
April 5, 1913: Ebbets Field opens with inaugural exhibition game
The first baseball game in Ebbets Field was an exhibition…

April 9, 1913: Brooklyn falls in first regular-season game at Ebbets Field
The iconic main entry of Ebbets Field was located at the…

April 24, 1913: Gus Williams hits three triples to power the Browns over the White Sox
On April 24, 1913, St. Louis Browns outfielder Gus Williams had…

April 26, 1913: Chicago’s Reb Russell earns a walk-off first win thanks to Shano Collins
People were beginning to take notice of Ewell Russell. How could…

April 29, 1913: Ty Cobb’s holdout ends
Baseball fans were reading a lot about Ty Cobb in the early months…

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…