Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds,,Boston,MA,US Ball Park First Game Date – 05/08/1901 (1) Starting Pitchers – vs. Athletics: 05/08/1901 Final Score 12-4 (BOS) Attendance – 11,500 Starting Pitchers Bill Bernhard (PHA); Cy Young (BOS) First Batter – Jack Hayden (PHA) Result – Grounded to 3B First Hits – Dave Fultz (PHA),Singled (1st) First Run – Tommy…
On June 27, 1911 In the 7th inning at Huntington Avenue Grounds, the A’s Stuffy McInnis steps into the batter’s box to lead off and hits Ed Karger’s warm-up pitch for an inside-the-park home runwhile the Red Sox are still taking their positions. Boston manager Patsy Donovan protests to umpire Rip Egan, but Egan rejects the protest on the basis of Ban Johnson’s new rule prohibiting warm-up pitches. The…
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…
1907 – In Boston, Walter Johnson tops the Red Sox, 1 – 0, for the first of his 38 career 1 – 0 wins. On the 12th, he will shut out the Highlanders 2 – 0.
On May 8, 1906, At Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, Philadelphia A’s manager Connie Mack inserts pitcher Chief Bender into left field because of a rash of injuries to his regular outfielders. Making his outfield debut in the sixth inning, Bender responds by hitting two inside-the-park home runs, of Philadelphia’s 11-4 victory over Boston. The Hall…
Patsy Dougherty of the New York Highlanders, catcher Charlie Graham, and umpire Jack Sheridan await George Winter’s pitch during a game at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds, April 17, 1906. The 17,697 fans in attendance see New York go on to defeat the Americans, 4-3. Dougherty, batting leadoff, goes 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double;…
On May 5, 1904, At Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston ace Cy Young hurls a perfect game against the Philadelphia Athletics. Young outduels another future Hall of Famer, Rube Waddell, winning 3-0. It’s the first perfect game since the rules change that moved the pitching mound to 60 feet, six inches away from home plate….
October 3, 1903, at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds Deacon Phillippe, pitching after only a single day of rest, started Game 3 for the Pirates and didn’t let them down, hurling his second complete-game victory of the Series to put Pittsburgh up two games to one. BASEBALL PLAYOFF HISTORY Division WinnersPlayoff Games/SeriesWild Card Games Divisional…
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…
In a game shortened due to darkness, the Americans clinch their first AL pennant when they beat the Cleveland Naps at the Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds, 4-3. Boston will go on to defeat the Pirates, 5 games to 3, in the first World Series the fledgling circuit plays against an established National League foe.