September 29, 1915: Gene Packard does it all for Packers, wins 20th game in pennant race
A large crowd of 6,000 turned out to watch the St. Louis Terriers…
September 29, 1915: Rip Williams delivers career performance during Senators’ slugfest
As October 1915 approached in the nation’s capital, 20,000…
October 2, 1915: Packers’ Nick Cullop breaks the hearts of St. Louis baseball fans
As the Federal League entered its second season, baseball fans…
October 3, 1915: Chicago Whales clinch final Federal League title
A Rebel without a glove of glue allowed the Chicago Whales to…
October 8, 1915: Phillies’ Pete Alexander benefits from the breaks to win Game 1
The same two cities squared off in the 1915 World Series as had…
October 9, 1915: Red Sox’s Rube Foster pitches a gem and drives in winning run in Game 2
After dropping Game One of the 1915 World Series, 3-1, the Red…
October 11, 1915: Red Sox squeeze by Pete Alexander’s Phillies in Game Three
The 1915 World Series featured the upstart Philadelphia Phillies,…
October 12, 1915: Ernie Shore leads Red Sox to Game Four victory
Game Four of the 1915 World Series was the second home game in…
October 13, 1915: Red Sox win their fourth 1-run game in a row and clinch World Series crown
“The Boston Red Sox scored only 12 runs in the five games of…
April 12, 1916: Babe Ruth’s throwing error costs him an Opening Day shutout
The Boston Red Sox opened their 1916 season at home. They were…
April 17, 1916: The Babe and the Big Train, Round Two
The first series of the 1916 season between the Washington Senators…
April 20, 1916: Chicago Cubs play their first game at Wrigley Field
During the 2017 baseball season, the Chicago Cubs surpassed 8,000…
May 20, 1916: Babe Ruth replaced in 6th inning while throwing a no-hitter
Young Babe Ruth, 21, gave out plenty of free passes on this Saturday…
June 1, 1916: Boston’s Babe Ruth gets the best of Walter Johnson in round three
In 1913 future Hall of Fame right-hander Walter Johnson earned…
June 13, 1916: Red-hot Babe Ruth goes on a tear against the Browns
He was just 21 and only in his second full season but Babe Ruth…
June 13, 1916: Braves, Reds play longest scoreless duel in MLB history
Thanks to sterling pitching, no clutch hitting, and two umpiring…
June 16, 1916: Salida Tom Hughes no-hits Pirates at Braves Field
On paper the game between the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates…
June 18, 1916: The death of Johnny Dodge
There are records from baseball’s early years of deaths that…
August 13, 1916: Braggo Roth walks off with inside-the-park home run
On July 23, 1916, the St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland…
August 15, 1916: Boston’s Babe Ruth outlasts Walter Johnson in 13 innings
Clark Griffith was prescient. At the end of the 1914 season,…
August 26, 1916: Bullet Joe Bush fires no-hitter for A’s
“Such a brand of revenge was never seen before,” gushed…
August 27, 1916: Chicago American Giants defeat Indianapolis ABCs on close play at the plate
Rube Foster of the Chicago American Giants, J.D. Howard, and…
August 30, 1916: Boston’s Dutch Leonard no-hits the Browns at Fenway Park
Oh, what a difference a day makes. In the first game of an August…
September 4, 1916: Pitching legends Mordecai Brown, Christy Mathewson duel for the final time
A promotional poster advertising the September 4, 1916 matchup…