On July 22, 1909, At Huntington Grounds future Hall of Famer Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers steals second base, third base, and home plate during the seventh inning against Red Sox pitcher Harry Wolter. It is also Ty’s first swipe of home in his career, the steals came in 6-0 win over the Boston…
On October 13, 1903, In the 95-minute contest at the Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, a crowd of 7,455 fans claimed the right to see the Boston Pilgrims win the first modern-day World Series Five games to three. The final game of this inaugural World Series started out as an intense pitcher’s duel, scoreless until…
As the 1903 season drew to a close and with his team in first place, Barney Dreyfuss, the owner of Pittsburgh’s franchise, saw the potential of re-kindling fans’ interest by arranging a series of games with the rival league’s champions, Boston. Dreyfuss wrote to Boston owner Henry Killilea in August 1903 stating: “The time has come for the National…
On May 8, 1901, In their long-delayed American League home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia’s Bill Bernhard, 12 – 4, behind Cy Young, who has jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals. Boston is led by Buck Freeman, who has a single, triple and homer. Young complains that he does not like the rule against pitchers warming up, but he will still lead the AL with his 1.62…