May 14, 1906: ‘Humpy’ Badel leads Buffalo Bisons to victory in home opener
Under the leadership of manager George Stallings, the Buffalo…
June 7, 1906: Cubs wallop Mathewson and Giants, 19-0, at Polo Grounds
The Chicago Cubs arrived in New York to take on the Giants in…
June 24, 1906: Tigers’ Germany Schaefer ‘wins by a nose’ after calling his shot
“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” So said…
July 12, 1906: Frank Shaughnessy leads Ottawa to victory in outlaw Northern Independent League
The Northern Independent League, formerly known as the Northern…
August 3, 1906: Steinfeldt called out twice on same play
In 1906, the Chicago Cubs played the Philadelphia Phillies 22…
August 24, 1906: Tornado Jake Weimer tosses abbreviated no-hitter for Reds
A torrential rainfall postponed the second game of a three-game…
August 29, 1906: Athletics settle for no-hitter and win in rain-shortened game
The White Sox players were fighting mad. They had just gotten…
September 1, 1906: A’s rookie Jack Coombs, Red Sox’s Joe Harris battle for 24 innings
“The Greatest Game in the History of Major League Base Ball”1…
September 11, 1906: Reds, Pirates play to 15-inning scoreless tie
In 1906 baseball was at the height — or in the depths — of…
September 15, 1906: ‘Hitless Wonder’ White Sox win to move into first place
The Chicago White Sox are “the luckiest bunch of ballplayers…
September 24, 1906: ‘Iron Man’ Stoney McGlynn tosses 7-inning no-hitter for Cardinals
Ulysses Simpson Grant “Stoney” McGlynn was a legendary pitcher…
September 26, 1906: Honus Wagner’s hitting, fielding overshadow Lefty Leifield’s darkness-shortened no-hitter
Pitching on a staff with three established 30-something stars…
April 11, 1907: Reds celebrate a ‘grand’ Opening Day with win over Pirates
By 1907, Opening Day was one of the grand sporting and social…
April 26, 1907: Boston’s Johnny Bates ‘toyed with the sphere’ for the cycle
The Boston Red Stockings squad was one of the original eight…
May 26, 1907: Big Ed Walsh tosses rain-shortened no-hitter in farcical game
“Rain, hail, thunder, lightning, and flood were summoned to…
June 5, 1907: Three-Finger Brown’s Cubs beat Mathewson’s Giants in duel of aces
The New York Giants and Chicago Cubs were “red-hot rivals for…
June 14-17, 1907: Luis Bustamante and the Cuban Stars visit northern Ohio
Elyria, Ohio, 23 miles southwest of Cleveland, was a growing…
June 28, 1907: Branch Rickey sets record by allowing 13 stolen bases to Senators in one game
Say “Branch Rickey” to a casual baseball fan and they are…
June 29, 1907: Bemis batters Cobb, but Georgia Peach’s bat does the damage in rout of Naps
Perhaps no player in the annals of baseball has had his reputation…
August 2, 1907: The Train Departs the Station: Walter Johnson makes major-league debut
The events of August 2 in baseball history are quite varied.…
August 7, 1907: Boston Doves delight fans in western Kentucky during owner’s homecoming
The name George B. Dovey is unfamiliar to most modern-day baseball…
August 11, 1907: Ed Karger Tosses Seven-Inning Perfect Game
It was scorching hot, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees…
August 23, 1907: Pirates’ Howie Camnitz walks his way to a 5-inning no-hitter shortened by darkness
While the Chicago Cubs were cruising to their second straight…
September 20, 1907: Nick Maddox tosses first no-hitter in Pirates’ history
From Pittsburgh’s inaugural season in the National League,…