Vic Willis gives the Pirates their second win in a row over the Giants, winning, 6 – 2
Vic Willis gives the Pirates their second win in a row over the Giants, winning, 6 – 2. Mike Donlin’s triple is the only New York hit.
At Pittsburgh, the Giants (43-30) take a 4 – 0 lead, but the Pirates claw back on back-to-back triples by Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke. Tommy Leach wins it for the Bucs with a 9th-inning home run to deep center.
At Pittsburgh, the Giants (43-30) take a 4 – 0 lead, but the Pirates claw back on back-to-back triples by Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke. Tommy Leach wins it for the Bucs with a 9th-inning home run to deep center.
Boston Red Sox ace Cy Young pitches the third no-hitter of his career when he shuts down the New York Highlanders, 8-0.
On June 30, 1908, At New York’s Hilltop Park, Boston Red Sox ace Cy Young pitches the third no-hitter of his career when he shuts down the New York Highlanders, 8-0. Young almost duplicates his perfect game of 1904, walking just one batter – leadoff hitter Harry Niles. Niles is then caught stealing and the…
Honus Wagner gets hit No. 2,000 in the 8th against Jake Weimer of the Reds
Honus Wagner gets hit No. 2,000 in the 8th against Jake Weimer of the Reds, who wins 4 – 0 over the Pirates. Wagner makes an error when he is struck on the finger in the 1st inning.
Vic Willis pitches Pittsburgh to a 5 – 2 win over the Giants. Christy Mathewson loses his 4th of the year.
On June 11, 1908 Vic Willis pitches Pittsburgh to a 5 – 2 win over the Giants. Christy Mathewson loses his 4th of the year.
The Detroit Tigers turn a triple play against the Boston Red Sox for the second day in a row
1908 – The Detroit Tigers turn a triple play against the Boston Red Sox for the second day in a row, but Boston wins, 9 – 5. The two tri-killings in two games is a unique major league record.
19th Century Chicago Cubs superstar Cap Anson is on the mound, delivering the traditional ceremonial “first ball” of the season
Opening Day at West Side Park in Chicago, in front of 18,000 fans on April 22, 1908. Retired 19th Century Chicago Cubs superstar Cap Anson is on the mound, delivering the traditional ceremonial “first ball” of the season. The Cubs will beat the Reds 7-3 Johnny Evers scores 2 and drives in 2, Chick Fraser…
Mike Donlin hits a walk-off home run to give the Giants a 3 – 2 win in opener
In the New York Giants home opener, 25,000 fans watch the Brooklyn Superbas take a 2 – 1 lead into the 9th inning against Christy Mathewson. But in the bottom, with Fred Tenney on first base, Mike Donlin hits a walk-off home run to give the Giants a 3 – 2 win.
Henry Chadwick dies at age 83 in Brooklyn, New York
1908 – Henry Chadwick dies at age 83 in Brooklyn, New York. A sportswriter and historian, Chadwick was one of the prime movers in the rise of baseball to its unprecedented popularity at the turn of the 20th century. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee in 1938.
Doubleday did create baseball
On April 2, 1908, the Mills Commission determines that Abner Doubleday originated the game of baseball. In its final report, the seven-man commission states that, “The first scheme for playing baseball, according to the best evidence obtainable to date, was devised by Abner Doubleday at Cooperstown, NY, in 1839.”…
