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,…
September 15, 1921: Babe Ruth again breaks his own home run record with #55 at Polo Grounds
It came on a full count. A fastball a little bit up in the zone,…
September 16, 1921: Goose Goslin makes his major-league debut; Cleveland returns to first place
He was known for his ability to hit, and he could hit for power.…
September 19, 1921: Late-season, late-game collapse pushes Yankees to the brink
The defending world champion Cleveland Indians and the New York…
September 23, 1921: Athletics’ Fred Heimach shuts out White Sox for his first career win
Another eighth-place finish was almost a certainty for the homestanding…
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…
September 24, 1921: Tigers’ Ty Cobb brawls with umpire Billy Evans after game in Washington
In 1921 both Ty Cobb and Billy Evans were highly respected in…
September 24, 1921: Pitching both games of a doubleheader, Browns’ Dixie Davis deals Red Sox a lopsided loss
St. Louis Browns right-hander Dixie Davis pitched two complete…
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 26, 1921: Yankees hold off Indians in Polo Grounds thriller, seize 2-game lead in AL pennant race
The defending world champion Cleveland Indians and challenger…
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…
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…