June 6, 1921: Bill Gatewood of Detroit Stars throws Negro National League’s first no-hitter
On June 6, 1921, Bill Gatewood of the Detroit Stars pitched the…
June 8, 1921: Yankees’ Babe Ruth goes from jail to the ballpark
When the New York Yankees took the field against the Cleveland…
June 10, 1921: Tigers beat Senators in game of ‘glaring errors of omission and commission’
The aim in baseball is to win by scoring more than your opponent.…
June 12, 1921: Monarchs’ Bullet Rogan bests Cincinnati’s José Leblanc in battle of Negro League aces
It was the middle of June, and the Kansas City Monarchs were…
June 13, 1921: Heinie Groh returns from holdout with two hits; Reds lose to Brooklyn
bottle bat 1. A baseball bat with an especially thick barrel,…
June 13, 1921: Ruth’s Yankees knock out Cobb’s Tigers as Babe reaches Polo Grounds bleachers
Led by player-manager Ty Cobb, the third-place Tigers met the…
June 13, 1921: Unearned run spoils Dicta Johnson’s gem as Chicago American Giants edge Indianapolis ABCs in 10th
In search of a foothold after losing the first two games of a…
June 19, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente’s triple leads American Giants over intra-city rivals
When the first Negro National League, founded by Rube Foster…
June 20, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente scores in 10th for American Giants’ 13th consecutive victory
One day earlier, Rube Foster’s Chicago American Giants (CAG)…
June 21, 1921: A’s win epic 15-inning battle against Senators
When Clark Griffith’s Washington Senators — often called…
June 21, 1921: Rogers Hornsby continues to impress as Cardinals score 17 runs in rout of Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals had their most exemplary offensive performance…
June 22, 1921: Harry Hooper homers twice at Comiskey Park, first White Sox batter to do so
The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians experienced completely…
June 27, 1921: Phillies’ Bill Hubbell and Giants’ Phil Douglas both go the distance in 7-homer slugfest
Throughout the history of baseball there have been numerous shifts…
June 29, 1921: Oscar Charleston drives in five runs in St. Louis Giants’ rout of Columbus Buckeyes
The St. Louis Giants, after playing as an independent team since…
June 30, 1921: Pirates’ Moses ‘Chief’ Yellow Horse defeats Reds’ Adolfo Luque
All major-league franchises have had their share of noteworthy…
July 3, 1921: Atlantic City Bacharach Giants edge natural rivals Hilldale, 6-5
July 4, 1921, fell on a Monday, giving baseball teams a golden…
July 4, 1921: Fireworks for the wrong team as Cleveland rallies to beat White Sox, 11-10
The Chicago White Sox’s 1921 season was the beginning of the…
July 9, 1921: White Sox rally from 8-run deficit, beat Yankees 10-9 in 16 innings
The seventh-place Chicago White Sox generated some welcome excitement…
July 9, 1921: Columbus Buckeyes surprise first-place Detroit Stars with comeback win
The Detroit Stars held first place in the Negro National League…
July 10, 1921: Tom Williams outduels Bill Drake as Chicago American Giants edge St. Louis Giants
Fresh off a one-hit shutout of the Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago…
July 15, 1921: Babe Ruth’s 138th career home run ties Roger Connor’s big-league record
It was a “mastodonic thrust,” according to the New York Times.1…
July 16, 1921: Cristóbal Torriente, Chicago American Giants knock the starch out of ‘Iron Man’ McGinnity
1921 Chicago American Giants team with manager Rube Foster…
July 18, 1921: Babe Ruth’s 560-foot blast against Tigers sets career home run record
It was the bottom of the eighth inning in a summer contest at…
July 21, 1921: Joe Sewell smashes three doubles as Cleveland trounces Yankees
The Yankees (née Highlanders) had spent most of their early…