1915 – Pittsburgh rookie Carmen Hill makes his mound debut with a 5 – 0 win over the Giants.
1915 – Pittsburgh rookie Carmen Hill makes his mound debut with a 5 – 0 win over the Giants.
Ty Cobb catches the final out and needs a police escort to leave the field
1915 – In the first of an important four-game series at Fenway Park, the Tigers (90-48) and Red Sox (90-44) square off. Detroit knocks out starter Rube Foster, then rookie reliever Carl Mays keeps throwing at Ty Cobb till he hits the Tiger star on the wrist. Cobb slings his bat at Mays in retaliation, and the crowd reacts by throwing bottles at Cobb. The next inning, Cobb catches a fly ball for the final out and then needs a police escort to leave the field. The Tigers win, 6 – 1.
1915 – The Cubs edge the Braves, 1 – 0, behind Phil Douglas, with Lefty Tyler taking the tough loss. Tomorrow, the Cubs will win another 1 – 0 battle, but it will take them 12 innings to do it.
1915 – The Cubs edge the Braves, 1 – 0, behind Phil Douglas, with Lefty Tyler taking the tough loss. Tomorrow, the Cubs will win another 1 – 0 battle, but it will take them 12 innings to do it.
George Dumont debuts with Washington and fires a 3 – 0 shutout over Cleveland. Dumont will finish the year at 2-1, with both wins shutouts.
George Dumont debuts with Washington and fires a 3 – 0 shutout over Cleveland. Dumont will finish the year at 2-1, with both wins shutouts.
The Cardinals, battling for 4th place in the National League, lose 6 – 2 to Brooklyn’s Jack Coombs. Rogers Hornsby is in the starting lineup for the first time, but goes hitless. Tomorrow he will get his first ML hit, a single off Rube Marquard.
The Cardinals, battling for 4th place in the National League, lose 6 – 2 to Brooklyn’s Jack Coombs. Rogers Hornsby is in the starting lineup for the first time, but goes hitless. Tomorrow he will get his first ML hit, a single off Rube Marquard.
Babe Ruth fires a two-hitter, as the Red Sox beat the White Sox, 2 – 1, for their 7th win in a row. Ruth has two of Boston’s three hits. Boston will win four of five in the series with Chicago.
Babe Ruth fires a two-hitter, as the Red Sox beat the White Sox, 2 – 1, for their 7th win in a row. Ruth has two of Boston’s three hits. Boston will win four of five in the series with Chicago.
1915 – The Kansas City Packers of the Federal League are the first major league team to play a game against inmates inside a prison as they visit the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, KS. They win handily, 23 – 1, as they play all of their regulars in the game.
1915 – The Kansas City Packers of the Federal League are the first major league team to play a game against inmates inside a prison as they visit the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, KS. They win handily, 23 – 1, as they play all of their regulars in the game.
The Reds pepper Christy Mathewson for 10 hits and Lefty George shuts out last-place New York
The Reds pepper Christy Mathewson for 10 hits and Lefty George shuts out last-place New York to win, 4 – 0. Lefty will pitch into the 1940s, and will set the Eastern Leaguerecord for wins (165) between 1923-1933.
Eddie Plank of the Federal League’s St. Louis Terriers records his300th victory when he defeats the Newark Peppers 12-5. The future Hall of Famer (1946) is the ninth player and first southpaw to reach this milestone.
Eddie Plank of the Federal League’s St. Louis Terriers records his300th victory when he defeats the Newark Peppers 12-5. The future Hall of Famer (1946) is the ninth player and first southpaw to reach this milestone.
Future Hall of Famer A.G. Spalding dies at the age of 65
On September 10, 1915, future Hall of Famer A.G. Spalding dies at the age of 65. One of the game’s most influential pioneers, Spalding became a successful sporting goods manufacturer after his National League playing days.
