championship series
The early twentieth century rivalry was intense between the two…

September 15, 1904: New York Highlanders, Boston Americans tie for second day in a row
Avoiding stalemate proved difficult for the Boston Americans…

October 4, 1904: Sam Mertes hits for cycle, then Giants forfeit to Cardinals
The New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals had scheduled a doubleheader…

October 7, 1904: Jack Chesbro wins 41st game of season for New York Highlanders
The New York Highlanders had come quickly, rushing into the American…

October 8, 1904: Clark Griffith rolls the dice and Chesbro loses to Boston on no rest
One of the greatest days in Boston baseball history – October…

October 8, 1904: Boston’s Lou Criger guns down New York’s pennant hopes
Lou Criger batted .211 for the Boston Americans in 1904 —…