August 24, 1919: Ray Caldwell struck by lightning, sparks Indians to win

Dark, ominous storm clouds rolled off Lake Erie and barreled…

August 30, 1919: Outburst by Tigers’ inert offense stuns St. Louis

Time was running out for the Detroit Tigers to keep the Chicago…
Eddie Cicotte (SABR-Rucker Archive)

September 19, 1919: Cicotte, White Sox turn back Boston as Black Sox Scandal brews

Although they had not yet clinched the 1919 American League pennant,…
Grover Cleveland Alexander with the Chicago Cubs (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM, CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, SDN-064431)

September 21, 1919: Cubs’ ‘Old Pete’ Alexander needs only 58 minutes for shutout

In 2017 a major-league game typically lasted more than three…

September 27, 1919: Bob Shawkey fans 15 and wins 20th for Yankees

Before the Yankees-Athletics doubleheader on September 27,…

October 2, 1919: Reds take advantage of Lefty Williams’s wildness in Game 2

After the Cincinnati Reds stunned the “baseball dope” in…

October 7, 1919: Rookie Dickey Kerr keeps White Sox alive in Game 6

The Cincinnati Reds could be forgiven for celebrating too hard…

October 8, 1919: Eddie Cicotte returns to form in Game 7

Optimism was in short supply among Cincinnati Reds fans on the…
Tinti Molina (Trading Card DB)

May 9, 1920: The first all-Latino lineup in major-league baseball

On September 15, 2022 – celebrated as Roberto Clemente Day…
Walter Johnson (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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…