September 27, 1921: Urban Shocker’s late-season gem trims Yankee lead
As they navigated the 1921 season, the New York Yankees club…
September 29, 1921: Sherdel, Cardinals knock Pirates out of contention for National League pennant
Based on their franchise history, the St. Louis Cardinals didn’t…
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 2, 1921: Austin McHenry ascends, Rogers Hornsby misses milestone as Cardinals finish in third place
After finishing the 1921 season in the top five of National League…
October 2, 1921: Led by Jacobson’s five hits, St. Louis Browns complete best season in 20 years
Autumn raindrops pelted Detroit and turned Navin Field into a…
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…
October 4, 1921: Speed and power propel Chicago American Giants past Hilldale in Game 1
After the Negro Leagues ended their regular seasons, October…
October 4, 1921: Oscar Charleston and Charlie Blackwell bash the Cardinals’ barnstormers in Game 2
The series was billed as a clash between the “recognized strongest…
October 5, 1921: Yankees win franchise’s first-ever World Series game against rival Giants
Through 2019 the New York Yankees have played in 225 World Series…
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…
October 7, 1921: Giants blow out Yankees in Game 3 to get back into first Subway Series
“There is no smarter man in baseball today than Miller Huggins.”…
October 9, 1921: Injured Babe Ruth wallops his first World Series home run
On Sunday, October 9, 1921, the sporting world was obsessed with…
October 9, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers smash St. Louis Giants in doubleheader sweep
While the Giants and Yankees played Game Four of the 1921 World…
October 10, 1921: Yankees win 3-1 and regain World Series lead from Giants after Game 5
In 1921, for the first time in the brief history of the modern…
October 10, 1921: Cardinals barnstormers blow out St. Louis Giants in exhibition series finale
For at least a decade, Black baseball fans in the Gateway City…
October 11, 1921: Jesse Barnes’ stellar relief outing knots World Series at three games each
Shortly before the start of Game Six of the 1921 World Series,…
October 13, 1921: Giants beat Yankees 1-0 to clinch World Series championship
The day after the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees the New…
April 12, 1922: Del Gainer and Rogers Hornsby power Cardinals to Opening Day romp over Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals fans had little reason to cheer during the…
April 22, 1922: Ken Williams clubs three home runs for the Browns
The doormats of the American League, also known as the St. Louis…
April 29, 1922: Ross Youngs hits for the cycle as Giants go on slugging spree against Braves
The defending 1921 World Series champion New York Giants were…
April 30, 1922: Charlie Robertson’s perfect game
On Sunday, April 30, 1922, more than 25,000 fans packed Navin…
May 15, 1922: Pie Traynor’s home run rallies Pirates to 10-inning win over Braves
Rising prospect Pie Traynor turned heads after winning the Pittsburgh…
May 24, 1922: Ottawa Senators’ Fred Frankhouse tosses 14-inning complete-game win over Trois-Rivières
The slumping Ottawa Senators were in need of a spark heading…
May 25, 1922: Jimmy Johnston’s cycle is overshadowed as line drive fractures pitcher’s skull
The headline read, “Player Collapses in Box.”1 After pitching…