September 11, 1925: Walter Johnson wins 20th game of season for 12th and final time
“Many base ball critics have been trying to pass [him] out…
September 12, 1925: Jackie Tavener’s three triples not enough for Tigers after Cleveland rallies in 13th
In 1925 the American League experienced a rebirth at shortstop…
September 13, 1925: Dazzy Vance tosses first no-hitter in Ebbets Field history
The Brooklyn Robins were winding down a disappointing season.…
September 19, 1925: Ted Lyons misses out on no-hit bid as White Sox thump Washington, 17-0
This blowout game is memorable in many ways, yet it was slightly…
September 22, 1925: Stanley Coveleski wins 20th game and secures AL ERA title
On August 27 the St. Louis Browns finished a sweep of Washington…
September 24, 1925: Babe Ruth beats White Sox with extra-inning walkoff grand slam
In adding to his legend, Babe Ruth drove a pitch into Yankee…
October 4, 1925: Heilmann grabs AL batting title; Cobb ‘saves’ the day
Neither George Sisler’s homestanding St. Louis Browns nor Ty…
October 10, 1925: Senators’ Sam Rice makes dazzling catch to preserve victory in Game 3 — or did he?
The play sparked immediate controversy and remains one of the…
October 11, 1925: Walter Johnson tosses shutout in Game 4 to put Senators on cusp of second straight title
The accolades came pouring in after Walter Johnson’s resounding…
October 12, 1925: Bucs’ offense wakes up as Aldridge gives Pirates hope in Game 5
The Pittsburgh Pirates “played headier baseball this afternoon…
October 15, 1925: Pirates come from behind to beat Senators, Walter Johnson in muddy Game 7
More than 40,000 fans filled Forbes Field on a cloudy, wet…
October 18, 1925: Oscar Charleston’s Lincoln Giants fall to Lou Gehrig and the Bronx Giants in an avalanche of runs
For the two major-league baseball teams that called the Bronx…
December 9, 1925: Red Grange, Chicago Bears bring professional football to Boston
From the birth of the National Football League, in 1922, it took…
April 13, 1926: First Red Sox game is broadcast on Boston radio
Few baseball writers predicted big things for the 1926 Boston…
April 13, 1926: Big Train takes a long journey to defeat Connie Mack’s Athletics
Opening Day, at least as far as the Washington Senators were…
April 27, 1926: Washington’s Walter Johnson records his 400th win in major leagues
Throughout time superstars in baseball perform extraordinary…
May 12, 1926: Walter Johnson records 403rd career win
Twenty-four major-league pitchers have won 300 or more games…
June 21, 1926: Reds’ Wally Pipp ends the longest day of 1926 in 16th inning
It began just after 3:00 in the afternoon when Cincinnati’s…
July 10, 1926: Violent vicissitudes as A’s rally to beat White Sox, 17-14
Philadelphia is not known the to be coolest place to summer…
July 10, 1926: Senators explode for 12 runs in eighth inning
On Saturday, July 10, 1926, the temperature in Washington reached…
August 11, 1926: Mutinous Pirates ousted after loss to Brooklyn
The defending world champion Pittsburgh Pirates were in first…
September 16, 1926: Cardinals keep first pennant in sight with 23-3 rout of Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals were in a fight for the National League…
September 17, 1926: Frankie Frisch, Giants derail Reds’ pennant drive
On the eve of the 1926 season, the venerated New York Giants…
September 26, 1926: Tigers’ Bob Fothergill hits for natural cycle on last day of season
With one day left in the American League schedule, Detroit’s…