May 1, 1920: An extreme exercise in futility: Braves, Dodgers play 26 innings to no decision
It rained all morning in Boston. Not hard, just a persistent…
May 1, 1920: Babe Ruth’s first Yankee home run is a ‘colossal clout’ against Red Sox
As the second month of the 1920 season opened, the New York Yankees…
May 9, 1920: The first all-Latino lineup in major-league baseball
On September 15, 2022 – celebrated as Roberto Clemente Day…
May 14, 1920: As a reliever, Walter Johnson wins 300th game with arm and bat
It was cold, windy, dreary, and damp in the nation’s capital…
June 10, 1920: ‘Sweet sandwiches, how it hailed’: Yankees win wild, wet game in Detroit
The umpire was a fish.Some Yankees said so.1The New York ballplayers…
June 15, 1920: Pirates double-steal a game from the Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies won the National League pennant in…
June 26, 1920: Lou Gehrig homers in high school all-star game at Cubs Park
"The New York Boys have a 17-year-old boy of 190 pounds on first…
June 28, 1920: Dave Bancroft racks up 6-hit game as Giants rout former Phillies teammates
Dave “Beauty” Bancroft made his name primarily on defense…
July 1, 1920: St. Louis Cardinals fall in their first game at Sportsman’s Park
At the end of June 1920 the National League pennant contenders…
July 1, 1920: The Big Train no-hits the Red Sox
Since he became a workhorse pitcher in 1908, Walter Johnson had…
July 2, 1920: Cardinals get first win at Sportsman’s Park as Doak swashbuckles Pirates
The St. Louis Cardinals’ owner, Sam Breadon, generally shunned…
July 9, 1920: Bambino homers on Babe Ruth Day at the Polo Grounds
New York’s American League team, known as the Highlanders in…
July 19, 1920: Babe Ruth breaks his own record with 30th home run
With two months left in the 1920 season, the New York Yankees…
August 1, 1920: Bullet Rogan pitches and bats Kansas City Monarchs over Chicago American Giants in front of record crowd
The crowd – estimated at 20,000 by the Kansas City Sun –…
August 8, 1920: George Sisler becomes first St. Louis Browns player to hit for the cycle
“They’ve called Ty Cobb the Georgia Peach for the last 15…
August 16, 1920: Ray Chapman suffers fatal blow to his skull on pitch from Carl Mays
The 1920 American League pennant race was as tight as one could…
August 31, 1920: Cubs-Phillies game leads to grand jury investigation, Black Sox confessions, and a stabbing
“Is baseball in danger?” – Chicago Tribune, September 5,…
September 17, 1920: Bobby Veach becomes first Tigers player to hit for the cycle
With just a few weeks left in the 1920 season, the Boston Red…
September 17, 1920: Giants’ Burns hits for the cycle as Toney pitches 10 innings to win 20th
By the time mid-September rolled around in the 1920 season, the…
September 20, 1922: Cleveland pitcher Phil Bedgood throws complete game to win big-league debut
In September 1922, out of pennant contention, the Cleveland Indians…
September 24, 1920: Duster Mails outduels Red Faber as Cleveland increases lead amid fix rumors
The September 24, 1920, edition of the Akron Beacon Journal blared…
September 24, 1920: Babe Ruth becomes first player to hit 50 home runs in a season
When Babe Ruth was traded to the New York Yankees by Boston Red…
September 24, 1920: Babe Ruth hits 51st homer just hours after reaching milestone
With Babe Ruth’s 50th home run of the year in the record books,…
September 27, 1920: ‘The end of some inevitable chain’: Chicago’s final Black Sox game
“Major leaguers were our gods. We weren’t worshipful. We…