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.…

September 29, 1924: First in war, first in peace, now first in the American League

This was it, a day when a dream could come true for three generations…
Walter Johnson (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 10, 1924: Big Train finally wins the biggest one of all

The 1924 World Series marked the fourth straight post-season…

April 11, 1925: Braves, Red Sox resume City Series in Boston

As Boston Herald sportswriter Burton Whitman saw the preseason…
Cum Posey

April 12, 1925: Homestead Grays open season by defeating McConkey Macks

It wasn’t easy being an independent team in 1925. These teams…

April 14, 1925: First radio broadcast from Braves Field

The first radio broadcast at Braves Field took place on April…
Tris Speaker with the Cleveland Indians (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

April 14, 1925: Indians, Browns combine for 35 runs on Opening Day

It was a mild spring day, temperatures in the 60s with little…