The Browns send pitchers Bill James and Grover Lowdermilk to the Tigers for 1B Baby Doll Jacobson.
The Browns send pitchers Bill James and Grover Lowdermilk to the Tigers for 1B Baby Doll Jacobson.
The new Braves Field opens in Boston. An estimated 46,500 jam the park to see the Braves and Dick Rudolph beat the Cards, 3 – 1.
The new Braves Field opens in Boston. An estimated 46,500 jam the park to see the Braves and Dick Rudolph beat the Cards, 3 – 1.
Wilbur Good becomes the only Cub ever to steal second base, third base, and home in the same inning. He does it in the 6th frame of a 9 – 0 beating of Brooklyn.
Wilbur Good becomes the only Cub ever to steal second base, third base, and home in the same inning. He does it in the 6th frame of a 9 – 0 beating of Brooklyn.
Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, sponsors the first National High School Baseball Championship. It is an instant success and will continue every August (except during World War II) to the present. It will often be called the Koshien Tournament, after the stadium near Osaka where the games will be played starting in 1924.
Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, sponsors the first National High School Baseball Championship. It is an instant success and will continue every August (except during World War II) to the present. It will often be called the Koshien Tournament, after the stadium near Osaka where the games will be played starting in 1924.
Jack Coombs bests Christy Mathewson again as the Robins top New York, 3 – 2.
Jack Coombs bests Christy Mathewson again as the Robins top New York, 3 – 2.
Fritz Maisel of the Yankees steals second base, third base, and home in the 9th inning against Philadelphia.
Fritz Maisel of the Yankees steals second base, third base, and home in the 9th inning against Philadelphia.
Lefty Rube Benton pitches a 3 – 2 win for Pittsburgh over Chicago, but both the Cubs and Giants protest the win, claiming Rube belongs to New York. A week later, National League directors agree with them, upholding his purchase by the Giants from the Reds.
Lefty Rube Benton pitches a 3 – 2 win for Pittsburgh over Chicago, but both the Cubs and Giants protest the win, claiming Rube belongs to New York. A week later, National League directors agree with them, upholding his purchase by the Giants from the Reds.
At Boston, Smoky Joe Wood fires a 1 – 0 shutout over Washington. The Nationals have lost all 11 games at Fenway Park this year.
At Boston, Smoky Joe Wood fires a 1 – 0 shutout over Washington. The Nationals have lost all 11 games at Fenway Park this year.
In the Federal League, Alex Main of Kansas City pitches a 5 – 0 no-hitter versus Buffalo.
In the Federal League, Alex Main of Kansas City pitches a 5 – 0 no-hitter versus Buffalo.
In the second game of a doubleheader, Tiger rookie Bernie Boland no-hits Cleveland through 26 batters before Ben Paschal singles, his first and only hit of the year. Boland wins, 3 – 1.
In the second game of a doubleheader, Tiger rookie Bernie Boland no-hits Cleveland through 26 batters before Ben Paschal singles, his first and only hit of the year. Boland wins, 3 – 1.
