August 22, 1917: ‘Some Game!’ Brooklyn wins after 22 innings

On a sultry Wednesday afternoon at Ebbets Field, the Robins…

September 27, 1917: All-stars turn out for Tim Murnane benefit

Baseball’s modern business model has turned major league benefit…

October 6, 1917: White Sox win World Series opener at Comiskey Park

Oh, how it rained. The day before the first World Series game…

October 13, 1917: White Sox’s big push brings bedlam in Game 5 comeback

Game Five of the 1917 World Series was back in Chicago and the…

April 15, 1918: Truck Hannah debuts against Walter Johnson on Opening Day

Only 17 men born in North Dakota have appeared in a major-league…

April 16, 1918: Reds’ Pete Schneider tosses one-hitter on Opening Day

It was the “first opening game since our energies have been…

May 6, 1918: Brooklyn’s Dan Griner loses no-hitter with two outs in the ninth

Exterior view of Ebbets Field’s iconic brick and arches,…

May 6, 1918: Boston’s Babe Ruth makes his first start as a position player

Boston Red Sox manager Ed Barrow scoffed at the very idea.…

May 7, 1918: Boston Braves blow out Brooklyn, 16-0

Shortstop Johnny Rawlings had the game of his life leading the…

May 8, 1918: The wildest, wobbliest, weirdest windup as Reds score nine in 9th

“The outlook wasn’t rosy for the Redland tribe that day; The…

May 15, 1918: Walter Johnson and Lefty Williams spar for 18 innings

Had there been room, the Griffin Stadium scoreboard would have…

May 19, 1918: Senators’ first Sunday game draws record crowd in Washington

Paid-admission Sunday baseball came with relative ease to the…

May 20, 1918: Four late-game comebacks result in dizzying victory for A’s

The 1918 season did not start well for either the Philadelphia…