August 16, 1914: Terrapins defeat Chi-Feds when Dutch Zwilling homers and strikes out in same at-bat
On a mid-August Sunday afternoon, the Baltimore Terrapins arrived…
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…
August 16, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels hurler George LeClair takes one for the team, gets blasted for 21 runs
Federal League Park in Indianapolis struck fear into the hearts…
August 24, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers are Tip-Top in doubleheader sweep
As the Indianapolis Hoosiers (63-49) prepared to host the Brooklyn…
September 7, 1914: Tip-Tops reliever Jim Bluejacket records novel pitching victory — without throwing a pitch
After the Brooklyn Tip-Tops rallied for a one-run victory over…
September 7, 1914: Urban Shocker seals Ottawa Senators’ third straight Canadian League title
In the years leading up to the First World War, baseball −…
September 9, 1914: Boston Braves’ George Davis throws first no-hitter at Fenway Park
The first no-hitter at Boston’s Fenway Park was thrown by a…
September 9, 1914: Chicago battles Buffalo to 12-inning tie
The Chicago Chi-Feds went into Buffalo looking to get back into…
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 12, 1914: Yankees hurler Ray Keating caught red-handed; American League bans emery ball
The inventor of the emery ball, former New York Highlanders/Yankees…
September 19, 1914: Doc Lafitte tosses the Federal League’s first no-hitter
The Brooklyn Tip-Tops had just lost five games at Washington…
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,…
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…
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 2, 1914: A sign of so many swats to come: Babe Ruth doubles for first big-league hit
Even after the game, the 1,500 people who watched a meaningless…
October 6, 1914: Another day, another doubleheader, another tie for Pittsburgh Rebels, Baltimore Terrapins
Their home-field victory over the Pittsburgh Rebels in the opener…
October 6, 1914: Terrapins win blowout in Baltimore in doubleheader opener
In the final week of the initial Federal League campaign, the…
October 7, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers clinch second straight Federal League pennant
Only the tail-end St. Louis club stood in the way of Bill Phillips’s…
October 9, 1914: Rudolph outpitches Bender in World Series opener
The upstart Boston Braves surprised the defending World Series…
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…
April 15, 1915: Rube Marquard’s no-hitter marks first step toward reconciling reputation after shocking offseason
By 1914, New York Giants executives had accepted that inconsistent…