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…

August 3, 1906: Steinfeldt called out twice on same play

In 1906, the Chicago Cubs played the Philadelphia Phillies 22…
Jake Weimer (TRADING CARD DB)

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 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…

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…

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…
Luis Bustamante (Courtesy of Stephen V. Rice)

June 14-17, 1907: Luis Bustamante and the Cuban Stars visit northern Ohio

Elyria, Ohio, 23 miles southwest of Cleveland, was a growing…

August 11, 1907: Ed Karger Tosses Seven-Inning Perfect Game

It was scorching hot, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees…

September 20, 1907: Nick Maddox tosses first no-hitter in Pirates’ history

From Pittsburgh’s inaugural season in the National League,…