Ed McCreery

August 16, 1914: Ed McCreery becomes a dubious ‘one-win wonder’ in bizarre debut

In the midst of a mediocre 1914 campaign, the American League’s…
George Kaiserling (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

August 24, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers are Tip-Top in doubleheader sweep

As the Indianapolis Hoosiers (63-49) prepared to host the Brooklyn…

September 9, 1914: Chicago battles Buffalo to 12-inning tie

The Chicago Chi-Feds went into Buffalo looking to get back into…
Bob Groom (TRADING CARD DB)

September 12, 1914: Bob Groom umpires and pitches in same game for St. Louis

The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were very much still in the hunt for the…

September 26, 1914: Braves’ Rabbit Maranville hits the first grand slam at Fenway Park

Fenway Park’s first major-league game was played on April 20,…
Nap Lajoie (Trading Card DB)

September 27, 1914: Cleveland’s Napoleon Lajoie joins the 3,000-hit club

Hall of Famer Nap Lajoie is often referred to as the American’s…
Charlie Hanford (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BAIN COLLECTION)

September 28, 1914: Buffalo, Kansas City tie 10-10 in ‘a freak contest’

“It was a freak contest.”1 That’s how the Buffalo Evening…

October 6, 1914: Terrapins win blowout in Baltimore in doubleheader opener

In the final week of the initial Federal League campaign, the…

October 9, 1914: Rudolph outpitches Bender in World Series opener

The upstart Boston Braves surprised the defending World Series…
Russ Ford (TRADING CARD DB)

October 9, 1914: Buffalo’s Russ Ford throws 16-inning shutout to beat Pittsburgh

Russ Ford took the mound on the next to last day of the 1914…

October 10, 1914: Bill James outduels Eddie Plank in Game Two

On an unusually warm October day in Philadelphia in front of…

October 12, 1914: Braves win Game Three in 12 innings

In the second consecutive thrilling contest, Philadelphia played…

October 13, 1914: Braves finish off shocking World Series upset in Game Four

Backed by stout defense,1 Dick Rudolph easily won his second…