Miller Huggins (SABR-RUCKER ARCHIVE)

September 19, 1921: Late-season, late-game collapse pushes Yankees to the brink

The defending world champion Cleveland Indians and the New York…

September 24, 1921: White Sox break 11-game losing streak with 18-1 drubbing of Athletics

In a battle of the seventh- and eighth-place teams in the American…
Art Nehf (TRADING CARD DB)

September 26, 1921: Giants near pennant as Art Nehf wins 20th game

On Friday, September 23, 1921, the New York Giants and St. Louis…

September 27, 1921: Local hero Hod Ford is lone bright spot in Braves’ loss

Horace “Hod” Ford made his adopted hometown of Somerville,…

September 27, 1921: Urban Shocker’s late-season gem trims Yankee lead

As they navigated the 1921 season, the New York Yankees club…
Babe Ruth, circa 1921 (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 1, 1921: Babe Ruth yields six runs as relief pitcher, then earns win in 11th

With three games left to play in their 1921 season, the New York…

October 3, 1921: A Negro League team plays in Sportsman’s Park for the first time

It was a groundbreaking event in White major-league baseball’s…
Rube Foster (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 4, 1921: Speed and power propel Chicago American Giants past Hilldale in Game 1

After the Negro Leagues ended their regular seasons, October…
Waite Hoyt (TRADING CARD DB)

October 6, 1921: Waite Hoyt lifts Yankees to 2-0 lead over Giants in World Series

“The Western Front is now a somber memory of half-filled trenches…
Babe Ruth, circa 1921 (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 9, 1921: Injured Babe Ruth wallops his first World Series home run

On Sunday, October 9, 1921, the sporting world was obsessed with…