April 21, 1921: Rabbit Maranville sparks Pirates past Reds in home opener
The Pittsburgh Pirates seized headlines during the winter of…
April 22, 1921: Jersey City’s Harry Biemiller throws first no-hitter of minor-league season
Sportswriters toppled over themselves on April 23, 1921, to describe…
April 24, 1921: Cincinnati’s José Leblanc outduels Jim Jeffries, blanks Indianapolis ABCs in exhibition
Brothers Charles “C.I.” Taylor, Ben Taylor, James “Candy…
April 26, 1921: Cleveland raises AL pennant; Tris Speaker uses 23 players in win over Detroit
April 26, 1921, was a great day in Cleveland baseball history.…
April 28, 1921: Pair of unexpected grand slams lead Phillies to victory over Braves
Lee Meadows spent the first 4½ seasons of his career with the…
April 30, 1921: Chicago Giants defeat Columbus Buckeyes in Negro National League debut
Relocated, renamed, and piloted by two generations of Black baseball…
May 1, 1921: Jesse Haines Outduels Rube Marquard in Cardinals’ First Back-to-Back Win of Season
The St. Louis Cardinals’ dismal start to the 1921 season –…
May 1, 1921: Darkness halts Chicago Giants, Columbus Buckeyes after 11 innings
When the Negro National League opened play in 1920, its membership…
May 2, 1921: Red Sox walk off to win in Yankees’ first visit of season to Fenway Park
The Red Sox had played a pair of games against the Yankees at…
May 7, 1921: Bob Meusel hits for the cycle as Ruth wallops longest home run ever at Griffith Stadium
In the second of a two-game series at Griffith Stadium, Bob Meusel…
May 7, 1921: Whitey Glazner pitches, bats Pirates to ninth consecutive win
An unheralded addition to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1921 Opening…
May 7, 1921: Chicago’s Dave Brown outduels Monarchs’ Rube Curry on Opening Day
Opening Day in 1921 for the Negro National League was a momentous…
May 7, 1921: Detroit Stars and Bacharach Giants hit the long ball
It was Saturday, May 7, 1921, the opening day of the Negro National…
May 8, 1921: Eddie Rommel goes the distance as Athletics outlast Yankees in 14 innings
The Philadelphia Athletics experienced another rough April in…
May 9, 1921: Collegians versus the Pros: BC’s Jimmy Fitzpatrick stymies Boston Braves
Jimmy “Fitz” Fitzpatrick was already known as one of the…
May 9, 1921: Indianapolis ABCs pitcher Jim Jeffries fires 3-hit shutout to beat Columbus
The Negro National League (NNL) was early in its second season…
May 11, 1921: Donie Bush’s daring baserunning gives Tigers a late win over Yankees
On an overcast Wednesday afternoon, 12,000 fans filed into Detroit’s…
May 11, 1921: Dave Robertson’s reinstatement highlighted by six RBIs in Cubs’ rout of Phillies
It was a brutally cold day for a ballgame at Philadelphia’s…
May 15, 1921: Austin McHenry and Cardinals mates shoot down Brooklyn Robins
Heading into the 1921 season, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder…
May 22, 1921: Chicago Giants’ John Beckwith hits first home run over fence at Redland Field in Cincinnati
“Broad shouldered, round faced, moody, Beckwith was one of…
May 29, 1921: Jack Graney’s grand slam, two home runs help Cleveland beat Browns in St. Louis
Runs were plentiful in the first three games of a Memorial Day…
May 30, 1921: Tigers pounce in nightcap to halt Cleveland’s 8-game win streak
The end of World War I was less than three years in the past…
June 1, 1921: Giants’ Dave Bancroft homers, faints, and hits for cycle
After three consecutive seasons of finishing in second place…
June 2, 1921: Pat Duncan becomes first National Leaguer to clear fences at Cincinnati’s Redland Field
Jack Ryder was the beat writer who covered the Cincinnati Reds…