September 30, 1907: Ty Cobb and Bill Donovan lead Tigers to pivotal 17-inning tie with Athletics
Hughie Jennings, the Detroit Tigers’ first-year manager in…
October 5, 1907: Boston Americans finish season with sixth tie game of the year
With Judd Boyce Doyle—known as Slow Joe Doyle—on the mound…
April 17, 1908: Memphis Turtles win season opener; Tris Speaker debuts for Little Rock
Thomas F. McCullough, business manager of the Southern Association’s…
May 25, 1908: Cubs beat Giants in 10th on Joe Tinker’s walkoff hit
By the time the Cubs and Giants renewed their rivalry in 1908,…
June 12, 1908: Joe Jackson slugs the ball for his hometown team
On June 11, 1908, the Greenville (South Carolina) Spinners won…
June 24, 1908: Honus Wagner begins surge to historic batting title with three hits in win over Reds
Even though Honus Wagner could stake his claim to the title of…
July 4, 1908: Giants’ Hooks Wiltse denied 10-inning perfect game by umpire error, settles for no-hitter
Many baseball fans are familiar with the story of Armando Galarraga’s…
July 16, 1908: Christy Mathewson bolts from the shower to preserve Giants’ victory over Cubs
The New York Giants appeared to be well on their way to winning…
July 17, 1908: Biff Bang Boom! Cobb, Tigers score 21 runs to beat Mack’s Athletics
The year 1908 in baseball gave us the invention of the electric…
August 6, 1908: Cardinals’ Johnny Lush twirls rain-shortened no-hitter in 6 innings
The highlights for the St. Louis Cardinals had thus far in 1908…
September 5, 1908: Brooklyn’s Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Doves, striking out 14
Nap Rucker spent his entire major-league career pitching for…
September 20, 1908: Frank Smith no-hits the A’s as White Sox win 1-0 in bottom of the ninth
On September 20, 1908, during one of baseball’s tightest pennant…
September 23, 1908: Giants, Cubs play to disputed tie in ‘Merkle Game’
The National Football League (NFL) is replete with famous games…
September 26, 1908: Cubs’ Ed Reulbach tosses back-to-back shutouts in doubleheader sweep of Brooklyn
The Chicago Cubs had their work cut out for them if they were…
October 2, 1908: Addie Joss outduels Ed Walsh, throws perfect game
There was no lack of fan interest in the pennant races in 1908.…
October 2, 1908: Otis Clymer hits for the cycle, leads Senators to rout over Highlanders
The bottom two teams in the American League met on a cold Friday…
October 4, 1908: Mordecai Brown prevents Pirates from clinching pennant, helps Cubs regain first place
The Pittsburgh Pirates were one win from capturing the 1908 National…
October 5, 1908: Ed Walsh beats Detroit for his 40th win, keeping Chicago’s pennant hopes alive
In the twentieth century only two pitchers recorded 40 or more…
October 6, 1908: Bill Donovan blanks White Sox on two hits, sending Detroit Tigers to the World Series
With the 1908 American League championship on the line at South…
October 14, 1908: Cubs win World Series for second year in a row
For the second season in a row, the Chicago Cubs claimed the…
April 12, 1909: Shibe Park opens to celebration and sorrow
Philadelphia resident George McFadden was there bright and…
April 14, 1909: The dawn of a new era: St. Louis Browns fall in first game at Sportsman’s Park
The citizens of St. Louis had seen a lot of baseball played in…
May 1, 1909: Ralph Works makes favorable debut in snow-delayed Tigers victory
Even with veteran starting pitchers George Mullin, Ed Willett,…
May 2, 1909: Pirates’ Honus Wagner steals his way around the bases
At the close of the 1908 baseball season, Cleveland pitcher Addie…