Hall of Fame lefty was twice victimized by batters swinging at intentional balls.

May 29, 1915: Terriers ace Eddie Plank dominates Brooklyn Tip-Tops in opener

Eddie Plank had 287 major-league victories to his credit when…

May 29, 1915: Darkness wins in tie game between Terriers and Tip-Tops

Federal League Park, also known as Handlan’s Park, was first…

May 31, 1915: Newark, Brooklyn split a home-and-away doubleheader

The Federal League magnates experimented with a number of innovations…
Babe Ruth with the Boston Red sox, circa 1917 (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

June 2, 1915: Boston’s Babe Ruth hits his first game-winning home run

In The Science of Hitting, Ted Williams wrote, “I had a higher…

June 11, 1915: Reds’ Rube Benton fans 14 in extra-inning shutout

As readers scanned the morning editions of their hometown dailies…

July 19, 1915: Washington Senators set a stolen-base record, sort of

The 1915 Cleveland Indians, in their first year with that nickname…

August 7, 1915: Newark Peppers ride mud ball to third consecutive extra-inning win

The Federal League’s Newark (New Jersey) Peppers, in the midst…
Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

August 14, 1915: Babe Ruth wins first start against Walter Johnson

Emerging as one of the American League’s top young pitching…

August 18, 1915: Braves Field opens in Boston

A brief glance at the box score for the mid-August game between…

September 4, 1915: Ball lost in the sun costs Braves rookie Art Nehf a perfect game

Throughout human history, many cultures and religions have worshipped…

September 6, 1915: Laboring (and Traveling) on Labor Day

When the Brooklyn Tip-Tops and Newark Peppers met in Brooklyn…

September 7, 1915: Dave Davenport tosses a no-hitter for St. Louis Terriers

St. Louis Terriers pitcher Dave Davenport nearly single-handedly…

September 12, 1915: Nashville fans start a riot and players get punished

As more major- and minor-league ballparks increase protective…

September 16, 1915: Ty Cobb faces beanballs and a riotous mob in Boston

Through games of September 15, 1915, Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers…
Dick Rudolph (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

September 18, 1915: Braves, trying to keep pace, drub Cardinals 20-1

Chasing Philadelphia and Brooklyn in search of a repeat of 1914’s…