May 1, 1913: Casey Stengel clouts two inside-the-park homers in first two innings against Braves
Casey Stengel, who had debuted in the majors with 17 games for…
May 11, 1913: Shoeless Joe Jackson’s first-inning grand slam sparks Naps over Yankees
A Sunday crowd of 19,950 — overflowing into fair territory…
May 21, 1913: Gavvy Cravath and Tom Seaton star as Phillies crush Cincinnati 12-0
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Gavvy Cravath and pitcher Tom…
May 22, 1913: Browns’ Dwight Stone strands 15 runners to shut out the Yankees
It is not surprising attendance was only 600 when the St. Louis…
June 27, 1913: Brooklyn hits 8 doubles and Eddie Stack records 3-hitter to beat first-place Phillies
The third-place Brooklyn Superbas arrived in Philadelphia in…
June 30, 1913: Ad Brennan knocks out John McGraw after Giants wrestle first place from Phillies
The 1913 National League championship was decided not in the…
July 16, 1913: Oh, you Brewers! Squeeze play ends 19-inning battle
“This year Columbus is fighting desperately for the lead with…
September 5, 1913: Walter Johnson spins a shutout for 30th win of season
“To encounter Walter Johnson even one time during a series…
September 23, 1913: A’s clinch AL pennant, then put on offensive clinic
As the 1913 regular season neared its end on Tuesday, September…
September 29, 1913: Walter Johnson completes 11th shutout of season and 36th victory
Walter Johnson was on a roll of historic proportions as he…
October 4, 1913: Zany Senators defeat Red Sox in slapstick season finale despite Hal Janvrin’s two homers
There was nothing on the line as the Washington Senators hosted…
October 5, 1913: Frank Wickware wins barnstorming battle between the Big Train and ‘Black Walter Johnson’
In 1913 baseball’s popularity was unchallenged in America.…
October 8, 1913: Mathewson outduels Plank in extra-inning classic
It was the “most wonderful pitchers' battle ever in a World…
October 10, 1913: A’s rejoice in ‘the mighty shout of victory’ after Game 4
No matter how much the residents around Shibe Park loved…
January 1, 1914: Giants beat White Sox as World Tour visits Australia
“‘Why,’ said an American after the match, ‘your crowd…
April 13, 1914: Terrapins top visiting Buffalo in Federal League’s first big-league game
It was the biggest sports news in Baltimore since the American…
April 14, 1914: Tom Seaton, Brooklyn Tip-Tops win Opening Day pitchers’ duel to launch Federal League season
Nothing is more thrilling to a baseball fan than Opening Day…
April 19, 1914: Art Wilson homers twice, but Packers win ‘toughest baseball combat of the year’
It was the Deadball Era, where home runs were few and far between…
April 20, 1914: Cardinals’ Bill Doak strikes out 10 in shutout of Cubs
Bill Doak is little remembered. Those who do know his name likely…
April 22, 1914: Red Sox, Athletics tie for second day in a row
At the start of play on April 22, 1914, eight days into the season,…
April 23, 1914: Chicago Feds open Weeghman Park, later known as Wrigley Field
The Federal League Kansas City Packers and Chicago Chi-Feds played…
April 30, 1914: Binghamton, Utica combine for one hit on Opening Day
All through the winter of 1913-1914, the passionate baseball…
May 6, 1914: Pittsburgh’s Ed Lennox becomes only Federal League player to hit for the cycle
The two bottom-dwellers of the fledgling Federal League took…
May 12, 1915: Boston Braves, aiming for miracle repeat, beat Cardinals at Fenway Park
Entering the 1915 season, one of baseball’s biggest questions…