
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,…

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 2, 1908: Down by three runs in 9th, Red Sox rally to beat New York
It looked as though it was going to be a split doubleheader on…

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 3, 1908: Rube Marquard, the $11,000 Beauty, throws minor-league no-hitter for Indianapolis
In the first chapter of Lawrence S. Ritter’s The Glory of Their…

September 5, 1908: Brooklyn’s Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Doves, striking out 14
Nap Rucker spent his entire major-league career pitching for…