September 5, 1922: St. Louis Browns win to move into first place
It’s been a long and weary waitSince back in 1888,When we last…
September 9-17, 1922: Turkey Stearnes and Memphis Red Sox defeat Dallas Black Giants in Dixie Series
In September 1922, the Memphis Red Sox of the Negro Southern…
September 16, 1922: Whitey Witt knocked out in Yankees-Browns melee
On September 15, 1922, the New York Yankees lost to the Chicago…
September 18, 1922: Browns, Yankees battle for AL pennant in the ‘Little World Series’
In 1922, the defending American League champion New York Yankees…
September 21, 1922: Doc Hamann makes inglorious debut for Indians
After a world championship in 1920 and a tight pennant race with…
September 24, 1922: Rogers Hornsby becomes first to bat .400 and slug 40 home runs in same season as Cardinals delay Giants’ pennant
A Sunday crowd of 30,000 fans1 came to the Polo Grounds2 on September…
September 30, 1922: Eddie Rommel wins 27th game for 65-win A’s team
In a career that included 13 seasons as a major-league pitcher…
April 17, 1923: Reformer, rogue meet before Giants’ win on Opening Day in Boston
They made an odd couple on Opening Day 1923 at Braves Field…
April 18, 1923: Babe Ruth homers in Yankee Stadium’s grand opening, hinting at franchise’s dynastic future
In 1913 the New York Highlanders were renamed the Yankees and…
May 11, 1923: Phillies and Cardinals clout 10 home runs in Baker Bowl barrage
It was “a baseball burlesque ... a wild slugfest with a flock…
June 1, 1923: New York Giants score in every inning to blast Phillies, 22-8
When the New York Giants visited Philadelphia’s Baker Bowl…
June 15, 1923: Lou Gehrig plays first game in Yankee pinstripes
The year 1923 was a special one for fans of the New York Yankees…
July 3, 1923: Ailing Tigers rally to top Cleveland
The Tigers limped into Cleveland as a battered and bruised ballclub.…
July 7, 1923: Rube Lutzke, Riggs Stephenson spearhead Cleveland to record 27-3 rout
As the Cleveland faithful filed into Dunn Field on a pleasant…
July 7, 1923: Pie Traynor hits for the cycle in Pirates’ rout over Phillies
The Pittsburgh Pirates clashed with the Philadelphia Phillies…
July 18, 1923: Phillies outlast Cubs but lose ‘landmark’ decision to 11-year-old over a foul ball
On July 18, 1923, the Philadelphia Phillies rallied in the bottom…
July 19, 1923: Judge Landis Day in Salisbury, MD
An early advocate for player’s rights, baseball commissioner…
August 7, 1923: Indians trounce three Red Sox rookies as Frank Brower delivers 6 hits
During early August 1923, the Cleveland Indians attempted to…
August 9, 1923: Cardinals win a wild one against defending champion Giants
12, 15, 25, 33, 37.Don’t worry. This isn’t a brainteaser…
September 4, 1923: All smiles: Sad Sam Jones tosses no-hitter for Yankees
Skipper Miller Huggins's Yankees had rolled over competition…
September 7, 1923: Howard Ehmke’s no-hitter saved by base-running blunder and official scorer’s change of heart
Howard Ehmke “devastated the Mackmen like a lanky cyclone,”…
September 11, 1923: Howard Ehmke’s encore: Red Sox pitcher throws 1-hitter following historic no-hitter
On September 7, 1923, Boston Red Sox right-hander Howard Ehmke…
September 29, 1923: Red Sox wrap up 5-4 win against Yankees in just over one hour
It was the last home date of the season for the Boston Red Sox,…
October 6, 1923: Ernie Padgett’s unassisted triple play
In 1923, the National League Braves and the American League Red…