August 12, 1921: George Smith scatters 12 hits in record shutout victory as Phillies sweep doubleheader
Going into the 1921 season, the Philadelphia Phillies knew their…
August 13, 1921: Mule Watson wins both games of doubleheader as Braves sweep Phillies
As the game of baseball began to grow in the twentieth century,…
August 13, 1921: George Sisler becomes first American League player to hit for the cycle twice
Just four days after banging six hits against the Washington…
August 15, 1921: Browns move above .500 as George Sisler, Dixie Davis flirt with history
A mid-August matchup between two middle-of-the-pack teams is…
August 16, 1921: Walt Cruise’s Jury Box clout gets Braves started in see-saw affair with Cubs
Following their “Miracle” National League pennant and World…
August 19, 1921: Ty Cobb joins the 3,000-hit club
Hall of Famer Ty Cobb said, “Baseball is a red-blooded sport…
August 20, 1921: Cleveland’s Stan Coveleski wins 20th game for fourth consecutive season
Winning 20 games in a season was once a hallmark of excellence…
August 21, 1921: George Mogridge, Senators get the best of depleted White Sox
The teams that met at Chicago’s Comiskey Park on August 21,…
August 22, 1921: Cy Williams’s Baker Bowl blast breaks up pitchers’ duel in 12th inning
The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, two teams firmly…
August 22, 1921: Pittsburgh Pirates win 10-8 slugfest over Boston Braves, increase NL lead
August of 1921 had been a good month for the Pittsburgh Pirates,…
August 24, 1921: Giants close gap on Pirates with 10-2 win in doubleheader opener
The New York Giants and manager John J. McGraw entered the 1921…
August 27, 1921: Giants beat Pirates 3-1 to complete 5-game sweep
On Wednesday, August 24, 1921, the Pittsburgh Pirates and New…
August 30, 1921: Pirates’ Dave Robertson ‘runs gamut of hits’ as first player to hit for the cycle at Ebbets Field
With a little more than a month left in the 1921 regular season,…
August 30, 1921: George Sisler’s five hits lift St. Louis Browns into third place
“Playing like real pennant chasers, the St. Louis Browns swamped…
September 4, 1921: Braves’ Oeschger, Southworth derail Giants’ road to the pennant
Built in 1913, the John T. Brush Stairway, a cast-iron staircase…
September 5, 1921: Reds’ Eppa Rixey tosses 13-inning, complete-game victory over faltering Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates seemed poised to win their first National…
September 5, 1921: Cleveland’s Elmer Smith sets record with seven consecutive extra-base hits over three games
For two days in September 1921, four pitchers on two teams had…
September 5, 1921: Hilldale’s Phil Cockrell tosses no-hitter against Detroit Stars
Phil Cockrell, raved the Philadelphia Inquirer, “drew transportation…
September 7, 1921: Teams split four hits in Dakota League action
For a certain type of twenty-first-century baseball fan – one…
September 8, 1921: Phillies rally for eight runs in ninth inning for comeback victory
Joe Oeschger, the ace of the Boston Braves pitching staff,…
September 9, 1921: Batting explosion ties American League record for total runs as White Sox top Tigers, 20-15
On September 9, 1921, the Chicago White Sox opened a three-game…
September 9, 1921: Giants move into first place with win over Brooklyn Robins
In late August 1921, John McGraw’s New York Giants were 7½…
September 12, 1921: Al Nixon’s ‘Rule of Three’ Game
The “Rule of Three” is based upon a perception that things…
September 14, 1921: Washington’s Walter Johnson, backed by a triple play, faces only 27 Browns batters
So great a pitcher was Walter Johnson that his September 14,…