
September 7, 1911: Rookie Pete Alexander pitches one-hitter, tops Cy Young
On a cold September 7, 1911, a gathering of 5,523 Boston National…

September 9, 1911: Cardinals’ Gene Woodburn falls one inning shy of no-hitting Pirates for first career win
But Mr. Jinx was on the job,
Determined he would slyly rob…

September 19, 1911: Rebel Oakes’ single completes four-run ninth-inning comeback as Cardinals top Boston
The Deadball Era (1901-1919) brings to mind low-scoring contests…

September 22, 1911: Boston’s Cy Young blanks Pirates in Forbes Field for 511th career win
Cy Young won 511 games during his singular career, 94 more victories…

September 22, 1911: Rookie Conwell’s inglorious debut
On September 22, 1911, three rookies made their major league…

September 26, 1911: Frank Baker’s homers help Athletics clinch second straight pennant
Heading into the 1911 season, the Philadelphia Athletics were…

October 6, 1911: Cy Young pitches his final game
Boston’s 1911 National League team was not a good ballclub.…

October 9, 1911: Ben Houser has a one-of-a-kind game, hitting grand slam and sealing triple play
During the 1910 season, the American League champion Philadelphia…

October 16, 1911: Home Run Baker’s bash knots World Series in Game 2
The World Series returned to Philadelphia for the second…

October 17, 1911: Home Run Baker, A’s get the best of Giants’ Christy Mathewson in Game 3
“Mighty Baker Pulls Another Home Run Hit,” squawked the headline…

October 24, 1911: ‘What’s the matter with Baker? He’s all right’ as A’s take Game 4
The Philadelphia Athletics were on Cloud Nine as they pulled…

October 26, 1911: Bender tosses 4-hitter as A’s crush Giants to capture second straight championship
“The old White Elephant stands above the great throbbing…

April 12, 1912: Cincinnati’s Redland Field hosts its first game
The Cincinnati Reds started the 1912 season in a new venue, one…

April 19, 1912: Toronto Maple Leafs play their first game in International League
The 1912 season was the first for the newly named International…

April 20, 1912: Red Sox open Fenway Park with extra-innings win over New York
Boston's Fenway Park is pictured in 1912, the year it opened…

April 20, 1912: Frank Navin’s field of dreams opens in Detroit
The first game to be played at Navin Field was scheduled for…

April 27, 1912: Pirates unleash new bats in 23-run outburst against Reds
Pittsburgh baseball fans were frustrated over their team’s…

May 18, 1912: Tigers stage baseball’s first player strike in support of Ty Cobb
The story of the Philadelphia Athletics’ 24-2 shellacking of…

June 5, 1912: Roy Mitchell pitches, hits Browns over A’s
Philadelphia was off to a sluggish 19-18 start in 1912. The Athletics…

June 9, 1912: Boston’s Tris Speaker hits for the cycle against Browns
Boston’s Tris Speaker, described in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…

June 10, 1912: Chief Meyers hits for the cycle, but Heinie Zimmerman’s homers beat Giants
A respectable crowd1 passed through the turnstiles at the Polo…

July 4, 1912: George Mullin tosses first Tigers no-hitter
An aging veteran, who had battled weight problems all season…

July 5, 1912: ‘Magician-like’ Christy Mathewson sours Brooklyn’s grins while earning 300th career win
Despite watching Cy Young pitch effectively into his 40s in the…

July 8, 1912: Jimmy Lavender and Cubs halt Rube Marquard’s winning streak
Rube Marquard, a 25-year-old southpaw on the New York Giants,…