October 3, 1915: Chicago Whales clinch final Federal League title

A Rebel without a glove of glue allowed the Chicago Whales to…
Pete Alexander (TRADING CARD DB)

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 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…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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…
Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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…
Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

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…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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…
Rube Foster, Trading Card Database

June 21, 1916: Rube Foster throws first Red Sox no-hitter at Fenway Park

The first Boston Red Sox no-hitter at Fenway Park was by right-hander…

August 13, 1916: Braggo Roth walks off with inside-the-park home run

On July 23, 1916, the St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

August 15, 1916: Boston’s Babe Ruth outlasts Walter Johnson in 13 innings

Clark Griffith was prescient. At the end of the 1914 season,…
Joe Bush, pitching for the “Red Sox” versus Hilldale, tried to use a damaged ball in the ninth inning. When that ball was thrown (liter- ally) out of the game, he purposefully spiked a new ball, prompting Hilldale to call for a forfeit. (TRADING CARD DB)

August 26, 1916: Bullet Joe Bush fires no-hitter for A’s

“Such a brand of revenge was never seen before,” gushed…

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…
A promotional poster advertising the September 4, 1916 matchup between Mordecai Brown and Christy Mathewson. This game would be the last of 24 matchups in which the two future Hall of Famer pitchers would face each other. (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 4, 1916: Pitching legends Mordecai Brown, Christy Mathewson duel for the final time

A promotional poster advertising the September 4, 1916 matchup…

September 9, 1916: The Babe and the Big Train, Round Five

The fans at Griffith Stadium were in for a treat in the first…
Play Ball! film publicity poster, 1916 (IMDB.com)

September 10, 1916: Giants, Yankees play exhibition for Hollywood, charity

Exhibition games involving major-league teams were once commonplace.…