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…
May 25, 1922: Babe Ruth’s ejection costs him Yankees captaincy
When the 1922 season began on April 12, the New York Yankees…
May 30, 1922: The Browns’ 17th hit finally produces the second run for victory
The American League regular season consisted of 618 games in…
June 21, 1922: Carson Bigbee’s big day busted by boots
It takes a great deal of effort to secure 25 hits in a baseball…
June 27, 1922: Ray Schalk defies slugging odds to hit for the cycle
The Chicago White Sox finished the 1921 season in seventh place…
June 27, 1922: Bill Force tosses no-hitter for Detroit Stars
When one thinks of the best pitchers in the first few seasons…
July 3, 1922: Bob Meusel hits for the cycle in Yankees’ 12-1 romp over A’s
On the eve of Independence Day 1922, the New York Yankees exploded…
July 7, 1922: Tigers roar back with win over Senators
What follows is a narrative on the greatest comeback in baseball…
July 7, 1922: Pirates’ Max Carey reaches base 9 times without being retired
The 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates were 32-33 on June 30 when manager…
July 14, 1922: Red Sox game vs. Cleveland sets mark for lowest attendance at Fenway Park
The Chicago Tribune reports that only 68 fans attended the Boston…
July 19, 1922: Fans hoist Rogers Hornsby to their shoulders after his game-winning home run
The St. Louis Cardinals were surging. On June 30 St. Louis had…
July 26, 1922: Nip Winters tosses no-hitter as Bacharach Giants teach Indianapolis ABCs a lesson
The name Jesse “Nip” Winters is unlikely to appear in a casual…
August 14, 1922: Lizzie Murphy becomes first woman to play against major leaguers at Fenway Park
“Batting and playing first base for the Boston Red Sox: Mary…
August 16, 1922: Chicago American Giants outlast New York Bacharach Giants in 20-inning pitchers’ duel
Harold Treadwell wasn’t the best pitcher on the 1922 New York…