October 10, 1923: Casey Stengel is hero as Giants nip Yankees in Game 1

The New York Giants had defeated the New York Yankees in the…
Library of Congress

October 14, 1923: An epic wedding anniversary for Yankees’ battery in Game 5

Fans line up for bleacher seats during the 1923 World Series.…

May 16, 1924: Al Yeargin earns only career win for Braves before losing 11 in a row

This Friday afternoon game in Cincinnati was the one and only…
Walter Johnson (TRADING CARD DB)

May 23, 1924: Walter Johnson throws a gem in 1-hitter over White Sox

Walter Johnson, “The Big Train,” one of the most storied…

June 13, 1924: Yankees win forfeited game in Detroit as ‘all hell breaks loose’

On June 10, 1924, the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers stood…

July 5, 1924: Babe Ruth hits the wall, and the wall wins

Babe Ruth feared the worst when he played right field in Washington’s…

July 8, 1924: Reds’ Rixey wrecks Phillies in 16-inning gem

After the brilliant high of winning the first World Series championship…

July 8, 1924: Ironman Eppa Rixey outduels Carlson’s Phillies in endless nightcap

In this present era of pitch counts, innings limits, and rare…

July 28, 1924: Browns’ protest is upheld after falling to Red Sox

Baseball games are frequently protested by managers and teams…

August 3, 1924: Cyclone Joe Williams leads Royal Giants to victory

Four thousand fans arrived at Maryland Park on Sunday, August…

August 24, 1924: Eddie Dyer tosses shutout in Cardinals 17-0 laugher

The Cardinals entered the 2 P.M. doubleheader with the Brooklyn…
Walter Johnson (TRADING CARD DB)

August 25, 1924: Walter Johnson tosses rain-shortened, 7-inning no-hitter

“Although Father Time has tried to mock the dean of pitchers…

August 28, 1924: The last ‘No True Outcomes’ game … ever?

In the early twenty-first century, a significant portion of the…
Del Pratt (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

September 5, 1924: Tigers roar with 20-run outburst against Cleveland

Bargain seekers got all they wanted as the Tigers played football…

September 16, 1924: Cardinals’ Jim Bottomley sets single-game record with 12 RBIs

Hall of Famer Jim Bottomley was nicknamed Sunny Jim for his happy…
Bill Moore (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, February 17, 1924)

September 27, 1924: Rochester no-hits Syracuse for the second time in a month

Bill Moore’s major-league career was brief and unfortunate.…